It was obvious that she was giving her a warning, reminding her that given such a good opportunity, she wouldn't let it slip easily.
Fang Jiangyi's deep, intense gaze also fell on Yan Xia.
Yan Xia appeared extremely amiable. Smiling, she replied, "As long as we have fun. But I know Miss Peng is a sensible person and won't make overly outrageous requests."
Yan Xia took the coin and tossed it up. In the end, the head side landed on top. Naturally, this meant that Yan Xia had to accept the forfeit for the daring adventure.
Peng Shiyi gave a half - smile, seemingly already pondering what scheme to come up with.
Everyone thought that Peng Shiyi probably wouldn't let Yan Xia off easily this time. After all, she had always been in love with Fang Jiangyi and had never given up. Today, wasn't she going to teach this rumored girlfriend a lesson in front of everyone?
Everyone held their breath, expecting Peng Shiyi to pull out all the stops. But suddenly, she let out a relaxed laugh and said to Yan Xia,
"Alright then, Miss Cheng, how about you drink a cross - cupped wine with the next guy who comes in through the door? After that, we'll move on to the next round. This request isn't too much, right?"
The request itself wasn't excessive. However, asking Yan Xia to drink a cross - cupped wine with another man in front of Fang Jiangyi made this seemingly simple request rather delicate.
Yan Xia didn't answer. She just stared at the door.
The mentalities of the people gathered here had already changed. They just wanted to see her make a fool of herself. With a sense of schadenfreude, they all waited for the next guy to come in through the door.
After a moment of waiting, a figure flashed outside the door. The door was suddenly pushed open. Someone craned their neck to look, and then a chorus of exclamations rang out.
"Damn, he's so handsome..."
"Isn't this Lu Qianzhou from Changling?"
The man outside walked into the dim private room against the bright light in the corridor. His eyes landed directly on Yan Xia, and there was an assistant following behind him. It was the assistant who had walked in front to open the door. Otherwise, the first person to come in would have been the assistant.
Fang Jiangyi frowned and stepped sideways in front of Lu Qianzhou, blocking his view. "Mr. Lu, may I ask if you've come to the wrong place or if you're here to cause trouble?"
Lu Qianzhou sneered at him. They were of similar height and evenly matched in presence.
He just lowered his eyebrows and brushed the dust off his clothes. "I'm here to find my girlfriend. Do you have any objections, Mr. Fang?"
Almost everyone in the private room fell silent, holding their breath and watching the commotion.
Cheng Yanxia was really enviable. This wasn't the first time these two men, both with good looks and abilities, had confronted each other for her. The incident downstairs of the company a couple of days ago had caused quite a stir. And now, just after that, Lu Qianzhou was here again.
Moreover, he had even publicly declared Cheng Yanxia as his girlfriend in front of so many people. So what was the deal between Cheng Yanxia and Fang Jiangyi? Could it be that everything was just Fang Jiangyi's one - sided infatuation?
In just a few minutes, it seemed like they had discovered some earth - shattering secret.
Lu Qianzhou bypassed Fang Jiangyi and walked straight up to Yan Xia. His face was backlit, making his facial features look unusually deep - set. He showed no expression on his face. He just grabbed Yan Xia and was about to leave.
"Come with me."
Before Yan Xia could refuse, Peng Shiyi's voice came first.
"Mr. Lu, we're playing a game with Miss Cheng. She just lost and hasn't taken her forfeit yet. If you want to take her away, you should at least finish this round of the game first. Speaking of which, this forfeit couldn't even proceed without you."
Peng Shiyi was smiling brightly.
It wasn't that she had forgotten the pain after the wound had healed. It was just that now she had nothing left. A person with nothing to lose wasn't afraid of whatever schemes Lu Qianzhou might use against her. So she just decided to go all out.
Moreover, it would be good for Fang Jiangyi to see the entanglement between Lu Qianzhou and Cheng Yanxia clearly, to help him recognize the situation earlier and stop having unrealistic expectations for someone who was out of reach.
Hearing her voice, Lu Qianzhou suddenly turned his face and looked sharply in the direction of that flamboyant voice.
He remembered her. When Fang Jiangyi was finally arrested, it was she who had someone write an article, speculating about his and Yan Xia's relationship in an attempt to change something.
Peng Shiyi ignored his sharp gaze. She stood up and explained, "The daring adventure we assigned to Miss Cheng is to drink a cross - cupped wine with the first gentleman who comes in through the door. Since the first person who came in is Mr. Lu, and Miss Cheng happens to be your girlfriend, now please ask Miss Cheng to abide by the rules of the game and fulfill the forfeit."
Lu Qianzhou looked down at her and frowned.
What kind of game was this, so low - level and stupid? If the person who had come in just now hadn't happened to be him but another man, would she have to abide by the rules of the game and drink a cross - cupped wine with that other man?
He couldn't even bear to think about it. Just the thought made him furious. He wanted to grab her by the ear and give her a good scolding.
Some onlookers had already poured two glasses of wine and stuffed them into their hands respectively.
Lu Qianzhou was waiting expectantly. He wouldn't make the first move. He just waited for Yan Xia to approach him.
Suddenly, Yan Xia put down her glass and said, "Change someone else or change the way of the forfeit. I'm the one who lost the game. There's no need to involve others."
"Mr. Lu is your boyfriend. Of course, he's not an outsider to you. Moreover, I think Mr. Lu wouldn't just stand by and watch you drink a cross - cupped wine with another man." Peng Shiyi's gaze was calm and composed. Although she was smiling, there was always a hint of sarcastic coldness in her eyes.
Out of the corner of her eye, she had been paying attention to Fang Jiangyi's expression. She watched as his expression changed from calm to solemn, and then to a tight frown. It seemed like he wanted to step forward to help.
As long as he dared to take any action, she would stop him immediately.
"I think Miss Cheng should just accept the forfeit quickly. The longer you drag it out, the more outrageous ideas they might come up with."
A colleague boldly asked, "Since Miss Cheng is worried about this, how about we ask Mr. Lu's opinion? I wonder if Mr. Lu would be willing to cooperate with our game forfeit?"
Lu Qianzhou cast a casual glance at everyone present. Finally, he said,
"I can cooperate, but not for your sick fun. I'm doing it for my girlfriend."
Seeing Yan Xia reach out again to pick up the glass of beer on the table, everyone became even more expectant. But unexpectedly, she tilted her head back and downed the glass of beer in one gulp.
Then she snatched the glass of beer from Lu Qianzhou's hand and drank it too. She put the glass back on the table with a thud.
"I accept the forfeit. I'll drink ten glasses."
For a moment, everyone else was stunned.
Yan Xia calmly commanded, "Pour the wine."
One of the colleagues stepped forward and poured two more glasses for her.
Yan Xia still drank them all in one go with a carefree air. These were medium - sized glasses. Ten glasses were equivalent to several bottles of beer. Given her drinking capacity, she should be drunk after finishing them. But she still didn't even blink an eye and chose to accept the forfeit of drinking.
Lu Qianzhou stared intently at her, his gaze extremely aggressive. "Cheng Yanxia."
He really wanted to scold her for being stupid.
Yan Xia ignored him. She drank ten glasses of beer as fast as she could. She endured the discomfort and turned the glass upside down to show that she had finished.