154 Drinking Testosterone (1/2)

The thermos cups were just a joke. After the call that morning, Luo Mingxin had felt annoyed because he was threatened. He was Celebrity Luo; how could he be threatened by a woman‽ After realizing his face had been lost, he had purposely challenged Brother Shuang to make himself feel better. However, to everyone's surprise, the joke did not become a joke, and it was really exciting.

With everyone watching, Brother Shuang looked at Luo Mingxin with a half-smile before downing the three cups of brandy without any comment. A cup was about 300 ml, so three cups were about one liter. Brother Shuang gulped them down like they were water. His face did not redden, and he even managed to maintain his polite demeanor.

”Even if it's just water, the stomach will be bloated,” someone grumbled, and the gazes in the room looked at him like they had seen a ghost.

”You dummy!” Director Zhou recovered from his shock and immediately ordered his men, ”Quick, go take a look at him. Don't let the alcohol burn a hole in his stomach. You really think you're shooting a drama‽”

Then he smacked Luo Mingxin on the back of his shoulder and berated, ”You're another one! You're already an adult, so why are you bullying Xiao Ye?!”

Chaos erupted in the room. Even Luo Mingxin came to offer Ye Shuang some concern. Ye Shuang felt embarrassed being the focus of so much attention. After Ye Shuang confirmed that he was really fine and the people saw he did not show any symptoms of alcohol poisoning, they finally relaxed.

Competitiveness… Ye Shuang snuck into her seat silently, and while she was chatting with others, she felt like sighing. She had once again been influenced by testosterone. Testosterone made her territorial, so when she was in a same space as other males, she would not allow other males to blind her light unless it was the 'leader'. In this case, it was Director Zhou who called for the gathering… Otherwise, it would have been seen as a taunt from any other male.

Thinking back to how she had been taunted by Brother Fei in the past and Luo Mingxin today, Ye Shuang realized that her Brother Shuang seemed to be slowly going down the domineering route. This was not a good thing. It was satisfying, yes, but it also very easily garnered her plenty of unnecessary enemies. Therefore, she reminded herself to be low-profile in the future.

”Xiao Ye, you're such a good drinker!” Director Zhou said in a booming voice. He raised his thumb at Ye Shuang after seeing how unaffected she was after downing so much alcohol. He happily gave her a mission. ”Tomorrow night, you'll be following me when I go socializing with those government officials. This is perfect! Finally, someone to help block that alcohol!”

Wait, what about my low-profile‽ Ye Shuang's lips twitched slightly before saying, ”…Okay.”

When the gathering ended, everyone was slightly drunk. Thankfully, the designated drivers had not touched a drop of alcohol. Therefore, two full cars drove everyone back to their hotels.

Luo Mingxin was handled by his assistant while Ye Shuang could handle herself just fine. He looked not much different from when he arrived. His face was not flushed or pale, and his eyes were shining with brilliance. His tapered fingers used the chopsticks masterfully to pick at the food. It did not seem like he needed anyone to look over him.

”You really don't need us to send you home‽” Luo Mingxin was blurry from alcohol, his electric eyes even more alluring than usual. Due to the drinking, his voice had become sexily hoarse. He leaned against his assistant and drawled, ”You don't need to be polite around me. After all, you've asked me for a lift before.”

”I don't want to be that much trouble since it's already midnight.” Ye Shuang smiled and then shook her head. ”You need the rest more than me. After all, I can hide myself tomorrow, but you're the main character.”

Ye Shuang's plan was to arrive after the screening had started. Then she would hide backstage. After all, she did not need the exposure.

”You're boring.” Luo Mingxin shook his head. He shoved his assistant aside and leaned toward Ye Shuang. ”Everyone wants to be famous but not you. The thing that you have been given, others fight their whole life for. You're not keeping a low-profile; you're creating enemies. Things that other people want, you have, but you toss it away. You think you're keeping a low-profile, but others will think you're looking down on them.”

The assistant was shocked; he apologized profusely as he tried to drag Luo Mingxin to the car. ”Brother Ye, I'm so sorry. Celebrity Luo likes to talk when he's drunk, please don't mind it.”

Ye Shuang sighed as she reached out to hold Luo Mingxin, who had smacked his assistant's hands away. ”It's fine, I don't mind it… But your analysis this time is wrong. I'm not trying to look down on anyone; I simply do not have the time.”

”Because of that crappy job‽” Luo Mingxin's face fell like he just remembered something, ”That con woman can take care of everything; she won't need you.”

Ye Shuang did not know whether to laugh or cry. ”Can you please be more tactful with your words?”

She hated dealing with drunks; they would make use of their drunkenness to say horrible things, but the next day, they could officially say that they did not remember anything.

Luo Mingxin puffed up his chest and replied, ”No!”