Chapter 137 An Unspoken Agreement

That old fox Su Tianyu, while saying he wanted to talk to An Qiqi about something, actually dragged a bunch of them to a bar run by Wei Xiangzuo’s men.

The group got a private room, and once seated, they kept pulling Tan Mingchao into drinking games.

The key was that it wasn't enough that Su Tianyu was drinking with Tan Mingchao himself; he even secretly called Wei Xiangzuo and others over to offer toasts.

One after another, these people lined up to enter the room, constantly coming over to greet young master Tan.

These people were all figures of some importance in Dragon City, managing the docks and effectively holding a small part of the garrison's "economic lifeline." Tan Mingchao felt obliged to reciprocate and could only drink along with them.

Hou Guoyu sat beside him, drinking plain water. If his hand wasn't still recovering, he probably would have jumped in for a few rounds himself.

An hour later, Su Tianyu's friends had all left, leaving only a few of them in the room.

Su Tianyu continued to drag Tan Mingchao into drinking, with Monkey tending to the atmosphere.

Nearby, Qiqi and Wawa sat on the other sofa, chatting and snacking on dried fruit.

Tan Mingchao had indeed drunk quite a bit, his face flushed. Emboldened by the alcohol, he wanted to take the initiative: "Actually, Qiqi and I today..."

"Brother, listen to me first!" Su Tianyu interrupted Tan Mingchao, waving his hand. He swayed slightly, his words a bit slurred: "Qiqi and I were very deeply in love back then, almost on the verge of marriage! Who knew that the higher-ups would suddenly change, and Mingyuan's father-in-law would have an accident. He got divorced, and the association had problems! A series of terrible things all came at once! It was as if an invisible force pushed Qiqi and me apart!"

Tan Mingchao said, slightly agitated, "Brother! What's past is past! Some things, you should let go!"

Su Tianyu hiccuped, waving his hand, "That won't do! I have a stubborn streak. I swore back then that I would stick with her for life! There's a saying, 'If love lies across mountains and seas, then mountains and seas can be leveled!'"

Tan Mingchao grew anxious, grabbing Su Tianyu and saying, "Brother, people can't be too stubborn. Nothing is perfect. You've already achieved so much...!"

"Sigh." Su Tianyu patted Tan Mingchao's thigh, his acting skills kicking in, his eyes turning red. "Do you know...we once had a child."

Upon hearing this, Tan Mingchao froze, his face turning green!

At the same time, on the other side of the table, An Qiqi was still cluelessly chatting with Wawa.

"Huh?" Wawa glanced at Su Tianyu and Tan Mingchao, who were chatting with their arms around each other, and couldn't help but turn to An Qiqi, asking curiously, "How are those two chatting so enthusiastically, ignoring you? What kind of relationship do you three actually have?"

An Qiqi rolled her eyes. "Who knows what kind of relationship it is."

Su Tianyu continued his superb acting, saying with a hint of a sob, "If it hadn't been for those things back then, my child would be old enough to run errands... Alas, life is truly unpredictable! Come, brother, let's have a drink!"

Tan Mingchao stared at the wine glass, his eyes glazed over, unsure whether to raise it or not. His enthusiasm had been extinguished by Sixth Master Su, and his heart was in turmoil...

While young master Tan was wavering, Su Tianyu suddenly said, "I'm going...to the restroom..."

With that, Su Tianyu stood up unsteadily. Losing his balance, he collapsed, falling onto Tan Mingchao.

Tan Mingchao looked awkward, wanting to help Su Tianyu up, but he didn't expect Su Tianyu to be so heavy. Coupled with the fact that he was also a bit unsteady from drinking, he couldn't lift him.

Su Tianyu mumbled, showing no intention of getting up, seemingly completely drunk.

An Qiqi glanced over, immediately walking over and lightly kicking Su Tianyu's leg, saying, "Look at you, how did you get so drunk again?"

Su Tianyu acted as if he didn't hear An Qiqi, continuing to lie on Tan Mingchao.

An Qiqi turned to Tan Mingchao and said, "Sorry, Mingchao, he's a bit drunk. I'll take him back first and return later."

After speaking, An Qiqi laboriously helped Su Tianyu up and headed out. Hou Guoyu, seeing this, hurriedly got up to follow.

Tan Mingchao sat there, his expression constantly changing, his posture a bit awkward.

The three of them left the room and entered the hallway.

Su Tianyu deliberately leaned heavily on An Qiqi's slender shoulder, drunkenly saying, "These years...do you know...how I've been getting by?"

Monkey, who was following behind, couldn't help but mutter, "Stop acting, I know. You've been getting by watching videos..."

Su Tianyu was inwardly furious, scolding Monkey for his lack of tact. He turned around and forcefully pushed Hou Guoyu's chest, drunkenly shouting, "Go! Take good care of young master Tan for me!"

Hou Guoyu grinned, stopped in his tracks, and turned back to the room.

Entering the room, Hou Guoyu looked at Tan Mingchao, who was still sobering up, and asked with a smile, "Young master Tan, they've left. Are you leaving too? Where do you want to go? I...I can actually take you anywhere."

Tan Mingchao looked up at the burly Hou Guoyu, remained silent for a long time, and then said, "...Thank you...I can get back myself."

Hou Guoyu glanced at the two people remaining in the room, and then asked Tan Mingchao, "Then I'll leave first?"

Tan Mingchao was speechless, thinking, if you don't leave, am I supposed to sleep with you? And have a kid?

"Okay, thank you for your trouble," Tan Mingchao replied.

Hou Guoyu put on his coat and left. After a while, Tan Mingchao and the others also got up and went downstairs.

It started to drizzle outside. Tan Mingchao called his guard, summoned a car, and then waited under the eaves with Wawa.

...

The light rain washed the streets of Dragon City. A speeding SUV splashed through the puddles on the road, rushing past.

Inside the car, An Qiqi drove with a blank expression. Su Tianyu sat in the passenger seat, reaching down to take off his shoes. Then, he leaned back in his seat, hiccuped, and said with drunken haziness, "I have so many things to say..."

An Qiqi glanced at Su Tianyu with annoyance, interrupting him, "Stop acting, will you! Put your shoes on. Your feet stink!"

Seeing that An Qiqi had said this, Su Tianyu stopped acting and came clean. He chuckled, sitting up straight, and asked, "What is your dad thinking? Is he sick or something?"

An Qiqi angrily cursed, "Your dad is the one who's sick! What about my dad?"

Su Tianyu stared at An Qiqi's beautiful profile, pressing, "Then why is he trying to push you and Tan Mingchao together?"

An Qiqi rolled her eyes at Su Tianyu, deliberately provoking him, "Because I want to!"

Su Tianyu's heart hardened. He suddenly grabbed An Qiqi, whispering in her ear, "Did I give you permission?!"

"Screech!"

The car suddenly stopped on the side of the road.

An Qiqi took her foot off the brake, reaching out to push Su Tianyu's face away. "Are you crazy! Who do you think you are?"

Su Tianyu, reeking of alcohol, shouted, "I'm going to fight you to the death!"

With that, Su Tianyu pounced again, hugging An Qiqi tightly. An Qiqi, exasperated, pushed and shoved Su Tianyu.

After pushing for a long time, her strength gradually weakened.

"Let's make up..."

...

Downstairs at the bar, the rain was getting heavier.

Tan Mingchao stood under the eaves, turning his head to look at Wawa beside him, who was carrying her bag and whose clothes were a bit damp from the rain. He thought for a moment and said, "How about I take you back later?"

Wawa looked at Tan Mingchao, blinked her eyes, and said, "Okay."

...

End of this volume. The next volume is titled "Homebound."