Chapter: 6470

"Yes, yes!" Pei Chang suddenly snapped out of his daze, immediately standing up with a cup in hand and saying to everyone, "Come, come, let's all toast to Little Liu! Thank him for his initiative. I hope everyone can remember Little Liu's kindness and repay it when the opportunity arises!"

As soon as Pei Chang finished speaking, Little Liu suddenly felt a surge of "To die for a friend's sake" in his heart.

He felt that Pei Chang was truly too good, having brought him up from scratch. Now, he was willing to let him down, and he didn't have much to say about it. But he couldn't help but be touched by the way Pei Chang gave him face, openly expressing himself in front of so many people.

Others knew it too, Little Liu's decision to step down this time was indeed helping everyone resolve a trouble. It was only natural for everyone to recall his kindness.

Everyone began to speak up in agreement, praising Little Liu and acknowledging his noble actions at the same time, vowing to repay him in the future.

Little Liu's eyes welled up with tears as he held his cup aloft, standing tall, and loudly exclaimed, "Thank you to Pei Chang, Madame Huang, and all the leaders for their care. I, Liu Haotao, have no way to repay this favor, let alone offer it first in respect!"

Just then, someone suddenly asked, "Ah, Director Pei, are you letting Xu Changkun come back to work? The subordinates might have some opinions about that, and if things get out of hand or they go to complain, it would be quite a hassle, wouldn't it?"

Pei Chang hadn't spoken yet when Madame Huang stepped in first, saying, "Everyone, don't worry. Xu Changkun's previous matter was indeed an unpleasant incident, but it hasn't escalated into a criminal case, nor is it a civil dispute. It was just Zhang Eirong's one-sided account, and without official intervention, those rumors will forever be just rumors that no one can prove."

As she spoke, Madame Huang added, "Let's take the current trend of keeping concubines as an example. If Xu Changkun were to be exposed for having a mistress outside, and there was concrete evidence, and his original partner also found out and asked for justice, then the organization would definitely fire him. But if only one woman suddenly jumped out and claimed that Xu Changkun had kept her as a concubine, without any other evidence, not even acknowledging it herself, then no one would bother with Xu Changkun in this situation."

Madame Huang said this to intentionally remind the others present, so that they wouldn't take matters into their own hands and cause trouble for Pei Chang.

As everyone reached a consensus, the atmosphere quickly became lively, and people started passing cups and swapping saucers, having a wonderful time.

Pei Chang's drinking capacity was decent, but tonight he deliberately controlled himself, not really drinking to his limit. However, towards the latter half of the gathering, he suddenly pretended as if he had already reached his limit, occasionally leaning on the table or pretending to have a headache and massaging his temples. He even managed to deceive his wife, who was beside him, into giving him warm water and helping him with his back.

As everyone saw Pei Chang acting like he had drunk too much, they no longer bothered to toast with him, but instead let others finish the remaining wine. Then, using the excuse that Pei Chang wasn't feeling well, they decided to end the gathering early.

Everyone helped send off the allegedly drunk Pei Chang and sent his wife away in her car, before returning home each to their own family.

After driving for a few hundred meters, the original paralyzing effect of the wine wore off, and Pei Chang sat up straight in the passenger seat. He told Huang Qiuyun beside him, "Honey, turn right up ahead."

Huang Qiuyun was startled by his sudden words and asked in surprise, "Pei Chang, aren't you still drunk?"

"Not at all," Pei Chang said. "This isn't my limit. I just want to let them think I've had too much to drink. At least half a bottle of Maotai is still left."

Huang Qiuyun shook her head in frustration. "Tonight's gathering was full of your subordinates. Do you really need to pretend to be drunk? If you don't want to drink, just say so, who will force you?"

Pei Chang said, "Oh, you just don't understand. Today I'm trying to show everyone that we're all close friends. Of course, I can't maintain a leadership image. People have done me favors, and this time it's not enough for them to see me as their old big brother."

As he spoke, Pei Chang saw they were approaching the intersection and said, "Quickly turn right into the next street, go to Shou Cheng One Piece, I need to go see Shao Chongkun."

"Huang Qiuyun suddenly realized, as she turned around to the right and asked him, 'Are you planning to go see Shao Chongkun?'

'Yes,' Pei Chang sighed heavily and said, 'He's been harboring resentment against me for these few days. From now on, I have to be more low-key and not show my face anywhere. Even if the director's position is vacant, I'll personally inform him and explain myself a bit.'

Huang Qiuyun asked hurriedly, 'Are we going to his house to pay a visit? We haven't prepared anything, and going empty-handed isn't suitable.'

Pei Chang said, 'It's too late to prepare anything now. Besides, it wouldn't be proper to go to someone's home after just finishing drinking and being a guest. I'm thinking of waiting until we get to Shou Cheng One Piece and then calling Shao Chongkun out to apologize and chat for a bit, before telling him about the outcome today and letting him report back tomorrow.'

Huang Qiuyun asked again, 'Do you think he'll forgive you?' JrNovels.com