Chapter 283 Fang Eleven, Who are you actually (2)_1

In the private room, the ringing of a cellphone continued.

Soon, Lin Qiang discovered the sound was next to her.

It was coming from Eleven’s bag.

She opened it to see, indeed it was her phone ringing. The screen read "Husband". She was taken aback for a moment.

Within that moment of hesitation, she missed the call.

Lin Qiang put it back as if nothing had happened.

She was suddenly reminded of the letter Jin Xiangbei had written to her. The letter mentioned a "he". Could it be... this "husband"? She didn’t know Eleven had a boyfriend.

The door to the room was opened, Eleven had returned, apologizing first: "Sorry, Sister Qiang, I was a killjoy."

"It’s alright, come have a meal," she said.

Upon returning to her seat, Eleven filled a full cup of wine and stood up to toast everyone: "Sorry for my previous rudeness, a toast to all leaders."

Everyone, including Lin Qiang, was taken aback. All this from going to the bathroom?

"Drink up! Come, a toast to all!"

"Drinks first!"

Unlike the gentle refusal just now, the force with which she downed this cup was different.

"Good! Lin Qiang, your assistant is good! She sure has guts! I toast to you!"

Lin Qiang laughed and looked at her, feeling strange.

What had happened to her?

Without being prompted, she started drinking on her own. Was she provoked?

Once Eleven started drinking, she couldn’t stop, constantly clinking glasses with them. Regardless of whether they drank, she made sure to empty her cup each time. Lin Qiang thought she was insane.

...

In the room, only Cute was a child. After eating, she couldn’t sit still. Shang Jingxi was thirteen years old, too old to play with her. Gu Liancheng let Su Qing take her out to play.

"Let’s pick a good day when we get back, and we’ll settle it then," Madam Shang laughed, "Little Snow, we will have to rely on you to take care of our girl."

Gu Liancheng just nodded politely, absentminded.

A short while later, his phone lit up. A message from Su Bai: Mr. Gu, Lin Qiang is also in Wanhe Restaurant, didn’t you run into her?

Lin Qiang was also in Wanhe Restaurant?

They were in the same place?

His facial expression changed, something everyone noticed.

"What’s wrong, Brother Liancheng?"

Gu Liancheng put away his phone, standing up: "I’m sorry, I have something urgent to attend to, please continue eating."

"What urgent matter?" Shang Muxue asked.

Shang Meng coughed: "Little Snow, don’t meddle in a man’s business."

Shang Muxue reluctantly sat back down.

Without Gu Liancheng, the family continued their meal. Shang Muxue, however, didn’t seem interested anymore.

Madam Shang sighed and said: "We are family, so it’s different; it’s more relaxed. When he’s here, the atmosphere is different, more restrained. Everyone, eat up. Him not being here allows us to enjoy our meal intimately."

Upon seeing Shang Muxue’s listless demeanor, Shang Meng said: "Little Snow, you’re already losing heart even before you’re married over, what will you do once you’re married? It’s just like throwing out a daughter who’s married off."

"Daddy..." Shang Muxue responded with an unhappy coo.

"Alright, it’s normal for a young girl to have her heart set on romance. Let her be," Madam Shang advised, "Jingyang, what about you? You also seem unhappy."

"Mom, I’m fine."

"Could it be, Brother Jingyang, you’ve also encountered someone similar to Qianxun?" Ning End suddenly said.

Everyone stopped in their tracks and looked up at Ning End.