"Gudong, gudong..."
Qu Jingyun had no time to react before Du Anping pinched his mouth and forced him to drink the whole bowl of wine.
The pungent taste of the liquor made her cough violently, and her whole face turned visibly red. She didn't know if it was because of the choking or because the alcohol had reached her face so quickly.
Du Anping finished his drink, threw the bowl back on the table, and continued to stare at Qu Jingyun, who was curled up in a coughing ball, without saying a word.
“Cough… cough…”
Qu Jingyun felt as if there was a ball of fire burning from her throat to her stomach. The spicy and painful feeling made her speechless for a while, and she choked to tears.
After finally stopping her cough, tears still remained on her cheeks. She looked at Du Anping, whose expression suddenly changed, in panic and fear:
"Du, Du brother... ahem... what are you doing..."
Du Anping was a little surprised to see that she could still speak safely after coughing for a long time - could it be that there was nothing wrong with the wine, but the problem was with the food?
He was too lazy to act with Qu Jingyun anymore and said directly:
"Alright, we've finished the wine, let's eat! Didn't you say it would be a waste if we didn't eat the food? You ate it all!"
In this life, he is the only one who harms others, and no one has the right to harm him. If Qu Jingyun really tampered with the food today to kill him, then he will make Qu Jingyun pay the price for his own actions today.
Qu Jingyun's face turned so red that blood seemed to be dripping out of it, and her head felt swollen and uncomfortable. Seeing Du Anping staring at her with a vigilant expression, she immediately realized that he suspected that she had poisoned the food and wine.
A dark color surged in Qu Jingyun's eyes. She suppressed the feeling of nausea and did not open her mouth to refute. Instead, she concentrated on picking up the chopsticks and picked up the dish in front of her.
She took a bite from each plate after plate, then put down her chopsticks and looked at Du Anping, her eyes dark and unclear:
"I've tasted it for you, it's delicious, Brother Du. Can you believe my sincerity in my apology now?"
Du Anping carefully observed Qu Jingyun's condition for a while, and suddenly burst into laughter:
"Believe it! Why not? We've been friends for over ten years. If I don't believe you, who will you believe?"
As he spoke, he seemed like a completely different person, picking up the wine glass and drinking it all in one gulp.
Afterwards, without Qu Jingyun's invitation, he ate meat and drank wine in big mouthfuls, and did not forget to invite Qu Jingyun to pick up his chopsticks.
In order to avoid arousing his suspicion, Qu Jingyun had to suppress the urge to vomit and accompanied him to eat a lot of dishes.
Du Anping didn't expect that Qu Jingyun really didn't tamper with the food and wine. He had a very enjoyable and satisfying meal. The chef of Xiefangyuan was indeed well-deserved in his cooking skills. He ate up all the dishes on the table without any hesitation. In the end, he even complained that Qu Jingyun didn't prepare enough wine. If he had known, he would not have poured the bowl of wine into her mouth!
Qu Jingyun was angry but dared not say anything when she heard him say these nonsense, and had to apologize to him with a smile. But what she was thinking in her heart was that when he died, she would definitely offer more wine to him and send him off!
Seeing that the food and wine on the table were almost finished, Qu Jingyun sensibly took out a pre-prepared envelope from her bag and handed it to Duan Ping:
"Brother Du, this is one thousand yuan, please count it."
Du Anping was very satisfied with the meal. He took the envelope with his eyes half drunken. He only glanced at the thickness of the envelope and said "generously":
"How can I not trust you? What's so good about it?"
As he said this, he stuffed the envelope back into his arms.
Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Qu Jingyun who seemed to have let out a sigh of relief. He immediately became suspicious and stopped putting the envelope down.
After hesitating for two seconds, he opened the envelope with a playful smile and took out a thick wad of money. As usual, he licked his thumb and index finger, and said while counting the money:
"However, rules are always rules. We should listen to Sister Yun and order what we should order. It's fine after we order. It's good for both of us, don't you think?"
Qu Jingyun smiled and nodded:
"Brother Du is right. If everything goes well, can you return the bracelet to me?"
Du Anping's smile froze on his face. Just as he gave Qu Jingyun a slightly good look, she started to be arrogant again.
At this time, he was still thinking about her bracelet, which means that the bracelet must be worth more than one thousand yuan!
He was not willing to spit out the fat meat that had already been eaten. Du Anping rolled his eyes and had a new idea:
"Sister Yun, that's not what we said before. Let's be fair. Your bracelet must be exchanged for a gift. The Qi family only interacts with wealthy people. It's impossible for them to only accept a thousand yuan as a gift, right?"
"That's it for today. I'll keep the bracelet for you. When you bring all the gift money, I'll give it to you!"
Qu Jingyun was so angry that she gritted her teeth. Du Anping had asked her for 1,000 yuan in the first place, and now that he had gotten it, he started to think about the entire gift money.
Not to mention that she had caused trouble for Qi Yue and his family at the wedding today, how could she dare to think about the gift money? Even if she really got the gift money, she would not give it all to Du Anping.
He is simply an insatiable bottomless pit!
Seeing Du Anping licking his fingers and counting money with a smug look, Qu Jingyun felt so sick that he wanted to vomit.
She tried to calm her inner turmoil, and forced a false smile on her face as she replied:
"No problem, Brother Du, I'll think of a way."
Seeing that Qu Jingyun was so obedient, Du Anping thought he had completely controlled her, and he naturally became more and more proud. He counted the money in his hand over and over again, and became happier and happier.
Qu Jingyun sat quietly by the side, not urging him, but with a meaningful smile on her lips.
......
Qi family study.
Qi Mingyuan threw the photo in his hand onto the desk with a gloomy expression.
"Find the person who took the photo."
Assistant Ding quickly went over to pick up the scattered photos, put them in his bag, and nodded in response:
"Okay, Mr. Qi, I'll do it tomorrow morning."
This was not too difficult for Assistant Ding. Although it was impossible to check every person with a camera in Ning City, taking photos was only the first step. The important thing was that there were only a few stores in the city that could provide photo developing services.
Since these photos have been developed so many times, I believe they will have left a deep impression on the staff who developed them. He only needs to take the photos and ask about them one by one, and maybe he will get a clue.
Assistant Ding took the photo and went out. Qi Mingyuan's face was gloomy under the desk lamp.
He had just looked at the photos carefully. In an inconspicuous corner of each photo, there was an orange number outlined with a dotted line indicating the time the photo was taken.
The photos of Yue Feiying were taken shortly before the engagement, while the photos of Qi Shengzhi spanned six months, so they weren't taken at the same time. Which means...
The person who took the photo has been following Qi Shengzhi!
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