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“Okay.” Mireya put down her glass resignedly. ” I’ll give you all a ride home later. You guys can drink as much as you want.”
“Alright. I’m relieved to hear that. Brother, let’s not go home until we get drunk tonight.” Ryan looked at Forrest enthusiastically.
Ryan kept addressing Forrest as his brother. That made Forrest think he really had an extra brother.
When the food was served, Ryan would have a toast with Forrest from time to time.
“Brother, I hope your career will advance to greater heights.
“Brother, you’re not young anymore either. I hope you can get married and have a child soon. Come, let’s have another toast.
“Brother, come. Don’t just eat. Let’s toast again.”
Forrest’s intention was to thank Ryan. Seeing that Ryan kept toasting to him, he had no choice but to return the toast. It was table etiquette.
“….”
Mireya was dumbfounded. She watched as the two men kept toasting back and forth in front of her. A liquor of 50 percent alcohol content was finished very quickly.
Ryan smiled and said, “I’ve never had a good drinking session in so long. Brother, let’s have another bottle.”
Forrest was speechless.
Could he say no? Seriously, he did not know Ryan was such a good drinker just from looking at him.
Therefore, a new bottle of liquor was served. Ryan got Jessica to join too. After drinking a few glasses, Jessica’s cool face had an attractive blush under the lighting.
Forrest glanced at her. His eyes turned downcast. He started drinking even without Ryan pouring a glass for him.
9:00 p.m.
Mireya looked at Ryan and Forrest, who were utterly drunk at the table. Then, she glanced at Jessica, who had drunk a few glasses of wine. She was totally speechless. “Jessica…”
“Uh… I want to go to the bathroom.” Ryan staggered as he stood up all of a sudden. He grabbed Mireya too. “You… You’re coming with me.”
“I’m going with you…”
Before Mireya could finish her sentence, she was forcefully yanked out by Ryan.
“You’re the only one who didn’t drink. I’ll only feel reassured if you’re the one coming with me,” Ryan said as he pulled her outside.
When the private room door was closed and both of them had walked a distance, only then did Ryan’s swaying body stand straight. His tipsy eyes became clear again.
“You were… pretending to be drunk.” Mireya was dumbfounded. “Why are you doing this? I’m going back…”
“How stupid are you?” Ryan yanked her back. He laughed and said, “Can’t you see that I’m trying to make them spend some time alone on purpose? “
Mireya was shocked. No wonder he was acting differently from usual tonight and kept having toasts with Forrest. He was trying to get her brother drunk. That was so scheming of him. “You’re crazy. My brother and Jessica…”
“Your brother’s girlfriend was Jessica when he was studying abroad. Did you have no clue at all?” Ryan raised his eyebrows.
“I… I do know some things, but only a little, ” Mireya said vaguely, “But they’ve already broken up, and so much time has passed since then. Jessica was married before too…”
“So what if she was married before? It’s fine as long as they both still have feelings for each other.” Ryan was unconvinced. “Besides, if your brother has really gotten over her, why didn’t he get another girlfriend even though so many years have passed?”
“Forrest was meeting a girl a few days ago. He’s getting to know her…”
“If he has really moved on, nothing will happen tonight,” Ryan said as he smiled. “Anyway, I can only do this much. Give them a chance. Let’s go and not be third wheelers.”
After he spoke, he leaned all of his body weight on Mireya. “Quickly, hold me up. I’m really drunk.”
“To hell with you. I won’t believe you anymore. You’re not drunk at all.” Mireya almost lost her balance because of Ryan pressing against her. She pushed him annoyedly.
“Sis, I drank so much white wine. Do you think I’m invincible when it comes to holding my liquor? I was just forcing myself just now. Hold me up. I’ll be embarrassed if I fall.”
Ryan hugged Mireya’s waist as he spoke. He pressed half his body against her intimately.
Mireya was out of options due to his shamelessness. She could only enter the elevator with him angrily.
When they arrived at the parking lot, Mireya gave Jessica a call. “Jessica, Ryan puked and dirtied his clothes just now. I’m bringing him back to the official residence first. Can you tell my brother that I’ll help him…”
Before she could finish speaking, Ryan snatched her phone away. “Forrest has had too much to drink and you’re drunk too. It’s inconvenient for you to send him back. I’ve booked a room for him upstairs. You can bring him up.”
After Ryan spoke, he hung up straight away and tossed the phone into Mireya’s hands.
“You… You actually booked a room upstairs for my brother? When did you do that?” Mireya stuttered. She did not dare to imagine it. Jessica had drunk wine too. She would be sending Forrest upstairs. A young man and a young woman who were ex-lovers would be alone together. Things could easily happen between them.
“When I went to the bathroom before.”
Ryan rubbed his stomach and said with a sick expression, “For the sake of Forrest and Jessica’s happiness, that was my first time pouring wine for other people at the table. How are you going to thank me?”
Mireya rolled her eyes at him. “Did I beg you to do it? I was tricked as well, okay? Besides, Jessica is your sister, not mine. I haven’t even blamed you for setting my brother up.”
“Haha, your brother might even be thanking me in his heart. ” Ryan grinned. “Didn’t you feel it? Your brother’s aura changed when I brought Jessica over tonight. If he didn’t care at all, he would’ve just shaken hands nonchalantly and said ¡®It’s been a long time’ when he saw his ex-girlfriend. If it weren’t for me, he wouldn’t even look at Jessica. Do you know why?”
“Why?” Mireya did not drink but she felt as if she had. She was getting confused.
“To think that you were married before. Your EQ is too low.” Ryan glanced at her in disdain.
Mireya was infuriated. ” So what if my EQ is low? Do you dare to look down on me?”
“I wouldn’t dare, and I don’t.” Ryan suppressed his laughter and shook his head. “I’m guessing it’s because your brother hates Jessica. Think about it. They were madly in love back then, yet one of them got married all of a sudden after returning home. Could he possibly not feel hatred? But he might be hating her only because he loves her. If there were no feelings at all, where would the hatred come from?”
Mireya did not say a word. She recalled when she ran into Forrest and Jessica quarreling at the Snow family’s manor back then. The words her brother uttered from his mouth were very harsh. That was most probably hatred.
Ryan said, “It’s no wonder that your brother would harbor hatred. My sister was educated by my grandpa ever since she was young. She was too obedient during her younger days. She always placed family first and had to bear too many responsibilities. When a person is powerless, marriage and happiness isn’t a choice for them.”
Mireya continued being silent.
She was not born in that kind of family. She did not know those feelings. “I don’t understand. Is having a high status really that important? The Snow family is already doing very well. Does the Snow family want to be in the highest position so badly that it’s even worth sacrificing the younger generations’ happiness for it?”
“Not every parent places their children’s happiness behind the company and wealth. There’s just no choice sometimes. They were forced to do so.”
Ryan smiled and looked at Mireya. “Mireya, if you didn’t have a brother taking on everything for you, you wouldn’t be so carefree either. Your parents would’ve considered whether your partner was of the same status as you and if the marriage would be helpful to the company. If you were in love with an average guy, your parents might not even support you.”
After Mireya was taken aback for a moment, she realized she could not refute him. It seemed like the truth.
“People are like that. The more you own, the less freedom you have.” After saying that sentimentally, Ryan thought of something. He became dispirited.
“Were you reminded of yourself?” Mireya suddenly felt sad for him.
“A little. By the way, didn’t you promise that you’d let me try kissing you? It seems like now is a good time.” Ryan’s eyes that were bright as gems suddenly shifted and gazed at Mireya. “Are you going to go back on your word?”
The topic changed too fast. After Mireya was dumbstruck, her face became red as if she was in a sauna. “Didn’t I make things clear to you this morning?”
” If I suggest kissing her after just getting to know her, won’t she take me as an indecent man?
Besides, kissing her will mean that I treat her as my girlfriend. I don’t want that for now.”
Ryan shook his head decisively.
His words were logical, but Mireya was dissatisfied after hearing him. “Ha, you’re saying that you’re not indecent if you kiss me and you don’t have to take responsibility either, right?”
“I just want to see if I’ll feel repulsed when kissing women. Can’t I do that?” Ryan looked as if he was wronged. Under the dim lights, every inch of his face exuded hurt. “You promised me.”
Mireya had not promised him at all. Of course, she did not reject him either.
Every cell in Mireya was annoyed and flustered.
“Hey, look there. Who’s that?” Ryan suddenly pointed to her left and said in surprise.
Mireya thought Forrest had come down. She immediately looked over nervously. However, she did not see anything at all.
