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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: