C271 Drunkenness

Feeling Ye Anne's hand on her thigh, Qin Xu was talking to the boss of the Mountain River Insurance, his movements first paused for a bit, but very quickly he recovered as if nothing had happened. Throughout the entire process, he did not even glance at Ye Anne once.

After Ye Anne sat down beside Qin Xu, he smiled at the people around him kindly, as though he did not notice that his hand had touched Qin Xu.

As for the others at the dining table, they didn't notice the small movement between the two.

Although the boss of the Mountain River Insurance Company was somewhat unwilling to part with the company he had painstakingly established, he still liked Qin Xu's proposal very much. Furthermore, the price that he paid with his Qin’s was also fair, so overall, he was still very grateful to Qin Xu.

Therefore, he was especially warm to Qin Xu at the dining table.

Not only did he exhort Qin Xu to drink, after three rounds, he also urged him to drink, "Anne, quickly pour some wine for Director Qin and thank him well. It was all thanks to him this time, that the thousands of employees in our company did not lose their jobs."

This was what Qin Xu had promised him in the purchase case. After the acquisition, he would retain his position as a staff member and would not cut any jobs within a year.

Shan He's boss was guilty of not being able to keep working for nearly a year and his salary was not paid in a timely manner, so when Qin’s was purchased, he made a request for the placement of the staff.

Qin Xu agreed to his request quickly and cleanly.

This was also the reason why the cooperation between the two sides was so smooth.

Ye Anne who was at the side heard the boss call out his name and quickly understood what he meant.

She then raised her own cup and said to Qin Xu: "Director Qin, thank you very much for agreeing to let Shan He's employees. Let me toast you with this wine."

But when Qin Xu heard her, he glanced at her indifferently, and did not pick up the cup in front of her.

Ye Anne raised her wine cup, but the person she was drinking with did not react, the atmosphere immediately became awkward.

Although he didn't know how Ye Anne offended Qin Xu, when he saw that the atmosphere at the dining table had frozen over, he was about to open his mouth to smooth things over when Qin Xu opened his mouth first.

Qin Xu slowly said: "There's no need to be so polite. After the acquisition, Shan He's employees were all employees of Qin’s, so I will naturally take responsibility for their work."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand to pick up the cup in front of him and took a small symbolic sip.

According to the culture on the domestic table, Qin Xu had only taken a sip just now, and it was more or less full of contempt.

But Ye Anne didn't seem to be aware of it, she smiled at Qin Xu, and then drank the last of the wine.

No matter what, Qin Xu agreed to Ye Anne's toast and the atmosphere around the table eased up once again. Adding on to that, the owner of Mountain River Insurance was a man with a long sleeve and dancing skills, and he very quickly led the way, allowing the people at the table to forget about this unhappy episode.

Originally, during the meeting, Qin Xu seemed to be very pleased with Ye Anne's words, so when they had entered the restaurant's private room earlier, he had specially arranged for Ye Anne to sit next to Qin Xu. Unexpectedly, however, in the blink of an eye, Qin Xu seemed to have started to dislike Ye Anne.

Although he did not know what had happened in the process, that was because he did not dare to bring up the matter of Ye Anne toasting Qin Xu anymore.

He was even considering if he should take advantage of when everyone was not paying attention to him and secretly switch seats with Ye Anne. Otherwise, if he were to anger Qin Xu again, the contract he signed would be annulled.

But just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard Qin Xu and Ye Anne conversing, and it was Qin Xu who spoke to Ye Anne first.

Hearing the two of them talking, Qin Xu was clearly still interested in Ye Anne. That toast earlier, was most likely because this little Director Qin was just deliberately holding it back.

Since Qin Xu did not really dislike Ye Anne, there was naturally no need to change seats. The boss of the Mountain River Insurance turned around and called for the other higher ups of the Qin’s …

At this time, a few rounds of wine had already been drank from the table, and under the effect of the alcohol, all the people present slowly became excited. Adding to that, Shan He's boss knew how to stir up the atmosphere, making the table become more and more lively, causing no one to notice that Qin Xu was talking to Ye Anne.

Qin Xu kissed Ye Anne on the back: "Miss Ye seems to have a good tolerance for alcohol?"

He was referring to the matter of Ye Anne gulping down a full cup of red wine.

Ye Anne smiled at Qin Xu again, as though she was afraid that the dining table would be too lively, and Qin Xu would not be able to hear her words, thus she leaned towards Qin Xu on purpose and whispered into his ear: "Actually, my alcohol tolerance isn't good, but I like drinking with Director Qin."

When Ye Anne was speaking, she was really too close to Qin Xu, so close that Qin Xu could almost feel the aura that was sprayed beside his ears when she was speaking.

In fact, when Ye Anne's lips were opened and closed, he had even asked her about the faint fruity aroma of the red wine in her mouth.

But very quickly, Ye Anne finished speaking and sat back down on her seat obediently.

Qin Xu knitted his brows and sized her up. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether what she had said just now was unintentional, or was she purposely provoking him …

He even thought of the moment when Ye Anne had sat down, when she had touched his thigh … His frown deepened.

But Ye Anne acted as if she did not see Qin Xu's frown, and she quickly got herself another cup of wine, raising her own cup to signal Qin Xu, and then raised her head and drained the wine in her cup.

After she finished drinking, she intentionally raised her eyebrows at Qin Xu: "Drinking with Director Qin, I don't mind drinking too much."

After saying that, she giggled.

It was only then that Qin Xu noticed the erratic movements in her eyes. He was actually drunk.

She was actually drunk. Then when she spoke to him earlier, she intentionally approached him. It wasn't on purpose …

Thinking about it, Qin Xu's brows relaxed.

Although he had a good impression of Ye Anne, but that did not mean that he liked to be seduced by others.

Knowing that Ye Anne was just drunk and not trying to seduce him, Qin Xu finally stopped resisting Ye Anne.

In the blink of an eye, he saw that Ye Anne had actually brought him another cup of wine to drink, so he reached out to stop her, "You're drunk."

"I can still drink." Ye Anne raised her head and looked at Qin Xu with wet eyes.

People would have different reactions when they were drunk. Some people went insane from alcohol, while some people remained quiet and obedient. Ye Anne belonged to the latter.

Not only was she "obedient" to the point where Qin Xu didn't even notice that she was drunk immediately, the drunk her had an extra bit of childlike innocence.

When she raised her head to look at Qin Xu for his accusation, Qin Xu actually felt that she was a little cute.

Without any warning, Qin Xu's chest was once again provoked.

Instead, he gave her a cup of black tea and said, "Then you drink this. This taste is even better than the one just now."

Ye Anne was probably drunk to the point that she actually started to drink the black tea as though it was red wine.

After drinking two mouthfuls, she savored the taste and said to Qin Xu with a silly smile, "This red wine is really better to drink."

Qin Xu was infected by her silly look and couldn't help but laugh: "Drink more if you want to."

"Yes." Ye Anne vigorously nodded her head.

Boss Shan He, who was beside Ye Anne, greeted the others at the table while listening in on the conversation between Qin Xu and Ye Anne from time to time.

When he realized that Ye Anne was drunk, he had a little doubt in his heart — —

Ye Anne might not have had a lot of alcohol, but today was just too terrible. She had not even drank a few cups, yet she was already so drunk …

However, although Ye Anne was drunk, she obediently and coincidentally did not cause any trouble. On the contrary, she seemed to be more harmonious with Qin Xu.

Shan He's boss was relieved. After listening to these two sentences, he turned around and started chatting with someone else.

The guests were happy with the meal, and when the meal was over, they felt like they hadn't had enough.

However, this meal was still related to work, so even though everyone was having their fill, they did not drink too much. Counting them, Ye Anne was the only one who was really drunk.

However, since everyone had had a drink at the table, after the party had ended, the boss of Shanhe Insurance asked the waiters to take their seats one by one and arranged everyone properly.

Only Ye Anne, because she had drank too much, was unable to walk steadily. On the way out, she was supported by Shan He's boss.

When Qin Xu was getting on the carriage, he noticed that Boss Shan He's hand that was holding Ye Anne's waist slowly slipped to her waist and caressed it twice.

He was obviously trying to take advantage of Ye Anne, but because Ye Anne was drunk, his brain reacted slowly and he could only move forward to dodge the attack uncomfortably. However, he was quickly caught by Boss Shan He.

The other party was obviously taking advantage of Ye Anne.

Ye Anne was the personal help of Boss Shan He. This kind of unspoken rule in the offices, Qin Xu had heard and seen many of them, so when he saw this scene, although he was displeased, he did not plan to meddle in other people's business.

He got into the car, got into the back seat, fastened his seat belt, gave the driver the address, and said, "Drive."

The driver replied and started the car, slowly stepping on the throttle.

When the car he was riding drove past Boss Shan He and Ye Anne, Boss Shan He was coaxing Ye Anne to get on the car, but Ye Anne seemed to be unwilling.

Watching his car gradually drive away, Qin Xu's gaze was fixated on Boss Shan He and Ye Anne who were in the rearview mirror.

When he saw that Boss Shan He's hands were getting more and more irregular, he couldn't help but curse in a low voice. The substitute driver said, "Turn around and go back to the restaurant!"