“Speaking of which, Shi Sheng, since you’ve been discharged, there’s an important voice test in a couple of days. If possible, come and give it a try.” Feng Guoqiang patted his shoulder. “When Siyu was planning, she said the role of the young voice would suit you very well.”

The expressions of Zhou Hancun and Fu Xin suddenly changed.

Yan Siyu had glanced inadvertently and saw their expressions, it was originally a settled matter, but because of Shi Sheng’s accident earlier, she had casually mentioned that they should come, and these past few days she had been constantly observing them, feeling that something was off between the two.

The waiter brought several bottles of red wine and decanters, and some of the male colleagues at the table started drinking.

A faint aroma of alcohol filled the air, and Shi Sheng furrowed his brows slightly.

“Shi Sheng, celebrate your discharge from the hospital with a drink.” Fu Xin poured wine into his cup and handed it to him. “Can you handle it?”

In the culture of drinking at the table, did they want to get him drunk?

Shi Sheng was taken aback for a moment. He waved his hand. “I still have injuries on my body, I can’t drink.”

“It’s okay, drinking a few sips won’t be a big problem.”

“Yeah, Shi Sheng, you haven’t had a good chat with us since you were discharged from the hospital.” Zhou Hancun leaned forward and poured himself a glass of wine. “Let’s drink together!”

In the private room, dozens of people at two tables mingled and chatted, without much reaction to this. Shi Sheng glanced around, and the people around him smiled and laughed.

“Come to think of it, it seems that Shi Sheng has never drunk alcohol before. When we used to go out to eat, he always drank juice or milk.”

“You see, he looks so refined and delicate, not like a man who can’t even handle alcohol.”

“… Don’t tease him. Just let him have a few sips.” Yan Siyu frowned. As the planner, she naturally knew that several colleagues had prejudices against Shi Sheng, or envy and jealousy, waiting to see him make a fool of himself. “Eating a meal is more important than drinking. When Nane was ordering just now, he didn’t order any alcohol. You only ordered it when he went out to take a call, just waiting for him here.”

Shi Sheng looked around and indeed, Wu Nan er hadn’t come back.

“Okay, I’ll have a few sips,” he said, picking up the glass with two fingers and swirling the liquid inside. “You guys do as you please.”

Shi Sheng raised his glass to them, adopting a lazy and composed posture, and took a clean sip. As the pungent taste of alcohol touched his lips, he squinted uncomfortably, swallowed the alcohol, and watched Fu Xin and the others with a smug look in their eyes.

Seeing him drink, everyone shifted their gaze and continued to chat and laugh.

As the wine glass touched the table, Shi Sheng’s lips glistened. After a while, the alcohol dissipated, his cheeks flushed, and he ran his fingers through his hair, his eyes seeming to be filled with a misty light.

“Shi Sheng?” PR Li Ting sat beside Yan Siyu, feeling a bit uneasy as she spoke softly, “Do you have a low tolerance for alcohol? Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

He smiled with his elbow on the table, leaving Li Ting somewhat stunned, and Yan Siyu turned her head, “Eat your food.”

Shi Sheng had lost his appetite for eating, so he lowered his head and unlocked his phone, seeing that Lu Lin hadn’t replied to his message. But considering the time, he should be off work now, so he thought for a moment and sent a message.

“I drank some alcohol and don’t feel too good.”

After a while, Wu Nan er came in, returned to his seat, and glanced at Shi Sheng, feeling that something was off with him. He only saw him scratching his neck and arms, his face was very red.

“Xia Shi, what’s wrong with you?”

“He just had a drink.” Li Ting added.

Wu Nan er’s face suddenly changed, and he looked at the cup with residual alcohol at the bottom. He suddenly stood up, moved his chair back, and grinded the floor tiles with a harsh sound.

“Who let him drink? Don’t you know he’s allergic to alcohol?”

Suddenly, everything around quieted down. Yan Siyu and the others were also stunned. Shi Sheng scratched his back and arms, some red marks had already appeared on his body. He could feel his throat swelling a bit, so he could only tightly grip the wet wipes on the table, breathing heavily and controlling his breathing.

“Xiao Shi, I’ll take you to the hospital—” Wu Nan er walked towards Shi Sheng, but Shi Sheng pushed him away and propped himself up, looking at Fu Xin and Zhou Hancun.

Fu Xin was intimidated by his gaze. “What are you looking at me for? We didn’t know…”

A fox in sheep’s clothing, Shi Sheng was about to curse at him when suddenly, the door to the private room was opened, and Lu Lin stood at the door with a shopping bag, his expression cold.

Shi Sheng relaxed when he saw him, and then turned his head. His eyes seemed somewhat pitiful. Lu Lin walked over, pushed Wu Nan er away, and lifted him onto the wheelchair.

“He’s allergic to alcohol.” Wu Nan er frowned.

“I know,” Lu Lin didn’t even look at Wu Nan er. He had just finished work and rode over, not expecting to receive a message from Shi Sheng halfway through that he had drunk alcohol. He was well aware of Shi Sheng’s allergy to alcohol, so he could only go to the nearest place for the things needed. Fortunately he found a supermarket on the way over.

“Shi Sheng needs to go to the hospital now—”

“He has undergone desensitization treatment before, so it’s not as severe as it was in high school.” Lu Lin searched for a water jug on the table and poured some tap water into a cup. He took out a jar of honey from the shopping bag, mixed a cup of honey water, and handed it to Shi Sheng. “It’ll help after drinking.”

He was prepared when he came, and Wu Nan er stood aside, feeling out of place.

Shi Sheng met Lu Lin’s calm gaze, and a strange familiarity washed over him. Suddenly, all his anger and irritability disappeared, and he took the cup of water from Lu Lin, struggling to drink and swallow.

Lu Lin’s arrival was so timely that he didn’t need any inquiries or explanations to understand exactly what Shi Sheng needed the most.

He then took his hand to examine the red spots on Shi Sheng’s body. He took out a towel from the shopping bag, tore off the tag, and handed it to Wu Nan er. “Help me wet it with cold water.”

Wu Nan er, seeing how nonchalant Lu Lin was, wanted to say something but ended up walking away with the towel.

As Lu Lin’s rough fingertips grazed over the swollen red spots, Shi Sheng trembled all over from the itching all over his body. Lu Lin knelt beside the wheelchair, feeling his flushed face. “Is it very uncomfortable?”

“…It’s okay.”

His voice sounded hoarse and unrecognizable, and Lu Lin’s eyes dimmed slightly.

“I’m fine.” Shi Sheng shook his head and tugged at his sleeve.

“Who let you drink?” Lu Lin asked, looking up. Fu Xin and Zhou Hancun had long since come up with an excuse to escape, leaving the scene. The rest of the people were looking at them with strange eyes, and some female colleagues seemed inexplicably excited.

Shi Sheng licked his lips and said hoarsely, “They’re gone. We’ll settle the score later.”

“Okay.”

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In the restroom, Wu Nan er wet the towel and was about to leave when he heard familiar voices from the men’s room next door.

“Aren’t we going too far with this? Although we just wanted to prevent him from participating in the audition, it seems quite serious now…”

“It’s okay, he won’t die,” another voice said. “I didn’t expect that guy to actually have amnesia. He even forgot about his allergy. Look at him, hehe, it’s embarrassing.”

“How did you know he’s allergic to alcohol?”

“He was chatting with Wu Nan er last year, and I overheard it.”

Wu Nan er clenched his fists upon hearing this. He stared at the men’s room door and ultimately just opened the recording app on his phone. After hearing something else from inside, he heard Zhou Hancun’s voice, “Don’t worry, he has no evidence to say it was us who did it. At most, it’s just a coincidence.”

Wu Nan er held the wet towel tightly and turned around, walking quickly out of the restroom.

He walked back into the private room, where Lu Lin was touching Shi Sheng’s face, which was red like a monkey’s butt.