Chapter 280: Husband, Come Pick Me Up

Besides, after Yin Ruxue’s Maybach got into an accident this morning, they had already agreed that Nanny Chen would be the one to pick Mengmeng up from school.

So why would Yin Ruxue be calling him now?

“Honey, I’m at the Yangcheng International Hotel. Come and get me!”

‘Honey? The Yangcheng International Hotel?’

Jiang Fan was stunned. ‘How much could Yin Ruxue have possibly drunk to say something like that?’

“Room 888. I’ll be waiting for you!”

Before Jiang Fan could even reply, Yin Ruxue finished speaking and hung up.

Jiang Fan tried calling her back, but she didn’t pick up.

“Sigh…”

Jiang Fan sighed and glanced at Wu Qiang.

“Don’t worry about it. If you’ve got something to do, go on ahead. I can get home on my own, no problem!” Wu Qiang said, being very understanding.

“Alright, Qiang. Be careful, and don’t let anyone pull a fast one on you again. Call me if you need anything!”

Jiang Fan had a feeling that Yin Ruxue might be in some kind of trouble she couldn’t talk about. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have called him, let alone called him “Honey.”

Leaving the clinic, Jiang Fan and Wu Qiang went their separate ways. Jiang Fan headed straight for the Yangcheng International Hotel.

Fifteen minutes later, a taxi pulled up to the entrance of the Yangcheng International Hotel.

Jiang Fan got out of the car and headed straight for private room 888.

When he reached the door, he gave it a tentative knock. He could hear the sound of toasts and clinking glasses from inside, and he could distinguish Yin Ruxue’s voice among them.

Jiang Fan pushed the door open and saw Yin Ruxue standing there, holding a wine glass. Across from her were three or four middle-aged men, each with a flushed red face.

“Honey, you’re here!”

Yin Ruxue beamed, her face flushed and her eyes hazy.

The other middle-aged men had clearly also had a lot to drink.

“Well, well, President Yin! I didn’t realize someone so young was already spoken for!”

“That’s right, President Yin. And you even had him come all the way over here.”

“President Yin, you settled down so early! I thought you were just kidding a moment ago. I can’t believe you’re actually married.”

The middle-aged men chimed in one after another.

Jiang Fan instinctively frowned. The air was filled with a heavy smell of alcohol.

The heaps of food on the table looked almost untouched, but four or five empty bottles of red wine sat nearby. “Why have you had so much to drink?”

Jiang Fan walked forward and very naturally put his arm around Yin Ruxue’s slender waist.

Yin Ruxue was slightly startled, but she didn’t resist. Instead, she gave a charming smile.

“President Li, President Zhao, President Wang, let me introduce you. This is my husband, Jiang Fan. He’s the one who founded the Hidden Dragon Academy.”

“Oh? The Hidden Dragon Academy that was causing such a stir a few days ago was founded by your husband?”

“The launch of that academy certainly made waves. From what I hear, it has some powerful backing!”

“Exactly, and it’s said that the teaching staff is top-tier. Mr. Jiang is truly young and promising!”

The middle-aged men looked at Jiang Fan in astonishment, their faces breaking into fawning smiles.

It’s hard to be rude to a smiling face, so Jiang Fan offered a polite, symbolic smile in return.

Seeing the middle-aged men extend their glasses toward him, Jiang Fan picked up a glass of red wine from the table, intending to return the toast. ℴ𝒗ⅇ𝑙.

But Yin Ruxue discreetly pushed his glass down.

“My apologies, Presidents. My husband came specifically to pick me up, and he drove, so it’s not a good time for him to drink. We’ll be sure to host you properly another day, and we can have a real chat then.”

The three middle-aged men looked at each other, but they didn’t insist and simply nodded.

“Excuse me, I have to step away for a moment!” ℯ𝕝.

Yin Ruxue’s face was beet red. She grabbed her bag from the chair and staggered toward the door. Jiang Fan hurried over to support her.

Yin Ruxue scrambled toward the restroom, but before she even made it through the door, she retched and vomited violently.

Seeing this, Jiang Fan quickly went forward to help.

A wave of nausea washed over Yin Ruxue as her stomach churned violently.

“Jiang Fan, grab a tissue for me! It’s in my bag!”

Jiang Fan sighed, his heart aching for her as he began to rummage through her bag for a tissue.

To be honest, in all the time he had known Yin Ruxue, this was the first time he had seen her in such a sorry state.

After rummaging around in the bag for a moment, Jiang Fan’s fingers brushed against something paper-like, and he pulled it out.

But when he pulled his hand out, he was shocked to discover he was holding a Sophie!

“Fuck!”

Jiang Fan quickly shoved his hand back in the bag and fumbled around again, finally managing to find a few tissues.

Yin Ruxue had just finished vomiting, but before she could even wipe her mouth, another, more urgent wave of dry heaves hit her, and she ran into the restroom.

Jiang Fan watched her go, wanting to follow, but the sign on the women’s restroom stopped him in his tracks. He shook his head slightly as he stared after her, a sudden ache in his heart.

A full seven or eight minutes later, Yin Ruxue finally came out of the restroom.

Her face still had a reddish flush. Although she looked much more sober, her brow was furrowed and her expression was awful.

“How could you drink at a time like this? Don’t you have any sense about your own body?”

Jiang Fan grumbled.

Yin Ruxue’s already red face turned even redder, and she avoided his gaze.

“Jiang Fan, thank you for coming!”

After a pause, she added, “Do you know who those men were? They’re all suppliers for our company, Xuerong International. I heard that our rival, Fengming International, is planning to offer them a fortune for an exclusive partnership. These suppliers are old partners I’ve worked with for years. I know them inside and out…”

“If they’re such old partners, then you shouldn’t have had to drink. Can your body even handle it?”

“It doesn’t matter. It’s not the first time, anyway. In the business world, there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests. Even with old partners, you have to keep up appearances. I was the one who arranged this dinner, so it would’ve looked bad if I didn’t drink.” Jiang Fan looked at Yin Ruxue. She seemed like a stranger to him today, yet somehow, she also felt closer.

“Alright, the dinner is almost over. I called you over to help out at the last minute, so you can just take me home in a bit. Don’t worry, I’ll pay you overtime!”

As Yin Ruxue spoke, she started staggering back toward the private room, but after just a few steps, she clutched her abdomen, her face twisting in pain.

Jiang Fan quickly moved to support her.

“Alright, stop trying to act tough!”

He led Yin Ruxue back to the private room. The three middle-aged men were also red-faced and clearly drunk. “President Li, President Zhao, President Wang, I’m sorry, but something’s come up at our contract factory. I’m afraid we’ll have to call it a night. I hope you’ll understand.”

“Hey, we haven’t even had our fill yet. Why are you leaving already?”