Asking for Trouble

Su Ruoxue felt somewhat displeased in her heart and said seriously, "Zhang Wenzhi, you've misunderstood. My boyfriend has always been straightforward, saying whatever comes to mind. Maybe he expresses himself too directly without considering your feelings. Please don't take it to heart."

Seeing Su Ruoxue no longer had any good feelings towards him and seemed to trust this country bumpkin so much, Zhang Wenzhi was extremely unhappy.

In other words, in the eyes of this goddess, he had become a man who indulged excessively and liked to masturbate.

This pessimistically made Zhang Wenzhi feel that through normal means, he would never be able to pursue Su Ruoxue again.

With a dark look in his eyes, Zhang Wenzhi gritted his teeth and said, "You're Shen Lang, right? Good, Zhang Wenzhi will remember you."

Shen Lang couldn't be bothered. If this idiot didn't come to provoke him, that was fine. If he dared to provoke him, Shen Lang didn't mind giving him a beating. Anyway, he didn't like this guy.

Soon, the French gourmet meal was brought to the table by the waiters. The previous conflicts made the dining atmosphere less harmonious.

Zhang Wenzhi felt extremely embarrassed, wishing he could peel off Shen Lang's skin! But in front of Su Ruoxue, he couldn't overdo it.

After all, Su Ruoxue was invited by himself. Regardless of whether he could pursue the goddess, Zhang Wenzhi still had to finish this meal. Otherwise, it would be even more embarrassing.

Zhang Wenzhi was shameless enough to even pour a glass of brandy for Shen Lang, signaling to toast with him to show off his drinking capacity.

However, Shen Lang suddenly said, "You have kidney deficiency. It's better not to drink."

Zhang Wenzhi's face turned iron blue, sneering, "Mr. Shen, stop exaggerating. I don't have kidney deficiency at all. I feel healthy and often socialize outside. My alcohol tolerance is good. Mr. Shen, you seem to understand kidney deficiency symptoms well. Don't tell me you also have kidney deficiency, so you can't drink?"

Zhang Wenzhi was a complete drunkard, and it was hard to get him drunk with ordinary alcohol, let alone this high-proof brandy.

If this guy let go, he would get Shen Lang drunk and carried away.

Shen Lang couldn't possibly miss Zhang Wenzhi's little tricks.

Today, since Su Ruoxue looked down on him like this, Shen Lang naturally wanted to show off. Women didn't like this guy anyway, right? Shen Lang planned to ruthlessly trample Zhang Wenzhi down, so that this guy would lose face.

"Mr. Zhang, since you said so, let's have a drinking contest?" Shen Lang smiled faintly and proposed first.

"Okay! Mr. Shen, you said it! I'll go first!" Zhang Wenzhi clapped his hands, eagerly anticipating this.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wenzhi downed his cup in one go.

Shen Lang also picked up his glass of red wine and downed it in one gulp.

Seeing Shen Lang so arrogant that he dared to drink with a master like himself, Zhang Wenzhi was secretly delighted. Suddenly, he became enthusiastic and started to toast Shen Lang repeatedly, as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Shen Lang sneered inwardly, ordering several bottles of high-proof brandy and frequently toasting with Zhang Wenzhi.

Not to mention brandy, even if it was pure alcohol poured directly into his mouth, Shen Lang's constitution could handle as much as he wanted without getting drunk.

Seeing Shen Lang drinking so much, Su Ruoxue still had some worries about men's health. Thinking of standing up to advise, she was pushed away by the completely drunk Zhang Wenzhi, shouting, "We... can still drink! Come... let's drink more!"

"It's okay, Xue'er, you eat first." Shen Lang smiled lightly.

Unable to help it, Su Ruoxue could only silently eat the French meal on the side and let Shen Lang take the lead.

After drinking six or seven bottles of brandy, Zhang Wenzhi was already drunk but still retained a bit of consciousness. Seeing that Shen Lang hadn't fallen yet, he felt alarmed and anxious, feeling that he must be tougher.

Zhang Wenzhi increased the frequency of raising his glass, and Shen Lang accepted every challenge.

Soon, there were more than a dozen bottles of high-proof brandy on the table. Seeing the two of them drinking so extravagantly, it drew the attention of the surrounding diners.

Seeing Shen Lang had drunk so much and was still fine, Su Ruoxue was very curious.

Suddenly, she felt that Shen Lang was somewhat mysterious, not as simple as she had imagined.

"You... you really have a good tolerance. I... I'm starting to admire you a bit. There's a saying, 'A thousand cups of wine is not too much with a bosom friend.' Let's... let's drink again!" Zhang Wenzhi's head was spinning.

"Sure."

Shen Lang's mouth curved in a mocking smile.

After downing another dozen or so glasses of brandy, Zhang Wenzhi was completely muddled. He hugged the table and started to act wildly, waving his hands and talking nonsense.

A moment later, Zhang Wenzhi, who had been perfectly fine, suddenly burst into tears.

"Sir, what's wrong with you..." Several French female waiters nearby were startled.

Su Ruoxue furrowed her delicate brows, seeing Zhang Wenzhi completely intoxicated and couldn't help but worry, "Zhang Wenzhi, do you need to go to the hospital?"

Zhang Wenzhi abruptly pushed Su Ruoxue away, crying even harder as he sobbed, "I have kidney deficiency, I indulge excessively, I masturbate... wuwuwu, I'm not human..."

"Pfft..." Su Ruoxue covered her mouth, desperately trying not to laugh, her cheeks blushing with embarrassment.

Shen Lang watched Su Ruoxue's smile and momentarily lost his focus. He had to admit, she looked really beautiful when she smiled. This smile was so reminiscent of the little girl from his memories.

This ice-faced CEO still had a sense of humor after all.

Seeing Shen Lang staring at her, Su Ruoxue felt awkward, forcibly suppressing her smile and coldly said, "Shen Lang, look at what you've done, you've gotten him drunk like this!"

"He brought it upon himself. Alright, let's leave quickly," Shen Lang chuckled.

"What about Zhang Wenzhi?" Su Ruoxue asked.

"Forget about that guy, he'll sober up on his own," Shen Lang shook his head, subconsciously grabbing Su Ruoxue's small hand.

Her hand was soft and comfortable, Shen Lang couldn't help but hold it a few more times.

Su Ruoxue's heart skipped a beat, but quickly pulled her hand back, feeling a bit embarrassed as she glared at Shen Lang, feeling like this guy was deliberately making advances on her.

Meanwhile, Zhang Wenzhi continued crying and shouting. The surrounding diners stared at him with widened eyes, suspecting that this guy might have a problem with his brain.

Ignoring him, they left the restaurant and got into the car directly.

Inside the car, Su Ruoxue couldn't help but ask, "Shen Lang, have you... studied abroad?"

"I've been abroad, but didn't study there. By the way, I never went to university," Shen Lang chuckled.

Su Ruoxue was somewhat surprised, "You never went to university? Then how..."

"How? Do you think I'm impressive?" Shen Lang's lips curled slightly upwards.

Su Ruoxue raised an eyebrow arrogantly, "Okay, stop flattering yourself. Even if you're impressive, it's none of my business."

Shen Lang was a bit speechless. Couldn't this beauty speak normally? Couldn't she give him a compliment or something?

After the recent incident, Su Ruoxue vaguely felt that Shen Lang wasn't the lazy man she had imagined. Her impression of this man had changed slightly.

"Shen Lang, since you know French, our company happens to need a translator in that field. You could come to our company as a translator; the compensation is quite good," Su Ruoxue suggested.

"No need, as I mentioned before, I already have a job," Shen Lang replied casually.

Su Ruoxue didn't say anything more, feeling slightly annoyed. She didn't think Shen Lang could really find any decent job.

She had genuinely meant well, so why did this man always seem to oppose her?