Wu Jianguo was shocked. Panic began to creep in. His mind raced, and he immediately thought, "What's going on? This guy can drink so much! At this rate, he'll finish twenty bottles of wine without complaining!" He was both astonished and furious. Could this person be in cahoots with Shangguan Mingyue?
But then he immediately felt it was too outrageous. He had only met this person and Li Wei by chance. If he hadn't dragged them here, how could they have run into each other? It would make sense if Li Wei, this person, and Shangguan Mingyue had set up the scheme together, but how would they have known that he wanted to have a drinking contest? Nobody had mentioned this, not even his own men!
Shangguan Mingyue and Li Wei initially didn't believe it, but after drinking three or four bottles, they were surprised. Zhou Xuan was astonished after drinking ten bottles, and delighted after drinking fifteen or sixteen bottles!
Wu Jianguo's mouth was agape. Although he couldn't believe it, the fact was right in front of him. His seven subordinates were also stunned. They had never seen anyone who could drink so much before!
Zhou Xuan reached out and took the last bottle, unscrewed the cap, smiled, then turned it upside down and put it in his mouth. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, ten—in ten seconds, he poured the whole bottle of wine into his mouth. Only after finishing the wine did he release his mouth, raising the bottle slightly so that the last drop of wine could drip out.
Zhou Xuan opened his mouth and caught the drop of wine in it. It was sweet. This drop was the only one of the twenty bottles of Hennessy that he actually drank!
Then he shook the bottle, and not a drop spilled. Only then did he put the bottle back on Wu Jianguo's desk!
With a clang, Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "Mr. Wu, if you'd like to add more wine, I won't object!"
***! In just a short while, Zhou Xuan had drunk almost 400,000 yuan worth of wine all by himself, and he seemed completely unaffected! Wu Jianguo was stunned for a moment; he really couldn't get used to this huge contrast!
Judging from his appearance, even if we ordered another twenty bottles, he probably wouldn't have any trouble drinking them. How could someone with such a short stature hold so much alcohol in his body?
Shangguan Mingyue was also caught off guard and remained in a state of surprise.
Li Wei was the first to react. His grandfather had repeatedly told him to treat Zhou Xuan with utmost respect. It turned out that Zhou Xuan was indeed capable. Just based on his skill in drinking, Li Wei was completely impressed!
"Wu Jianguo, are you going to continue playing dirty tricks or sign this document? Of course, you can absolutely ignore what you said and treat it like a fart!"
Li Wei chuckled and mocked Wu Jianguo, saying that since the guy wouldn't sign, he would shut him up first.
If Li Wei, a formidable adversary, weren't present, Wu Jianguo could easily back out and ignore the bet. But Li Wei wasn't someone he could easily trample on. If he backed out today, and word got out that Li Wei was behind it all, Wu Jianguo would lose face completely!
Wu Jianguo may be ruthless, vicious, and unscrupulous in the outside world, but he cannot be dishonest. If his brothers and friends in the circle knew that he had no credibility, who would dare to do business with him?
Just like those Somali pirates, although they are extremely fierce, they are very trustworthy. Once the terms of the negotiation are agreed upon, the hostages will be safely returned.
With a livid face, Wu Jianguo grabbed the documents from the table, quickly signed them, and pushed them in front of Shangguan Mingyue. His eyes, however, were fixed on Zhou Xuan as he said, "Brother, you're a man of few words! May I ask your name? Hopefully, this opportunity will be there for us in the future!"
Wu Jianguo deliberately mispronounced "leave a way out today" as "have a way out today," which means he's made a mental note of this grudge!
Although Shangguan Mingyue was excited, she calmly read through the documents one by one. After confirming that everything was correct, she smiled and said to Wu Jianguo, "Mr. Wu, thank you. No matter what, I still thank you!"
As he spoke, he took out a banknote from his bag, wrote out a check for ten million, and handed it to Wu Jianguo, saying, "Mr. Wu, I have to pay you this ten million. Consider this bet a joke, but I can't let you lose money!"
Shangguan Mingyue's approach was very tactful. She neither offended Wu Jianguo nor did she pretend nothing had happened after winning the bet. She downplayed the bet and intentionally eliminated any grudges with Wu Jianguo.
Regardless, Shangguan Mingyue is a businesswoman, so why would a businesswoman want to offend people everywhere? Apart from not giving others a chance in her own romantic relationships, she handles business matters flawlessly.
Wu Jianguo glanced at the ten million yuan check on the table. To be honest, it would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted. After all, he had lost the bet earlier, and even if he managed to extort several houses from Shangguan Mingyue, he couldn't hold her hostage anymore. Today, he had managed to resist being swayed by her financial advances, hoping to make Shangguan Mingyue submit to him. Women, once they've consummated their marriage, develop feelings for each other. Plus, with his powerful family background, a marriage alliance with the Shangguan family would be a marriage of power and money—the benefits of which were obvious.
The Hennessy bottles on the internet were just a "tearful" drink. No one could return them, but Zhou Xiao willingly drank twenty bottles, choking on them. Mo Jianguo lost 400,000 yuan in the blink of an eye, and was heartbroken.
Don't let Wu Jianguo's arrogant demeanor fool you. Because of his chaotic behavior outside, his family keeps a tight rein on him. Although he's not short of money, they can't let him squander it recklessly. Besides, while his family isn't poor financially, it's still far behind the wealth of someone like Shangguan Mingyue. So, spending hundreds of thousands on a single meal would still be a painful decision for them.
Wu Jianguo hesitated before picking up the check, but Li Wei chuckled coldly and said, "Wu Jianguo, take the money. Let's pretend we never gambled. We'll take it all and nothing will happen. Anyway, you're thick-skinned, so no one can tell your expression!"
Upon hearing Li Wei's words, Shangguan Mingyue immediately frowned, knowing that things were about to go wrong. This Li Wei was truly a hothead.
Sure enough, Wu Jianguo's expression changed, he slammed his hand on the table, stood up and shouted at his subordinates, "Aren't you leaving yet? Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?"
After yelling, he said to the waitress standing to the side, "Put today's bill on me!"
Shangguan Mingyue quickly took out another bank card from her bag, handed it to the waitress, and said, "I'll pay the bill!"
After the waitress took the bank card, Wu Jianguo, his face ashen, stormed out. A waitress nearly bumped into him as she walked past the doorway. Without a word, Wu Jianguo kicked her, knocking her to the ground, scattering the fruit the waitress was carrying on her plate all over the floor.
Zhou Xuan saw that Shangguan Mingyue was busy, and the service staff were both surprised and scared. Fortunately, Shangguan Mingyue was not as unreasonable as Wu Jianguo, and she signed the bill as soon as it was handed to her.
Zhou Xuan gently tugged at Li Wei and quietly pulled him out. When they reached the alleyway outside the room, Li Wei asked in a low voice, "Why are we leaving? Isn't Miss Shangguan grateful to us? It would be good to chat!" Zhou Xuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Why don't you chat with her here? I'll go back first!"
Li Wei was taken aback, then shook his head repeatedly: "That won't do, forget it, let's go!"
Although he was captivated by Shangguan Mingyue's beauty, he dared not disobey his grandfather. If his grandfather found out and locked him up again, it would be a greater loss than gain. It was best to go with Zhou Xuan as soon as possible.
Furthermore, Zhou Xuan's amazing magic trick had greatly impressed Li Wei, and Li Wei still wanted to figure it out.
After Shangguan Mingyue finished signing the contract, she realized that Zhou Xuan and Li Wei had left without saying goodbye. She was stunned for a moment before getting up and chasing after them.
At this moment, Shangguan Mingyue's heart was completely filled with Zhou Xuan. Of course, it wasn't that she had fallen in love with Zhou Xuan, but Zhou Xuan had helped her out of a great predicament and done her a huge favor, yet he had slipped away without her noticing. Shangguan Mingyue found this very strange.
Generally speaking, if a man can establish some kind of connection with her, he will take the opportunity to seize the chance. Why would he just slip away quietly? Is she trying to play hard to get?
Playing these tricks on Shangguan Mingyue is too childish and underestimating her. But to be honest, Shangguan Mingyue is genuinely grateful to Zhou Xuan. She can't let this person off easily; she doesn't like owing people favors!
Zhou Xuan and Li Wei exited the Mingzhu Entertainment City. Li Wei went to the parking lot to get his car and told Zhou Xuan to wait a moment.
After watching Li Wei enter the parking lot, Zhou Xuan smiled and was about to take out his phone to call Fu Ying when suddenly three or four people rushed up from both sides, grabbed him, and dragged him into a black Cadillac.
Once inside the car, Zhou Xuan saw Wu Jianguo sitting there with a cold smile, and immediately understood what was going on.
Another man came up and blocked the doorway. Then Wu Jianguo shouted at the man in front, "Drive!"
The driver in front nodded and started the car, but the car body seemed to tremble slightly, as if it had dropped a little, and then the car could no longer be driven.
The driver accelerated the car, slamming on the gas pedal several times, but the car still wouldn't move.
Wu Jianguo, his face grim, shouted, "What the hell are you good for? You can't even drive a car? If you can't drive, then get the hell out of here!"
The man quickly opened the car door, got out, and looked around. Suddenly, he exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Guo, Brother Guo, come down and take a look!"
Wu Jianguo cursed and said, "Damn it, what an idiot! Jin San, go down and take a look!"