Paranoid Boss Always Wants to Possess Me CHAPTER 25
Chapter 25: I’m Back
And yet, he’d been blinded by infatuation, stubbornly pursuing this ridiculous idea…
Zhang Xin didn’t like him, but she liked his face…
At that moment, Chen Jiamu wondered if this year-long charade should end.
Honestly, he didn’t particularly like Zhang Xin either. But men have a competitive streak. He wanted to conquer her, so he’d persisted…
Taking a deep breath, Chen Jiamu suddenly decided he didn’t want to be controlled by Zhang Xin anymore. He didn’t want to continue this farce…
A backup?
Whoever wants to be one, can be one…
Thinking this, Chen Jiamu took a deep breath and entered the room, not even glancing at the anxiously waiting Zhang Xin.
Back at his seat, Chen Jiamu slumped down again. The room was noisy. Besides the Technology Department, only about ten or twenty people had come…
Chen Jiamu’s department, Technology, was in a separate room.
Surrounded by the noise, he couldn’t sleep well. He planned to eat a bit and leave once the food arrived.
The alcohol hit him hard; Chen Jiamu felt dizzy and weak.
As expected, plans rarely go as intended. Chen Jiamu planned to leave, but the food arrived, followed by the new boss…
“Everyone, thank you for your hard work.”
Chen Jiamu was half-asleep when a familiar male voice reached his ears. He doubted himself, thinking he’d hallucinated.
He put his head back down.
“What’s wrong with this colleague?”
“Is he feeling unwell?”
Li Qi’s arrival made the female colleagues ecstatic, even Zhang Xin.
Their eyes were full of admiration.
This new boss was incredibly handsome and so young!
From the moment he entered, Li Qi had noticed Chen Jiamu sleeping, though he hadn’t recognized him.
He had indeed come to find Chen Jiamu, but he thought he was elsewhere.
“Hah, young people, they like to drink but can’t handle their alcohol.”
“So…”
Li Kui seemed to be speaking up for Chen Jiamu, but everyone knew the dinner hadn’t even begun…
The food wasn’t even served, yet they were already drinking?
“This excessive drinking is unacceptable. Young people need self-control.”
Li Qi frowned. While having a few drinks wasn’t a major issue, this was the Technology Department; if drinking affected their work… they couldn’t be kept.
Li Qi’s frown pleased Qian Chengfeng. He wanted Chen Jiamu gone, but Zhang Xin clearly liked him.
If he acted as the villain, she might resent him. How would he get close to her then?
Once Chen Jiamu lost his job, Zhang Xin would lose interest in this “country bumpkin.”
“Hmm?”
Chen Jiamu lifted his head groggily. Why was the previously noisy room so quiet?
He looked up into a pair of dark eyes. The man’s eyes narrowed, his brow furrowed, clearly displeased.
But upon seeing him, his eyes widened…
“*!”
“This alcohol really can’t be overdone.”
“I’m even hallucinating!”
The face wasn’t the childish one of his youth; years had added maturity, making him even more attractive…
Chen Jiamu seeing that face, resembling Li Qi, twice, thought he was hallucinating from the alcohol.
His voice wasn’t loud, but in the quiet room, everyone heard him.
Chen Jiamu rubbed his eyes; his vision blurred, his mind foggy.
His stomach churned…
Thinking it was a hallucination, he stood up unsteadily and mumbled to Qian Chengfeng, “Manager, I need to go to the restroom…”
“Enjoy your meal…”
Without waiting for a response, he stumbled towards the door.
Chen Jiamu’s disregard for the new boss made some female colleagues worry.
Would he even be able to show his face at work tomorrow?
Chen Jiamu hurried out, accidentally bumping into Li Qi’s shoulder, but his nausea made him unable to apologize.
He practically ran to the restroom, vomiting until he felt like he was going to throw up his insides.
In the private room, Li Qi suppressed the urge to go find him, calmly making polite conversation with the others before leaving with an excuse.
In the restroom…
Chen Jiamu, emptied of his stomach contents, leaned weakly against the doorframe.
Checking the time, he decided to go home.
There was no point in staying.
Thinking this, he swayed towards the exit, holding onto the walls for support.
He found the elevator and pressed the button for the ground floor. The man who “resembled” Li Qi stepped in with him.
Seeing the shadow, Chen Jiamu realized it wasn’t a hallucination.
Holding onto the handrail, Chen Jiamu looked at him with blurry eyes, “Bro, you look exactly like an old friend of mine.”
“I’ve seen you twice; I thought I was hallucinating.”
Hearing “old friend,” Li Qi clenched his fist. Unable to turn, he replied, “A very important old friend?”
“At eighteen, he was. But now, he’s probably forgotten me completely.”
“I…”
“Forget it. Things from years ago aren’t worth mentioning, burp…”
He hiccuped, his face contorted in discomfort. He would never drink again.
“Not worth mentioning?” Li Qi repeated the words, his heart heavy with a bitter ache.
“I have to say, bro, you not only look alike, but your voice too. If he weren’t in Beicheng, I’d think you were him.”
“And, he’s way more reserved than you… hahaha.”
Hearing the last sentence, Li Qi choked. Drunken truth, huh?
Ding…
The elevator doors opened; Chen Jiamu rushed out. Li Qi followed silently.
Seeing him fumbling for his phone, apparently to call a taxi, Li Qi stepped forward, “Need a taxi? I’ll help you.”
With someone’s help, Chen Jiamu readily handed his phone to Li Qi. “Thanks…”
“The address is… Green City Scroll, Building 7, 306.”
Chen Jiamu’s directness startled Li Qi. He was so unguarded with strangers?
“Taking a taxi is troublesome. Let me take you back; I live there too.”
Happy to go home, Chen Jiamu agreed, “Thanks, bro.”
He thought he could stay awake until home, but he fell asleep in the car…
Li Qi realized Chen Jiamu was asleep when they arrived. Staring at his profile, Li Qi sighed deeply…
