The bartender didn’t dare to serve any more drinks for Gu Nianbin. But as soon as Gu Nianbin raised his eyes coldly, the bartender’s little heart trembled. He couldn’t help but push the drink to Gu Nianbin, but he was secretly anxious. Why did the person who should have come still not arrive after the phone call?

The manager had no choice but to step forward and persuade him, “Mr. Gu, you have already drunk enough. You are going to get drunk if you drink more.”

Gu Nianbin said coldly, “Just sell your drinks. What does it have to do with you whether I’m drunk or not?”

Those words made the manager unable to make a response. Gu Nianbin was right. What did it have to do with him? The manager couldn’t say he was afraid that something would go wrong with Gu Nianbin if Gu continued to drink like this. That would be taken as a curse. He wouldn’t dare to say it even if he was beaten to death.

However, the manager was also curious. After drinking so much, Gu Nianbin was supposed to be a little drunk no matter how much he could drink. However, his expression was normal and his speech was clear and coherent. His eyes didn’t turn red but had a frightening expression. He did not look drunk at all. The manager almost suspected that there was something wrong with this batch of drinks. There was no sign of drunkenness even after Gu Nianbin drank like this. He had seen countless customers over the years but never seen someone like Gu Nianbin.

Just as he was feeling anxious and uneasy, Shao Boqing arrived. He did not come alone. Shen Li was with him.

As soon as Shao Boqing came over, he patted Gu Nianbin on the shoulder and laughed. “Nianbin, why didn’t you call me when you have a drink? You disappointed me.”

Gu Nianbin didn’t even look at Shao Boqing. He shook his shoulders, shaking off Shao Boqing’s hand. Then he continued to drink.

Shao Boqing didn’t mind. He casually sat aside and said, “It’s boring to drink alone. Shen Li and I will drink with you.” After saying that, he slapped the table and asked for drinks.

Shen Li smiled and sat on the barstool.

The bartender brought the drinks over. Shao Boqing held the glass and wanted to clink glasses with Gu Nianbin. But Gu Nianbin ignored him and only drank alone. Shao Boqing’s hand stopped there, and he felt somewhat embarrassed. So he had no choice but to reach out his glass to Gu Nianbin’s and turned around and clinked glasses with Shen Li. Only then did he take a sip.

Shen Li craned his neck to pass Shao Boqing and asked Gu Nianbin, “President Gu, how’s the situation of the battle recently? I think Jiang Kaiwei seems to be deliberately slowing down. Why don’t you take the opportunity to gather funds to launch a counterattack and give him a surprise attack, which can somewhat turn the tide around.”

As expected, Gu Nianbin seemed to be interested and turned to look at him. “Why did Jiang Kaiwei slow down? Did Xia Nanze make a deal with him?”

“This…” Shen Li pondered for a moment and said, “As far as I know, there seems to be no deal between them. You also knew that their relationship is not good. Xia Nanze only appears when the shareholders’ meeting is held. Under normal conditions, he has no contact with Jiang Kaiwei. But, President Gu, why do you ask this?”

Shao Boqing was also thinking about this question, “Why is Gu Nianbin asking this? Is it related to Du Xiaoxian?”

Gu Nianbin didn’t answer. He just drank in silence. Soon, another glass of alcohol was empty again. He pushed the glass to the bartender. “One more shot.”

The bartender looked at Shao Boqing. Shao Boqing gave him a look and made a silent mouth gesture. The bartender understood and served a glass of vodka with orange juice for Gu Nianbin.

Unexpectedly, Gu Nianbin only took a sip and pushed the glass back. “Pure vodka.”

Shao Boqing coaxed him with a smile, “Nianbin, it will hurt your body if you drink too much pure vodka. Let’s add some ingredients. The taste is the same, but it doesn’t hurt that much, okay?”

Gu Nianbin just sneered. So what if he was hurt? As long as he was not sad, it would be fine.

He had clearly drunk beyond what he could drink, so why wasn’t he drunk? If he got drunk, he could stop thinking about her. He could forget her resolute eyes when she left, and what she said! But why didn’t he get drunk? On the contrary, the more he drank, the soberer he became. Even vodka couldn’t make him drunk. What should he do? What was he going to do?

With such a high concentration, the drink could burn when it was ignited by fire. But it could not make his blood boil, and could not make him excited. What was going on? Was there a problem with the drink, or was there a problem with him?

He looked coldly at the bartender. The bartender averted his gaze and slowly poured the drink while looking at Shao Boqing.

Shao Boqing took the glass away and discussed with Gu Nianbin, “This should be the last shot. You can’t drink anymore. If you drink anymore, things will go wrong.”

Gu Nianbin was silent and only reached out to take the glass. Shao Boqing did not let go, “I will not give it to you unless you agree. Things will really go wrong if you drink anymore.”

Gu Nianbin did not allow him to say anything and forcibly snatched the glass away. Shao Boqing was so angry that he glared at Gu Nianbin. “Why don’t you listen to what I said?”

Gu Nianbin glanced at him and finally said, “Things have already gone wrong. Is it still not enough?”

Shao Boqing asked him, “What has gone wrong? Why don’t you tell me? Don’t act like the sky is about to collapse. What is it, tell me!”

Gu Nianbin was silent again as if there was nothing else in his eyes other than his drink.

Gu Nianbin did not listen to Shao Boqing’s advice and did not speak. Shao Boqing was very confused and turned to look at Shen Li. Young Master Shen shrugged his shoulders to show that he could do nothing about it. He might have a way to deal with Jiang Kaiwei, but he had no way to deal with this obstinate President Gu.

Shao Boqing had no choice but to patiently persuade Gu Nianbin. Shao Boqing could not ignore Gu Nianbin, who was his boss and old friend for many years. However, no matter how eloquent he was, Gu Nianbin remained unmoved. It was as if Gu Nianbin hadn’t heard what Shao Boqing said at all. He completely treated Shao Boqing as transparent and just drank one mouthful after another.

The music was like flowing water, and a quiet female voice was slowly singing, expressing the endless sorrow of the mortal world as well as countless complaints about love and hatred. Her voice was like smoke, flying to every corner of the bar.

Shao Boqing was not in the mood to listen to the song. He tried to find a way to persuade Gu Nianbin. However, before he could finish speaking, Gu Nianbin finished another glass, pushed the glass to the bartender and said coldly, “One more shot.”

The bartender held the glass with a thick bottom and looked at Shao Boqing awkwardly. Shao Boqing was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped out. He waved his hand and shouted, “Give it to him. Let him drink to death!”

The bartender had no choice but to serve another glass for Gu Nianbin.

Shao Boqing did not restrain himself anymore and snorted. “It is just a matter of falling out of love. What is it? Who hasn’t experienced it before? It’s just about a woman. There are plenty of beautiful women in the world. Don’t be fixated on her. There are many women better than her. How could you be like this just because of a little girl? Don’t you feel embarrassing? I think it’s good to break up with her. This kind of woman is heartless. Why should you want her? You are the only one who is stupid. She is just a peasant girl. You have treated her so well. But when she broadened her horizon, her heart became wild. You said that she was Innocent. What bullshit. Ah…”

Shao Boqing kept on talking. The more he talked, the more emotional he became. Shen Li used his arm to hit Shao Boqing twice, but he was ignored. In the end, Shao Boqing was miserably hit in the mouth by Gu Nianbin. This punch was powerful, and the worst part was that it was so fast that Shao Boqing was not on guard at all. He was hit without even dodging.

As that kind of fierce punch hit him in the mouth, his teeth were loose and his mouth was full of blood.

Everyone was stunned including Shao Boqing. He looked at Gu Nianbin in shock, not daring to believe that Gu Nianbin was the one who punched him. He blinked, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and slowly put down the wine glass in his hand.

But, Gu Nianbin acted as if nothing had happened. He continued to drink silently, not even looking at Shao Boqing. It was as if that punch was not from him.

Shao Boqing put down his wine glass but did not let it go. He suddenly swung it towards Gu Nianbin’s head and roared, “You punched me for a woman! What the hell do you want to do?”

Gu Nianbin did not dodge and let Shao Boqing smash him. At the critical moment, Shen Li grabbed Shao Boqing’s arm. “You knew that he was drunk, so why do you argue with him? Even if you want to get even with him, you should wait until he is sober!”

Shao Boqing flew into a rage and tried to shake Shen Li off. “Let go, now that he is drunk, I will hit him until he is sober!”

Shen Li did not let go and his voice also rose, “Why don’t you think about what you were like when you broke up with Nina? Weren’t you crazy too? You should understand him now!”

When Shao Boqing heard this, he was speechless. He put down his wine glass dejectedly. He was really angry as Gu Nianbin had hit him, which made his mouth full of blood. So he was going to hit Gu Nianbin until his head bled. Otherwise, Shao Boqing would get internal injuries from his anger. He had come to persuade Gu Nianbin with good intentions, but Gu Nianbin actually punched him so ruthlessly, without paying attention to their brotherhood. He felt disappointed.

Shen Li pulled Shao Boqing to the bathroom to rinse his mouth and check his injury. Shen Li had been a special soldier and was very good at treating external injuries.

But as Shao Boqing rinsed his mouth, the manager ran over to tell them that Gu Nianbin had left.

When Shao Boqing heard this, he became anxious again. After drinking so much, Gu Nianbin would cause trouble if he went out! Gu Nianbin was usually the steadiest person, but tonight he seemed to have changed into a different one, even daring to hit Shao Boqing, what if… Shao Boqing did not dare to think more and quickly chased after him with Shen Li.

When they walked out of the door and looked around, they did not see Gu Nianbin.

The traffic on the road was like a river, driving past in front of them quickly. The scarlet taillights were like shooting stars, leaving a long tail in the night.

Shao Boqing began to worry that Gu Nianbin would get into a car accident. What if he really couldn’t think things through?

He had always thought that he knew Gu Nianbin well. After all, Gu Nianbin had been his friend for more than ten years. But now, he had no confidence at all. He was just worried, afraid that something would happen to Gu Nianbin.

Shen Li said, “This isn’t the way. Let’s split up and search him.”

Shao Boqing said, “Okay, let’s split up. Call me if you find him.” He sighed. “He is really troublesome!” He rushed to the right.

Shen Li went to the left. It was not too late. Moreover, this was the most bustling bar street that was full of people. So it was not easy to find Gu Nianbin. Shen Li looked around. When he saw a figure looking like Gu Nianbin and rushed up to grab the man, he found it was not. He could only smile and say sorry before continuing to search.

Shao Boqing was impatient and called Shen Li after just a while. “Did you find him?”

“I didn’t see him. Let’s keep searching.” As Shen Li spoke on the phone, he craned his neck and looked ahead. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed and he said, “I seem to have seen him. I will go up and take a look. I’ll hang up first.”

He ran over and caught the man who was walking forward with his head lowered. “President Gu, where are you going? Let me send you off.”

Gu Nianbin raised his head to look at Shen Li, his gaze somewhat vacant as if he did not know Shen Li.

But, Shen Li felt that something was wrong. Gu Nianbin’s face was pale. Even under the streetlights, one could see that his face was as white as paper. But his eyes were red, looking a little scary.

Gu Nianbin lowered his head to look at Shen Li’s hand on his arm. “Let go.”

Shen Li would surely not let go of Gu Nianbin. He took out his cell phone and made a call. “Boqing, I have found him. Come here! Ah…”

Shao Boqing quickly turned around and ran in the opposite direction as he heard on the phone that something happened. Could it be that Shen Li was also punched by Gu Nianbin?

Gu Nianbin had made his move, but Shen Li was on guard. Because he was on the phone, his reaction was still a little slow. Gu Nianbin’s fist struck his cheek. The strength was not light, so he cried out in pain and was immediately hit far away.

Gu Nianbin glanced at him indifferently and walked forward again. Shen Li quickly stepped forward to stop Gu Nianbin. “President Gu, where are you going? If you don’t want me to send you off, how about Boqing?”

Gu Nianbin was like a person who had lost his ability to speak and could only speak with his fists. However, this time, Shen Li dodged very quickly. Gu Nianbin missed his punch and slowly lowered his hand. His eyes stared at Shen Li, and then he slowly leaned forward like a slow motion in a movie…