Chapter Thirty-Three: The Appearance of a Rival in Love

  On this side, Ye Nan was still muttering to himself, while on the other side, Lingzi had already opened another bottle of wine and poured half a cup into Ye Nan's glass. Holding up his wine glass, he called out: "Ye Nan, come on, it's our first meeting, I'll return a toast to you..."

  Ye Nan couldn't help but laugh and said: "Lingzi, that cup in your hand is the one I toasted with, you haven't finished drinking it yet."

  "You just toasted us sisters with that cup, and we're already giving you face by letting you pass. Be a man, don't be wishy-washy like a pretty boy, make it quick!" Lingzi was quite forthright.

  Ye Nan, who was already quite inarticulate, was left speechless, and could only raise his cup to toast with Lingzi. Lingzi raised her head, then flipped the bottom of the cup over, very neatly and efficiently, indeed displaying a heroic and elegant demeanor.

  All the girls were so straightforward, and Ye Nan didn't dare to pretend to be a turtle either. He also tilted his head and drank it down, put down his wine glass, and quickly picked up a few mouthfuls of dishes to swallow them down. Until now, he still hasn't eaten anything in his stomach, drinking on an empty stomach is a big taboo.

  Xu Min, who was beside her, hastily and considerately handed over a bowl of rice, saying with concern: "Eat something first, this group of people is not easy to get rid of..."

  Ye Nan returned a relieved gaze, hastily devoured several mouthfuls of rice, and after filling his stomach with some food, he finally felt somewhat more at ease.

  Lingzi downed half a cup of wine in one gulp, and except for her face turning slightly rosy, there was nothing out of the ordinary. She picked up the bottle and poured another half cup for Ye Nan and herself.

  Everyone watched as Qiaoqiao started to pour a cup for Ye Nan, and Fang Wei, who was sitting next to her, suddenly remembered their brotherly bond and quickly picked up his cup, laughing: "Come on... it's been a while since we've all met, I'll toast everyone." The beauties had no choice but to pick up their cups again and take a small sip.

  The beauties' wine in their hands was drunk twice, leaving only a little more than one or two. With some small wine down, the atmosphere also became lively. The beauties who were just introverted at first now all started to let loose.

  Qiao Qiao picked up a spoonful of corn nuts, swallowed them beautifully, wiped her small mouth with a paper towel, and smiled sweetly at Ye Nan, threatening: "Ye Nan, Xiao Min is the most beloved sister of us sisters, you can't bully her, or else I'll make sure you don't have any good fruit to eat, did you hear?"

  Ye Nan hastily nodded in agreement, heh-heh laughing: "Don't worry, don't worry, absolutely won't..." "Good, with you saying that, let's have a drink!" Hearing this, Ye Nan clinked his cup and downed it in one gulp.

  Lingzi was about to start pouring wine again, so Ye Nan quickly grabbed the bottle and poured a small amount for Qiaoqiao, about four-fifths full, and then poured himself half a cup. The beauties saw that everyone's glasses had roughly the same amount of wine and didn't say anything.

  After drinking the three cups, Ye Nan's head was already slightly dizzy, and he hurriedly scooped up a small bowl of hot soup to drink. Looking at Fang Wei not speaking on the side, just focusing on eating and drinking with his head down, he thought to himself that this kid is quite clever, being a person is still about being low-key after all!

  Xu Min refilled Ye Nan's bowl with rice and, seeing his slightly flushed face, asked softly, "Are you okay?"

  Ye Nan shook her head, reassuring her: "It's okay, nothing's wrong for now." Only then did Xu Min slightly put her mind at ease. These sisters were all difficult to deal with. When Fang Wei came the first time, he ended up leaving his car here and taking a taxi back. This time Ye Nan was smarter, hoping the problem wouldn't be too big.

  Ye Nan also took advantage of the leisure time after drinking, and quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice. After Ye Nan ate a few mouthfuls, Lingzi gave Miao Miao, who had not yet toasted, a hint with her eyes, and Miao Miao nodded in understanding. She picked up her cup and looked at Ye Nan, picking up her wine glass and smiling: "Ye Nan, you performed pretty well today, let's finish this cup together and the sisters will consider it a pass for you."

  Upon hearing this, Ye Nan felt a great sense of relief, picked up his cup and downed it in one gulp. It's finally over, sigh...

  Fang Wei saw Ye Nan visibly let out a sigh of relief, and with an unscrupulous smile, he said: "Kid, it's not over yet... you'll be next." However, he wisely didn't say it out loud.

  Lingzi picked up the wine bottle, looked inside and saw that there was still more than half a bottle of wine left. She shook it and smiled: "There's not much wine left, let's divide this little bit among everyone today, and make it a farewell cup."

  After that, she poured about three-tenths of a cup into each person's glass. Ye Nan looked at her as she poured the last two cups and saw that there was still more than half a bottle left, thinking to himself: "Little one, this time you finally didn't overdo it."

  But before he could gloat, Lingzi poured the remaining wine from the bottle into Ye Nan's cup, filling it to the brim.

  Lingzi put down the bottle, rubbed her hands contentedly and nodded with a smile: "Not bad, just right..." Leaving Ye Nan staring blankly at his full cup of wine...

  Just as I was spacing out, a lively group of people walked in from outside, chattering and laughing along the way. A young man with half-long hair and an earring loudly shouted: "Today's game was really cool, those people from Nanda were totally crushed! Let's see how arrogant they are next time!"

  "It was a great game today, especially you, Little Tiger, your passes were spot on..." One of the leaders nodded and smiled.

  The kid who was praised couldn't help but feel proud, rubbing his head and chuckling: "I'm actually in pretty good shape today, but it's mainly thanks to the captain. The captain's three-pointers were really beautiful, basically stunning everyone from Nanda."

  The crowd around him nodded in agreement: "Right... Today, the captain was indeed mighty, and let those people from Nanda know our strength."

  The captain listened to the praise of others, with a proud and triumphant expression, laughed loudly: "Well, everyone has worked hard today, making no small effort to defeat Nan Da. Today I'll treat you all, don't be polite."

  After hearing the captain's words, the crowd erupted in loud cheers...

  Ye Nan's mind focused when he heard the two words "team leader", and he thought to himself, "Could it be..." He glanced at Xu Min, who indeed had a slightly pale face, and subtly turned his head to avoid the crowd. Han Yan beside him also furrowed her brow slightly.

  Ye Nan quietly stretched out his hand and gently grasped Xu Min's small hand, looking into her eyes with a gentle smile and nodding slightly.

  Xu Min, holding Ye Nan's hand, looked at Ye Nan's warm gaze, with a hint of tenderness in her eyes, grasped Ye Nan's hand tightly, and the blood color on her face gradually appeared, and she seemed more relaxed.

  Lingzi looked at the group of people with a disgusted expression and said angrily, "To think that we'd run into these people here too, how annoying. Let's just ignore them and continue drinking." She then picked up her cup.

  Fang Wei took a look at the expressions of the people present and understood something, smiled and also picked up his cup saying: "Come on... continue, my stomach is not full yet!"

  "Are you still hungry? You've already eaten three bowls of rice, you can really eat a lot. Next time the boss will charge us more for our meals."

  The atmosphere, which had been somewhat subdued at the table, suddenly became lively again as everyone raised their glasses. Xu Min also smiled and clinked her orange juice with everyone else. This time, no one downed their drink in one gulp; instead, they all just took a small sip. Ye Nan watched everyone's actions and let out a sigh of relief before taking a small sip himself.