"Oh..."
After Ah Zhong finished speaking, Zhou Jinbei gave him a knowing look and winked.
"I get it, you snuck out to have fun without my second brother, right?"
"Is the person behind you my... second sister-in-law? Not bad, you usually seem so serious, I didn't expect you to be this fun."
"Don't worry, I understand. Is ten thousand yuan enough? Do you want more?"
What were these girls talking about?
What did you understand?
Second sister-in-law, what were they thinking?
Ah Zhong was truly impressed by her imagination.
"It's not what you think, I don't know that woman."
"Oh, just give me the ten thousand yuan! I'll pay you back as soon as I get back. Don't tell anyone about this, not even Mr. Zhan. Got it?"
Zhou Jinbei giggled a couple more times.
"Understood, understood, I'll transfer the money to you now. Can I have your QR code?"
Ah Zhong just remembered his phone was broken.
Damn it, in this day and age, you can't do anything without a phone.
"My phone fell into the wine last night and is unusable. Can you transfer five thousand yuan to her, and settle the rest of the bill for me?"
Zhou Jinbei was surprised.
"You came last night? And stayed until now? Not bad!"
"Why give her five thousand yuan? You're so generous to your second sister-in-law even with a broken phone..."
Ah Zhong was about to faint from anger. How could he listen to her nonsense?
"I told you it's not what you think, can you stop imagining things?"
"I'm sorry to trouble you, I'm in a hurry to get back to the company, please be merciful!"
He waved to the blonde woman behind him. The woman came over, and Zhou Jinbei scanned her QR code and transferred the money.
Watching her walk away with a swaying gait, she still didn't forget to impart some earnest advice to Ah Zhong.
"It's not that I'm saying this, Brother Zhong, but your taste in people isn't great."
"Look at her hair, her clothes, her style, like a salon girl. Even if you're tired of being with your sister-in-law, you shouldn't find someone this bad."
"Don't you think this money was spent in vain?"
Of course, he thought it was in vain, but what could he do?
When I get back, I'll find the person who set me up and demand it back tenfold!
But Ah Zhong couldn't explain it to her.
Zhou Jinbei kindly went over and settled the bill for him again.
He spent over twelve thousand yuan in one go.
Ah Zhong was so pained by the expense.
"I'll definitely pay you back. Remember what I said, don't let anyone know. You go ahead and have fun, I'm leaving."
Saying that, he hurried towards the exit.
Zhou Jinbei stopped him again.
"Did you come alone? How did you get here? Driving? Can you give me a ride?"
This was the crucial question.
He was so flustered when he woke up that he forgot about the car.
Where was his car now?
He patted himself down, no car keys.
Damn it. Could that person be so audacious as to drive his car away too?
Ah Zhong had no choice but to shamelessly ask.
"How did you get here? It seems my car was stolen. I'd love to give you a ride, but I can't."
"..."
Zhou Jinbei was speechless for a few seconds, then took out her car keys and threw them to him.
"I have a car. I just had a bit to drink, so I can't drive. Since your car is lost, you can drive mine."
They both got into the car, and Ah Zhong expertly started driving.
Zhou Jinbei kept looking at him, trying to hold back, trying to hold back, but couldn't help but ask.
"What happened? How can a car get lost? You said you didn't know that woman, so you came all the way here yesterday just for that?"
Ah Zhong finally patiently explained it to her again.
He was just out for work yesterday, encountered an accident midway, and was set up. He didn't know why it turned out like this, so please stop guessing.
"I never thought something like this would happen to me. If I hadn't met you, I would have had to report it to the police today."
Zhou Jinbei was indignant upon hearing this.
"If you met me, you should report it even if you have to go to jail! Such a big deal, of course, the police should know!"
"And you and that woman, did anything happen?"
Ah Zhong felt a little awkward and truthfully said.
"I don't know if anything happened, but she said it did, otherwise she wouldn't have extorted so much money from me."
"Then that's bad. How unsanitary! Could you have contracted something? Do you want to get checked at the hospital and take some post-exposure prophylaxis immediately?"
Ah Zhong hadn't thought of it until she mentioned it.
Now that she mentioned it, he really got goosebumps.
It was definitely unsanitary! Even if a condom was used! It would be troublesome if he contracted a disease.
"You don't need the car urgently, do you? Shall I drive your car to the CDC?"
Zhou Jinbei was being forced by her family to take several online tutoring classes to cram for her studies, which was very annoying.
She had quietly slipped out yesterday while her father and brother were not home.
Since she had nowhere to go, it wouldn't be bad to hang out with Ah Zhong.
"I'm not in a hurry, let's go, your matter is more important."
They went to the CDC together.
Ah Zhong directly went to the prevention window and explained what happened yesterday.
He had to take post-exposure prophylaxis first, then draw blood for testing. The results would be available in two weeks.
By the time they finished, it was already past three in the afternoon.
Ah Zhong was worried.
"Can you lend me your phone to call my girlfriend? I didn't go home all night yesterday, I'm afraid she's overthinking."
"Sure. I can even testify for you."
Zhou Jinbei very kindly gave him her phone and watched him make the call.
As soon as the call was connected and she heard Ah Zhong's voice, the other person directly hung up.
She was really angry, not even taking his calls. Ah Zhong anxiously called again.
This time, his girlfriend unleashed a torrent of scolding.
"We've already broken up, why are you still calling me? Ten hours of no contact, and now you've concocted a lie and think you can fool me, so you're calling now, right?"
"Zhong, I never realized you were such a scumbag! Break up! I'm breaking up with you this time no matter what!"
Ah Zhong patiently listened to her scolding, and after she finished, he quickly explained that he had encountered some unexpected circumstances last night.
His girlfriend didn't believe him.
"Why don't you just say you were filming 'Infernal Affairs' last night! As an assistant, you live like a secret agent every day, and you take me for an idiot!"
After that, she blocked his number, and Ah Zhong could no longer reach her.
Zhou Jinbei advised him.
"It's indeed difficult to explain such things over the phone. Let's talk about it when you see each other back home. Don't get too worked up, you've been together for so long, it's not that easy to break up."
He hoped so.
Thinking about how his girlfriend would give him the silent treatment for minor issues, Ah Zhong felt a headache coming on.
"I haven't been to the company all day and didn't ask for leave. Mr. Zhan must be anxious. I'll call him again."
The call connected, and upon hearing that Ah Zhong was fine, Zhan Beijue breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your car was located last night and driven to Nanjin Lake. I thought something had happened to you."
"It's good that you're okay. We'll talk about it when you get back."