Supremely Talented Tyrant

Chapter 2073 - 2274: Two Women, One Show!

Everyone could already tell from Zhang Danlin's behavior that she had feelings for Hao Jian, so they all wanted to use this chance to match the two of them up, and started booing and egging them on. But they seemed to have forgotten that there was still a Liang Xiaohan sitting next to Hao Jian. They did know that Liang Xiaohan was pretty close to Hao Jian and that they basically went to and from school together every day, but they didn't actually know what their relationship was.Before this, they'd all just thought the two of them had transferred here together, so maybe they'd known each other before and just got along well, that's all. But seeing the expression on Liang Xiaohan's face now, they instantly realized that maybe the gossip going around the class was true, that there really might have been something between Hao Jian and Liang Xiaohan before. And as for Zhang Danlin's feelings for Hao Jian, everyone had seen that with their own eyes.

So now, as everything unfolded, everyone suddenly sorted out the situation in their heads. Basically, Liang Xiaohan couldn't stand it anymore; seeing everyone trying so hard to push Zhang Danlin and Hao Jian together, she had to jump in and break up that mood.

After all, just now Liang Xiaohan had straight up poured Hao Jian a glass of liquor and made him drink it. That was obviously just talking back to what Zhang Danlin had said a moment ago. It couldn't be more obvious. It's not like everyone was blind; of course they saw everything crystal clear.

Everyone hurriedly pulled their eyes back, pretending they hadn't seen anything and didn't know a thing.

Right then, Hao Jian was dumbfounded. He had never imagined Liang Xiaohan would do this. Of course he knew exactly why she was acting like this. Now he was super conflicted—if he didn't drink the glass from Liang Xiaohan, then she probably wouldn't show him a good face again, and when they went back later, he might not even keep his little life.

But if he did drink, Zhang Danlin was sitting right next to him, and he wasn't stupid; he knew Liang Xiaohan's move was obviously aimed at what Zhang Danlin had just said. If he drank it, that basically meant he was taking Liang Xiaohan's side and pushing Zhang Danlin aside.

He had no idea how Zhang Danlin would take that, but obviously she'd feel bad about it. He was stuck in the middle, drinking would be bad, not drinking would also be bad, and his face showed a very awkward expression.

"Can I not drink it? My stomach feels really bloated, kinda uncomfortable, I'll drink later, okay?" Hao Jian made up an excuse.

How could Liang Xiaohan not know what he meant? He had just drunk so much and wasn't even the slightest bit tipsy, and when he'd just stood up with his glass he clearly looked like he was ready to keep drinking. Now suddenly he said his stomach was bloated—that just meant he didn't want to drink this glass with her.

Her face instantly darkened. She glared hard at Hao Jian and said, "Drink! What bloated stomach! Don't give me that bullshit!"

Hao Jian hadn't expected Liang Xiaohan to have that kind of attitude and was instantly shocked. He wanted to reach out and pick up the glass and just down it, but then he glanced over at Zhang Danlin and saw that her face didn't look good at all. If he really drank that glass, she'd probably feel awful.

He was still hesitating when, all of a sudden, Liang Xiaohan glared at him fiercely again. He already had his hand on the glass; after that glare, he didn't hesitate at all and immediately picked up the glass and drained it in one go.

He was way too familiar with that look in Liang Xiaohan's eyes. Once she brought that look out, if he didn't drink that glass just now, he really might not live to see tomorrow.

He finished the drink and set the glass on the table. Everyone's gaze toward Hao Jian changed. They had never seen this side of Hao Jian before. On the basketball court, even facing Gao Yanfei and the others' strength, he'd never shown a hint of fear, and when he'd dealt with Gu Peng and his crew, he'd been totally calm. But just now, they had actually seen a trace of fear on Hao Jian's face. They were all stunned.

Turns out women really are terrifying creatures—without a sound, she actually scared Brother Hao, Hao Jian, like that. That was really fucking badass.

Meanwhile, Zhang Danlin, when she saw Hao Jian drink that glass, her face immediately turned ugly. She was pretty upset—she'd especially stepped up to block the drink for him, but with just one sentence from Liang Xiaohan, he got scared into drinking it right away. The meaning behind that couldn't be any clearer.

She suddenly felt really hurt, but couldn't quite put into words exactly what hurt.

Just when everyone thought Zhang Danlin might explode and the two girls would start a big catfight, unexpectedly, Zhang Danlin suddenly smiled, lifted her glass sharply, and said, "Come on, let's drink. On such a happy occasion, let's celebrate our victory over Class Five and give a thumbs-up to our Hao Jian!"

Seeing that, everyone quickly reacted. Hu Lai and Fatty were the first to raise their glasses, and even the girls who normally didn't drink all poured themselves a glass and held it up.

"Drink!" Zhang Danlin said.

So everyone drained the glass in their hands in one go. After they finished, they all sat back down. Hu Lai and Fatty deliberately started looking for things to talk about, intentionally steering the atmosphere in a different direction. Everyone cooperated, and very soon that awkward mood slowly faded away.

The lively vibe came back again. Everyone was chatting and laughing, drinking and eating skewers, all looking really happy. As for that earlier atmosphere and tension, everyone pretended it had never happened, opting for selective amnesia.

Even though Zhang Danlin was pretending to be very happy, everyone could tell from her expression that she definitely wasn't. But at this moment, nobody felt it was their place to say anything, so they could only tell a few jokes and clown around with some funny stories to distract from it.

Before long, everyone had just about had enough to drink, and the barbecue was pretty much finished too. By this time, Zhang Danlin was also drunk. She'd been drinking on and off since a while ago, one glass after another. At first she was still using a cup, but in the end she actually just grabbed the bottle and started chugging straight from it.

Everyone saw this and wanted to stop her, but no one dared, and even if they tried, they couldn't stop her. When Hu Lai tried to grab the bottle from her hand so she couldn't drink, she actually glared around and said that whoever dared to stop her from drinking, she'd cut ties with that person, never speak to them again for the rest of her life.

Seeing that, even if they wanted to persuade her, they didn't dare anymore, and could only let her keep drinking. Everyone knew she was drunk, and that she was deliberately getting drunk, using alcohol to wash away her unhappiness. And at this moment, there was only one person who could talk her down, only one person she would actually listen to.

The problem was, that person just couldn't be the one to talk to her right now, or he'd be dead meat, and in a really miserable way.

Hao Jian watched, feeling bad, but he could only keep watching.

Liang Xiaohan, on the other hand, wore a completely unconcerned expression. Anyway, as long as anyone dared get close to Hao Jian, she would definitely help her cousin teach that person a good lesson. Making things difficult for Zhang Danlin on purpose today was just to teach her a lesson. In fact, she didn't really have any personal issue with Zhang Danlin.

All of a sudden, Zhang Danlin downed another mouthful of liquor, and her face suddenly twisted in discomfort; she actually threw up right then and there. Hao Jian had been sitting, but when he saw this he hurriedly grabbed some napkins and went over to wipe her mouth. Zhang Danlin hadn't expected that Hao Jian would actually hold the tissues up and wipe her mouth for her, and a smile immediately appeared on her face.

All at once she had a lot she wanted to say to Hao Jian, and she wanted to say it right now, to fully pour out everything in her heart.

"Hao Jian, I…" she started.

However, before she could finish, Hao Jian suddenly clapped a hand over her mouth, not letting her go on.

Hao Jian's expression turned ugly; luckily his reaction was fast. If he'd been even a bit slower and let Zhang Danlin get all her words out, he probably wouldn't be going home tonight—Liang Xiaohan would kill him right here. Zhang Danlin hadn't finished her sentence, but Hao Jian already vaguely knew what she was going to say, so there was absolutely no way he could let her say it out loud, or it would be his death sentence.

Hao Jian kept his hand over Zhang Danlin's mouth, not letting her speak, and although Zhang Danlin wanted to push his hand aside so she could talk, even when she was sober she wasn't as strong as Hao Jian, let alone now that she was drunk; she couldn't do anything to him at all.

At this moment, Hao Jian suddenly shot Hu Lai a look. Hu Lai instantly understood and stood up. Then he walked over to Zhang Danlin and took over, supporting her as he said, "Hey! Sister Danlin, you're drunk. Let's stop drinking and go home, okay?"

Hao Jian immediately gave Hu Lai another look, and Hu Lai was just about to help Zhang Danlin away.

"I'm not drunk, I still haven't finished what I was saying!" Zhang Danlin slurred.

Hearing this, Fatty Zheng Jun also stood up, and the two of them quickly went over to help support Zhang Danlin together with Hu Lai, guiding her off to the side.

They had to hurry up and get her out of here; otherwise, if she stayed any longer, something big was bound to happen.

They didn't care whether Zhang Danlin was willing or not now. Anyway, she was drunk; a bunch of them just propped her up and quickly led her off to the side, planning to send her home.

But when they had helped Zhang Danlin off to the side and were about to hail a cab to send her home, Hu Lai, Fatty, and Zheng Jun all looked at each other blankly.

Only now did they realize that even though they'd been classmates for quite a while, none of them actually knew where Zhang Danlin lived. They didn't even know her address—how were they supposed to send her home?

They all felt awkward.

And right then, a message popped up on Hu Lai's phone; it was from Hao Jian.

As soon as he saw the address, a smile appeared on Hu Lai's face.