Chapter 46: Drinking Red Wine

“Awake…”

Nan Jiaojiao couldn’t see behind her, having uttered just one word, when her lower back hit the edge of the dining table.

She let out a low cry with the word “awake,” “I’m quite awake.”

Bo Yanching glanced over, “Why is there only one glass?”

“I don’t like drinking alcohol.”

She pointed to the wine cabinet filled with red wine, “It’s just for show, no one has ever come to drink it.”

“Not even Shen Shichu?” Bo Yanching asked meaningfully.

But in the current atmosphere, bringing up that person was somewhat of a buzzkill.

Nan Jiaojiao honestly replied, “I wouldn’t keep him overnight, nor would I give him any alcohol.”

Bo Yanching’s expression relaxed, his face softened a bit, “I’ll teach you.”

Nan Jiaojiao stopped him, “I’ve cooked steak, would you like some?”

Bo Yanching took a cursory look, his thin lips gradually curving into a helpless smile.

If she hadn’t said it was steak, the bloodied clump on the plate hardly looked like anything edible.

He had no plans to test for poison.

“I can’t eat, let’s drink some wine first.”

He picked up the decanter, gave it a shake to let the aroma diffuse a bit more, and then slowly poured it down from Nan Jiaojiao’s collarbone.

The red wine covered her entire body, its rich aroma lingering at the tip of her nose.

Nan Jiaojiao involuntarily shrank back, her hands bracing against the edge of the dining table behind her.

She didn’t brace herself well, and her palms were soaked with red wine.

She was about to turn her palms over to look when he grasped her chin, lifting it gently.

When she was kissed, Nan Jiaojiao stared with wide, dazed eyes.

The innocent and harmless look in her eyes gave Bo Yanching a twinge of guilt.

His hand on her waist lifted her to sit on the edge of the table.

Bo Yanching kissed her eyes tenderly and hoarsely whispered, “Good girl, close your eyes.”

She obediently complied, closing her eyes tightly.

This was an experience she had never had before, exhilarating and thrilling.

The red wine seemed to seep through her skin, her body glowing crimson under the light.

“It hurts…”

Bo Yanching raised his head, his hoarse voice mixed with heavy breathing, “Did I scratch you somewhere?”

Nan Jiaojiao looked at him helplessly, biting her lip, unable to speak.

Bo Yanching carried her off the table and walked towards the bedroom.

He lifted her skirt to glance at the wound between her legs and snorted, “Serves you right.”

As soon as he finished scolding her, his movement to lay her on the bed was very gentle.

Outside the window, the streetlights were hazy, with the autumn rain growing colder by the inch.

Inside, the room was enveloped in dim light, cozy and tender.

In the deep of night, Nan Jiaojiao opened her eyes and quietly slipped out of the man’s arms.

She went to the guest bathroom to take a shower, then put on a windbreaker and left the house.

Heading straight for the pier.

After what had happened earlier in the day, Shen Shichu was worried about more issues with the remaining goods and urged the partner to deliver that night.

He had to see them with his own eyes to feel at ease.

So he waited early at the pier, his car door open.

He stood at the front of his car, surrounded by a pile of cigarette butts at his feet.

Finally, around four in the morning, a ship slowly approached the dock.

Shen Shichu lit another cigarette and personally went aboard to check the goods.

“President Shen, the count is accurate.

Where should we transport these materials?”

Throughout the afternoon, the Gao Family and Lu Family had continued to pressure him.

Shen Shichu had already felt the pinch.

He dared not offend either, and it was clearly Lu Zhenzhen who had gone mad, deliberately riding a horse into the construction site to trample around.

Shen Shichu suffered heavy losses but still had to swallow the bitter pill.

But without the support of the Bo Family, even retaliating was a struggle.

His immediate concern was to secure this batch of lumber, fearing it would catch the attention of the Gao-Lu alliance.

“Where is the truck I had you prepare?” Shen Shichu asked.

The assistant glanced outside the ship, “It’s been ready.”

“Then drag it to the construction site.

Wait, clear out the basement garage of Shen’s house, and let’s store the materials there for now.”

The assistant was shocked, “These woods are expensive; storing them in a garage could risk moisture damage…”

Shen Shichu gave him a cold look, and the assistant immediately fell silent, then thought for a moment and suggested, “Isn’t the old Ye Family house located in the north of the city?

We could temporarily store the lumber there?”