I Advise You To Like Me As Soon As Possible

Chapter 9

<Translated By Crystal>

Too bad for Fu Zheng, but a drunk can't be reasoned with. No matter how angry he was, Ning Wan would never know.

When dinner was over, Shao Lili dragged and pulled and finally succeeded in standing up with Ning Wan draped over her shoulders. It was too bad that the plan had to suddenly be changed, for just as she was about to send her friend home, her boss called...

"There's a problem with a case and we're going to be holding an emergency conference call. I must get back to the office immediately." Embarrassed, Shao Lili looked to Fu Zheng. "Would it be possible for you to send Ning Wan home? She lives pretty close by. I'll give you the address."

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In the end, Fu Zheng paid for the meal, and then had to shoulder the great burden passed down from generation to generation - having no choice but to send a drunk hot potato home.

Luckily for him, Ning Wan seemed to have exhausted herself earlier. She seemed unsteady on her feet. Though she was still not quite sober, her inner demon seemed to have settled down somewhat.

She was soon able to walk on her own, no longer needing Fu Zheng's help. But as he walked forward, he found that she wasn't keeping up. Turning back, he found her staring at a mailbox in a daze.

"Ning Wan, we're going home."

It was a pity. His words went in one ear and out the other.

But he did have to admit... drunk Ning Wan was adorable. She was much less aggressive. Instead, she simply raised her head and regarded him slowly with her beautiful eyes. She looked absent and confused, and it all combined to give him the feeling that if he turned his back for a moment she would immediately be kidnapped and sold...

Having no choice, Fu Zheng took a deep breath, reached out his hand to grab her sleeve, and tugged her forward. However, the crowd was dense at the crossroads, and after having almost lost Ning Wan a few times, he finally resorted to holding her hand.

Fortunately for him, Ning Wan stayed quiet the whole way. Obediently, she let him lead her to her apartment building.

Fu Zheng escorted her to her door, asked her for the key, and opened the door for her. "There, you're home now. I'm leaving."

Ning Wan seemed to be in a daze. Who knew if she was listening? But she entered the apartment and attempted to close the door. Seeing her return home safely, Fu Zheng felt as though his duty was done. He was just leaving when he heard a clatter coming from behind him.

He could have left, but his conscience won. He turned back and walked in to see Ning Wan sitting on the shaggy door rug, a blank look on her face. She hadn't even closed the door after he had left, and had probably accidentally tripped over the shoes lined up by the door. Now she was sitting on the ground, a frown on her face and murmuring in pain, with her bag fallen on the ground and its contents strewn all over...

Fu Zheng regretted having looked back unnecessarily. Now that he had seen it, he couldn't ignore it. He had to walk in, lift Ning Wan from the ground, and place her on the sofa. Then he turned and went to the door to gather up her scattered belongings.

When he had put them all back into the bag, he put it away and looked about to inform her he was leaving, only to find out that she was gone...

"Ning Wan?"

Fu Zheng turned on the sitting room lamp and looked around in a circle, but she was nowhere to be found. Rubbing his temples, he felt a headache coming on. Then he heard a thin sob coming from underneath the dining room table.