149 Lifetime Complementary Card 9 (1/2)

If she liked it, then she could have it whenever she wanted. Her every bill would be sent his way.

He had lavished her without Song Qingchun even realizing it. Even without her thanks or appreciation, he still felt quite blissful.

He had thought he could finally have a Christmas that he would remember with a smile, but in the end, the way the day had ended was still so painstakingly harsh.

…

It had been at least five years since Su Zhinian had touched alcohol.

The last time he drank was when he'd stumbled across that secret five years ago. He had spent seven days and seven nights submerged in a state of inebriation. The time before that when he drank was also five years ago on his birthday… That time, he made the mistake that had inextricably linked them together.

Five years later, he had gotten drunk again.

When he left the bar, morning had already broken. With faltering steps, he walked to his car. He tried many times before his hand landed on the car door. He collapsed into the car with the world still spinning. After a short nap in the back of the car, he pulled out his phone from his pocket and called his driver.

About half an hour later, someone knocked on the car window. After the person opened the lock and got in, he realized it was not the driver but his secretary, Cheng Qingchong.

Before she got in, she grabbed a bottle of water from the trunk. She twisted the cap open and passed it to Su Zhinian.

After gulping two mouthfuls, Su Zhinian tossed the bottle back at Cheng Qingchong. He asked tonelessly, ”Why are you here?”

”Mr. Zhang, the driver is not in Beijing, he just called me,” Cheng Qingchong answered truthfully. She twisted the cap back on and placed the bottle back on the passenger seat. It was then that she saw the exquisitely wrapped present.