Lu Wenxuan immediately blew up. "Who's unpromising? I had other motives!" Then he pounced towards Ji Bai. Taking this opportunity, Lu Wenxi snatched the wine bottle back from his hand.
Lu Wenxi held up the wine bottle and tilted her chin at Ji Bai. "A pleasant cooperation, Dean Ji."
Ji Bai curled his lips. "It's just a small thing."
Qing Mian was a bit surprised and whispered to Lu Wenxi, "Is Brother Ji Bai the dean now?"
Lu Wenxi picked up a wine glass on the table, poured a glass of wine for Qing Mian, and nodded. "Yeah. Isn't he amazing?"
Qing Mian didn't answer her but continued to ask, "What did he mean by the female CEO? Have you joined a company?"
Lu Wenxi handed the wine glass to Qing Mian, then raised her own glass. "Let's clink glasses first to celebrate our Qing Mian's return!"
Qing Mian had never drunk alcohol before, so she held the glass and didn't move for a long time.
Lu Wenxi tilted her head and gulped down the liquid in the glass. The glass made a clear sound when it hit the glass tabletop.
Seeing that Qing Mian didn't move, Lu Wenxi held her hand and brought the glass to her lips. "Open your mouth."
"Drinking this glass of wine means saying goodbye to the past. Let's start anew!"
Qing Mian tilted her head following Lu Wenxi's hand. The cold and spicy liquid slid down her throat all the way into her stomach. A strong burning sensation suddenly came from her stomach, but Qing Mian inexplicably felt a bit relieved.
She straightened her arm and held the glass in front of Lu Wenxi. "One more glass!"
"You're quite bold, Qing Mian. You're really my girl!" Lu Wenxi gave her a thumbs - up in admiration and filled both their glasses.
"Come on. Let's get drunk tonight!"
The glasses made a clear sound when they clinked.
This was the first time Qing Mian had drunk alcohol in her 21 years of life.
Actually, this stuff didn't taste good. It was spicy and pungent when it entered the mouth, with a bit of bitterness. When it reached the stomach, there was a strong burning sensation. It was painful yet addictive. She inexplicably liked this feeling a bit.
Lu Wenxuan watched as the two of them drank glass after glass. "Hey, you two should drink less!" He stood up and was about to stop them.
Just as he took a step, his arm was grabbed by the man behind him.
Ji Bai gave Qing Mian a meaningful look and said to Lu Wenxuan, "Let them drink."
"But..."
"It's been three years since they last saw each other."
Lu Wenxuan silently glanced at the two of them, then sat back down in the seat next to Ji Bai and said to Ji Bai, "Remember to send my sister home safely later."
"Why should I send your sister home?" Ji Bai raised his eyebrows.
"I still have something to do at the club later. I can't leave."
He raised his hand to check the time on his wrist. "Why hasn't Chen Yu'an come yet?"
"Later, when my sister gets drunk, who's going to send her home?"
"I'll send her."
Chi Yu, who had been sitting with his eyes closed and not saying a word in the private room, spoke up.
"Damn it! Are you a zombie coming back to life?" Lu Wenxuan was greatly startled by him.
He pushed Chi Yu. "Don't you know that scaring people can kill them?"
Chi Yu ignored him and repeated again, "I'll send her back."
"Really? It's rare for Professor Chi to be so kind - hearted." Lu Wenxuan didn't quite believe it. Chi Yu always hated trouble. Would he be so kind as to send his sister home?
He didn't believe it.
"Stop being so wordy." After Chi Yu said that, he casually glanced in Qing Mian's direction and then closed his eyes again.
"You, you, you tell, tell me. What, what's this, this female CEO situation?" Qing Mian put one hand on Lu Wenxi's shoulder. Her little face was flushed, and her speech was as if her tongue was tied.
Seeing her like this, Lu Wenxi put her arm around her shoulder. "It's just about making money. What female CEO? It just sounds nice. I have to accompany clients every day. It's tough."
Qing Mian felt her head buzzing. It was as if there were a hundred people dancing in her head. She couldn't hear clearly what Lu Wenxi was saying. She only heard the word "tough".
No way. It was enough for her to suffer. Wenxi was a little princess. She couldn't endure hardships.
She patted her own chest and poked Lu Wenxi's face with her finger. "It's okay! From, from now on, I'll make, make money to support you."
Before Lu Wenxi could say anything, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Chen Yu'an was standing outside the door, and An Ya was following behind him.
Seeing Qing Mian looking drunk, she raised her voice, put her finger on her lips, and exclaimed, "Oh my! Why is Qing Mian drunk like this!"
The moment Chen Yu'an opened the door, he saw Qing Mian drunkenly leaning on Lu Wenxi's shoulder.
Since she came back, for so many days, she had treated him, her elder brother, like a stranger. But at this moment, she was snuggled tightly against Lu Wenxi like Siamese twins.
"My goodness! You're finally here. If you hadn't come, my sister would have fallen asleep here." Lu Wenxuan drooped his face and shouted at Chen Yu'an.
"She won't fall asleep here. I'll send her back." Chi Yu suddenly spoke up.
Lu Wenxuan was startled again. "Are you crazy? Can't you make a sound before you speak so that people can be mentally prepared?"
Chen Yu'an looked at Chi Yu. In the dim light, his eyes were dark, and his emotions were unclear.
He withdrew his gaze, walked to Qing Mian's side, and reached out his hand to pick up the woman.
Just as his hand reached halfway, it was immediately slapped away.
There was a hint of mockery in Lu Wenxi's eyes, and her tone was not very polite. "What do you want to do?"
"Lu Wenxi, I should be the one asking you this question."
Chen Yu'an's voice was cold, and the temperature around him seemed to drop to freezing point.
Lu Wenxi was Qing Mian's best friend. She knew very well how Qing Mian felt about this elder brother.
When Chen Yu'an sent Qing Mian abroad without saying a word, Lu Wenxi had resented him. In the past three years, every time she saw Chen Yu'an, she would think of Qing Mian who was alone abroad.
She was a bit afraid of Chen Yu'an. This man was far from being as gentle and elegant as he looked on the surface. Usually, she didn't dare to provoke him. But today, perhaps because of the alcohol, she asked the question she had wanted to know the most in the past three years.
"Why did you send Qing Mian abroad back then?"
As soon as these words were said, the private room fell into complete silence. You could even hear a pin drop.
Lu Wenxuan rushed to Wenxi in one stride and covered her mouth. "A, A Yu. My sister is drunk and acting crazy. Don't mind."
Everyone knew that this matter was a taboo for Chen Yu'an. No one could mention it, and no one could ask about it.
Chen Yu'an glanced at Lu Wenxuan and didn't speak until a moment later. "Control your sister."
Lu Wenxi pried open Lu Wenxuan's hand and scolded at Chen Yu'an, "Damn it! Who do you think you are! Stop pretending to be a big shot here!"
Lu Wenxuan was extremely anxious and wanted to cover her mouth again.
Just then, Qing Mian rested her head on Lu Wenxi's shoulder. With her eyes half - closed on her pink little face, she looked at Chen Yu'an carefully and pointed at him with one finger. "Yes! Who, who do you think you are? How dare you be so fierce to my Wen, Wenxi!"
Hearing this, Lu Wenxi was extremely touched. Qing Mian was really amazing! Even when she was so drunk, she still thought about her!
Who wouldn't love a woman like this?
She added fuel to the fire. Thinking that Chen Yu'an's face wasn't dark enough, she proudly added another sentence to him, "Did you hear that? Qing Mian is asking who you are."