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Shu Zi wasn't buying it. She picked up her wine glass and slammed it on the table: "Fine, then whoever collapses first tonight is a dog."

Fang Ran raised an eyebrow, downed her glass of wine in one gulp, placed the empty glass on the table, and gestured with her chin:

"Afraid of you?"

Half an hour later, the empty wine bottles on the table were lined up in a row.

The three people were sprawled out on the sofa, each in their own unique way.

Shu Zi leaned against the sofa armrest, her eyes unfocused, staring blankly at the rim of the cup.

Fang Ran lay on her back with one foot propped up on the edge of the coffee table, humming a tuneless song with her eyes closed.

Qiao Yueke lay on the other end, her face buried in the cushion, and let out a muffled sigh:

"I think... I saw the ceiling spinning..."

Upon hearing this, Shu Zi looked up with difficulty, then nodded earnestly:

"Yes, it's spinning. You didn't see wrong."

After humming a song, Fang Ran suddenly sat up, pointed at Shu Zi, and stammered:

"Shu Xiaozhi... I'm telling you... if you dare to secretly get married without telling us... I... I'll eat the whole cake at your wedding!"

Shu Zi was amused by her, and laughed so hard she almost fell to the side.

"Go ahead and eat. I'll have Gu Yan order a whole cake cart for you, so you can eat until you're sick of it."

Qiao Yue lifted her head from the cushions and mumbled a sleepy reply:

"Then...I want to be a bridesmaid...I want to wear the prettiest dress...even prettier than the bride..."

Shu Zi reached out and patted her head:

"Okay, you can be the bridesmaid. You wear the prettiest dress; you'll be the most beautiful one there."

Qiao Yue hummed in satisfaction and lay back down.

Fang Ran stood up unsteadily, picked up her phone, glanced at it, and mumbled something indistinctly:

"I'll call a designated driver... to take you home..."

After saying that, she tapped the screen for a long time without finding the right spot, and finally tossed her phone onto the sofa.

"Never mind... I'm not going back... I'll sleep here tonight..."

Shu Zi and Qiao Yueke simultaneously let out a "Mmm" in agreement, and the three of them lay sprawled out on the sofa, neither of them moving again.

Thus, the private room completely entered a phase of "each doing their own thing".

Meanwhile, in the lobby downstairs, three men arrived almost one after the other.

He Yuzhuo arrived first, leaning against the door scrolling through his phone. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Gu Yan enter through the revolving door and raised his chin as a greeting.

Gu Yan nodded, and just as he stood still, Huo Fei walked over from another direction.

He Yuzhuo put away his phone and glanced at the two of them: "You're here."

Gu Yan hummed in agreement.

Huo Fei, with his hands in his pockets, casually replied, "What a coincidence."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Looks like everyone's pretty free tonight."

Gu Yan glanced at him sideways and uttered two words expressionlessly: "Not as good as you."

Huo Fei chuckled softly from the side, but didn't reply.

He Yuzhuo didn't mind and tilted his head slightly towards the elevator:

"Let's go upstairs and get them. If we're any later, those guys might just tear the roof off."

The three of them walked into the elevator side by side. The elevator doors slowly closed, and the floor indicator lights flashed one by one.

The elevator doors opened, and the three of them stepped into the private room. The scene before them was almost exactly as they had expected.

Fang Ran occupied a corner of the sofa, closed her eyes, and hummed an old Cantonese song from who-knows-when, so off-key that even the original singer would be stunned for three seconds.

Qiao Yueke lay on the other end, breathing evenly, completely fast asleep.

Shu Zi leaned against the middle, staring blankly at the ceiling, still holding the wine glass in her hand, but it was clearly no longer drinkable.

Huo Fei was the first to walk in, heading straight for Qiao Yueke.

He bent down to look at her, made sure she was just asleep, and reached out to lift her up from the pillow.

Qiao Yue groggily hummed, tilted her head on his shoulder, and fell into a deep sleep again.

Huo Fei nodded to the other two, said nothing more, and turned to leave with the person in his arms.

He Yuzhuo followed behind and stopped in front of Fang Ran.

Fang Ran looked up at him, trying to focus her gaze, then slightly raised the hand holding her wine glass and mumbled:

"Hey? Zizi, come here and take a look for me. I think I see that bastard He Yuzhuo."

He Yuzhuo raised an eyebrow, said nothing, and took the wine glass from her hand and placed it on the table.

Fang Ran frowned, about to protest, when he bent down, put one hand under her knees and the other hand on her back, and picked her up horizontally.

Fang Ran paused for a moment, then patted him lightly, her voice slurred with drunkenness but still trying to sound strong:

"...I can walk by myself."

He Yuzhuo glanced down at her and said, "Yes, I know."

After saying that, he picked her up and turned to walk out. Fang Ran mumbled something again, but her voice grew softer and softer until she finally buried her face in his shoulder and stopped struggling.

The private room fell silent, leaving only Shu Zi and Gu Yan.

Shu Zi was still leaning back on the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling. Her wine glass was empty, but she was still holding onto the stem of the glass.

Gu Yan walked over, squatted down in front of her, gently took the wine glass from her hand, and placed it on the table.

Shu Zi's gaze followed his movements, then landed on his face. She studied it for several seconds before finally giving a slow smile.

She reached out and poked his cheek, her voice soft and gentle:

"...Gu Yan, you're here."

"Um."

Gu Yan responded and reached out to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "Let's go home, okay?"

Shu Zi nodded, then shook her head, and mumbled something indistinctly:

"Wait a minute... let me sit for a while longer... I feel dizzy..."

She leaned back on the sofa, paused for a moment, and then began to ramble on:

"Gu Yan, I was amazing today... Director Fei let me try out two scenes, and he even praised me... Then I did a cover shoot with Qi Yu... That kid is so cute, he's my fan, he keeps calling me Teacher Shu... He even treated me to milk tea..."

As she spoke, she suddenly looked up at Gu Yan, a hint of grievance in her voice:

"I've been so amazing today, aren't you going to give me a kiss?"

Gu Yan looked at her, remained silent for a second, and then chuckled softly.

He didn't answer, but bent down, put one hand under her knees and the other hand on her back, and lifted her steadily off the sofa.

Shu Zi gasped softly at his sudden movement, instinctively wrapping her arms around his neck, looking up at him, and blinking.

"...You still haven't answered me."

Gu Yan carried her out, looking down to meet her gaze. His eyes darkened, and his voice lowered slightly:

"We'll kiss when we get home."

Shu Zi paused for a moment, then buried her face in his shoulder and nodded obediently.

"it is good."