In a daze, it seemed like they were discussing something. It appeared they were saying it was better to have me join in the drinking; that would likely be more fitting for the situation. My head was a bit fuzzy, yet my consciousness was clear, and I knew what I was doing. I just tried my utmost to endure because they were my patrons; I couldn't just curse them out. All I could do was obediently wait for tonight to end, and then this would never happen again. In the future, I'll just have to be more vigilant and remember what should be said and done.
These fair-weather friends chattered one sentence after another; the more they talked, the more offensive they became. Zhang Xu glanced at the woman beside him, thinking, okay, her defenses hadn't completely broken down yet, he still had to wait a bit longer, but the things they were saying were no longer affecting her mood.
