"I haven't congratulated you two on your engagement yet. My apologies."
Xiao Lingchen took a wine glass but didn't drink. He simply said, "She doesn't drink."
“How can I not drink? You’re not giving me face,” Mu Sheng’s voice trailed off. “Brother Xiao, you swindled me out of more than 400 million last time on the West Coast. That was really unfair of you.”
Bai Shu frowned.
He was clearly there to cause trouble. The Xiao family and the Mu family are rivals, and everyone knows that Xiao Lingchen and Mu Sheng have a long-standing feud.
Their brief exchange had already drawn the attention of everyone present, with countless eyes fixed on what would happen next.
Suddenly, Madam Xiao stepped forward, smiling as she tried to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, today is Ling Chen's special day. It's not good for you to be arguing like this. Have a drink and let's call it a day!"
To put the matter aside with a drink, it would be a loss for Mu Sheng, but to everyone's surprise, after Madam Xiao said this, Mu Sheng raised an eyebrow and readily agreed with a smile.
"Alright, let's finish this drink and call it a day, but who doesn't know Brother Xiao can drink a ton of liquor? Then I'll be at a disadvantage. Hmm, Brother Xiao tricked me into losing four hundred million, four drinks, it's a wife's debt to pay off..."
He winked at Bai Shu and blew her a kiss: "Sister-in-law, have four drinks with me, and we'll consider this matter settled, okay?"
sister in law?
Four cups?!
This is not about ending the conflict; it's blatant provocation!
In an instant, everyone around held their breath and stared intently, the only sound being the pounding of their hearts, exceptionally clear in the tense atmosphere.
Xiao Lingchen narrowed his eyes, his gaze filled with an unfathomable, dark gloom, and the smile that had been playing on his lips froze coldly at the corners.
Say it again.
Bai Shu's classmates felt their hearts were in their throats. Although they knew that Young Master Xiao would definitely protect Bai Shu, they couldn't help but feel nervous and worried for Bai Shu.
"It's a conflict with Young Master Xiao, why make Bai Shu drink... Bai Shu has just come of age, that's four glasses of high-proof liquor, he has ulterior motives!"
"Bai Zhu can't drink. Her health has never been good. Four cups of wine would be fatal for her!"
Many people frowned and shook their heads: "Young Master Mu has really gone too far. What's wrong with bullying a girl? This method is despicable."
"Dirty? What's so despicable about it? It's just four cups of wine. She's going to marry Young Master Xiao, so how could she avoid these kinds of social occasions? If she can't handle them, what right does she have to stand in the position of Young Mistress of the Xiao family?"
Xiao Qingwan felt extremely happy listening to others' complaints, but when she looked at Mu Sheng, she still felt somewhat dissatisfied.
The plan was to have him say some ambiguous things in front of everyone, preferably to tarnish Ji Baishu's reputation. After all, Mu Sheng was the type to easily provoke other people's women and was very promiscuous. Whether people believed it or not, they would all laugh at Ji Baishu.
In that case, how could Ji Baishu still have the face to marry Xiao Lingchen?
Unfortunately, Mu Sheng changed his mind at the last minute, replacing it with something about four cups of wine...
As she was thinking, she saw Xiao Lingchen suddenly click his tongue, his eyes flashing with a cold, murderous intent.
"If my lover has to stand up for me in our affairs, then am I even worthy of being her fiancé? If you want to drink, come find me. Four cups aren't enough; have someone bring four bottles. Do you dare?"
Four bottles!
Mu Sheng's eye twitched, and he really didn't dare to agree immediately. Everyone knew that Xiao Lingchen could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, and if it came down to a drinking contest, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.
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