Gu Qichen took it and accepted the penalty.
However, Xi Zijun stepped forward and stopped him: "Mr. Xue, it's right for us to penalize ourselves for being late, but switching the wine to strong XO is a bit much, don't you think?"
The guy called Mr. Xue laughed out loud: "You caught me, but Sister Zijun, my wife hasn't stepped in yet. Isn't it improper for you to do so?"
The tone seemed joking.
But everyone could hear a hint of sharpness within it.
The speaker was Xue Shaotang.
One of the four prominent young men in Beijing.
He had some grudge with the Jiang family.
So naturally, he wasn't too polite to Xi Zijun.
Gu Qichen just tilted his head back and drank it in one go.
Xia Yangyang frowned slightly.
The surrounding people applauded and praised Gu Qichen for his boldness.
Mu Liancheng stepped forward to ease the atmosphere: "Don't you all forget, Second Young Master Gu is famous for never getting drunk, the famed god of wine."
