The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 2037 Why Don't You Understand

Charles hadn't drunk this much in years. If he didn't stop now, it might take a toll on his health.

"Mr. Lu, you can't..." David didn't know how to stop him.

Mr. Xu didn't like that David was trying to stop Charles. He waved his hand and said, "Mr. Lu, don't listen to David. Let's just continue drinking." Charles looked at David and said, "You can excuse yourself now."

"But... Mr. Lu..."

"Get out!" Charles said in a cold voice.

David had no choice but to leave.

He was worried about Charles. Even when he was obediently standing outside the private room, he made sure he was still watching Charles.

Mr. Xu was pleased when David left. He was aiming to get Charles drunk in an attempt to teach him a lesson.

Mr. Xu kept making Charles drink while he drank, too.

Meanwhile, David was restless as he helplessly stood just outside the private room.

He found Mr. Xu was being suspicious in refusing to discuss the project and for constantly getting Charles to drink. Mr. Lu was also acting strangely. He was suspicious of Mr. Xu too, but he still kept drinking. Mr. Lu was a wise and calm man. Why would he do that? Maybe he was in a bad mood because of Sheryl.

David figured that he needed back up to help Mr. Lu.

He then hurriedly took his phone out and called Sheryl.

The phone rang and rang until Sheryl finally answered the call.

"Hello. Who is this?"

"It's me, David," David said hastily.

"Okay, what's up?" Sheryl asked coldly after a pause.

David ignored this as he told Sheryl about the situation. "Mr. Lu has been drinking so much. You know he has stomach issues. I'm worried that..."

"Why are you telling me this?" Sheryl said flatly.

"I just want..." David was a bit disappointed. He didn't expect this of Sheryl.

"Well, is there anything else you want to say?" Sheryl asked.

David didn't know what to say. He had expected that Sheryl would offer to come and help Charles, but it sounded like she was angry with Charles right now. So there was no chance of Sheryl coming here to help him out. Why wouldn't she care about Mr. Lu's health?

David was very disappointed. He had no choice but to hang up the call.

After this, David decided to sneak a peek into the private room and see what was going on. He only grew more worried by what he saw.

It looked like Charles was uncomfortable. David didn't know whether he was just drunk or if his stomach was aching. Mr. Xu asked, "Mr. Lu, are you okay? You've drunk quite a lot."

"I want to drink more..." Charles said as he stood up. His body shook, and his face turned red.

This pleased Mr. Xu. He pretended to assist Charles by holding his arm. His other hand had a glass of wine in it.

"Come on, Mr. Lu. Just drink this glass of wine, and I'll negotiate with you." Mr. Xu laughed out happily.

Charles raised his head and looked at him. He couldn't see him clearly because he was drunk.

Mr. Xu grew impatient as he tried to get Charles to drink the glass of wine.

"No, no. I can't drink anymore..." Charles let out a loud burp and suddenly sat down. He couldn't even sit straight.

"Mr. Lu?" Mr. Xu asked softly.

Charles was unconscious now. He couldn't even hear Mr. Xu, who roared in laughter.

"Charles, you're proud and wise, but tonight, you are anything but that." Mr. Xu chuckled in satisfaction.

He walked towards Charles with an evil smile.

"You're so arrogant that you think no one can frame you. You framed Leila before. And tonight, I'm going to teach you a lesson." Mr. Xu took his phone out and started taking photos of Charles. He rolled his eyes at Charles. He then thought of something.

"They say Mr. Lu watches his weight. Let's see if you really do have a perfect figure." Mr. Xu reached out to take Charles' clothes off.

"What are you doing?" David asked, barging inside the private room.

"What?" Mr. Xu wasn't surprised when he heard David come in. However, he was angry because David was foiling his plan.

"Why are you taking off Charles' clothes? You son of a bitch!" David snapped, and he rushed towards Charles.

Mr. Xu merely let out an evil chuckle. He was still successful in his plan, even if David had ruined it a bit.

"Enjoy yourselves. I need to go." Mr. Xu chuckled then left.

David didn't stop Mr. Xu as he was focused on Charles.

"Mr. Lu, we..." David was going to ask Charles whether he could walk or not. However, Charles suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at David calmly. It appeared he wasn't drunk after all! "Mr. Lu, you're not drunk?" David asked in shock.

"Of course not." Charles forced a cold smile and said, "How could I afford to be drunk in such an interesting situation?"

David then realized that Charles had merely pretended to be drunk, just so he could figure out what Mr. Xu was really after.

But when did Charles conclude that Mr. Xu was indeed a bad guy?

Charles took his phone out and then sent a message. He said, a knowing smile on his face, "Now, let's just wait and see what happens. This is going to be even more interesting." More interesting?

David was getting more and more confused. What was going to happen now?

At that moment, a woman was standing by the doorway of the private room.

Sheryl stood there with a cold expression. She smiled bitterly to herself.

She knew that Charles wasn't the type to be manipulated by others that easily. After all, Charles was a wise and proud man.

She didn't owe him any kindness. While she had initially been so scared for Charles that she had hurried to get here, she knew now that she hadn't had anything to worry about.

It was just Charles manipulating others.

Sheryl scanned the room with her eyes before turning to leave.

As soon as Mr. Xu arrived at the gate of the hotel, he saw his driver there. Suddenly, his phone rang. It was from their headquarters.

"Hello, Mr. President." Mr. Xu changed his tone respectfully as soon as he saw the caller ID.

"You've been taken off this project. Just get back here as soon as you can."

"Why?" Mr. Xu asked in disbelief.

"Don't ask questions. Just get back here." The president didn't seem to be in a mood to talk. He hung up as soon as he finished talking.

Mr. Xu was confused as he held his phone. He was quite angry. Just as he was about to leave, someone walked up to him.

"Mr. Xu, do you already know? You're being taken off the project by your company." Charles approached Mr. Xu.