Chapter 1266: Chapter 1266: Intentions
The agent beside her saw the situation and immediately stood up with his own glass in hand, addressing Director Zhou:
"Director Zhou, I’m truly sorry, Annie’s alcohol tolerance is really poor, and she has just recovered from an illness, so drinking isn’t suitable for her. Therefore, I’ll drink this toast on her behalf."
Even so, Director Zhou didn’t seem to drop the idea of persuading Annie Anne to drink, gesturing to her with his hand and laughing, "You don’t have to drink much, just a sip will do. Such a minor request, Miss Anne surely won’t refuse."
His face was full of smiles, it was obvious that he had lowered his expectations to the minimum; if Annie Anne refused now, it would be a slap in Director Zhou’s face.
All eyes in the room turned towards Annie Anne.
"Annie..." The young assistant worriedly muttered under their breath beside Annie Anne.
Annie Anne looked up at Director Zhou, her smile growing even more brilliant, but just then, Elaine Bryant stood up with her glass in hand.
"Director Zhou, let me toast to you instead."
Elaine walked up to Director Zhou with a beaming smile, slightly leaned forward and extended her glass towards him.
Seeing this, Director Zhou immediately turned his attention to Elaine, smilingly clinked glasses with her, and drank his glass full.
"Director Zhou sure can hold his liquor!"
Elaine’s smile revealed a set of white teeth, but her glance discreetly flicked over to Annie Anne.
However, Annie Anne seemed entirely nonchalant about what was happening, focusing on the dishes on the table, she picked up a piece of crispy meat and popped it into her mouth.
Well done.
Over there, Elaine and Director Zhou were laughing merrily, and the agent seized the opportunity to whisper to Annie Anne, "Let’s find an excuse to leave in a bit."
"What’s the rush? We haven’t finished eating yet." Annie Anne said casually, pointing at the dishes on the table with her chopsticks.
"Try the crispy meat, it’s really good."
"How can you be so nonchalant, you think you’re just here to eat?" The agent looked at Annie Anne and said in a lowered voice.
"If I’m not here to eat, what am I here for?" Annie Anne said, biting into a meatball and stuffing it into her mouth, her voice slightly muffled,
"This place has a lot of tasty food."
Then, she glanced at the assistant beside her who had been tensing his shoulders, and nudged him with her elbow.
"Didn’t we come here to eat? How come I don’t see you moving your chopsticks?"
"I don’t quite dare to..."
The assistant replied timidly. Even though he was practically invisible in the setting, his heart had almost leaped out of his throat when Director Zhou was persuading Annie Anne to drink.
Forget about eating, he didn’t even feel like taking a sip of water now.
"Have some guts."
Annie Anne nudged him with her mouth, then stealthily picked a large shrimp for him.
Suddenly, Annie Anne lifted her eyes to see Elaine and Director Zhou still chatting happily and then stood up.
Her movements were light and, combined with the directors and producers engrossed in conversation on their end, she slipped out unnoticed.
Once out of the private room, Annie Anne took a deep breath. However, the smell of smoke and alcohol that lingered in her nose made her swallow it all down, which caused a frown to form on her brow.
After washing her hands in the restroom, Annie Anne did not immediately return to her private room; instead, she began to wander around the corridor...