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Chapter 56: 056 Image deteriorates_1 Chapter 56: 056 Image deteriorates_1 Such an attractive and energetic girl was just to his taste. “Miss Lin, do you have a boyfriend?”

“Why would you ask that?” The words ‘boyfriend’ couldn’t bring her any joy, only suppressed pain and awkwardness.

The suppressed pain was because of Song Yichen, and the awkwardness was because of Qin Muchuan sitting opposite her.

Su Yueze raised his eyebrows, speaking casually. “Just asking, we’re sitting together, that makes us friends, right?”

“Friends? Can we be friends?” Lin Xiangwan asked uncertainly.

“Of course!” Su Yueze’s eyes widened. “Do you think I, Su Yueze, am the type to have meals with anyone I meet?”

Lin Xiangwan immediately thought: ‘Can you help me rescue Ji Sen? Since we’re friends.’

But, they had just met, and it would be inappropriate to immediately ask him for such a big favor.

Besides, it was still unclear who he really was.

Certainly, he mustn’t be too bad—given the kind of person Qin Muchuan was, anyone who dined with him surely couldn’t be that awful either.

Lin Xiangwan picked up a bottle of alcohol and poured Su Yueze a glass of White Wine. “Okay then, I’ll take your words seriously and remember them, Mr. Su. Don’t forget that one day I might need your assistance, and when that time comes, you must treat me as a friend!”

Su Yueze chuckled and clinked his glass with hers. “What are you saying? I am definitely not that kind of person!”

After speaking, he downed the glass of White Wine.

Lin Xiangwan feigned surprise. “All finished?”

“Yup!” Su Yueze turned his cup upside down. Not a drop of White Wine fell.

“Well, then I’ll finish mine too!” Without any second thought, Lin Xiangwan swallowed her glass of White Wine whole.

Su Yueze and Qin Muchuan were stunned, particularly Qin Muchuan who showed a disapproving expression. Lin Xiangwan’s image in his heart plummeted yet again!

Su Yueze, on the other hand, looked impressed, his impression of Lin Xiangwan significantly improved. “I didn’t expect Miss Lin to be so straightforward. I love straightforward women!”

“Hehe…” Lin Xiangwan remained unfluttered, a glass of 52-degree White Wine was nothing for her!

She didn’t know why but she had discovered from a young age that drinking White Wine was as easy for her as drinking water!

Su Yueze became more interested in her and asked enthusiastically, “Miss Lin, where did you graduate from? Why not come to work at our company? I’ll give you a high salary!”

Lin Xiangwan lightly smiled. “Are you offering me a job to accompany you for drinks? If that’s the case, then Mr. Su, you’re looking down on me. I can’t accept this offer!”

“Then what kind of job do you want to do, tell me!” Su Yueze became increasingly interested in her.

Wanting to avoid the topic, Lin Xiangwan raised her glass. “Come, let’s drink!”

“Come!”

With such a substantial drinking capacity, Su Yueze drank merrily.

Seeing Lin Xiangwan down half a glass in one go, Qin Muchuan knitted his brows even tighter. “Are you going to continue drinking like this? It’s not good. Many girls have been taken advantage of after getting drunk!”

Lin Xiangwan gave him a glance and replied mockingly. “Mr. Qin, you’re meddling too much! Firstly, I am not your employee. Secondly, I am not your friend. Thirdly, I am not a member of your family!”

Qin Muchuan also felt that he had overstepped, why was he concerned about her in the first place? Her mocking words weren’t unjust. “Of course, it seems like I do meddle too much. Perhaps you can’t wait to get taken advantage of!”

He had to label her that way—disreputable? Lin Xiangwan was feeling upset. “Yes, you’re right. I can’t wait for a man to want me, for I don’t have a boyfriend. Is there anything wrong with that?”

“How about I become your boyfriend?” Su Yueze asked, his eyes glowing.

‘He’s only known me for a few hours and already wants to be in a romantic relationship. This man is rather frivolous.’

Lin Xiangwan tactfully declined, “I’m not a beauty, so I don’t have the advantage of being the girlfriend of a handsome guy. Mr. Su, you’re way too handsome; I dare not entertain such thoughts!”

Su Yueze laughed and began to pour Lin Xiangwan another drink. “You haven’t drunk enough yet. Once you do, you’ll entertain such thoughts!”

Lin Xiangwan looked at the alcohol in the glass. She was indeed sick of it, yet she needed to establish connections and needed someone like Su Yueze to help Ji Sen.

Offending him was absolutely not an option.

It was inevitable that she had to drink the alcohol, even when she didn’t feel like it.

Lin Xiangwan picked up the glass and smiled. “Mr. Su, even if I drink more, I wouldn’t have inappropriate thoughts about you. I genuinely thank you. If it weren’t for you tonight, I might have ended up with a broken arm or a detached leg from that group of men!”

As she spoke, she also glanced at Qin Muchuan.

Qin Muchuan had no expressions, as if nothing had happened.

Su Yueze laughed cheekily, “If you really want to thank someone, thank yourself for being beautiful! I just love helping beautiful girls!”

Lin Xiangwan thought to herself: ‘This guy, Su Yueze, is shameless, to talk so brazenly like that!’

If there was no need to ask for his help, she’d like to smother his face with the grilled skewers on the table.

Qin Muchuan glanced at the time. “I still need to make a call to Tongtong. I better get back to the hotel!”

Su Yueze, slightly inebriated, found it strange. ‘Make a call? Couldn’t he do that at the barbecue booth?’ “Can’t you wait a bit longer?”

“No, let’s go!”

“Brother Chuan, you’re ruining my good time!” Su Yueze grumbled in dissatisfaction.

“I said to leave now!”

“Let’s go then!” Su Yueze obediently turned to Lin Xiangwan. “That’s all for today, I’ll look for you another day!”

“It’s a deal then, Mr. Su!” Lin Xiangwan took this matter very seriously.

“Definitely!”

Once outside, Su Yueze, slurring his words a bit, said, “Brother Chuan, you didn’t drink, you drive. I’m a bit drunk!”

Without further discussion, Qin Muchuan took the keys.

Su Yueze sat next to Lin Xiangwan in the back seat, making her feel awkward as she shifted towards the car door.

The car smoothly joined the traffic flow. Perhaps because she’d been drinking, Lin Xiangwan stared at the man in the front seat with an unexplainable sense of sadness.

She couldn’t help but wonder, ‘What did I do wrong exactly? Why has his attitude towards me taken such a sharp turn for the worse?’

This feeling of rejection wasn’t because she liked him and he didn’t feel the same way. Instead, it hurt her pride, something everyone has.

Lin Xiangwan felt a sourness in her throat. She gradually lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers.

Su Yueze quietly observed the beauty next to him. Recently, women who captivated his attention had been few and far between. Watching a woman so peacefully was a rarity that one could enjoy.

But what exactly did she think of Qin Muchuan?

At this moment, a phone rang in the silent car. It was a call for Qin Muchuan—