Hidden Master: starting by canceling ten marriage proposals

"Hmm? Mr. Wu, you know him?"

The others present were unaware of the grievances between Yin Tian and Wu Hao and immediately asked in confusion.

"Know..."

Wu Hao squeezed out two words through gritted teeth.

Xia Nianbing was also puzzled as she looked at Yin Tian; she hadn't expected Yin Tian to actually know Wu Hao.

"You little prick, are you deliberately picking a fight?"

Wu Hao leaned in close to Yin Tian, questioning in a voice audible only to the two of them.

Yin Tian blinked; he hadn't anticipated it would turn out this way either, the coincidence was simply too great.

"Having Su Qinwei isn't enough for you, you still want to take down Xia Nianbing!"

"What's it to you?"

"You!"

Wu Hao truly didn't dare reveal how he actually came to know Yin Tian.

Once he did that, he was afraid it would become truly impossible for him to advance any further with Xia Nianbing.

Wu Hao found an empty seat, sat down furiously, and didn't spare Yin Tian another glance.

Though Xia Nianbing was curious, she didn't ask anything further.

After a while, Wu Hao suddenly shot a meaningful glance at someone at the table.

That person immediately understood and asked loudly, "Mr. Wu, I heard you're doing pretty well overseas, what business are you in? Why not take us brothers along for the ride to riches?"

"Well, I initially just wanted to do a small business, but who knew it would become something big; I've made quite a bit these past two years."

"Then why did you come back?"

"The operation over there has become stable, and it doesn't need me to oversee it..."

Wu Hao chuckled as he spoke, then his gaze landed on Xia Nianbing again, "Besides, over here, there is someone worth coming back for."

He wasn't worried that Yin Tian would blurt out things that shouldn't be said.

In his view, since Yin Tian was with Xia Nianbing, he surely must have kept the matter with Su Qinwei to himself.

Otherwise, with Xia Nianbing's pride, how could she possibly allow herself to share a man with another woman?

As soon as he said this, all eyes immediately turned to Xia Nianbing and Yin Tian.

After such a declaration, wouldn't Xia Nianbing make a statement?

And how could Yin Tian remain so calm?

Seeing no reaction from the two, the person Wu Hao had hinted at earlier continued, "I never expected our Mr. Wu to be such a devoted man. Handsome, wealthy, and gentle too, truly a role model for men!"

"Right, Mr. Xia, what does your boyfriend do?"

Someone suddenly asked.

What was bound to come, would eventually come...

A smile crept onto the corners of Yin Tian's mouth.

He knew that the questioning would surely target him.

"I'm currently unemployed."

Yin Tian spoke proudly, genuinely embodying what it meant to live off a woman with confidence.

Unemployed...

The crowd had strange expressions, being able to talk about living off someone with such audacity was quite the feat.

"So he's a freeloader."

A girl covered her small mouth and sneered dismissively.

"You can't say that, Mr. Xia is so wealthy, anything she gives out of pocket would surely be enough to keep this kid running errands."

"That's true."

People weighed in one after another, even though they were mocking Yin Tian, their tone was filled with jealousy.

"I'm willing to support him, do any of you have a problem with that?"

Xia Nianbing suddenly spoke up.

Her cold voice silenced everyone.

After all, she was the Eldest Princess of the Xia Family, and it would not do to really stir her ire.

"Let's eat, let's eat."

Wang Yan awkwardly broke the tense moment.

The rest came around as well, clinking glasses and drinking merrily.

That's when Wu Hao noticed that Yin Tian hadn't drunk a single sip of alcohol, no matter who proposed a toast to him. Yin Tian simply shook his head and stuck to drinking water from the glass in front of him.

Hmm?

Could this guy not drink alcohol?

Wu Hao's eyes flickered with an idea—if he could get Yin Tian and Xia Nianbing drunk...

He immediately stood up, holding two glasses filled with red wine, and approached Yin Tian. "Brother, previous confrontations make better acquaintances. Let this drink serve as an apology from me."

Wu Hao clinked the two glasses together and then offered one to Yin Tian.

"I don't drink alcohol."

Yin Tian shook his head.

Wu Hao narrowed his eyes, "Brother, by the sound of it, you are not in the mood to forgive me?"

Yin Tian couldn't help but find it amusing hearing that.

Who the hell are you?

Why should I forgive you?

However, he didn't voice these thoughts and simply looked at Wu Hao, "I really don't drink."

Bang!

A guy suddenly slammed his hand on the table. "What the hell do you mean by that? Mr. Wu is kindly offering you a drink, and you won't accept it. Are you looking down on Mr. Wu?"

The man reeked of alcohol, his speech slurred as though he was drunk, creating the image of inebriation.

But Yin Tian could still see clarity in the man's eyes.

The man was clearly pretending, using drunkenness as an excuse for later avoidance.

"It's just one drink, what's the harm in drinking it?"

"A grown man, acting fussily like a woman, it's really disgraceful."

"Mr. Wu has been holding that drink for a long time now; not even taking it is really impolite."

People criticized Yin Tian one after another.

"I'll drink it for him."

Xia Nianbing extended her hand, wanting to take the glass of wine.

Although the Xia Family was one of the top families in Su Hang, the other guests each had their own significant backing and were not to be offended too harshly.

Just as Xia Nianbing's hand was halfway extended, it was stopped by Yin Tian.

"Forget it, I'll drink."

Yin Tian took the glass of wine and downed it in one go.

He licked the corner of his mouth, looked up at Wu Hao with raised eyes, "Drinking like this is no fun, why not switch to something bigger?"

Indeed, he didn't drink alcohol.

But the reason he didn't wasn't that he couldn't.

It was...

For lack of a worthy opponent!