CHAPTER 273: CHAPTER 273 SEND HER TO THE HOTEL (1)

What’s with that expression, boss? Why do you look so gloomy? Are you upset that a beauty is feeling sad over another man?

Monk was filled with suspicion and his inquisitive little eyes unconsciously glanced over at Chu Chen. Unfortunately, his curious look was caught right away by Chu Chen’s sharp perception.

"What are you looking at? Change the song!" Chu Chen swept his gaze over, his sharp eyes like a knife slicing toward Monk, and coldly snapped!

Hehe, has the boss really fallen under the spell of the beautiful Ruanruan this time?

Monk was secretly amused, thinking that if their boss had a girlfriend, there would be no need for him to go on blind dates, and they wouldn’t have to endure "suffering" anymore.

Imagining the happy life ahead, Monk happily pressed the button to change the song. After skipping over the song, he pressed pause, and the room immediately fell silent.

"Sorry, I just remembered something, so I have to interrupt." Monk flashed a toothy grin and said with a silly smile.

"What’s so important? Can’t it wait?" One of Monk’s buddies was deeply engrossed in Ruan Pianran’s singing and was displeased by the sudden interruption, shouting discontentedly.

Monk was the closest to Chu Chen, and had been the only one to hear Chu Chen’s cold command. The others were too focused on Ruan Pianran’s beautiful singing to notice the small interaction between Chu Chen and Monk, so they didn’t know that Monk’s interruption was actually instructed by their boss.

"Ahem, I think it’s quite important and I want to say it now!" Monk cleared his throat, pretending to be serious.

"Spit it out then!" another buddy urged.

"Ahem ahem." Monk exchanged a quick look with his buddies before announcing, "It’s my birthday today!"

"....."

Has this damned monkey lost his mind, saying nonsense without even having drunk?

His birthday is clearly at the end of the year, yet he’s lying in front of the boss. Does he have a death wish?

The buddies felt a wave of cold sweat for Monk and simultaneously looked at Chu Chen. Seeing no expression on Chu Chen’s face, they wisely decided not to expose Monk’s lie.

"Sister-in-law, Miss Ruan, may I have a drink with you?" Monk opened a bottle of beer and smilingly asked Mi Jing and Ruan Pianran.

"Of course."

Mi Jing readily agreed and then clinked her beer bottle with Monk’s together with Ruan Pianran, both of them saying, "Happy Birthday."

"Thank you!"

With that, Monk gulped down the beer in a few seconds and, after putting down the bottle, suggested with a silly grin, "How about we play dice?" For the sake of the boss’s happiness for the rest of his life, he was willing to go all out! Monk thought dramatically, almost moved by his own noble sacrifice!

Clack clack clack!

In no time, the sound of dice rolling filled the room. Monk left his buddies behind and started playing with Mi Jing and Ruan Pianran.

Monk was skilled at reading people and playing mind games. Because of that, as they played for a while, he hardly drank, most of the time it was Ruan Pianran drinking.

"Monk, are you doing this on purpose? Why are you always picking on Ruanruan?" Seeing Ruan Pianran picking up her cup for the nth time, Mi Jing couldn’t hold back anymore. She glared at Monk’s thin face and demanded.

"I’m not!" Monk feigned innocence, looking pure and harmless, while thinking inwardly that he’d never admit it, not even under torture, that he was intentionally making Ruan Pianran drink.

"It’s okay, I can drink." Ruan Pianran came here with the intention to get drunk. Now that there was alcohol, she didn’t mind if Monk was doing it on purpose. She just wanted to get drunk, sleep it off, and temporarily forget about her worries!

"Then let’s continue." Since Ruanruan wanted to play, Mi Jing was happy to oblige. With that, the dice began clacking again, while the others quietly watched them play.

Ten minutes later, the room door opened and Shen Lingxing walked in. Monk immediately stopped the game and stood up with his buddies, greeting in unison, "Mr. Shen."

Shen Lingxing gave a slight nod and then walked straight to Mi Jing’s side, sitting next to her.

"It’s getting late, and we have other things to do. Sister-in-law, let’s play next time." Shen Lingxing was here, so Monk didn’t dare continue playing with Mi Jing. Besides, Ruan Pianran had drunk enough, and it was time for them to leave. So he put on a smiling face and politely said.

"Alright." Mi Jing responded softly while nodding.

"Let’s go then!"

After bidding farewell to Chu Chen and Shen Lingxing, Monk led his buddies out, restoring the room to its previous quiet state.

Sitting down, surrounded by a familiar presence, Mi Jing sat particularly upright, her heart beating nervously as the words she had said before leaving home replayed in her mind.

She had promised not to go to crowded places, but she ended up in a busy bar and to make things worse, she was caught red-handed by Shen Lingxing!

"I only had a little to drink." Mi Jing broke the silence, proactively explaining.

"Your friend seems a bit drunk. Are you still going to your parents’ house?" Shen Lingxing didn’t have the black face that Mi Jing had imagined. Instead, he gently inquired.

"Yes." Mi Jing nodded without hesitation. Her parents knew Ruanruan, and they were quite close. Staying at her parents’ place would be more comfortable for Ruanruan.

"It’s pretty late now, your parents are probably already asleep." Shen Lingxing calmly stated, implying that returning would disturb her parents’ rest.

Ruan Pianran was already quite drunk, feeling dizzy but still somewhat conscious. After listening to Mi Jing and Shen Lingxing’s conversation, she rubbed her temples and said, "There’s no need for that trouble; I’ll just stay at a hotel for the night."

"No way, you absolutely cannot stay at a hotel!" Mi Jing’s attitude was firm, her mind set on heading to confront An Mingyuan with Ruan Pianran the next day!

"But...but I want to stay at a hotel." Ruan Pianran’s eyes were blurry, her lips slightly pouted, unintentionally acting cute.

"No way, you..." Mi Jing disagreed, thinking that if there was a place for Ruanruan to stay, why should she go to a hotel!

"I just want to stay at a hotel! It’s decided then. If you have time tomorrow, we’ll meet up." With Mi Jing being so firm, Ruan Pianran stuck to her own resolve. If Mi Jing were still single, she wouldn’t mind troubling her, but now that Mi Jing was married, and Shen Lingxing had specially come to find her, she couldn’t be a third wheel and add to their trouble.

After speaking, Ruan Pianran wobbled as she stood up and staggered towards the door.

Mi Jing probably guessed Ruan Pianran’s concern. Seeing her walking unsteadily, she quickly stood up, "Ruanruan, walk slowly, wait... Ah!"

Before she could finish her sentence, Mi Jing suddenly let out a yelp and then gasped, lifting her right leg in pain!

"Sprained your ankle?"

Shen Lingxing had been watching Mi Jing the whole time. Thus, he clearly saw the moment her high heel twisted her ankle, and as soon as she cried out in pain, he quickly walked over to her side, concerned and nervous as he checked on her.