Chu Ge and Li Youcheng each harbored their own thoughts, exchanged a couple of insincere pleasantries at the door, and then entered the restaurant, arriving at the private room that Li Youcheng had reserved in advance.

The private room was spacious and elegantly decorated. A large round table was filled with exquisite dishes. Besides Chu Ge and Li Youcheng, there were two men and two women in the room, seated on a continuous row of couches.

The two men were Boss Li and Boss Zhou, whom Chu Ge had met before, while the two women were girls in their twenties, with attractive figures and appealing looks.

When they saw Chu Ge enter the room accompanied by the courteous Li Youcheng, the four people inside immediately stood up. Boss Li and Boss Zhou awkwardly nodded at Chu Ge, addressing him as "Mr. Chu" and greeting him.

Amused by the situation, Chu Ge maintained a slightly startled expression on the surface, then frowned and turned to Li Youcheng, completely ignoring Boss Li and Boss Zhou, and spoke with displeasure.

"Li Youcheng, what is the meaning of this? You didn't mention there would be others when you called."

Li Youcheng quickly replied, "Secretary Chu, it happened like this: while I was waiting for you, I ran into them by chance. Uncle Li and Uncle Zhou learned that I was taking you out for dinner, so they came along too. They, like me, want to apologize to you in person for what happened before."

Chu Ge suspiciously glanced at Li Youcheng, then turned to look at Boss Li and Boss Zhou.

Meeting Chu Ge's gaze, Boss Zhou awkwardly nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, Mr. Chu, last time we both drank too much and said things we shouldn't have. We're really sorry."

Boss Li chimed in, "Mr. Chu, we sincerely want to admit our mistakes to you. Please give us a chance?"

Chu Ge swept his gaze over the two, and with a wary expression, he snorted, "You all brought me here together. Don't tell me you're staging a Hongmen Banquet to set a trap for me and do something to me?"

Since it was a play, naturally, Chu Ge had to play the part thoroughly. It would be too fake if he casually brushed off what happened before.

When Chu Ge finished speaking, Boss Zhou hurriedly shook his head with an awkward expression, smiling wryly, "Mr. Chu, you're overthinking it. Having witnessed your natural strength, how could we dare? If Mr. Chu really doesn't want to see us, then we'll leave immediately."

Chu Ge deliberately shifted his gaze to the two alluring girls, with a look of relish in his eyes, and after a moment of "hesitation," his expression softened.

After a few seconds of silence, Chu Ge relaxed his brow, and casting his eyes towards the two girls, he said, "Since both of you have said so, if I let you leave like this, it would make me seem petty. Considering your sincerity, let's all have a meal together. I've met Boss Li and Boss Zhou, but may I know who these two are?"

"Hello, Mr. Chu, my name is Tiantian, as in sweet and beautiful."

"Hello, Mr. Chu, my name is Meimei, as in sweet and beautiful. We're cousins, she's the older sister, and I'm the younger sister."

The two girls, dressed stylishly like they were ready for a night out, introduced themselves to Chu Ge. When they spoke, there was a hint of flirtatiousness on their faces. They bowed slightly, their voices laced with a coquettish tone, as if they were acting cute.

Chu Ge licked his lips and with a look of anticipation, smiled and nodded, "Tiantian Meimei, such lovely names! Great names, great people. What's that saying? People live up to their names! And another saying, oh right, 'a feast for the eyes'!"

Hearing Chu Ge's words, the two girls giggled, "Thank you, Mr. Chu, for the compliment."

Watching Chu Ge focus all his attention on "Tiantian" and "Meimei", Li Youcheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The show they were putting on today couldn't continue without these people in the room. If Chu Ge really made them leave, it would be a disaster.

At the same time, Li Youcheng felt a sense of pride, thinking that Chu Ge was overconfident, merely a simple-minded brute who got easily dazed at the sight of beauties. It seemed today's plan could definitely be carried out.

Thinking intently, Li Youcheng made a gesture of "please" to Chu Ge, "Secretary Chu, please take the main seat."

Chu Ge naturally did not stand on ceremony, acknowledging with a sound from his nose, and then swaggered over to the main seat and sat down grandly.

After Chu Ge sat down, the others then moved to the table to sit, with "Tiantian" and "Meimei" sitting on either side of Chu Ge, even slightly adjusting their chairs closer to him.

Once everyone was seated, Li Youcheng had just let his seat touch the chair when he stood up again and, in front of Chu Ge, unscrewed the cap of the white liquor, filled his glass, and displayed a look of emotion.

"Secretary Chu, to be honest, when I left the position of Deputy Minister, I really did resent you. But after thinking it over carefully, I realized I should actually thank you. If it weren't for Secretary Chu, I wouldn't have been aware of my mistakes at work, which might have led to major errors in the future. I raise a glass to you."

While Li Youcheng was speaking, "Tiantian" filled Chu Ge's glass with wine and then her own. The others also filled their respective glasses.

Chu Ge smiled and picked up his wine glass.

However, in fact, the glass he picked up wasn't the one placed in front of him earlier but the glass of the girl called "Tiantian" beside him.

When he took his seat, he had already noted the white liquor on the table, confirming from the bottle that there was no tampering with it. However, as for the glasses, that was uncertain.

Although he felt that the chances of Li Youcheng messing with the wine glass were slim, to be on the safe side, he still thought it was better to switch glasses.

His movements were unusually quick; even under the eyes of the others, no one in the room noticed him changing the glass.

After speaking, Li Youcheng downed the glass of baijiu in one go.

Seeing Li Youcheng finish a glass of baijiu, Tiantian and Meimei looked on with immense admiration.

"You're amazing, Brother Li!"

"That was a whole glass of baijiu!"

Immediately, everyone at the table turned their gaze to Chu Ge, indicating that since Li Youcheng had finished his drink, it was now his turn.

Under a multitude of gazes, Chu Ge smiled, seeming to enjoy the attention, and said, "Since Youcheng is so forthcoming, I can't disrespect him, I'll down mine too!"

With that, Chu Ge also picked up his glass and drank the baijiu clean.

"Wow! Mr. Chu, what a drinker!"

After Chu Ge put down the glass, Tiantian complimented him and immediately poured him more baijiu.

Chu Ge chuckled smugly, "It's just a small amount, Tiantian, you're too easily impressed, I can drink up to a jin of baijiu without even flinching!"

Hearing this, Tiantian and Meimei exclaimed in exaggerated amazement, while Li Youcheng, Boss Zhou, and Boss Li shared a sneering look inside.

Especially Li Youcheng, who realized suddenly, no wonder Chu Ge could drink straight from the bottle last time at the restaurant, he really can hold his liquor!

Simultaneously, Li Youcheng cursed "idiot" under his breath, as his plan tonight was to first get Chu Ge drunk, and then execute the crucial second step.

Originally, he intended to probe Chu Ge's drinking limits slowly, but now Chu Ge had boasted outright, revealing it all from the start.

In fact, while planning this meal, Li Youcheng did consider tampering with the drinks, but then thought the risks were too high and he could easily get caught in trouble, so he simply enlisted the help of two girls named Tiantian and Meimei.

Don't be fooled by their feminine appearance; their alcohol tolerance was exceptionally high. Each could easily drink a jin. Li Youcheng didn't believe that with these two charming women drinking alongside Chu Ge, he couldn't get him drunk.

After Chu Ge and Li Youcheng drank, Boss Li and Boss Zhou also began to toast, wearing eager-to-please smiles on their faces, speaking false and hypocritical words, while Tiantian and Meimei chimed in with lively comments, adding fuel to the fire.

Chu Ge himself knew very well how much he could drink. At this moment, he appeared to be floating on air from the flattery, accepting the toasts from Boss Li and Boss Zhou without refusal.

After several consecutive drinks, when Li Youcheng toasted once more, Chu Ge feigned a confused demeanor, shook his head, patted his forehead, and said, "Huh? Has my tolerance dropped? Uh... A bit dizzy, I need a moment, let me eat something."

With that, he picked up his chopsticks, his arm wavering slightly as it reached towards a dish, his fingers appearing somewhat clumsy, and before reaching the dish, the chopsticks clattered to the table.

Seeing Chu Ge seemingly unable to handle his liquor anymore, Li Youcheng couldn't help but be overjoyed, thinking, served you right for showing off in front of women, got dizzy, didn't you?

However, despite feeling smug inside, Li Youcheng didn't show it and pretended to be very concerned, asking, "Secretary Chu, are you alright?"

"No... no problem! This... this bit of liquor's... nothing! Let... let me eat a shrimp first, then we'll... drink more."

Listening to Chu Ge slurring his words, Li Youcheng signaled to Tiantian with a look, and she immediately picked up a shrimp for Chu Ge, teasingly saying, "Mr. Chu, let me peel it for you."

Tiantian quickly peeled the shrimp, gave Chu Ge a charming smile, and said, "Mr. Chu, open wide, let me feed you."

Chu Ge laughed drunkenly, "Sure... why not!"

Tiantian held the shrimp, brought it close to Chu Ge's mouth, intentionally wavering it near his lips to observe his reaction after drinking, then fed the shrimp into his mouth.

"Mr. Chu, I find you're quite biased, you've drunk with everyone else, how about drinking a little with me for feeding you shrimp?"

Of course, Tiantian understood her role here. Since she'd received Li Youcheng's cue, it was time for her and Meimei to strike fully, knock Chu Ge out, and then proceed to the next step of the plan.

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