His eyes fixed on me. "Miss Shen," he said, "think you can handle this game?"
"Ha!" A bitter laugh escaped me. A game? Was that what this was?
He called for ten glasses and filled them to the brim with liquor. Qiao Jinyan’s gaze was a challenge. "The rules are simple," he announced. "You can get anyone in this room to drink for you. *Anyone*. But that depends on your charm. If you can't persuade t














