Free Web NovelChapter 228: Chapter 196: The Spoiled Girl
After she sat back down.
Huang Yuan glanced at her, said with a smile that he was going to find someone to drink with, then picked up his glass and left to mingle at another table.
Before long...
Zhou Luan gradually noticed that the number of people at her table was dwindling.
She finally realized something was wrong.
Huh?
’Am I being ostracized?’
Hah.
’A bunch of sycophantic little bootlickers!’
...
After Lin Chu had made a round of toasts, a waiter led Big Beard over. He had finally arrived.
Except, at this moment, he could no longer be called Big Beard.
His beard was shaved.
His head was shaved too.
So shiny you could see your reflection in it.
His whole head looked like a braised egg. Aside from his eyebrows, there was no hair left.
Lin Chu had been wondering, ’Does it really take this long to take a shower?’
But now that he saw him, he understood.
A fresh start, from the head down.
"Nice. You’ve got guts. Come on, say a few words."
Lin Chu patted his shoulder with a laugh. He didn’t go back to the microphone, but many people nearby turned to look.
"I, Hu Ping’an, am back!"
"Thank you, everyone! Thank you, President Lin! Time for a fresh start! I’ll toast you all!"
Hu Ping’an showed no stage fright. He let out a roar, grabbed a glass, filled it to the brim with liquor, and then heroically tilted his head back and downed it in one go. His whole face instantly flushed red.
Lin Chu followed suit and took another sip, and it was only then that he suddenly remembered something.
"Holy shit!"
"Did you drive here drunk?"
He whispered, leaning close to his ear.
In that earlier photo, there were two Erguotou bottles next to him. He had clearly had a bit to drink before his "death."
Hu Ping’an was stunned for a moment. He slapped his gleaming bald head, glanced around, and explained sheepishly, "Damn, I was just so worked up, who could think about that stuff at a time like that? It’s not important, not important. Anyway, I haven’t been drunk in years. I was born with a high tolerance."
Lin Chu took a deep breath and nodded.
Many people nearby came over to greet him, offering words of sympathy, congratulations, or just some good-natured ribbing.
Another bald guy said, "Hey, being bald is good, being bald is good! Nine out of ten bald men are rich. Old Hu, that’s a good omen."
Everyone laughed at that.
With Hu Ping’an’s arrival, his new look, his story, and his generous way of toasting every table, the atmosphere of the entire party reached a small climax.
When it came to matters of life and death, everyone felt a deep, instinctual sympathy.
Of course, there were also those who thought that this Hu Ping’an fellow had gotten incredibly lucky. For President Lin to back him so strongly, he was being made into a poster child.
But in a crowded place like this, even if they thought it, they wouldn’t say it out loud.
Social gatherings have their own form of political correctness.
It all came down to strength.
Whoever was strong, was "correct" by default.
They were all boisterously drinking and chatting.
Lin Chu’s gaze swept the room. Finding himself with a free moment, his eyes locked onto Huang Yuan’s position, and he walked over.
He found him shaking dice with two other men.
No one else in the entire venue was playing dice.
After all, this wasn’t that kind of bar or nightclub atmosphere. It was more geared toward business networking or a wedding banquet.
But...
’You just love to be different, don’t you?’
Lin Chu stood behind him and watched for a while.
Huang Yuan had truly mastered the "essence" of Liar’s Dice. His main strategy was to just lie big. He dared to call anything, calling out numbers he didn’t have. With three players, he would open by calling five ones, when the key was he didn’t even have a single one himself.
The other two guys were actually completely bluffed by him.
However, after a few rounds, they started to figure out his pattern and would just call his bluff immediately!
Even after drinking a few glasses, Huang Yuan didn’t change his tactics at all. It seemed... he simply enjoyed the feeling of pulling off a high-stakes bluff. The probability wasn’t high, but every time he succeeded, it brought him great joy.
Of course, his "capital" was abundant—he could really hold his liquor.
It was like he was there just to hustle people for drinks. free𝑤ebnovel.com
As he watched casually, Lin Chu had no plans to join in. Although he kind of wanted to play a couple of rounds with him, as the host of today’s event, he couldn’t predict what sudden situations might arise, so it was best to refrain.
Suddenly, he felt a light tap on his shoulder. He turned his head and saw Zhou Luan standing behind him.
"I want to talk to you for a moment."
she said, her expression a little complicated as she bit her lip.
Lin Chu smiled and nodded. "Let’s go, then."
They walked over to a less crowded spot by the wall.
"Speak. What is it?"
Lin Chu’s tone was no longer polite. If it weren’t for the fact that she was Old Zhou’s daughter and a guest, he would have wanted to scold her a bit and tell her to get lost.
"I want to tell you that one day, I will buy my family’s club back!"
"For now, I’ll let you manage it!"
"Five years, five years at most!"
she said, her words ringing with conviction.
Lin Chu: ...
He suppressed a laugh.
"Alright, alright. You’re so badass, does your dad know?"
Seeing his expression, Zhou Luan also sensed the mockery, but she endured it. "He is he, and I am I!"
Seeing her like this, Lin Chu suddenly felt a slight stir in his heart.
’With a silly girl like this, it’d be a crime not to dig a pit for her to fall into.’
"Sigh..."
Lin Chu let out a long sigh. "Do you know why I suddenly invited everyone to dinner and gave out such expensive gifts?"
Hearing this, Zhou Luan’s eyes widened as she looked at him. "Hmm?" freēwebnovel.com
"Lean in."
Lin Chu beckoned with his hand.
"Just say it like this!"
But she refused to comply. ’What a frivolous man, trying to whisper in my ear?’
Lin Chu glanced at her and didn’t insist. He said in a low voice, "The club has offended a big shot. A really powerful one named Lan Yuzheng. You can ask your dad when you get back, or look him up online; you’ll find him. He’s trying to extort me, wanting me to hand over all the club’s construction projects to him. Otherwise, he’ll use his influence and connections to shut the whole course down."
