"Your expression... is a bit subtle."
"Really?" Chu Shangli shook the paper cup: "I think the taste of your black tea is more subtle."
"Really?" Gong Yi Tianhe turned his head and looked directly at her face.
It was the first time he had looked into her face since getting into the self-driving car.
Gong Yi Tianhe's eyes carried the unique coldness and lingering murderous aura of a warrior. Most people would be unable to help but avoid being stared at by such a pair of eyes - especially in such a close distance and in a confined space.
Chu Shangli still met his gaze head-on: "Well, I originally thought it was bottled black tea, but now it looks like it was brewed and then put into a special bottle..."
She pointed at the plastic bottle beside Gong Yitian and asked, "Is that one also specially made?"
"It's not a special one, exactly. It's just special. You can buy it online from the Empire Store—it's a limited edition."
Chu Shangli took out his phone and searched——
Of course, she didn't need to search at all. She just did this for show.
However, she was still a little frightened when the interface popped up.
I bought it about 2 or 3 years later, when the price had become quite cheap. But now it has 3 more zeros than the price I remembered.
"Is this some kind of marketing trick to pay so much for a bottle that's completely featureless and indistinguishable from an ordinary beverage bottle?"
"Probably... I don't really understand it, though - I wouldn't spend money on something like that anyway..."
"So you didn't buy the bottle yourself?"
"He belongs to my cousin. Perhaps you have heard of his name."
"Prime Minister Gong Yi Ping?"
"Yes, ah, since you know so much, why did you react like that at first?" Gong Yi Tianhe turned around.
The reason why he turned around and stared at her was, firstly, because he was curious that she actually said the same thing as Gong Yipingxiang, and secondly, he wanted to confirm whether her previous domineering reaction was just a show of strength.
It didn't look like that at all - even though he added a little bit of intimidation to his gaze, she wasn't afraid at all.
"Could it be that there were three types of bottles at the time, with the lowest and mid-range prices being affordable for everyone, and the highest price being just a gimmick to attract people?"
"It wasn't developed by the Gongyi family, and it has nothing to do with the Ouyang or Zishu families... My cousin has never been a spendthrift—he's even a bit stingy. He wouldn't spend money recklessly or do anything that wouldn't benefit him. He even wishes his birthday was sponsored entirely by advertisers—I wouldn't buy a bottle myself, so I don't understand why he would buy it and give it to me for free..."
"Could it be that they are secretly giving you a slow-acting poison and then secretly poisoning you to inherit the family business?"
Gong Yi Tianhe was silent for a moment.
Chu Shangli's heart also skipped a beat.
She wasn't quite sure whether this joke would make Gong Yi Tian He feel uncomfortable, so she just said it casually - although from what she knew about Gong Yi Tian He, he actually didn't care much for jokes -
But every time he saw it, it was either his brother Chu He or Wei Shengfan joking with him. Could he be as tolerant as an unrelated passerby?
"Well, actually, I've thought about it." Gong Yitian said quietly, "Although I generally choose to trust others, I will also prioritize eliminating those who are suspicious, so as not to let the strange thoughts in my heart take over and expand. So I have already tested it, and I will only use it if there is no problem..."
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