Chapter 262: Chapter 262 Sincere Thanks
After everyone had placed their orders, Liu Zheng poured another round of drinks and raised his glass to address the person across from him.
"No matter what, I’m truly very grateful to you. If you hadn’t appeared that day, I might already have run into trouble by now and wouldn’t be able to have dinner with you all here—I might be lying in a hospital."
These were his sincere thoughts, and no matter what, he was very grateful to Old Chen.
Upon hearing those words, Old Chen simply smiled faintly and clinked glasses with him.
"It’s nothing. Since you’re the boss’s friend, you’re my friend too."
Quickly, Liu Zheng raised his glass again toward Liu Jiaxin.
"But no matter what, I still have to really thank you. Because of you, he was willing to help me. I must say our encounter that day was truly such a coincidence. I never expected to meet under those circumstances."
Hearing this, Liu Jiaxin also smiled and drank her wine.
Truth be told, whether it was his meeting with Liu Jiaxin or with Old Chen, both were very sudden.
They had both happened without any anticipation whatsoever.
And it was precisely because of this that the other party felt there must be a special fate between them. Otherwise, such an event would not have been possible.
"Yeah, I just happened to be passing by at that time. If I hadn’t run into you, I might not have been able to help you."
Old Chen spoke while eating and drinking.
"It seems we really are quite fated."
At this moment, Liu Jiaxin couldn’t help but chime in as well.
Originally, before all this happened, they indeed never expected such a thing to happen. But now that fate had brought them together, they were sure to cherish it.
Maybe because they were starting to drink more, everyone began to open up and chat freely.
Having accompanied Liu Jiaxin for so long, Old Chen naturally hoped she could lead a happy life.
Over those many days, Liu Jiaxin had immersed herself fully in her business without really getting to know many men.
And because of this, Old Chen hoped she could find her own happiness.
Actually, on another level, Old Chen was very afraid that it was due to her brother’s passing that she had become this way.
But now, seeing someone appearing at her side again, he felt truly very happy.
He lifted his hand, gently patted Liu Zheng on the shoulder, and started to speak.
"Before now, our boss had never been so close to a man. No matter what, I hope you treat her well. I also wish for the two of you to be happy together."
Unbeknownst to them, Old Chen had drunk too much and his face was flushed as he uttered these words, which made Liu Jiaxin feel somewhat embarrassed.
She raised her hand to pat Old Chen’s arm and said,
"Alright, alright. Have you had too much to drink? Why are you talking nonsense?"
To her surprise, Old Chen continued seriously.
"I’m not talking nonsense. You’ve been on your own for so many years and it pains me to see you like this. No matter what, we, your subordinates, just want to see you happy. Now that you’ve finally found your happiness, we all hope that everything will get better and better for you."
To be honest, after hearing Old Chen’s words, Liu Jiaxin was truly moved.
In a certain sense, she had come to think of Old Chen as her own family.
For so many years, Old Chen had always been quietly doing those things behind me, seemingly taking on whatever happened and resolving it by himself.
And indeed, over these years, many people had left my side, yet Old Chen was still there, silently guarding me.
Just like my own blood brother.
Although I did save his life at the beginning, everything afterward depended on his own destiny; if he hadn’t worked hard, nothing would have turned out this way.
But even now that he has his own achievements, he still stays by my side, unreservedly, with his heart open to me—this touches Liu Jiaxin deeply.
"Don’t worry, no matter what, I will certainly treat her well, and I will definitely make her happy,"
Liu Zheng also pledged with confidence, patting his chest as he spoke.
Honestly, Jiaxin really is unlike any other woman I’ve met before.
She may not be very old, but she can handle so much.
This just goes to show how brave she is, how impressive she is.
For a woman to achieve this is not a simple feat.
Who knows how many troubles she must have encountered.
Even though there was indeed someone who helped her with this matter before, that person has already left.
And she continued on her own ever since.
The group laughed and chatted as they drank together, seeming very harmonious.
Even though they hadn’t known each other for long, they had certainly come to recognize each other.
Not only that, they found the other to be quite nice, and they were very happy to be in each other’s company.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Old Chen then immediately had someone send the two of them back and of course went straight home himself.
After all, they all had their own things to do tomorrow.
The moment Old Chen got home, he couldn’t help but immediately lie down on the bed to sleep; honestly, he had enjoyed himself thoroughly today and was very happy about it.
In fact, some troubles had emerged during this time, keeping him quite busy, and it had been a long time since he’d been able to relax this well.
But fortunately, everything was resolved, so there wasn’t too much of an impact.
And then, when Liu Zheng placed Liu Jiaxin on the bed,
he cautiously covered her with the blanket.
"You sleep well; I’ll be going now,"
But unexpectedly, just then, Jiaxin firmly grasped his hand, seemingly unwilling to let him leave at this moment.
"It’s already so late, why are you going back..."
The next second she slowly sat up, reaching to hook her arm around the man’s neck.
Before Liu Zheng could even react, her lips were on his.
How could he possibly restrain himself in that moment?
