The person who forced wine on Xu Man was Qi Fei from the same group. He must have been really drunk. He still felt it was not enough after doing all this, and he yelled with a thick tongue: "I really don't believe it. Xu...Xu Man, you go ahead and make sure Captain Qin finish this bottle of wine, or...or you drink it for him!"
There was a second of silence in the atmosphere, and then it became boiling, like the moment when champagne spurted out after being shaken violently. Under the influence of alcohol, everyone became extremely excited, and the enthusiastic noise almost overturned the ceiling of the restaurant.
"Yes, yes, yes! Let Captain Qin drink! Let him drink!"
"Give it to Captain Qin! Let him drink it!"
"Yes, let Captain Qin drink it quickly, otherwise you will have to drink this bottle of wine yourself."
"Eh? That's a good idea. We haven't seen you drink yet. How about you do it? I'll join you!"
"Go away, let Captain Qin drink. We all just want to watch Captain Qin drink, right?"
"That's right, drink it yourself or give it to Captain Qin, you choose one. I strongly recommend you choose the latter..."
Xu Man was overwhelmed by the endless comments and could only sit on the sofa at a loss. She didn't know where to put the bottle of wine in her hand, nor did she know how to hold it. Before she could look at Qin Shen for help, a hand suddenly patted her shoulder from behind, and she almost jumped up in fright.
When she turned around, it turned out to be Zhao Jia. She had climbed onto the sofa at the next table at some point, and came over the backrest to pat her, raising the wine glass in his other hand towards her. "Come to think of it, we've known each other for such a long time, but we've never had a drink together. How about we share a drink?"
Xu Man quickly shook her head and smiled, saying, "I don't drink."
"It's okay, just one glass. It won't be a big deal." Zhao Jia said this first, then moved closer to her and lowered his voice and said to her, "Open the wine and drink one glass as a token of your respect. I'll finish the rest. Otherwise, these people won't let you go."
Just for fun...have a drink?
Xu Man was surprised by this quantifier. It turned out that the team was full of hidden talents and unbreakable alcoholics?
She couldn't even take a sip, let alone a glass, it was killing her.
"I really can't." She explained to Zhao Jia sincerely, "The doctor said I'm prone to allergies, so it's best not to drink alcohol."
However, the other party didn't take her words to heart at all. He waved his hand nonchalantly and said "Ah~" in a sophisticated way: "Doctors are all liars, they are fooling you. Don't you put rice wine in the dishes you eat? Don't you put wine in the chocolate with alcohol filling? Even egg yolk pie contains alcohol. Drinking too much is considered drunk driving. If you really can't drink at all, how can you live like this? It's all exaggerated. It's okay to drink a little."
"Yes, yes, and you also said that the doctor said it's best not to touch it, not that you can't touch it at all." Zhu Zhuo came out from nowhere, with his hair and clothes messed up, looking like he had escaped from a hell of being forced to drink alcohol. "Let me tell you this, if the doctor doesn't specify, generally speaking, quitting drinking refers to high-proof liquor like white wine. Functional drinks like beer are not covered. It's best if you don't drink it, but it's okay if you drink it, don't be too nervous."
"Yes, Xu Man, you are the newcomer, so you must drink the first glass of wine. I don't want you to fill it up, just drink half a glass, to give us all some face."
"That's right. You've been on the team for a month, after all. This is your first time attending a dinner party like this. It would be a shame not to have a drink, right?"
The focus of the topic gradually shifted. Perhaps it was because people were forgetful after drinking, or because they felt it was easier to persuade the newcomers to drink than to get the captain to drink, but many people gave up the idea of letting Xu Man pass the wine to Qin Shen and instead encouraged her to open the bottle and drink it herself.
Xu Man tried to explain that she was not making excuses, but that she really could not drink alcohol due to her sensitive physique. However, the voices of booing became louder and louder, drowning out her words like sand, and they did not attract any attention.
"I really—"
Just when she felt she had no way to defend herself and even wanted to cry but had no tears, a hand suddenly snatched the bottle from her palm and slammed it on the table with a thud.
The booing stopped abruptly.
Qin Shen held down the bottle cap and stood up expressionlessly.
"You're forcing a newcomer to drink, and she's a college girl who hasn't even graduated yet. Do you guys have any manners?"
The air pressure suddenly dropped, and everyone shut up, no one dared to say a word.
After a few seconds of silence, someone couldn't help but burp. It was Li Shijie who was almost drunk.
The atmosphere relaxed a little. Zhao Jia took this opportunity to take back the hand that was patting Xu Man's shoulder. He hid the wine glass in his hand behind his back and spoke carefully: "Captain Qin, we are——"
Qin Shen didn't let her finish her words, "You want me to drink, right?" He slapped Li Shijie's hand away, took the bottle opener that was pressed under the latter's hand, pried open the bottle cap, raised his head and looked around at everyone, "Who wants to do this? Come here, I want to drink with you!"
There was complete silence.
No one responded.
Zhu Zhuo was bold and smiled at him flatteringly: "Captain Qin, you'd better say goodbye. You still have to drive home later."
"I'll go back." Qin Shen said, "No one is coming? Then it's you, Qi Fei." He looked at Qi Fei who was the first to start this, "Didn't you want me to blow into the bottle? Why don't you say anything now that I have the chance? Come here!"
Qi Fei was standing relatively inner at the beginning, so he was able to pass the wine to Xu Man. When the atmosphere became heated and everyone was getting high, he was pushed to the periphery. He wanted to squeeze back but failed. He was a little annoyed at first, but later, when he saw that the situation was not good, his annoyance immediately turned into relief. He felt so lucky that he didn't have to face the pressure from his captain. Unexpectedly, before he could be happy for a few seconds, he was called out by Qin Shen directly. The people who were blocking him in front of him also moved to the side one by one to make way for him, and they immediately wilted.
He forced out a smile that was uglier than crying: "Captain Qin, I... I didn't just do that--"
Qin Shen interrupted him unhappily: "Come over if I tell you to. If anyone brings a bottle of beer, I'll open it for him. The person who brings it doesn't have to drink it anymore."
Li Shijie was lying on the table pretending to be dead, but when he heard his words, he jumped up like a spring, snatched a bottle of wine from the crowd, opened it and presented it to him: "Here, Brother Qin."
"Give it to him." Qin Shen raised his chin slightly, indicating that he should give the wine to Qi Fei behind him.
Li Shijie immediately turned around and changed the person he was offering wine to.
Qi Fei made a bitter face, looked at the wine, then looked at Qin Shen, and never dared to take it.
"Why are you looking at me? Drink." Qin Shen curled the corners of his lips, as if he was smiling, but it was even more frightening than when he had no expression on his face.
The boiling ocean was frozen into ice, and the people around lowered their heads and looked down. They had lost the excitement and enthusiasm at the beginning and just wanted to minimize their presence.
Xu Man, who was at the center of the storm, sat in her seat with some uneasiness, feeling uneasy.
She was very happy that she didn't have to be the focus of everyone's attention, but at the same time, Qin Shen's behavior made her feel anxious. She didn't want to be self-indulgent anymore, but she really couldn't find any reason other than herself for his anger.
That's right, Qin Shen was angry. Even though he was smiling and speaking in the same tone as usual, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was angry and was holding back his anger, only barely able to do so without letting it out.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to reach a stalemate, Xu Man was about to say something to warm up the situation, but Guan Shuiyun, who was sitting next to her, stood up at this moment, said "Excuse me" in a slightly annoyed tone, and walked through the crowd and left the four-person seat.
It was because of her action that the tense atmosphere was broken. Zhang Hongfei squeezed in from outside, walked to the center of the crowd, took the bottle of wine that Li Shijie handed to Qi Fei, and raised it to Qin Shen with a smile: "Let's have a good party, don't make it awkward, today is Xiao Li's birthday. Come on, Captain Qin, I'll toast you a bottle."
Qin Shen didn't say anything. He picked up the bottle, clinked it with his, then tilted his head back and started drinking. Xu Man wanted to stop him but didn't know what to say. She could only watch him drink one sip after another. Bubbles gurgled out of the bottle, and along with the rise and fall of his Adam's apple as he swallowed, the level of the light-colored liquid dropped rapidly and soon reached the bottom.
Zhang Hongfei did the same. He drank the whole thing in one breath without pausing. When both of them had finished drinking and put the empty bottles on the table, someone clapped and said "Good!", which completely broke the deadlock and rekindled everyone's emotions, and they started applauding and cheering.
Qi Fei seemed to be encouraged as well. He took a step forward, touched his head and apologized awkwardly: "Captain Qin, I'm sorry. I was a little confused just now. I shouldn't have done that. I-I'll apologize to you. Let me finish this bottle of wine!"
As he spoke, he raised a bottle of beer that he had taken out from somewhere, opened it, and without waiting for Qin Shen to say anything, he began to drink it. However, he couldn't drink any more halfway through, so he put the bottle away and took a long breath before he raised it again to drink it all.
"That's enough." Qin Shen had a stern face and didn't respond to his words. He ignored him the whole time. But now, seeing that he was about to vomit, he finally showed some emotion. He looked at him with disdain and said, "Put it down. If you can't drink, don't drink. If you drink and end up in the hospital, all of us will have to share the medical expenses. It's not worth it."
"That's right." Li Shijie also came to his senses now. Perhaps he felt that after what happened just now, no one would dare to force him to drink anymore. He returned to his usual arrogant attitude, "Do you want all of us to go to the hospital to accompany you? Don't drink, don't drink. You have such a low alcohol tolerance, but you are the most enthusiastic in forcing me to drink. It turns out that you were not forced to drink. You deserve to be taught a lesson!"
Qi Fei did not refute, but laughed twice: "Thank you, Captain Qin."
"Don't thank me." Qin Shen still had a bad tone, "I'm not the one you should apologize to. You don't feel pain unless it happens to you. Next time you want to get me drunk, just come at me directly, don't try to save the country in a roundabout way, otherwise don't blame me for turning my face against you. People have told you that you will be allergic and can't drink, but you are still persuading me. What if something happens after drinking? Are you going to use your medical skills to save people, or do you want to test the law and see if you will go to jail?"
"If this happens again, every one of them will be fired. You can't even distinguish the severity of a joke. You're just a bunch of idiot detectives!"
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