Excuse to Act Out
The next day, Zhao Yu arrived at the office on time, but Xue Ziang didn’t show up all morning. He probably overslept from having too much to drink last night.
She was curiously waiting the whole time for Xue Ziang’s reaction.
Even if he really didn’t remember anything about what happened last night, Xue Zhan must have reminded him.
Even if Xue Zhan didn’t put his nose into other people’s business, based on the fact that Zhao Yu asked him to send Xue Ziang home instead of taking him back to her apartment, he should have sensed something had happened.
If Xue Ziang took the initiative to apologize to her, it would mean she had some weight in his heart, so she needed to continue her act from last night.
If Xue Ziang didn’t mention it and pretended as if nothing happened, then she could only drop the matter too because it would mean he didn’t think she was worth caring about.
After coming back from lunch, Xia Nan saw Zhao Yu still sitting in a daze at her desk, so she hesitated and asked, “Sister Zhao Yu, did you… quarrel with Mr. Xue?”
As soon as she arrived at the office in the morning, she noticed Zhao Yu’s eyes were a little red and swollen, and she had two dark circles under her eyes, but Zhao Yu said that it was because she stayed up late yesterday to watch a heartwrenching movie.
She believed it at first, but Xue Ziang didn’t come to work, and Zhao Yu didn’t even eat lunch. Clearly, something went wrong between the two of them.
Zhao Yu smiled and shook her head, unwilling to say more, but the way she acted confirmed Xia Nan’s suspicions at a glance.
When Xue Ziang came to the company, Zhao Yu was still in a daze.
The moment their eyes met, she froze for a moment, and immediately sat up straight and went to work, avoiding his gaze.
Xue Ziang paused, hesitated, but without saying anything, went straight into his office.
Not long after, he stood at the door again and said to Zhao Yu, “Come in.”
Zhao Yu went in slowly and didn’t move to close the door, but Xue Ziang reminded her from the sofa, “Close the door.”
She did as she was told and stood calmly in front of him. “Does Mr. Xue have any instructions for me?”
Xue Ziang’s eyes hovered around her face for a long time, and finally fell on her bloodshot eyes, “You didn’t sleep well?”
“Last night I stayed up watching TV and went to bed late.”
After being silent for a while, Xue Ziang suddenly whispered, “Sorry.”
Zhao Yu was surprised and stared at him in silence.
Xue Ziang rubbed his eyebrows and sighed: “Last night I… drank too much, and wasn’t fully conscious of my actions. I didn’t consider how you would feel. It’s my fault.”
Zhao Yu still stared at him in a daze, biting his lip without saying a word, but her eyes became redder and red until at last, a teardrop fell down from the corner of her eyes.
Xue Ziang hurriedly got up and put his arms around her shoulders, wiped her tears with his fingers, softly coaxing, “Don’t be angry with me, okay?”
Zhao Yu still didn’t say a word, but the more she cried, the more wronged she felt, and tears fell like pearls from a broken necklace. Only after a long time, she fought to keep it under control and choked out, “I’m not angry.”
Xue Ziang wanted to speak more, but Zhao Yu pushed away his hand and whispered, “I’m going to work”, and left the office without looking back.
Seeing her come out crying, Xia Nan looked at the door curiously but didn’t dare say anything.
Waiting until she had to send in some documents, Xia Nan saw that Xue Ziang’s face was not too bad and tentatively said, “Mr. Xue, would you like to order something for Sister Zhao Yu? She didn’t have lunch, maybe skipped breakfast too…”
Xue Ziang was taken aback for a moment, then sighed, and took his cell phone to order a delivery.
It didn’t take long for the rich afternoon tea he ordered to arrive. Xia Nan actively acted as the peacemaker, putting in a good word for Xue Ziang. “Mr. Xue must have specifically got this for you when he found out you didn’t have lunch. So considerate! And with all this variety, you can eat whatever you want.”
Zhao Yu chuckled softly, “Isn’t he? So considerate.”
Hearing her act so strange, Xia Nan couldn’t help but glance at the office door, and she really saw Xue Ziang walked out.
Looking at the orange juice on the table, Xue Ziang picked it up and handed it to Xia Nan. “You drink it, she is allergic to orange juice.”
Xia Nan was surprised. “You can be allergic to orange juice too?”
“She is allergic to all things citrus.” Xue Ziang didn’t look away from Zhao Yu when he said this, “I didn’t order the orange juice, it might be a gift from the store.”
“So what?” Zhao Yu looked at him unsatisfied, “I guess I should be grateful Mr. Xue cares so much, even remembers these little details?”
Having been criticized like that Xue Ziang just laughed, looking at her helplessly. “No matter how angry you are, don’t take it out on your body. Eat something first.”
Zhao Yu didn’t move, Xue Ziang could only take out the snacks by himself, handed one to Xia Nan, then open the other one and put it in front of Zhao Yu. “Give me some face and take two bites.”
Seeing that she was willing to eat, Xue Ziang breathed a sigh of relief. “Eat these to cushion your stomach a little for now. I will take you to eat a real meal after this meeting. Let me make it up to you properly, okay?”
Zhao Yu raised her head and looked at him seriously. “Tonight, go back to your place. I want to be alone.”
Xue Ziang was silent for two seconds before nodding: “Okay.”
After getting off work, Zhao Yu went to a bar alone. When she was half drunk, she dialed Shi Yu’s phone and said drunkenly, “Come out and drink with me.”
“Where are you? Are you drunk?”
“Sister Shi Yu, come out to drink with me. I don’t know who to call except you.” Her voice sounded like she was sobbing, “It’s boring to drink alone. Come with me.”
“You went to the bar alone? Why did you drink so much this late at night? Don’t you know it’s not safe to be drunk alone?”
The only response to Shi Yu was loud music and Zhao Yu’s messy drunken nonsense.
“Zhao Yu, where are you? Send me your location and I will ask Ji Sui to pick you up.”
Of course, the “drunken” Zhao Yu couldn’t even properly explain where she was, but she still mumbled out the name of the bar and the approximate area. After half an hour, Ji Sui found it.
She saw Shi Yu post on WeChat that Ji Sui was taking Qu Sixiao out to dinner tonight. When she called, Ji Sui must still be with Shi Yu. Qu Sixiao in the evening cannot do without Shi Yu, so only Ji Sui could come pick her up.
“Sister Shi Yu needs to take care of Xiaoxiao, don’t worry if you are out alone, I’ll take you back.”
“Not going back, I want to drink. You drink with me.”
Seeing her pale and red eyes, Ji Sui asked, “Did you quarrel with your boyfriend last night?”
Zhao Yu looked up and giggled at him. “How did you know?”
“I saw your car. The person in it must have been your boyfriend. I saw you with your head down then, it looked like you were crying.”
Zhao Yu continued to laugh. “How come you even saw this? Sure enough, that saying is right. You will always bump into a friend when you’re down.”
Ji Sui smiled: “Let’s go, I’ll take you back.”
“I’m not going back. You drink with me.” Zhao Yu pushed the glass in front of him and pointed at him very animated. “You are not allowed to go back unless you are drunk.”
Ji Sui was helpless, hesitated a little, then poured a little into his glass and downed the small glass in one go. “You can’t ease your pain with alcohol. What’s the point of being drunk?”
“How do you know that alcohol can’t ease your pain? Have you tried it?”
Ji Sui smiled bitterly. “I tried. It didn’t work.”
T/N: This is definitely two birds one stone. Leave Xue Ziang feeling guilty while playing Ji Sui right into her trap. Classic.
Excuse to Act Out
The next day, Zhao Yu arrived at the office on time, but Xue Ziang didn’t show up all morning. He probably overslept from having too much to drink last night.
She was curiously waiting the whole time for Xue Ziang’s reaction.
Even if he really didn’t remember anything about what happened last night, Xue Zhan must have reminded him.
Even if Xue Zhan didn’t put his nose into other people’s business, based on the fact that Zhao Yu asked him to send Xue Ziang home instead of taking him back to her apartment, he should have sensed something had happened.
If Xue Ziang took the initiative to apologize to her, it would mean she had some weight in his heart, so she needed to continue her act from last night.
If Xue Ziang didn’t mention it and pretended as if nothing happened, then she could only drop the matter too because it would mean he didn’t think she was worth caring about.
After coming back from lunch, Xia Nan saw Zhao Yu still sitting in a daze at her desk, so she hesitated and asked, “Sister Zhao Yu, did you… quarrel with Mr. Xue?”
As soon as she arrived at the office in the morning, she noticed Zhao Yu’s eyes were a little red and swollen, and she had two dark circles under her eyes, but Zhao Yu said that it was because she stayed up late yesterday to watch a heartwrenching movie.
She believed it at first, but Xue Ziang didn’t come to work, and Zhao Yu didn’t even eat lunch. Clearly, something went wrong between the two of them.
Zhao Yu smiled and shook her head, unwilling to say more, but the way she acted confirmed Xia Nan’s suspicions at a glance.
When Xue Ziang came to the company, Zhao Yu was still in a daze.
The moment their eyes met, she froze for a moment, and immediately sat up straight and went to work, avoiding his gaze.
Xue Ziang paused, hesitated, but without saying anything, went straight into his office.
Not long after, he stood at the door again and said to Zhao Yu, “Come in.”
Zhao Yu went in slowly and didn’t move to close the door, but Xue Ziang reminded her from the sofa, “Close the door.”
She did as she was told and stood calmly in front of him. “Does Mr. Xue have any instructions for me?”
Xue Ziang’s eyes hovered around her face for a long time, and finally fell on her bloodshot eyes, “You didn’t sleep well?”
“Last night I stayed up watching TV and went to bed late.”
After being silent for a while, Xue Ziang suddenly whispered, “Sorry.”
Zhao Yu was surprised and stared at him in silence.
Xue Ziang rubbed his eyebrows and sighed: “Last night I… drank too much, and wasn’t fully conscious of my actions. I didn’t consider how you would feel. It’s my fault.”
Zhao Yu still stared at him in a daze, biting his lip without saying a word, but her eyes became redder and red until at last, a teardrop fell down from the corner of her eyes.
Xue Ziang hurriedly got up and put his arms around her shoulders, wiped her tears with his fingers, softly coaxing, “Don’t be angry with me, okay?”
Zhao Yu still didn’t say a word, but the more she cried, the more wronged she felt, and tears fell like pearls from a broken necklace. Only after a long time, she fought to keep it under control and choked out, “I’m not angry.”
Xue Ziang wanted to speak more, but Zhao Yu pushed away his hand and whispered, “I’m going to work”, and left the office without looking back.
Seeing her come out crying, Xia Nan looked at the door curiously but didn’t dare say anything.
Waiting until she had to send in some documents, Xia Nan saw that Xue Ziang’s face was not too bad and tentatively said, “Mr. Xue, would you like to order something for Sister Zhao Yu? She didn’t have lunch, maybe skipped breakfast too…”
Xue Ziang was taken aback for a moment, then sighed, and took his cell phone to order a delivery.
It didn’t take long for the rich afternoon tea he ordered to arrive. Xia Nan actively acted as the peacemaker, putting in a good word for Xue Ziang. “Mr. Xue must have specifically got this for you when he found out you didn’t have lunch. So considerate! And with all this variety, you can eat whatever you want.”
Zhao Yu chuckled softly, “Isn’t he? So considerate.”
Hearing her act so strange, Xia Nan couldn’t help but glance at the office door, and she really saw Xue Ziang walked out.
Looking at the orange juice on the table, Xue Ziang picked it up and handed it to Xia Nan. “You drink it, she is allergic to orange juice.”
Xia Nan was surprised. “You can be allergic to orange juice too?”
“She is allergic to all things citrus.” Xue Ziang didn’t look away from Zhao Yu when he said this, “I didn’t order the orange juice, it might be a gift from the store.”
“So what?” Zhao Yu looked at him unsatisfied, “I guess I should be grateful Mr. Xue cares so much, even remembers these little details?”
Having been criticized like that Xue Ziang just laughed, looking at her helplessly. “No matter how angry you are, don’t take it out on your body. Eat something first.”
Zhao Yu didn’t move, Xue Ziang could only take out the snacks by himself, handed one to Xia Nan, then open the other one and put it in front of Zhao Yu. “Give me some face and take two bites.”
Seeing that she was willing to eat, Xue Ziang breathed a sigh of relief. “Eat these to cushion your stomach a little for now. I will take you to eat a real meal after this meeting. Let me make it up to you properly, okay?”
Zhao Yu raised her head and looked at him seriously. “Tonight, go back to your place. I want to be alone.”
Xue Ziang was silent for two seconds before nodding: “Okay.”
After getting off work, Zhao Yu went to a bar alone. When she was half drunk, she dialed Shi Yu’s phone and said drunkenly, “Come out and drink with me.”
“Where are you? Are you drunk?”
“Sister Shi Yu, come out to drink with me. I don’t know who to call except you.” Her voice sounded like she was sobbing, “It’s boring to drink alone. Come with me.”
“You went to the bar alone? Why did you drink so much this late at night? Don’t you know it’s not safe to be drunk alone?”
The only response to Shi Yu was loud music and Zhao Yu’s messy drunken nonsense.
“Zhao Yu, where are you? Send me your location and I will ask Ji Sui to pick you up.”
Of course, the “drunken” Zhao Yu couldn’t even properly explain where she was, but she still mumbled out the name of the bar and the approximate area. After half an hour, Ji Sui found it.
She saw Shi Yu post on WeChat that Ji Sui was taking Qu Sixiao out to dinner tonight. When she called, Ji Sui must still be with Shi Yu. Qu Sixiao in the evening cannot do without Shi Yu, so only Ji Sui could come pick her up.
“Sister Shi Yu needs to take care of Xiaoxiao, don’t worry if you are out alone, I’ll take you back.”
“Not going back, I want to drink. You drink with me.”
Seeing her pale and red eyes, Ji Sui asked, “Did you quarrel with your boyfriend last night?”
Zhao Yu looked up and giggled at him. “How did you know?”
“I saw your car. The person in it must have been your boyfriend. I saw you with your head down then, it looked like you were crying.”
Zhao Yu continued to laugh. “How come you even saw this? Sure enough, that saying is right. You will always bump into a friend when you’re down.”
Ji Sui smiled: “Let’s go, I’ll take you back.”
“I’m not going back. You drink with me.” Zhao Yu pushed the glass in front of him and pointed at him very animated. “You are not allowed to go back unless you are drunk.”
Ji Sui was helpless, hesitated a little, then poured a little into his glass and downed the small glass in one go. “You can’t ease your pain with alcohol. What’s the point of being drunk?”
“How do you know that alcohol can’t ease your pain? Have you tried it?”
Ji Sui smiled bitterly. “I tried. It didn’t work.”
T/N: This is definitely two birds one stone. Leave Xue Ziang feeling guilty while playing Ji Sui right into her trap. Classic.
