Chapter 1598

Xiao Qingqing failed to console Mu Nuan—instead, Mu Nuan ended up getting herself drunk. Her face flushed crimson, she slumped over the table, hiccuping between shallow breaths. Seeing the state she was in, Xiao Qingqing quickly settled the bill and tried to pull her up to leave. But Mu Nuan swatted her hand away, mumbling stubbornly, "I'm not going... I haven't had enough yet." Xiao Qingqing glanced nervously at the neighboring seat before lowering her voice in concern. "You can't drink anymore. Any more and you'll be completely out of it." "No! Alcohol's great... makes the sadness go away," Mu Nuan slurred, her words thick with intoxication. Just then, a tall, lean figure rose from the nearby seat and approached them. Xiao Qingqing gave him an awkward, apologetic look. "I'm sorry, Ye Heng'an... I don’t think I was much help." Ye Heng'an nodded calmly. "It's fine. I’ll take care of her. You can go ahead." "But—" "Don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to her." At the sound of his vo