Chapter 21

Hotpot

Xi Wan nodded. “That’s fine too. You can stay here with us, too—you’re right in that it’s more interesting to eat hotpot together rather than by oneself.”

She didn’t give Zhang Wen a chance to refuse. She got up and went to the study to look for Su Xun’s room.

At this time, Su Xun was browsing through the company’s various data when he heard a knock on the door. He immediately became vigilant.

When the door opened and he saw Xi Wan standing outside, he thought to himself, “Is she going to take action so soon in this life?”

Although he had all sorts of thoughts storming in his mind, Su Xun appeared very calm on the surface. “What is it? ”

Xi Wan smiled and asked, “Zhang Wen and I are about to eat hotpot together. Do you want to join us?”

Su Xun subconsciously wanted to refuse, but then his mind finally processed the “Zhang Wen and I” part that Xi Wan had said.

He furrowed his brows. Was she planning to start with the people around him to gain their trust so that she could slowly infiltrate the company and obtain the company’s internal information?

“Fine. I’ll go with you,” Su Xun said firmly.

It was just hotpot.There was nothing to be afraid of. He just wanted to clearly see what Xi Wan was up to.

Therefore, when Su Xun appeared at the dining table, Zhang Wen was dumbfounded.

He’d always silently imagined that the boss really treated the Young Madam differently. It seemed that it was to the point that he was even willing to eat things that he usually didn’t like to eat.

At the dining table, Xi Wan rubbed her hands in anticipation. “Can you eat spicy food?” she asked.

“I can, but the boss can’t—”

“Yes,” Su Xun replied.

After saying that, the two of them looked at each other.

Zhang Wen was momentarily stunned. For as long as he could remember, his boss never ate spicy food, but he didn’t dare to question him in front of Xi Wan; it would make him seem unprofessional.

“Yes, indeed. The boss can eat spicy food now.”

Su Xun looked at him with a strange expression.

Xi Wan was so focused on the hotpot that she did not notice the tension between the two of them. She put the ingredients in and asked out of habit, “Do you need me to help you make the dipping sauce?”

Looking at Xi Wan’s enthusiasm, Su Xun thought to himself, “It’s a good thing that I followed her down. As expected, this woman wants to adopt a gentle policy. She’s obviously expressing her goodwill now. I definitely won’t give her a chance!”

Su Xun shook his head. “No need. I’ll do it myself.”

Zhang Wen naturally did not dare to let Xi Wan help him, so he quickly did it himself.

Seeing this, Xi Wan poured herself a glass of red wine. She had always wanted to try drinking red wine while eating hotpot.

After some thought, Xi Wan poured out a glass for Su Xun and Zhang Wen each. Since they were already eating hotpot together, it only made sense that they would also be drinking wine together. Drinking alone would be boring, after all.

“This is our first time eating hotpot together. Cheers!” She raised her glass in the air.

Seeing this, Zhang Wen quickly followed suit.

When he saw the two of them filling their glasses with red wine, Su Xun raised his eyebrows. Was she changing her strategy and planning to get them drunk so she could make them divulge company secrets?

His reaction was quite fast.

“Red wine shouldn’t be enjoyed in this way.”

Upon hearing this, Xi Wan and Zhang Wen, who were holding their wine glasses up in celebration, looked at Su Xun in unison.

Zhang Wen smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond. Of course, he knew that this wasn’t how one usually partook in red wine, but he was only drinking it this way because Xi Wan seemed to be enjoying herself.

However, he could not say this out loud. Just as the atmosphere was about to gain a new level of awkwardness, Xi Wan spoke.

“It’s fine. We’re at home now, so there’s no need to be so particular.” Then, she took a sip of red wine.

Seeing this, Su Xun didn’t say anything else. Besides, with him around, her plan today was destined to fail!

*

The hotpot meal lasted for almost two hours. By the end of it, Xi Wan was already drunk.

Su Xun, who had already made all the preparations for a counterattack, could only stare at her in silent disbelief. Did he really misunderstand?

…No, she was probably just too stupid. She’d probably wanted to get someone drunk, but had overestimated her own alcohol tolerance!

Zhang Wen looked at the silent Su Xun and the drunk Xi Wan, and quickly got up to leave. When a man and were left alone together like this, it was easy for them to get into a “fight,” so to speak. He didn’t want to intrude.

However, just as he was about to go out, he was stopped by Su Xun.

“Get a few servants from home and clean the room up. It’s too dirty.”

He attributed the suffocating feeling in his heart to the lingering smell of the hotpot and the table where a wolf in a sheep’s skin was sitting.

Zhang Wen nodded. Because he was drunk, he called another assistant, Xu Yan, to pick him up.

“Aren’t you here to deliver something to the boss? Why do you reek of alcohol?”

Zhang Wen was helped into the car. When he heard this, he thought of how he had successfully completed his task. He grinned, looking very proud of himself. “You don’t understand. I was asked to accompany the boss and the Young Madam for a meal.

“What?” Xu Yan’s eyes widened. “You’re saying that the boss and the Young Madam had dinner together? What is going on? Tell me.” Xu Yan’s always serious face was now stained with anticipation, eager for juicy gossip.

At this time, Xi Wan, who had already fallen into a deep sleep, did not know that a new rumor was about to appear!