Earlier, when he and Ji Chen had just arrived for the banquet, Gu Xiyu had accidentally found a folder hidden in a corner of his mobile phone, which contained several special-looking files.
After skipping several photos and videos of naked men, he finally found something different.
“You should be very clear as to what methods you used to acquire shares from the former shareholders of PAP.” After saying that, Gu Xiyu pushed Ji Chen away and watched him hit the wall of the corridor, neither lightly nor heavily.
He didn’t know what the original owner was involved with in the first place, but Gu Xiyu unexpectedly found some confidential information about several companies in his mobile phone, information that had never been made public before. Among them was Fengming, which happened to have some evidence and proof of what Ji Chen had done to eliminate his rivals.
Although most of the information was not maliciously fabricated, many large companies and small businesses with little backing were involved.
Ji Chen straightened his tie and slightly lowered his head to look down at him. There was no hesitation or fear of someone holding his secrets in his eyes. On the contrary, he had a mysterious smile: “Since I’m a businessman, how can I get what I want if I don’t go wild when necessary?”
“But the public may not be able to accept things that seem innocuous to you. Do you want to take a gamble, President Ji?”
Ji Chen leaned against the wall, folded his arms, and looked at him for a long time. The smile in his eyes was about to fade when he suddenly caught sight of a black trouser leg in the corner in front of him.
He helped Gu Xiyu up, took out a light blue card from his pocket, and said in a loud voice: “Actually, I will give it to you as long as you ask nicely.”
Gu Xiyu raised his head and rolled up his sleeves unhurriedly.
Ji Chen continued seriously: “But since you are good-looking, I won’t make it too difficult for you.”
It seems that the people who tried to kill Gu Xiyu do have something to do with the business circle. If he has information on Fengming, then he probably has something that will put pressure on those people.
Ji Chen looked at Gu Xiyu, who was in a daze. Instead of giving him the card, he went upstairs with him.
Strangely, Gu Xiyu seemed drunk aside from being affected by certain drugs. But now that he was very close to Gu Xiyu, he didn’t smell the wine on him, instead, there was a very sweet and light fragrance.
After the elevator arrived, the doors opened with a ding. Ji Chen loosened his collar and walked out. Behind him was the sound of Gu Xiyu’s very light footsteps.
“The bathroom and toilet are on the right, and the bedroom is on the left.” The hotel had arranged for him to have a large suite with a small bar and kitchen. It even had beautiful scenery from the balcony during the day.
Ji Chen’s original plan was to send Gu Xiyu safely to the room, then go back to the venue after drinking a glass of cold water to reduce his discomfort. As a result, he hadn’t even drunk the water when a heavy noise came from the side.
{Congratulations to the host, the side mission has been completed! }
Gu Xiyu was sitting on the floor, rubbing his aching head. His confused thoughts became a little clearer because of these words.
He was a non-drinker and had never touched a wine glass. Moreover, the Time and Space Bureau required the main staff to stay awake at all times, especially those like him who had to travel for urgent tasks at any time, so he developed the habit of not drinking.
He had thought Cheng Qianqian’s drink was juice.
Gu Xiyu was waiting for the system to report further when Ji Chen’s polished leather shoes suddenly appeared in front of him.
The owner of the leather shoes looked down at him: “I overestimated you. You cannot even stand properly; you fell on flat ground.”
Gu Xiyu looked up at him, his head buzzing.
Ji Chen looked at the person sitting on the floor who didn’t intend to get up and was finally convinced that Gu Xiyu had drunk alcohol, but the amount might be small, probably not more than a glass.
But it was his first time to meet someone who couldn’t even stand after drinking such a small amount of wine.
Ji Chen had no choice but to pull the person up and throw him on the big bed. Perhaps because the action was too intense, the heat that was finally eased rose up again. He bent down to pick up the phone that had accidentally fallen from Gu Xiyu’s body. He tried several times and couldn’t unlock it, so he put it on the table.
When he turned his head, he found that Gu Xiyu on the bed was staring at him intently. His eyes were cold and arrogant, like a cat that didn’t want people to touch it.
The blush on his face had spread to the area under his neck. The indifference and calmness in his eyes made people want to destroy it.
Ji Chen, who had never been interested in anyone, suddenly had strange thoughts at this moment. He didn’t know if it was because of the trivial effect of the medicine, or because the person in front of him was something special to him.
It was an intuition from the soul.
Ji Chen stared at Gu Xiyu in silence for a long time, then suddenly leaned over and asked in a deep voice: “You should know what kind of person I am. But now you have voluntarily come to my bed. Are you not afraid of what I will do to you?”
Gu Xiyu blinked slightly. Then Ji Chen heard Gu Xiyu’s voice in his head.
[What is the risk value?]
The sudden question disrupted Ji Chen’s thoughts. He pondered for a while, but he could not figure out the answer to this question: [What risk value?]
[?]
[Very Good.]
Ji Chen listened to the calm response. He still didn’t understand what Gu Xiyu was talking about. The other party suddenly grabbed him by the shoulders and was about to throw him out of bed like a wrestler.
He immediately reacted and wanted to counter Gu Xiyu, but his foundation was much deeper than he had expected. After the back-forth resistance, the two finally hit the floor together.
That ambiguous atmosphere and illusion caused by the drug’s effects were gone.
Gu Xiyu had endured in order to complete the so-called side mission, but after waiting for a long time, the garbage system even pretended to be stupid with him.
Since he couldn’t beat the system, he’ll take the next best thing and vent his anger on the target.
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“Then did you hear what they were talking about?”
At a surveillance blind spot on a certain floor of the hotel, a man dressed as a waiter was talking on a mobile phone with a somewhat anxious expression.
He lowered his voice: “I heard a part of it. It sounded like…flirting, but I don’t know if President Ji knew something about our plan.”
“Flirting? Ha! Impossible, are you really not lying to me?”
The expression of the person holding the mobile phone instantly became tense: “This servant dare not. They seemed to be hugging each other. Mr. Gu’s state did not seem to be sober, so it was probably the effect of the drugs.”
“Is Ji Chen still within your sight?”
At this question, the waiter’s expression became even tenser: “President Ji is very careful in handling things. Perhaps he had already spotted me, so he used some tricks when taking the elevator, so I failed to follow them back to the room.”
The other side was silent for a while and then said lazily: “I see.”
———-
In the lively venue, the lights came on again after the emotional dance music ended. A mature and stable middle-aged man walked up to the stage. There were rounds of applause one after another, and he began his speech about his company and business-related issues, and the interested people below were listening attentively.
A few rounds later, a man with thick-framed glasses and a camera walked around the crowd and came to a middle-aged woman picking up the trash in the corner, and asked her unhappily: “Didn’t you tell me that there was big news? I waited for a long time, but this is obviously an ordinary business party. Did you lie to me?”
“Sister, I only believed you because I have known you for more than ten years. My team leader is already impatient.”
“Wait, you have to give me some time to confirm with my daughter.” The middle-aged woman said, pulling down the mask on her mouth.
She squinted her eyes and scanned the venue, but didn’t find the person she was looking for. But she also didn’t see the girl in a white dress named Cheng Qianqian.
According to her calculations, the drug should have taken effect by now.
She opened the note in the palm of her hand, on which were the numbers ‘2022’.
The guests, who were talking in low voices, suddenly raised their voices. After the company’s president left, the high platform remained vacant, and no one went up.
“Where is President Ji? Did he leave early?”
“Impossible! I just talked to him and asked him some questions about Fengming. He said he would talk about it later, which didn’t sound like someone who wanted to leave early.”
The woman next to the cart clenched the note in her palm and suddenly said loudly: “Are you looking for Mr. Ji of the Fengming Group? I just saw him taking a girl upstairs.”
These words completely captured everyone’s attention. The Ji family members heard these words, and their expressions changed, especially Lin Fangru, whose face turned livid.
Ji Chen was obviously accompanied by a male; how did he become a female?
In suite 2022, Ji Chen leaned his forehead against the wall outside the bathroom. The clothes on his body could only be described as messy, with several buttons torn off.
He listened to the sound of water coming from inside and felt as if the earlier chaos was a dream.
Some people who are quiet and low-key become coquettish and soft when drunk. Some people look calm and gentle, but once drunk, they will not only become fierce and indifferent but will also beat others.
Gu Xiyu was obviously the latter.
Ji Chen laughed angrily as he thought about it, he shouldn’t have helped him.
“I have heard of people allergic to seafood, peanuts, and even wine. This is the first time I’m seeing a physique that has adverse reactions to aphrodisiacs.”
The frosted door of the bathroom was opened from the inside, and a boy with curly hair who had a temper that didn’t match his face came out: “Probably because you have too little knowledge.”
Very good! His drinking ability is very poor, but he could wake up very quickly.
Gu Xiyu had adjusted himself in the bathroom and finally managed to suppress the discomfort similar to when he had first transmigrated. Thanks to the side effects brought on by the drug, his drunkenness had also subsided.
Ji Chen walked to the single sofa and sat down. His collar was open, and his collarbone was exposed. After drinking the water, he said in a regretful tone: “I won’t let you use this drug in the future. It makes things boring.”
“?” Gu Xiyu was confused.
Ji Chen smiled like a gentleman and handed him the empty water glass: “Fill it up with cold water for me.”
Gu Xiyu looked at Ji Chen and remembered the risk value points he was cheated on and became depressed. Before he could refuse, he was hit with a bout of drowsiness.
His vision went black for a moment, and by the time he opened his eyes again, his original line of sight, where he was looking down at Ji Chen, had instantly changed to looking up.
He felt so sleepy.
How many fucking things were in that drink?
Ji Chen on the sofa stared at him for a long time before withdrawing his hand.
He didn’t realize until today how terrifying the visual impact of a person like Gu Xiyu, who has a soft appearance but is actually indifferent and abstinent, was when kneeling before him with those kinds of eyes.
[The target’s risk value is -10. The current risk value is 67.]
Gu Xiyu heard the notification while in his chaotic state. But before he could react, a red, unclear code flashed across the panel that popped out in front of him.
The unclear code jumped violently a few times before disappearing, so fast that he couldn’t confirm if he had read something wrong.
The door of the suite suddenly burst open from the outside. Several people rushed in, and some even brought up their cameras to take pictures of the room.
The flashes made Gu Xiyu’s eyes hurt a little.
“The president of the great Fengming Group is actually a beast dressed as a gentleman! He targets innocent girls and….. eh?”