Chapter 216 - 131: A Brief Encounter with Zhou Leads to a Lifetime of Regret_3

The bald guy at the dinner table seemed quite fond of stirring things up. Seeing the scene, he said, "Hey, Old Wan, since you two hit it off so well, why not become godfathers to each other."

"Great idea!"

A group of people started egging them on, but Wan Tao just smiled and remained silent.

Clearly, he wasn’t keen on the idea, and neither was Zhou Yuwen.

Who’d be sick enough to want to be someone else’s son.

Having a glass of wine with him was enough material for bragging later.

"Let’s add each other on WeChat," Wan Tao said, taking out his phone.

After they added each other on WeChat, Wan Tao said, "The Zhejiang Merchants Tea Association has events in Hefei and Suzhou, each with an exhibition."

He asked Zhou Yuwen if he was interested in doing the planning.

Old Wan had a sharp eye; he could see Zhou Yuwen’s talent and knew that having Zhou Yuwen do the planning would definitely be more cost-effective than the current planning company.

Zhou Yuwen declined without even thinking.

Wan Tao said, "Don’t be so quick to refuse. Do you know how much Mr. Gao made from this exhibition?"

When Wan Tao said this, it made Director Gao quite embarrassed.

Zhou Yuwen said, "How much Director Gao makes has nothing to do with me. I’m just here to give my classmates some experience; how much money we make doesn’t matter."

The crowd burst into laughter.

Director Gao also gave a forced smile.

Nevertheless, Wan Tao insisted on telling Zhou Yuwen, lifting three fingers, "Three hundred thousand, I gave your Mr. Gao three hundred thousand!"

Zhou Yuwen showed little emotion.

This left Wan Tao somewhat disappointed.

After having another drink with Zhou Yuwen, he finally lost interest.

When Zhou Yuwen returned to his seat, a few small business owners came over to chat with him for a bit, then went back to their own business.

Tao Tian said very little at the dinner table until the gathering was nearing its end. Then a few slightly drunk old men noticed such a beautiful girl, raised their glasses and said, "Here, let’s have a drink with little Zhou’s girlfriend."

Tao Tian hadn’t seen much of the world, so when someone toasted her, she stood up, ready to drink, but Zhou Yuwen stopped her.

Zhou Yuwen apologized to the toasting businessman with a smile and said, "Sorry, she can’t hold her liquor. How about I drink with you instead, Director Liu?"

Director Liu was somewhat unhappy, but since Zhou Yuwen was clearly valued by Wan Tao, he wasn’t foolish enough to make a scene in front of Wan Tao.

So he grinned and said, "That works, I’ll drink with young CEO Zhou."

After three rounds of drinks and five dishes, the group began lighting up cigarettes and passed one to Zhou Yuwen.

Zhou Yuwen hadn’t even had the chance to say he didn’t smoke when someone remarked, "How can a man possibly not know how to smoke?"

"You gotta learn somehow."

Zhou Yuwen had had quite a bit to drink and indeed felt a bit tipsy, but the room was getting too stuffy now.

Zhou Yuwen didn’t want to smoke.

"Not smoking?" Tao Tian asked.

Zhou Yuwen, looking at Tao Tian in front of him, maybe because of the alcohol, let his guard down a bit with senior Tao Tian and replied with a smile, "Keep it for me for now."

"Okay."

Actually, Zhou Yuwen was quite sober, but at this time, if he claimed he wasn’t drunk, others would definitely keep pouring him more drinks. That’s just how it is at these dinner tables; some people can’t stand to see others leave sober.

So Zhou Yuwen pretended to be drunk, half closing his eyes.

By around nine-thirty, a groggy Zhou Yuwen stood up, saying he couldn’t take it anymore and needed to get back to school.

Zhou Yuwen was an insignificant figure, and no one cared much; besides, they had already gotten him drunk, so everyone let Zhou Yuwen go back to rest.

Despite her efforts, Tao Tian, being a girl, couldn’t quite manage to support Zhou Yuwen, luckily an older lady helped her and brought Zhou Yuwen to the hotel entrance and hailed a taxi.@@novelbin@@

It was evident that the older lady truly liked Zhou Yuwen—as she helped Tao Tian get Zhou Yuwen into the cab.

Zhou Yuwen and Tao Tian took the back seat.

Upon opening the window, the breeze that blew in was quite sobering.

Zhou Yuwen wasn’t drunk, but he found the sensation of sprawling and getting hit by the wind very pleasant.

Outside the car, the older lady instructed Tao Tian, "When you get back, brew him a cup of honey water. You have honey water at home, right?"

Tao Tian took note of it all.

Once she got into the car, the driver started driving.

Tao Tian, looking at the drunken Zhou Yuwen, felt deeply sympathetic. She said, "Actually, I can hold my liquor quite well. You didn’t need to drink for me."

Zhou Yuwen asked, "What?"

Seeing Zhou Yuwen in such a drunken state, Tao Tian leaned closer and whispered in his ear once more.

At this moment, Tao Tian truly began to like Zhou Yuwen deep inside—gentle, considerate, capable—traits every woman would find appealing. Furthermore, from the demeanor everyone displayed towards Zhou Yuwen at the dinner table, it was remarkable for a eighteen-year-old like him to possess such capabilities.

Thus, during her interactions with Zhou Yuwen, Tao Tian intentionally did not keep a distance from him.

The back seat of the taxi was quite cramped to begin with.

So there she was, leaning against Zhou Yuwen, whispering sweet nothings in his ear, her head resting on his shoulder.

Zhou Yuwen found this amusing.

He too whispered into Tao Tian’s ear, "You took his drink, but what about the other drinks everyone offers you? Will you drink them?"

Tao Tian didn’t understand at first, and it only clicked after she puzzled it over.

With over a dozen men at the table, once Zhou Yuwen made a concession for Tao Tian, other men would certainly follow suit—who wouldn’t want to see a drunk beautiful woman?

It’s mainly because Director Wan was quite cultured; if Director Wan had started, even Zhou Yuwen couldn’t have stopped him.

Tao Tian naively responded, "That probably won’t happen, right?"

Zhou Yuwen scoffed and said nothing, turning his head to look out of the window.

The night scene of Jinling was beautiful, especially viewed from the elevated perspective.

However, Zhou Yuwen’s action hurt Tao Tian’s pride a bit.

Even though she was the senior from the literature department, why did she feel like a child in front of Zhou Yuwen?

In a fit of pique, she flung herself into Zhou Yuwen’s arms.

She spoke resentfully into Zhou Yuwen’s ear, "Can you not treat me like a child?"

Zhou Yuwen glanced at her and said, "Aren’t you just a child?" Your adventure continues at NovelBin.Côm

His words made Tao Tian even angrier, "I really want to bite you!"

She whispered this into Zhou Yuwen’s ear and after saying it, Tao Tian mustered unprecedented courage and actually bit Zhou Yuwen’s earlobe.

In the cramped backseat of the taxi, Tao Tian was now wholly nestled in Zhou Yuwen’s embrace, her arms even wrapped around his waist, lying against him while Zhou Yuwen didn’t say anything, just turning his head to look at the nightscape outside.

"So you don’t want to look at me at all?" Tao Tian’s voice was soft, and she was still wearing the slip dress from earlier, covered by a loose sweater.

Actually, when she snuggled up against Zhou Yuwen, the sweater loosened a bit and the strap of the dress wrinkled, given her ample figure, like this in Zhou Yuwen’s arm.

It meant that Zhou Yuwen, just by looking down, could see everything clearly and feel even more.

Tao Tian was well aware of their current posture, but it was all intentional.

She was already captivated by Zhou Yuwen’s charm.

Under the dim light, her eyes sparkled slightly with desire as she looked longingly at Zhou Yuwen’s face turned away, wishing he would just look down at her.