By the time the party was over, it was evening, and the sky had long since turned black.

After everyone said their goodbyes, they left one after another. Shao Junhao remained in his seat and Qu Xiao maintained her smile.

Only when only Shao Junhao and Qu Xiao were left in the private room did Shao Junhao look at Qu Xiao and say, "Xiaoxiao, where is your home? I'll take you back."

"Huh?" Qu Xiao raised her head and looked at him, her eyes confused. Shao Junhao was slightly stunned. "Xiaoxiao? Are you drunk?"

"No, I can still drink!" Qu Xiao pouted slightly, her eyes wide open. She looked at Shao Junhao and muttered, "I can hold a lot of wine for Junhao, so can you not let me go?"

Hearing Qu Xiao's words, Shao Junhao's hand, which was about to reach for her, paused.

Qu Xiao's expression became a little aggrieved as she whispered, "It's not good to go abroad. Even if you don't like me being with Junhao, you can't kick me out of the country... What do you mean by a scholarship?"

Looking at Qu Xiao's expression, Shao Junhao couldn't help but feel his heart ache. When he heard her say "scholarship," Shao Junhao's face darkened. Gu Lan had also told him that Qu Xiao had received a scholarship when she went abroad. Now, it seemed like she had given it to her in order to force her to go abroad.

"Ah, the Gu family doesn't care about small sums of money!" Shao Junhao pulled Qu Xiao into his arms and patted her back comfortingly. "Xiaoxiao is fine now. In the future, no one will make you do anything you don't want to do."

"Junhao..." Qu Xiao hugged Shao Junhao's waist and rubbed it against him. She muttered, "I must have been dreaming again, but this dream is really good. You're in it. I don't want to wake up."

"Silly girl." Shao Junhao looked at Qu Xiao with a pained expression. "I'm sorry, Xiaoxiao. I didn't protect you well. From now on, I won't let you suffer any more grievances."

However, Shao Junhao did not notice that Qu Xiao, who was buried in his chest, had clear eyes and did not show any signs of being drunk at all.

After asking for Qu Xiao's current address, Shao Junhao took her to the car. Since Qu Xiao had been drinking all night, Shao Junhao did not need to ask anyone to drive him home. Instead, he personally drove her home.

He had wanted to put Qu Xiao in the back, but she didn't want to, so he let her sit in the passenger seat. Qu Xiao drank and talked all the way, talking about her life abroad.

Foreign spending was so high that the so-called scholarship was used up very quickly. For a living, Qu Xiao had to study and work at the same time...

Shao Junhao's heart ached when he heard this, and he even remembered Gu Lan in his heart. If it wasn't for Gu Lan, how could Xiaoxiao have suffered such pain?!

When they arrived at the building where Qu Xiao lived, Shao Junhao pulled her into the house.

"With a click, Shao Junhao turned on the lights and scanned the room. The room was not big, only one room and one living room, but it was clean and warm.

Shao Junhao helped Qu Xiao into the bedroom and put her on the bed. Just as he was about to go out, Qu Xiao grabbed his arm and said, "Don't go, okay?"

Shao Junhao stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at Qu Xiao.

Qu Xiao looked at her with her big misty eyes, looking wronged. "Junhao, I really missed you, but I couldn't come back..."

As she spoke, Qu Xiao moved forward and hugged Shao Junhao's waist. "Junhao, I really miss you, but they all told me to leave. They all said that I'm not good enough for you."

"Them?" Shao Junhao narrowed his eyes.

"Yes!" Qu Xiao felt wronged.

"Junhao..." At some point, Qu Xiao held his arm and stood up on her own.

"What's wrong?" Shao Junhao lowered his head.

"I like you..." Qu Xiao kissed Shao Junhao's lips.

Their lips and teeth were intertwined as they fell into a trance.

Shao Junhao's hand moved across Qu Xiao's body. She was wearing a professional dress, which was simple but convenient for Shao Junhao. Qu Xiao shivered slightly as if she was cold. Shao Junhao hugged her even tighter as he could not bear to part with her.

Suddenly, he thought of the naked Gu Lan in front of him in the hospital that day. He had never thought that the cold and aloof Gu Lan would have such a wonderful body.

Shao Junhao let go and pushed Qu Xiao away. Qu Xiao did not expect Shao Junhao's actions and fell onto the bed. A trace of anger and confusion flashed across Qu Xiao's eyes, but she quickly recovered her drunken appearance and looked at Shao Junhao with grievance. "Junhao..."

"I'm sorry." Shao Junhao quickly pulled Qu Xiao into his arms and comforted her, "Xiaoxiao, you're a good girl. We'll be together again after I give you a title."

After comforting Qu Xiao, Shao Junhao took care of her until she fell asleep. Then he got up and left Qu Xiao's house.

After Shao Junhao left, Qu Xiao sat up on the bed with clear eyes. She got up and walked to the window. Seeing Shao Junhao drive away, she frowned and snorted coldly, "What a waste of the opportunity I created."

Thinking about how they had already gone through more than half of the process just now, Qu Xiao felt extremely displeased. "Gu Lan hasn't gotten pregnant after being with him for so many years. If she and Shao Junhao had taken the final step and had his child, wouldn't it have been easy for her to get rid of Gu Lan?! A grown man doesn't even know what to be afraid of!"