Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot by Beautiful Crescent

Chapter 594: In an intimate moment after drinking, who am I to you?

"Just...a male colleague?"

Tang Wan slightly frowned upon hearing this explanation, Jiang Jinsang made sense, after Shen Shuci moved to the capital for work, it was natural that he had his own circle of friends, being single and unmarried, going out with someone of the opposite sex was perfectly normal.

But she had to explain, always feeling like there was an air of protesting too much.

"When should Fifth Brother and I go over tomorrow?"

"Whenever it’s convenient for you, just give me a call in advance."

"Have you been drinking?" Tang Wan had sensed it earlier; her voice sounded a bit floaty today.

"I had a little."

"Then take care of yourself."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Shuci sighed a long breath of relief. This whole thing was like a Rashomon; if she told Tang Wan who she was with, Tang Wan would definitely ask why, and she couldn’t just say she was off to poach skills, then last time’s incident would be exposed, and things would just get more and more complicated...

The fruit wine was sweet but not rich, carrying a strong, fresh lychee flavor. Shen Shuci drank quite a bit without noticing, already feeling tipsy, the world spinning around her, incapable of sensing the subtle shift of atmosphere inside the car.

Only when the car stopped in front of the apartment building did she grab her bag and stagger out.

and for

"You’re welcome."

Shen Shuci’s steps were unsteady, even seeing the person in front of her was blurry, stumbling toward the building entrance. The motion-sensor light came on, she clutched the railing,

Huo family staff member was about to suggest, "Shouldn’t you follow up and check on her?" But the man in the back had already pushed the door open and gotten

Shuci at a leisurely pace, watching her sway to the door, then reaching into her bag to

Shuci frowned, "Where

stumbled backward, her movements slow,

out to catch her. His long arm passed around her waist and easily pulled her into his embrace. The dim yellow light from the

arms had cheeks flushed red, and even though they maintained such closeness, she still looked bewildered, unaware of

as she instinctively grabbed

like a spark igniting in a wasteland, starting from the chaotic beating of his heart, a heat seemed to warm

onto his clothes, "You... uh—stop swaying. My

to step back to pick up her bag, but suddenly

Yet unexpectedly hot.

but

too much

and husky, steady breathing, yet slightly

the wine, now her

Vivid and charming.