My actions instantly stunned everyone present. Liu Qing sobered up a bit, her gaze flickering as she looked at me.
"Gu, Gu Chen, you're here... I drank too much..."
Liu Qing immediately hugged me, hanging her whole body on mine.
Impressive, even drunk, she didn't forget to act.
Well, I should play along, shouldn't I?
I regained that once gentle, harmless demeanor.
Holding her, I stood up and apologized to everyone,
"Sorry, my wife drank too much, causing you trouble."
Her friends finally breathed a sigh of relief and introduced me.
"Gu Chen, this is our college senior, he's very caring to us. He happened to come back from a business trip today and joined our gathering. Liu Qing drank too much, don't overthink..."
If it were before, I might have lost it there, beating this "senior" until he couldn't take care of himself.
But now, I just smiled indifferently.
Jiang Hua watched me with an amused, probing gaze.
I looked at him and gave a polite smile: