Chapter 529: Chapter 529

President Li is a well-known investor in the circle, and it’s best not to offend such people.

He Jinxia had no financial conflicts with President Li, so she believed their disagreement wasn’t so deep and was willing to step back proactively, smiling as she said, Read complete versıon only at Nov3lFɪre.ɴet

"President Li is joking. You look very young. When you go out, people might think you’re only 30!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone’s expression became a bit odd, and President Li himself clenched the wine glass in his hand a little tighter, his face turning a shade of green.

He Jinxia felt the atmosphere suddenly become deadlocked and couldn’t help but glance at Qin Siqin, giving her a wink as if to ask, What’s going on?

Qin Siqin gave her a helpless glare, thinking, what nonsense is this little girl spouting? President Li isn’t even in his 30s yet, okay?

If He Jinxia had known, she would definitely have cried innocence!

With President Li’s pot-bellied appearance and slightly graying temples, even though his hair was meticulously groomed, he could not hide the exhaustion on his face.

Even in his suit and leather collar, saying he was 40 wouldn’t seem out of place at all!

Thinking she was giving a flattering compliment, but instead hitting a sore spot, He Jinxia later learned the truth and couldn’t help but twitch the corners of her mouth, speechless.

Alright, she was wrong; it was her fault.

The standoffish atmosphere wasn’t solving anything. It was hopeless to expect President Li to speak up, and the people around him seemed equally silent. Qin Siqin couldn’t help but look toward Jinxia.

He Jinxia still wore a confused expression, and Qin Siqin, biting her lip in frustration, decided to step in and save the situation herself.

She covered her mouth with her hand and laughed, "You girl, you really can’t judge. President Li clearly looks as young as a 20-year-old lad. He’s just dressed more formally today, so he seems a bit serious. You haven’t seen him in casual clothes; he’s very handsome!"

He Jinxia’s eyes flickered as she quickly took the hint, "I’m in the wrong. Since President Li is so accomplished, and most accomplished men are a bit older, I guessed in the direction of an older age. Please don’t be angry, President Li."

President Li’s expression lightened slightly as he said indifferently, "Xiao He, your guess about my age was quite far-fetched. I am very angry, so you must drink three glasses as a penalty."

Jinxia’s expression remained unchanged, but her eyes grew colder.

She never drank; that was her bottom line.

He Jinxia said, "I’m sorry, I can’t drink. I’m allergic to alcohol."

As soon as she said this, not only was President Li unhappy, but those around him were also displeased. Someone immediately said,

"Xiao He, are you looking down on us? It’s just drinking; you keep making excuses. This won’t do!"

Others chimed in, "Exactly, it’s only three glasses. If you can’t handle much, at least try to drink one!"

"How can you negotiate without drinking? You must drink!"

President Li looked at He Jinxia, his attitude firm, "You must drink this alcohol."

Just as He Jinxia was about to say something, Qin Siqin interjected, "President Li, Jinxia is still young and not good at drinking. Let me drink for her."

President Li glanced at Qin Siqin with a lecherous stare and after a long while, said casually, "You’ll drink for her? Fine, but if she’s supposed to drink three glasses, you’ll have to double that and drink six."

He Jinxia’s brow furrowed as she reached out to grab Qin Siqin’s hand.

Qin Siqin jerked her hand away and, without even looking at her, said with a fake smile, "Fine, six glasses then six glasses!"

She was about to guzzle the next glass of red wine in her hand when President Li suddenly said, "Wait, the six glasses I meant weren’t red wine."

Qin Siqin’s movements halted, and she looked up to see President Li looking at her with a teasing expression, "If you’re going to drink, drink the clear stuff, what’s the point of drinking red wine?"

A flash of anger crossed He Jinxia’s face, this was too much!

She grabbed hold of Qin Siqin’s arm, "Sister Qin, we..."

Qin Siqin yanked her hand away again, still wearing a smile on her face: "I’ll drink; I’ll do it! President Li, please don’t stoop to Jinxia’s level, she doesn’t understand anything!"

President Li watched her with amusement, "If you down six glasses of the clear stuff, I’ll stop hassling He Jinxia."

Just then, a server happened to be passing by with clear liquor, and someone stopped him. Qin Siqin looked at the clear liquor in front of her, swallowed, and picked up a glass and drained it in one go!

This clear liquor wasn’t in small shot glasses but in wine glasses, the kind used for red wine, and each glass had half the volume of a bottle.

After Qin Siqin downed the glass, her face immediately flushed a tender pink, an enticing sight to see.

He Jinxia’s fists loosened and then clenched, clenched and then loosened, as she silently gnashed her teeth, wanting to stop Sister Qin, but Sister Qin wasn’t giving her any chance to intervene!

After Qin Siqin chugged the second glass of clear liquor, her complexion became even redder, like a cooked shrimp.

Seeing her down two glasses so boldly, someone couldn’t help but say, "Well done," and personally held the last glass of clear liquor up to her, saying, "Here, keep drinking!"

Qin Siqin smiled and casually accepted the glass, gesturing to them and then tilting her head back to finish it all in one breath!

Seeing how red her face was and how somewhat excited she seemed, He Jinxia couldn’t help but step forward and extend a hand to stop her, "Don’t drink anymore; you’re getting drunk."

Qin Siqin waved her hand, her speech already slurred, "Go away, I’m not drunk, I can still drink!"

Some were just watching the spectacle, while others gleefully egged her on, hoping for more chaos, "Drink, keep drinking!"

President Li said lazily, "He Jinxia, this drink was supposed to be yours. Qin Siqin is willing to down six glasses for you, and now you want to help her, that’s fine."

"I won’t bully you. She has three glasses left. If you drink the rest, I’ll call off all the grudges here with you. I assure you, no one will bother you anymore."

President Li was vague in some ways, but He Jinxia understood his implications: it was about the Golden Custard Award!

These aging fellows, the award was supposed to be chosen by the audience’s votes, what business was it of theirs?

They were merely supervisors!

Their supervised award being unfair, plagued with vote-rigging, should have been bad enough. Someone standing up to question it should have been a good thing, making the award fairer.

Instead, just for the sake of their pride, they endlessly harassed her, did they really think she was so easily bullied?!

He Jinxia glared at President Li, and with a snide laugh, she said, "Fine, you want me to drink, bring on the liquor, I’ll drink it!"

Now it was Qin Siqin who grabbed her hand, urgently saying, "Jinxia, aren’t you allergic to alcohol, you can’t drink!"

He Jinxia paused for a moment, turned her head to look, and saw Qin Siqin, who appeared out of it, continuously winking at her, as if hinting at something.