Chapter 4 - 004: Have you taken a fancy to my niece who looks like a goddess?
"Have you been drinking?" Quan Yu asked, noticing Ning Guiwan rubbing her temples, looking like her head was throbbing.
"Yes, a few glasses." Perhaps it was the alcohol, but Ning Guiwan’s eyes were slightly glazed, a captivating allure almost brimming over. She tilted her head back, her red lips curving into a radiant smile. "I really have to thank Uncle Yu for helping me land this project."
Ning Guiwan stood under a light. She wore a black professional skirt suit with a white blouse underneath. Her skin was snow-white, her hair and eyes jet-black. From head to toe, she was a vision in black and white, the only splash of color being the crimson of her lips. As they parted and met, they were utterly soul-stirring.
"Uncle Yu, when are you free? I’d like to treat you to dinner," Ning Guiwan said, tilting her head slightly as if seeking his opinion. "If you don’t mind, of course."
Quan Yu’s fingers unconsciously tapped his cigarette. Amidst the curling smoke, he looked at her and said, "I’m free tomorrow evening."
Ning Guiwan hadn’t expected him to agree so readily. After a brief moment of surprise, she nodded with a smile. "Tomorrow evening it is, then. But I might have to work late, so Uncle Yu will have to wait for me a little."
The infrastructure project had just been secured, and there was still much to do.
Quan Yu didn’t object, so Ning Guiwan took it as his tacit agreement. "Then I’ll head back first. See you tomorrow evening."
With that, she turned to leave. As she started up the steps, she missed her footing and nearly fell. Quan Yu reached out to steady her. Ning Guiwan looked down, giggling. "I guess I really am drunk."
"If you’re unsteady, I can take you home." Quan Yu’s hand didn’t immediately leave her waist after she regained her balance.