"Can do, but no need to go to your place, right?"
Encountering Bai Mei, a woman who navigated the underworld, once again, Chu Lingtian had some thoughts and was prepared to chat with her.
However, the stranger's immediate invitation to her home felt a bit strange.
"Private matters are best discussed in private. Are you afraid I'll eat you up?"
Bai Mei gave a seductive smile, possessing a charm reminiscent of Liu Huohuo, the little enchantress. It was no wonder the two could be close friends.
"In my dictionary, the word 'fear' doesn't exist."
Chu Lingtian chuckled calmly.
Bai Mei nodded in agreement. "Alright, then it's a deal."
Following Liu Huohuo, Chu Lingtian and Bai Mei toured the entire company.
It had to be said that Liu Huohuo, the little enchantress, was quite capable. Despite her flirtatious and mischievous demeanor, she was adept at managing a company, employing a balance of reward and punishment. Unlike her sister, Liu Bingxue, who was too rigid with company regulations and lacked flexibility, leading to a less vibrant atmosphere within her company. This might be one of the reasons why Liu Huohuo's company was performing better than Liu Bingxue's.
At noon, Liu Huohuo had her secretary book a private room at a high-end hot pot restaurant in advance. Around twelve o'clock, she led Chu Lingtian and Bai Mei into the room.
Bai Mei then instructed her two personal female bodyguards to eat hot pot at a table outside the private room.
"Drink?"
Liu Huohuo asked Chu Lingtian and Bai Mei.
Chu Lingtian replied, "Let's skip it. I don't really feel like drinking at noon."
"Then we won't drink,"
Bai Mei chimed in.
Liu Huohuo gave a sly smile, her beautiful eyes fixed on Bai Mei as she asked, "Dear, why do I feel like you're very obedient to Chu Lingtian? Do you have feelings for him? Love at first sight, are you falling for him?"
"You little brat, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Bai Mei shot Liu Huohuo a fierce glare.
"Then you're not drinking? You're the goddess of wine! Your drinking capacity is far beyond mine. I was hoping you'd be here today to help me get revenge. We drank 'Sea of Four Families' last time at the bar, and I ended up completely passed out, not even remembering how I got home."
As Liu Huohuo spoke, she glared at Chu Lingtian. Last time at the bar, she had intended to get Chu Lingtian drunk to extract information, but she ended up suffering a crushing defeat. She still felt a great deal of resentment and wanted revenge.
"Forget it, don't drink. Even if the two of you combine your efforts, you still wouldn't be able to outdrink me. Some people shouldn't get so drunk that they don't know anything and need me to look after them."
Chu Lingtian said with a laugh.
"You..." Liu Huohuo was so angered by Chu Lingtian's words that her ample bosom heaved, but she knew she couldn't outdrink him. She then turned to Bai Mei and said, "Dear, this guy is looking down on us too much. We must teach him a lesson. Let's team up and drink him under the table today!"
"If you two both want to drink, then I'll have some too."
Bai Mei replied with a smile.
In fact, Bai Mei also wanted to get Chu Lingtian drunk. Firstly, her manners in drink reflected her character, and she wanted to know what kind of person Chu Lingtian truly was. Secondly, she had already realized that Liu Huohuo didn't know much about Chu Lingtian. This man possessed a deep, hidden aura of mystery. When drunk, people tended to speak their true thoughts.
"Do you dare to take on two women alone?"
Upon receiving Bai Mei's response, Liu Huohuo's face immediately showed an arrogant and confident expression. She pointed at Chu Lingtian and asked.
At this moment, Liu Huohuo was convinced that her drinking capacity was inferior to Chu Lingtian's, but with Bai Mei, the goddess of wine, by her side, and with them both drinking together, even if Chu Lingtian could drink, he would surely end up begging for mercy on the floor.
"Let alone two women, even ten women, whatever games you want to play, I can handle it!"
Chu Lingtian's words carried a lewd undertone as he grinned.
"Alright, if you truly have the ability to get both of us drunk, I, as Xiao Mei's proxy, will agree. You can do whatever you want with us then. Even if you take us to a hotel and consummate our union, we absolutely won't cause you any trouble."
Liu Huohuo's tone when saying this was resolute.
Bai Mei found Liu Huohuo's words both amusing and exasperating. She said, "Huohuo, you haven't even started drinking yet, why are you already talking like you're drunk?"
"Don't worry, he dared to agree to fight us both alone. Today, he's definitely getting drunk, he's definitely losing!"
Liu Huohuo was full of confidence, absolutely certain that Chu Lingtian could not outdrink the combined efforts of her and Bai Mei. Otherwise, she wouldn't have said that if they both lost to Chu Lingtian, even if he took them to a hotel and consummated their union, they wouldn't cause him any trouble.
"Good, you heard that! Serve the drinks!"
Chu Lingtian declared, making a grand gesture with his right hand.
Soon, Chu Lingtian, Liu Huohuo, and Bai Mei began drinking, downing fifty-proof Wuliangye.
Two hours later, Chu Lingtian and Bai Mei emerged from the hot pot restaurant, supporting each other. Behind them, two female bodyguards in black leather attire, one on each side, were each holding up an arm of Liu Huohuo, carrying her out of the restaurant.
Liu Huohuo was once again drunk to the point of unconsciousness, not even coherent enough to babble incoherently; she was simply deeply asleep from drunkenness.
"You, one of you take Huohuo home. Make sure to hand her over to her parents. If her parents aren't home, take good care of her until she wakes up and is completely fine before you leave. The other one will take me and Mr. Chu to, to my villa."
Bai Mei was also quite drunk, though not as severely as Liu Huohuo, her voice slurring slightly as she commanded.
"Yes!"
The two female bodyguards in black leather responded in unison.
Chu Lingtian and Bai Mei got into the back seat of the same car, with one bodyguard driving and the other hailing a taxi to take Liu Huohuo home.
As soon as he got into the car, Chu Lingtian reached for a cigarette, intending to light it.
After all, a cigarette after drinking was like a heavenly pleasure.
However, as his right hand touched his trouser pocket, Bai Mei suddenly threw herself into his arms. Her pretty face was flushed from drinking, adding an extra layer of sexiness and allure. With drunken, hazy eyes, she looked at Chu Lingtian's face and asked:
"Mr. Chu, what do you think of me?"
"Quite good."
Chu Lingtian didn't push Bai Mei away, nor did he fully embrace her. He replied with a smile.
"Then, compared to Huohuo, who do you think is more alluring?"
Bai Mei suddenly looked up, her red-lipped, sexy mouth now less than a centimeter away from Chu Lingtian's lips. The two of them could kiss at any moment.