Mr. Bo, Your Wife is Pregnant! - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Drinking Big Wine?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Zhuang Cainan clenched her fists as she saw a hint of tenderness in Bo Jingshen’s eyes when he noticed the woman sitting in the back row.

Why?

She was the one who had been by Bo Jingshen’s side for so long and watched his career grow from nothing.

Although she knew that this man was cold and indifferent, she firmly believed that as long as she persisted, she would be able to wait for him to open his heart.

Although she knew that this man was cold and indifferent, she firmly believed that as long as she persevered, he would eventually open his heart.

After all, he treated all women the same way, and she was at least his capable assistant, able to be close to him.

But overnight… everything changed?

As they were leaving, Jiang Li noticed the redness in Zhuang Cainan’s eyes and sighed, “Cainan, let it go.”

“Let it go?” Zhuang Cainan retorted, letting out a soft laugh. “How can I let it go? It’s been five years, countless days and nights of anticipation…”

Jiang Li shrugged, “But if all those days and nights were spent hoping for someone else in his heart, then they meant nothing to him. Just let it go.”

Although Second Young Master Jiang usually appeared carefree, he had moments of sharp insight. His words were piercingly accurate.

Before dinner, Su Lu received the address sent by Liu Qiming, Haitian Banquet, a renowned upscale seafood restaurant in Hai City.

Su Lu hesitated and didn’t respond to Liu Qiming.

In her heart, she held a small hope that if Bo Jingshen came to invite her for dinner, she wouldn’t need to attend Liu Qiming’s gathering.

However, as the evening grew darker, Bo Jingshen still hadn’t shown up.

“Sigh…” Su Lu let out a sigh, patting her face. “Forget it.”

She picked up her phone and replied to Liu Qiming, “I’ll come over.”

On the other end, Jiang Li stuck his head out again and looked past the washbasin-sized king crab on the table to Bo Jingshen. “Hey, if you don’t want to eat with me, why force yourself? Your expression is so ugly, it’s affecting my appetite.”

“Focus on your meal. Shut up,” Bo Jingshen calmly replied. He didn’t even look up as he casually fiddled with his phone.

Jiang Li clicked his tongue. “If you want to have dinner with her, don’t be temperamental. Just call her and invite her. If you’re too embarrassed to call, should I do it for you?”

“Mind your own business.”

His phone screen displayed Su Lu’s number, but he never made the call.

When she claimed of being the daughter of the Su family and the daughter-in-law of the Gu family, even though he knew that she was telling the truth, her words made Bo Jingshen very unhappy.

He was already unhappy! Did he have to take the initiative to invite her to dinner?

Zhuang Cainan walked in after finishing the call and sat down on the sofa beside Bo Jingshen. “Cheng Dongyu said he’s going to attend a dinner at Haitian Banquet and won’t be joining us.”

Zhuang Cainan had completely shed her previous sorrow and seemed to have returned to her usual state. She wiped her hands with a wet towel and started picking out the king crab leg meat for Bo Jingshen.

“Oh, let him be.” Bo Jingshen didn’t dial the number and locked the screen.

Cheng Dongyu was the person in charge of the flexible screen project and had a long-standing relationship with Bo Jingshen.

However, Su Lu had no idea about this. She genuinely hoped to have a conversation with the person in charge of this project.

Actually, after thinking about it carefully, Liu Qiming’s words were full of inaccuracies and omissions, but humans are prone to confusion when they care, so Su Lu believed him.

In the private room of the Haitian Banquet.

Glasses clinked.

To be honest, Su Lu had attended many of these dinners under Su Yukang’s arrangements. She had a decent tolerance for alcohol.

However, she couldn’t handle this level of drinking.

If she couldn’t see through Liu Qiming’s malicious intent, she would be a real fool.

Su Lu furrowed her brow and took a few sips of sobering soup. She raised her hand to press on her nose bridge and whispered, “President Liu, if you continue to be like this, I’ll drink the remaining alcohol as well and take my leave.”

“Hey, Little Lu, you’re being too formal. I’m just introducing you to some connections. Why do you make it sound like I’m intentionally forcing you to drink? When it comes to business negotiations, who doesn’t drink? It’s not your first time attending such a dinner party,” Liu Qiming said with an air of righteousness.

Su Lu glanced at him indifferently. Her gaze was icy, but she was a beautiful woman. Her pair of clear eyes, tinged with a hint of red from the alcohol, exuded a seductive charm even in her cold gaze.

Liu Qiming couldn’t help but swallow his saliva and reached out to grab her shoulder. ” Little Lu…”

Su Lu almost felt a shiver down her spine.

Before his hand could make contact, she quickly stood up, took a glass of red wine, and said, “I’ll talk to him myself. Once we’re done, I’ll leave.”

“Wait!” Liu Qiming couldn’t bear to let such a person slip away like this. He said, “Let me introduce you.”

Su Lu was led by Liu Qiming to a young man nearby. The young man, who had been immersed in his meal, raised his head.

“This is Mr. Cheng, the person in charge of the flexible screen project,” Liu Qiming said.

“Hello, Mr. Cheng,” Su Lu raised her glass to him.

Cheng Dongyu’s heart was in a panic.

“Uh… hello.”

“What should I do? What should I do?”

“Why hasn’t the boss come yet? If the boss finds out that I drank with his people, will he skin me alive?”

He still remembered the anger in Bo Jingshen’s cold voice when he called him.

“So, you’re saying she’s currently at your dinner party, getting drunk?!”

“Yeah, I’m at the Phoenix private room of the Haitian Banquet now. Boss, do you want to…” He hadn’t finished speaking when the other end of the phone hung up.

And now, Cheng Dongyu saw Su Lu raise her glass to him, and he felt as if he was being offered a cup of poisoned wine.

Cheng Dongyu said, “Uh, I decided not to drink.”

Liu Qiming smiled and said, “President Cheng, Little Lu is sincerely interested in understanding this project. If you don’t drink, it would be disrespectful to her…”

Cheng Dongyu was speechless and thought. “If I drink it, I’ll be disrespecting the boss! I think you want me to die!”

He frowned at Liu Qiming.

They had already reached this point, and even though Su Lu’s mind was somewhat muddled by the effects of alcohol, her earlier rationality and thoughts that fled due to concern had now come back, indicating that it was highly likely that Liu Qiming had deceived her, that old baldy…

Alcohol was supposed to embolden people, and Su Lu wasn’t that easily intimidated.

She boldly pulled out a chair and sat down next to Cheng Dongyu. “President Cheng, I’m Bosheng, Mr. Bo’s secretary. I genuinely want to understand this project.”

Cheng Dongyu’s eyes widened as he looked at Su Lu, then at Liu Qiming, and suddenly, he understood.

Had this baldy tricked her?

“So, you’re here on behalf of President Bo?” Cheng Dongyu asked.

Su Lu hesitated for a moment. Since Bo Jingshen wasn’t here, she pursed her lips and nodded confidently under the influence of alcohol. “Yes, working with Bosheng undoubtedly offers the best prospects for this project.”

Cheng Dongyu thought to himself, What a coincidence. I’m also here on behalf of President Bo.

However, he didn’t dare to speak up. Then, as he raised his gaze, he saw a tall man with a gloomy and cold handsome face entering through the door.