novelraw Chapter 1025 - 934: Come, Let’s Drink
Chapter 1025 - 934: Come, Let’s Drink
"Jiaojiao, you’re drinking too much, be careful not to get drunk.""Miaomiao, you don’t need to say it; I know whether I can get drunk on this wine. If drinking tonight can help me sleep well, then just let me drink." Xu Jiaojiao’s gaze at Qin Miaomiao became hazy, thinking about Jin Jing, her heart ached, and she could only temporarily numb herself with alcohol.
Seeing this, Qin Miaomiao felt uneasy and began to worry as she watched her.
They say it’s not the wine that intoxicates but the person who gets intoxicated. This saying suits Xu Jiaojiao perfectly. Despite her worry, she couldn’t stop Xu Jiaojiao from drinking. So she tacitly agreed to Xu Jiaojiao’s self-imposed three-drink penalty, and by the time she took the second drink, Lu Qing’s gaze had turned blurry.
Jin Jing sat on the long bench in the hallway outside the OB-GYN ultrasound room, initially intending to pull out a cigarette from his pocket. But upon seeing the no-smoking sign on the wall, he immediately put it back.
"Nearly forgot this is the OB-GYN at the hospital; smoking is strictly prohibited here."
Jin Jing muttered to himself, his gaze carrying the usual melancholy. Even though he was outside the ultrasound room, his heart had already flown to Xu Jiaojiao’s side.
The call hadn’t ended when Xu Jiaojiao hung up, ignoring all his calls for her response. He knew she was angry, and quite furious, and he had no idea how to make her calm down when he returned.
They had just reconciled, and now it seemed mere apologies wouldn’t suffice.
"It looks like this time it’s going to be very hard for Jiaojiao to forgive me."
Suddenly realizing his restless emotions, Jin Jing chose Yue Chengjun over Xu Jiaojiao. He knew what this meant and understood that tonight’s dinner was important for Xu Jiaojiao, but he stood her up, along with everyone else. He couldn’t explain it even with ten mouths.
If it weren’t for Yue Chengjun saying she suddenly had a stomachache and was worried about the baby, Jin Jing wouldn’t have rushed to accompany her for a prenatal checkup. It was only after calming down that he realized he had been too anxious earlier, didn’t properly explain to Xu Jiaojiao, and just dismissively told her he couldn’t make it to dinner.
He glanced at the ultrasound room but didn’t see the figure of Yue Chengjun. His emotions were extremely complicated, the more he thought about it, the harder it seemed to gain Xu Jiaojiao’s forgiveness this time.
"Alright, Jiaojiao, stop drinking."
Qin Miaomiao felt anxious suddenly seeing her drink three glasses of red wine and still pouring more into her wine glass.
"Miaomiao, the red wine you brought isn’t very strong, I don’t feel a thing. Besides, I’m sober, you don’t have to worry about me getting drunk, I’m fine."
As Xu Jiaojiao spoke, her cheeks blushed, a faint smile lingered on her lips, her gaze at Qin Miaomiao became somewhat dazed. Yet she still refused to admit she was drunk.
Lu Qing felt it inappropriate to step in directly, after all, Xu Jiaojiao was Qin Miaomiao’s friend and also a woman. If Jin Jing were present, he would be the most qualified to stop Xu Jiaojiao from drinking, but unfortunately, he wasn’t there.
Hua Tiantian felt heartache seeing Xu Jiaojiao in that state, though her own alcohol tolerance was average. But seeing Xu Jiaojiao wanting to drink away her sorrows, she couldn’t help but want to share the burden, so she poured half a glass of wine for herself.
"Sister Jiaojiao, if you want to drink, I’ll drink with you. But you have to promise me, this will be the last glass, after this, no more." Hua Tiantian said, her gaze becoming unusually serious, her demeanor revealing a slight haze as she had just had a drink and was feeling somewhat tipsy.