"That guy is really crazy," Lu Tian said, still clearly fuming. She folded her arms and looked thoughtful. "You should be more careful around her in the future. I'm worried she might cause you trouble."
There was only the last competition left. What kind of trouble could she possibly cause? That's what Gu Sisi thought.
But the person in front of her truly meant well, so Gu Sisi put an arm around her shoulder and said with a big smile, "Okay, thank you for your advice, ma'am."
The two of them horsed around for a while. They even went to a nearby scenic spot for a look before coming back to rejoin the painting team.
The group was chatting merrily about something. When they saw Gu Sisi return, some smiled while others frowned.
The two of them didn't need to pay attention to their expressions. After learning the location of the dinner gathering, they took a taxi straight there.
"Humph! Who does she think she is?" Mo Chunxiao still looked disgruntled.
But no one responded.
The group was seated in a private room. Gu Sisi ate on her own. The others seemed to be discussing something enthusiastically. Seeing Lu Tian beside her looking solemn, she asked, "What's going on?"
Lu Tian was looking at her phone, her brow furrowed. She then looked at Gu Sisi apologetically and said, "Sisi, I'm sorry. I might have to leave early."
"Ah?" Gu Sisi hadn't expected this to be so sudden.
But although the two of them were close, they had only known each other for a few days. Gu Sisi didn't feel it was appropriate to ask in detail. Knowing that Lu Tian was hesitating because of her, she continued, "It's okay. If you're leaving early, I'll see you off!"
Lu Tian waved her hand and whispered, "No need. I'm in a hurry and might take the high - speed train back right away. You don't need to go out of your way to see me off. Just keep eating."
From the moment she received the message to the moment she left, Lu Tian acted very quickly. As soon as she stood up,
everyone stopped their discussion.
"Sorry, I have to leave for something. Please take care of Sisi for me."
Seeing that everyone agreed, although a few rolled their eyes, no one said anything else, so she felt relieved.
Gu Sisi was still worried. She saw Lu Tian into a taxi before returning to the private room.
"Congratulations, dear customers at this table. You are the nine thousand nine hundred and ninety - ninth table of customers to visit our restaurant. Therefore, you can receive a big gift package from us. Not only will you get a free meal, but there are also gifts."
Everyone let out a gasp. Gu Sisi quietly sat back down amidst the commotion.
The man in a suit, wearing a professional smile, picked up a pen and paper and started counting one by one. "There are... five of you in total. So we..."
When the man looked at Gu Sisi, he suddenly stopped. He looked puzzled and whispered to the waiter behind him, "Why does this person look so familiar to me?"
Just as the waiter behind him looked up, a sarcastic voice rang out.
"Average - looking face. Isn't that why she looks familiar?"
Gu Sisi didn't need to look up to know who it was.
"Can't you just shut up?"
"Mind your own business."
...
The man looked stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected this to happen. He quickly soothed the customers, "Sorry to interrupt. The five gifts will be delivered when you finish your meal. Enjoy your dinner."
"Wait a minute," someone called out before the two of them could leave.
Seeing it was a lady, the man put on his perfect professional smile again and asked, "Ma'am, is there anything else?"
"Didn't you say it's free? So if we order more now, will it also be free?"
The man looked stunned for a moment and took a few seconds to react.
"Theoretically, yes, ma'am."
"Good. Bring the menu. We'll order more dishes."
Soon there was another full table. Gu Sisi was annoyed to see that some of them were already full but still lingering. Every time she said she wanted to leave, someone would persuade her to stay, and she simply couldn't get away.
"I think if it weren't for Teacher Ouyang treating us, we wouldn't have had such good luck, right?"
"Right!"
"Let's toast Teacher Ouyang then!" Mo Chunxiao stood up first.
Gu Sisi hadn't drunk any alcohol at all. Seeing everyone stand up, she had to stand up with her tea.
"Come on, drink it all up."
Everyone drank chaotically. Gu Sisi took a few sips and shook her head. She couldn't keep playing along.
"You guys keep eating and drinking. I'm going back to rest." This time, Gu Sisi's tone was firm.
But how could the drunk people understand?
Yang Dahua, who was sitting closest, blocked Gu Sisi with an outstretched hand. He waved his index finger, then looked behind her and asked the others, "Shall we call it a day..."
"No, get lost," someone scolded.
"If you leave now, it's probably disrespecting Teacher Ouyang," Mo Chunxiao lifted her head from the table and groped around on it. Finally, she found Gu Sisi's cup, smelled it, and poured out the little tea in it in disgust.
"What is this!" Then she poured some red wine into it and said seriously, "Today, if you don't drink, you're not giving Teacher Ouyang face, nor are you giving us face."
Gu Sisi was speechless. She sighed and said, "We have a competition tomorrow. How can you compete like this?"
She was so disappointed. She never thought that these people who seemed so refined on the competition stage could be so unrestrained off - stage.
"Hey, this is the point," Mo Chunxiao pointed at Gu Sisi. "You're the only one not drinking. You're not drinking because you want to get us drunk. You're such a scheming girl."
After saying that, she staggered and fell back down.
Gu Sisi was getting impatient with their entanglement. She picked up the glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
"Fine, I'm leaving." Gu Sisi took a step and left, ignoring the reactions of the people behind her.
But after just a few steps, she felt her vision getting blurrier and blurrier. She staggered and could barely stand.
Just then, a man who had walked out from behind the door suddenly picked her up and carried her away.
While wiping the plates, the waiter finally remembered something and rushed to find the manager.
The two of them discussed it and rushed to the private room. What they saw was a man carrying Gu Sisi away.
The three people in the private room were lying around in a mess.
"What should we do, manager?"
"Leave them here. Let them sober up first. They're not going anywhere anyway." The manager wasn't really concerned about this at the moment.
In a hotel room, Gu Sisi was tossed onto the bed with a great deal of effort.
The heavy impact made the bed bounce. Gu Sisi felt even dizzier. She groaned and covered her head with both hands.
The man leered and tore off his clothes. He was about to pounce on Gu Sisi when
the doorbell rang.
"Damn it," the man cursed angrily, but the bell kept ringing.
Reluctantly, the man wrapped a towel around his waist and went to open the door.
"What...?"
Before he could finish his sentence, he was pinned to the ground.
When the man on the ground finally managed to see the man in front of him clearly, he was stunned. "Why is it you?"
This man was the lobby manager who had appeared in the private room earlier. Behind him was the waiter who had also been with him before.