Chapter 058
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Chapter 058 Listen to You
The entire scene suddenly fell silent! The onlookers were all stunned!
My God, what kind of freak was this? This was a cup of insanely spicy hotpot broth, and this guy just drank it all in one go!
The smell alone was spicy enough, didn’t he feel his throat and windpipe burning? This was simply a life-threatening act!
After finishing his drink, Su Rui slammed the cup on the table, looked at the dumbfounded Zhang Hao, and urged with some impatience: “Your turn, brother. Finding beautiful women isn’t easy. You’re the one who challenged me, so don’t back down, otherwise I’ll lose respect for you!”
Zhang Hao took a deep breath, looked at Lin Aoxue, thinking: you can’t catch a tiger without entering its den, and you can’t win a beauty without drinking spicy broth. Besides, he was the one who initiated the challenge, if he backed down now, how could he show his face around here!
However, Zhang Hao wasn’t stupid. He knew that rashly drinking the broth at this point could actually choke him to death. So, he imitated Su Rui by taking a big gulp, but instead of swallowing immediately, he held it in his mouth and swallowed it bit by bit, very carefully.
But even so, he felt extremely uncomfortable. His mouth was filled with hot, spicy sensations, and even his forehead was buzzing from the spiciness!
He had to resist the urge to cough with every swallow. By the time he finished the large gulp, his face was completely red, and it felt like a flame was about to burst out from his stomach!
Su Rui crossed his legs, swinging his foot, and said with a smile: “How is it? If you can’t drink it, just admit defeat. I won’t force you.”
At this point, the outcome was already clear. Su Rui had drunk a cup of spicy broth without any trouble, his face wasn’t red, his breathing was normal, and he wasn’t coughing or panting. Meanwhile, Zhang Hao was already struggling after just one sip. If he continued drinking like this, who knows what might happen!
But Zhang Hao was a man who cared about his face. He wouldn’t give up so easily, especially in front of a stunning beauty like Lin Aoxue and so many onlookers. Any man would want to save face in this situation.
“Don’t force yourself if you can’t drink it. I won’t think you’re embarrassing yourself… well, maybe just a little bit embarrassing,” Su Rui said with a smile, making a small gesture with his pinky finger as he looked at Zhang Hao’s flushed face.
Chinese people love to stir up trouble. The onlookers were all watching with schadenfreude. At this moment, a young man in the crowd shouted at Zhang Hao: “Drink up! If you’re a real man, drink it! Don’t be a coward!”
Once one person started heckling, others joined in with jeers. Zhang Hao immediately lost face!
Looking at the cup of red broth on the table, he truly felt his confidence wavering. But there was no way out – who told him to be so stupid as to challenge the other party in the first place?
So, Zhang Hao picked up the cup with trembling hands. Just smelling the spicy aroma made him not want to put that chili water in his mouth!
At this moment, stimulated by the strong smell of the chili broth, Zhang Hao began to cough violently. Indeed, even taking a deep breath near such spicy broth could choke someone to death!
Su Rui’s intentions were truly malicious, making Lin Aoxue eat such things. He really had no consideration for a delicate woman. After all, she was the number one beauty in Ninghai’s business world. What was he thinking!
“Not drinking? Admitting defeat, right?” Su Rui looked with a half-smile at this troublemaker who had appeared out of nowhere. Such small-time hooligans were beneath his notice. If Lin Aoxue hadn’t been here today, he wouldn’t have even bothered to deal with him.
Of course, if Lin Aoxue hadn’t been here, the other party wouldn’t have foolishly approached them either.
Su Rui looked at Lin Aoxue and said with a “gentle” face: “Let’s go. I’ll take you somewhere else to eat. I promise I won’t do this to you again, okay?”
Lin Aoxue glanced at Su Rui and continued to remain silent, without expressing any opinion.
Su Rui thought glumly, I’m teaching you a lesson, brother. You should just accept it and behave. This time I made you eat something incredibly spicy, next time I’ll make you eat something incredibly smelly. Let’s see if you behave then!
Zhang Hao angrily put the cup on the table: “You’re cheating! You could already handle spicy food! I’m from the south, I can’t eat chili!”
Su Rui looked at the chili water in the cup and said with disdain: “How am I cheating? Brother, you’re the one who came looking for trouble first, right? I drank a full cup while you barely drank half, and you’re accusing me of cheating? Aren’t you embarrassed? Betting with someone like you, I find it embarrassing myself.”
Looking at the chili water on the table, Zhang Hao was indeed speechless. He had completely lost this challenge and would now be labeled a coward. How could he continue to operate in this area?
It’s worth noting that almost all the diners in the restaurant knew him. Zhang the boss had quite a reputation in the neighborhood. Probably within an hour, the whole street would be talking about him drinking chili water!
Su Rui didn’t even look at him and said to Lin Aoxue: “Let’s go!”
Lin Aoxue turned and left the table directly. Su Rui glanced at Lin Aoxue’s back, then patted Zhang Hao’s shoulder and said with a smile: “Brother, if you want to pick up girls, you still have a lot to learn. Go home and drink a jin of chili water every day, and next time I definitely won’t be your match.”
Zhang Hao’s black face was tinged with red, looking like a pig’s liver.
If he really drank a jin of chili water every day, his prostate would definitely be ruined!
After Su Rui and Lin Aoxue left, one of Zhang’s underlings approached and said: “Boss, what should we do? Should we gather some men to take care of this pretty boy?”
Zhang Hao angrily slapped his subordinate and said furiously: “Stop embarrassing me. Let’s go back!”
Walking out of the restaurant, Lin Aoxue looked at Su Rui and said coldly: “Is this amusing to you?”
Su Rui shrugged, looking innocent: “Which part are you referring to? Eating the spicy hotpot or using you as a bet?”
Lin Aoxue was speechless. This guy really deserved a slap. He had reached a certain level of obnoxiousness!
Low-class taste, unbearably vulgar!
Lin Aoxue really didn’t want to deal with this thick-skinned man anymore, so she turned and walked away in her high heels.
Seeing that the ice-cold beauty was finally upset, Su Rui seemed completely unaware that his joke had gone too far. He slowly caught up with her and said with a smile: “Little sister Aoxue, I promised to take you out today, so I must take responsibility until the end. I absolutely cannot be irresponsible and abandon you halfway!”
Lin Aoxue stopped and looked at Su Rui, saying: “I’m hungry.”
Su Rui was delighted inside. This girl finally knew how to speak up. He quickly said: “This time I definitely won’t mess with you on purpose. There’s a place I’ve always heard is good but never tried. This is a perfect opportunity for us to try it together.”
Lin Aoxue looked at Su Rui suspiciously but still followed him. Su Rui couldn’t help but laugh out loud, his face full of satisfaction.
If outsiders knew that in just a few days he had made the ice queen of Bikang Group so obedient, he would feel incredibly honored. Indeed, for men, conquering women is truly the most exciting and vainglorious thing.
Houhe Street was Ninghai’s street food alley. It not only featured Ninghai’s local specialties but also gathered snacks from all over the country. It was truly bustling with activity, with many office workers and students coming here to satisfy their cravings during lunch and dinner times.
Looking at the crowded street entrance with people coming and going, Lin Aoxue stood there with a somewhat surprised expression.
“This is where you wanted to bring me?”
Su Rui said: “Yes, what do you think?”
Lin Aoxue dropped a sentence and turned to leave.
“People actually eat in places like this?”
In Lin Aoxue’s eyes, all the dining spots on this street were outdoors, and most people were eating while walking. For Lin Aoxue, who had received aristocratic lady’s education since childhood, this situation was extremely unhygienic!
In her view, meals should be eaten quietly in a clean place. The hotpot restaurant earlier had already pushed the limits of her tolerance, let alone these outdoor food stalls!
Su Rui looked at Lin Aoxue and said with some exasperation: “Lin Aoxue, Lin Aoxue, you’re really disappointing me after all my earnest teachings today. Some things may not look that great, but the experience might bring different pleasures. If you haven’t experienced it yourself, you have no right to comment. Such a simple principle – how can you, as the executive CEO of a major group, not understand this?”
“So many people can eat here, why can’t you? If anything goes wrong, I’ll take responsibility, okay?” Su Rui’s words came out like rapid gunfire.
“Since we’re here, let’s make the best of it. Listen to me, there are some lifestyles you haven’t experienced. If life only consisted of western food and red wine, wouldn’t it be too boring and monotonous?”
Hearing Su Rui’s words, Lin Aoxue surprisingly didn’t get angry. Her footsteps hesitated for a moment, then she said: “Let’s go, I’ll listen to you.”
Hearing those three words “I’ll listen to you,” Su Rui was overjoyed, feeling a surge of infinite vanity in his heart. Getting an ice queen like Lin Aoxue to say these three words was incredibly difficult!
Su Rui went straight to a stinky tofu stall and ordered a large portion of stinky tofu!
Watching the black tofu cubes expand and stretch in the oil, then being placed in a box, topped with special sauce, seasonings, and cilantro, Su Rui couldn’t help but swallow.
Lin Aoxue, however, wanted to stay as far away from such things as possible. But Su Rui had dragged her here. Pinching her nose, she said: “I won’t eat this kind of thing, really I won’t.”
“You have to eat it anyway!” Su Rui grabbed Lin Aoxue’s wrist to prevent her from escaping, then said: “Open your mouth.”
Lin Aoxue frowned, freed her hand, and refused to open her mouth.
“Listen to me, this stuff smells stinky but tastes delicious. I promise I’m not lying to you. Otherwise, why would so many people on this street be eating it?”
Hearing the words “listen to me,” Lin Aoxue’s expression became somewhat strange.
