The company's monthly gathering had come to an end, and everyone was leaving in groups of twos and threes, heading home. Of course, some male sales staff would go together to get foot massages, take a bath, or sing karaoke, but those were their private lives, and even the company leaders couldn't interfere.

Being grown-ups, you could say that besides the law, who can really restrict anyone? Except for men with wives, of course.

"How are you? Are you okay?"

In the car, Shen Yi looked at Su Qing in the passenger seat, seeing his pale face, and couldn't help but laugh.

It turned out that after she left, she didn't really go far. Instead, she stayed nearby waiting for news. Ever since she first spent 800 yuan to pick this younger brother up from the roadside and take him home, she knew Su Qing's alcohol tolerance wasn't great. Saying he was a lightweight wouldn't be an exaggeration.

As expected, everything was as she had foreseen. This time, not only did he throw up, but even Da Huang got drunk alongside him and emptied their stomachs completely.

Seeing this, Shen Yi gave him a call, asking him to walk a bit further down the road so she could pick him up.

Su Qing didn't object to this proposal; after all, he was feeling terribly miserable at the moment, so why refuse a ride?

"I'm alright, I'm alright," Su Qing replied casually without even opening his eyes. It's not that he didn't want to, but he was really dizzy. He felt fine indoors, but as soon as he got outside and felt the wind, he couldn't hold it in and vomited.

But fortunately, after vomiting several times, he got used to it. After all, it wasn't the first time. Once he was done puking, he felt a lot clearer, otherwise, Feng Yan and the others wouldn't have let him go back alone.

But as soon as he got in the car and sat in the seat, the feeling of weightlessness returned, causing him to feel extremely dizzy again.

"I didn't expect it, you're all weak now, but your mouth is still strong. With such poor alcohol tolerance, you still love to drink. Must be tough for you," Shen Yi laughed and slowed the car down a bit.

Despite his dizziness, Su Qing wouldn't admit defeat in the face of Shen Yi's ridicule, "How do you know if only my mouth is strong? If I show you how strong I am elsewhere, you'll be scared to death."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi's face immediately turned crimson, as if water was about to drip off, and she spat, "Oh wow, you drank a bit of alcohol and now dare to act all lewd with me. Believe it or not, I might just throw you out."

"Scare me to death, huh? Come on, show me what you've got!"

She was a woman who had seen a lot of the world; over the years in business, she had encountered all sorts of people on drinking occasions, especially some men, countless of whom would boast when drunk. Seeing the usually honest Su Qing also getting liquid courage today was unexpected.

Hearing this, Su Qing raised his left hand, clenched his fist, and sneered, "Forgot how I dealt with you that day?"

"I'm telling you, I just learned the Arresting Skill. See this fist as big as a sandbag? I'm asking you if it's strong."

Hearing this, Shen Yi's eyes widened: "Fist... you..."

"What's wrong with me? Isn't it strong?" Su Qing feigned ignorance and then had a sudden realization, "What did you think I was talking about, eh~~~"

Saying that, Su Qing made a disdainful face and leaned toward the car door.

Facing this, Shen Yi's face turned crimson again. This time, she was truly angry.

"I won't stoop to your level today. Just wait until you sober up tomorrow and see how I deal with you."

Faced with this threat, he normally wouldn't take it to heart, let alone now.

Shaking his head, he asked, "By the way, weren't you drinking too? How are you still driving? Drunk driving?"

At first, it didn't occur to him, but now he realized that Shen Yi, being the company boss, also drank. How could she drive? If the traffic police stopped her, it wouldn't be good.

Even without that, driving after drinking is dangerous.

Upon hearing his question, Shen Yi rolled her eyes at him and scoffed, "Who told you I drank alcohol? What I drank was a colored drink, alright? Unlike you, overestimating your capacity."

For Shen Yi, she had long passed the stage of needing to drink to do business. With her status, if she didn't want to, who could force her to drink?

If worse came to worst, she'd just stop doing business. After all, she had earned enough money to last her a lifetime, so what was there to fear? That's the confidence that comes with financial freedom.

Moreover, at such large gatherings, who cares whether you're drinking alcohol or water? It's just about appearance. Who would dare take her glass to sniff and see if it's really alcohol?

She could drink, and wasn't bad at it, even quite good, but it didn't mean she liked drinking. Having a few drinks at a private gathering was one thing, but drinking at an event like this was wholly unnecessary, so naturally, there was no need to truly drink.

Hearing this, Su Qing couldn't help but gape. This woman was cunning indeed. He thought he and Wang Xing were being cheap by sneaking drinks over the shoulder, but it turned out Aunt Shen was even more deceitful, drinking fake wine.

He's seen fake singing, fake games, but fake drinking for the first time. No wonder she was the boss—a person with a mind like a labyrinth.

Before he knew it, Shen Yi drove him to his building.

"Hey, wake up, you're home." Shen Yi saw he didn't respond and couldn't help but push his shoulder, but Su Qing was deeply asleep, which really troubled her. Deng Jie wasn't around, and she couldn't possibly call down that young lady for help, right?

Getting laughed at was one thing, but if Su Qing woke up, she wouldn't have a way to explain it.

After thinking it over, Shen Yi reluctantly got out of the car, and after much effort, managed to wake him up and drag him out. But by then, Su Qing was already unable to stand, so she had to sling one of his arms over her shoulder.

Then she kicked the car door shut and shouted to Da Huang nearby, "Da Huang, go call the elevator!"

"Woof!"

Da Huang barked once, and stumbled towards the unit door three steps at a time.

In response, Shen Yi couldn't help shaking his head and muttered to himself:

"Look at you, you're not even as good as Da Huang."

Though both the man and the dog vomited, Da Huang obviously recovered faster, and it hadn't drunk as much to begin with, naturally it wouldn't be like him.

Ding dong

The elevator opened, and Shen Yi struggled to drag him inside, soon reaching the door to their home.

"What's the code?"

"951207"

Su Qing mumbled unclearly, obviously the alcohol was kicking in, yet luckily Shen Yi had good hearing, and managed to open the door after two tries.

"Oh my god, I'm exhausted. I didn't think you'd be so heavy even though you look so skinny," Shen Yi said, panting heavily after throwing Su Qing onto the sofa.

The hot weather combined with the strenuous activity left Shen Yi covered in a light sweat from the short walk, a few strands of hair clinging to her forehead, giving her an unexpected charm.

"Hey, are you okay? Don't fall asleep on me, I can't carry you," Shen Yi said anxiously when she noticed he was no longer moving.

After all, this was a duplex apartment, with the bedroom on the second floor, carrying a man upstairs was clearly impossible for her.

Watching one man and one dog, the dog curled up in its kennel, the man sprawled on the sofa refusing to move, Shen Yi couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

It seemed her boss owed this man and dog, leaving all the hard work for her, while they just fell asleep.

"Never mind, I'll rest for a bit first."

Shen Yi opened the fridge, found something to drink, and sat on a chair to the side, feeling a bit at a loss. After a while, she spat out, "I'm so tired."

With that, she went upstairs to Su Qing's bedroom, fetched a blanket and came back down to cover him, but supporting him upstairs was beyond her capability.

"Alright, sleep well, I'm leaving,"

After tucking him in properly, Shen Yi wiped the fine sweat off her forehead and couldn't help but laugh. But just as she was about to get up, her wrist was tightly grabbed by Su Qing.

"Don't go, San... Don't go..."

Su Qing murmured in his sleep, but his grip was strong, Shen Yi struggled for a while but couldn't break free, only hearing him mumble not to leave.

This unconsciously gave the older woman an unusual feeling, her face blushing slightly.

"Su Qing, can you hear me? Are you awake? Stop pretending!" Shen Yi shook his body, realizing it was just sleep talking.

"Okay, okay, I won't go, just let go of me first."

"Water... water, ugh~~"

Seeing that Su Qing's forehead was also covered in a fine sweat, Shen Yi shook her head helplessly, realizing she really couldn't leave.

Meanwhile, in the same neighborhood, Wen Nanqing received a call from Shen Yi.

"What, you're not coming home, you're at Su's place!" Wen Nanqing suddenly sat up.

"Don't mention it, he drank too much, vomited, and is talking in his sleep, I can't leave," Shen Yi said on the other end of the line.

Hearing this, Wen Nanqing thought for a moment and replied somewhat suspiciously: "Little Shen, you didn't fancy him and got the poor guy drunk did you? On behalf of women, I look down on you!"

Shen Yi: ...

What nonsense is this, with Su Qing's alcohol tolerance, does she even need to get him drunk? He already drank himself under the table on his own.

"Stop it, that's not what happened. By the way, bring me a set of new clothes later."

"No problem, I have two sets I haven't worn yet, I'll guarantee you'll look sexy, making young Su completely enamored," Wen Nanqing replied excitedly.

Hearing this, Shen Yi felt like swearing: "I want normal clothes, don't mess around, hey, hey?"

Listening to the busy tone in her hand, Shen Yi felt her head was spinning, that young wife seemed to have misunderstood something bizarre.

Sighing, Shen Yi turned her head to look at Su Qing on the sofa, then glanced down at the filthy mess on her chest, unexpectedly feeling not much disgust. She couldn't help but find it incredible herself, then muttered:

"You little rascal, how much do I owe you from a past life!"

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