Chapter 34: Chapter 34 Drunk and Dizzy
“Who knew when you couldn’t make it out clearly?” Tang Xiao chuckled, “But this time you need to take good care of it. If it gets stolen again, you’ll be down to drinking northwest wind for a few months. I heard it’s worth almost twenty thousand, just released yesterday and sold out in one day.”
“Is it necessary to buy such an expensive phone?” The eldest sister pursed her lips.
After all, how could someone who uses a knockoff phone for 299 be rich? To spend such a small sum of money that readily, tsk tsk, young people these days.
“It’s on an installment plan.” Lu Wanwan hurriedly said, “I bought it in installments. The limited edition holds its value, even if I sell it after a month, I won’t be at a loss.”
A month later, she wouldn’t need the phone to keep up appearances anymore and could immediately sell it off, possibly even for the original price.
That day, after work, at the insistence of her office colleagues, she had a meal and then went to Manchester’s famous Huangcheng Entertainment City.
Lu Wanwan thought Gu Annan said she should be on call, but he rarely actively sought her out, so she figured there probably wouldn’t be any issues tonight.
From the dinner table to the KTV room, she periodically checked her phone, fearful of missing a call from Gu Annan due to the noise.
Inside the private room, the karaoke enthusiasts belted out loudly, and the beer bottles piled up on the table, creating a wildly lively atmosphere.
“Xiaowan, I toast to you, may your articles sell out every issue.”
Lu Wanwan had already had quite a bit to drink and wanted to wave him off, “Brother Li, I really…”
“Just one more glass, it’s only beer. Aren’t you going to give me this much face?” the man insisted with a smile.
“Well… okay, but I can really only have one more.”
Lu Wanwan couldn’t hold her liquor well, but as a newcomer in the office, these few often did her small favors, so she felt embarrassed to decline.
“Wanwan, you can’t favor one over another. You drank with Xiaoli, aren’t you going to have one with your big brother here?”
Back and forth , she started to feel a bit tipsy. Her mind was still clear, but the sensation of dizziness was intensifying.
She held her forehead, wanting to go to the restroom to wash her face and get some air.
As she stood up, several red-faced men pushed a young man in a gray shirt in front of her, egging her on.
“Xiaowan, you have to drink this one. Yi Cheng was worried you might have overdone it, so he hesitated for a long time before coming over. But we think you’re still good, standing pretty steady.”
“Yi Cheng, did you hear that? Hurry up!”
“Whoa, don’t fall over now, are you going to take a knee?”
Lu Wanwan felt dizzy and barely managed to stand firmly, but she really didn’t want to drink anymore.
However, Yi Cheng was the kind soul who had lent her his jacket, which Gu Annan threw into the trash can, and she took several days to wash it before returning it to him.
Feeling a bit embarrassed and seeing that he hesitated before passing her a glass, she gritted her teeth, “This is really the last one.”
On the fourth floor of Huangcheng, Gu Annan pushed open the door to a luxurious private room.
The room was noisy and buzzed with chatter, and he was visibly impatient since he walked in.
If it hadn’t been for an old classmate returning from abroad today, with everyone clamoring to welcome him back, he wouldn’t have bothered to come to such a noisy place.
“Annan is late again. Is Gu Corp that busy?” Shao Zhiheng flashed a row of white teeth, lounging comfortably with his legs crossed.
Ji Shaoyang laughed, “Not everyone can be as carefree as you, still having your grandfather to back you up.”
All of a sudden, Shao Zhiheng sat up straight, his youthful and handsome face turned serious, although his eyes twinkled, “I heard from my grandfather that Annan is getting engaged. I especially came back to see who the future sister-in-law is!”