Being forced to grow like a pig? But I'm immune to the consequences!

"Come on, everyone, let's have a toast!"

The drinks were served quickly, and Liu Zhi raised his glass and made a loud proposal.

Zhao Dele was sitting next to Zhang Lin, and the other man reached out to pour him a drink.

"I'll pass, Dele, I'll just have water," Zhang Lin quickly waved his hand to politely decline.

He had never touched alcohol since he was a child, and his family had always forbidden him from doing so. A few days ago, when he had dinner with Tu Nan and the others, he forced himself to drink a few sips, but he felt dizzy, his face turned red, his heart was pounding, and his stomach felt uncomfortable. He couldn't taste anything good at all, and he didn't understand what this stuff had to do with so-called brotherhood.

So, he really didn't want to drink it.

Zhao Dele, unaware of his concerns, took it as mere politeness and smiled as he advised, "Just a little drink. It's a gathering for everyone to enjoy and have fun."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Liu Zhi suddenly raised his voice, his tone deliberately stern: "Who isn't drinking?"

Zhao Dele and Zhang Lin were both stunned and looked at him at the same time.

Liu Zhi grinned, adopting a joking posture, pointed at Zhang Lin with his finger, and deliberately shouted with a stern face, "Drink!"

Zhang Lin, being simple-minded, didn't grasp the hidden meaning in those words and didn't want to spoil the fun. Seeing Liu Zhi's half-joking expression, he decided to give him face, shook his head helplessly, and tacitly allowed Zhao Dele to pour him a drink.

But to everyone's surprise, the moment he opened his mouth, Liu Zhi's smile vanished instantly, and he scoffed dismissively.

That soft sneer, so blatantly mocking, seemed to ridicule his cowardice, mocking him as a pushover who would only obey when forced.

Zhang Lin's face instantly darkened.

He really couldn't understand how this person could change his attitude so quickly.

Just now, the other party was clearly using a joke as a pretext to pressure him. He was just giving them a way out, so how did he end up being mocked instead?

"Bang!"

Just then, Soguli suddenly slammed his hand on the table.

The crisp sound broke the silence in the private room, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

Suo Guli, however, acted as if nothing had happened, picking at her food as she spoke, her voice as cold as ice: "Just eat properly, don't get into those underhanded schemes!"

He had lost his appetite at that moment.

He wasn't so easily fooled. He didn't think Zhang Lin's compromise was cowardice at all. He just felt that Liu Zhi and his gang were full of bad intentions and liked to step on others to establish their own prestige.

Liu Zhi's face immediately fell, revealing obvious embarrassment, but he quickly forced a smile to smooth things over: "Just kidding, don't take it seriously. Waiter, a few more drinks!"

The tense atmosphere in the private room finally began to liven up a little.

But as Liu Zhi lowered his head, a fleeting look of displeasure flashed across his face, which was hidden in shadow. He twitched the corner of his mouth and muttered under his breath, "Tch, that's just how it is, why pretend?"

The meal continued in this awkward manner.

Zhang Lin belatedly realized that he had once again been used as a target to establish his authority.

These people are more cunning and more wicked than he imagined.

The meal was incredibly frustrating; Zhang Lin found it utterly tasteless.

And so, in this atmosphere of everyone chatting about their own things, the meal was almost over.

Only Yan Liang would occasionally take a bite or two, occasionally drink a beverage, and occasionally glance at the others out of the corner of his eye.

Although they had finished eating, Xu Fei and the others did not get up to leave and continued chatting.

Seeing this, Zhang Lin and the others also started chatting.

As for Yan Liang, readers are buzzing: What exactly happened? Join the discussion on Cola Novels. He still chats with Xu Fei and others from time to time, but he's always given a bite or two of food and a sip of beverage.

However, no matter how much he ate, there was always a little left on the plate and a mouthful left in the cup.

Xu Fei and the others seemed to have endless topics to discuss, while Zhang Lin and the others were already getting bored.

Zhang Lin couldn't sit still any longer and asked, "Have you all finished eating?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Yan Liang was still holding his cup, taking small sips.

"Let's wait a little longer," Liu Zhi replied casually.

After dawdling for a while, Suoguli looked at Yan Liang and asked, "Have you finished eating?"

"I've already eaten." Yan Liang feigned confusion, looking at me as if asking why I was looking at him.

"Let's go now that we've eaten." Zhang Lin looked at everyone, his tone urging them on.

"Let's go, let's go," Yan Liang echoed, but his buttocks seemed glued to the chair, not moving an inch.

Zhang Lin was the first to stand up. Tu Nan and Zhao Dele exchanged a glance and then stood up as well.

However, the group did not leave immediately, but instead thought they would wait for them.

Seeing the others get up, Yan Liang became less anxious and deliberately picked at the last bite of rice on his plate and drank the last sip of beverage in his cup.

He then slowly and deliberately wiped his mouth with a tissue.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just to make others wait for him in this moment, to make him seem arrogant.

Zhao Dele seemed to realize something in an instant, and a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.

Xu Fei and his group then got up and left the private room.

Seeing this, Yan Liang seemed to panic, and with a tissue in his mouth, he quickly caught up.

After leaving the private room, the meal was finished, but the bill hadn't been settled yet.

Logically, someone should have gone to the front desk to pay the bill by now, but Xu Fei and the others walked in front, each one moving slower than the last, dawdling as if afraid of getting to the front desk first.

Seeing this, Yan Liang, who was at the very back, suddenly looked relieved.

The group slowly made their way to the cashier, but then stopped in unison, looking around as if it were none of their business.

"Have you paid?" Zhou Wei suddenly asked.

"No, I'll pay." Liu Zhi said.

Zhang Lin frowned, thinking that since they had already agreed to split the bill, he was about to step forward to pay when Zhao Dele gently tugged at his wrist from behind.

He turned around in confusion and met a look from Zhao Dele. Although he understood what it meant, he still silently stopped in his tracks.

At this moment, Xu Fei walked out of the restaurant as if he didn't care, and Zhou Wei followed.

Seeing this, Yan Liang, who was at the very back, quickly lowered his head and walked through the crowd to get out.

Seeing all this, Soguli's face had turned extremely gloomy. He was too lazy to waste any more time with this group of people and stepped forward directly: "Settle the score."

"That's two thousand and nine yuan in total. I'll round it down to two thousand." The cashier quickly announced the price.

Suoguli didn't say much, took out his money and paid the bill.

As the group walked out of the restaurant, Suoguli stopped and said coldly, "Two hundred and twenty-two per person. Give me the money."

Without a word, Zhang Lin, Tu Nan, and Zhao Dele each took out their money and handed it over. Liu Zhi and Shen Zitong exchanged a glance and also took out their money.

Only Xu Fei, Zhou Wei, and Yan Liang seemed not to have heard anything, standing aside with their hands in their pockets, pretending to admire the scenery.