Chapter 8 Chapter 08 Disappeared from my sight. …

Zhao Manzhi’s alcohol tolerance was not good, but after drinking some champagne, she felt a little dizzy in the night wind.

In the past, in school, it was rare to come into contact with alcohol unless on purpose. Various activities and competitions were mostly attended by students, and the only way to get together was to order several pizzas to share, play board games like Werewolf, and that was it. How could they handle such a decadent drinking party.

As Zhuang Youkai’s assistant, it was quite glorious to attend the cocktail party. Others would compliment him unconditionally, and she could also take advantage of it and get a share of the pie. But Zhao Manzhi was still unwilling to give up. The glitz and glamour of the upper class soon swallowed her up, leaving only the glittering Zhuang Youkai. And she, like one of his sapphire cufflinks, could hardly even have a complete name.

"This is my assistant Mandy."

"Ms. Mandy is a new face."

"Hello, my last name is Zhao."

Perhaps because of the alcohol, Zhao Manzhi added a tepid supplement every time Zhuang Youkai introduced her for the umpteenth time, just like her signature at the end of the email, secretly competing with her.

"Ms. Zhao speaks Mandarin very well!" The wealthy middle-aged businessman smiled, "Aren't you from Hong Kong?"

"From Hangzhou."

"Then we are from the same hometown!"

Zhao Manzhi smiled and responded with a few words, but the other party was interested in chatting. The topic of hometown is easy to extend. Under the questioning of the rich businessman, she said a few more words without noticing, until Zhuang Youkai coughed lightly, she remembered what he said and shut up.

She knew that the boss was stingy, and as a person of low status, it was a sin to talk too much. After the people left, she pursed her lips and apologized reluctantly: "Sorry, boss."

Zhuang Youkai said coldly: "You should thank me, not apologize."

In just a few words, she answered whatever the other person asked, and almost confessed all her family assets. She was so naive and stupid.

"Thank you?" Zhao Manzhi was puzzled, "I think I shouldn't leave you aside. Am I stealing your limelight..."

"Steal my limelight? You can't do it now."

His expression was full of teasing, as if he had heard a big joke. Zhao Manzhi was a vase for a whole night, and she also held back her grievances for a whole night. As the alcohol fermented, she finally couldn't stand it anymore at this moment.

She knew that all this was a kind of fate, and it was as it should be, as if in this position, she was destined to offer a smiling face as a foil, and her youth and beauty were her tickets to enter the upper class.

Accompanying Zhuang Youkai to the cocktail party was a job requirement, but she had her dignity wiped out and was called "Zhuang Youkai's female companion" without her asking. She couldn't stand his constant belittling, ridicule and suppression. Since he looked down on her, why did he bring her here?

"Mr. Zhuang, I don't know what I did wrong to be treated like this by you. You gave me an English name and deliberately made me come to the cocktail party to embarrass myself. Even if you tell me the reason so that I can correct it, is it one of your noble interests to see me frightened?"

Her soft voice seemed to be blown away by the wind and kept trembling. When Zhuang Youkai looked back, he saw her eyes that had turned red without knowing when.

The seaweed-like long hair wrapped around Zhao Manzhi's thin shoulders, giving her a hug instead of the wind. It was clearly a scene that made me feel pity, but Zhuang Youkai looked at her solemnly, and his hands in his pockets did not move at all.

Zhao Manzhi almost cried, and she quickly raised her head and held back her tears. She didn't know how she would be ridiculed and mocked when she cried in front of Zhuang Youkai.

"I know you are in a high position and have many important tasks. It's rare for you to empathize with ordinary people. I originally thought you were just a little cold-blooded, but last time, Mr. Lin told me that you had made proper arrangements for Cynthia. I thought I misunderstood, but now it seems that it's not the case." She pinched the champagne glass, her fingertips white with force, "You are simply heartless. No matter how you give in or accommodate, you can't warm it up."

He always despised her and didn't give in.

They maintained a proper social distance, not too close, but also not so that others could overhear their conversation. Zhuang Youkai rarely had a social gap, and was just planning to relax for a while, but he didn't expect Zhao Manzhi to take advantage of the opportunity to attack him. He was already a little impatient, and thinking about all the things she had done, he felt even more unhappy. He almost ignored etiquette and reached for the cigarette case he carried with him.

In the end, he just twisted the cigarette between his fingers. This was his habit when he was in a bad mood.

"Are you addicted to contradicting me? Do you really think you won't be punished?" Zhuang Youkai smiled, but his eyes were cold enough to make people shudder. "Someone should have told you why the previous assistant left. You can't hide your messy thoughts, and you dare to come to me to ask for punishment. How much water is in your brain to have the courage to do this?"

"What messy thoughts..." She couldn't help but suspect that this precious young master was a top narcissist, "I don't have it!"

"I received the apology letter, and... chocolate." He narrated calmly, with a little self-righteous mercy of a superior, "And your previous little actions, I didn't say it doesn't mean I didn't see it. Are you angry because you failed to get close to the rich and powerful?"

Zhao Manzhi's expression froze for a moment.

It turned out that the chocolate was sandwiched in the file and sent to Zhuang Youkai. No wonder he couldn't find it.

The words above were written from her heart to Fang Ling, but he regarded it as a deliberate show of goodwill to win his favor.

She moved her lips, wanting to explain, but Zhuang Youkai's expression was like a bucket of cold water poured over her head, which made her completely give up this idea. The man in front of her looked down on her fundamentally, and used the most despicable means and thoughts to guess her actions. No matter how much she tried to defend herself, it would be useless.

Amid the clinking of glasses, the laughter of the participants came from afar, and her loss seemed so insignificant. Zhao Manzhi's eyes were gray, and her long eyelashes cast a row of shadows. Her voice also sank, "Since you think so, then transfer me away, just like dealing with Vivian, I will obey any arrangement of the group."

The slender special cigarette broke in his hand, and the tobacco leaked out, like a sad whine.

Zhuang Youkai curled up his palm calmly and let the remaining cigarette rub into his palm. Zhao Manzhi's neck was not as comfortable as he imagined. On the contrary, her attitude of letting others slaughter her threw another ball of fire into his heart.

"Okay." He curled his lips coldly, "Then from now on, disappear from my sight."

Zhao Manzhi closed her eyes. It was clearly an expected outcome, but when she heard the verdict in person, her heart still felt like it was suddenly pulled.

"Okay."

*

Zhuang Youkai left the table to smoke a cigarette, and his emotions slowly calmed down. He held the phone in his hand and clicked on Zhao Manzhi's number several times, but in the end he didn't dial it.

"Please keep an eye on Mandy for me. She should go out through the main gate. She drank a little and is not very conscious. You take her back."

"Understood."

After instructing Lu Qianning, he turned around and prepared to return to the venue, but he saw a pale blue shadow beside the flowers of the small fountain. It was not very clear. There are many supernatural stories in the old concession. He paused for a moment, and after carefully distinguishing, he relaxed his guard.

"Jiang Yu, come out."

"Isn't it scary?" Jiang Yu walked out from behind the Roman column and picked a floribunda rose. "It seems that you have improved since you were a child."

Because of his premature birth, Zhuang Youkai was weak and timid. Jiang Yu often told him strange stories to scare him. He also dragged Zhuang Youkai to watch Shaw Brothers horror movies in the audio-visual room in Deep Water Bay. For nearly half a month, he dreamed of jumping zombies.

He didn't want to talk about it, and glanced away lazily, "How long ago was it? Ten years is enough for a person to change his appearance."

"Okay, okay, I'm just talking about something else." To be honest, Jiang Yu has never been able to figure out his temper, so he just went along with it like Lin Zhuowen, not fussing over trivial matters, "Why are you hiding here? My brother is looking for you everywhere."

"Too boring, come out and smoke a cigarette." Zhuang Youkai took off his suit jacket and put it on his arm. His plump Windsor knot was also loosened a little. It can be seen that his patience with this cocktail party has reached its limit. He glanced at Jiang Yu suspiciously, "You are not helping him catch people, are you?"

The noble and cold woman shook her head, "How is it possible? I was thinking that if you left, I could find an excuse to escape."

Apart from those business interactions, the only way Jiang Shu could use them was to brag in front of outsiders about how they were childhood sweethearts, hinting that good things were about to happen, in order to elevate the Jiang family, as if he really wanted to get involved in this happy event of a closer relationship. Jiang Yu had been dating a boyfriend while she was abroad. Although she changed boyfriends every few days, she showed her attitude after all.

As for Zhuang Youkai, he was a man that could not be entangled with a woman. He would not be tempted by marriage.

In the fight against marriage, they were each other's unique accomplices.

Zhuang Youkai didn't walk fast, but his steps were big. Jiang Yu followed in his footsteps and mentioned casually, "Then again, what if your aunt really wants to arrange a marriage for you? There have been so many gossips in recent years, and the old lady might really want to find someone to take care of you."

Mottled light and shadow sprinkled on his fine face, and his expression was not clear. "If the family backgrounds are indeed a good match and the old lady likes the couple, let them do as they please."

"What about your liking?" Jiang Yu asked anxiously. She didn't expect that Zhuang Youkai would be so submissive in such matters. "If that person is not the one you like, can you accept living with her in harmony for the rest of your life?"

"What's the use of liking someone? Zhuang Zhaocheng liked my mother so much back then, but he still dared to kneel in front of the ancestral hall with Chen Peishan and said that they were true love." They were

getting closer to the venue and the crowd was gradually getting denser. Zhuang Youkai tied his tie tightly, shook his coat, and prepared to put it on. His expression was indifferent but with a hint of fatigue. "Go say hello to your brother, and give me a ride later."

"Where's Uncle Ning?"

"He's taking my assistant home. She's a little drunk."

Jiang Yu frowned slightly. Uncle Ning is not someone who can be easily loaned out, let alone just for an assistant.

She pondered and walked slower. When Zhuang Youkai found that the person next to him was gone, he turned around and saw Jiang Yu thinking, "What's wrong?"

"I was thinking that Miss Mandy might have been picked up by someone." Jiang Yu smiled playfully, "When I came to see you just now, I saw her chatting with Mr. Wang."