This boy had always been a little follower behind Daniel Cooper. Hearing his bossy words, he didn’t feel annoyed at all. He obediently gestured to Eric Bennett, “Top student, come sit here, don’t be shy!”

Eric Bennett calmly followed the boy and sat in the very center seat.

Daniel Cooper had someone open the wine, then personally came over to pour drinks for them. When he walked up to Eric Bennett, Eric Bennett spoke up, “I don’t drink.”

Daniel Cooper forcefully picked up a glass and poured him a drink. “It’s my birthday today. For my sake, you have to drink a glass!”

Someone nearby started egging him on, “Have a drink! If you’re a man, drink a glass!”

“Eric Bennett, don’t tell me you’re even afraid to drink?”

Eric Bennett’s expression had already turned a bit cold, and those black eyes staring at people were now radiating a chill.

Daniel Cooper and Eric Bennett had been roommates for almost a year, so of course he knew Eric Bennett hated drinking. Usually, even when he himself got drunk, the way Eric Bennett looked at him was like looking at trash, which was infuriating.

No matter what, he was determined to make Eric Bennett embarrass himself in front of everyone.

Thinking of his plan for later, Daniel Cooper already felt a trace of satisfaction in his heart, so his expression became even more insistent—he was determined to make Eric Bennett drink this glass.

Eric Bennett was cornered by just a few words from Daniel Cooper, and it was clear that Daniel Cooper wanted to make him look bad.

Eric Bennett fixed his gaze on Daniel Cooper, took the glass, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one go.

The wine Daniel Cooper had ordered wasn’t as strong as baijiu, but it wasn’t exactly weak either. Eric Bennett downed it in one gulp, which surprised Daniel Cooper, but made him even more excited. “Not bad! Then have another.”

With that, he poured another glass for Eric Bennett.

A girl said, “That’s enough, right? If he gets drunk later, how will he get back?”

Hearing this, Daniel Cooper felt like oil had been poured on the fire. He sneered, “Don’t worry, I’ll take him back.”

Eric Bennett said, “No more.”

Before Daniel Cooper could persuade him, he added, “I’m drunk.”

With that, he slumped onto the table.

Daniel Cooper gave him a push. “Are you really drunk or just pretending?”

Eric Bennett didn’t move at all, his eyes tightly shut, his face flushed, even the corners of his eyes tinged with red.

Looking at Eric Bennett like this, no one doubted his words.

He really did seem drunk.

Daniel Cooper found it a bit unbelievable that he’d managed to get Eric Bennett drunk so easily, but at least it was all going according to plan. His ordinary face showed a fake smile as he said, “Since our top student Bennett is drunk, I’ll have someone take him back to school.”

No one questioned this, everyone agreed.

So Daniel Cooper got his wish and had someone drag Eric Bennett away.

As Daniel Cooper’s two lackeys escorted Eric Bennett out of the hotel and before they could hail a cab, they suddenly felt lighter. Turning around, they saw Eric Bennett looking at them with clear, sober eyes—there wasn’t a trace of drunkenness.

The two lackeys looked into his dark eyes and shivered. Forcing a dry laugh, they said, “So you weren’t drunk after all?”

Eric Bennett was strong. He grabbed one of the boys and asked in a low voice, “What does Daniel Cooper want to do after getting me drunk?”

The boy replied righteously, “Brother Fu told us to take you back. Why are you making wild guesses about people?”

Eric Bennett said, “Not going to tell me?”

The boy tried to laugh it off, “Really, there’s nothing. Don’t overthink it.”

He really wouldn’t say, and Eric Bennett couldn’t do anything about it. He pressed his lips together, about to let go of the boy’s collar.

At that moment, a strange voice suddenly came from behind, “Damn, old—”

The voice wasn’t loud, but it was like a stone thrown into calm water, sending out ripples.

Eric Bennett turned to look. It was a tall teenager, who exaggeratedly tried to hide behind the hotel’s door pillar, but couldn’t help poking his head out again. He happened to meet Eric Bennett’s gaze and blurted out again, “Damn!”

Eric Bennett: “……”

That boy also had a companion, another handsome youth. He gave Eric Bennett a slap on the face, then reached out to pull the boy out from behind the pillar. “Andrew Foster, what are you hiding for?”

Andrew Foster was pulled out, and when he met Eric Bennett’s eyes again, his cheeks instantly flushed red.

Andrew Foster was currently attending an elite high school in Shanghai, where most students were either rich or powerful. As the heir of the Qin Group, Andrew Foster was naturally surrounded by rich kids eager to please him.

City A wasn’t far from Shanghai. The son of the Long family, who owned a real estate company, had invited them to the Jinyu Hotel for a wine auction. Andrew Foster hadn’t planned to come, but Henry Clark and other friends insisted on dragging him along to relax, so he came.

Of course, since he found it boring, he left early, planning to return to Shanghai. He hadn’t expected to see Eric Bennett at the hotel entrance.

Andrew Foster widened his eyes to make sure, and confirmed that it was indeed Eric Bennett.