Forced Me to Regress, Huh?

Shen Qingning watched Cheng Zhu from a distance. She only looked away when Lin Lu returned from the restroom and sat next to him.

But she still secretly observed the interactions between Cheng Zhu and Lin Lu.

Lin Lu gently patted her cheek with her cool hand and said to Cheng Zhu, “I just looked in the mirror. My face is so red!”

“Have you never had strong alcohol before?” He glanced at her. Her face was indeed red.

But the reddest part was actually her ears. Her delicate, fair earlobes were now bright red, almost as if they were burning.

Lin Lu replied, “Actually, my tolerance for alcohol is really bad. Fortunately, our team didn’t lose much. Otherwise, I would have definitely slipped back home after a couple of rounds to avoid throwing up here. That would have been so embarrassing.”

Then she glanced at her phone. “Ah! It’s almost twelve! I’ll have some birthday cake and then leave.”

Cheng Zhu nodded slightly. “Jiang Wanzhou and I agreed to leave by twelve on the way here.”

Jiang Wanzhou, who was sitting nearby eating fruit, sneered. “Yeah, we agreed on the way here.”

CEO Little Jiang felt that he had worried about him for nothing. I was afraid that after breaking up with Li Xinyue, he’d be hurt and unable to move.

Now, it seems he’s moved on a bit too well! Jiang Wanzhou grumbled inwardly.

But honestly, he admired people like Cheng Zhu.

Carefree, unruly, and bold.

Damn, he’s advancing so fast! It’s like the ultimate evolution!

Most high school students, even if they met a goddess like Lin Lu, wouldn’t dare to do anything.

Moreover, Cheng Zhu came from an ordinary family, while Lin Lu clearly came from a privileged background.

Next, everyone sang Happy Birthday to Shen Minglang in the private room and shared the birthday cake.

After midnight, Shen Qingning and Lin Lu got ready to leave.

Cheng Zhu and Jiang Wanzhou also stood up and said their goodbyes.

Seeing this, Shen Minglang urged everyone to leave the room together.

They were about to go for their third activity—dancing at a nightclub.

Without Shen Qingning around, he could finally let loose and have fun.

To Shen Minglang, his girlfriends couldn’t control him, but just a look from his sister was enough to make him cower. It was a kind of bloodline suppression.

As the group left the private room, Shen Minglang threw his arm around Cheng Zhu’s shoulder and said warmly, “Cousin, wanna go to the club?”

“No, thanks.”

“Why not? It’s finally summer vacation, and you have nothing better to do,” Shen Minglang said.

“I still have things to do. I opened a store on Taobao and have a lot of small tasks to handle these days,” Cheng Zhu said with a smile.

He deliberately brought up the topic with Shen Minglang to see if Yezi had mentioned anything about her part-time job as a model to him.

Sure enough, Shen Minglang didn’t know anything about Cheng Zhu’s e-commerce store. Slightly tipsy, he said, “Oh, really? Let me know when it’s ready, and I’ll get everyone to place an order for you!”

“Got it.” Cheng Zhu smiled and thought, “You really seem like a big customer. You must buy a lot every year, right?”

Hearing their conversation, Lin Lu and Shen Qingning glanced at Cheng Zhu.

Shen Qingning had a cold, aloof personality and wasn’t one to ask questions. To put it bluntly, she was a little standoffish.

But Lin Lu was different. Tilting her head, she looked at Cheng Zhu and asked directly, “Cheng Zhu, what do you sell?”

Liu Hongjing, Wang Wei, and the others were also listening closely.

Thanks to Cheng Zhu, these two had already made a trip to the restroom to throw up once.

Of course, the most important thing was that they felt inferior to him in terms of confidence and momentum. They hadn’t even had the courage to challenge him in a drinking game alone.

Moreover, Shen Minglang had mentioned earlier that Wang Wei was in charge of e-commerce for his family, so Wang Wei was quite curious.

Cheng Zhu looked at Lin Lu and smiled. “Women’s clothing.”

Strictly speaking, he wasn’t lying.

Sexy women’s clothing was still women’s clothing.

Liu Hongjing, mouth reeking of alcohol, chuckled. “You, a grown man, are you selling women’s clothing?”

Then he patted Wang Wei on the shoulder and said, “Little Cheng, Wang Wei handles his family’s e-commerce. They make sports pants. Do you want to learn from him?”

How could Wang Wei miss such an opportunity? After all, he had been suppressed too much at the drinking table earlier. He immediately smiled and said, “Little Cheng, let’s exchange WeChat later. If you don’t understand anything, feel free to ask your Brother Wang.”

When people drank, they tended to talk more.

Wang Wei started rambling about how much money he had wasted on Taobao’s ZTC advertising system before figuring out the right approach.

Cheng Zhu wasn’t listening at all.

—Are you trying to teach me how to do things?

Liu Hongjing noticed Cheng Zhu’s obvious lack of interest. Taking advantage of being a few years older, he adopted a seasoned tone to support Wang Wei. “Little Cheng, when we were your age, we didn’t listen to anyone either. When you fall into a pit, you’ll know just how stubborn you are.”

Wang Wei added, “What kind of women’s clothes do you sell? I’ll help you strategize.”

Cheng Zhu grinned and said, “Sports style (athleisure). I also sell sports pants.”

Now, this wasn’t a lie. It was just that this sport wasn’t the kind they were imagining, and these sports pants weren’t the ones they had in mind.

Shen Minglang immediately got excited. “Tsk! Same category? Competitors! In that case, you’d better not teach him anything. I’m afraid you’ll deliberately sabotage us. Cousin, don’t listen to him. This guy is up to no good!”

Wang Wei: “…”

At the side, Lin Lu listened to everyone chat. Wanting to show her support for Cheng Zhu, she said, “Send me the link when you’re ready. I’ll definitely buy some.”

Shen Qingning remained silent. For some reason, she felt that Cheng Zhu was just talking nonsense.

Cheng Zhu looked at Lin Lu and waved his hand with a smile. “No need. If there’s a chance in the future, I’ll give you a few sets.”

“Give them to me? Your store is just starting out. Don’t worry about it. When you’ve made a lot of money, I’ll come and ask for them myself! Hehe!”

Having drunk a little, Lin Lu became even livelier. She clasped her hands behind her back, stepped backwards, and flashed a bright smile at Cheng Zhu.

* * *

After calling designated drivers, the group parted ways at the door.

Shen Minglang was worried about Shen Qingning since she had drunk quite a bit.

Lin Lu immediately spoke up, saying she hadn’t drunk much and would stay with Shen Qingning tonight, so there was no need to worry.

Only then did Shen Minglang feel relieved and find a female designated driver at the entrance of the KTV.

As for Cheng Zhu, he couldn’t be bothered to ask the designated driver of Jiang Wanzhou’s car to make a detour to drop him off at home.

He simply got into a taxi.

Inside the white Range Rover, Lin Lu and Shen Qingning sat in the back seat together.

On the way, the tipsy Lin Lu was still very excited and kept chattering. She even said she had called Cheng Zhu master a couple of times, and he had taught her a few moves!

“Didn’t you think those kinds of activities were boring last time?” Shen Qingning’s beautiful eyes stared at Lin Lu in the dim car.

“Yeah, maybe it was just that the people we were with last time… weren’t fun?” Lin Lu said.

“But last time, it was just the five of us—you, me, my brother, Jiang Wanzhou, and my eldest cousin, who’s now working in the capital.” Shen Qingning continued staring at her.

“No wonder. This lineup sounds pretty boring,” Lin Lu said with a grin.

Shen Qingning: “…”

Why don’t you just say it directly? You think Cheng Zhu is very fun.

Annoyed, she said, “Let me tell you. Jiang Wanzhou told me Cheng Zhu will also be studying at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. When school starts, he’ll be our junior brother, and yet you’re calling him master.”

“Ah! Really?” Lin Lu’s lively eyes became brighter, sparkling with excitement.

“That’s great. From now on, I’ll call him master, and he’ll call me senior sister, each to our own, hehe!” the voice actress said happily.

Shen Qingning was speechless. You’re calling him master so smoothly.

Suddenly, Lin Lu said, “How could he do that?! He didn’t even tell us he’s going to the same university! I can’t believe it. I’m going to talk to him about this right now!”

Shen Qingning: “…”

So I gave you a reason to chat privately, huh?

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Sex is a sport for him, lol.