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Chapter 894 - 891: Elder Tong’s Probe

Chapter 894: Chapter 891: Elder Tong’s Probe

Furthermore, in his current situation, even if he were to drink himself to death here tonight, he couldn’t just give up and admit defeat.

He could see right through it all; rather than considering this a test from Tong’s eldest, it was more like an opportunity given to him.

It gave him the chance to win over some hearts in front of so many brothers.

And also the chance to earn a bit of trust from his future in-laws.

However, he wasn’t foolish enough to actually let himself get drunk. By the time he had drunk about five or six servings, he figured he had enough, and the brothers from the Tong family had mostly had their turn toasting. At this point, collapsing drunkenly onto the table didn’t look too bad.

His skill at feigning drunkenness had always been quite good, so the moment he slumped softly onto the table, he heard Tong Xiaohua’s anxious calls very clearly.

"Yan Bo, Yan Bo, are you okay?"

"Silly girl, relax, he’s fine, just drunk!" In stark contrast to Tong Xiaohua’s anxiety, the voice of Tong’s eldest was very calm and collected.

Yan Bo wondered if his act was unconvincing, but then he thought it unlikely he’d been found out, given that he had fooled many before, including his own father and elder brother.

The reason why Tong’s eldest was so composed was probably that he was used to seeing drunk people.

"Dad, you’re the one to talk! If it weren’t for you not drinking at all, would he have ended up like this?"

Hearing Tong Xiaohua scold Tong’s eldest like that, Yan Bo felt that even if he really was drunk, it was worth it!

However, did this girl really not understand that the more she showed her concern for him in front of Tong’s eldest, the more he might suffer?

"Stupid girl, siding with Xiao Yan already? Wife, look, did we raise our daughter for nothing?" Tong’s eldest said in a mock complaint.

Yan Bo sighed. It seemed there was no such thing as a free lunch.

To steal away someone’s precious daughter, one had to endure, no matter how tough it got, and grit one’s teeth and get through it.

Because that was the right thing to do.

"How can you even say that? If Xiao Yan hadn’t taken drinks for you, would he be this terribly drunk? And now you blame the girl for speaking up for Xiao Yan, it really is your fault, old man!"

Yan Bo felt a bit comforted, thankfully, his mother-in-law was on his side.

"Eldest brother, with the Young Master this drunk, you and sister-in-law should really go back and rest well. Go ahead and take a break first; I’ll handle things here."

It was Qin Ming who spoke.

"That works, then you keep an eye on things, we’ll head back first!"

After talking with Qin Ming, Tong’s eldest raised his voice to the brothers and shouted, "Guys, keep on drinking. I’m taking your sister-in-law and this lad here back to rest!"

No sooner had Tong’s eldest finished speaking than Yan Bo felt himself being propped up from both sides, the arms of the two men were very strong, clearly, they were the Tong family’s bodyguards.

"Brother Yang, be careful, don’t bump him."

Tong Xiaohua’s concerned voice sounded a bit distant, probably coming from behind.

"Silly girl, you weren’t this worried or this concerned when your dad got drunk."

Tong’s eldest was either genuinely jealous or simply joking with his daughter; either way, Yan Bo couldn’t yet be sure of Tong’s eldest’s true intentions.

"Dad, how can that be the same?" Tong Xiaohua sounded obviously agitated.

"What’s the difference? Isn’t it just being drunk? Could it be that because he’s a bit more handsome, him being drunk just makes him a bit more pitiable?"

Yan Bo almost couldn’t help but laugh out loud; Tong’s eldest was indeed an interesting elder.

"Dad, every time you get drunk, it’s your own doing. With your status, who would dare to ply you with alcohol? Unless you’re willing, I think no one can really get you drunk."

"Who says no one can?" Tong Xiaohua’s father’s voice was laced with laughter; clearly, he was teasing her.

"Who? Who would dare to mess with you? Who would dare to ply you with alcohol?"

Tong Xiaohua had an unrelenting attitude, and it seemed she was quite upset that Yan Bo had been made drunk by someone!

"Your mom, that’s who!" Tong Xiaohua’s father finished and burst into laughter, "She doesn’t even need to use alcohol to make me drunk!"

Yan Bo, who pretended to be drunk, was beginning to understand why his mother-in-law would end up with someone as uncouth as Tong Xiaohua’s father.

This man was a rogue, with a thick skin and a sharp tongue, able to charm the birds right out of the trees to give to you when he wanted to coax you.

It would be hard for any woman to resist such a man’s advances.

Moreover, although Tong Xiaohua often described her father as rough and unsophisticated in front of herself, in fact, her father was very tall and burly, with a ruggedly handsome face, the type of man whose masculine hormones were off the charts.

"Xiao Hua, don’t listen to your dad’s nonsense. He’s started talking rubbish again after just two drinks," Tong’s mother said, with a hint of helplessness and indulgence.

"Dad, haven’t you two been sick of each other after so many years of lovey-dovey?"

"Silly girl, if one gets sick of it, that means he’s not the right person for you, you know?"

Yan Bo was glad he was pretending to be drunk and not really drunk; otherwise, he would have missed all these juicy details.

And he wouldn’t have been able to comprehend so deeply that his father-in-law was a man of steel with a heart full of tenderness, a heart that poured all its affection only for his mother-in-law.

At this moment, Yan Bo genuinely admired his father-in-law and started to look up to him with respect.

He, too, was a man and understood very well that when a man has success, wealth, and power, and can have whatever he wants with a wave of his hand, it’s extremely difficult to refuse the temptations of the outside world.

Yan Bo was also grateful that he approached Tong Xiaohua with the intention to be with her forever from the very beginning.

If he had just wanted to play around, he probably would have been lying dead on some street corner by now.

The hotel where they ate was not far from Tong village, and Yan Bo was engrossed in listening to the bickering of the family of three the whole way, so it felt like they arrived at the gate of the mansion in the blink of an eye.

Yan Bo was helped out of the car, and then he heard the bodyguards who supported him ask,

"Boss, which room should Third Young Master sleep in?"

Yan Bo pricked up his ears, of course, he knew that what he was hoping for was just a fantasy.

"Put him in the guest room on the second floor by the window!"

Just as expected. How could Tong Xiaohua’s father, who was so protective of his daughter, place a drunk in her room?

He wasn’t stupid; how could he possibly do something as foolish as inviting the wolf into the hen house?

Yan Bo was escorted to the bed in the guest room, and even with his eyes closed, he could tell from the ambiance that the person taking off his jacket was Tong Xiaohua.

He opened his eyes a crack, sure enough, he saw the worried face of Tong Xiaohua.

Just as Yan Bo was about to open his eyes fully, he caught a glimpse of Tong Xiaohua’s father standing directly behind her from the corner of his eye.

It seemed that Tong Xiaohua’s father was still wary of him.

But what of it? Right now, he was the ’drunk’, unable to control his actions; what’s so strange about that? Besides, if he were to be held accountable, he could always feign that he was too drunk to know anything.

With this thought, Yan Bo opened his eyes a little wider and raised his hand, grabbing Tong Xiaohua’s nape...