Hong Kong Nights of Passion

Chapter 68 Wen, have you been drinking?

Wen Jinnian hurried downstairs. "Yiyi, what's wrong?"

"Niannian! Come help me!"

Fu Yiyi's voice was anxious, "Jiang Beisen is organizing this party again, trying to make me a sucker and foot the bill! Come quick, let's give him a hard time!"

Wen Jinnian opened the car door and got in, deftly connected to Bluetooth, and placed her phone on the dashboard: "Send me the address, I'm leaving from the Jiang family's house."

"The Jiang family? What are you doing there? Is that old man giving you trouble again?"

Fu Yiyi's voice rose.

"Don't worry, I can handle it." Wen Jinian started the car. "We'll talk when we meet."

As soon as she finished speaking, her phone vibrated, and her location was sent. She glanced at the screen, hung up the phone, and stepped on the gas.

The Jiang family's birthday banquet ended early today. Wen Jinnian drove from the Jiang family villa for more than half an hour to reach Yung Kee Restaurant.

After parking her car, she saw Fu Yiyi on the first floor.

The two quickly agreed on a plan. Fu Yiyi went upstairs alone to the meeting, while Wen Jinnian stayed on the first floor to wait for her.

She whispered a few details, and Fu Yiyi nodded repeatedly, her eyes revealing eager excitement.

Wen Jinnian couldn't help but chuckle at her eager expression.

She was on a video call with Fu Yiyi, the phone hidden in the side opening of her bag, with the camera pointed directly at her.

She was wearing Bluetooth headphones, and Wen Jinian gave her a few more instructions.

Fu Yiyi carried her bag to a private room and knocked on the door.

When the door opened, she froze on the spot as several unfamiliar faces flooded into the video.

Jiang Beisen smiled and pulled her into the house: "They're all my roommates and colleagues, it's rare for us to get together!"

Fu Yiyi glanced at the leftover food on the table, raised an eyebrow and said, "You only called me when we were almost finished eating? Is this a dinner party or are you asking me to pay the bill?"

"Look at what you're saying, didn't we always..."

"It used to be before."

Fu Yiyi interrupted him.

"Yiyi, we're all just laborers, but you're a rich heiress. This meal costs several thousand yuan, so you'll definitely have to be generous with your money!"

Several people nearby immediately chimed in, "That's right! I paid off my credit card and loan this month, and after paying the rent, my pockets are emptier than my face!"

Fu Yi sneered. Wen Jinnian's whisper came through the earphone. She raised an eyebrow and nodded, then pulled up a chair and sat down: "Fine, it's just a few thousand yuan..."

Fu Yiyi took her phone out of her bag and placed it face down next to Jiang Beisen.

Please feel free to add any dishes you like or take them to go.

Jiang Beisen smiled broadly: "That's more like it, thank you Yiyi."

Several girls hurriedly waved to the waiter: "Please pack one of each of the signature charcoal-grilled black goose, liuyunzi pipa shrimp, whole crab claw stuffed with Hundred Flowers, freshly ground almond milk white lung soup, and flavorful pine nut cloud mist pork."

Fu Yiyi slowly picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks, but didn't touch a drop of alcohol.

Jiang Beisen was so engrossed in eating that he didn't notice her at all.

She gave a cold laugh, picked up her bag and stood up: "I'm going to the restroom, you guys can eat slowly."

Jiang Beisen glanced at the phone she had left on the table and waved it casually.

After she disappeared, a waiter pushed a food cart in and knocked on the door: "Ladies and gentlemen, these are the takeout dishes. The total bill for the private room is HKD 38000. Who would like to pay the bill?"

Jiang Beisen wiped his mouth: "Miss Fu went to the restroom, she bought..."

“Excuse me,” the waiter interrupted, “that lady said she didn’t have a meal and has already left.”

"Impossible, the phone is still here..."

Jiang Beisen grabbed the phone and saw the empty phone case; his face instantly turned pale.

The waiter crossed his arms and sneered, his gaze sweeping over the astonished diners at the table: "So, who can pay the bill now?"

His voice trembled: "She..."

"We have no history of customers dining and dashing."

The people at the table exchanged bewildered glances. Several colleagues who had previously complained about being broke suddenly buried their heads in their food. Someone muttered quietly, "Wasn't it supposed to be the rich heiress treating us?"

"Yeah, Brother Jiang, didn't you say she would pay the bill?"

Jiang Beisen's temples bulged with veins as he grabbed a wine bottle and slammed it on the table: "What the hell are you all looking at me for? Didn't we all get our bonuses? Now it's time to split the bill!"

The waiter sneered and handed over a POS machine: "You can pay separately."

-
Fu Yiyi specially ordered barbecue and beer from a street food stall, and the two drove to Repulse Bay Beach, where they curled up on the wooden steps and clinked bottles.

The sea breeze, carrying a salty tang, brushed against their hair, and they laughed so hard they couldn't stand up straight.

"This is so awesome! Niannian, how long has it been since I've gone this crazy?"

Fu Yiyi took a swig of beer and looked at the moonlight on the crest of the wave. "I used to always chase after Jiang Beisen and give him a lot of face."

Wen Jinnian wiped the chili flakes from the corner of her mouth and lowered her gaze: "Things will get better and better."

During this time, Fu Yiyi's phone kept ringing.

You don't need to guess who called.

Fu Yiyi immediately turned off her phone.

She suddenly hooked her arm around her neck and lowered her voice, "Seriously, what's going on between you and my brother?"

With Chi Yige?

One-night stand?

Wen Jinnian stared at the bubbling foam at the bottle opening and chuckled softly, "Your brother is indeed very good."

She tilted her head back and finished the last sip of her drink, the icy liquid crashing down her throat into her stomach. "Who knows what the future holds? Live in the moment."

A wave suddenly crashed onto the steps, wetting the two men's trouser legs.

Fu Yiyi gazed at her profile, then suddenly hugged her tightly, raised the empty bottle towards the moon, and said, "A toast to the purest Wen Jinnian, and her best friend, the forever fearless Fu Yiyi!"

The lights of a fishing boat in the distance flickered, and Wen Jinnian hugged her back.

The sea breeze carried the scents of wine and cumin, mixed with the faint fragrance of perfume on the two of them.

Fu Yiyi raised her wine bottle to clink glasses again, but Wen Jinnian smiled and blocked her way. However, Fu Yiyi's eyelids drooped, and the wine glass clattered onto the steps.

"It's because I have a high alcohol tolerance."

Wen Jinnian shook her head helplessly and helped the limp Fu Yiyi walk towards the car.

The night breeze rushed into her collar, and a drowsy feeling, tinged with a hint of drunkenness, washed over her.

It seems I either have to call a designated driver or just spend the night in the car.

She settled the person in the back seat, then curled up in the passenger seat herself. As she rolled down the window, she could hear the sound of waves crashing against the rocks in the distance.

Wen Jinnian glanced at her phone; the screen showed 11:23, but Chi Yige's face involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

It must be early morning where he is right now!
My fingertips unconsciously traced the chat box, still stuck on that "Good morning" from two days ago.

She accidentally pressed the video button while rubbing her eyes, and only realized it when she heard the "beep beep" sound.

Just as I was about to hang up, the screen suddenly lit up, and Chi Yige's figure in a shirt appeared in the frame.

"Wen, have you been drinking?"

Wen Jinian curled up in the driver's seat. On the screen, Chi Yige's hand holding a coffee cup froze in mid-air as his gaze swept over the familiar interior behind her.

It was the car he left at the villa.

"Wen, are you outside?" He raised an eyebrow, looking at her flushed cheeks.

She nodded obediently, her almond-shaped eyes glistening with moisture.

Chi Yige was silent for a moment, "Alone?"

Wen Jinian quickly turned her phone towards Fu Yiyi, who was unconscious in the back seat.

Once he confirmed that someone was with him, he visibly relaxed, but his voice became even deeper: "Don't drive, don't call a designated driver, and keep the car windows closed."

He watched her rubbing her eyes, his heart burning. "Go to sleep if you're sleepy, plug in the charging cable, and don't hang up the video call."

(End of this chapter)