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The wine had a wonderful aroma and a slightly bitter taste. Gu Xinglan downed it in one gulp.
"cough……"
My throat is burning.
He just couldn't get used to this kind of alcohol.
My mind went completely blank after drinking it.
"Give me the glass." Li Taihe took the glass from him, and perhaps as the alcohol took effect, Gu Xinglan suddenly felt...
The person standing in front of me is Li Hetai.
Just as he was about to take a closer look, he realized that the man had already walked to the pool table.
Want to play a round?
Li Taihe faced him, rubbing the cue stick with a small, square blue box.
Some tiny debris slowly drifted down.
But Gu Xinglan's eyes were blurry, and she couldn't see these things clearly: "I can't... but I like watching others fight."
……
The person speaking didn't notice.
The throat, wet and sticky from drinking, felt sticky and muddy.
Li Taihe remained noncommittal, placing his left hand on the pool table, leaning slightly forward, his lips pursed, a faint smile playing on his lips.
With a firm grip on the club in his right hand and taut forearm muscles, he made a smooth and effortless motion when gently testing the club.
With a "bang," the white ball shot out.
The crisp sound of the impact echoed in the silent hall.
Gu Xinglan watched quietly as the man changed positions, sinking ball after ball into the hole.
Hearing the sound of killing two birds with one stone, Gu Xinglan shook her head to regain her composure, and slowly clapped her hands.
"Coming?"
Li Taihe pulled a pole from the wall and said, "It's no fun if I hit it myself..."
"I really don't know how to play." Gu Xinglan lowered her eyes.
He could barely see the other person's face, how could he possibly aim at the ball?
If he hadn't had good self-control, he might have caused a drunken scene on the spot.
“Come on, I can teach you.” Li Taihe seemed to share a love of teaching with someone else, walking over steadily and grabbing his coat.
Before he could react, the man had already taken off his coat.
Without saying a word, Li Taihe shoved a long golf club into his hand: "Take this club."
Soon, a hot breath pressed against my back.
The man's physique could be described as burly. When his palm pressed down on the man's left hand on the pool table, the man's mind went blank. He wasn't thinking about poking the cue stick out, but rather about the man's piercing gaze and sudden change in demeanor.
"Relax first... then, push out smoothly in this direction."
As Li Taihe spoke, he guided someone's arm to exert force, and the woody-scented cue slowly pushed forward.
Then, with another "bang,"...
The white ball shot out like an arrow, then skillfully struck the target ball and rolled rapidly into the hole.
"If you learn to play pool, you might get addicted."
Li Taihe turned away and pressed the button on the pool table.
The sound of a machine rolling a ball filled her ears. Gu Xinglan pursed her lips and asked, "Could you teach me again?"
My mind was fogged up, but I managed to remember a little bit.
Li Hetai... also taught him how to play billiards.
However, he rejected physical contact with the other person and bit them instead.
Even though the man's hand was bitten until it bled, he still held on tightly, and the man felt as if both of his hands were about to be broken.
Later, the ball seemed to go into the hole, but the man's hand was almost bitten raw.
Li Taihe didn't look away. He picked up his wine glass with his left hand and took a small sip: "Do you know what your expression looks like right now? I'm afraid you'll just give me a sip."
The person who had drunk quite a bit of alcohol seemed to feel hot, so he took off his vest, leaving only a white shirt on his upper body.
"Hmm... I'm not playing anymore. I have no interest in playing with a drunk newbie."
“Who said I’m a newbie? You two are truly amazing… You both love playing competitive sports that require focus to win…” Gu Xinglan stepped forward, took the cue stick that Li Taihe had just held, leaned down, raised her head slightly, pulled her arm back, and her watery eyes instantly turned sharp the moment they touched the white ball.
A crisp "bang" sound rang out.
The target ball was hit into the hole at high speed.
The person who poked the ball showed neither the smugness of scoring nor feigned indifference.
That face held an expression he couldn't decipher.
"Gu Xinglan?"
Li Taihe raised an eyebrow, put down his wine glass, and slowly walked over.
But the next second, as if a switch had been flipped, someone suddenly opened their mouth, revealing rows of teeth, many of which were sharp and pointed, resembling the small crocodiles kept in the old house.
Almost instantly, Li Taihe quickly took a step back.
But behind him was a small cart, on which the coldly gleaming wine bottles reflected someone's mouth.
Soon, someone's mouth was twisted into a ball.
At the critical moment, Li Taihe forcefully pinched the face that was lunging at him.
The person being pinched even tried to pry his hand open and bite his fingers.
"How much is this?"
Li Taihe raised his left hand and extended his index and middle fingers.
Gu Xinglan, her eyes still misty, also held up two fingers: "Yay~"
System: [Host, I know you are still conscious.]
Gu Xinglan: "..."
The alcohol he just drank was a bit too strong; he couldn't handle it. The moment he finished playing, he identified someone who approached him as Li Hetai...
His biting was merely an uncontrollable muscle memory.
System: [However, host, my system detected that you clearly don't know how to play pool, yet you managed to pocket the ball on your first try! This system didn't give you any cheat codes!]
"Hmm, I remember something."
Gu Xinglan closed her eyes and let herself fall into someone's arms.
If he wakes up now, he won't be able to explain what just happened.
System: [Host, does that mean you possess some unknown skills?]
The mechanical electronic voice had a cheerful and lively tone, but Gu Xinglan couldn't feel happy at all.
"President Li."
A familiar voice sounded.
Is it Li Huiwen?
Just as she was about to listen carefully, a feeling of weightlessness washed over her, and Gu Xinglan almost couldn't help but cry out.
"Is it done?"
"Drones, plane tickets, and... fireworks, everything is ready."
When Li Huiwen's gaze fell on the person in Li Taihe's arms, his voice paused for a moment.
The man was nestled in his boss's arms, and you could hear him humming and groaning, seemingly unhappy about his arrival.
"Mr. Li, would you like me to bring over some hangover medicine?"
"No need, just send some lightly salted water over at six o'clock tomorrow."
“Okay… but is Mr. Gu still in good condition?” Li Huiwen adjusted his glasses, and seeing how comfortably the person in his arms was lying, he felt that his question was unnecessary. So he changed the subject and said, “President Li, there is one more thing I need to report to you.”
Li Taihe nodded, walked to the sofa, and carried the person down.
"We still have plenty of time, let's talk while we drink."
As their presence gradually faded, Gu Xinglan let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief.
As a result, the words that came to my ears almost suffocated the air in my chest.
"President Li, I would like to discuss with you the matter of terminating the contract with Mr. Gu."
what? !
Contract termination?!
What about the duration of his erasure?
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