oth targeted the provincial key middle school No.1 in the city, whereas someone like Su Cen would likely spend their life at the second-tier Third Middle School. Moreover, given his academic performan...Volume 3 Chapter 124: Venting

The most distinctive feature of the two cities is the bar culture, which is even more prevalent in winter but reaches its peak in summer. The bar culture has deeply permeated every aspect of life, so it's not surprising that a large gathering is taking place at No. 19 National Glory Road this evening.

"Weiwei, you really are busy! I often hear about your father on TV, but I've never seen you. You must be even busier than him. We definitely need to have a drink." A tall and handsome man clinked glasses with Wang Weiwei before looking around and asking Wang Weiwei, "Weiwei, by the way, do you know someone called Su Can Where is he He didn't come with you guys. You're not being fair! I said I would invite him."

Su Can was beside them but wasn't sure what expression to make at this moment. Wang Weiwei pointed to Su Can and introduced him, "There he is, Su Can. This is Lu Peng, a classmate from primary school."

The man called Lu Peng scratched his head and said, "Later I moved away, but I've kept in touch with Weiwei all along. I heard about you earlier this year. You're the most outstanding class president at Nan Da University, and you were also a celebrity at No. 27 High School where my sister studies. By the way, she had a crush on you," Lu Peng glanced around nervously before telling Wang Weiwei, "Don't tell her, or I'll get killed."

Wang Weiwei explained to Su Can with a smile, "Lu Peng's sister is also from No. 27 High School. When she was in junior one and we were in senior two, you must have been very famous among your peers."

Su Can and Lu Peng had a drink together, while Lin Muran glared at Su Can before walking away. She was naturally popular with the girls around her; Zhang Feifei immediately pulled her over. Clearly many young talented men wanted to get acquainted with Lin Muran, which attracted Tao Chuhong's frequent attention.

The organizer of today’s gathering is a son from one of Rongcheng’s major real estate developers. Of course, his father was behind this event as well. Among the people invited, there were some who had impressive backgrounds; for instance, a bespectacled man sitting in one corner of the sofa wasn’t very talkative and seemed rather introverted. Whenever someone came to toast him, he would get up to have a drink with them or discuss military issues about special forces with his friends beside him. One wouldn't know from looking at him that this man’s grandfather was an admiral who had received the Second-Class August First Medal and the First-Class Independence and Freedom Medal.

Soon, the bespectacled man approached Wang Weiwei to clink glasses and said, "Weiwei, you must call my father later. He won't believe that I'm with you tonight; otherwise, I'll be in trouble at home."

Wang Weiwei nodded his head. The man named Zhang Yang is the son of Zhang Dengyang, the Political Commissar of Rongcheng's Garrison Command and a member of the city’s Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China. Both his father and grandfather are typical members of the military establishment's princelings. Wang Weiwei often had to shield him from his father. Whenever he saw Zhang Yang now, he felt like laughing at how similar this man was to those he used to know.

Because Zhang Yang was closer to Wang Weiwei, he joined their group and started chatting with them.

Numerous people began asking about the background of someone they didn’t recognize. As Wang Weiwei’s name spread around more frequently, so did Su Can's. Someone whispered while holding a glass, "Su Can Wasn't it during Kong family gathering that Wang Weiwei broke off relations with Second Master Kong over him"

"This name sounds familiar! I have friends in Shanghai who've heard about him."

A person from Shanghai said, "Yes, his university is Nan Da University. People at Yangpu University Town probably know of him as well. The South University Club has mixed opinions about him; it was rumored that the Christmas party organized by ESSEC and SIS was cut short because of him. I didn’t expect to see him here."

Everyone nodded in agreement, realizing Su Can wasn't an unknown figure.

Due to Wang Weiwei or other reasons, people who had heard about Su Can before, whether from Rongcheng or Shanghai, came up to greet and drink with him. Suddenly, Su Can became very busy.

In one corner of the sofa were a man and a woman whom Su Can saw in the BMW earlier. At first, he didn't pay much attention, but as the gathering got more lively, it was clear that Wang Weiwei and Su Can were popular figures here. Experienced people wouldn’t miss this point; apart from Tao Chuhong’s side, everyone revolved around Wang Weiwei and Su Can, leaving the BMW woman with a big question mark in her heart.

When a pretty woman had her turn drinking on the other side and returned holding a cup of liquor, the BMW lady pulled the girl aside and asked, "Weiwei姐, what are those people over there"

The girl gave her an appraising look and replied in a low voice, "They're Wang Bo, the city secretary's son."

"Oh!" The man and woman exchanged looks of consternation. They had been guessing as much earlier. They thought that the city secretary’s son would be one of those fighting with Tao Chuhong but who would have known he was the friend of that mild-mannered looking fellow The woman stared dumbly at Su Chan's side, and recalled his casual demeanor in the streets, wondering how she could have missed such a person.

After exchanging drinks with those paying their respects for seven or eight rounds, which amounted to about two bottles of liquor, Su Chan felt slightly tipsy. He turned around and saw Lin Luoran sitting on the other side of the sofa. At that moment, she also looked up in his direction. Their gazes met; Lin Luoran stared at him before looking away again. Su Chan smiled but was still unsure how to approach Lin Muran.

Tao Chuhong then walked over with a cup of liquor in hand. Even though Wang Weiwei had made him unhappy earlier, Tao Chuhong wouldn't make the mistake of ignoring him for that reason. Holding up his cup, he looked at Su Chan and said, "Weiwei, introduce us."

Wang Weiwei waited downstairs for someone like Su Chan to arrive before they ascended, and this news quickly reached Tao Chuhong's ears. Seeing how Wang Weiwei valued him, of course, Tao Chuhong came over to make the acquaintance. People like Wang Weiwei wouldn't need others to curry favor with them directly, but showing favor to their friends could greatly increase their face.

"Su Chan." Su Chan stared at Tao Chuhong and raised his cup, not waiting for Wang Weiwei’s introduction.

Tao Chuhong looked at the manner of Su Chan's actions and thought that this person had a lot of airs about him. He himself personally came over to drink with him, so why was he still sitting on the sofa Suppressing his displeasure, Tao Chuhong nodded and said, "Since it’s our first meeting, let’s toast!"

Afterwards, Tao Chuhong sat down beside Wang Weiwei. “We haven't seen each other in a long time, so we should drink at least two cups.” He then continued, “The other day I had Luo Ran come to invite you guys over, but you must have been busy. It’s such a pity; it was also my first time visiting the scenic spots around Chengdu and Muran and me enjoyed ourselves quite well.

Oh, let's be honest, since I'm from another place, Luo Ran provided us with a map so that we wouldn't get lost.”

The words were deliberately chosen.

Upon hearing those words, many people around them looked at Tao Chuhong and Lin Luoran in surprise. Although they had seen the fleet of cars that Tao Chuhong sent to court Lin Guoran earlier today, hadn’t Lin Luoran always maintained a certain distance from this fellow

What was going on now It seemed that Tao Chuhong and Lin Luoran were having private outings, even visiting scenic spots

The thought of the young couple and Tao Chuhong touring around made people feel uneasy. Although he looked decent enough, there was too much negative information about him. They didn't want to see such a lovely girl as Lin Luoran being taken in by this fellow.

Everyone couldn’t help but turn their heads, including Su Chan who was extremely surprised at this development.

Lin Luo Ran was slightly startled; she hadn't expected Tao Chuhong to say that. But facing Su Chan's gaze, she suppressed the slight disgust she felt towards him and smiled politely, "It wasn't too bad."

Seeing Su Chan's expression darken, Lin Luo Ran clenched her fist tightly, as if clenching onto her own heart.

Hearing a chorus of surprised exclamations from the crowd, Lin Zhongwu hurriedly added, "Wasn't it just a group of hikers You guys were missing guides and Luo Ran told me that she was feeling bored taking pictures by herself." He thought to himself darkly that if he found out his sister had an affair with Tao Chuhong, he would kill him.

The others finally understood, realizing that Tao Chuhong had been bragging to scare people. Since it wasn't just him traveling alone with Ling Zouwu, he really believed that he would conquer Ling Ge Ran.

Tao Chuhong felt defeated and was a bit displeased with Ling Zouwu. However, upon further thought, he figured that he had no choice but to get back at them in the bar tonight.

Tao Chuhong often frequented nightclubs, so he could find new ways of playing games. He immediately instructed the waiter to bring out some small toys and challenged Ling Zouwu to a drinking contest.

If it weren't for Wang Weiwei and Su Can, Ling Zouwu would likely be just another spoiled rich kid who wouldn't be much more stable than Tao Chuhong. As such, he was also roused by the challenge; in military school, he had never been afraid to drink with anyone else, so he wasn't scared of losing to Tao Chuhong.

The atmosphere escalated, and there were plenty of people cheering them on. It became quite lively.

In their first round of dice rolling, Ling Zouwu lost and downed a bottle of beer in one go. In the second round, Tao Chuhong lost but didn't back down either, earning cheers from everyone present. The two were evenly matched.

They planned to continue drinking, but Su Can stopped Ling Zouwu's hand and looked at Tao Chuhong, saying, "How about I drink with you next"

Tao Chuhong's friends whistled in disapproval. One of them said, "You want a turn now"

Tao Chuhong waved his hand dismissively; he had already grown tired of Su Can and figured that if he continued drinking with Ling Zouwu, it might become difficult. However, he wasn't afraid of this young man. He thought to himself, "You came looking for trouble." So he said, "If you want to drink with me, fine. There are two bottles left in the box. We'll play dice again; whoever loses has to down both and blow out the bottle in one minute."

Su Can nodded, saying, "Okay."

This immediately caused a wave of cheers.

Lin Luoran, who had been watching her brother and Tao Chuhong's drinking contest with interest earlier, no longer smiled. Ling Zouwu, who had just been pinched by his brother on the waist, tugged at Su Can and said, "Su Can, are you crazy Drinking two bottles in one minute Your alcohol tolerance is terrible; do you want to die"

Everyone was aware that Su Can couldn't drink much. For him to agree to down two bottles of beer in a minute suggested he might pass out right away. But how could he actually agree! Did he lose his mind

Su Can squeezed Ling Zouwu's hand, telling him not to worry. Then he said, "I want to add another rule; whoever loses has to carry the empty bottles up to the window of their dormitory and throw them out!"

Everyone paused momentarily as they understood this new rule before expressing their opinions: "That's quite exciting! Isn't that what you do when graduating from university Throwing beer bottles down is nothing; our dorm threw a TV set off."

The window Su Can referred to was behind the restaurant, similar to the back of a dormitory building where anything could be thrown out.

Those present were thrill-seekers, and Su Can's suggestion immediately sparked their imagination. How exciting would it be to throw bottles from an upscale hotel!

"Interesting! Your university must have quite the reputation for mischief!" Tao Chuhong reached over and picked up several empty beer bottles on the table, filling a box with them tightly before placing two full bottles back on top of the box. He then pointed at the bar window: "Whoever loses has to drink both bottles and throw this entire box out the window. Naturally, they have to finish drinking everything and smash the boxes all within one minute."

The crowd immediately became excited.

"Let me go first," Tao Chuhong took the dice and shook them vigorously, then slammed them on the table. When he opened it, one die showed a single dot, another also showed a single dot, and the third showed four dots. Everyone laughed; he felt like crying.

Originally thinking that with a fifty-fifty chance of success, Su Can might have to do it himself. Seeing Tao Chuhong's expression, Su Can felt reassured. In his past life, he often frequented bars and played dice games, so the technique wasn't too rusty. He casually shook them for a while and slammed them on the table. When he opened the cover, one die showed three dots, another two dots, and the last six dots.

The confident posture drew shouts from everyone around.

Wang Weiwei, Lin Zhoudan, and Lin Luoran all released a heavy sigh simultaneously.

The crowd burst out with a deafening shout at this moment, "Drink it all! Drink it all! Drink it all!"

Su Can then smiled and patted Tao Chuhong's shoulder. He casually picked up one of the smooth hands next to him and checked his watch, saying, "You have one minute to do everything."

When he held this hand, which was warm and fragrant, he lifted his head and saw it belonged to Lin Luoran. She had a look that couldn't be determined whether she was angry or amused; her beautiful eyes glared at him fiercely. Her fair wrist wasn’t scalding hot but very smooth and tender. Yet holding it felt like gripping an iron bar. Su Can thought, "Why am I bothering this girl again" He quickly let go.

"She’s furious!" Seeing Lin Luoran's expression, Tao Chuhong was helpless in the face of battle. As others counted down from fifty-eight to one, he grabbed two bottles of beer and gulped them down as if trying to vent all his anger.

Within twenty-seven seconds, both bottles were drained. The surrounding people watched in awe: "So powerful!"

Tao Chuhong felt that he had drunk out the dignity of a man; he drank until his enemies quaked with fear. Like a hero, he gripped two beers like daggers, thrusting them into the beer box, and lifted it up as if lifting Mount Tai, rushing towards the window.

At the moment from when he lifted the box to when he rushed toward the window,

無數人為他這個英雄形象傾倒，那些目瞪口呆的男子、鼓掌的女孩和心中揹著山的人們都用明亮的眼睛看著發光的男人陶褚紅。

Infinite people were captivated by his heroic image. The men who stared in amazement, the girls who clapped, and those with their backs to a mountain all watched Tao Chuhong, this shining man.

“喝啊！”衝到了窗戶邊，陶褚紅用儘全力，肌肉緊繃，將手中的啤酒箱子猛地推了出去。

"Drink!" When Tao Chuhong reached the window, he used all his strength to push the beer box out of his hands.

Su Can saw this force and felt a chill in his heart. He calculated once more with his rational mind the free-fall trajectory of the beer box, feeling extremely anxious.

Under the night sky, at No. 19 Gu Jin Road, which resembled a palace of nightlife, a box like cluster bombs dropped from an aircraft was released.

This box of beer fell powerfully and unerringly as if its trajectory had been predetermined by some force of destiny, impossible to escape or avoid.

It announced the tragic fate of the Ferrari parked below, which looked like a pretty maiden. these factors contributed immensely to his clout. Even as a district chief like Yang Chenggui or even the current secretary of Rong City's Communist Party Committee Wang Bo would show respect in fron...