Chapter 51
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Sanyue Street began to bustle with activity.
He Fei had the intention to introduce Zi Yi to his acquaintances and deliberately called many people to come over.
Moreover, Ouyang Ming had also called his friends over, so there were around twenty to thirty people who came.
They were all from privileged families and they had an indiscernible air of superiority.
In the end, Ouyang Ming simply closed down the bar, restricted outsiders, and only served his friends and acquaintances.
Zi Lian sat beside Zi Yi. When she saw so many young masters and young ladies from upper-class society, her cheeks turned red from excitement.
She raised her cocktail in a reserved manner and used the cup to cover her mouth, before asking Zi Yi, "Yiyi, are we really here to drink with them tonight?"
Zi Yi glanced at her and said in a dull tone, "If you're worried, you can go back."
Zi Lian was silenced at once.
When everyone arrived, all their eyes were on Zi Yi.
Some were amazed, some were surprised and there were also some with hostile gazes.
He Fei introduced her to everyone in a flaunting manner. "This is Zi Yi."
The name Zi Yi had become extremely famous within their circles in the past few days.
He Fei had not returned to the capital for years and upon his return, he insisted on marrying Zi Yi. He had even fallen out with Second Young Master He due to this incident.
They had finally met the person from the rumors and all of a sudden, they understood his persistence.
Just then, a woman wearing a hip-wrapping fishtail skirt with exquisite makeup on her face, walked over to Zi Yi and said in a generous tone, "Hi, I'm Xiang Wei, a childhood friend of He Fei. Indeed, seeing is believing. I hadn't expected He Fei to have such high standards, and find such a beautiful girlfriend like you."
Zi Yi looked at the woman and corrected her. "I'm not his girlfriend."
Xiang Wei's face revealed a surprised look. She turned to He Fei and asked, "Don't tell me you haven't successfully chased her?"
He Fei shrugged his shoulders. "It's nothing to be embarrassed about. Perhaps you'll be calling her sister-in-law very soon."
"Is that so? Then I'll be waiting for the day when it happens."
Zi Yi looked at Xiang Wei. She had not missed that cold gaze of hers.
When she thought about it, she found it interesting. She had managed to conceal her malice so well.
After everyone was introduced to Zi Yi, a service staff pushed in a cart laden with bottles of alcohol.
Xiang Wei took the lead and passed a glass of red wine to her. "Zi Yi, let's have a drink. He Fei and I are like brother and sister, and he's a nice person. It's just that he likes to run around. I hope you can make him settle down."
Her words had caused many people present to jeer.
"Sure enough, Xiang Wei cares the most about He Fei. Unfortunately, there are no sparks between you two. Otherwise, how good it would be if you got together."
"That's right. Xiang Wei is such an understanding lady. Whoever marries her will be blessed."
Xiang Wei said with displeasure, "Stop your nonsense. Otherwise, it will be even harder for He Fei to chase Zi Yi."
Zi Yi looked at Xiang Wei but she did not receive the glass from her hands. Instead, she took another glass from the trolley and clinked glasses with her. "I can drink once with you, but nothing else."
After that, she emptied the glass in one go.
Xiang Wei had not expected Zi Yi to be so bold and forthright. She looked at Zi Yi's lips stained with wine and felt unhappy deep down. However, she did not show it on her face and drank the wine.
Shortly after, the crowd began to enjoy themselves while drinking. There were even some who went onto the dancefloor.
After a while, Zi Yi had the urge to pee. She stood up and walked towards the restroom.
Not long after she left, Xiang Wei quietly followed behind her.
Zi Lian noticed their movements. She then put down her glass before following them.
When Zi Yi came out from the cubicle, she saw Xiang Wei standing outside, obviously waiting for her.
Currently, the Xiang Wei before her did not appear as generous as before. She had a gloomy expression as she sneered. "I've seen plenty of women like you who want to climb up the ladder."
Zi Yi squeezed the hand soap and slowly washed her jade-like fingers.
When Xiang Wei saw Zi Yi ignoring her, her expression turned cold, and she said in a commanding tone, "I want you to leave He Fei."
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"Are people from this circle so self-opinionated?"
"What?"
Zi Yi dried her hands with a disposable towel, turned around, and walked over to Xiang Wei.
Their heights were clearly about the same, but Xiang Wei felt a strong pressure from out of nowhere.
Zi Yi looked her in the eye and repeated herself. "Are all the people from your circle so self-opinionated?"
"You..."
Xiang Wei finally reacted and an inexplicable twinge of anger surged inside her.
Just as she was about to explode, Zi Yi suddenly took a step towards her.
Xiang Wei's expression had a slight change and she subconsciously took a step back.
Zi Yi glanced at her feet, revealed a smile, and said, "I have no interest in playing games such as you liking him and him liking me. If you honestly fancy He Fei, tell him directly. Don't treat everyone like a fool."
Zi Yi's words seem to have proverbially stepped on Xiang Wei's tail. She immediately exploded in anger. "I've already said that our relationship is like siblings!"
"Siblings? Ha!" Zi Yi sneered. "Your surname is Xiang, while he is He. You're telling me that you have a sibling relationship? Are you treating everyone as a fool or deluding yourself?"
"You..."
Xiang Wei flew into a rage out of humiliation, and raised her hands to slap Zi Yi.
Zi Yi's hand moved and directly grabbed her wrist.
"Release me!"
Xiang Wei's expression completely changed. She struggled hard and realized she could not pry her wrist out of Zi Yi's grip.
"Release you? Since you like hitting people, I'll have to reciprocate the favor first."
After she said that, she directly raised her hand and gave Xiang Wei a slap across her cheek.
Pa!
"Ahh..."
"Does it feel good to slap someone?" Zi Yi coldly looked at her. Once again, she raised her hand and slapped Xiang Wei's face.
Pa!
"Ahhh! I'll kill you! Let me go!"
Pa! Pa!
"Wuu wuuu..."
As a young miss of the capital's high society, how could Xiang Wei have suffered such injustice before? She burst into tears.
Zi Yi looked at Xiang Wei who had tears and snot running down her face, and then released her wrist with an expression of disdain.
The moment Xiang Wei's hands were freed, she hastily retreated towards the door. When she finally felt safe, she threatened. "Just you wait. I'll let everyone know your true, ugly personality and have them chase you out at once."
Zi Yi crossed her arms and looked indifferent to her threat. "Whatever."
"You..."
Xiang Wei had never met such an arrogant person in her life.
She gasped in anger, turned around, opened the door that she had deliberately locked earlier, and walked out from the restroom.
After Xiang Wei ran out, she originally intended for everyone to know of Zi Yi's evil deeds. However, she stopped in her tracks after a while.
"Why should I tell everyone I was slapped? Wouldn't I seem too lame?"
When she thought of that, she touched her face and hissed in pain. A malicious glint flashed past her eyes. "A lowly commoner dares to fight with me? I'd like to see if you can continue being arrogant later!"
She turned and walked towards the back area. When she arrived at the staff's pantry, she covered the red slap marks with foundation, took out her phone, and dialed a number.
"Brother Ming, help me call someone over. I have something for him to do... Don't concern yourself with this."
Xiang Wei hung up and in a short while, a staff member walked over in big strides.
"Miss Xiang."
Xiang Wei instructed him. "Get me some X drug."
The staff gave her a surprised look.
Xiang Wei's expression darkened and the staff hastily bowed his head from the fright. "I understand."
These drugs were not rare in such bars and the staff member had quickly brought it over.
Xiang Wei did not take it. Instead, she commanded him. "Put this medicine in the alcohol and deliver it to the woman He Fei brought with him."
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Unbeknownst to them, their conversation had been recorded by Zi Lian.
After the staff member left, Zi Lian followed behind him.
The staff member came out of the back room with a glass of alcohol and just as he was about to head towards the main hall, a woman suddenly walked over.
"Hello."
Zi Lian's voice was soft and tender. The moment she spoke, the staff member found his heart melting. He finally reacted to her greeting and hastily asked, "Miss Zi, I wonder how I can be of your service?"
Zi Lian pointed to her skirt, and blushed in obvious embarrassment. "I accidentally spilled some red wine on my skirt. Can you help me with it?"
Gulp
The staff member was clearly charmed and subconsciously looked down.
Zi Lian wore a light-colored knee-length pleated skirt, which had an obvious red stain.
"Please. If someone were to see this, I'd be too ashamed."
The staff's sense of justice shot through the roof and he said, "Miss Zi, please follow me."
He led her to a room with a dry cleaner.
Zi Lian looked at the dry cleaning machine, pursed her lips, and appeared embarrassed. "I can't possibly undress here so the skirt can be dry cleaned, but I also don't know how to wash it by hand."
After she said that, she reached out her white and tender hands towards the staff.
The staff swallowed his saliva and his brain buzzed. He then suggested. "If you don't mind, let me help you. The stained area is pretty small and it's easy to remove it."
"Then I'll have to trouble you."
The staff was blinded by Zi Lian's smile. He put the tray on the shelf next to him and squatted by her legs.
While Zi Lian conversed with the staff, she looked at the several glasses of alcohol on the tray.
If her memory serves her right, the outermost glass was spiked.
Just then, the staff spoke up. "Miss Zi, please stay here. I'll fetch some dry cleaning wipes."
"Okay, thank you."
As soon as the waiter turned around, Zi Lian quickly turned the tray, took out the drug she had prepared in advance, and spiked another glass.
The staff returned very soon, and Zi Lian picked up a glass of alcohol.
The staff was shocked. "Miss Zi."
"What's wrong?" Zi Lian placed the glass against her lips and when she heard his call, she acted as if she realised she had been rude.
She hastily pushed the glass away, and said in embarrassment, "I saw that the alcohol seemed appealing and could not help myself and just had to take a sip. You won't be angry, will you?"
"Oh, no. Definitely not." Even though the staff found her actions weird, Zi Lian had not picked up the glass he had spiked and so he was relieved.
Zi Lian shyly took out her lipstick and marked the bottom of the cup. "You can just pass me this glass of alcohol later."
The staff found it very thoughtful of Miss Zi, and nodded. He then squatted by her legs to help her with the stains.
A moment later.
"Miss Zi, it's done."
Zi Lian glanced at her skirt that was stain free and gratefully smiled. "Thank you very much. If not for you, I have no idea what I would have done."
The staff felt that he was suddenly a hero.
"You seem to be on your way to deliver the alcohol. Let's go together."
...
When Zi Yi returned from the restroom, everyone was already in high spirits.
Some danced while others drank and played games in groups of three and five.
Next to He Fei were several men in their late twenties and it was obvious that they were discussing something.
When Zi Yi walked over, she coincidentally heard someone saying with a tone of worship, "Second Brother is indeed worthy of his reputation. Several major groups collaborated to suppress the Lu Group last night, but he had swallowed all the funds they injected instead."
"It was nearly 100 billion yuan worth of funds, and he simply swallowed it whole. It is indeed true that one cannot compare with another."
"Well, he's Second Brother after all. Say, what do you think he's doing right now? It'll be great if we can call him over."
"Who dares to call him? He Fei?"
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Everyone stared at He Fei.
He hastily shook his head in response. "You guys better not push me into the pit of hell."
"Ah He, out of all of us, you are the closest to Second Brother. If not you, then who else? Ever since he took over the Lu Group, we could only listen to the rumors about him. He worked hard last night and perhaps he might be resting today."
Everyone had a small plan of their own. Lu Jingye had another nickname in the circle – the God of Wealth. As long as he gave a pointer or two, they could benefit from his advice. Therefore, everyone wanted to meet him.
He Fei had no way out and in the end, he gave Lu Jingye a call.
The instant he made the call, the few men sitting by his side quietened down.
He Fei came up with several excuses and chatted with Lu Jingye for a while before he hung up.
"What did he say?"
Everyone was inexplicably nervous.
He Fei grinned. "Coincidentally, he's in the vicinity and he has agreed to come over."
The few men revealed happy and excited expressions at the same time.
Zi Yi, who was standing to one side, walked over.
He Fei looked at her, raised his eyebrows, and said in a mysterious tone, "Yiyi, an acquaintance will be coming later. You'll definitely be surprised."
Zi Yi sat down and said, "You mean the Second Young Master of the Lu Group."
"How did you know?"
"I heard you talking."
Everyone looked at the speechless He Fei and burst out laughing.
Shortly after, Zi Lian had also come back. She sat by Zi Yi's side in a reserved manner and remained silent.
Zi Yi glanced at her.
At the same time, from the corner of her eye, she looked at Xiang Wei who was chatting with several women not far away.
Just then, a staff member came over with a tray.
Zi Yi keenly discovered that there was a slight change in Zi Lian's micro expressions.
She looked towards the glasses on the tray.
After the staff member had walked over, he passed the first glass to He Fei, then Zi Yi, and lastly, Zi Lian.
Zi Lian especially spoke in a gentle tone. "Thank you."
Zi Yi discovered that the staff member had turned red.
She then looked at the alcohol in the glass and guessed that it might have been spiked.
The staff then passed out the remaining glasses to the present young men.
Ouyang Ming raised his glass towards Zi Yi. When he thought about the earlier experience of racing with her, he said, "I hadn't expected your racing skills to be that great. I was blind. Let's compete in the future when there's a chance. I wasn't in my best condition today."
Zi Yi had yet to speak when He Fei gave him a direct blow. "You were the one who brought up the competition. Yet you dare to say you weren't in your best condition? From my point of view, it was Yiyi who had not fully displayed her skills instead."
Ouyang Ming raised his fist and waved it in front of He Fei. "Hey, are we still brothers or not? Shut up!"
He Fei saw Ouyang Ming turning angry from embarrassment, he decided to let him off and not make him lose face in front of everyone. He raised his glass and said, "Come, let's drink together. After we're done, we'll head out to welcome Second Brother."
Everyone raised their glasses together.
Zi Yi realized Zi Lian was staring at He Fei while Xiang Wei was staring at her. She guessed that the drink was definitely spiked.
In fact, she was not afraid even if her drink was spiked. As a person with a top-level mental power, with the exception of highly toxic poison, a drug that affects her thinking was useless on her.
There were many people here and Xiang Wei was not foolish enough to poison her.
Therefore, she calmly drank the alcohol.
Everyone emptied their glasses before a group went out to fetch Lu Jingye.
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A few men went out and the rest also tagged along after asking around.
In the end, Zi Yi and Zi Lian were the only ones left in the hall.
Zi Yi twirled the half-emptied glass and asked, "What was added to the alcohol?"
"What?" Zi Lian looked at Zi Yi's flawless side view. When she thought of her plan, her mouth slightly raised at the corners, but her tone was sarcastic. "As expected of the number one infamous brat of S City. I guess you've been spiked plenty of times in the past?"
Zi Yi narrowed her eyes and turned sideways to look at her.
Zi Lian felt her hair standing from Zi Yi's gaze. She suppressed the impulse to hug her arms and stiffened her neck before she said, "Am I wrong? I'm sure you're aware of how you acted in the past?"
Zi Lian looked down on her in the past, as she felt that Zi Yi was the failure of the family. Now, she disliked her even more. She felt that Zi Yi had suddenly become scary.
Zi Yi's lips curled up. She had no intentions to haggle with her at present. She shifted her gaze away and continued staring at the alcohol in the cup.
The two of them did not talk any more after that.
Around three minutes later, voices could be heard.
Zi Lian subconsciously craned her neck to take a look. The alcohol she drank seemed to have started taking effect and she felt warm.
However, she could still bear it.
Zi Yi had also looked over. When she saw the familiar figure, surrounded by a group of people, walking in, her lips curled up.
Everyone was dressed fashionably, with the exception of him. He wore a very restrained, pure black silk formal shirt and suit pants.
However, the aura he radiated was of an aristocratic noble and it was coupled with his peerlessly handsome face.
When he walked amongst the group of privileged people, he stood out from the crowd.
Everyone was evidently buttering him up and the topic of their conversation was the huge stir he caused last night.
"Second Brother, you were too cool last night. My father and several uncles stayed up all night and even woke us up to see how you dealt with those major companies."
"Second Brother, what are your following plans? Are you going to take the opportunity to clean them up?"
...
"Oh my!" Zi Lian suddenly exclaimed and Zi Yi turned to look at her.
Zi Lian looked at Lu Jingye walking over with starry eyes. "How could there be such a mature and handsome man?"
Zi Yi's lips twitched imperceptibly and asked profoundly, "Don't you feel warm?"
Zi Lian's expression stiffened for a moment and looked at Zi Yi discontentedly. "Why should I feel warm?"
She suddenly rejoiced that the air-conditioning had blasted at full power. Else, the drug's efficiency would soon take full effect.
Even though Zi Yi had no clue why this woman drugged the both of them, she believed that the answer would soon surface.
Just then, the group had walked over, and their gazes met.
Zi Yi's lips curled up.
He Fei, who was oblivious, introduced Zi Yi to Lu Jingye. "Second Brother, I believe you should still remember Yiyi."
"Yiyi, this is Second Brother."
Zi Yi quirked an eyebrow and called out, "Second Brother."
Lu Jingye nodded, walked to the sofa beside her, and sat down.
His posture was very straight and he seemed to radiate an air of superiority.
The others appeared very honest when they sat with him. Those who were dancing had also stopped, and those talking had even toned down their voices.
Such an atmosphere continued even when he remained silent.
Zi Yi could already guess the status of Lu Jingye in the hearts of these privileged kids. She leaned over, raised a glass, and passed it to him.
Everyone was stunned.
This woman dared to offer Second Brother alcohol!
Was she thinking of hitting on him?!
Everyone knew that even though he seemed gentle and humble on the surface, he had never given any woman an opportunity. His self-discipline was terrifying.
Woman, just wait to be rejected.