Cosset You Forever novel Chapter 201

She looked at the tall lanky man sitting on the chief guest chair. The man had a natural air of authority in his demeanor. A polite and professional smile spread over her face. "Mr. Hu, ladies and gentlemen, sorry for being late."

Chris Hu was the secretary of the capital committee of A Country. He was a man of low profile and was seldom seen in public. This time he was invited to a banquet to celebrate and launch the development of a new real estate project proposed by a number of CEOs from different corporations.

Chris Hu was a close friend of the former acting CEO of the SL group. Lola had seen him several times before but they didn't speak that much.

Chris nodded at the elegant-looking Lola and calmly said, "It's good to see you. Sit down please, Ms. Li. Let's start the proceedings."

Another female CEO from A Country, Joyce Mu of CP Capitals heard the words and emitted a loud laugh. She was a woman in her late thirties and was known for her forceful determination in the business.

Lola only took up her responsibility as the acting CEO recently, but her name had quickly spread all over A Country. Almost everyone knew about her!

Joyce looked at Lola intently and said, "Ms. Li, you are indeed running late. How about drinking three shots of vodka as a punishment?"

Lola Li is indeed a name with a troublesome nature. She was first caught up in love scandals with Yolanda and Harry. Recently, she was the center of attention of a kidnapping scheme. Not to mention the explosion happened in her backyard that led to the death of multiple people. Almost everyone in A Country learned about her and her name had been an object for gossip and rumors since then.

Lola Li, what a disputable person! Some people attested that she was a nice woman, while some people held the utterly opposite belief...

Tonight might be good chance for everyone to really know her!

On hearing Joyce's words, Lola gave her a sophisticated smile and poured herself a shot of vodka. This amazed everyone in the room. "Ms. Mu, of course I shall take the punishment. It is my fault for running late. I won't make any excuses. Therefore, I will punish myself with these. I hope no one will have any bad feelings about me anymore. Thank you very much!"

She was straightforward! And humble! This was the first real impression she gave to them.

First shot went down. She showed everyone the bottom of the glass. She drank a second glass. Her face turned a little bit reddish. And finally, she managed to drink the third shot of vodka. She maintained her coolness on the surface but her stomach was actually quite upset.

"Bravo! Ms. Li, what a tough woman!" Danny Fang, who sat right next to Lola, complimented her by clapping his hands. She was such a beauty and it would be fun to see her so drunk...

Haha...

"Ms. Li, you sure are a good drinker. Have another one please!" Joyce liked Lola and found her character very pleasing. She appreciated Lola's own way of doing things and sincerely wanted to have a drink with her.

Lola had a sip of plain water. She looked at Joyce with interest in her eyes. She knew that Joyce was not a simple woman. She could learn a lot from her. She was able to find her own position in the business circle of A Country. She sure had some unique skills.

Lola smiled and filled her glass again. She raised the glass and gently clinked Joyce's glass respectfully.

Joyce nodded in approval as Lola understood social etiquette very well. The second impression Lola left on everyone was a courteous one.

Lola had four consecutive shots. She had to drink some plain water to ease the rumbling in her stomach.

She excused herself and retreated to the bathroom. There, she washed her hands and threw up the excess alcohol in her.

She spent quite some time throwing up before she came out of the bathroom. Next to the door, stood Joyce, who was also washing her hands.

Upon seeing Lola stepping out of the bathroom, she gave her a smile of understanding. She didn't want to embarrass her. "Are you alright, Ms. Li?"

Lola rinsed her mouth and wiped it dry. She looked back at Joyce and explained, "I will be fine. Alcohol always upsets my stomach. That's it."

The two women freshened up and went back to the room together. Lola had some warm food and coffee and felt much better.

Danny Fang loved drinking with everyone. He just had a drink with Mr. Hu, and now he came up to Lola and filled up her glass with great enthusiasm.

"Miss Li, here is a drink to us!" With these words, he laid his arm on the back of the chair where Lola was seated and it seemed like he was hugging her from behind.