Ethan drove recklessly and they soon arrived at the Thompsons' house. John looked down at the little girl in his arms. Diana had already fallen asleep and looked like a cute little hamster, occasionally making a small noise while slightly opening her mouth.
John's gaze softened and he couldn't help but reach out to touch her chubby cheeks. But at that moment, Diana's phone suddenly rang. Colin's name was displayed on the screen.
"Colin?" John answered the phone, and before he could say anything, Colin's anxious voice came through.
"Diana, where are you?"
"It's me," John replied in a low voice.
Upon hearing John's voice, Colin was stunned for a few seconds before instinctively looking over at Andrew, who was sitting on the couch. Andrew was wearing a white suit, his legs crossed, holding a cup of coffee and stirring it gracefully with a spoon, exuding an elegant and refined temperament.
Seeing Colin's uneasy look, Andrew raised his head slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"
Colin took the phone away from his ear and whispered, "It's...John."
"Diana's still with him at this hour?" Andrew frowned and checked his watch.
Colin nodded, then picked up the phone again. "Mr. Matthews, where's Diana?"
"She's with me," John said, looking down at the little girl in his arms. "She's drunk. We're at the Thompsons' house."
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Colin hung up the phone with a snap and his expression became complicated. "Andrew, Diana...she's drunk."
Andrew paused his coffee drinking and looked at Colin. After a few seconds of silence, he slowly put down the cup and smiled, "Why are you panicking? Maybe she's not that drunk."
After speaking, Andrew and Colin fell silent once again. They knew better than anyone else about their little sister's drinking habits. When she was drunk, her intelligence plummeted to zero and she could go crazy. And here she was, with John.
Colin's hand holding the phone trembled slightly. Andrew stood up and adjusted his suit, then said in a calm voice, "Let's go take a look."
Seeing how composed Andrew was, Colin felt he might have overreacted a bit. But as they were about to leave, he suddenly realized something was amiss.
"Andrew, what are you carrying?"
"Nothing much, just some things for the guests we're about to meet."
Andrew reached out and grabbed the nunchucks he had bought for Diana earlier, but he found them uncomfortable and put them down. Then he picked up a wrench and gave it a swing.
It shouldn't cause something dangerous, maybe.
As they stepped out, they saw John walking towards the Thompson villa, carrying a half-conscious Diana in his arms. Colin rushed over to meet him.
"How much did she drink?" Colin frowned when he saw Diana slumped in John's arms.
"Half a bottle of red wine," John replied solemnly. He had not expected Diana's drinking capacity to be so poor.
And her taste in alcohol was even worse.
"Diana can't handle her liquor. One drink is her limit," Colin gave him a stern look. "Did she do anything strange tonight?"
There was a moment of silence, during which Andrew and Colin's hearts raced with anticipation.
Then John slowly replied, "What kind of strange things are you talking about?"
Andrew & Colin: ...There must be something strange had happend!
Andrew pushed his glasses up and said calmly, "Colin, take Diana back inside."
Colin nodded, then turned to John and held out his hand. "Mr. Matthews, give her to me."
John gazed at Diana's delicate sleeping face for a few seconds before finally responding in a deep voice, "Okay."
Colin was about to take over Diana when she suddenly woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she stretched out her arms and tightly hugged John's neck. "John..."
"Here," John lowered his head and looked fondly at her.
Diana wiggled her legs and suddenly smiled foolishly, "Come closer, you look even better!" She held John's face and laughed foolishly, "How can you be so handsome? You're so good-looking that I want to commit a crime!"
After saying that, she pouted and lightly kissed John's handsome face, then fell asleep again.
Andrew, who witnessed everything, felt like he was breaking apart with a visible vein popping on his forehead. He said in a low voice, "Colin."
Colin also snapped out of his shock and pulled Diana, who was in John's arms, towards him. He looked deeply at John and said, "Mr. Matthews, we'll be leaving now."
As Colin's hand left her, John felt like his heart was also empty. His eyes followed Diana, with his possessiveness clearly visible.
Andrew walked over and blocked John's view, smiling, "I'm sorry for the trouble we caused you today, Mr. Matthews."
"Little girl is my fiancée, there's no trouble," John said plainly.
Andrew pushed his glasses up and said, "Fiancée huh..."
"In any case, Diana is in our care now. Thank you for tonight," Andrew extended his hand, friendly towards John.
John looked at him skeptically and then extended his hand to lightly shake Andrew's. Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, Andrew suddenly said in a slow voice, "Mr. Matthews, it looks like your shoelace is undone."
John didn't move. He was wearing loafers, so he didn't have any shoelaces.
At the same time, something "clanged" down behind Andrew.
In the light of the street lamp, John saw what had fallen on the ground. It was a wrench.
Both of them were silent for a while.
Finally, John said plainly, "You dropped something."
"Oh, Mr. Matthews, you're joking. How can someone as refined as me carry such a crude thing like a wrench?" Andrew laughed with a beaming face.
John looked at him with cold eyes, filled with distrust.
Ethan stood by, his eye twitching.
He saw it clearly.
That wrench just now belonged to Andrew?!
It definitely did!
He saw it fall from Andrew's body with his own eyes!
If the boss had just lowered his head, that wrench would have fallen on his own boss's head, right?!
Could it be because of Diana's actions just now...
Ethan took a deep breath.
People who spoil their little sister too much are really scary!
"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first," John said as he released Andrew's hand in a calm tone.
"Have a safe trip," Andrew still exuded elegance.
After John's car disappeared into the night, Andrew finally bent down to pick up the wrench.
He rubbed his chin with his hand, lost in thought.
The wrench was too big.
He'll use a smaller one next time.
The next day.
The alarm clock went off for a while in the morning, and Diana woke up groggily.
She felt heavy-headed, as if she had been kicked by a donkey.
Rubbing her eyes, she opened them slightly, only to see a person sitting by her bed.
From the back, it looked like a man?!
"Oh my god!"
She was startled and instinctively kicked out.
Andrew was quick to catch Diana's ankle.
"Diana, it's me."
"Andrew?!"
Diana, with a messy hairdo, looked at him dazedly, "What are you doing here? Aren't you going to the company?"
"Not yet. Today, I'm taking you to the university," said Andrew softly.
After straightening his shirt that had not a single crease, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Diana, do you remember what happened last night?"
Last night?
Diana tilted her head back, her eyes gradually widening.
Last night...she was with John.
She remembered John playing the piano for her, and then she played for him in harmony.
But she couldn't quite remember what happened next...
"I had a pleasant time with John last night. Did something happen?" she said.
"Not...but promise me, Diana, you can't drink recklessly anymore, especially in front of the ice...cough, Mr. Matthews," said Andrew solemnly.
Diana rolled her eyes.
Ah, Andrew still had too much prejudice against John.
Actually, John was a very serious person!
Diana casually replied, "Okay, I got it."
Andrew breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that and walked out, "I'll be waiting downstairs for you."
Watching Andrew's departing figure, Diana rubbed her head. She felt like something had happened yesterday, but couldn't remember what it was.
Oh well, time to go to college.
She got up quickly and was about to freshen up when she suddenly noticed a delicate bracelet on her wrist.
This... was it a gift from John?
Diana's heart skipped a beat and she couldn't help feeling a little happy.
Ha, he still knows how to surprise me!
...
After breakfast, with Andrew's attentive escort, Diana arrived early in the classroom.
This morning they had a comprehensive science exam, and after it was over, they could relax for a while.
As soon as she walked into the classroom, everyone quieted down slightly and whispered amongst themselves.
What's going on?
Diana touched her nose.
Did something stick to her face?
"Hey, Diana, I heard you signed up to run for student representative this year?" Martin sat on his desk, looking at her teasingly.
When she heard the news yesterday, she didn't believe it.
But when she checked the voting page, there was her name, Diana!
She almost laughed out loud.
This idiot, even with a new image, she's still embarrassing!