Dont Turn From Summer Chapter 15 (1/2)

Don't Turn fro Mo (丁墨)

Chapter 15

The dinner as notified by the ht at the riverside Mu Hanxia has never been there, but she heard it’s an upscale clubhouse

Mu Hanxia arrives at dusk The lights are just turned on at the riverside In the yard of the clubhouse, trees stand with extended branches It is classy and serene there

Mu Hanxia thinks she’s the first one who has arrived and gently pushes open the door to the dinner room But there’s someone in there already

Men Gang is sitting by thes a white Polo shi+rt and a black pair of pants, forhtly squinting eyes

Mu Hanxia’s heart ju!”

“Hmm”

Mu Hanxia finds a chair to sit down It’s very quiet in the roo to herself

“How’s your work going lately?” He asks

“Pretty good,” Mu Hanxia soes quite smoothly I read a lot of materials and have learned a lot”

“That’s good”

Silence again

After a while, Mu Hanxia asks, “Manager Meng, did you have good rests lately? Are you well?”

“I’et affected by personal feelings”

Mu Hanxia doesn’t dare to say anything else She lowers her head and pretends not to understand what he’s i

Right at the moment, so’s assistant Xiao Chen He glances at the two quiet ones in the roouests are almost here”

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The guests invited by Meng Gang are those from the City’s Industry and Business Bureau He and the vice director take the ious seats, accompanied by all the others, with Mu Hanxia and Xiao Chen sitting at the lowest-ranked seats, in charge of serving tea and beverage During casual greetings at the beginning, Meng Gang simply says, “This is Mu Hanxia froer Meng is never short of talents Each tiirls out”

Everybody burst out laughing Meng Gang also has some smile in his eyes He says, “Nonsense I only have Xiao Chen with irls to drink with you? Hanxia, get him three full cups (Note: these are wine cups, normally with a capacity of about 30-60 ml) He should drink them first as a punishment”

“Sure” Mu Hanxia also soes to pour the alcohol into the cups

Bottles are opened and cups are toasted, the host and the guests are all having a good time

It’s a first time for Mu Hanxia so she does not dare to say irl who takes opportunities to show off, but she is agreeable and sweet enough to keep the harmony of the party However, very quickly someone starts to invite her for a drink

“Beautiful girl, since Manager Meng has taken you along, you should have a drink with us, right?”

“Right” Some others echo

Mu Hanxia has never touched any white beverage So she hastily declines with s

Meng Gang has drunk quite a lot He lights up a cigarette and leans back in the chair His face red, eyes dark and bright

“Drink just a cup, to show your sincerity”

“Sure, Manager Meng” Mu Hanxia takes up a cup and drains it with someone

“Wow, so obedient to Manager Meng?” Sohs

Mu Hanxia’s heart quivers a little, and she replies with a smile, “Of course I have to obey the boss”

Meng Gang just wears his casual smile as usual

After she sits down again, Mu Hanxia feels her throat and stomach are both spicy hot, and her head seems to start to feel dizzy

Today theythe dinner, Meng Gang goes into the bathroom and throw up twice in there Mu hanxia helps him to the bathroom once He just bends over the washbasin and vomits quietly with the door shut behind them It’s the first time Mu Hanxia saw hiently stroke his back

He doesn’ther stoke His back broad and hard

After a while, he turns on the faucet, rinses his face and washed his mouth Then he look up at her

Mu Hanxia puts down her hand

It is a little dim in the bathroom His eyes are bloodshot and he smells badly of alcohol

He suddenly grabs her hand

Mu Hanxia stiffens up all over She lowers her voice, “Manager Meng”

But he doesn’t do anything, and just stares at her very intensely

Mu Hanxia lowers her head

After a o back in”

“OK”

He pulls the door open Outside is a full house of custo themselves with drinks

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The dinner ends at a little past ten Meng Gang has drunk too ether with Xiao Chen, says good-bye to the guests downstairs

Xiao Chen says, “You go upstairs first to look after Manager Meng I’et the car”

Mu Hanxia hesitates, but Xia Chen is firer”

Mu Hanxia has no choice but to go back upstairs

The night is deep The dishes and cups have been cleared away Theis open, the wind froarette and alcohol in the room

Eyes shut and hand on the forehead, Meng Gang sits there very still Mu Hanxia stands with some distance between them

“Mu Hanxia?” He murmurs, his voice hoarse

“Yes, it’s me” Mu Hanxia walks over and pours hi, have some hot water”