Chapter 99: Shen Xi apologizes, Jiang Lai plies her with alcohol

Shen Xun was about to rebut what he had said when he suddenly recalled last year, when one day on the way home Jiang Lai held an umbrella in one hand and carried vegetables in the other, rainwater streaming down the umbrella struck the back of her hand.

He then thought of buying Jiang Lai a commuter car; his assistant immediately listed several options, some costing eight or nine hundred thousand, some over a million.

He indeed said that at the time.

Jiang Lai had no use for such a good car.

He had originally planned to buy it, but that day he needed to give Shutong research funds, money was tight, so he planned to wait two days.

Later he asked Jiang Lai if she wanted a car; she said no, and the matter fizzled out.

Shen Xun snapped back to attention and told his assistant: "Buy her a Porsche."

"Okay, President Shen."

After hanging up, Shen Xun intended to go home, but thinking Jiang Lai wasn't home, he stopped again.

He eventually slept in the office's private rest area.

The next morning, he was wakened by his sister's nonstop calls.

He picked up his phone and saw it was only eight o'clock.

"What are you making a fuss about so early in the morning?"

"Brother, I'm scared." Shen Xi's voice sounded distressed, "Jiang Lai has invited me to meet at Ke Lin Hotel tonight at ten."

"Go and apologize properly; then this will be over. For my sake, Jiang Lai won't hold a grudge against you, but don't ever hurt her again."

"Brother!" Shen Xi stamped her feet in agitation, "But I feel she wants to harm me! Same time, same place—if she isn't trying to hurt me, what is she doing?"

The shrill voice pierced Shen Xun's ears; he moved the phone away, got up, and left the lounge.

"Jiang Lai won't harm you."

"How do you know she won't? Brother, please come with me tonight, please, please, brother!"

"I don't have time lately." Shen Xun was about to refuse, but then realized he'd been too busy to see Jiang Lai for days, so he relented: "All right, you go first."

Shen Xi's heart finally settled.

"Thank you, brother!"

Her mouth instantly turned sweet.

……

Night.

Ke Lin Hotel Executive Lounge.

Jiang Lai and Ke Zhongying were already seated, with juice and snacks on the table, eating leisurely as they waited for Shen Xi to arrive.

Time was almost up; Ke Zhongying picked up her bag and rummaged inside.

"I've prepared something good."

Saying that, she produced a small white medicine bottle labeled "Vitamin C tablets," opened it, and poured out white little tablets.

"How about this? If we slip it into her drink in front of her, it'll scare her half to death."

"Want one?" Ke Zhongying popped one into her own mouth, "It's really sour—no wonder they have effervescent tablets."

She had also considered buying effervescent tablets, but those are too obvious.

Jiang Lai also ate one, saw Ke Zhongying about to tear off the bottle's label, and reached out to take it.

"No need to peel it off; this will still scare her half to death."

After all, people who like to do bad things also subconsciously think others will do bad things.

Ke Zhongying lifted her gaze: "Here she comes, looking left and right—she's already scared."

Jiang Lai set the bottle down and watched Shen Xi walk over to them.

Shen Xi had just sat down when she immediately said, "My brother will be here any minute; Jiang Lai, if you dare pull any tricks, my brother will surely get angry, and once he's angry he'll eventually dump you."

Ke Zhongying burst out laughing with a "pfft."

"Who doesn't want whom?"

"Your brother's already been divorced—do you know that?"

"If it weren't for Sister Jiang Lai promising Shen Xun's parents not to publicize this, she'd love to buy up all the downtown billboards and subway ads to loop the news of Shen Xun's divorce."

"What are you laughing at?" Shen Xi didn't dare raise her voice to Ke Zhongying, then turned to Jiang Lai and said, "If you want me to apologize, I'll apologize—why do you need to bring someone to watch?"

"Didn't you also bring someone that night?" Jiang Lai retorted, "I'm more than enough; the person I found and the one you found are not the same kind."

Shen Xi was left speechless.

Ke Zhongying extended her hand: "Please, Miss Shen, let us hear your apology."

"You want me to do it here?" Shen Xi glanced around; the Executive Lounge had many people, and she looked disgusted.

Ke Zhongying bent down, picked up a megaphone, and placed it on the table: "Here, guaranteed everyone will hear."

Jiang Lai: "?"

"Where did she get that from?"

Ke Zhongying said, "I've just had it on the floor; you didn't see it?"

Jiang Lai shook her head; she indeed hadn't looked closely.

She picked up the megaphone, shoved it into Shen Xi's hand: "Can you apologize? State clearly what you're apologizing for, then I can forgive you—no need to say too much."

Shen Xi looked at the megaphone in her hand and objected, "How can we do something so vulgar in such a classy place!"

Ke Zhongying: "It's mine; I don't mind, and nobody else dares to mind either."

Shen Xi nearly bit her silver teeth: "You're doing this on purpose!"

Jiang Lai: "Um, I'm in a hurry; if you don't speak within a minute, I'll withdraw the lawsuit."

Shen Xi ground her teeth, turned on the megaphone, but still couldn't speak.

She had never been so embarrassed in public before.

Jiang Lai picked up her bag and stood up.

Ke Zhongying also followed and was about to stand up.

"Sorry!" Shen Xi closed her eyes, shouted, and the people around all looked over; her face turned deathly pale.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have, because I dislike you, wanted my brother to divorce you, put something in your drink, and even found people... Anyway, sorry! Please forgive me!"

She shouted it all in one breath.

Immediately she buried her head under the table.

Ke Zhongying let out a merciless laugh.

Jiang Lai said calmly, "Stand up, drink this cup of wine, and I'll forgive you."

"What?" Shen Xi raised her head, watching Jiang Lai take out a bottle of medicine, unscrew it, pour out two Medicine Pills, and place them in her wine cup right before her eyes.

Shen Xi's eyes widened instantly.

"Jiang Lai, what are you doing!"

"Drink it." Jiang Lai pushed the wine over.

"I knew you had ill intentions, you want to harm me!" Shen Xi swept the wine cup off the table with her hand, and it fell to the ground with a bang.

Ke Zhongying raised her hand and summoned the waiter.

Jiang Lai said to the waiter, "Sorry, could you give me another cup?"

The waiter immediately brought a new cup.

Ke Zhongying poured the wine, Jiang Lai then poured out two Medicine Pills and tossed them in, then pushed it toward Shen Xi again.

Shen Xi suddenly stood up, grabbed the waiter who was turning to leave, and said with a look of terror, "Didn't you see? She's pouring dangerous substances here! It endangers public safety!"

This was originally her charge.

Now she pinned it on Jiang Lai.

Ke Zhongying sneered, "As it turns out you know too, but ours is just vitamin C."

The waiter said sorry and left.

Jiang Lai: "Indeed it's vitamin C."

Shen Xi: "Who would believe that!!!"

She concluded Jiang Lai had ill intentions, took out her phone, and called her brother.

Shen Xun hung up, because he had already seen Jiang Lai and them, and strode over.

"Brother, brother!" Shen Xi, as if seeing a lifeline, immediately grabbed Shen Xun's arm and complained, "Jiang Lai put medicine in the wine, she wants to force me to drink!"

Shen Xun looked over.

The Medicine Pills hadn't dissolved yet, and were clearly visible.

He frowned slightly: "Jiang Lai?"

Jiang Lai gave Shen Xun a light glance, picked up her wine cup and stood up, standing before Shen Xun and said, "Shen Xi, do you know what it means to force you to drink?"

She grabbed Shen Xi's chin in one motion, and before anyone could react, the rim of the wine cup was already pressed to her lips.

Jiang Lai lifted her hand, and the wine gushed into Shen Xi's mouth.

Shen Xi's eyes widened as she sputtered.

Jiang Lai's expression remained calm: "This is what forcing you to drink means."