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Rare moments of leisure left Gu Xiaoxi sitting on a swing, only wishing time could pass faster.

Half an hour went by, then a whole hour, but Gu Xiaoxi didn’t see Mi Xi come out.

She couldn’t help but enter the venue to look for someone.

When she saw Mi Xi surrounded by a group of men, toasting each other, her eyebrows involuntarily furrowed.

Mi Xi was drunk.

Not just drunk, but clearly very drunk.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately felt she had neglected her duty, as his secretary, she had rested while letting her boss get drunk.

Gu Xiaoxi quickly walked over and stood in front of Mi Xi, and said to everyone, "Excuse me, gentlemen, the boss is drunk, and I need to take him back."

Mi Xi rubbed his groggy head and seeing Gu Xiaoxi, a hint of a smile appeared on his lips. He said to the other bosses, "We can talk another time, it’s getting late. I have to go."

Saying that, he reached out his hand to Gu Xiaoxi.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately helped him stand up.

Clearly, those who had been toasting Mi Xi were also drunk.

Even two of them were so confused they protested, "Wait, Mr. Mi, it’s not often we meet. We’ve had such a good talk, you said it yourself. No leaving until we’re all drunk! No, we have to finish the drinks on the table before we can leave."

"That won’t do. I have things to attend to! Can’t stay with you today." Mi Xi spoke very tactfully to the associates from Sunshine Group toasting him.

He didn’t want to offend them and cause unnecessary trouble.

But the others clearly wouldn’t let it go, with a few even standing up, pushing Mi Xi back to his seat, "Today is the business assembly, what else could you have to do. If it’s making up to a beauty, that too should be in the evening. It’s still early now."

The man speaking had a particularly suggestive look in his eyes when he looked at Gu Xiaoxi.

Gu Xiaoxi clenched her teeth, wishing she could gouge out those leering eyes.

"Drink! If you don’t stay with us until we’re all drunk, you’re looking down on us. Mr. Mi, our companies have been cooperating for ten years now. Over these years, our friendship has deepened. The more we drink, the deeper our connection," another man pushed a wine glass into Mi Xi’s hand.

Gu Xiaoxi stood aside; her boss’s affairs were not for her to manage.

Until Mi Xi spoke, she didn’t know what to do.

"I am already drunk, let’s drink next time!" Mi Xi’s attitude was firm.

The man holding the wine glass felt somewhat embarrassed, as retracting the glass would make him lose face.

But Mi Xi wouldn’t drink.

He couldn’t just force it upon him. Instinctively, his gaze fell on Gu Xiaoxi, "You’re Mr. Mi’s secretary. Since Mr. Mi is drunk, your drinking in his stead is the same. We have an agreement, as long as the table drinks are finished, the gathering is over."

Gu Xiaoxi furrowed her brows, there were at least a hundred glasses of red wine on the table, which they were supposed to share.

She would have to drink at least fifteen glasses for Mi Xi.

Though she had dissipated the alcohol from earlier drinks with her Inner Strength, drinking more would still be manageable.

But surely, she couldn’t just get drunk like Mi Xi!

Fifteen glasses of red wine would add up to more than half a bottle.

"Forget it, a bunch of men making things hard for a young girl. Here, I’ll drink with everyone, but let’s be clear. Once these are finished, we’re done," Mi Xi said, seeing Gu Xiaoxi struggling and unhesitatingly took the man’s wine glass.

The remaining bosses immediately burst into laughter, "Playing the hero to save the beauty, for the sake of the lady, willing to live lost in drunken dreams."

Listening to their vulgar speech, a wave of disgust washed over Gu Xiaoxi.

She stepped forward and snatched the glass from Mi Xi’s hand, then, with a cold expression to the group around the table, she said, "Let’s do this, we split the drinks on the table among the six of us.

That’s fifteen glasses each. Whoever finishes first will have to agree to a business condition of the other five.

For instance, if I win, we’re about to launch a new finance software and I hope everyone here can provide a month of free business promotion on your leading platforms."

"Oh, the young lady dares to make demands. What if you lose? If you lower the factory price of your electronics by five percent, then let’s have a gamble," another man said excitedly. Five percent, for them, it meant steady billions in earnings each year.

This was an incredible opportunity.

Gu Xiaoxi turned to look at Mi Xi, "Boss, shall we bet?"

It was his company, naturally, she had to ask for the boss’s opinion.

Mr. Mi rested his chin on one hand, squinting with a smile, "It’s just a little money, as long as everyone is happy, let’s bet! But, Yuwei, can you handle it?"

He remembered the last time they talked to customers, with not much alcohol involved, yet she was thoroughly drunk.

Gu Xiaoxi raised her eyebrows and gave him an assured look.

She wasn’t afraid of them.

So, she turned back to the bosses with a smile and said, "Then let’s all raise our glasses and begin."

Each person had fifteen glasses of wine, among them, one boss, disdaining that the glasses were not full, poured a lot more into his.

Originally, fifteen glasses would only amount to over half a bottle, but now, together, they were equal to two full bottles.

Gu Xiaoxi looked at the row of brimming glasses in front of her, feeling a tingling in her scalp.

But since she had made a bet, she was determined not to lose.

As soon as the word ’start’ was announced, she picked up a glass, took a deep breath, and gulped it down in one go!

She drank the glass full of wine as if it were water.

She was quick, and the others were not slow either; for the sake of billions, everyone was fighting with their lives.

One glass, two glasses, three glasses, four glasses... eleven glasses, twelve glasses, thirteen glasses!

By the time she reached this point, Gu Xiaoxi only felt dizzy, her stomach churning violently, but she still endured it.

She couldn’t lose the bet she had proposed, or she would be the laughingstock.

Even though she had reached her limit, she still picked up the glass, tilted her head back, and drank it down with a "gurgle, gurgle."

The boss competing with her in the drinking contest had already had three succumb, and another was clearly so drunk that he was swaying and, in the end, couldn’t even hold onto his glass.

Clearly, they had underestimated the fierce determination deep within Gu Xiaoxi.

What she set out to do, she intended to win.

When the final glass of wine went down, Gu Xiaoxi put down her glass, feeling an intense burning discomfort in her chest.

Getting drunk was not terrible, what was terrible was drinking too much.

It was no longer drunkenness; it was agony.

She looked at the only boss still sober and asked with a smile, "I’ve finished drinking, will you keep your word?"

The boss grimaced, didn’t finish his last glass, and turned to Mi Xi with a smile, "Your secretary is quite capable. If Mr. Mi doesn’t want you, you can come work for my company."

Gu Xiaoxi clenched her fingers, continuously activating her Spiritual Power to stay calm and sober, and smiled politely.

Mi Xi didn’t linger. He stood up and walked out of the business event venue with Gu Xiaoxi.

Shortly after they left the building, Gu Xiaoxi turned and leaned over a trash can by the roadside, retching violently.

The acidic wine tumbled out from her stomach, burning her nose painfully.

Gu Xiaoxi then realized that being a boss was not so easy after all.

After she had finished throwing up, she felt much better, still a bit dizzy, but not in discomfort.

At that moment, a bottle of water and a pack of tissues were passed to her from behind.

Gu Xiaoxi took them, rinsed her mouth, tidied up, and then turned around to look at Mi Xi standing beside her.

He was redolent with the smell of alcohol, yet at this moment, he was composed and tranquil, showing no sign of drunkenness.

"You’re not drunk?" Gu Xiaoxi asked, frowning.

Mi Xi just lifted his lips in a smile, "Do I look like I get drunk that easily?"

"..." Gu Xiaoxi bit her lip, at a loss for words.

At that moment, the driver brought the car around to them.

Mi Xi opened the car door for Gu Xiaoxi, "Get in!"

Gu Xiaoxi, seeing him open the car door for her, dared not get in.

"You go ahead, I can manage on my own."

"I’ve been in business for many years, and you’re the first employee I’ve seen who has earned billions in advertising fees for the company just by drinking a dozen glasses of wine. This is a token of appreciation from the boss," Mi Xi said with an easy smile, his demeanor relaxed and handsome.

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t know whether he was secretly mocking her for being foolish. After all, with his wealth, he did not need her pledge.

So, with mixed feelings, she got into the car.

Mi Xi then sat down beside Gu Xiaoxi, a barely perceptible smile at the corner of his mouth, "Learn something from this. If not for the last dozen glasses of wine, those people would have pretended to be drunk even if they weren’t. You’re still too naive."

"Sly!" Gu Xiaoxi muttered, biting her lip.

Mi Xi replied nonchalantly, "In business, it’s a timeless truth that you can’t get by without being a little crafty. You need to protect yourself from being fooled as well as learn to fool others."

Gu Xiaoxi didn’t want to listen; she wasn’t interested in business.