Panicked

"Bai Lin, did you drink a lot?" asked Gu Ning on purpose, because she couldn't let Bai Lin know that she actually witnessed everything.

"Yeah, I did," said Bai Lin in a resigned tone.

"If they failed to drug you, they'll certainly try to make you drunk. You can't continue to drink now." Gu Ning said, "Oh, are they all very important?"

She needed to know who they were so that she could make up an appropriate excuse.

"They mentioned you just now. They think very highly of you and they are slightly afraid of you," said Bai Lin in a low voice. No one else could hear her.

They just discussed An Empress of Military Blood and Fenghua Entertainment, then Gu Ning. When they talked about Gu Ning, they seemed to be in awe of her. They agreed that Gu Ning must come from a very powerful family, or she couldn't become successful so smoothly.