Chapter 139: Holding Me Tight and Refusing to Let Me Go
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Shen Chutang answered groggily, phone in hand. “Speak.”
After hesitating several times, Zhang Chuan chose the safer wording. “I’m looking for Driver Lu.”
Shen Chutang frowned in confusion and finally opened her eyes. “Driver Lu?”
The next second, the man beside her opened his eyes and swiftly took the phone from her. “Speak.”
Hearing Lu Beiqin’s voice, Zhang Chuan hurriedly reported, “President Lu, several bars under the company’s name were vandalized one after another last night. A few of our men have been arrested as well. The people on the other side have made it clear that they won’t make things easy for us.”
“I understand. Take some men to pay the bail and get them out first. We’ll discuss the rest after I return.”
“Yes, sir!”
After hanging up, he saw Shen Chutang beside him clutching the quilt and staring at him in utter shock.
Shen Chutang struck first. “Why are you in my room?”
The man was shirtless, wearing only a pair of sleep pants. His lean, powerful physique was fully exposed, every sharply defined muscle arranged in distinct lines. Shen Chutang had never expected the first thing she would see upon opening her eyes to be such an overwhelming display of masculine allure.
Lu Beiqin looked at her helplessly, though a hint of amusement colored his voice. “You were drunk last night. While I was taking a shower, you secretly climbed into my bed, hugged me, and refused to let me leave.”
What? She had been the one to make the first move last night?!
She did think Lu Beiqin was rather handsome, but surely she could not have been so bold while drunk as to throw herself at him!
Shen Chutang had always had one particular flaw: she loved drinking. She often sneaked off with several of her senior fellow disciples to steal liquor from their master, and they were frequently caught and punished. But her senior brothers all doted on her and never exposed her.
Moreover, drinking never made her face flush, so people often assumed she had an impressive tolerance. Once she started drinking, she became utterly reckless.
The memories she had buried under the alcohol slowly returned. Shen Chutang’s face gradually turned bright red. “I—I didn’t mean to!”
Lu Beiqin lowered his eyes to look at her. Shen Chutang was lying down while Lu Beiqin propped himself up on one arm, making it seem at first glance as though he had her encircled in his embrace.
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Shen Chutang felt as though her cheeks were about to catch fire. She hurriedly sat up. “I—I’m sure something came up at your company. You should go. I’ll leave first!”
With that, she flung off the quilt and fled.
A faint smile lingered on Lu Beiqin’s face. He, too, got up and changed his clothes.
The trouble last night was probably the work of the Peiyuan Group, but Lu Beiqin naturally did not take it seriously.
After changing, he left the room. Shen Chutang was still hiding inside and had not come out, so Lu Beiqin stood at the door and said, “I’m going to work.”
“Ah—ah, all right. Be careful on the way.”
Only after the sound of the door closing came from outside did Shen Chutang open the door.
Oh, no! How had this happened?!
Shen Chutang, you couldn’t possibly have made a move on him just because he was handsome!
…
“What? You slept with him?”
“Shh!”
Shen Chutang hurriedly raised a finger to her lips and said to Ye Pianpian, “Keep your voice down. It’s not like I slept with him. I just accidentally ended up in his bed after getting drunk!”
Shen Chutang was off work that day and had nothing to do at home, so she dragged Ye Pianpian and Zhao Xiangyu out shopping.
After listening, Ye Pianpian countered, “What’s the difference? You said he was in the bed too.”
Shen Chutang guiltily stirred the milk tea with her straw. “I was drunk.”
Ye Pianpian narrowed her eyes. “Little Tang Tang, something’s not right with you.”
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Zhao Xiangyu teased her with a laugh. “Could it be that this was all part of Little Tang Tang’s grand plan?”
Ye Pianpian nodded. “Exactly. You even said that your man is handsome. Maybe your subconscious has wanted to bring him down all along. As the saying goes, alcohol gives cowards courage. Once you got drunk, you simply followed the desires of your heart! Under cover of darkness, you planned to devour him!”
Heat rose to Shen Chutang’s cheeks. “I didn’t! Stop making things up.”
Zhao Xiangyu could not help asking, “But doesn’t Lu Beiqin have even the slightest bit of affection for you? Our Tang Tang is so beautiful, and he isn’t tempted at all?”
Shen Chutang froze. Was that really true?
Ye Pianpian draped an arm around Shen Chutang’s shoulders. “That only proves one thing: Lu Beiqin is a true gentleman. He would never take advantage of someone in a vulnerable state.”
Shen Chutang glanced at her. “Enough. Let’s not talk about him anymore. I rarely get a day off, so I should take the opportunity to eat, drink, and have fun!”
Ye Pianpian let out a soft sigh. “I’m honestly jealous that you can have so much fun so carefree. I’ve been so busy these past few days that my hair has practically turned white.”
Shen Chutang shot back, “I can’t tell. What I can see is that you’ve changed your hair color again.”
Ye Pianpian, her head crowned with vivid red hair, grinned and asked, “Well? How is it?”
“Beautiful.”
Abroad, Ye Pianpian was fairly well known as a talented fashion designer, while Zhao Xiangyu was tall and long-legged, serving as her exclusive model.
She had originally wanted Shen Chutang to model for her as well, but Shen Chutang disliked standing on a runway every day while people stared at her. She would also have had to strictly control her diet to avoid gaining weight. There was no way she was willing to suffer like that.
Ye Pianpian gave a cheeky grin, then sighed in frustration. “I’m planning to hold a fashion show after coming back this time, but I still haven’t found a suitable venue.”
Zhao Xiangyu spoke up. “It’s not that you haven’t found one. You found a venue that would be perfect, but they simply refuse to lend it to you.”
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