Late Night Phone Call

On the street in Wanxi Residential Area at night, a girl in a skirt walked unsteadily.

During the company meeting today, the Manager had specifically praised her. After work, Li Mengqing went out with a few close friends to celebrate.

She hadn't intended to drink, but their enthusiasm was hard to refuse, and she was happy, so she ended up having a few extra drinks. She didn't get back to the residential area until ten-thirty that night.

Back home, she ignored her parents and stumbled onto her bed.

"Her Dad, look at this child, how could she drink so much? What if something happens to a young lady when she's drunk outside?" Li Mengqing's Mother said worriedly.

Her Father came into her room, took a look, helped her take off her shoes, and then closed the door.

"It's fine, she told me she was drinking with her girlfriends, no guys were there."

"No guys doesn't make it okay! These girls are drunk as skunks, what kind of behavior is that?" Mother said, concerned. "No, I'll go get some hot water and help her wash her face."

Father shook his head and gave a wry smile. "You're just too strict with her. She's twenty-two now, and she doesn't even have a boyfriend. Old Cao's child is already preparing to get married."

Mother complained, "You're always nagging. Our daughter is so great, how could she not find a boyfriend? It must be that she hasn't met anyone she likes."

"That's good then. You have a good talk with her. Tell her I can't wait and she needs to hurry up and bring a son-in-law home for her old dad to see," Father said, holding his newspaper and teasing.

Two hours later, Li Mengqing groggily got up and found herself lying in her bed at home. She reached up and touched her forehead; it was still a little hot.

She had a slight fever, her temperature rising. Feeling hot, she kicked off the covers and looked at her flushed face in the mirror on the vanity. She patted her warm cheeks and muttered, "Li Mengqing, you finally succeeded. Let's see if they dare to look down on you anymore."

As if possessed, she took out her phone and dialed Shen Qiong's number.

It was already past midnight. Shen Qiong was about to go to sleep when he suddenly noticed his phone ringing.

In the dim room, only the phone screen was lit. Shen Qiong looked and thought he was mistaken. He looked again. Damn it, was he seeing things? Why was this little girl calling him so late? Was she going to ask about tomorrow's fortune?

Shen Qiong answered the call with a shrug.

"Let me tell you! I finally succeeded! The Old Witch at the meeting today looked at me with nothing but envy, jealousy, and hatred. It was hilarious."

Shen Qiong realized he hadn't even had a chance to speak before she started talking non-stop on the phone.

"And Sister Qian, who's two years older than me, always plays little tricks and dumps work she doesn't like onto me. She must be furious when she finds out!" Li Mengqing giggled, her voice very pleasant, which was lucky for Shen Qiong.

"Mhm, and also... Sister Li in the department, she always asks me to make coffee for her. Does she think I'm her subordinate? We're colleagues, okay? Colleagues..."

Shen Qiong listened to the phone call with a wry smile. So, she was drunk and calling someone to vent!

"Chen Jun is also so annoying, he's always pestering me. I've hinted to him so many times that I don't like him. Why are men nowadays so persistent? Don't they know it's annoying?"

Shen Qiong was speechless. If you don't like him, just say it directly. Why hint? What if they don't get the hint?

Li Mengqing flopped onto the bed, hugging a pillow, her lips pouting as she complained, "Only Xue'er is the best to me. But her boyfriend looks at me so strangely! He doesn't seem like a good person, but I don't know how to tell her."

Shen Qiong's forehead was covered in black lines. He immediately imagined a man with his arm around his girlfriend, but his eyes were fixed on Li Mengqing.

He quickly shook his head, telling himself to calm down. It had nothing to do with him, right?

She bit her lip and said with a slight pout, "I don't want to date this early! Men nowadays are all playboys, hmph! When I have money, I can pick and choose young studs all I want."

Shen Qiong broke out in a cold sweat. This girl actually liked that kind of thing!

"Actually, I really don't understand why guys can love one person today and be holding another girl's hand next week," she said with sadness in her voice.

Looks like this girl has been hurt before! Shen Qiong chuckled secretly.

"Mhm... What else? It seems like there's nothing else worth being happy about lately, except for my proposal being accepted, and then I met that silly guy. Why is he so silly? I didn't think he was this shy before!"

Shen Qiong froze. Could it be that this little girl had met someone she liked?

Li Mengqing's voice grew softer and softer until Shen Qiong could no longer hear what she was saying.

Shen Qiong yawned and checked the time. It was already past one o'clock. He said softly, "Goodnight."

Li Mengqing, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly woke up. She had been feeling dizzy, and she hadn't heard anyone's voice on the phone. At first, she thought she was talking to herself. This "Goodnight" startled her awake.

She looked at her phone and saw that they were still on the call, and it had been over an hour. Oh God!

She quickly hung up the phone, her face already flushed crimson. Oh God! What had she said just now? And she had even called him silly at the end.

Thinking of this, Li Mengqing buried her burning face in her pillow, utterly mortified. How could she have called him? And said so much!!!

"How could this happen, how could this happen!!! He shouldn't know, right! He shouldn't know that the silly guy I mentioned at the end was him?"

Shen Qiong had no idea that the girl he had just spoken to was on the verge of a breakdown. He hadn't expected to hear such a pleasant voice right before going to sleep, so soft, and the person on the other end was a beautiful girl. Although he didn't know who the "silly guy" she mentioned at the end was, it was probably someone she liked!

Shen Qiong shook his head self-mockingly. "Stop thinking about it. Work hard to make money! With your current broke situation, who would want you!"

The next morning, the first rays of sunlight streamed into the room through the window.

Shen Qiong got out of bed with a wry smile. This was ridiculous. He hadn't been able to sleep since he finished talking to the little girl last night.

"Damn it, Shen Qiong, you're not actually falling for her, are you!" he muttered to himself as he splashed cold water on his face.

He picked up his phone and saw it was already past eight o'clock. Just as he was about to put his phone down to eat breakfast, he noticed that WeChat had popped up with another message.

"Congratulations! Your Fame Value has exceeded 500. Upon reaching 1000 Popularity Value, new information types will be unlocked."

Shen Qiong suddenly froze. An unexpected surprise!

What could be more exciting than a sudden surprise after waking up?