Even the two children who were drinking fruit juice followed suit and downed a cup of fruit juice.
As soon as Zeng Rou sat down, Chen Yin poured a full glass of wine and stood up, "This glass of wine is for President Ling. President Ling is a noble person. As soon as he came here, everything was resolved. Sister Xiao Rou and brother-in-law got back together. Sister Yan Yan signed the contract. As their younger sister, I am also happy for them."
This reason was rather far-fetched. Zeng Rou and Su Nianhua both looked at the two parties involved. Ye Huanyan acted as if nothing had happened and continued to pick up food for the two children, as if she did not hear what she said.
Ling Han glanced at Ye Huanyan expressionlessly. Then he frowned and picked up the glass of wine and downed it in one gulp.
As soon as he downed the glass of wine, Chen Yin refilled it, "The rule in the north is that a man should drink three glasses of wine when a woman offers a toast. But my family has raised me as a boy since I was young. President Ling is a noble person, so I will also drink three glasses of wine."
In other words, Ling Han still had to drink three more glasses.
The people at the table had never heard of this rule.
Even if Zeng Rou was slow to react, she could tell that Chen Yin's attitude towards Ling Han was a little strange. She glanced at Su Nianhua and realized that her husband was also confused.
Ye Huanyan still looked indifferent.
Ling Han glanced at her and refilled his glass. He said in a deep voice, "You don't have to drink anymore. Just follow the northern rules."
She drank two glasses in a row and did not even have a chance to catch her breath.
After drinking the wine, Chen Yin seemed to have something to say. Fortunately, Zeng Rou reacted quickly and interrupted before she could say anything, "The food here is not bad. Let's eat first. There's plenty of wine. There's no rush to drink."
Chen Yin's hand loosened from the wine glass.
Zeng Rou also heaved a sigh of relief.
Before he could finish heaving a sigh of relief, he heard Chen Yin ask again, "I used to see President Ling on the news. With so many scandals, I wonder if Madam at home would mind?"
The atmosphere at the table, which had finally eased up, suddenly became tense. Chen Yin looked like she was joking, but Ling Han was close enough to see the contempt in her eyes.
Whether it was her undisguised contempt or her seemingly casual ridicule, it was enough to make Ling Han leave in a huff. But at this time, Ling Han's attention was not on her. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of something behind her shoulder. When Chen Yin was asking the question, Ye Huanyan clearly paused in her action of getting food for Naonnao.
Using other people's mouths to test his relationship history?
He sneered in his heart. The second daughter of the Gu family was really good at manipulating people. She had only known a little girl for a few days, but she was already obedient to her?
"President Ling looks like you're in your thirties. Don't tell me you haven't been married?"
"Xiao Yin..." Zeng Rou looked like she wanted to smooth things over, but Su Nianhua tugged at her, and she swallowed the second half of her sentence.
Su Nianhua stared at Ling Han indifferently.
Five years seemed to be long enough for everything to change with the passage of time. However, back then, he had only wanted to ask for Ye Huanyan and had never received any reply from Ling Han.
To Su Nianhua, these answers might not be important. In his opinion, they were also not important to Ye Huanyan now. After all, a dead person was like a lamp going out, and there was nothing left.
He watched coldly from the sidelines only because he smelled Ling Han's strange feelings for this Miss Gu. If the two of them could be together in the future, he, as an outsider, would naturally have nothing to say. But in his heart, he felt unsatisfied for Ye Huanyan. He was also very curious how Ling Han would mention his colorful love history in front of this Miss Gu.
Sheng Enran and the others might be playful, but when it came to his first wife, what kind of attitude would he have?
"Drinking and talking about love are usually topics between men. Miss Chen is so young, but there are too many things that you're curious about."
Ling Han's gaze followed Ye Huanyan's side profile closely, trying to find something from her face.
Chen Yin's crisp voice rang in his ears. "I grew up with my senior and junior brothers, so I've heard a lot. I'm used to it. If it's not convenient for President Ling to say it, just take it that I'm presumptuous. I can punish myself with a drink."
"No need."
Ling Han pursed his lips, and his eyes flashed. He withdrew his gaze from Ye Huanyan and said indifferently, "There's nothing to hide. The gossip in the newspaper is the topic of the company's artists. My wife passed away five years ago. I also want to know if she would mind if she was still alive."
When he said "wife passed away", he glanced at Su Nianhua intentionally or unintentionally.
"So, President Ling is a person who keeps his nose clean?"
Chen Yin's rhetorical question was filled with undisguised contempt. There was a hint of ridicule at the corner of her mouth, and it seemed like there was a hidden meaning in her words. It made people sweat.
Ling Han's gaze deepened as he sized up Chen Yin. Even if she was trying to get information for Gu Huanyan, there was no need to have such a hostile attitude.
He vaguely felt that this Chen Yin was not normal.
"Who doesn't have a few exes? Xiaowu, you're not very sensible to ruin everyone's mood like this."
A slightly hoarse female voice quietly broke the delicate atmosphere. Ye Huanyan held her wine glass and smiled sweetly. "Xiaowu is not sensible. After all, she's a little girl. It's normal for her to be interested in gossip. I'll toast everyone on her behalf as an apology for ruining the atmosphere."
Seeing that Ye Huanyan had taken the initiative to break the ice, Zeng Rou, who had long broken out in cold sweat, finally let out a long sigh of relief. She pulled Su Nianhua, who was beside her, to stand up and happily drank with her. She smiled and said, "President Ling won't be angry with Xiao Yin. She's just a child."
Before she put down her wine glass, Ye Huanyan filled it up again. The corners of her lips curled up and she smiled charmingly. "I'll also toast President Ling alone. If he hadn't told me in time that Xiao Rou went to the glacier last night, I wouldn't have been able to find Xiao Rou so quickly. Mr. Su also wouldn't have signed the contract for my script on account of my sincerity. So, President Ling has helped me. This toast is to President Ling."
Ye Huanyan's words had a clear boundary between what she was saying and what she was saying. Her words were very polite and distant, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Ling Han looked at her deeply. A trace of anger surfaced in his eyes. In a fit of pique, he imitated his tone and replied, "President Gu, you're too kind."
Then he picked up his wine glass and downed it in one gulp.
Zeng Rou looked at the two of them and frowned as she picked up her wine glass.
"Then I should drink with you. After all, you were looking for me."
Su Nianhua could not stop her in time. He watched helplessly as his wife downed her wine glass.
After three rounds of wine, the delicate atmosphere was mixed into the tipsy state, and the scene became livelier.
Zeng Rou drank one glass after another heroically. After a few glasses, her face was already flushed. She nestled in Su Nianhua's arms and chatted with him softly with a red face.
Chen Yin mustered up all her energy to drink with Ling Han. She gave all kinds of strange reasons, but Ling Han did not reject her. He only glanced at the woman behind Chen Yin. He wanted to know how many more questions she could ask him with Chen Yin's mouth. He also wanted to know how she would react after he answered her questions.
She wanted him to tell the truth after drinking, but unfortunately, the truth might not be what she wanted to hear.
"One last question. When did you love your wife the most in your life?"
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