After getting into the car, Ge Baitao fainted.
Shao Cheng reached out and felt her forehead, then breathed a sigh of relief. He then threw the blanket in the car over her.
He had intended to call Old Ge, but just as he finished dialing, Ge Baitao, lying in the back seat, suddenly cried out, "Grandpa, I was wrong, don't give my company to someone else!"
Shao Cheng paused, took off his glasses, and rubbed his temples. After much deliberation, he decided to call Song Xi.
When Song Xi saw Shao Cheng's name on the caller ID, she thought she was still dreaming.
Why would he call her in the middle of the night?
"Hello?" she couldn't help but yawn.
"488 Minghang Road, Ge Baitao is drunk."
Song Xi instantly sobered up. "I'll be right there!"
...
In fact, tonight, it was only for Old Ge's sake that Shao Cheng would bother.
She usually looked docile and cute, but he hadn't expected her to be so feisty when drunk.
It was one thing for a girl to go to a bar and get drunk, but she didn't even bring a bodyguard. If anything had happened today, Old Ge would have had a heart attack and been hospitalized, and it would have been his problem again.
Thinking of it that way, it wasn't entirely meddling.
Shao Cheng waited for a few minutes. Ge Baitao, who had fainted, suddenly woke up and, without a word, grabbed a pillow and hit Shao Cheng on the back of the head.
Shao Cheng: "..."
Ge Baitao cursed, "Lou Yuming, I'll fight you!"
Shao Cheng: "??"
Before he could react, Shao Cheng felt his neck being choked.
"You bully people with your old age and power! You're just a bully! You..."
She hiccuped.
Shao Cheng's face darkened.
"Don't even think about it!"
Her warm breath fanned his face, smelling of alcohol. While it wasn't unbearable, and Shao Cheng, as a doctor, had seen worse, the smell wasn't exactly pleasant.
"I used to respect and trust you, spit! You're just a scoundrel!"
Shao Cheng, spat upon: "..."
"Luckily Xi Xi has left you now, I won't sign the contract. Don't think I don't know your intentions for investing in the company. Xi Xi has finally escaped your clutches, so don't even dream about it!"
Her words were sharp, but she had the wrong person.
From her rambling, Shao Cheng learned two things.
Ge Baitao strongly disliked Lou Yuming at the moment.
Lou Yuming was meddling in other people's companies for no good reason.
He had taken a scolding and a face full of spit for Lou Yuming; this was occupational hazard, and he would bill Lou Yuming for it later.
"Had enough?"
Hearing no movement behind him, Shao Cheng turned his head. A softness brushed past his cheek, and he saw the drunken little face up close.
Shao Cheng's usually calm expression flickered with a moment of unease.
When Song Xi arrived, she found Shao Cheng looking utterly defeated.
She paused and looked at Ge Baitao, who was sleeping soundly.
"Taozi she..."
"Thank heavens, you're finally here."
"?" Song Xi: "What did you say?"
Shao Cheng forced a smile. "Hurry up and take her away."
For some reason, Song Xi thought she saw a vein throbbing on his forehead.
Song Xi got into the car and tried to pull Ge Baitao out. However, Ge Baitao was limp and uncooperative, making Song Xi break out in a sweat and even hit her head on the car roof, causing her to wince in pain, her celebrity image completely ruined.
Shao Cheng glanced around, relieved that no one was nearby. Song Xi had also wisely worn a mask and hat.
"Can you handle it..."
Before Shao Cheng could finish, she bumped her head again, this time with a louder thud.
Song Xi crouched down, holding her head, and sniffled. "How about... you do it then."
Shao Cheng: "..."