Chapter 76: If You Drink Too Much, Find Police Officer Du!

Although Tang Ye's consciousness was somewhat muddled, he recognized at a glance that the person before him was Du Xi, and he thought to himself, why did she come over?

Tang Ye knew he would get drunk, so he sent a message to Sun Hai.

As it turned out, the message was like a stone sinking into the sea.

Then Du Xi appeared.

Tang Ye did not expose her, "Oh, what a coincidence!"

Du Xi's eyes hid concern; she gripped Tang Ye's sleeve tightly and said with a smile, "A thief meeting a highwayman—it is a coincidence. I was eating nearby. I'll help you hail a cab."

Tang Ye insisted on being strong, "No need to trouble yourself."

Du Xi gave Tang Ye a cross look, extended her slender hand, and a taxi pulled up steadily; she stuffed Tang Ye into the back seat, then sat down next to him, and as Tang Ye sat inside the car, weariness washed over him, and he closed his eyes.

The space in the back seat was stifling, steamed by the alcohol; Tang Ye lowered his head against the car window, the third button of his shirt having fallen off somewhere, revealing the pale blue vein on the side of his neck.

Du Xi looked away, her shoulder occasionally brushing against Tang Ye's arm.

Many women dislike men who drink, but Du Xi had grown up in a civil servant's household.

When she was little, she hated her drunken father, feeling he was the person with the least self-control in the world.

That year, during a late spring cold snap, she found her father curled up like a shrimp under the wisteria trellis; the pocket of his dew-soaked suit still held the butterfly hairpin he had bought for her, the sugar frosting already melted by his body heat.

From that moment on, Du Xi realized that sometimes men drink not out of greed for the cup, but for work, for family, and for survival.

They arrived at the Hospital Family Compound.

After Tang Ye got out of the car, he immediately rushed toward the flower bed.

After Du Xi paid the taxi fare, she walked behind Tang Ye and gently patted his back.

A pile of yellowish-white matter was vaguely visible, emitting a thick, sour smell; her throat couldn't help but feel itchy, but she still frowned and forced herself to endure it.

After Tang Ye finished vomiting, he smiled awkwardly at Du Xi, "Sorry, I let you see my unsightly state."

Du Xi shook her head, "It's fine. Even though you're drunk, you still have quite a bit of decorum; you aren't rambling, and you're not much different from usual."

Tang Ye was about to reach home, his mood relaxed, and he used the tipsiness to make a witty remark, "When I'm drunk, I'm different from others; some people fall into a deep sleep, some are chatterboxes, but I like to get handsy, so you should stay away from me."

Du Xi gave Tang Ye a look, straightening her full chest, "You dare to get handsy with me?"

Tang Ye tapped his forehead, "Sure enough, I'm muddled from the drink; I forgot you're a Police Officer. If I were to get handsy with you, wouldn't that be assaulting a Police Officer? That's a serious crime!"

Du Xi was between laughter and tears, "Assaulting a Police Officer is a bit of a stretch, but you would get a beating from me."

Tang Ye took a deep breath of the cold wind, "I was dizzy in the car, but after talking to you for a while, I'm much clearer. You should head home quickly; I'll wait for you to get in the car before I go inside."

Du Xi looked at Tang Ye stubbornly, "You're in this state and still talking about gentlemanly conduct. Since I've helped you this far, I might as well see you all the way to your door!"

Tang Ye shook his head in refusal, "It's only a few steps, are you afraid I won't find my home? Logically, I should be the one seeing you home; even though you're a Police Officer, you aren't wearing your uniform, and you're so pretty, it's easy for bad people to target you."

Du Xi thought to herself, Tang Ye is starting his sweet-talking routine again; she wouldn't be fooled.

However, her fair cheeks, hidden in the shadows, were like they had been thrown into a red dye vat.

"I got a perfect score in close-quarters combat at the police academy. If someone really wants to target me, they'd be walking right into a trap."

Just as Tang Ye was about to speak, discomfort surged in his stomach, and he squatted down to vomit again.

Du Xi gave a helpless, bitter smile, thinking, you're in this state, I must see you home.

The streetlights were hidden within the tall trees.

Light filtered through the leaves, falling in dappled patterns.

The light and shadows flickered and danced with the wind, merging into a sound-and-light symphony of "rustling and swishing."

They neared the door.

Du Xi suddenly became nervous; if she ran into Tang Ye's parents, how should she handle it?

After the key turned for a long time, Tang Ye finally managed to open the door.

The lights inside the house came on; there was no one home, and Du Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

Tang Ye explained to Du Xi, "My dad should be on the night shift today, and my mom went on a business trip. So I'm the only one home."

Du Xi said with a smile, "It's a good thing I saw you up. Otherwise, there wouldn't even be anyone to pour you a glass of water."

After saying this, Du Xi walked to the kitchen and began to boil water.

Her high ponytail was haloed with a golden edge under the kitchen ceiling light.

The white mist spewing from the kettle drifted over her shoulders.

Tang Ye felt a touch of emotion inside.

Du Xi had seen him at his most wretched, yet she showed not the slightest bit of disgust...

Seeing ginger strips and brown sugar, Du Xi boiled a hangover soup.

When she returned to the living room, Tang Ye had actually tilted his head and fallen asleep.

Du Xi found a quilt in the bedroom, covered him with it, and carefully closed the door as she left.

Du Xi arrived home safely and sent a message to report that she was safe.

Only then did Tang Ye wake up from his dream with a start and hurriedly replied: "Thank you."

Du Xi replied immediately: "You're welcome! Good night."

Tang Ye forced himself to stay alert, walked into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and enjoyed a five-minute rinse to wash away the smell of alcohol.

He set his alarm for five o'clock before going to bed to rest.

After Du Xi finished washing up, she lay in bed and called Sun Hai back, "I've sent Tang Ye home safely."

Sun Hai said with a smile, "I knew you would handle things well. Tomorrow I'll tell Tang Seng that in the future, when he gets too drunk, he should just look for Police Officer Du; it's much more reliable than looking for me."

Du Xi smiled, "Don't tell him that. In the future, if he gets too drunk, you secretly tell me, and I'll go pick him up. He's a person who cares a lot about his pride; even if he were drunk to death, he wouldn't take the initiative to look for me."

Sun Hai was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "That's the plan!"

After hanging up on Du Xi, the more Sun Hai thought about it, the more it felt off.

If it were him who got drunk and asked Liu Fang to pick him up, he wouldn't even need to think about it—he would definitely be rejected.

Sun Hai grabbed his hair in distress.

How can the gap between people be so vast?

The next morning.

The Municipal Investment Promotion and Project Recommendation Conference was held at the Municipal Conference Center.

Tang Ye arrived at the conference venue half an hour early to confirm the relevant materials for Du Chengfeng's presentation with the logistics staff.

Mayor Xiao Jingyu presided over the meeting.

Under the gaze of everyone, Municipal Party Secretary Zhou Chengwu walked onto the podium to introduce the city's investment environment and policies.

Subsequently, representatives from each county and district of the city took the stage one by one to present their projects.

Du Chengfeng was the last to take the stage to speak.

Along with him, a long table covered with a red cloth was also brought onto the stage.

He walked to the table with calm composure and pulled off the red cloth.

A township planning sand table model suddenly appeared in everyone's field of vision.

A planning layout of several hundred square kilometers was entirely condensed into a sand table of several dozen square meters!

Neat roads divided the township into dozens of orderly sections.

Commercial zones, industrial zones, logistics zones, the Resort Project... all clearly demarcated.

As Du Chengfeng began his presentation.

A three-dimensional animation full of technological flair popped up on the large screen.

A futuristic, illusory world slowly unfolded before everyone's eyes.

Although the leaders of the previous few counties and districts had performed quite well, faced with such an opening, they still couldn't help but gasp.

This year, the limelight has been completely stolen by Tianling County!