She looked at the tall lanky man sitting on the chief guest chair. The man had a natural air of authority
in his demeanor. A polite and professional smile spread over her face. "Mr. Hu, ladies and gentlemen,
sorry for being late."
Chris Hu was the secretary of the capital committee of A Country. He was a man of low profile and was
seldom seen in public. This time he was invited to a banquet to celebrate and launch the development
of a new real estate project proposed by a number of CEOs from different corporations.
Chris Hu was a close friend of the former acting CEO of the SL group. Lola had seen him several times
before but they didn't speak that much.
Chris nodded at the elegant-looking Lola and calmly said, "It's good to see you. Sit down please, Ms.
Li. Let's start the proceedings."
Another female CEO from A Country, Joyce Mu of CP Capitals heard the words and emitted a loud
laugh. She was a woman in her late thirties and was known for her forceful determination in the
business.
Lola only took up her responsibility as the acting CEO recently, but her name had quickly spread all
over A Country. Almost everyone knew about her!
Joyce looked at Lola intently and said, "Ms. Li, you are indeed running late. How about drinking three
shots of vodka as a punishment?"
Lola Li is indeed a name with a troublesome nature. She was first caught up in love scandals with
Yolanda and Harry. Recently, she was the center of attention of a kidnapping scheme. Not to mention
the explosion happened in her backyard that led to the death of multiple people. Almost everyone in A
Country learned about her and her name had been an object for gossip and rumors since then.
Lola Li, what a disputable person! Some people attested that she was a nice woman, while some
people held the utterly opposite belief...
Tonight might be good chance for everyone to really know her!
On hearing Joyce's words, Lola gave her a sophisticated smile and poured herself a shot of vodka.
This amazed everyone in the room. "Ms. Mu, of course I shall take the punishment. It is my fault for
running late. I won't make any excuses. Therefore, I will punish myself with these. I hope no one will
have any bad feelings about me anymore. Thank you very much!"
She was straightforward! And humble! This was the first real impression she gave to them.
First shot went down. She showed everyone the bottom of the glass. She drank a second glass. Her
face turned a little bit reddish. And finally, she managed to drink the third shot of vodka. She maintained
her coolness on the surface but her stomach was actually quite upset.
"Bravo! Ms. Li, what a tough woman!" Danny Fang, who sat right next to Lola, complimented her by
clapping his hands. She was such a beauty and it would be fun to see her so drunk...
Haha...
"Ms. Li, you sure are a good drinker. Have another one please!" Joyce liked Lola and found her
character very pleasing. She appreciated Lola's own way of doing things and sincerely wanted to have
a drink with her.
Lola had a sip of plain water. She looked at Joyce with interest in her eyes. She knew that Joyce was
not a simple woman. She could learn a lot from her. She was able to find her own position in the
business circle of A Country. She sure had some unique skills.
Lola smiled and filled her glass again. She raised the glass and gently clinked Joyce's glass
respectfully.
Joyce nodded in approval as Lola understood social etiquette very well. The second impression Lola
left on everyone was a courteous one.
Lola had four consecutive shots. She had to drink some plain water to ease the rumbling in her
stomach.
She excused herself and retreated to the bathroom. There, she washed her hands and threw up the
excess alcohol in her.
She spent quite some time throwing up before she came out of the bathroom. Next to the door, stood
Joyce, who was also washing her hands.
Upon seeing Lola stepping out of the bathroom, she gave her a smile of understanding. She didn't want
to embarrass her. "Are you alright, Ms. Li?"
Lola rinsed her mouth and wiped it dry. She looked back at Joyce and explained, "I will be fine. Alcohol
always upsets my stomach. That's it."
The two women freshened up and went back to the room together. Lola had some warm food and
coffee and felt much better.
Danny Fang loved drinking with everyone. He just had a drink with Mr. Hu, and now he came up to Lola
and filled up her glass with great enthusiasm.
"Miss Li, here is a drink to us!" With these words, he laid his arm on the back of the chair where Lola
was seated and it seemed like he was hugging her from behind.
Lola was thinking fast on how to decline his toast in a polite way. "Mr. Fang, I am very sorry but I sure
cannot drink anymore. I had too much already. Sorry!"
"Hey, nonsense! Miss Li, just one more glass. I will get you a driver and have him send you home later!
Don't worry." Lola's excuse was nonsense to him. He wouldn't let her get away with it.
Miss Li, what a rare beauty. Danny examined her with his eyes. She had such smooth skin and her
cheeks were so delicate. He rolled his eyes at her body, amazed at the fact that she did not look like a
woman who had given birth! What a sexy figure…
If only he could sleep with her…
Just then, Joyce stepped in the middle and called out to Danny, "Mr. Fang, Miss Li already said she
didn't want to drink anymore. Maybe you should stop bugging her!"
Danny was known to be a womanizer. Even though he had a tough wife at home, he still chose to play
the field!
Lola cast a glance at Joyce with great appreciation. "I am truly sorry, Mr. Fang..."
Danny laid down his glass on the table with force and said to Lola in a cold voice, "Miss Li, you would
not even bother to have a drink with me. You are being disrespectful!"
The room hushed in silence. Everyone present immediately felt awkward at the situation.
Lola's smile was gone as well. However, she maintained her politeness and explained, "You think too
much. If I had not had four shots already, I would definitely have a drink with you right now. But..."
The truth was she hated having any drink with Danny! The words were right at the tip of her tongue!
"There is no but! Come on, raise your glass and we will have a toast! Don't be such a killjoy!" Danny
was pushing it really hard. Lola was utterly disgusted by his manners.
Mr. Hu who sat on the chief guest chair cast a glance at their direction but said nothing. Everyone else
was also quiet.
Danny's company had strong business connection with everyone. They shared the common interest so
it would be pointless to cross Danny.
Lola coldly stared at Danny's chubby arm on her chair and snapped, "Take your arm away!"
Danny was pushing it way too far. Lola was pissed off and refused to be polite with him anymore!
Lola's words made the situation worse. Danny shamelessly moved his arm from the chair and onto her
shoulder. Everyone was shocked. He had gone too far!
Joyce spoke again, and this time she sounded quite serious, "Mr. Fang, tonight is just a casual dinner
gathering. We are supposed to have fun. You should try to behave yourself!"
The whole SL group belonged to Harry Si. Therefore, Lola might well be his woman.
He should not cross Lola. As an old friend of Danny, Joyce felt obliged to warn him in advance as Harry
Si was a tough man to deal with!
Many people learned about Harry's power from the recent kidnapping. Although the incident was
covered up and hid from the media, well-connected people still got the news from trusted channels.
Danny was looking forward to getting Lola drunk so that he could sleep with her. He completely ignored
Joyce's warning.
"Miss Li, you are too young to be the acting CEO of SL group. I bet you have made a lot of effort to get
the position!" He was implying something behind the lines and everyone could tell that.
Lola smiled. She shook away Danny's arm, stood and took the glass from his hand.
Danny was pleased to see her accepting the glass. He finally got to her! Oh, this would be a night of
pleasure!
However, to everyone's surprise, Lola poured the alcohol on Danny's head!
Ignoring Danny's yelling, she cleared her throat and said to him word by word, "I got the position of the
acting CEO because of my hard work! You and your numerous love scandals! I suppose you already
had STD! So! Shameless!" With that, Lola had her head up high and walked away.
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