Chapter 99 Shen Baolan Suffers Domestic Abuse
As night deepened, the bustling streets gradually quieted down, but the atmosphere inside the small restaurant remained lively and warm.
Dish after dish was added, and bottle after bottle of wine was ordered.
The group at the table drank until eleven o’clock, all of them ending up drunk and sprawled across the table.
Pei Yang and a few others were regulars at the restaurant, and the owner knew them well. Seeing them so intoxicated, he rifled through his phonebook and began calling their homes one by one to inform someone to come and pick them up.
Ma Sufen and her husband usually slept early, and having been tired from the birthday celebrations that day, they had each retired to their respective rooms by 9 o’clock. Whether it was from exhaustion or deep sleep, they weren’t woken by the restaurant owner’s call. Instead, it was Shen Baolan who was disturbed from her sleep by the ringing.
Yawning as she answered the phone, she heard that Zhou Shuhuan was drunk and needed someone to pick him up. Her first reaction was to refuse, but as she was about to speak, something crossed her mind, and she changed her tone to ask the owner who else was there drinking with him.
Upon learning that Pei Yang was also there, just as drunk and unresponsive, her heart promptly became lively.
After finding out that the owner hadn’t yet called Shen Mingzhu to fetch anyone, she told him not to bother dialing Shen Mingzhu’s number, claiming she would pass by the Pei family’s place and fetch Shen Mingzhu on her way out.
In those days, phone calls weren’t cheap, and since Shen Baolan was willing to help notify others, saving a phone call cost a few cents, the owner naturally was pleased and thanked Shen Baolan profusely.
After hanging up, Shen Baolan, full of excitement, dashed back to her room and started rummaging through her wardrobe for clothes.