Chapter 442 A Sharp Tongue and a Soft Heart
Just then, Jiang Yaru's sister, Jiang Ling, walked over, her face ashen. She glared at Chen Xuan with disgust and said coldly, "The money you earn from your job can at most buy you two fruit platters. What are you trying to show off here?"
"Show off? I can afford all the drinks on the menu!"
Hearing this, a spark ignited within Chen Xuan, and he stood up indignantly.
Jiang Ling was taken aback by Chen Xuan's boldness, but she quickly regained her composure and shook her head in disappointment, "You're overestimating yourself, all talk and no action!"
"Chen Xuan, I'm sorry. My cousin is just like this. She has a sharp tongue but a kind heart." Looking at her sister, Jiang Yaru quickly pulled Jiang Ling, "Sister, please stop talking."
"Brother Chen Xuan is truly amazing. With this kind of spirit, one might even mistake you for that Mr. Chen who is famous throughout the province." Li Wei said sarcastically, "Brother Chen Xuan, you don't need all the drinks. Just two bottles of the most expensive Lafite will do."
The entire bar belonged to Chen Xuan. It wasn't just a few bottles of wine; even emptying the entire wine cellar wouldn't be a problem.
Chen Xuan was about to speak, but at that moment, Jiang Ling placed a card in front of him, "Alright, I have a membership card here. Just use the money on this."
Chen Xuan stared at the card, speechless for a long time. The anger in his heart subsided by half. Jiang Ling truly had a sharp tongue but a kind heart. She seemed to be scolding him, but she was actually looking out for him.
Seeing Jiang Ling produce her bank card, Li Wei rolled his eyes helplessly, knowing that his plan to embarrass Chen Xuan had failed.
"Sister, you're the best! I love you to death!" Jiang Yaru kissed Jiang Ling and then handed Jiang Ling's membership card to the waiter, ordering a few items.
Jiang Ling scanned everyone and instructed, "You all just stay here and drink obediently. I'm going to take care of some business. Don't offend anyone carelessly; everyone here is a young master."
"Take care of business?" Chen Xuan frowned.
Jiang Yaru explained in a low voice, "My sister is in the tobacco and alcohol import-export business. She's a supplier for Yeso Bar. Normally, they settle payments for tobacco and alcohol monthly. But this time, Yeso Bar has owed my sister for two months, about a million yuan in goods payments."
"Besides accompanying us to play in Weishui Town, my sister is mainly here to collect the debt."
Chen Xuan's mind raced. So, these two sisters were mainly here to collect a debt. However, he vaguely felt that this matter was not simple and there might be something fishy. He reminded her, "Sister Jiang Ling, be careful."
"You'd better take care of yourself. I'm very familiar with Young Master Ma." Jiang Ling shot Chen Xuan a look and turned to leave. But then she stopped, as if feeling that Chen Xuan's words had some merit. She called out to Jiang Yaru, "Yaru, come with me."
"Okay!"
"You guys have fun, I'll be back soon!" Jiang Yaru said to Chen Xuan and Li Wei, then skipped and followed Jiang Ling towards a large private room.
"Gentlemen, here are your drinks!" Soon, the waiter brought two bottles of foreign liquor and several small dishes.
Li Wei took a bottle and placed it in front of Chen Xuan, provocatively saying, "Chen Xuan, dare to have a drinking contest?"
"Alright!" Chen Xuan casually accepted the challenge.
Hearing Chen Xuan agree, Li Wei's lips curled into a sinister smile. You country bumpkin, you don't even know English. This is whiskey, one of the strongest liquors from abroad. Watch me get you drunk today. Although Chen Xuan looks decent, Li Wei knew that many people made fools of themselves after drinking too much. He wanted to take Chen Xuan down and make him lose face in front of his girlfriend. Li Wei had attended many social events over the years, and he considered himself to have good drinking capacity, confident that he could make Chen Xuan embarrass himself.
However, Chen Xuan knew whiskey perfectly well. He used to drink this kind of liquor like water when he was on a peacekeeping mission abroad. Li Wei raised his glass to toast Chen Xuan and said with a sinister smile, "Brother, you must drink well today!"
"Of course, I must drink well!" Chen Xuan casually clinked glasses and then gulped down large mouthfuls, his gaze glancing at the private room not far away. His mind was not on Li Wei at all, but on the private room where Jiang Yaru and Jiang Ling had entered. He had a feeling that something was not right.
"Uh..." Chen Xuan's actions startled Li Wei. He considered himself to have some drinking capacity, but not enough to drink whiskey in large gulps like beer. This was the famous strong liquor, whiskey!
"Oh? Why aren't you drinking?" Chen Xuan turned and saw Li Wei frozen, then proactively offered his bottle to Li Wei for a toast. This was provocation! Naked provocation!
Seeing Chen Xuan's casual actions, Li Wei almost grit his teeth to the point of breaking. He took a breath, tilted his head back, and guzzled a whole bottle of whiskey. The strong liquor flowed down his throat like lava, the burning sensation making him feel as if he had jumped into a volcano.
"Drink up quickly... are you trying to breed fish?" Li Wei put down the bottle and was about to urge Chen Xuan on, but when he looked at Chen Xuan, Chen Xuan's whole bottle of whiskey was already finished, while he still had more than half a bottle left. Chen Xuan continued to drink one gulp after another without pause, as if he were drinking water!
His face turned ashen, as if he had eaten shit. He had encountered a master this time. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. However, due to drinking too aggressively just now, a wave of intoxication hit him, and he suddenly felt dizzy and disoriented. Unwilling to admit defeat, he continued to confront Chen Xuan head-on. Soon, Chen Xuan finished another bottle of whiskey, but Li Wei couldn't drink any more. He was completely incoherent, his legs feeling weak. Moreover, Li Wei had terrible drinking etiquette and started to act crazy, muttering nonsense and even reaching out to grab the chest of a passing seductive woman.
The seductive woman was startled and panicked, crossing her arms over her chest with a vigilant look in her eyes. The seductive woman's boyfriend was a burly bald man who slapped Li Wei across the face, "How dare you touch my girlfriend? You're looking for death!" This slap sent Li Wei to the ground. The bald man, still not appeased, stomped on him again.
Chen Xuan watched from the sidelines but had no intention of intervening. He curled his lips and said, "This kid has such bad drinking etiquette, and he dares to challenge someone to a drinking contest. Is his brain broken?" It wasn't that Li Wei's drinking capacity was poor, but rather that Chen Xuan's capacity was too great. In fact, Li Wei had never been drunk before, otherwise, he wouldn't have known about his own poor drinking etiquette.
"Die Die, let's go. This is just a drunk idiot!" Looking at the beaten and bruised Li Wei, the big man straightened his collar and pulled the seductive woman into his arms.
"Then let's go." As the seductive woman left, she didn't forget to kick Li Wei twice with her high heels.
This scene was witnessed by Jiang Yaru, who had rushed over. She looked at Li Wei with anger, trembling all over. She hadn't expected Li Wei to grope someone! What a pervert!
Li Wei, oblivious, stood up and lunged at Chen Xuan again, jumping and shouting, "Chen Xuan, you scoundrel! Why are you trying to steal my woman?"
"Are you drunk?" Chen Xuan asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm not drunk? How could I be drunk? I can drink a thousand cups!" Li Wei, still tipsy and unsteady, picked up the remaining half bottle of wine to drink.
*Slap!* Jiang Yaru slapped Li Wei across the face, "How could I have fallen for a man like you!" This slap and the cold shout sobered Li Wei up by half.
"Ah? Yaru?" Looking at the angry face gradually coming into focus, Li Wei asked blankly, "What happened just now?"
"I'll deal with you later." Jiang Yaru clearly had a very urgent matter to attend to. She didn't expect anything from the drunken Li Wei and turned to Chen Xuan, urgently saying, "Chen Xuan, please, hurry and save my sister!"
Chen Xuan's heart skipped a beat. Something had indeed happened!