Chapter 528 - 336 Drunk and Taken Home, Wanting to Pounce (3rd update)_2

Chapter 528: 336 Drunk and Taken Home, Wanting to Pounce (3rd update)_2

Drenched in sticky sweat, all from the heat, the car cabin was sealed, with the warm air blasting, so hot it made it hard for one to breathe, nearly suffocating.

"Xiaozhu—" Qi Zeyan thought it was Assistant Xiaozhu driving, his throat burning like fire, "Water..."

Ruan Mengxi observed the car ahead, passing over a bottle of mineral water. Qi Zeyan caught a glimpse of those pale, slender hands, hesitated for a moment, then looked along the hand, "Oh, it’s you, where are we going now?"

He took the mineral water, unscrewed it, and drank more than half the bottle.

"Taking you home."

"I’m not going home!"

"Then where do you want to go first?"

"Anywhere."

...

Ruan Mengxi frowned, anywhere? "Shall we go to a hotel, get you a room?"

"Not to the hotel..."

"Then to Fourth Master’s clubhouse? There should be a place to sleep there."

"Are you so afraid the reporters won’t catch any scandal between him and me?"

"Then where do you want to go?"

"Anywhere is fine."

After he said that, he fell into a drowsy sleep again, not here, not there, but as it approached midnight, she couldn’t just drive around town with him in the car, right? After much thought, Ruan Mengxi bit her lip...

"Boss?"

"Mm?" Qi Zeyan felt unbearably hot, his head groggy.

"How about going to my place?"

He mumbled something, but Ruan Mengxi couldn’t understand, "I’ll take that as your agreement."

Still no response from behind, Ruan Mengxi cheerfully took him home, struggling to get him out of the car. Finally, she propped him up into the elevator, but Qi Zeyan’s body wavered, nearly falling backwards.

Ruan Mengxi reached out to grab his arm, instinctively pulled him over, and he collided with her. Unable to support the weight, she staggered back two steps, her back slamming against the elevator with a dull "thud".

He pressed down on her.

Behind was the cool metal, and in front, Qi Zeyan’s every inch of skin was scorching hot.

Ruan Mengxi’s heart felt like it was skipping wildly, she took a quick breath, and suddenly looked up at the person in front of her. They were so close it seemed she could hear his heartbeat.

Looking at the handsome face barely inches away, Ruan Mengxi’s throat moved imperceptibly as she swallowed, her eyes shining with incredulity.

"Bo... Boss?"

Qi Zeyan was completely bewildered, his eyes unfocused; he might not even be aware of how close they were. He looked at her vaguely and hummed an almost indiscernible sound.

At this moment, all Ruan Mengxi had to do was tilt her head slightly to easily kiss him. Palms sweating, she gathered her courage and tilted her neck slightly upwards, drawing ever closer...

Even his breath was distinctly perceptible.

Ruan Mengxi’s cheeks began to flush, her breathing disrupted.

Wanting to kiss, wanting to pounce—

She leaned in slightly, just about to kiss him, but the next second...

"Ding—" The elevator arrived!

...

The next morning, Qi Zeyan’s phone started vibrating. He instinctively reached out for it and ended up rolling right off the couch, staring around in confusion.

This was definitely not his home.

"Boss, you’re awake?" Ruan Mengxi came in with breakfast, "Please freshen up, breakfast is ready."

"Is this your place?" Qi Zeyan’s head ached fiercely as he looked around the apartment. Three bedrooms and one living room, it was clear from the decoration style, all warm colors, with little knick-knacks, the kind girls like—all pink and soft, somewhat dreamy.

"Do you not remember anything?"

Qi Zeyan tried to get up from the ground and only then realized he was bare-chested. Damn it, what the heck was this situation?

What on earth had he done last night?

At that moment, his phone vibrated again. After fumbling around, he found his phone in the sofa crevice. "Hello, Xiaozhu—"

"Boss, where are you? Where should I pick you up?" He had rushed to the Qi Family’s place only to be told that Zeyan hadn’t come home last night.

"I’m at Xiaoruan’s house."

"Xiaoruan’s house?" Xiaozhu was clueless. Why didn’t you go home but went to her place instead?

"Bring me a set of clothes when you come over."

"Oh... okay."

Xiaozhu arrived at Ruan Mengxi’s house, bewildered. By then, Qi Zeyan had finished breakfast, changed his clothes, and the three of them set off for the office. Xiaozhu eyed the two of them, naturally curious about what they had done the day before.

Weren’t you supposed to take Xiaowu to see houses? How did you end up at Xiaoruan’s?

As they were nearing the office, Qi Zeyan turned to Ruan Mengxi, "Don’t let a word about last night slip out, got it!"

"Sure." Ruan Mengxi smiled.

After Qi Zeyan left, Xiaozhu playfully nudged Ruan Mengxi’s elbow, "What did you and the boss do last night?"

"Nothing much, I went to work."

Yesterday, after Qi Zeyan had drunk a bit too much, aside from complaining about his grandfather and several of the Jiang brothers, he also vented about her, essentially telling her that he had nothing whatsoever to do with Tang Wan and that she should stop spouting nonsense in the future.

With a drunkard’s truth-telling, Ruan Mengxi understood that Tang Wan was not in his heart, which naturally made her happy. Meanwhile, Qi Zeyan sat in the office with a terrible headache.

He tried hard to recall last night’s events. He vaguely remembered saying he didn’t want to go home, didn’t want to go to the hotel or anything like that, and then Ruan Mengxi suggested she take him back to her place, and after that...

"Boss, please don’t do this!" Ruan Mengxi wrapped him in the quilt.

"You’re making me take it off!"

"You really shouldn’t do this, it’s very difficult for me."

"I just want to get undressed, I’m hot!"

"Easy to catch a cold."

"I’m immune to all diseases."

...

Qi Zeyan covered his face with a hand. Damn it, what had he done?

At that time, his phone vibrated again. His mind was agitated, and his voice sounded a bit harsh, "Hello—"

The person on the other end probably didn’t expect his temper to be so hot early in the morning and was momentarily silent.

"Hello—speak up!"

Still no response. He thought it might be some spam or scam call, thinking to himself that these scammers really had it tough, getting up so early to con people. But immediately afterward, he heard a familiar and deep voice from the other end of the line: "It’s me."

"Old... Old Huo? You’re looking for me this early... what’s up?" he said with a suck-up smile.

"I’m inviting Xiaowu and his wife to dinner today, come along." Previously, when Tang Wan got engaged, he didn’t make it to Pingjiang and had said he would make it up by treating them to a meal, but it ended up being Jiang Yanting’s proposal scene, and that meal was never hosted.

"Why invite me along if you’re treating Xiaowu and his family? To mooch off you, doesn’t seem quite right."

"It’s not for mooching."

"What do you mean?"

"I’m not very good at conversation, so I want you there to keep the company."

"I..."

"Six o’clock tonight, at my place."

With that, he hung up, leaving Qi Zeyan dumbfounded. Damn it, what did this jerk think he was, some sort of companion to dine, drink, and chat? Why the hell should I go? I’m not going, what’s he gonna do about it?

But when the time came to finish work, he still got ready ahead of time, drove his car straight to Hexi...