Chapter 196: Unexpected

Chapter 196: Chapter 196: Unexpected

Hearing Jiang Fan’s somewhat tentative words, Li Muwan shot him a sidelong glance before opening the bottle of red wine.

"Oh, right. How come you didn’t go to the office today?"

"It’s rare to see you take a day off. Was it just to stay home and learn how to cook?"

Jiang Fan was just making small talk, so he asked casually.

"For... certain reasons, I don’t need to go to the office right now."

"Let the bullets fly a while longer."

Jiang Fan was taken aback by this baffling statement.

"What bullets? What ’fly a while longer’?"

"Don’t you worry about it. Let’s just eat for now."

Li Muwan clearly didn’t want to let anything spoil her good mood.

Since she was unwilling to say more, Jiang Fan didn’t press her. The red wine was excellent.

Paired with the meal, he ate with great enjoyment.

As they kept drinking, the two of them finished off an entire bottle of red wine.

At some point, the two, who had been sitting opposite each other, were now on the sofa.

Pressed tightly against each other.

Jiang Fan was slurring his words, telling her something.

Li Muwan’s gaze toward him actually held a trace of adoration.

The more they talked, the closer they got. Their hands intertwined, and Li Muwan was practically about to snuggle into his arms.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

Just then, a knock unexpectedly sounded from the door.

"Mu Wan, is Jiang Fan with you?"

Hearing the familiar voice, they both froze, the shock sobering them up considerably.

"Sun Yanzi???"

Li Muwan, fighting her drunkenness, glared fiercely at Jiang Fan. "Scumbag!"

’How am I a scumbag? What the hell does this have to do with me? I didn’t do anything!!!’

Jiang Fan also immediately stood up, looking extremely wronged.

She thought about how he had just been getting handsy with her, and then she thought about Sun Yanzi standing outside the door, looking for him.

SLAP.

Li Muwan was suddenly overwhelmed with anger and slapped Jiang Fan across the face.

Jiang Fan was completely stunned by her slap.

"Are you crazy? Why the fuck did you hit me?"

Jiang Fan rubbed his face and couldn’t help but roar in anger.

But by then, Li Muwan had already succumbed to her drunkenness and collapsed onto the sofa.

"Crazy woman!"

Jiang Fan cursed, then turned, pulled open the door, and walked out.

He was just in time to see Sun Yanzi at the door.

"You two were drinking?"

"Is Mu Wan okay?"

Sun Yanzi craned her neck to look inside.

"She’s fine."

Jiang Fan shook his head. "How did you know I was here?"

"I was coming home from work just now, and as I passed by the door, I heard you two talking."

"And you were both slurring your words a bit. It sounded like you were drunk."

Jiang Fan’s legs went weak, and he nearly fell to the ground, but luckily Sun Yanzi caught him in time.

"How much did you drink?"

She asked, her brows tightly furrowed.

"Not that much. Let’s go. I’m going home to sleep for a bit."

His cheek still stung. If his face didn’t get red when he drank, the handprint would probably be very obvious.

"Okay. Is Mu Wan alright?"

Sun Yanzi was still worried.

But this time, Jiang Fan didn’t answer. He simply pulled Li Muwan’s door shut.

The red wine had a strong kick. After getting home, he didn’t even wash his face and just flopped onto the bed and fell asleep.

Seeing him like this, Sun Yanzi sighed. She got some warm water to wipe his face and body, and she even took off his shoes and washed his feet.

Luckily, it was summer, and he wasn’t wearing much. She left him in his underwear and tucked him into bed.

After she was done with everything, Sun Yanzi wiped the fine beads of sweat from her forehead.

Gazing at Jiang Fan sleeping soundly, she paused for a moment before a warm smile graced her lips.

She liked this feeling.

No pressure, no burdens, just the warmth of daily life.

She was certain she had fallen for the man before her.

It was just that this man didn’t seem to have realized it yet.

But she didn’t plan on revealing it. The way things were now was good enough. She knew her own situation.

After all, none of the women around this man were people a divorcée like her could compare to.

Yin Ruxue, Li Muwan...

The thought of them was enough to make one despair.

She could clearly sense that those other women all had feelings for him.

It was just that the man was too dense to have noticed it himself.

At this thought, Sun Yanzi sighed softly and turned to go wash up.

Jiang Fan slept very comfortably, all the way until the sun was high in the sky.

When he sat up in bed, he subconsciously reached for the side but didn’t feel the familiar figure he was used to.

Turning his head, he found he was alone in the room.

Stretching, he walked over to the dining table. Just as he expected, a sticky note was there, and breakfast was laid out on the table.

"I went to work. I’ve prepared breakfast for you, remember to eat."

"Also, there’s honey water ready in the kitchen. Pour yourself some; it will help with the headache."

The elegant handwriting on the notes warmed Jiang Fan’s heart.

He rubbed his temples. As for what happened yesterday, he could only remember things before they started drinking.

After that, he seemed to vaguely recall being slapped by Li Muwan.

But he simply couldn’t figure out why he had been slapped.

He subconsciously rubbed his cheek.

After washing up, he sat at the dining table and started eating breakfast, showing no intention of going to the office.

Even though it was already 10 AM.

DING.

He was engrossed in scrolling through videos when a WeChat message suddenly came through.

It was from Li Muwan.

"Come to the company. Quickly!"

Just those five simple words.

Jiang Fan really wanted to throw his phone down and ignore her completely.

After hesitating for a moment, he stuffed the last steamed bun into his mouth, and ultimately grabbed his keys and drove to the company.

The main reason was that he wanted to ask what exactly happened yesterday. Plus, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

Just as he parked his car, Jiang Fan turned his head and saw Su Qingci.

Jiang Fan had zero goodwill for this woman.

He shot her a cold glance and turned to walk away.

"Jiang Fan, what is the meaning of this??"

"You’re not worthy of Xue, you know that?"