Qin Shiyun was taken aback and blurted out, "Isn't it for the money?"
"Hehe, in your eyes, is money all-powerful? Can it solve all problems?" Ning Chuan responded with a counter-question.
Ning Chuan's question furrowed Qin Shiyun's brow, and she fell into deep thought.
Unconsciously, she picked up her wine glass and drank more than half of the beer.
Is money all-powerful?
Can money solve all problems?
At least for Qin Shiyun, money wasn't all-powerful and couldn't solve all problems.
If money were all-powerful and could solve all problems, she wouldn't have ended up in her current situation.
To avoid being treated as a marriage tool by her family, she made a bet with her family and came to Jiangcheng alone, establishing Mei Company from scratch without relying on any family support.
"Money isn't all-powerful, but without it, you're powerless."
"Although money can't solve all problems, it can solve the majority of them; although money can't solve all people, it can solve the majority of them."
Qin Shiyun finally spoke slowly.
"Hehe, you understand it quite well, but do you think I'm someone who can be bought with money?" Ning Chuan raised his wine glass and finished it in one gulp.
"I'm sorry, I misjudged you. I'll punish myself with three more cups," Ning Chuan said.
Qin Shiyun readily agreed, picked up the bottle, poured the drinks, and downed three more cups.
After consuming three cups of alcohol, Qin Shiyun's cheeks turned pink, and a sense of melancholy surged within her.
Qin Shiyun took the initiative to open another bottle of beer and took several sips, already feeling a bit intoxicated. She began to speak emotionally:
"Do you know that I regarded Li Qiushui as my successor? Mei Company was just a bet I made with my family. If Mei Company could go public within a month, I would win the bet. By then, I wouldn't have to become a tool like those women from influential families... I originally planned to hand over Mei Company to Li Qiushui to manage..."
"Who would have thought that she would betray me?"
"And Li Chuang, Zhang Yong... I personally hired them for the company! I have never mistreated them!"
"Why did they betray me? Simply for money!"
"They... are part of the majority who can be swayed by money!"
"The thing I, Qin Shiyun, hate the most in my life is betrayal..."
As Qin Shiyun spoke, she continued to drink, quickly finishing another bottle. Her cheeks were now rosy, and even her neck turned pink.
"Um... how about we stop here for tonight? Don't drink anymore, or you'll get drunk," Ning Chuan furrowed his brow slightly.
Qin Shiyun perfectly displayed the process of a woman drinking:
At first, she didn't want to drink. Then she reluctantly drank. Next, she drank willingly.
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Finally... she insisted on drinking even when advised against it.
As expected, Qin Shiyun waved her hand, picked up another bottle, and filled her glass in front of her.
"Ning Chuan, even though you're just a bodyguard, I'm glad you weren't swayed by money. I'm glad... can you protect me in the future?"
"Protect me... please don't betray me... I feel at ease with you..."
"If you betray me... I'll be so disappointed..."
"Come... let's drink some more..."
After two more drinks, Qin
Shiyun started to ramble incoherently, her voice growing louder, and finally collapsed on the table.
Ning Chuan felt a little helpless.
If he had known that Qin Shiyun would get drunk so easily, he wouldn't have let her drink.
After drinking, Ning Chuan couldn't drive, so he called a designated driver and drove Qin Shiyun's Maserati towards Tang Yuechan's villa.
Ning Chuan helped the drunk Qin Shiyun sit in the back seat, but she leaned over and ended up resting her head on his lap.
Because she was drunk, she kept making "mmhmm" sounds.
This obviously led the driver in the front to misunderstand.
Looking at Ning Chuan's face through the rearview mirror, the driver's expression was filled with envy and jealousy.
The car arrived outside Tang Yuechan's villa, and the driver got out and left.
Ning Chuan was about to help Qin Shiyun out of the car, but she tightly wrapped her hands around his waist, burying her head on his lap and murmuring, "Don't move, I want to sleep a little longer, don't move..."
Actually, Ning Chuan didn't want to move either.
The warmth of Qin Shiyun's breath made his legs feel warm and slightly numb, and there was even a faint electric sensation.
Ning Chuan was no novice, but the current situation was somewhat difficult to handle!
Qin Shiyun, the beautiful CEO who was usually as cold and alluring as an iceberg, now appeared tender and helpless like a woman. It was hard for people not to feel a desire to conquer her.
"Although it's tempting, I can still resist. After all, I have my own bottom line."
Ning Chuan shook his head. He didn't reject mature women, except when they were the mission objective.
Smack!
Ning Chuan slapped Qin Shiyun's buttocks and said, "Wake up, I'll carry you to your room to sleep."
"Mmm..."
With a slap on her buttocks, Qin Shiyun drowsily opened her eyes and realized that she was leaning on Ning Chuan. Feeling it was inappropriate, she struggled and tried to sit up.
But her whole body was weak, and as her head reached halfway up, it fell heavily onto Ning Chuan's leg.
Hiss...
Ning Chuan took a deep breath.
"If you break it, you won't be able to afford the consequences!"
Ning Chuan said angrily, then carried Qin Shiyun horizontally and got out of the car.
Fortunately, Tang Yuechan's villa gate had fingerprint recognition, so Ning Chuan grabbed Qin Shiyun's thumb and pressed it on the doorknob, opening the door.
The villa was empty, obviously Tang Yuechan wasn't there, so Ning Chuan had no choice but to carry Qin Shiyun upstairs to her bedroom.
After placing Qin Shiyun on the bed and covering her with the blanket, Ning Chuan was about to leave.
But Qin Shiyun, in a dazed state, opened the blanket, stretched out her hands, and grabbed Ning Chuan's arm, refusing to let go.
Helplessly, Ning Chuan sat on the edge of the bed, planning to leave after Qin Shiyun fell asleep.
But unexpectedly, the intoxicated Qin Shiyun kept moving restlessly.
She held Ning Chuan's arm tightly and curled up, instinctively trying to find something to hold onto with her legs.
In the end, she ended up tightly gripping Ning Chuan's arms with both her hands and legs, like a baby lacking a sense of security, desperately holding onto something that made her feel safe.
Being tightly held like this by Qin Shiyun, the touch on his arms made Ning Chuan lose his composure.
"You woman, are you really tempting me?"
Ning Chuan pulled his hand away.
Qin Shiyun held on tightly and didn't let go.
"If you don't let go, then I might really give in. And if that happens, I hope you won't regret it."
Ning Chuan looked at the Qin Shiyun in front of him, and a flame of desire ignited in his heart, burning wildly.
"Mmm..."
As if hearing Ning Chuan's words, Qin Shiyun made a sound of acknowledgement.
Then, she held Ning Chuan's arms even tighter, pressing them closely to her chest.
"You... Are you provoking me?"
Ning Chuan became angry.
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