After composing herself for a long time, Shen Jing finally opened the door and went out, only to be unwittingly dragged into the boys' private room where she drank too much.
They were Zhou Luchen's friends. She wasn't particularly close to them, though she had occasionally played mahjong with them.
She had no tolerance for alcohol, wasn't good at games, and kept losing. They insisted she play, and she couldn't get away.
So, she had to drink one glass after another.
It wasn't until her cheeks flushed red that Nie Yanzuo realized the young lady simply couldn't handle her liquor. This is bad, he thought. Fortunately, she was quiet and well-behaved, not the type to become aggressive when drunk.
Nie Yanzuo urged the bartender, "Go to the back courtyard and find Second Master Zhou. Tell him his companion is drunk."
The bartender whispered, "Second Master Zhou is busy with something and has already left."
