I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 230 Enough with the formalities, let's have a drink...

"Come on, Brother Zhou, let me toast you. If you ever make a fortune, don't forget your brother..."

"Brother Zhou! I salute you. You and the class monitor are a match made in heaven. We are so envious."

"Brother Zhou, Brother Zhou..."

After the dinner started, Zhou Heng seemed to automatically become the center of attention, with almost every guy offering him a toast.

Zhou Heng also started by drinking a whole cup at a time, then half a cup at a time, and finally just a sip at a time, otherwise he really couldn't keep drinking like that...

This kept Zhou Heng very busy, almost to the point of exhaustion. Yin Mengran was quite happy to see Zhou Heng getting along so well with his classmates, but she was still a little worried, afraid that Zhou Heng had drunk too much...

They took turns drinking with Zhou Heng, but even if Zhou Heng could drink a lot, he couldn't keep up.

After having lunch, Teacher Wang sat for more than an hour before preparing to leave.

As a teacher, she knew very well that if she were there, some students would definitely feel restricted.

So she originally planned to leave when she was done sitting, leaving the rest of the time for the kids to have fun. They're all adults now, and the college entrance exams are over, so they don't need to be so reserved.

Before leaving, I gave them some instructions: don't go overboard, don't drink too much, and then I left.

Indeed, some students were a little reserved because the teacher was present, but they completely relaxed after the teacher left.

The atmosphere inside the venue reached a fever pitch, becoming incredibly lively. Sometimes it was so loud that you couldn't hear what the other person was saying.

"Squad leader, let me toast you..."

"Ah good."

Yin Mengran picked up her wine glass, took a sip with her classmate,

When Teacher Wang was there, the students didn't dare to toast Yin Mengran. Only after Teacher Wang left did they dare to drink.

When offering a toast, you have to observe Zhou Heng's attitude. Only when you see that he doesn't react much will you dare to offer a toast.

Zhou Heng certainly wouldn't get involved in such a matter. If he stopped a classmate from toasting the class monitor, it would be too domineering and unreasonable of him.

As long as it's not malicious urging, Zhou Heng won't say anything. He's having a great time today and doesn't want to spoil the fun.

Yu Lingxue held the wine glass, hesitating for a long time.

Many people also came to pay their respects to her, since this place was her family's property, and whether it was to express gratitude or to curry favor, they had to come and show their appreciation.

Yu Lingxue didn't refuse, but she only took a small sip each time, not drinking much. She couldn't drink too much; she needed to save her alcohol for toasting those she truly needed to toast...

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Lingxue picked up her wine glass, looked at Tang Zhi beside her, and said:

"Tang Zhi...I salute you..."

Tang Zhi paused slightly, glanced down at her wine glass, blinked, and said:

"You don't want to pay respects to me, do you? Look..."

Tang Zhi slightly raised her chin and rushed towards Zhou Heng, implying that if she wanted to offer a toast, she should go and toast Zhou Heng, since that was her real purpose anyway.

Yu Lingxue shook her head and said seriously:

"The first person I should pay my respects to is you. No matter what, you've taken such good care of me and helped me so much..."

"Hmph~, I thought you and Bai Cang must hate me to death."

Tang Zhi picked up her wine glass, gently clinked it against Yu Lingxue's, and drank the red wine in her glass in one gulp.

"How could that be... We...we're afraid of you, but we also respect you greatly, and we absolutely harbor no hatred..."

Yu Lingxue finished her drink, completely different from when she had only taken a small sip earlier; she appeared particularly bold and forthright.

"Okay, whether what you said is true or false, I'll take it as true. Go ahead."

Tang Zhi pointed to Zhou Heng beside her, indicating that she could go and offer a toast.

Yu Lingxue nodded, stood up, and walked behind Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran.

"You two..."

"Hmm?" Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran turned their heads at the same time to look at Yu Lingxue behind them, who was still holding a freshly poured glass of wine...

"I won't toast you separately, thank you for these past few months..."

Before Yu Lingxue could finish speaking, Zhou Heng interrupted her:

"Hey, hey, hey! Enough with the formalities, come on, have a drink..."

"Clink—" Zhou Heng picked up his wine glass, lightly clinked it against Yu Lingxue's, and then downed it in one gulp, leaving Yu Lingxue stunned, standing there with her mouth slightly open...

It wasn't that he was impatient, it was just that he seemed to not want to hear what they were saying...

Seeing this, Yin Mengran chuckled, stood up, patted Yu Lingxue's shoulder, and whispered:

"Alright, we're all friends, no need for all that talk. Just have fun, come on... cheers!"

She put her arm around Yu Lingxue's shoulder, picked up a wine glass with her other hand, clinked glasses, and drank the half-full glass of red wine.

"Ah...okay...alright, cheers..."

Yu Lingxue nodded blankly, her thin, crimson lips touching the glass as she drank the entire glass of red wine...

After downing two glasses in a row, she, who has a low alcohol tolerance, was starting to feel the effects...

"I...I need to use the restroom."

Yu Lingxue put down her cup and planned to go to the restroom. However, the restroom in the private room was occupied, so she went outside.

I almost lost my balance as soon as I stepped outside, and had to grab the wall for support...

"Miss Yu... are you alright...?"

The waiter rushed over, but didn't dare to help, his hands hovering in mid-air, somewhat at a loss...

Yu Lingxue waved her hand, said nothing, and went to the restroom alone.

She looked at herself in the bathroom mirror; her face was already slightly flushed, and her head was a little dizzy...

She washed her hands, leaned against the sink, and stared at herself in the mirror. The tap was running, but she seemed to have entered a dazed state...

"How many people in this world yearn for such an opportunity?"

"You will be my pride, and the pride of your loving grandparents..."

"And your mother..."

Her father's words kept echoing in her mind, and her breathing became faster and faster...

"[Child, this is your best chance to rise to the top!]"

Yu Lingxue shook her head, then took out her phone, opened the case, and took out the small packet of powder...

"pat..."

Her phone case fell to the ground. She looked down and saw... the doll she had tied to her phone case...

"【I made this myself!】"

Yu Lingxue slowly squatted down, picked up the doll, and looked at it in her palm...

"friend..."

"Grandpa, Grandma...Mom..."

She murmured softly, clutching the doll tightly in her hands.

After a while, she put her phone case back on, walked out of the bathroom, and found herself with something in her hand...