Chapter 761: Chapter 272: Lights On or Off?
The morning sun slowly rose from the distant horizon, and the dawn lifted the curtain of night, ushering in another bright and magnificent morning.
By the West Lake, a spring breeze caressed the surface, dispersing the mist in wisps, while the willows on the shore gently swayed their tender green branches.
A courtyard by the lake.
Qiu Wen rubbed her aching head as she woke up.
She had a dream last night.
Dreamed of having a very lively and adorable son.
He was even smarter than she was, but from a young age, he was unruly and naughty, not very obedient.
He insisted on eating fried dough sticks with soy milk; otherwise, he wouldn’t drink it.
As soon as he started school, he became the little tyrant of the kindergarten, surrounded by a large group of female playmates, and even proudly told her when he got home that he had the most girlfriends in the kindergarten.
This made Qiu Wen very angry, wanting to spank him but also reluctant to do so.
Speaking of it, he kind of resembled someone.
Slightly more awake, she realized something.
She was only wearing her underwear, and her outer clothes and skirt had vanished.
Recalling the drunkenness from last night, many girls would be panic-stricken.
However, Qiu Wen was very calm.
After waking up, her intelligence had returned.
Su Zelin wasn’t that kind of person.
And she didn’t feel like she had been violated.
Getting up, she first checked the trash can.
Inside were a bunch of tissues, stained with some substance, but not of the male kind, rather vomit.
Looking again for her outer clothes, unable to find them in the bedroom, she had a thought, went to the bathroom, and opened the washing machine, sure enough seeing yesterday’s outer clothes and skirt inside, with traces of having been washed.
The towel in the bathroom was still a bit wet.
Last night, she had taken a shower as soon as she got home. In this weather, by now in the morning, it should have dried up, not to this level of dampness.
Someone had used it last night.
Though there were some memory blanks, through these clues, Qiu Wen basically understood what had happened.
She had gotten drunk last night and even vomited at home, possibly onto her clothes.
It was Su Zelin who helped clean up.
First, wiping off the mess with tissues, then wetting a towel to clean her face and hands and feet, then taking off the dirty clothes, throwing them into the washing machine on auto mode.
But there was a very important question.
Did he change my clothes directly?
Or did he turn off the lights first?
Qiu Wen wasn’t omnipotent; some things she couldn’t accurately deduce.
Su Zelin wouldn’t take advantage nor make a move on a girl he had no feelings for, but it didn’t exclude the possibility of getting a little eye candy or smooth-talking.
Let’s just say the likelihood of the second hypothesis is slightly higher...
After a simple wash, she changed into a set of clean new clothes.
On the way to the company, in the taxi, Qiu Wen tried hard to recall memories, faintly remembering some scattered fragments.
Her face turned red instantly.
I actually said that kind of thing.
So embarrassing!
She hurried to Dingsheng Mansion, walked into New Era’s headquarters.
"Good morning, Advisor Yan."
The receptionist Zhang Yuying greeted her, though a bit puzzled.
It had been over half a year since this exclusive business advisor to Director Su joined the company, always quite punctual at work, yet it was her first time being late.
"Good morning."
Qiu Wen nodded slightly to her before leaving the reception.
Watching her aloof figure, Zhang Yuying was quite envious.
So young and already holding such an important position in the company, truly a boundless future.
But she was astonishingly smart, not only a top student from Zhejiang University but also reportedly brought out dozens of certificates during her internship application, startling the HR colleagues, leading Director Su to personally arrange her position, and she became a business advisor directly.
Unlike herself, just a college student, able to show only a standard Mandarin certificate, likely destined to be a receptionist for life, fortunately, the reception at New Era still had decent perks.
Walking into her own exclusive office, Qiu Wen found a breakfast on her desk.
She was slightly startled, then thought of something.
He bought it.
That guy knew I would likely be late today because of being drunk, and I am someone who values time, certainly wouldn’t have time for breakfast, so he helped buy it ready.
The breakfast was simple: a portion of steamed buns, a cup of soy milk, and... a fried dough stick.
After vomiting last night, her stomach was empty, and now Qiu Wen was indeed hungry, so she started eating.
The soy milk was still a bit warm, just the right temperature.
"Hmm, soy milk contains nutritional substances like cysteine, plant proteins, which help in sobering up, alleviating the effects of drunkenness."
"Cysteine, as an amino acid substance, accelerates the breakdown and transformation of ethanol in the digestive tract, promoting its expulsion from the body."
"Plant proteins help form a protective layer on the surface mucosa tissues in the stomach and intestines, reducing the irritation of alcohol to the gastrointestinal mucosa, alleviating and improving bloating and pain caused by drinking."
"..."
Qiu Wen habitually analyzed this in secret, then took a few sips.
Her stomach soon felt much better, and her slightly dizzy head seemed to be completely clear now.
After eating a few steamed buns, her gaze fell on that long fried dough stick, undecided.
Since childhood, her mother wouldn’t let her touch such junk food.
However, tempted by this devil Su Zelin, she actually wanted to open Pandora’s box.
After a moment of indecision, she made a decision.
One bite, I’ll just try one bite.
Her slender hand slowly brought that fried dough stick to her small cherry mouth.
Even a breakfast not unfamiliar to children, yet to Qiu Wen, it was filled with novelty.