extravagant and decadent
Zheng Cheng didn't expect him to say that.
"What do you mean? How do you mean you're happy to let me eat you?" he asked, holding his hands.
"Because you understand." Hu Hanyu looked at him, the flickering light in the box reflected in his eyes, "Cooking for someone who understands is a pleasure."
Something gently touched Zheng Cheng's heart, sending a shiver of emotion welling up in him. It was strange, a bit like when little Sisi had said she would help him chase the monster out of his head.
"Ahem, there's something wrong." Zheng Cheng went to get the California curls. In the dim light, the color of the tips of his ears couldn't be seen clearly. All he could see was his bulging cheeks that could barely hold back the corners of his mouth.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting. The bartender didn't understand, so Mr. Gu helped me out and told me that there's only mojitos without alcohol." Collin found a tray from somewhere and knelt in front of Zheng Cheng with the tray in his hand.
"It's okay, sit up." Zheng Cheng took the mojito, handed it to Hu Hanyu, and raised his glass. "I haven't had a California roll made with fresh crab meat since I returned to China. You're willing to put in more ingredients."
Hu Hanyu smiled, clinked glasses with him and took a sip. Zheng Cheng was about to drink when he was interrupted by Gu Zichen.
"Oops, I was so happy I forgot to start the meal!!"
Gu Zichen hurried to the balcony of the private room.
The DJ downstairs turned off the music, the reveling crowd gradually quieted down, and all eyes and cell phone cameras were focused on the balcony.
Gu Zichen raised his glass, grabbed the microphone, and shouted, "Thank you all for coming. Today, I'm finally an adult, so please enjoy yourself! Let's drink this, and have fun!"
There was a burst of cheers by the pool. The DJ received the order and turned up the music to the maximum. Someone came up with the idea and handed Gu Zichen a bottle of champagne.
"Young Master Gu is giving everyone some wine! Come and share in his good fortune!" Gu Jiaxin roared.
Gu Zichen shook the bottle skillfully, opened the bottle mouth, and started spraying it downstairs.
The crowd by the swimming pool was in chaos, and the crowd rushed to the champagne fountain. The "second-class" young masters and young ladies who usually thought they were superior to others pushed and squeezed over, all wanting to compete for a taste of the nectar sprinkled by the birthday boy.
Boring. Zheng Cheng stood in the distance, watching the excitement on the balcony with a cold eye, and took another California roll and put it in his mouth.
What Gu Zichen was spraying in his hand was the SS-grade Champagne Dom Perignon that his father had specially left for him to drink as an adult. The price of tens of thousands was nothing special, but he was able to enjoy the old man's love and care for more than ten years. It was really great.
The dining area was already in a mess. The champagne glass tower had lost its function and stood there alone. Only Zheng Sisi, like a mouse fallen into a rice jar, was still holding a plate and picking up food to eat.
"This California roll is 500 times better than the one in Australia," Zheng Sisi said to her brother. "Can you hire this chef? I'd like to hire him and go to Australia Village with me."
Zheng Cheng glanced at Hu Hanyu and happened to meet his gaze, and the two smiled at each other.
Stop! Someone smiled at him.
"He did it." Zheng Cheng covered his mouth with his hands and pointed to both sides, "Zheng Sisi, Hu Hanyu."
"You are Hu Hanyu! I thought my brother ordered two male models!" Zheng Sisi stared at him with wide eyes, "If you had known earlier that he was so handsome, I shouldn't have let him go to Shunshui Hotel that day!"
"Zheng! Si! Si!" This girl, wasn't she suspicious of Hu Hanyu at home? Why did she go completely haywire the moment she saw him in person? Zheng Cheng snatched the plate from her hand, "Hold on! Hurry up and take Gu Zichen downstairs to meet the director. They'll all be drunk!"
"Oh, oh, yeah!" Zheng Sisi slapped her head, having almost forgotten what she was doing. Before leaving, she playfully saluted Hanyu and said, "Brother Hanyu, you know how to make chicken nuggets, right?"
"It's covered." Hu Hanyu made an OK gesture.
"What are you making? Why do you cook everything you are told to cook?" Zheng Cheng patted his head and said, "You are a good young master, but you don't want to be a chef!"
"Your family is quite interesting, different from theirs." Hu Hanyu touched the hand that was patted by Zheng Cheng, his eyes curved.
Gu Zichen was dragged downstairs by Zheng Sisi. Gu Jiaxin was in charge in the living room. After a few drinks, he let loose completely. He first asked a few models to dance in a seductive manner, and then directed a few male models to feed the female guests with fruits in their mouths. When Collin came back, he huddled in the corner with his eyes wide open, as if he felt dirty.
"You're not a model, are you? Were you pulled here just to make up the numbers?" Zheng Cheng asked him quietly.
"No, I'm an international student. I just want to work," Collin said. "They said it was just for drinking. I thought it was just for drinking."
Who they were, Collin felt like he was being beaten.
"Haha, I'm so sorry for being so inconsiderate. I haven't had a drink with the young master of the Zheng family yet." Gu Jiaxin came over with a wine glass. Seeing that Zheng Cheng hadn't touched a single sip of his mojito, he immediately stopped and raised the glass in his hand with a smile. "My family is also in the food supply chain business. Mr. Zheng, please come and have some fun when you have time."
"Of course I am. I don't participate in the family business, but I can bring it back for you." Zheng Cheng did not lose his manners and responded politely, "I'm not feeling well and can't drink alcohol. This is a non-alcoholic drink. Please help yourself."
"It's a formality. Everyone knows that Master Zheng doesn't drink. I just saw that male model talking for a long time and couldn't explain it. I had to help him get it." Gu Jiaxin said it was okay. "It's a show of sincerity. I'll drink it."
Zheng Cheng picked up his mojito and was about to take a sip when Hu Hanyu stood up and said, "Mr. Gu, you're from the same industry. Let me toast you first."
Gu Jiaxin was obviously displeased by the interruption. He clinked glasses with Hu Hanyu and took a sip. Seeing that the contents of his glass were the same as Zheng Cheng's, he tutted in displeasure, "Mr. Hu, why are you drinking this too? It's not authentic."
Hu Hanyu finished his mojito and smiled at him: "I drove here, it's not very convenient."
"You're driving yourself? That's tiring." Gu Jiaxin said sarcastically, "Do you have to pack up the leftovers and drive them back to Shunshui to sell them?"
He was so drunk that he didn't even bother to hide his disdain for Tianren. Zheng Cheng was about to say something to him when Hu Hanyu snatched the cup from his hand.
"There is indeed a lot left. It seems that it does not suit the appetite of the young masters and young ladies. I apologize to the Gu family." Hu Hanyu drank Zheng Cheng's mojito in one gulp.
Gu Jiaxin's expression became even uglier.
Hu Hanyu's smile faded as he passed the empty glass in his hand towards Zheng Cheng: "This non-alcoholic mojito is quite realistic. It has a strong alcohol flavor."
Zheng Cheng frowned when he heard this: The male model just went to ask for alcohol-free beverage, and Gu Jiaxin intervened. Could it be that someone did something?
Just as I was about to get closer to smell it, the cup fell to the ground with a bang.
"Oh, sorry, I drank too much and feel a little dizzy. I didn't hold on to my head." Gu Jiaxin rushed forward two steps, holding his forehead and half-closing his eyes, nodded at Hu Hanyu, "How did I get drunk all of a sudden? I'm sorry, I'll ask the waiter to clean it up."
He just poured all the wine in his hand onto Hu Hanyu.
This kid!
The waiter swept up the broken pieces of wine glass on the floor. Hu Hanyu took off his suit and threw it on the back of the chair. Collin took a tissue and wiped him.
"I told you clearly I wanted a non-alcoholic option, but the bartender wouldn't give it to me," Collin repeated aggrievedly as he wiped his lips, nearly crying. "Master Gu came over and spoke to the bartender for a few more words before he made it."
"This matter has nothing to do with you." Zheng Cheng's eyes were always fixed on Gu Jiaxin.
He just asked Zheng Miao, the company of the Gu and Xin families was the supplier of the For that was shot down by him. After hearing about it, their family wanted to seize the Yuanlv Hotel that was in charge of Tianren, but was rejected by Zheng Yuan.
He did it on purpose.
Hu Hanyu sat there without saying a word. The half-smile on his face had disappeared. The light was too dim, and Zheng Cheng couldn't see his eyes clearly. He only knew that he was also staring in Gu Jiaxin's direction.
It seems that the grandson has done a lot of bad things in his daily life. At this moment, he is playing with a group of models as if nothing happened, as if they are playing a game of sticking notes.
"You can't drink because it will turn out like what happened in the elevator?" Hu Hanyu suddenly asked him in a low voice.
"Well, that's about right." After his old illness relapsed, Zheng Cheng tried to numb himself with alcohol to escape reality, but he fell into a vicious cycle that was out of control. He would not let himself fall into that state.
"Got it." Hu Hanyu didn't ask any more questions and slowly stood up. "You two, don't move."
The rhythm of the dance music made Zheng Cheng's heart beat faster and faster.
Hu Hanyu slowly approached the quarreling crowd, and while Gu Jiaxin was dodging a model's meow punch, he pushed him. His suit draped over his shoulders just blocked the movement of his hands.
He had already drunk a lot, and with Hu Hanyu's help, Gu Jiaxin flew directly into the champagne tower that had been standing there all night.
The champagne tower that had been finished prematurely trembled twice, and a wine glass at the bottom fell to the ground along the edge of the table. There was a crisp sound as if the glass was broken as a signal. The whole tower creaked and shook a few times, and then collapsed.
The continuous bursting of glass mixed with screams and cheers from onlookers drowned out the music, and the scene was in chaos. Collin was so scared that he covered his ears.
Zheng Cheng didn't even blink, for fear of missing a detail.
At the moment when the champagne tower collapsed, Hu Hanyu pulled Gu Jiaxin out, so both of them were unharmed, but Gu Jiaxin was almost sober from the fright.
"Mr. Gu, are you hurt?" Hu Hanyu asked with a smile.
"You pushed me! Did you push me!!" Gu Jiaxin screamed with his neck stiffened.
"Mr. Gu, you are drunk, right? If Mr. Hu hadn't helped you just now, you would have turned into a crystal chandelier now!" A drunk young master laughed, and several people followed suit.
"You were the one who pushed me just now! Don't think I'll let you go!" Gu Jiaxin was furious and grabbed Hu Hanyu by the collar of his shirt. "I've disliked you for a long time. You want a fight? A duel? Come on!"
"I misunderstood Master Gu. I wanted to come and toast him, but it's a pity..." Hu Hanyu still had a smile on his face. He raised his hands in surrender and pointed at the pile of broken glass on the ground. "I am willing to accept the punishment. I will be your driver and take you home."
"Heh! You're a driver? Don't think I don't know what you're up to! Mr. Hu, you just drank two mojitos, and that was double the amount..." Gu Jiaxin blurted out in anger, then realized that he had let the cat out of the bag.
"Oh! Double rum, right? Luckily I drank it for Master Zheng, otherwise something bad would have happened!" Hu Hanyu deliberately said loudly, and with another strong struggle, he pushed Gu Jiaxin to the ground, "Sorry, Master Gu, I was a bit too strong, and I'm drunk too."
Everyone in the circle knew that the third son of the Zheng family was weak and could not persuade others to drink or drink. Gu Jiaxin, a member of the Gu family's branch, was so bold that the daughters who had been playing with him just now covered their mouths with their hands and stepped back.
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