Before she knew it, Jian Hang had been in Suzhou City for over a month. When she first left on this business trip, it was early April. At that time, the weather in Beijing was still alternating between hot and cold, and she had to wear a thick coat in the early mornings and evenings. Now, it was already mid-May. Summer was here, and it was too hot to go out at noon.

Jian Hang’s stomach hasn’t even recovered a week, and there was another dinner party tonight. Zhong Yanfei was the host, and she has invited people from the relevant approving departments. Everyone on the table had their cups filled with baijiu, and Jian Hang was no exception.

Because of Jian Hang’s outstanding appearance, even if she sat in a seat of no importance, she would still become the focus of the whole table.

Everyone, regardless of gender, loved to look at beautiful women.

One of the most important department heads at today’s banquet took the initiative to greet Jian Hang after three drinks, “Xiao Jian’s name is well known to us, and her abilities are recognized by us. Today, I finally have the opportunity to have a drink with you. I will toast to you, but can just do what you want.”

Jian Hang smiled slightly and said, “Boss, you flatter me. Thank you for your words of praises, boss.”

Instead of using a small cup, the other party directly took the baijiu decanter and drank the contents all in one gulp.

The man said she could do what she wanted, but Jian Hang couldn’t really do as she wanted, especially since the other person was a department head, so much older than her, and his status was not comparable to Jian Hang’s.

She also drank the whole cup of baijiu that had just been filled from a decanter and downed it in one breath, leaving not even a drop left.

This was enough to give face to this important guest.

There were several tael of baijiu in a decanter. Drinking it all in one go was a bit life-threatening.

She drank at least six or seven tael of baijiu tonight, and Jian Hang already had a premonition that the night would be difficult.

It was useless for Lin Xiao to be present at a dinner like this. He was not qualified to help with the drinks.

Someone else came to pay respect to Jian Hang. It was Director Zhang, only slightly lower in status that the previous big boss.

Zhong Yanfei glanced at Jian Hang. She knew that Jian Hang had a stomachache some time ago, and she didn’t know whether she was already fine or not. Even she herself couldn’t avoid drinking at tonight’s dinner, and more so Jian Hang.

Jian Hang had to drink the baijiu toasted by the big boss, but it didn’t matter if she refused to toast the others.

After weighing it in her mind, Zhong Yanfei picked up the cup, took the toast over, and said with a smile, “I will toast Director Zhang. Our Ms. Jian, we can’t let her get drunk. If she gets drunk, no one will work tomorrow morning.”

Everyone at the table laughed.

The big boss also helped to smooth things over, “Work is important, drink slowly from now on.”

The big boss has spoken, and face was already given. Director Zhang, who wanted to toast Ms. Jian with a cup of baijiu, clinked cups with Zhong Yanfei.

Zhong Yanfei drank two cups in a row to make up for dismissing Director Zhang’s intentions.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

The dinner party didn’t end until almost ten o’clock.

When they arrived at the hotel lobby, they two somehow ended up alone together. Jian Hang said to Zhong Yanfei, “Thank you.”

Zhong Yanfei gave a fake smile and said, “You’re welcome. I just don’t want to delay the progress of the project.”

Of course, with Jian Hang’s character, she would not delay her work even if she was lying on a hospital bed.

Zhong Yanfei couldn’t explain why she helped block drinks for Jian Hang.

She still hated Jian Hang. But as for Jian Hang, ever since she took over the project, every time she communicated with her on the phone, she was unceasingly polite and was neither humble nor overbearing.

She didn’t let Zhong Yanfei her find any fault with her at all.

Jian Hang’s generosity made her previous behavior even more unflattering.

When her car arrived, Zhong Yanfei recovered her thoughts and got in the car.

… …

Jian Hang was waiting for the driver to pick her up. Lin Xiao saw Zhong Yanfei leaving and slowly wandered over from the lobby rest area. He was just a small character tonight and didn’t drink much.

Jian Hang’s face was pale, and Lin Xiao couldn’t help but worry, “Boss, can you hold on?”

“It’s okay.”

Her stomach was aching, and she has been enduring it.

The driver drove up and Jian Hang sat in the back seat. Lin Xiao directly opened the passenger door. His purpose in life was to stay as far away from the she-devil as possible.

Jian Hang told the driver, “Go to the hospital first, drop me off, and then take Lin Xiao back to the hotel.”

Lin Xiao turned around and said, “Isn’t it too troublesome to send the car back and forth. Let’s save some gas money. I’ll just play games when I go back to the hotel anyway. I can just do that while I wait for you.”

Should the boss face any emergency, he would still be on hand to take care of it.

Although he didn’t want to see Jian Hang any more than he had to, she was a member of Qin Xing’s family.

When they arrived at the hospital, the driver and Lin Xiao wanted to accompany Jian Hang, but Jian Hang refused firmly.

She was familiar with getting the infusions for stomachache. If it was Qin Moling, she might let him accompany her.

So Lin Xiao stayed in the car and played games. He went online a bit earlier than usual today. Qin Xing even asked, “You don’t have to work overtime tonight?”

“No, there is nothing to do in the next few hours. The she-devil… the boss drank six or seven tael of baijiu and had to go to the hospital to get an infusion.”

“Then why aren’t you accompanying her?!”

“What kind of temper she has, don’t you know? She didn’t allow me to accompany her. I will wait in the hospital parking lot until she finishes getting the intravenous drip, then I’ll go back to the hotel with her. Don’t worry, I’m still here in case there’s an emergency.”

“And you think this is a good idea??”

Qin Xing cut off the call directly, quit the game, and called Qin Moling. He called Qin Moling twice but couldn’t get through.

He left a message: [Sister-in-law is in the hospital!]

Two hours later, Qin Moling still hasn’t replied to him.

… …

Qin Moling was on a flight to a foreign country. When the plane landed, it was already early morning the next day in Suzhou City.

He was afraid that he would wake up Jian Hang, so he waited another half an hour before calling.

Jian Hang had just woken up, and her voice was hoarse from sleep, “What’s the matter?”

“Why didn’t you tell me about your stomachache?”

“…Who told you?”

After asking, she realized it was a stupid question. Who else could it be besides Lin Xiao?

“It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

Qin Moling said nothing because he was abroad, and she was beyond his reach.

He knew how important this project was to her, and he also knew that there were some social events that she couldn’t avoid. “When this project is over, you can take a long vacation to recuperate your body.”

“Yeah.”

Before, Jian Hang had only ever thought of resigning and changing careers when she was in severe pain. When her stomach pain stopped, she completely forgot about the idea of resigning.

Right now, her stomach no longer hurt, and she still planned to leave her job.

Qin Moling’s heart felt a little blocked, but she was not feeling well now. He couldn’t say harsh words to her, so he tried to keep his voice calm, “No matter what happens in the future, can you tell me about it?”

Knowing that she was used to being independent and didn’t like to rely on others, he changed his tactic and said, “Didn’t we agree that we should inform each other of each other’s schedule and current situation? Yesterday you went to the hospital to get an infusion. Qin Xing knew about it, but I didn’t.”

Jian Hang couldn’t refute, “I will tell you if my stomach hurts again in the future.”

Qin Moling asked, “Did I wake you up?”

“No, I happened to just wake up too.” Jian Hang had something to do in the morning and had already slept for an extra half hour. Now she didn’t have enough time to talk more, “I’m hanging up now.”

“Okay, I’ll be staying here for ten days.” Qin Moling simply explained the number of days of his business trip.

Marriage First, Love Later translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: ermm drinking all that baijiu in the decanter in one go is indeed a bit life-threatening haha. This photo is just to give you an idea of how much is in a decanter—there are many versions in different shapes, sizes, and material. 

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