After I said this, I realized that there was a layer of displeasure in my tone.

Zeng Zhi also noticed this, and his smile froze. He tried to smooth things over by saying , " I understand. A hangover is not pleasant. My sister-in-law also blocked many drinks for Mr. Zhou yesterday, so I guess she hasn't recovered yet."

It would be more accurate to say that he was explaining this to Zhou Hanzhi rather than to me.

The partnership was there, and I couldn't just turn my ...