They walked into a private room which had an area of over a hundred square feet. The guests could have meals, play cards, sing karaoke or taste wines in this room. In the room, four people were sitting around a round table; two men and two women. The two men were apparently frequenters of places like this. One of them was potbellied, while the other one was skinny, with an unhealthily dark skin-color which was probably caused by long-term overdrinking. As for the two women, they were clearly here to keep the two men company.
"Eh, why didn't Mr. Yi come? He's in Xia City, isn't he?" The pot bellied-man asked, whiling holding one of the two women in his arms.
"Mr. Yi is busy. He received a call earlier, and headed back to An City. So I'm here alone." Zhong Yi handed her bag to Luosang while speaking.
Luosang speechlessly took her coat and bag, then pulled the chair out for her. After that, Zhong Yi sat down slowly and elegantly.
Luosang's series of movements caught the eyes of everyone else in the room. She wasn't as gorgeously dressed as Zhong Yi, but still, she looked like a beautiful, quietly blooming epiphyllum while standing there quietly.
"Is she a new actor from Xu Pictures?" The skinny man narrowed his eyes, smiled, and said while rubbing his chin, "She's pretty. Mr. Yi is flattering us by sending her here. Compared with her, the two ladies by our sides are just too average."
Luosang felt disgusting. Judging by what the skinny man said, Yi Jingxi often sent new actors to escort these people, so he could build rapport with them. No wonder Xu Pictures had been developing so quickly under his management in the last two years.
Her father would never let such things happen.
Yi Jingxi used to be kind and righteous when he was with Luosang, but now, he would do anything to get what he wanted. Luosang couldn't tell if he had suddenly become like this, or if he had always been such a man.
She was so bad at seeing through people before. For that reason, she brought her father into trouble.
"Stop joking." Zhong Yi covered her mouth with her hand while chuckling and said, "She's my assistant, and is also my friend. She's Xu Luosang from the Xu Group, and you should all know her. Since her father went to prison, she hasn't been able to find a job, so I hired her to help me."
Friend…
Luosang was shocked by how shameless Zhong Yi was.
The sensitive Luosang soon found that the pot bellied man's look became more meaningful after he heard Zhong Yi's words.
"Ah, so she's Xu Zhengxuan's daughter," he said.
"Mr. Lin, do you know Principal Xu?" Zhong Yi asked, pretending to be surprised.
"Principal, my ass. He was just fishing for fame and credit. If that man could be a real principal, I'd become a governor," Mr. Lin laughed scornfully. "When Xu Zhengxuan was still the chairman of Xu Picture, I spent tens of millions to invest in one of his movies, so I could sleep with one of his actresses. But he refused, and gave me my money back. After that, he told the public that he despised people like me. I was wondering how virtuous he was, but it turned out that he's nothing more than this."
Every single word he said was like a hammer, hitting heavily on Luosang's heart.
She really wanted to stand up and pour a glass of water on his face, but she couldn't do that. She had no choice but to stay silent.
She could be slow-minded sometimes, but she had a feeling that this dinner party wasn't so simple.
"Mr. Lin, don't say that in front of Luosang. That man's her father after all," said Zhong Yi.
"Zhong Yi, you're really nice," Mr. Lin laughed. "If Xu Luosang really treated you as her friend, her powerful dad should have made you a star long ago. But instead, you had to wait for Yi Jingxi to do that for you."
"Don't you try to sow discord between us," said Zhong Yi with a soft voice.
"Alright, enough about her. Come on, have something to drink," Mr. Lin said and began pouring his own wine.
Luosang silently looked at the people in the room. 'Zhong Yi, it was so unfair for you to only win a newcomer award this year. You should be awarded as best actress, as you're so good at acting,' she thought.
While Luosang was thinking, Zhong Yi kicked her gently under the table, then mouthed at her, "Drink for me."
Mr. Lin and the other man called Supervisor Chang were proposing a toast to Zhong Yi. So, as her assistant, Luosang should now put herself forward and do the drinking for her.
However, she wasn't stupid. She couldn't tell if these people were trying to make her drunk, and Zhong Yi who used to be her good friend knew exactly of her drinking capacity.
She pretended that nothing had happened, while nicely picking a piece of pork leg into Zhong Yi's rice bowl.
'You're trying to stay in shape, but I'll make you fat,' she thought.
Zhong Yi was so angry, but she couldn't show it on face. She gave an even warmer smile, finished a glass of wine, then put a hand on her forehead while waving another, saying, "I still need to talk to Mr. Yi over the phone tonight. If he finds me being drunk, he'd lecture me again. I'll let my assistant drink with you. She has a good capacity for alcohol."
Luosang sneered. 'Now you're revealing your true purpose,' she thought.
"In this case, Miss. Xu…" Mr. Lin directly poured Luosang a full cup of Baijiu.
"Luosang, don't worry, just drink. I'll send you back if you get drunk," said Zhong Yi caringly.
At this point, Luosang had no choice but to do what Zhong Yi said.
Before, she would get drunk on three cups of Baijiu. After coming to Xia City, she had managed to turn that number into four through practice.
She finished two cups of Baijiu, then began to feel dizzy. So, she hurriedly stood up and said, "I need to go to the bathroom."
"Go, we have one in our room," Mr. Lin pointed at the right side of the room with a faint smile.
Luosang clenched her teeth. It seemed that these people wouldn't give her a chance to run away.
After getting into the bathroom, she closed the door and took out her phone, trying to call someone to help her. However, she looked through her contact lists and found that she didn't really have any friends in Xia City.
She thought for a moment, then called Yan Su. The call was answered, and some noises were heard from the phone. Luosang guessed that Yan Su was working in the bar at the moment.
"Su, I'm in Gu Feng Club, can you please come here? I'm at a dinner party now, and I might get into some troubles later. I need an excuse to leave. But of course, if you're too busy…"
"That's alright, I'll be on my way," Yan Su interrupted her.
"Don't lose your phone. Contact me at any time you need. If the situation gets urgent, I'll call the police," said Yan Su.
Hearing that, Luosang was relieved a little.
She washed her face, then went out. The two women who were supposed to keep the two men in company had left already.
"Miss. Xu, you've spent a rather long while in the bathroom," Mr. Lin stood up, face blushed. He put an arm on Luosang's shoulder, while trying to thrust a cup of Baijiu in her hand.
"Mr. Lin, I'm really drunk, I can't have anymore," Luosang pushed his hand away.
"Little girl, I'm showing you my respect by offering this. Don't think yourself as a princess. Your father is in prison, and he can't protect you now," Mr. Lin grinned and warned Luosang, "I'm telling you this, I'm one of the shareholders of this club, so without my word, you won't be able to leave this place."
Luosang's heart began thumping. She glanced at Zhong Yi, but found that the latter was looking at her phone and texting someone smilingly, as if everything in this room had nothing to do with her.
At that moment, Luosang figured out everything.
However, she didn't think that Mr. Lin would be a shareholder of this club. In this case, it would really be a little difficult for her to get out.
"Alright, Mr. Lin, I'll definitely accept your respect," Luosang gritted her teeth and finished the cup of Baijiu. A couple of minuets later, she pretended to be drunk, lying on the table, as if she was falling unconscious.
Mr. Lin pushed her for a few times, but she didn't open her eyes.
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