Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System-Chapter 496 - 453: War of Attrition

That’s precisely why these people still lack some true cultivation.

Even though they deliberately restrain themselves here.

In their own groups, each of them is like a local Emperor.

They frequently yell at their employees.

Seeing Zhou Shen down a glass of beer, suddenly everyone at the table started cheering:

"Haha! President Zhou is truly amazing with alcohol!"

"Looking at President Zhou’s stance while drinking, it doesn’t seem like he can’t handle alcohol! Just now, weren’t you just teasing us?"

"Hey, no doubt, someone as young and promising as President Zhou could hardly be bad at drinking, right? He’s just sparing us, afraid that we’d embarrass ourselves with our own tolerance."

"Haha, President Wang, you’re right, I hadn’t thought of that point before.

Oh my, the gap between us and President Zhou is really vast. No, no, come, come, have a drink with President Zhou from my glass."

Saying this, a chubby businessman also picked up his glass in front of him. Then gestured towards Zhou Shen, without waiting for Zhou Shen to speak, he already tipped his head back, downing half a glass of liquor from his cup.

Watching the guy opposite, Zhou Shen wanted to stop him, but obviously, it was too late. Helpless, he could only brace himself and poured another glass of beer for himself.

Feeling the dizziness in his head, Zhou Shen had no choice. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

At such an event, he certainly couldn’t disgrace Zaoyu Company.

Moreover, it was the young lady’s full moon banquet today, and he certainly needed to entertain the guests properly.

So, he gritted his teeth, tipped his head back, and poured another glass of beer down his throat.

Although the strength of this beer wasn’t much, Zhou Shen’s tolerance for alcohol was really inadequate.

After two consecutive glasses of beer, the dizziness in his head became extraordinarily intense.

He could be certain that if he continued drinking like this, one more bottle of beer would be enough to knock him down.

But before he could even announce his intention to stop drinking once he finished that glass, the crowd around the table began clapping again.

Simultaneously, another businessman raised his glass:

"President Zhou, you’re amazing. Come, come, you’ve had drinks with President Liu and President Wang, now I toast to you. I’ll drink first to show my respect."

Perhaps because Zhou Shen was drinking beer, all these businessmen filled only half their glasses with liquor instead of topping them up.

As soon as he finished speaking, he tipped his head back, and half a glass of liquor went down his throat.

However, seeing as such, Zhou Shen was dumbfounded.

After two glasses of beer, he wasn’t given any chance to catch his breath.

Even if he was oblivious to social niceties, he knew they were trying to get him drunk.

But as previously stated, in this kind of setting, he truly had no way to refuse.

The main issue was that they simply didn’t give him the opportunity to speak.

Wanted to find an excuse to leave, but doing so would seem extremely impolite.

So, he could only smile bitterly, refill his glass, and say apologetically to everyone:

"Everyone, everyone, I really can’t handle much alcohol, I’m already feeling dizzy, let me take a breather with some food first."

However, hearing Zhou Shen’s words, everyone nodded in agreement:

"Right, right, you’ve got to pad your stomach a bit. Let’s drink this first, then everyone, let’s not toast President Zhou until he’s had a couple of bites to eat."

"Alright, alright, let’s drink this first, then have some food, no rush, we have plenty of time. Let’s drink slowly."

Yet, amidst everyone’s eager chatter, it was clear they weren’t intending to allow Zhou Shen to have food first, but were urging him to finish that drink.

In essence, even though Zhou Shen picked up his chopsticks, he couldn’t bring himself to grab some food.

In the end, he could only brace himself once more, raise his glass, and pour a full glass of beer down his throat.

Yet, given that Zhou Shen wasn’t one to hold his liquor, by downing three glasses in such a hurried manner, he soon began to feel dizzy.

After finishing that glass, he wised up this time.

He couldn’t even lower his glass before waving his hand at the crowd while enduring the dizziness:

"I can’t do it anymore, can’t do it anymore, I’m so dizzy, let me have some food first."

Saying this, he didn’t care about the others and immediately picked up his chopsticks, grabbing a small amount of food in front of him and began to chew.

As the food went down, that nauseating feeling subsided a little for Zhou Shen.

But the dizziness in his head persisted.

Watching him pick at his food, everyone exchanged glances, and another businessman raised his glass again:

"President Zhou, let me toast you, enjoy your food first, no rush in drinking, I’ll finish mine first."

After saying that, he tipped his head back and gulped down half a glass of liquor.

Though his words sounded courteous, it was obvious he was trying to corner Zhou Shen with his words.

The implication was clear; he drank, and if Zhou Shen continued eating, it would be seen as disrespectful.

Whether to drink or not was up to him.

Seeing this, Zhou Shen really wanted to feign ignorance and continue eating.

But clearly, after the man finished his drink, he just stood there with his empty glass, smilingly watching him.

Moreover, the businessman beside him picked up the bottle to refill his glass, but his words were flattering:

"No rush, no rush, let’s give President Zhou a moment, let me top you up first."

Watching this person almost shoving the glass into his face, Zhou Shen could only steel himself helplessly.

He thought to himself, "Forget it, today I’m just going all out, it’s just one more drink."

So, he decided not to hesitate any longer, picked up his glass, and brought it to his mouth.

Seeing this, everyone at the table revealed a meaningful smile.

Not only that, the leading President Liu even winked at another businessman next to him.

Clearly, he meant that once Zhou Shen finished his current drink, another businessman should step up to continue the toasts.

However, just as Zhou Shen was about to raise his glass, close his eyes, and clench his teeth with the glass nearing his lips, something unexpected happened.

[To be continued...]

ps: Everyone, this Chapter counts as yesterday’s regular update!