Chapter 138: As If I’m Afraid of You

Chapter 138: Chapter 138: As If I’m Afraid of You

In the end, all the young people gathered there were forced to drink three large glasses of baijiu.

The glasses were large, each holding a generous pour. Not counting what they’d already drunk, those three glasses alone amounted to nearly a pound of liquor.

Anyone who could drink a pound of 53% ABV baijiu would definitely be considered someone who could hold their liquor.

But even someone with that kind of tolerance would likely be knocked out cold if they drank that much all at once.

What’s more, most of them didn’t have that kind of tolerance, and they had already been drinking quite a bit.

By the second glass, several had already collapsed. After the third glass went down, you could count the number still standing on one hand.

Bai Qianxun hadn’t collapsed, Lin Anning hadn’t collapsed, and Li Mingyue was still standing, holding onto the table for support.

However, their minds were already growing hazy. The people in front of them, and even the whole world, seemed to be swaying from side to side, turning upside down.

Wang Chenning grabbed another bottle of liquor, filled his own glass first, then walked up to Bai Qianxun and asked with a smile, "Eldest Young Master Bai, how about another?"

"One more and I’m definitely going down!" Bai Qianxun slurred. "Brother Wang, you... you can really drink. I’m impressed!"

"If you don’t drink till you drop today, you’re not a real man!" Wang Chenning unceremoniously poured Bai Qianxun a glass, clinked it against his own with a CLINK, then tilted his head back and downed the liquor.

Bai Qianxun stared at the glass in his hand, then finally gritted his teeth and downed it in one go.

A moment later, with a CRASH, he could no longer hold his glass and it fell to the floor. Luckily, the floor was carpeted, so the glass’s stem just broke off; it didn’t shatter into pieces.

He couldn’t hold himself up either and slowly slumped to the floor by the leg of the table.

Wang Chenning then walked over to Li Mingyue, raising the bottle in his hand. "Eldest Young Master Li, still drinking?"

"Drink..." This was his home turf, so of course, Li Mingyue wouldn’t admit defeat. Though his mind was a blur, he steeled himself and raised his glass.

After they clinked glasses and drank, Li Mingyue couldn’t take it anymore either and collapsed to the floor with a THUD.

"Are you cheating?" Lin Anning demanded, her eyes red as she stared at Wang Chenning. "How else could you have such a high tolerance?"

"You all ganged up to try and get me drunk, and when you couldn’t, you accuse me of cheating. You’re a real class act, Young Miss Lin!" Wang Chenning looked at Lin Anning with a sneer. "If you can’t drink anymore, just admit defeat. You’re a woman; there’s no shame in it."

"Like hell I’m scared of you!" Lin Anning flared up, lunging forward and shoving her glass in Wang Chenning’s face. "Let’s keep drinking, then!"

Having drunk so much, her body was completely out of her control, and she stumbled right into Wang Chenning.

Wang Chenning quickly reached out to steady her. After helping her stand upright again, he refilled both their glasses and, once again, drained his own first.

Lin Anning squeezed her eyes shut, shook her head, then raised her glass and downed the liquor in one gulp.

After downing another large glass, she gagged a few times but managed not to throw up. However, she could no longer stand and collapsed against Wang Chenning again.

As Lin Anning fell against him, Wang Chenning deftly slipped a small pill into her mouth and gently squeezed her throat.

Lin Anning swallowed instinctively a few times, and the small pill went down.

"Have some water, you’re choking!" Wang Chenning gestured for a few of the girls watching from the sidelines to come and support Lin Anning, then told them to get her a glass of water.

Lin Anning was already drunk to the point of unconsciousness. When Wang Chenning handed her over to the other girls, her body was completely limp.

Wang Chenning accidentally brushed against her chest. He noted that she really wasn’t very well-developed; if she were to dress as a man, it would indeed be hard to tell the difference.

While the group of young people was having their drinking contest, Li Chuanzhang, Lin Chengping, and others had intended to intervene, but Li Baoguo stopped them.

"Just let them sort it out themselves."

With Li Baoguo’s words, no one came over to intervene. Instead, many people just stood to the side, watching the spectacle.

Wang Chenning drank everyone under the table without being affected in the slightest. The onlookers were naturally stunned, their eyes growing wider and wider.

Seeing this, Li Chuanzhang also came over with his glass. "Dr. Wang, you have an incredible tolerance for alcohol. Shall we have a drink?"

"Mr. Li, you are Old Master Li’s eldest son. You still have many things to arrange in a little while!" Wang Chenning gestured to the heap of young masters limp on the floor. "If you end up on the floor with them, it would be a loss of face for the Li family."

Li Chuanzhang stared at Wang Chenning for a moment before finally nodding. "Then I’ll have to invite Dr. Wang for a drink another day!"

Lin Chengping, for his part, didn’t join in the commotion. However, his estimation of Wang Chenning had just risen another notch.

’This young man isn’t just good at holding his liquor; he’s also incredibly shrewd.’

Lin Chengping believed Wang Chenning must have known the group was ganging up on him to get him drunk, but he didn’t refuse and calmly accepted the challenge.

’In a situation like this, even if Wang Chenning had gotten drunk, no one would have looked down on him.’

’But now, not only is he not drunk, he has drunk the entire group of pranksters under the table. In everyone’s eyes, he’s like a hero, while those spoiled young masters who have fallen have utterly lost face.’

’To use so many people as a foil to elevate himself... this young man is truly calculating.’

’No wonder he gained the esteem of so many people right after arriving in Yanjing, and came out on top when competing against several influential young masters.’

’I’ll have to take a much closer look at this young man!’

By this point in the banquet, Wang Chenning had drunk at least five bottles of Moutai. His face had reddened, but only slightly. His eyes weren’t red at all, and his mind was perfectly clear.

He cupped his hands in apology to the crowd of onlookers, then filled a glass and walked to the main table to toast Li Baoguo. "Old Master Li, allow me to toast you again. I wish you a long life, to see six generations of your family under one roof. I was willful and caused a scene today. If I’ve spoiled your mood, I hope you can forgive me!"

With that, he tilted his head back and downed the generous glass of baijiu.

"A true young hero!" Li Baoguo picked up the small cup in front of him, drained it in one go, and held up the empty cup before apologizing, "I’m getting old and can’t drink much anymore, please forgive me, Dr. Wang. When you have the time, please come visit my humble home. I’ll have my grandsons pick you up."

"It would be disrespectful to refuse. Thank you, Old Master Li!"

After agreeing, Wang Chenning poured another glass and toasted everyone present. "Everyone, if I have been rude in any way today, please accept this drink as my apology. I hope you will all forgive me."

After speaking, he once again tilted his head back and drained the glass. He raised the empty cup and gave a fist-and-palm salute before finally walking back to Yang Xiaofei’s side.

"Are you okay?" Yang Xiaofei could smell the strong scent of alcohol on Wang Chenning’s breath. She asked with concern, "Quick, eat something to sober up!"

"I’m fine!" Wang Chenning shook his head, then beckoned to Yang Xiaodong, who was standing nearby. "Little brother-in-law, come over here!"

Wang Chenning’s use of "little brother-in-law" not only startled Yang Xiaodong, but stunned everyone else as well...