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It was as if Xia Duo was used to this kind of atmosphere. After a while, she blended in with the people around her, making it seem like she was too quiet and too shy to speak at all.

This caused many people's gazes to be intentionally or unintentionally focused on Du Liqing. There were even quite a few people whose eyes did not conceal their greed.

"Ji Lan, I'm going to the washroom first. You stay here and enjoy yourself." Xia Duo drank quite a bit of wine, and her urge to urinate assaulted him, so she was unable to resist. She could only inform Du Liqing and leave this place.

Noticing the gap, quite a few men gathered around Du Liqing once again. They held a glass of beer and said to her, "Beautiful girl, it's so boring to sit here by yourself. Let's have a drink together."

Du Liqing was holding a drink in his hand. In this kind of scene, it wasn't suitable for drinking at all. She understood the meaning of 'disorderly nature after drinking alcohol' and was somewhat wary of it from the bottom of her heart. Therefore, she didn't want to take the wine that others handed to her from the start.

"Sorry, I don't drink." Du Ruqing did not want to say too much and directly refused. It was a simple matter.

They didn't think that these words would arouse everyone's competitive spirit. They all wanted Du Ruqing to drink a cup of wine to show how powerful they were.

The few men standing not far away looked at Du Liqing's resolute expression with some contempt.

How could someone who could come this time be a clean person?

He couldn't help but mock her in his heart, but on the surface, he was still self-consciously restraining his thoughts. If they made others unhappy, no one would like it.

"Tsk, why don't we make a bet. If anyone can make that woman drink a cup of wine, then we won't have to pay for it tonight?"

A man who liked to jeer smiled as he spoke to the person holding a wine cup. His hand intentionally or unintentionally rested on the shoulder of a subordinate beside him. His face was slightly drunk, but his fingertips were accurately pointing at Du Ruqing's body.

Many people echoed his sentiments. A brainless person was the vanguard, and they even had the impulse to take advantage of him. Furthermore, when dealing with beautiful women, one would be able to eat, drink, and have fun for free in the end. No one was willing to do that?

"Beautiful girl, have a drink. How boring would it be if you didn't come here to drink?" A man walked in front of her, placed the cup in front of her again and tried to comfort her.

If he hadn't been waiting for Xia Duo, he would have long left this place and wouldn't have had to deal with these people.

With regards to the conditions of their bet, Du Liqing heard them intentionally or unintentionally. He secretly despised these bored people and expressionlessly waited for Xia Duo's return.

"Sorry, I don't drink!" Feeling impatient from being consoled by these few people, Du Liqing frowned and repeated the same words again.

He looked at the time on his phone, intentionally or unintentionally, hoping that Xia Duo would return soon. The more time passed, the more she suspected Xia Duo, and the more uncomfortable her mood became.

After being rejected by Du Ruqing for too long, the men were clearly displeased.

Just as he was about to force Du Liqing to drink, a man walked over and stood in front of him. He took the wine from a man and drank it all in one gulp. Then, he placed the cup on the table and said coldly, "I'll drink it for her!"

The four simple words made Du Ruqing absent-minded and a little confused. He looked at the completely unfamiliar man, his heart at a loss. Seeing him drink wine one cup at a time, Du Liqing had a bit of a guilty conscience, but he didn't know how to stop him.

When the others felt the man's cold gaze, they quickly turned away, not daring to approach him. They had even forgotten more than half of their initial bet.

"Thank you." Du Ruqing watched as the man drank so much yet did not have the slightest feeling of drunkenness. He walked up to the man and thanked him. He then subconsciously poured a cup of water to wash off the wine taste in the man's mouth.

The man took the water from Du Liqing's hand and sat down next to her. While no one was paying attention, he whispered into her ear, "Your colleague doesn't have good intentions. Be careful."

Her tone was ice-cold, but there was a hint of concern in her tone, causing Du Ruqing to feel a sense of curiosity towards him, and a heavy suspicion towards Xia Duo from the bottom of her heart.

"May I ask who you are?" Du Ruqing looked at the man's gaze, but was unable to see any expression. Looking at his grave and stern face, there was no trace of familiarity, and he couldn't help but ask about the other party's identity.

The man didn't say anything. He slowly drank the water in his hand as if he was tasting a very rare tea.

But in Du Ruqing's eyes, it was as if the other didn't like drinking water. Such a slow pace made her feel helpless.

Since the other party did not answer, Du Liqing could not ask any further. His gaze moved to his cell phone. Nearly forty minutes had passed, but Xia Duo still hadn't returned.

Frowning, Zhang Xuan looked forward in displeasure. He directly chose to call Xia Duo, planning to ask her where she had gone.

"The phone you have dialed has been shut down. Please try again later." Du Liqing pressed down on Xia Duo's number, and all she heard was a mechanical voice.

This made Du Ruqing rarely dissatisfied. She hung up the phone and prepared to leave the place with a cold face.

"Ahh, where are the beauties going?" A man with sharp eyes noticed that Du Liqing was about to leave, so he immediately walked in front of her and blocked her path as he asked with a smile.

"The company has something that needs me to go back and take care of." Du Liqing glanced at that person and casually made up an excuse. Looking at the people at the party, he felt that something was amiss, and he felt like leaving.

This caused quite a few people to stand up. Their originally lazy expressions changed to one that didn't allow Du Liqing to leave.

"I'm a couple with her." The man who was blocking the way to Du Ruqing stood up and hugged him. He coldly looked at the people in front of him and had the urge to dig out their wretched eyes.

His tone was cold and the aura around him made many people shrink back. They couldn't help but take a few steps back due to the fear in their hearts.

Tch, who would believe you? Do you have a marriage certificate? "

It was unknown which person blurted out the question, causing many people to gain some confidence. They surrounded the man and Du Liqing like they were a wall that couldn't be breezed.

Everyone at the scene took advantage of this to sigh. They were all too afraid of the man's ice-cold gaze, so they maintained a basic distance from him to avoid receiving any harm.

Du Ruqing, who was in her arms, was having mixed feelings. Her brows slightly furrowed. Seeing those people blocking her path made her feel even more displeased. Her good impression of Xia Duo instantly disappeared like smoke in thin air.

"Speaking of which, do you all know that man? Why do I feel like I'm unfamiliar with it? " The more he looked, the more he felt like he was new.