Xiao Xue couldn't block the drinks and couldn't persuade others to stop drinking either. Sitting there at the banquet felt really awful, so she slipped out to find someone who could persuade Tang Yumeng.

Luo Guoqing was arranged to dine in the government cafeteria, and he ate quickly. After finishing, he drove to the hotel and waited downstairs. Just as he finished a cigarette, Xiao Xue rushed out of the hotel in a hurry.

"Xiao Xue, are you done eating?" Luo Guoqing was startled and asked, "Where's Secretary Tang?"

"Secretary Tang is still drinking. I think she has already had too much, but she's still drinking. This can't go on," Xiao Xue looked distressed.

Luo Guoqing paused, quickly got out of the car: "Secretary Tang and Liu Dagu drank too much? This doesn't look good. Why didn't you stop her and ask her to drink less?"

Xiao Xue almost cried out of grievance: "In that kind of gathering, what can I say about their leaders' drinking? Just now, I was almost scolded."

Luo Guoqiang fell into thought upon hearing this, and after a while, he sneakily glanced and saw Secretary Tang still drinking one cup after another, and he was greatly worried as it seemed he couldn't say anything to stop it.

He thought for a moment and said to Xiao Xue: "We can't persuade Secretary Tang, but Lin Chuan might be able to. Secretary Tang trusts Lin Chuan so much, I think she might listen to him. But Lin Chuan isn't here today, what should we do now?"

"Ah?!" Xiao Xue was a bit anxious and said, "Then... what should we do?"

"Don't panic." Luo Guoqing quickly shook his head and said, "I'll call Lin Chuan right now and ask him to come. Maybe he's the only one who can handle Liu Dagu and then persuade Secretary Tang."

"Then... then hurry up!" Xiao Xue urged, "Secretary Tang might pass out soon."

Luo Guoqing frantically called Lin Chuan, who agreed to come immediately upon hearing the situation. However, it would take at least an hour to drive there. Luo Guoqing swallowed, saying, "Lin Chuan agreed to come. But... it takes an hour from Jiangbei City to Wujiang."

"Then... what should we do now?" Xiao Xue panicked again.

"Don't rush." Luo Guoqing quickly said, "Let's try to delay for as long as possible. Go back quickly, find a way to delay and persuade Secretary Tang to drink less, delay as much as possible. We need to buy time for Lin Chuan."

"Oh... okay, I'll go right away." Xiao Xue nodded hurriedly and ran back into the hotel.

Back in the private room, Liu Dagu was still trying to persuade Tang Yumeng to drink, but she wouldn't drink anymore as she was almost unable to focus. She didn't know what would happen if she passed out, nor did she know if it would destroy her image. When she saw Xiao Xue come in, she hurriedly said, "Xia... Xiao Xue."

"Secretary Tang." Xiao Xue quickly approached and said, "You've drunk almost enough, why don't we... go back first?"

"Okay." Tang Yumeng quickly nodded.

"What's the rush?" Liu Dagu reprimanded, "The meal isn't even over, and you're in a hurry to leave. If this gets out, wouldn't it say that I, Liu Dagu, don't provide good hospitality? Where would I put my face?" In fact, Liu Dagu's actual plan was to make Secretary Tang disgrace herself in front of the media once she got drunk. He had already arranged for the media to wait in the room, just waiting for Tang Yumeng to get drunk and then present her incoherently in front of the media.

This was mainly because of last time, so Liu Dagu harbored some grudge against Tang Yumeng.

"No way, Secretary Tang is already drunk." Xiao Xue quickly supported Tang Yumeng.

"It's okay, if she's drunk, she can stay here." Liu Dagu smiled, "The rooms at the Triumphal Arch Hotel are quite decent. Staying here is as comfortable as staying in Secretary Tang's villa." The media was in this hotel room, and with Lin Chuan unexpectedly appearing, Liu Dagu was quite annoyed.

Xiao Xue smiled, then said, "Secretary Liu, you misunderstood. Secretary Tang still has work to go back to."

"What work?" Liu Dagu sneered, "What time is it already, and besides, tomorrow is the weekend, and it's Christmas. What work could there be?"

Tang Yumeng smiled and said, "Okay, let's keep drinking."

"Secretary Tang, you are drunk, you can't drink anymore." Xiao Xue hurriedly tried to stop her.

"Secretary Tang is really straightforward. Little girl, you'd better shut up and quietly eat your meal..."

"What kind of man bullies a girl?" Tang Yumeng stood up, grabbing a bottle of white liquor, and said, "Come on, I'll drink with you."

"Good." Liu Dagu was delighted.

The two actually grabbed the bottle and blew into it, leaving the county officials nearby dumbfounded. They had seen people drink, but never like this. This wasn't drinking; it was practically like drinking water. While drinking, Liu Dagu was crafty, sipping and leaking liquor from his mouth. Meanwhile, Tang Yumeng didn't spill a drop and finished hers completely.

After a bottle of 38-degree liquor, Tang Yumeng was completely out of it. She plunged into the restroom of the private room, retching into the toilet. This bout of vomiting expelled almost half a bottle of liquor, which somewhat relieved her. After vomiting, tears fell from Tang Yumeng's eyes. She didn't know why, but whilst drinking, her mind was full of Lin Chuan's image; she felt like she might have fallen in love with Lin Chuan, yet she was struggling to suppress her feelings.

Just coming out of the bathroom, she saw Liu Dagu swaying as he walked in.

"Secretary Liu, what are you doing here?" Tang Yu was stunned - Liu Dagu seemed to have been waiting for her.

"I came to see how you are," Liu Dagu smiled and said, "Secretary Tang, shall we continue drinking outside?"

The way he spoke, Liu Dagu was overjoyed. Tang Yumeng was already unsteady on her feet. How would she face the media now? Just the thought of it made him extremely happy.

Tang Yumeng staggered, barely able to stand. Liu Dagu quickly came forward to support her; even though he too was drunk, he still had consciousness. Moreover, to ensure Tang Yumeng made a fool of herself, he had taken a sobering medicine beforehand and had eaten to line his stomach. His alcohol tolerance was naturally higher than Tang Yumeng's, and now with all this preparation, how could he get drunk?

"No more drinking," Tang Yumeng quickly shook her head, saying, "I can't drink anymore, I'm already drunk."

"Alright then... let's go upstairs to rest," Liu Dagu said with a triumphant smile.

Tang Yumeng's vision started to blur, and even her hearing was muddled. Having drunk so much, and mixing several kinds of alcohol made her feel as if the world was spinning. She was almost on the verge of collapse.

"I want to go back." Tang Yumeng tried hard to support herself, doing her best not to fall. But now, she indeed couldn't hold up anymore.

"What's the rush? Let's go upstairs to rest first." Saying this, Liu Dagu helped Tang Yumeng walk out.

Outside, many people had already started packing up. Everyone was preparing to leave the private room, and Xiao Xue was nowhere to be found, which puzzled Tang Yumeng.

In this way, Tang Yumeng, dazed and confused, was supported by Liu Dagu towards the upstairs media room. From here, at their current pace, it would take no more than a dozen minutes to arrive. By then, Tang Yumeng's embarrassing state would be exposed to the public, likely making her position as Secretary untenable.

Luo Guoqing and Xiao Xue were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. If something were to happen to Tang Yumeng today, they would hardly be able to shirk responsibility. Although Luo Guoqing had already called Lin Chuan, it would still take an hour to get from Jiangbei City to Wujiang County, right?

"What should we do?" Xiao Xue was almost in tears.

"Don't panic. There must be a way," Luo Guoqing took a deep breath, forcing himself to stay calm. But the more he tried to remain calm, the less calm he became. He was going crazy, almost freaking out.

"What if, what if I go and stop them." Xiao Xue said through gritted teeth.

"No," Luo Guoqing immediately shook his head and said, "You're a girl, Liu Dagu will definitely not take you seriously. So, you absolutely cannot go. Let me go instead."

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