"Hey, Old Wu, wake up."
Old Wu opened his eyes groggily and saw Zhou Wenping standing beside him with a frown. For a moment, he was somewhat bewildered.
"Old Zhou, where am I?"
Old Wu asked doubtfully, but his confusion vanished in an instant. He immediately recalled what had happened the previous night. Just as he was about to speak, however, he saw Zhou Wenping repeatedly signaling at him with his eyes, so he promptly shut his mouth.
Then Zhou Wenping said irritably, "You're in a hotel. Where else do you think you are? I told you not to drink too much last night, but you drank like a dead pig. If I hadn't gone to your house this morning to ask about you, things would definitely have gone wrong today!"
Old Wu gave an awkward laugh. "I don't know what's gotten into my wife. She didn't even come looking for me."
"Did you tell her what you're doing today?"
"Of course not."
"Then there you have it." Zhou Wenping said, "When have you ever gone home after getting drunk? You always hide out somewhere else for the whole night before daring to go back, don't you?"
Old Wu chuckled. "All right, enough about that. I'll wash up and get ready. We'll set out soon."
Zhou Wenping chuckled. "We aren't going together. I'll be with Zuo Shan, and you'll be with Hu Yong."
Old Wu was stunned when he heard that. "What about the boss? He isn't taking part in something this important?"
Zhou Wenping sighed. "Alas! Xiao Ke suddenly felt unwell last night, so the boss took her to the hospital. Although the examination showed that nothing was wrong, she'll still have to stay there for observation for a few days before she can be discharged. So the boss