I am not just a tycoon

Chapter 398: Chapter 304: It’s Their Fault_2

Shen Yuan had connected with every major and minor stockholder and the senior management present.

Dong Ya also noticed who the main character at the dinner was. Seeing Shen Yuan drink so much, she said with concern, “Chairman Shen, shall I drink a few for you later?”

“Just wait until the last two or three people have come to drink; then you can drink for me.”

Shen Yuan thought it somewhat impolite to let a woman drink for him the first time, but the second time around, it didn’t matter.

The drink of the night was red wine, a 2019 Romanee-Conti. Shen Yuan didn’t know about wines; it was only just then that Xie Chengbo had told him that this wine was around 7,000 per bottle with an alcohol content of 13.5%.

While the alcohol percentage wasn’t high, the sheer amount consumed made him feel quite dizzy as he finished the round.

The atmosphere also gradually heated up. Several nurses, holding wine glasses, whispered and gossiped with the stockholders who loved “playing stocks”; some even got handsy.

However, some were reserved, like Qi Xi, who didn’t drink and only poured herself juice, sitting alone.

A stockholder surnamed Liang noticed Qi Xi sitting alone in the corner. Thinking he could take advantage of the situation, especially since Shen Yuan was surrounded by Dong Ya, he picked up two glasses of wine and walked over to her, offering one, “Here, Nurse Qi, let’s drink up.”

Qi Xi gently shook her head, then raising her glass of juice, “I’m sorry, I don’t drink alcohol. I’ll toast you with juice.”

“Ah, it’s rare for us all to gather together today, and since we’re all colleagues from Mu, how can we not drink a little?”

Liang expressed some feelings of camaraderie by linking drinking with affection. Some who were not good at refusing simply drank.

Still, Qi Xi shook her head, “I’m sorry, I can’t drink alcohol.”

Liang’s smile tightened a bit, “Nurse Qi, look at the occasion today. Everyone here is drinking except you. Many leaders from the group are here, including the general director responsible for Central China. If you don’t toast, how can you make better connections within Mu?”

He was pressuring her by using the occasion and rank, implying that toasting could pave her way forward.

Qi Xi probably hadn’t been coaxed like this before; her face flushed a bit, and she clutched her glass of juice without speaking. At that moment, Shen Yuan whispered to Dong Ya, “Go and shield Qi Xi a bit.”

Dong Ya protested teasingly, “Chairman Shen, you are such a flirt. I’m right beside you, and you’re still paying attention to other girls.”

“Go on.”

Shen Yuan patted her on the bottom.

Dong Ya pretended to huff in displeasure, picked up her glass, and walked over, “Director Liang, let me drink with you. This sister of mine really can’t drink; she’s allergic to alcohol.”

Director Liang coldly glanced at her, then looked at Shen Yuan surrounded by people. He thought, ‘Alcohol allergy, my foot! Nine out of ten women who don’t want to drink claim they are allergic.’

Shen Yuan, that kid, indulging himself but still watching others, truly despicable!

Eating so much, isn’t he afraid of upsetting his stomach!

Yet, his shareholdings were almost as significant as the Xie family’s; naturally, it wasn’t possible to fall out with stockholder No. 3 of Mu over something like this. He gently clinked glasses with Dong Ya, watched her finish her glass, then sipped a little before leaving.

Dong Ya suppressed the roiling in her stomach, disdainfully watching the man’s bulky silhouette, thinking, ‘All he does is pick on us girls, why doesn’t he dare to pick on Shen Yuan?’

Qi Xi gently tugged at Dong Ya’s sleeve and looked up gratefully, “Thank you, Dong Ya.”

“Don’t thank me, thank Chairman Shen. He asked me to come over.”

Dong Ya looked towards Shen Yuan, who was mingling effortlessly among the crowd, and muttered, “I have to say, a rich and powerful man who also looks out for women really does seem more and more handsome.”

Qi Xi followed Dong Ya’s gaze, also suddenly struck by a thought; she always felt Chairman Shen was somewhat out of place there.

“Do you feel he’s a bit awkward here?”

Dong Ya lowered her voice, “Does it feel like a wolf has snuck in amongst a bunch of pigs?”

“Uh, that’s not a very appropriate description.”

Qi Xi glanced around carefully, fearing someone might have overheard.

“It’s okay; it’s just between us.”

Dong Ya patted Qi Xi on the shoulder and returned to Shen Yuan’s side.

Everyone here was quite shrewd, with highly developed powers of observation and detail. Initially, they were all eyeing up Qi Xi as a mark, but seeing Director Liang get rebuffed had extinguished those sparks.

Shen Yuan kept eating, so let him eat; there was no need to offend him over a woman.

After all, overtaking Zhu Lei and Sha Yongshan to acquire 15% of the stock was not just a matter of money. They all wondered if Shen Yuan might be the son of some provincial or municipal committee big shot.

As cups and conversations crossed, Shen Yuan felt it was enough. Even Dong Ya had drunk quite a bit. Before Zhu Lei left, he drank another two glasses with Shen Yuan and invited him to his home tomorrow.

Stockholder meetings and dinners were all professional exchanges, but visiting someone’s home was personal. Shen Yuan rescheduled it to the day after tomorrow since he planned to enjoy Yanjing with Class Belle tomorrow.

Otherwise, he would have to leave her alone in the hotel again the next day.

Zhu Lei didn’t mind; as long as Shen Yuan was willing to come, it was fine.

And Sha Yongshan mentioned returning to Star City early the next morning; he and Shen Yuan agreed to catch up for fun in Star City or Star City when they were free.

As soon as Zhu Lei and Sha Yongshan left the scene, some were glad, some were distressed. The glad ones had already found female companions and asked the club manager to go upstairs to rest; the distressed ones, like Xie Chengbo and Director Liang, who had drawn blanks, now had to arrange other accommodations with the club manager.

Since there were only ten nurses originally, and three or four of the more conservative couldn’t be enticed, and Shen Yuan had occupied two himself, there weren’t enough to go around.