Interest Paid in Advance

Hearing that Liu Shang, despite being so drunk, was still thinking of her, Jiang Ruolin felt deeply touched.

On the surface, however, she feigned anger, "If you truly cared about me, you wouldn't have made such a scene next time."

"You drank so much high-proof liquor, how could I possibly not worry about you?"

"Also, what would you have done if there was someone at Tan Feng's end who had a better tolerance for alcohol than you?"

At this moment, Liu Shang scoffed dismissively, "For you, I'd even risk my life, so how could they possibly win against me?"

"They're nothing but a bunch of brats. Look, didn't I take care of them today?!"

When Liu Shang uttered the catchphrase of the plump Taiyi Zhenren from later generations, he expected Jiang Ruolin to be amused. To his surprise, Jiang Ruolin threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly, crying.

After a long while, Jiang Ruolin murmured, "Why are you so foolish?"

"Never again, and I won't allow you to do such foolish things anymore..."

"Heh, I know."

Liu Shang smiled and wiped the tears from her soft cheeks. Driven by emotion, he slowly lowered his head, feeling Jiang Ruolin's increasingly rapid breaths.

Just as their lips were about to meet, Jiang Ruolin suddenly turned her head, "No!"

"Wait until the smell of alcohol is gone..."

Saying that, Jiang Ruolin tiptoed and lightly kissed his cheek. Then, smiling, she held his arm and they continued forward.

"Here, consider this the interest paid in advance..."

When Jiang Ruolin helped Liu Shang to the dormitory building, Fu Liang and Cheng Meng, who had received his call earlier, were already waiting there.

At this point, they had also learned about everyone's impressive drinking feat at the party from other dorm rooms.

Upon meeting, Fu Liang immediately gave him a thumbs-up, "Four cups of 60% Baijiu straight down, that's amazing!"

Afterward, Jiang Ruolin handed Liu Shang over to the two of them. Still worried, she specifically instructed Cheng Meng, whom she knew, "Cheng Meng, if Liu Shang is still vomiting tonight, please help take care of him."

"Call me anytime if anything happens."

Cheng Meng had previously mentioned how nervous he got seeing celebrity Jiang Ruolin.

Now, hearing her instructions, he nodded repeatedly, "Sister Ruolin, don't worry, everything will be fine."

Before he could finish speaking, Liu Shang playfully hit him, laughing and scolding, "Call her Sister-in-law!"

Cheng Meng was taken aback, then nodded repeatedly, his heart filled with shock, "Oh, Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law!"

Fu Liang, who was also boisterous, playfully smacked him just like Liu Shang, "You're too kind, you really have no sense!"

Then, along with Cheng Meng, he also started calling her Sister-in-law with a laugh.

Seeing them like this, Jiang Ruolin didn't get angry. Instead, she smiled and tacitly accepted it, only turning to leave after watching the three of them enter the dormitory building.

This scene further shocked Cheng Meng.

Jiang Ruolin, a true gem of their circle, had actually become his dormmate Liu Shang's girlfriend. This world! It was simply too terrifying!

While all this was happening on their side, the group that had gone to the hospital appeared even more flustered and disheveled.

Tan Feng, Zhou Liang, Lu Kai, and their group of seven or eight people were almost completely defeated.

Especially Tan Feng and Lu Kai, who had passed out completely, their conditions were even more severe.

In the end, the situation escalated to the point where an ambulance had to be called.

With such a major incident happening here, Song Jia, their close friend, was naturally alerted from her dormitory. Along with a few other girls, she rushed around, having to constantly tend to those who were vomiting.

It wasn't until after midnight, when the few guys who were receiving IV drips at the hospital regained consciousness and gradually stabilized, that things began to calm down.

Only then did Song Jia, who had been busy all night, start to erupt, unleashing all the anger she had been holding back.

"What's wrong with you guys?"

"You plotted against him for so long, even meticulously planned tonight's gathering, and ended up landing yourselves in the hospital?!"

"And you dragged us into it, having to serve you all night!!!"

Seeing Song Jia's anger, Tan Feng, feeling weak and with a burning sensation in his stomach, looked apologetic, and for some reason, his eyes were slightly moist, "Jia Jia, I'm sorry..."

"Shut up!"

"Look at you, if you can't drink, don't. Why pretend?"

After snapping back at Tan Feng, Song Jia approached Lu Kai, "And you, Lu Kai!"

"Are you trying to die? Drinking four cups of 60% Baijiu straight?!?"

"You actually drank yourself into a stupor, you're really something!"

At this moment, Lu Kai put on a pained expression and waved with his hand that wasn't hooked up to an IV, "Jia Jia, stop scolding. I was wrong, I know I was wrong, okay? I was truly wrong..."

"Oh, and after I finished the last cup, did Liu Shang drink with us? What happened after he drank?"

Zhou Liang, equally weak, coughed dryly and chimed in, "That guy Liu Shang is too insidious and cunning. We really underestimated him!"

"If I'm not mistaken, he definitely didn't drink the last cup, and with a victorious smile, he looked at us with disdainful and mocking eyes, then swaggered off with his prize, Jiang Ruolin, right?"

To everyone's surprise, when Zheng Jiao, the girl who had used Liu Shang's bank card to pay the bill, heard Zhou Liang's words, she exploded.

"Zhou Liang, I'm going to tell you right now that all your so-called conspiracies and speculations are bullshit!"

"After Lu Kai drank that glass of wine, Liu Shang followed suit. It's just that he has a higher tolerance for alcohol and better manners than you guys. He's already been sent back to his dorm."

"Thanks to you few, we couldn't pay the 7,000 yuan banquet bill tonight. In the end, it was Liu Shang who voluntarily paid it!"

"Also, what do you mean 'trophies'? Jiang Ruolin has always been Liu Shang's girlfriend. You guys were the ones scheming and trying every way to make things difficult for her, trying to break them up!"

"Zhou Liang, what right do you have to call others insidious and cunning?"

"Seriously, before you talk about others, take a look in the mirror at yourselves, okay?"

"Forget it, I'm really too disappointed in you guys! I'm leaving!"

Zheng Jiao was a very good-natured girl within Tan Feng's circle, with excellent family background and academics.

This was the first time Tan Feng, Zhou Liang, and the others had seen her get so angry.

Seeing Zheng Jiao angrily grab her bag and leave, Song Jia also shot them a fierce glare before chasing after her.

At this moment, Zhou Liang heavily slammed his head into the pillow on the hospital bed, "Sigh! Everything's a mess, and we've lost everything!"