Chapter 233: Blocking the Wine for Him
After the man called Mr. Bai finished speaking, he waved to the waiter next to him. The waiter saw someone calling him and walked over obediently with a few glasses of wine on a tray.
"I'm also a straightforward person. Mr. Huo, how about I, Bai, drink these three glasses of wine with you?"
Huo Juncheng looked at the man in front of him and knew that he was the kind of person who was good at socializing and liked to solve all problems with wine. If Huo Juncheng directly rejected him now, he would definitely not let it go. However, Huo Juncheng had indeed drunk a lot of wine at this time, and drinking more would really be a bit too much.
However, this man didn't care how much wine Huo Juncheng had drunk before. What he cared about was whether Huo Juncheng was willing to drink this glass of wine with him now.
Huo Juncheng looked at the wine glass handed to him by the man in front of him, thought about it and reached out to take it. At this moment, Lin Yilan walked forward and snatched the wine glass from the hand of the man surnamed Bai.
"Our President Huo has already drunk a lot of wine, so it's really inconvenient for him to drink more. But I also know that President Bai is sincerely trying to reconcile with us. How about this, I drink Huo Juncheng's three glasses of wine for him?"
As Lin Yilan spoke, she casually shook the wine in her hand. The man then turned his attention to Lin Yilan and began to look at her carefully.
"I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Huo Juncheng's fiancée, Lin Yilan. I don't often attend events like this, so it's not a big deal if Mr. Bai doesn't recognize me. So, Mr. Bai, this glass of wine is my toast to you."
Lin Yilan said as she drank the wine in her hand. Before Huo Juncheng could stop her, Lin Yilan picked up another glass of wine. Mr. Bai watched Lin Yilan drink the glass of wine happily and did not intend to embarrass her.
Seeing Lin Yilan's cheerful expression, he drank the wine in his hand and picked up the second glass of wine. "I didn't expect that Mr. Huo's fiancée is not only beautiful, but also has such a generous personality. Come, I toast you with the second glass of wine."
When Lin Yilan heard what Mr. Bai said, she smiled slightly and brought her cup close to Mr. Bai's cup. The two cups collided, making a crisp sound.
Then the two of them drank the third glass of wine happily.
"Although I've only been here to expand our business for a short time, Mr. Huo has such an outstanding fiancée. Why doesn't he always keep her by his side? I've never seen this legendary Madam Huo when I attended banquets before. I heard that Madam Huo is also a martial artist. Is that true?"
After Mr. Bai drank the three glasses of wine, he looked drunk. His previous reservedness disappeared without a trace. It was obvious that a person who was good at socializing like him must have drunk a lot before drinking with Lin Yilan.
Lin Yilan looked at Mr. Bai's current state. His already rosy cheeks looked even redder, and his greasy round face looked like a monkey's butt, which was actually a bit funny. Lin Yilan wanted to laugh at the sight, but she knew that this was not the occasion for her to laugh, so she finally tried hard to hold it back.
Then he looked at the man with a smile, "Of course, I've been practicing martial arts in the mountains since I was young and have never left the mountain. I only came down from the mountains in recent years, so I don't attend banquets often. The main reason is that I'm not used to it."
"Then Madam Huo should try her best to adapt to all this. Attending banquets and meeting new friends is a very interesting thing. Maybe Madam Huo can make more friends and even provide some help to Mr. Huo in his career."
Lin Yilan smiled awkwardly when she heard the man say that. She didn't say anything else. "Making friends?" "And helping Huo Juncheng with his career?" Haha, she, Lin Yilan, really had no interest in those ladies' tea parties, and she had no interest in the perfumes, jewelry, and new clothes they were discussing.
Huo Juncheng noticed Lin Yilan's fault and pulled her to his side. Then he smiled at Mr. Bai distantly and said, "Sorry, Mr. Bai, we have something else to do. We can't accompany you for the time being."
Mr. Bai was already a little drunk at this moment. He leaned against the table at the side and barely managed to stand. Hearing what Huo Juncheng said, he tried to open his blurry eyes and said, "We're leaving now. Let's have another drink."
Huo Juncheng waved to Mr. Bai and took Lin Yilan away. Then he found a place with relatively few people and sat down.
Lin Yilan looked at the exquisite little cakes in front of her, her mouth watering. She also sat down with Huo Juncheng. Regardless of why Huo Juncheng was sitting here, she directly picked up a piece of matcha cake on the table and stuffed it into her mouth.
"Great! I finally have something to eat. I was almost dying looking at all those cakes, but people kept coming up to greet me, and I felt too embarrassed to eat. It's really painful."
Huo Juncheng couldn't help but curl his lips as he watched Lin Yilan wolfing down her cake beside him. He hadn't needed Lin Yilan to tell him; he'd already noticed her constantly glancing in his direction. That was why he'd pulled her over.
Lin Yilan ate her cake while pouring herself a glass of orange juice. "Drinking on an empty stomach really doesn't feel good. I just can't understand why you businessmen, you should just chat and have a good time, but why do you always drink? If you don't want to drink and refuse, you're just giving them a hard time. But once someone says they're toasting you, you have to drink. I really don't understand."
Huo Juncheng frowned slightly when he heard Lin Yilan's complaints. He had never thought that Lin Yilan would drink those three glasses of wine for him. Now, hearing Lin Yilan say this, he felt even more surprised.
According to Lin Yilan's personality, if she didn't want to drink, she would definitely refuse directly, but who taught her to say that just now?
"Lin Yilan."
"What... are you doing?" Lin Yilan's mouth was full of cake. When she heard Huo Juncheng calling her, she responded vaguely.
"Why did you help me drink those three glasses of wine just now?"
"Before you met that so-called Mr. Bai, you had already drunk a lot of alcohol. Don't think I can't see that you're feeling unwell. If I don't help you drink it, you'll continue drinking. Will your health be in jeopardy?"
Lin Yilan said, looking at Huo Juncheng with disdain, "If you don't want to drink, then don't come to these banquets in the future. Besides, the Huo family is very powerful, aren't you not going to refuse a toast? Is this how you act as the CEO of the Huo family?"
Huo Juncheng never expected Lin Yilan to say this. Normally, he would naturally refuse all toasts from others, but today was different. He looked at Lin Yilan who was following him and felt a little at a loss.
Because of what Grandma Huo said yesterday, he wanted to apologize to Lin Yilan today, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud. With such a conflicting mentality, he didn't even bother to refuse when someone came over to toast him. That's why he drank glass after glass of wine today.
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