The number was from Fucheng.
Her first thought was Shen Min'er, and she quickly answered.
"Min'er, is that you?"
She hadn't expected her to pick up so quickly.
Hearing her gentle voice, Min'er felt as if she had found a pillar of support, and immediately couldn't help but choke up.
"It's me. I'm in trouble. Can you come and help me?"
Jiang Nan Fang waved her hand, signaling everyone to quiet down.
She asked, "What's wrong? Are you crying? Did someone bully you? Is it Ke Teng? What did he do to you? Where is he now?"
Min'er gave the name of the restaurant and said she was in the restroom.
Jiang Nan Fang got up and headed out.
"I'm here too. I'll find you right away. Don't panic."
Hearing Ke Teng's name from her mouth, everyone stood up.
"What's wrong, Engineer Jiang? What bad thing has that bastard Ke Teng done now?"
"It's not clear yet. Don't be impulsive, sit here and wait for me. I'll be back soon."
Soon, Jiang Nan Fang found Min'er in the restroom.
Seeing her flushed face, smelling of alcohol, with unsteady steps, and wearing the clothes she had just bought yesterday, she immediately understood.
"He took you out for entertainment and asked you to accompany people for drinks, didn't he?"
Min'er regretted it so much she wanted to bite her tongue.
Feeling guilty and embarrassed, she nodded at Jiang Nan Fang.
"He wants to acquire those two prime land parcels, which requires hundreds of billions in funding, so he's been contacting bank presidents lately."
"Tonight he invited eight of them, and asked me to accompany each of them for drinks."
In Jiang Nan Fang's impression, Ke Teng wasn't like this.
Although he was childish, extreme, and impulsive, it was more like childish mischief.
How could he now do something worse than an animal?
"Why didn't you refuse him? Just because you were afraid of being fired by him?"
"Even if you don't want to work at Zhan's, Nancheng is so big, there are always other companies that will hire you. Is it worth abandoning all your dignity for such a job?"
Min'er dared not tell her the truth.
Looking at her, she opened her mouth and fell silent again.
"Do you have some unspeakable difficulty that you can't tell me?"
She hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Did Ke Teng already bully you? Does he have some compromising evidence that you're afraid he'll ruin your reputation?"
"No."
Min'er shook her head.
"How could I have that kind of relationship with him? He likes you, he never saw me as a woman."
"Then why are you still letting him control you?"
"Please. Don't ask anymore. Just tell me what I should do now."
"What can you do? Stop drinking, go home. Quit your job tomorrow."
"As you said, he doesn't see you as a woman. If you keep enduring this, you'll suffer a great loss sooner or later."
"You're so young, you can't gamble your future with him! I'll take you away!"
Min'er had concerns.
"No. If I leave like this, he won't let me go."
"What are you afraid of? You have your brother here, can he eat you?"
"If that doesn't work, you still have me. Let him come to me if there's any trouble!"
Jiang Nan Fang supported her by the arm and led her out of the restroom.
As soon as they took two steps, her phone in her bag rang.
Min'er grabbed it and looked, it was Ke Teng calling.
She was so scared her face turned pale.
She handed the phone to Jiang Nan Fang.
"He's getting impatient. He's already started looking for me. If I leave like this, and make him lose face..."
Jiang Nan Fang thought about it and realized it wasn't appropriate.
Why do men like to bring beautiful women out with them?
For face.
If he lost face in front of everyone, he would probably hate Min'er even more, and hate herself too.
Let's see what tricks he was trying to play.
Jiang Nan Fang pondered for a moment and signaled her to answer.
"Then answer it. Tell him you'll be back soon. I'll come find you later."
Min'er stumbled back into the private room.
A group of men immediately turned their gazes towards her.
They made dissatisfied jokes.
"Why did you take so long? Can't handle it after just starting? Do you think accompanying us old guys is boring, Miss Shen, and you're deliberately hiding from us?"
"Mr. Ke, if you can't play, don't come out to play. Bring some people who can play. You've whetted our appetites, and now you're doing this. It's so boring."
Ke Teng looked at her displeased.
He seemed to feel that Shen Min'er had let him down.
Min'er walked over and leaned weakly on her chair.
"My tolerance for alcohol is really not good, I apologize to everyone."
"You're right, I can't play. Please let me leave first."
She actually wanted to leave?
Director Zou's face fell.
"Mr. Ke, this is where you're wrong. She doesn't want to play, but you're forcing her to come."
"It's like there are no women in Nancheng, and you like to force people. Let her go. Find some people who know how to play, and I don't want to see her again in the future."
Ke Teng looked at the unpromising Shen Min'er with displeasure, and was about to say something.
A waiter knocked on the private room door from the entrance.
"Excuse me everyone, please interrupt."
"Miss Jiang in room 6606 upstairs asked me to deliver a bottle of wine. Should I open it directly or...?"
"Miss Jiang?"
Ke Teng knitted his brows.
"Shen Min'er, Jiang Nan Fang is here too?"
Min'er didn't hide it from him.
"Yes. I ran into her in the restroom just now and we talked for a bit."
This was interesting.
Ke Teng sneered and looked at everyone.
"Do you know who this Miss Jiang is?"
Zhan Bei Jue was secretly married and had never announced his wife to the public, so of course, they didn't know.
He explained with satisfaction.
"Zhan Bei Jue's beloved wife, Jiang Nan Fang."
"Interesting, she's here too. How about I ask her to come down and have a few drinks with you?"
Zhan Bei Jue's wife coming down to drink with them?
He was bragging.
Everyone didn't dare to take it seriously.
Someone spoke out of turn.
"You have connections with Zhan Bei Jue's wife? She's actually sending you wine? Aren't you bragging?"
"It's not that I'm looking down on you, brother, but with Zhan Bei Jue's character..."
"Let me put it this way! I really want to try what it feels like to drink with his wife!"
Ke Teng looked at him with a confident smile.
"How about this, let's play something interesting."
"If I can get his wife to drink with you all, then our business today is settled. Do you dare to play?"
"Of course! If we can accomplish something so difficult..."
"If she can sit on our laps and drink three cups with each of us, we'll sign the contract tomorrow!"
Ke Teng was extremely pleased.
He slammed his hand on the table.
"It's a deal!"
He turned to the waiter.
"Leave the wine, and go tell Miss Jiang that her sister needs her to come down."
Shen Min'er was terrified.
She knew Zhan Bei Jue's temper.
She also knew Zhan Bei Jue's feelings for his wife.
If, because of her, his wife was humiliated by these old men...
After Ke Teng finished speaking, she was half sobered by fear and stood up in a panic.
"No. You can't do this!"
"What? Jealous? Afraid she'll steal your thunder."
Ke Teng smirked, "Fine, then I won't call her. You accompany them."
"..."
Just as they were at a stalemate, Jiang Nan Fang unexpectedly appeared at the doorway.