Chapter 111

TangShi kept her eyes on her paper, hearing only half a conversation, but her heart thumped erratically, and she tensed, trying to gauge what was being said. Summarizing from what she could hear, Rhea was not going crazy over this, yet it didn’t ease her sense of shame. Rhea maybe hadn’t been a real friend, but TangShi had viewed her as one and still did this to her.

“I’d like that. I might make it back for the engagement after all. I swear I won’t cause a scene. I won’t be drinking. I’ve booked myself into a program to help me deal with my life without alcohol, and it’s a step. I know I don’t have a drinking problem, so don’t worry. It’s not rehab or anything. I have unhealthy coping mechanisms and used them more than I should.”

“I’ll support you if you need me.” YuZhi sighed, deflated at her admission to needing to get help.

He didn’t think she drank excessively before, but after the breakup, it had concerned him how often she drank and got drunk, given her self-