On the rewards for successfully defeating a boss

The box was booked in advance. Wu Zhefan stopped at the door, told them the box number and asked them to get off first. Everyone came together so they met many colleagues after getting off the bus. They greeted him "sister" and "brother" one by one and followed the main group.

"Haven't you contacted Brother Chen Tian yet?" Yu Wangxi and Chen Qian walked side by side, his fingers constantly typing on his phone. Chen Qian could see from the corner of his eye that he was replying to someone else's message.

"Well, he hasn't replied to my message yet, and the call didn't go through." Chen Qian tightened the phone in his hand, and the phone pressed against his palm, turning it white.

"Don't worry too much. I asked my brother, and he said that power outages are common there, so it's normal for the phone to die for a while. He's only been gone for a few days, so what could possibly happen?"

The box is quite large, with two round tables that can seat more than 20 people.

The table inside was bigger and was full when they entered, so they could only sit side by side at the one outside. After they sat down, Wu Zhefan parked his car and came in, sitting next to Chen Qian.

As the level of liquor in the glasses shifted, clinking glasses and chatting and laughing continued, the atmosphere becoming increasingly heated. Occasionally, someone from a certain department would stand up and swarm around the table with their team leader, their faces flushing even more after each circle. Even if Chen Qian's mood wasn't keeping up, the alcohol in the air was enough to make him drunk, and he drank a few glasses to get just slightly tipsy.

Wu Zhefan had gone somewhere to join in the fun, and the seat next to Chen Qian was empty. From time to time, someone from the next table came and sat down, then put their arm around Chen Qian and chatted loudly for a few words. After drinking a few more glasses of wine, they got up and went back.

New people would sit in the vacant seats every once in a while. Chen Qian habitually poured wine for him and filled his own glass, then raised his hand to take the glass that the other person offered him.

"Little Chen Qian, cheers! I didn't expect to see you here again after not meeting you at school." Team Leader Liu must have been a little drunk, his words were a bit slurred. He wasn't the type to get angry when drinking, and Chen Qian couldn't tell when he wasn't talking.

"I don't know if you still remember, but you're not very good at math, so Mr. Chen asked me to teach you.

It’s a pity that we’re three years apart, we were both out doing internships when you came to school…”

"Yeah, it's good to see you now. Um, Brother Liu, I'll go out and make a phone call first, you take your time drinking." Chen Qian's cell phone in his pocket vibrated, and he saw that it was Chen Tian who replied to the message.

He pushed Team Leader Liu aside with a perfunctory remark, but before he could even stand up straight, he had already dialed the number. The room was too noisy, so Chen Qian hurried out, hoping to find the quieter corridor. The moment the call was connected, the tightly closed door in front of him opened before Chen Qian could even begin. He had no intention of caring about the person at the door and practically pushed the door open.

"I'm sorry... Brother, where are you? Why don't you reply to my message?" The familiar smell that passed by his nose was ignored, and he subconsciously apologized to the man. Chen Tian's voice came from the receiver next to his ear.

"There was a small accident. The power went out here for no apparent reason and I had no place to charge my phone.

"Can you believe I even light candles when I eat at night?"

Hearing Chen Tian's cheerful voice confirming that he was fine, Chen Qian's heart immediately dropped to the ground. Not knowing how he could be so careless, he said sullenly, "You know, I was scared to death when I couldn't contact you for four whole days!"

"Hahahaha, I'm sorry. I really can't help it. It wasn't intentional."

"As long as you're okay, I called Mom yesterday, and Uncle said you're incredibly lucky. Now it seems your Dad really understands you."

"Are you still out so late? Have you eaten yet?"

"Yes, we're having team building tonight."

After chatting for a few more sentences, Chen Tiancai said that he was actually still hungry, and hung up the phone after a few hurried words of concern.

His mood improved and his expression became brighter. Chen Qian almost hummed a little tune as he returned to the box.

Team leader Liu has left, and the seat next to him is empty again. Wu Zhefan’s whereabouts are still unknown. Could he have gone home?

Chen Qian sat back in his chair. Sun Cheng nudged him with his elbow with a strange expression on his face, his eyes darting wildly towards the other table.

Receiving such an obvious signal, Chen Qian subconsciously looked over.

Now, my mood is no longer warm, and the corners of my mouth and the ends of my eyebrows are all drooping.

Chi Mu, who had not arrived yet, was sitting there accepting the toasts from everyone lining up. A girl was sitting on his left, smiling and echoing Chi Mu's actions. Judging from her long curly hair, Chen Qian judged that she was the girl who was in the office at noon.

When the girl was talking to Chi Mu, he lowered his head slightly and listened attentively. The intimate action immediately caused the people around him to tease and joke. Although Chi Mu waved his hands to explain, it was of little use. Instead, it was more like the state of an ambiguous relationship between a man and a woman who was just one step away from success.

Well, just two days ago, Chen Qian and his situation...

Oh Momo, this doesn't feel like team building at all. Two more glasses of alcohol could get them engaged.

Chen Qian withdrew his gaze, tightened his grip on the cup, and his teeth clenched.

Okay, okay, the first version of his plan hasn’t even come out yet, and this guy is already hanging out with a girl?

Angry!!!

He couldn't help but drink a few glasses. When he filled the glass and was about to pick it up and drink it, his hand was held down by someone.

Glancing sideways, he saw that it was Yu Wangxi. Seeing him start to worry, he quickly switched places with Sun Cheng to persuade him.

He said earnestly: "Drinking is harmful to your health and will lead to early death. It will only make your love rival wake up laughing in her dreams at night!"

Thank you, but it worked. Chen Qian immediately let go of the cup and leaned lazily in the chair.

"How do you know she is your love rival?" Sun Cheng had been watching this side carefully, and he took over as soon as Yu Wangxi finished speaking.

"Laxative, just a guess." He smiled confidently.

Because Yu Wangxi and Sun Cheng insisted on taking special care of Chen Qian before he was brought back, there was a new cup in front of Chen Qian, filled with orange juice.

He took a sip of orange juice, and the alcohol he had consumed earlier made him sleepy.

Chen Qian thought that it would take some time to finish anyway, so he reminded Sun Cheng to remember to wake him up after it was over. He clasped his hands in front of his chest and fell asleep in a short while.

But I don’t know whether Sun Cheng didn’t wake him up or he insisted on sleeping.

Anyway, when he woke up, he was already in the back seat of the car, his head resting on Chi Mu.

The hazy feeling made him think he was dreaming for a moment, until the car drove over a speed bump and hit his head, which woke him up completely.

"Awake? Do you want to sleep a little longer? We haven't arrived yet." Chi Mu felt his shoulder lighten, and Chen Qian had already sat up straight.

"Why am I here?" Chen Qian was still a little confused. He rubbed the place where his head was hit and felt a little headache.

"We're going home now, in the car of course."

Meeting Chi Mu's doting eyes, Chen Qian felt a little dry in the mouth and asked without thinking, "Where's my orange juice?"

"What orange juice?" Chi Mu almost laughed out loud. Thinking that Chen Qian was drunk and out of control, he found him even cuter.

Seeing Chi Mu's slightly pursed lips and eyes narrowed to a slit, he finally realized what stupid words he had said.

Combined with the smiling faces at the table just now, Chen Qian's heart was full of resentment. No matter what Chi Mu asked, he kept silent. This one-sided cold war continued until they were about to get out of the car. Because Chen Qian took two steps, his legs suddenly gave way and he fell flat on his face.

At this moment sitting on the ground, Chen Qian felt so aggrieved that his eyes turned red.

There was a weed growing within his reach, and he pulled it out in anger.

Chi Mu was still waiting for him to stand up. Seeing him standing with his back to him and not moving, he thought he had fallen or sprained his ankle and couldn't stand up. But when he walked to the front, he saw him grabbing a bare grass stalk with a circle of dead leaves around it.