150 Shocked! Overjoyed! Upset... XII

"No problem, sir."

The glasses chimed as she poured the whole glass of Whiskey into her mouth. With her cheeks tinted by faint scarlet, she forced a smile as she began breaking the ice for them. From time to time, she would chuckle at the most mundane moment in the conversation while splashing another glass of wine upon her palate. Her jaws were shivering after a few glasses, as alcohol was not doing anything other than amplifying the pain in her. The more drunk she got, the more her feelings got sealed deeper in her heart.

Huo Chen was at a few tables away from her, yet occasionally, when he looked away to ponder responses for the questions he received from guests, he would take a glance at her. Her action was justifiable in Huo Chen's eyes. She was sociable after all, at least among these elites, and only natural if one of them happened to be her boss.