Immediately after, about ten bottles of Lafite were brought to the table.
“Jiang, did you know that a single bottle of this Lafite is worth a hundred thousand?
That’s more than you could save in five or six years of hard work.”
“You get to drink such fine wine tonight, so you should really savor it.
Once you walk out that door, you’ll never get another chance like this.”
Zhou Shijie was very smug.
“Here, pour Jiang a full glass.”
One of the men immediately did as he was told.
“Chen Jiang, my friend, I toast to you!”
With that, the man downed it in one go.
‘Trying to get me drunk?’
Chen Jiang sneered inwardly, accepted the challenge, and also drained his glass in a single gulp.
Another man praised him, “Chen Jiang, my friend, what an impressive tolerance!
Let me toast you too!”
“Come on, bottoms up!”
“We’re not going home until we’re drunk!”
“We met today, so now we’re friends.
Another toast!”
“To friendship!”
“…”
Faced with their deliberate toasts, Chen Jiang didn’t refuse, and soon, several glasses of wine were down his gullet.
“Jiang, drinking so much is bad for your stomach.
You should drink in moderation, you don’t have to…”
Jiang Yuning looked worried, but before she could finish, Zhang Xiaozhi cut her off.
“Ningning, Chen Jiang can hold his liquor so well.
This little bit of wine is nothing to him, so you can rest assured.”
“Exactly!
Ningning, you worry too much.
Let us and Jiang have a good, satisfying drink!” Zhou Shijie added.
“If he can’t even handle this little bit of alcohol, you can’t really call him a man.”
“Yeah, it’s a rare chance to drink such fine wine.
I can’t be a killjoy.”
After speaking, Chen Jiang shot Jiang Yuning a reassuring look.
At this, Jiang Yuning didn’t say anything more.
She trusted that Chen Jiang knew his own limits.
“That’s right!
My friend Jiang, you’ve got the right idea.
If we’re going to drink, let’s drink to our heart’s content!” Zhou Shijie said.
“Come on, keep drinking!”
The five men took turns, continuously trying to get Chen Jiang drunk.
But to everyone’s surprise, after all the Lafite on the table was finished, Chen Jiang was completely unaffected.
On the other hand, Zhou Shijie and his men were a dizzy, vomiting mess, making complete fools of themselves.
“Is that really all you can drink?” Chen Jiang retorted mockingly.
“Young Master Zhou, to use your own words, if you can’t even handle this little bit of alcohol, you really can’t be called a man.”
“You drank so much…
H-how are you completely fine?”
Zhou Shijie fought back a headache, staring at Chen Jiang in confusion.
“What kind of trick did you pull?”
“I was born with a high tolerance.” Chen Jiang smiled faintly.
“Young Master Zhou, don’t tell me you guys are really done for this quickly?”
“I’m just getting warmed up.
Let’s keep drinking, but no more of that foreign wine this time.
That stuff is too weak.
If we’re going to drink, let’s have some hard liquor.”
With that, Chen Jiang waved over a waiter and ordered a case of hard liquor.
Seeing the hard liquor, with a much higher alcohol content than the wine, the corners of Zhou Shijie and his men’s mouths twitched violently.
The five of them had teamed up and still couldn’t get Chen Jiang drunk; instead, they had made themselves look pathetic.
If they continued drinking against him, they’d probably be unconscious before Chen Jiang even faltered.
Chen Jiang picked up the hard liquor and poured each of them a glass.
“Come on, let’s continue.
Don’t be a killjoy.”
Zhou Shijie’s face was ashen.
Anyone who wasn’t a fool could see that Chen Jiang was making a monkey out of them.
At that moment, Zhou Shijie lost his patience.
A vicious glint appeared in his eyes.
Right now, all he wanted was to deal with Chen Jiang quickly, spend a night of passion with Jiang Yuning, and not waste another second.
He spoke coldly to the five men beside him, “You all heard him, didn’t you?”
“This Jiang here likes hard liquor.
What are you standing around for?
Go on and satisfy his request!”
“Young Master Zhou, no problem!”
A cold sneer appeared on the faces of all five men as they stood up and moved toward Chen Jiang.
“What do you think you’re doing?” Jiang Yuning’s brows furrowed.
She was about to stand up but was pulled aside by Zhang Xiaozhi.
“Ningning, this is between men.
You shouldn’t get involved.”
The five men surrounded Chen Jiang, their eyes filled with malice.
Immediately, two of them pinned Chen Jiang down while the other three picked up several bottles of hard liquor, preparing to “serve” him.
Chen Jiang asked calmly, “Young Master Zhou, what’s the meaning of this?”
“Damn it, you shit-stirrer, you’ve wasted too much time.” Zhou Shijie no longer bothered with pretenses.
“After I get you wasted, I’m going to have my fun with Jiang Yuning!”
“You’re shameless!” Jiang Yuning cursed.
She tried to go and pull Chen Jiang away from this hellhole but was stopped by Zhang Xiaozhi.
“Xiaozhi, what is the meaning of this?” Jiang Yuning demanded.
“We’re supposed to be best friends, so why do I get the feeling you haven’t been on my side at all today, but have been helping Zhou Shijie instead?”
“What do you take me for?”
Zhou Shijie chuckled.
“Of course, she sees you as a ‘Good Best Friend of the Divine Land.’ Thanks to her asking you out tonight, I finally have this chance to take you!”
“What?!” Jiang Yuning froze on the spot, looking at Zhang Xiaozhi in disbelief.
“Y-you betrayed me?”
“Don’t make it sound so ugly.
What’s this talk about betrayal?
I did all this for your own good!”
“Having someone like Young Master Zhou pursue you is the kind of good fortune you’re lucky to see in eight lifetimes, but you just don’t know what’s good for you, playing hard to get.
It’s disgusting to watch.”
“Today, I’m helping you become Young Master Zhou’s woman.
He definitely won’t treat you poorly, and your family’s debts can be alleviated.”
“When it comes down to it, you should be thanking me!”
Zhang Xiaozhi argued unscrupulously, then turned to Zhou Shijie.
“Young Master Zhou, I’ve done what you asked of me.
I was just wondering when the matter of you helping me join the Jiulong Business Alliance would be settled?”
“I’ll arrange it for you later.
It’s a simple matter of a single word from me.”
Zhang Xiaozhi was ecstatic.
“Thank you so much, Young Master Zhou!”
After learning the full story, Jiang Yuning’s mind was buzzing, and she was completely stunned.
She gave a self-deprecating laugh.
She never would have imagined that the best friend she had known for so many years would turn out to be such a selfish person, so unscrupulous in achieving her goals.
Only now did she see it clearly.
She had been so foolishly blind.
She had been so loyal and devoted to Zhang Xiaozhi, but what about Zhang Xiaozhi?
She had only been treated as a stepping stone to be cast aside at any moment!
How pathetic!
How ridiculous!
“All these years of friendship…
search your heart.
I haven’t treated you badly, have I?”
“Ningning, you can’t blame me for this.
Every man for himself,” Zhang Xiaozhi said shamelessly.
“Besides, becoming Young Master Zhou’s woman has a hundred benefits and no drawbacks for you.”
Jiang Yuning’s heart turned completely cold.
Chen Jiang said, “A person like that isn’t worth your grief.”
“Pour it down his throat until he’s half-dead!
I’m getting ready to get down to business!” Young Master Zhou sneered, then rose from the sofa and walked toward Jiang Yuning.
“Hold him down!”
Several men held up the bottles, about to shove them into Chen Jiang’s mouth.
Chen Jiang whipped his head around, his eyes turning cold.
“This is never going to end, is it?!”