Chapter 99

(Listening... (Third update delivered! Thanks to 'Guzhu Yujian' for the 200 Qidian coins tip! Requesting favorites and recommendations! Thanks!))

Pang Zheng was a man of broad and generous character, not one to fuss over trivialities. Although he had only just met Yang Jie, he greatly admired Yang Jie's sunny and handsome demeanor, which exuded a mysterious warmth.

Moreover, Wuhexian County was within Jiangnan Province, and a round trip would take no more than two days, not affecting his schedule. Besides, Yang Jie had confidently promised to introduce business opportunities to him. As a businessman, he never missed any chance, which was his business philosophy.

"You're really forcing the issue, aren't you? Fine, just let me know in advance so I can arrange my time! Come, let's drink. It's entertainment time now, no more talk about business," Pang Zheng said with a smile, pointing at Yang Jie. He wasn't angry and readily agreed.

Xiao Lan neatly arranged a row of glasses on the glass coffee table, already filled with alcohol. Above each glass was a small, ice-made shot glass, all neatly lined up. Yang Jie watched as Xiao Lan, with her hand dipped in the strong liquor, drew a line along the row of glasses and quickly lit the liquor on the coffee table with a lighter.

A dragon of fire instantly appeared on the glass coffee table, illuminating the row of glasses in front of it. At that moment, Xiao Lan gently touched the first small shot glass on the large glass, and the shot glasses fell like dominoes, each hitting the next, until all the small shot glasses fell into the large glasses in front of them.

"Is this your special deep water bomb? Quite creative!" Pang Zheng took the glass Xiao Lan handed him, looking at the mixed drink and the ice-made shot glass floating on top.

"Deep water bomb, as the name suggests, is powerful. This cocktail is very interesting. The shot glass is made of ice, which can neutralize the strong liquor in the large glass without losing the original flavor. Xiao Lan, cheers!" Pang Zheng drank the shot in one gulp, holding up the glass with only ice left, and gestured to Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan smiled lightly, still kneeling on the carpet, picked up a glass from the coffee table, and toasted Pang Zheng with a manly gesture, drinking it in one go, without any hesitation.

When Yang Jie came to the capital, he had also gone to bars and drunk cocktails, but he had never seen anything like what Xiao Lan did. He smiled, picked up a glass, and joined in, taking turns with Pang Zheng to bombard Xiao Lan.

He drank the shot in one gulp, and a strong alcoholic sensation rushed to his nose. This mixed drink, combined with soda, was as potent as 60-degree liquor, not only intoxicating but also with a lingering effect.

Fortunately, Yang Jie could drink as much as he wanted without getting drunk, thanks to Xiao Wu. Yang Jie was like a wine god who never got drunk. He drank one glass after another, drinking three in a row with Xiao Lan. Even Xiao Lan, known as the "Night Orchid Wine Queen," showed a hint of redness on her face after four deep water bombs.

"Great drinking capacity! We've had red wine and mixed drinks, let's have some white wine now. Today, we'll have a 'Three-in-One' meeting, and we won't stop until we're all drunk!" Pang Zheng looked at Yang Jie, whose drinking capacity was extraordinary, with a glint in his eye. He smiled and asked Xiao Lan to open the white wine, then said to Yang Jie, "Brother, you're a real deal! I didn't expect you to have such a good drinking capacity. If you can get Xiao Lan drunk today, I'll recognize you as my brother and give you a Blue Dream membership card as a gift."

Pang Zheng's words indicated he was planning to sit back and watch the show. However, Yang Jie was not afraid of drinking, and Xiao Lan, with her excellent drinking capacity, smiled faintly when she heard Pang Zheng would withdraw from the battle. She didn't believe that this young man in front of her could outdrink her, who had been tested by alcohol.

Xiao Lan took out two bottles of vodka, but Yang Jie stopped her, "If we're drinking, let's have Wuliangye or Maotai. Russian vodka is a base spirit, good for mixing, but not as good in taste as our domestic white wine."

Since Yang Jie said so, Xiao Lan didn't object. Two bottles of Wuliangye were opened. Xiao Lan raised a glass to Pang Zheng, who asked her to pour him a glass. Then, she focused on Yang Jie, her eyes burning with a fierce competitive spirit. She wanted to see just how good Yang Jie's drinking capacity was.

Liu Fei, who had stopped singing and was sitting nearby, watched the battle. Seeing Xiao Lan challenge Yang Jie to a drinking contest, she smiled. Qin Mei, noticing this, asked, "Sister Fei, is Yang Jie's drinking capacity really that good? You don't seem to think much of Xiao Lan."

"Yang Jie is the top wine god in Wuhexian County. He can drink over ten pounds of 56-degree white wine like water. No matter how good Xiao Lan is, can she be as good as him? Just wait and see the show!" Liu Fei's words were overheard by Xiao Ling, who was standing nearby. She couldn't believe that Yang Jie's drinking capacity was so good.

The outcome of this battle was already determined from the start, with no suspense.

...

In the manager's office on the fourth floor of Blue Dream KTV, Li Muxue, dressed in a black dress like a night elf, sat silently in the chair that Luo Xiaoqian should have occupied. Her eyes reflected a sense of loneliness as she faced the transparent floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the night view of Rongcheng.

The KTV was bustling with traffic, the streetlights and neon lights illuminating the entire city. Despite being in the heart of the bustling city, her heart remained lonely.

Luo Xiaoqian pushed the door open and walked in, seeing Li Muxue sitting behind the desk. She approached respectfully and said, "Miss, Xiao Lan is drunk. I just handled it. I didn't expect the people Pang Zheng brought to be so good at drinking, they actually got Xiao Lan drunk."

"Oh? Pang Zheng is the eldest son of Minister Pang from the Provincial Organization Department, right? Who did he bring?" Li Muxue knew Xiao Lan's drinking capacity, which was unmatched in Blue Dream, even by those retired special forces soldiers who claimed to have excellent drinking capacity. This made her curious.

"He brought one man and two women. One of the women is Qin Mei, the daughter of Secretary Qin from the Provincial Committee, currently studying at the Military Science University. The other man and woman are young, and their identities are not yet clear. They seem to be ordinary people, not high-ranking officials. The man who got Xiao Lan drunk is the one."

Blue Dream KTV's ability to investigate Qin Mei's background and verify that Yang Jie and Liu Fei were not high-ranking officials within a short time was impressive. If outsiders knew about this, they would be amazed.

"Interesting!" Li Muxue didn't expect the children of two members of the Jiangnan Provincial Committee to be hanging out with ordinary people. For those arrogant children of officials, this was indeed unusual.

"The man and woman Pang Zheng brought, though not high-ranking officials, are quite remarkable. The woman is extremely beautiful, with a charming and outstanding appearance, a one-in-a-million beauty. The man is sunny and handsome, with a remarkable demeanor, showing wisdom and confidence in his eyes. He can hold his own against Pang Zheng and Qin Mei. This young man will surely not be an ordinary person in the future," Luo Xiaoqian's high praise for Yang Jie and Liu Fei piqued Li Muxue's interest.

"Let's go and see. I want to see if they are as good as you say," Li Muxue stood up, her eyes gleaming with amusement. The appearance of Yang Jie and Liu Fei seemed to add a bit of entertainment to her lonely and boring life.

As the graceful and stunningly beautiful Li Muxue passed by Luo Xiaoqian, she whispered a few words to her, her eyes twinkling with a mischievous smile.

Pang Zheng never expected Yang Jie to get Xiao Lan, who was so good at drinking, drunk. Looking at the pile of empty bottles on the coffee table, not only Pang Zheng but even Qin Mei looked incredulous.

Seeing Yang Jie, who seemed completely unaffected, Liu Fei smiled and said to the wide-eyed Qin Mei, "What do you think? Yang Jie's drinking capacity is pretty good, right?"

"This isn't just good! This is unbelievable! Is he even human? How can he not be drunk at all? And he's had so much red, white, and beer, yet he doesn't even need to go to the bathroom." Qin Mei's exaggerated words woke Yang Jie up from his act. He had overdone it a bit.

"Brother Zheng, I need to go out for a moment. I've been holding it in for so long, I can't hold it any longer!" Yang Jie pretended to be in a hurry, which made Pang Zheng and Qin Mei laugh.

He rushed out of the room in a hurry, looking at the two women in qipaos standing at the door, "Where's the bathroom?"

Seeing the two women staring at him with strange looks, he didn't respond. They both raised their hands and pointed down the corridor behind Yang Jie. He followed their directions, running down the corridor, pretending to be in a hurry, whether he really needed to go or not.

---

(AD begins)

(AD ends)