School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

"Uh..." Everyone was dumbfounded, and Li Xiaoya's statement was indeed bold.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Li Xiaoya asked with a smile.

"What does this guy do?" Liu Hao asked curiously.

"Him?" Li Xiaoya looked at Xiao Han.

Xiao Han understood Li Xiaoya's implication and said with a slight smile, "I am just a very ordinary person."

All were stunned.

"Ordinary?" Liu Hao was taken aback and laughed, "How ordinary are you, tell us. Since you are ordinary, how could you catch Li Xiaoya's eye?"

"I think, everyone here is an ordinary person," Xiao Han looked at everyone and then continued, "From the moment we are born into this world, we arrive with nothing, not even a piece of cloth to cover our bodies, and leave the world in the same way. Thus, everyone is ordinary. Of course, those present here might be the prodigies of the business world, or even geniuses who possess vast fortunes.

But what about after a hundred years? Who can roam freely in this world, dominating? Who can still be undefeated in Jianghu? After all, they are just a handful of dust."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, and it seemed to make sense. After a hundred years, who could gallop in this world? Who could remain undefeated in Jianghu.

At that moment, Liu Hao sneered, "Xiaoya, I didn't expect you to find a philosopher as a boyfriend. Not bad, he speaks so eloquently about these things, I almost believed it!"

"Haha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

The laughter sounded particularly harsh. Li Xiaoya's face changed abruptly.

Yet Xiao Han stood there as if nothing had happened, still wearing a smile, as if at ease. He wasn't angry at all. Li Xiaoya turned her head to look at Xiao Han and she was somewhat astonished. This young man possessed such a broad-mindedness. Facing everyone's mockery, he seemed to show no reaction, just a calm smile.

Seeing Xiao Han's smile, Li Xiaoya was also deeply touched. The anger in her heart dissipated instantly, and a strange smile curled up on her lips. Then she said, "Is it that funny? I actually think Xiao Han makes a lot of sense. Living a life, isn't it all about having some meaning? If one lives a lifetime without doing anything meaningful, then that life is lived in vain."

"But each of us has a significant life," Liu Hao laughed. "President Chen makes thirty million a year, achieving his dreams and ambitions. Boss Li's company supports over a thousand people, which also counts as a contribution to society, right? And..."

Liu Hao praised everyone in the room in one breath.

"Indeed," Xiao Han nodded and then said, "President Chen earns thirty million a year, but look at him, obese, suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes. If he continues to eat and drink like this, he will surely become sick within ten years and might even be at risk of losing his life. How useful then is more money? Can it extend your life? Can it bring you back to now? Impossible!

And Boss Li, his company indeed supports over a thousand people, but aren't these thousand people also exploited and oppressed by him? Aren't they also helping him make money?"

Xiao Han pointed out and rebutted one by one.

Liu Hao's face turned dark, and President Chen's face turned pale. He hadn't expected Xiao Han to know he had high blood pressure and diabetes. Could Xiao Han be some kind of expert?

"Alright, alright," Li Xiaoya quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "Look at you guys, all behaving like what. We're here to eat, not to perform a dramatic dialogue."

"Hehe..." President Chen's mouth slightly raised.

"Okay, let's sit down and eat," Liu Hao smiled.

Everyone sat down, with Xiao Han sitting to the left of Li Xiaoya. Liu Hao moved next to Li Xiaoya on her right, and to the left of Xiao Han sat the rotund President Chen. This guy kept looking at Xiao Han and giggling, making Xiao Han feel uneasy inside. Xiao Han looked at him awkwardly, somewhat at a loss.

"Director Xiao," President Chen took the bottle and said, "Here, let me pour you a drink!"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"No, he doesn't drink!" Li Xiaoya said urgently.

"Ah..." President Chen hurriedly pushed Li Xiaoya aside and said, "Director Xiao is young and accomplished, and being a man, how can he not drink? When I was his age, I could handle two bottles of liquor all by myself without any problem."

"No way!" Li Xiaoya immediately shook her head, "Absolutely not."

"Sister, I'm fine," Xiao Han smiled and then said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

"Can you drink?" Li Xiaoya looked at Xiao Han. After all, Xiao Han was only nineteen years old and seemed not of drinking age yet. Li Xiaoya was somewhat worried inside. However, since Xiao Han said he could drink, it should be fine.

President Chen smiled and said, "That's right. If Director Xiao, being a man, doesn't drink, I would really look down on you!"

"If everyone insists, then naturally I cannot refuse," Xiao Han appeared very composed.

Meanwhile, Liu Hao kept watching Xiao Han silently. Xiao Han's composure made Liu Hao struggle to grasp his background. If Xiao Han had no backing, he couldn't appear so composed and calm. Thus, Liu Hao couldn't determine exactly who Xiao Han was. Liu Hao narrowed his eyes, his gaze fixed on Xiao Han.

After pouring Xiao Han a drink, President Chen also poured one for Li Xiaoya and then went around pouring for everyone.

"Come, come, let's make a toast," President Chen laughed. "It's a rare honor to have Director Li join us."

"Drink!" Liu Hao nodded.

Everyone raised their glasses, toasting with genuine fifteen-year-old Feitian Maotai which was priceless on the market. With one round, a bottle was almost finished. However, there were five or six bottles on the table. Xiao Han was astonished, not expecting this group to drink such expensive liquor.

A sip went down, and a wave of mellow fragrance followed.

Xiao Han felt that the alcohol was indeed good, with a pleasant taste, very refreshing.

"Not bad, good liquor," Xiao Han hastened to praise.

"Needless to say," President Chen chuckled, "This is all from the fifteen-year collection Young Master Liu brought out. If these were sold on the market, they'd fetch at least seven to eight thousand a bottle. We owe it to Young Master Liu that we can drink so much good liquor today."

"You're too kind, too kind," Liu Hao quickly waved his hand and said, "As long as everyone enjoys themselves."

At that moment, Xiao Han picked up his glass and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, today I toast to all of you. For Xiaoya, and for our future prosperity."

Everyone stared dumbfounded at Xiao Han.

Drinking Liu Hao's liquor, and also taking Liu Hao's woman. Moreover, he blatantly said it out loud, really showing no respect for Young Master Liu.

The atmosphere was extremely awkward, everyone looked at Xiao Han as if he were a monkey. Xiao Han knew these people wanted to humble him, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect everyone's tolerance to be insufficient. Forget it, then I'll drink by myself."

"I'll drink with you," Liu Hao stood up.

"Good!" Xiao Han nodded.

"However..." Liu Hao suddenly changed his tone, "We need to clarify how to drink."

"You tell me," Xiao Han smiled, "You are the host, I am the guest, the guest follows the host's lead."

"Let's do this," Liu Hao smiled, "I won't bully you. Since you've got Xiaoya's favor and taken our goddess from us, start with three drinks. After these three, we'll discuss how to continue our drinking."

"That's not fair," Xiaoya immediately objected.

"The world is never absolutely fair," Liu Hao sneered, "Xiaoya is not someone you can just take as you please. You have to get past us first."

"Alright!" Xiao Han simply went for broke.

It's just drinking, isn't it? It's not like he's never drunk before.

Drinking three cups using glasses that held two ounces each, he managed to drink a group of people under the table.

After three cups, Xiao Han felt his blood start to heat up, his body gradually becoming hot. He took a deep breath and then said, "How about it? All done, right?"

"Not bad, you have good tolerance," Liu Hao's mouth curled upward.

After six ounces of liquor, Xiao Han had lost his initial advantage. Liu Hao thought himself to have a decent tolerance, and perceived Xiao Han as merely a fresh-faced newcomer, probably still not seasoned at drinking, now purely acting like a fearless calf facing a tiger. If he really let him drink much more, he'd probably be done for soon.

Everything was under control.

Liu Hao's mouth slightly curled up, and he started to laugh.

"Come on, I'll toast to you first," Liu Hao smiled, "Let this drink be to forge a friendship, and may we watch out for each other in the business world."

Liu Hao, after all, had been through many battles in the business world, so he was rather familiar with these matters. Drinking had its own table culture. However, Liu Hao didn't mention it today. Today, since Xiaoya dared to bring Xiao Han along, he'll first get Xiao Han drunk, then Xiaoya. With this, no one would be able to stop him now.

"Alright!" Xiao Han, being straightforward, gulped it down at once.

But Liu Hao laughed and said, "Brother Xiao, you really are straightforward. I didn't say I'd drink this one. It was just a toast."

"You!" Xiaoya naturally defended Xiao Han, she hurriedly said, "Where do you get off being so dishonest?"

"No problem!" Xiao Han wiped his mouth and then waved his hand, "It's just a glass of liquor. What should be drunk must be drunk, what shouldn't, won't be forced."

Xiao Han's words were like a slap on Liu Hao's face.

Liu Hao's face changed immediately, his complexion darkened. He sneered, "It's just a glass of liquor, I thought it was something big."

After that, Liu Hao tilted his head back and drank it down.

Gulping sounds...

The surrounding crowd burst into applause.