Li Ye and the others stayed at Alyosha's home for more than two hours, drank seven or eight bottles of liquor, and by the time they left, Alyosha was swaying so badly he could barely stand.
He gripped Li Ye's arm and slurred, "Li, do you know... Eastern magic?"
Li Ye asked in surprise, "No, I'm not a magician. Why do you ask?"
Alyosha burped and said indignantly, "Then... why can't you get drunk?"
"Heh~"
Li Ye was both annoyed and amused.
Is this bastard questioning my drinking character?
Li Ye had seen people with poor drinking character before—when handed a cup, they would spill and dribble it until they drank only half. But they had come to visit Alyosha in all seriousness today; how could they possibly use such shabby tricks from the jianghu?
"Enough, Alyosha. You're always like this. Is it so hard to admit that you can't hold your liquor?"
Sophia came over and shoved Alyosha, signaling for him not to embarrass himself.
Alyosha had competed with Li Ye drink for drink just now. If Sophia had not stepped in halfway through, he would have crawled beneath the table by now. Yet he was still unconvinced.
"Oh, I can drink very well, but Li can drink even better. I want to give you a gift... a gift between good friends."
Perhaps Sophia's words had embarrassed Alyosha, because he immediately ordered his servant to fetch a gift.
Li Ye hesitated slightly, wondering whether he should accept it if this fellow gave him a golden AK47.
And if he accepted it, would he have to turn it over to the state?
But only a few minutes later, Li Ye smiled in relief.
Alyosha had actually given Li Ye a book on economics, written by the Russian-American economist Leonid Hurwicz.