Carnivores seize every opportunity.

"Come on, let's compare the sizes!"

Another few rounds went by, and the last card in the public pool, the club five, was taken by Jin Cheng at the cost of a drink.

"Nine-thirty."

Zhong Ruixi, who had drunk two and a half cups, revealed her cards first.

"Eight points."

Ni Jiayun followed closely.

"Ten points."

Qiu Xue was lucky, her hidden card was the spade ten.

"I also have ten points."

Jin Cheng spread his hands, his hidden card and the public card, two fives, made exactly ten points.

"Alright, alright, you got me."

Xu Ya threw her diamond seven back into the pool, leaned forward, picked up a bottle of Budweiser, and chugged it down.

It was her first time playing, and she found it hard to gauge whether or not to draw cards. There were no threes in the public cards, and with half a point, she didn't know if she should make a move, and just missed her chance while waiting.

But she was a straightforward girl, a good sport, not the type to welsh on a drinking bet.

Actually, at the start of the game, it was essential to have someone like her to set the mood, otherwise if anyone started to cheat, the whole game would lose its fun.

"Wow, fuck... look at Xu Ya, she actually finished a whole bottle!"

After a round of the game, the three brothers who were engrossed in making background music, realized that everyone's attention had shifted in another direction.

Whether they sang well had been pushed aside, under the game's influence, drinking less themselves and making others drink more had become the greatest joy of the gathering.

"How do you play this, Lao Lu? Come on, teach us too?"

Seeing Xu Ya tying her hair back and wiping her mouth, with her clean and slightly seductive demeanor, the guys threw their microphones aside and stopped singing.

"Sure, I'll explain the rules to you..."

Ni Jiayun stood up on her own initiative, making some room for the three newbies.

...

...

After a few rounds of games, the atmosphere in the room had completely reached its peak.

Not only had Xu Ya drunk quite a bit, but Ni Jiayun and Qiu Xue also did not hold back when grabbing for the public cards. This game was all about getting hyped up!

The three newbies who had just joined were frequently called out by the girls for drinks, and a sense of competition had even arisen among the men.

All being tough guys, no one wanted to be mocked as a lightweight at the drinking table. The competition for calling cards became more and more intense, and their faces turned red from drinking.

"Ten and a half!"

Qiu Xue slapped the table, having gathered ten and a half with the quota of two drinks, she was the first to win.

Since her tolerance for alcohol was limited, everyone intentionally let her win during the game. She had called out for two drinks, so this public card was also yielded to her.

Now, the base drink had turned into an astonishing two bottles.

Among those present, except for Mr. Lu who had been seasoned in such drinking occasions, no one could casually down two bottles of Budweiser.

So everyone was giving their all, not wanting to be the last one.

"The last two public cards now, huh."

Jin Cheng smiled as he cut the first card: "Club two."

In the game of Ten and a Half, if you couldn't grab a half-point, then low denominations like 1, 2, 3 were highly contested cards.

"One drink!"

"Two drinks!"

Calls came one after another, grabbing this two-point card greatly increased the chances of staying armed, everyone was vying for it.

"Four drinks!"

In the end, it was Xu Ya who grabbed this two-point card, smiling contentedly as she took the public card.

After drinking four drinks, although she formed a stable ten-point hand, her face was completely red, and she was a bit dizzy.

Long legs hidden under high-waisted denim shorts crossed together, now in the flickering light of the private room, appeared even more slender and strikingly white, drawing everyone's attention.

"The last card, King of Hearts."

Lu Jincheng stared at Zhong Ruixi's expression as he slowly revealed the community card he had secretly held in his palm.

As he expected.

Zhong Ruixi's complexion visibly darkened, her lips tightly pursed as she leaned back into the sofa, no longer having the desire to call for cards.

Half a point was a popular hand, and in the end, Zhang Gaoqiang got the King of Hearts.

"Xu Ya has ten and a half, I have ten, you guys quickly start, I'll head to the restroom first."

Xu Ya, victorious, bounced towards the restroom.

Before leaving, she opened two more bottles of wine, her eyes filled with the anticipation of a winner.

Lu Jincheng nine, Zhang Gaoqiang nine and a half, Ni Jiayun, Liu Yisheng, and Qiang Zhihao all were within the safe range.

"I'll drink, I'll drink."

Zhong Ruixi stood up, revealing the Queen of Clubs she held to everyone.

Her hole card was actually a half-point card!

Such a starting hand really tested one's nerves, as the available pool for half-point cards was vast, fully dependent on how greedy a player was.

If one tried to gamble for that ten from the pool, the odds of losing were generally high.

But starting with half a point and trying to secure eight or nine points to win the round was not that easy either.

Zhong Ruixi rolled up her dress sleeves, took a deep breath, and placed a bottle of Budweiser in front of herself.

Though she was a Northern girl who could drink a bit, tonight her face was flushed and her eyes were hazy, clearly at her limit.

Not counting how much she drank at the Bright Steamed Shrimp Store previously, just in the process of fighting for the community card now, Lu Jincheng hadn't stopped egging her on!

This guy clearly hadn't won once, was he doing this on purpose to make her drink?

With one glass stacking upon another, even she couldn't count how much she had drunk tonight.

How should she drink these two bottles...

After finishing... would she even be conscious?

Normally she was very cautious about her limits, always stopping after a little, and had never drunk this much before.

What exactly was happening today?

Was the game so fun, or was the magic in the people she was with? At this moment, Zhong Ruixi only felt her cheeks burning, unable to distinguish anything.

Gulp gulp, she tilted her neck back and finished off the small bottle of Budweiser in one go, using up her last bit of energy.

"Rui Rui is so awesome! My goodness."

"Maybe we should stop? Two bottles might be a bit too much."

This time not only Qiu Xue but also Ni Jiayun watching Zhong Ruixi continue to reach for the alcohol, felt their pupils dilate.

Bubbles pressing against the back of her throat, Zhong Ruixi swallowed some saliva and, with momentum, picked up the other bottle, only to be stopped by the man beside her.

"Enough, I'll drink this bottle for you."

Saying so, Lu Jincheng used his thumb to cover the opening and shook the bottle vertically in a clockwise motion, creating a vortex and downing the whole thing.

He drank the bottle so quickly that before anyone present could stop him, the Budweiser was gone.

"I need to go to the restroom."

Zhong Ruixi struggled to stand, holding her forehead, and staggered towards the direction of the restroom.

"There's someone there already, I'll help you outside."

At that moment, Lu Jincheng's actions perfectly embodied a saying: the soberest acts the most absurd.

As the most lucid person in the entire private room, he didn't wait for others to react and naturally wrapped his arm around Zhong Ruixi's waist and led her straight out of the room.

Time quietly passed midnight, and the Red Mill was at its liveliest, with the outside world turning into a chaotic adult wonderland.

"Eh?"

In the room, someone realized belatedly.

"She's going to the restroom, shouldn't one of you girls go with her?"