While Ma Desheng walked toward her, Lin Xueyao and Su Wanqing sat even closer beside Shen Yueran.
Each of them tightly held one of Shen Yueran's arms as they stared nervously at the people in front of them.
Even the employees from Huo Corporation did not dare speak carelessly anymore.
But Shen Yueran, who had been drinking slowly just a moment ago, suddenly stopped pouring the whiskey into her glass.
She brought the whole bottle to her mouth and lifted her head high, letting the whiskey flow directly down her throat and straight into her stomach.
Glug. Glug. Glug.
The surroundings fell so quiet that only the sound of her gulping could be heard.
She drank without pause.
Upstairs, Xie Rongchen watched the scene with curiosity, waiting to see what would happen next.
Nearby, Su Wanqing's mouth twitched slightly. Even at a time like this, Shen Yueran was still calmly drinking the whole bottle. Neither she nor Lin Xueyao could understand it. Yet the tighter they held her arms, the safer they felt. It was strange, but as long as they stayed close to her, it felt like nothing could touch them.
That feeling was strange, but it was also very strong.
Meanwhile, Ma Desheng had already sat down in front of Shen Yueran.
Looking at the woman in front of him, a greedy look flashed through his eyes again.
Then he forced out what he thought was a gentlemanly smile and introduced himself.
"Miss, I'm Ma Desheng from Huaxing Media."
His tone was deliberately mild, but the lust in his eyes could not be hidden at all.
"You don't have to take this the wrong way. I just wanted to speak to you about a business deal."
While speaking, Ma Desheng kept looking at Shen Yueran. But the more he looked, the stranger his expression became.
Because from beginning to end, Shen Yueran did not react to him at all. Her head was still tilted upward. The bottle was still at her mouth.
Her whole posture remained frozen there like a statue. It was as if she had not heard a single word he said.
Ma Desheng's smile became a little stiff.
At that moment, Shen Yueran lightly patted the shoulders of Su Wanqing and Lin Xueyao and pulled her arms free from their grasp.
Both women immediately understood what she meant. They loosened their grip and quietly moved a little to the side, giving her some space.
Then, she bent her body forward.
With one calm movement, she placed the whiskey bottle back onto the table.
A soft sound rang out as the bottom of the bottle touched the surface.
Then she slowly straightened up again.
For the first time since Ma Desheng had come over, she finally looked at the man sitting in front of her.
The moment her gaze landed on him, the relaxed look on her face disappeared.
A heavy pressure quietly spread around the table. Lin Xueyao, Su Wanqing, and even the nearby Huo Corporation employees all felt it. Sitting across from her, even Ma Desheng sensed that something was wrong.
But before he could react, Shen Yueran raised one hand and placed her fist lightly in front of her mouth.
Then, with the other hand, she casually picked up a lighter from the table.
Click.
A small flame appeared.
She held it at a short distance in front of her.
The next second—
Wshhhhh!
Suddenly, something sprayed from her mouth through the hand covering it.
In an instant, a large burst of fire shot forward. It flashed through the air and exploded directly toward Ma Desheng's face.
The distance between them was too close.Everything happened too fast.
Ma Desheng had no time to dodge at all.
The huge burst of fire struck him directly in the face.A terrifying burning sensation spread over his skin at once.
For a second, Ma Desheng's mind went completely blank.
Then the pain hit.
A pig like scream instantly tore through the silence of the club.
"Aaaahhhh!"
It was miserable.
It sounded exactly like a pig being slaughtered.
This time, the whole club truly fell silent.
Everyone turned their heads at once and looked toward where the scream had come from.
On the floor near the table, Ma Desheng had already rolled off his seat.
He collapsed onto the ground while clutching his face and screaming madly.
His men behind him were also stunned on the spot.
No one had imagined that the woman who had been quietly drinking just moments ago would suddenly spit fire at him like this.
At that exact moment, in the middle of the dead silence, everyone heard a cold voice ring out.
"You bald son of a bitch, who gave you the right to sit in front of me?"
The voice was not loud. But because the club was so silent, every single word was heard clearly.
It was filled with contempt
Everyone looked toward the speaker.
Shen Yueran was still sitting there. The lazy and calm woman from before was gone.
What remained was only a cold and frightening version of her that made people's backs turn chilly.
Her eyes looked at Ma Desheng on the ground as if she were looking at trash. There was not even the slightest pity in them.
Not far away, Lin Xueyao and Su Wanqing both stared at her with their mouths open.
Their minds had already gone blank.
The two of them looked at Shen Yueran, then looked at Ma Desheng rolling on the ground screaming, then looked back at Shen Yueran again.
the Shen Yueran in front of them now felt like a completely different person.
Upstairs, Xie Rongchen's eyes narrowed sharply. The curiosity on his face vanished, replaced by shock and genuine interest.
Even he had not expected her to spit fire straight into someone's face. It was a strange move, but it looked undeniably cool.