Chapter 146 Drugging?
"Our Zhang family will also rise in status! Those who looked down on us will all have to come back and grovel to us!"
Every word Zhang Sisi uttered was like a fire, burning away the last vestiges of reason and ambition in Madam Zhang's heart.
Bring down Su Yue.
To revitalize the Zhang family.
The temptation is too great.
Mrs. Zhang was breathing heavily. Seeing the undisguised ruthlessness in her daughter's eyes, her last bit of hesitation was swallowed up.
She gritted her teeth and squeezed out a few words.
"Okay! Mom will go crazy with you this once!"
The mother and daughter, with their remarkable ability to act, quickly finalized the entire plan.
It was the same Western restaurant; they bribed a waiter named Xiao Wang with a large sum of money.
Using her last connections, Madam Zhang obtained a packet of powder from the black market that was supposedly imported from abroad. It was colorless, odorless, and extremely potent.
"Sisi, the things are here. You...you must be careful."
Zhang Sisi took the small paper package, clenched it in her palm, and felt the fine granular texture.
Her face was contorted with a fierce determination to win.
...
The next day, Gu Beixiao was holed up in his small apartment, idly wiping the parts of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
The shrill ring of the telephone suddenly sounded.
He glanced at the caller ID, curled his lip, and casually tossed the phone aside, not wanting to pay any attention to it.
But the bell kept ringing, over and over again.
Gu Beixiao scratched his hair in frustration, but finally answered the call.
"Hello."
His voice was filled with undisguised impatience.
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Sisi's voice came through, trembling with tears and trembling with fear.
“Mr. Gu… I’m sorry, I know I shouldn’t have bothered you anymore…”
"If I knew, I would have hung up."
"No!" Zhang Sisi cried out urgently, her voice trembling with sobs. "Mr. Gu, I beg you, I... I just want to apologize to you in person. What happened last time was my fault, I was out of my mind... Please give me another chance, okay? Just one more time!"
She cried so hard her eyes were streaked with tears, and she sounded incredibly pitiful.
Gu Beixiao leaned back on the sofa, fiddling with the wrench in his hand, but his eyes were clear.
Apologize?
He doesn't believe it.
This woman is inherently restless.
He initially wanted to hang up, but then he thought about it again and found it somewhat interesting.
He wanted to see what this woman was really up to and what new tricks she had up her sleeve.
Just treat it as... watching a show.
"Sure."
He spoke lazily.
"Same place as always, 7 p.m. tomorrow night. No exceptions."
After saying that, he hung up the phone decisively without waiting for a response from the other party.
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Sisi held the receiver, her face no longer showing any trace of tears, only an overwhelming joy and resentment.
Gu Beixiao!
You wait!
Tomorrow night will be your death day!
...
It was exactly 7 p.m. the next day.
A Western-style restaurant in Beijing.
Gu Beixiao, dressed casually with his hands in his pockets, strolled in.
He spotted Zhang Sisi sitting by the window immediately.
She dressed up deliberately today.
A pure white dress, long hair cascading down her shoulders, and delicate light makeup on her face made her look pure and innocent.
Upon seeing Gu Beixiao, she immediately stood up nervously, her hands nervously twisting together.
"Mr. Gu...you've arrived."
Gu Beixiao sat down opposite her, crossed his long legs, leaned back in his chair, and scrutinized her with a critical gaze.
"Miss Zhang, you look great in this outfit today."
It was impossible to tell whether his tone was a compliment or sarcasm.
A blush rose on Zhang Sisi's cheeks. She lowered her head and spoke in a soft, almost inaudible voice.
"Thank you, Mr. Gu."
The waiter named Xiao Wang quickly came over with a professional smile on his face.
"What would you two like to order?"
Zhang Sisi spoke first: "A bottle of Romanée-Conti. It's my treat today, as an apology to Mr. Gu."
Gu Beixiao raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything.
Soon, the wine was served.
Xiao Wang "professionally" opened the bottle and poured a small half-cup into Gu Beixiao's glass.
Just as he turned around to pour wine for Zhang Sisi, his body subtly blocked Gu Beixiao's view.
Out of the corner of his eye, Gu Beixiao clearly saw the waiter flick his finger very quickly on the rim of his wine glass.
A wisp of almost invisible white powder fell into the crimson wine and instantly dissolved.
A subtle, unnoticed smile curved the corners of Gu Beixiao's lips.
really.
It's the same old trick.
Zhang Sisi picked up her wine glass, her face showing just the right amount of nervousness and shyness.
"Mr. Gu, this glass of wine... I toast you. I apologize for my previous foolishness and willfulness. I'll drink it first."
She tilted her head back, took a small sip of the wine in her glass, and then looked at Gu Beixiao with longing eyes.
"Mr. Gu...you refuse to forgive me?"
Her eyes began to redden again, and she looked like she was about to cry.
Gu Beixiao looked at her.
Looking at her clumsy acting, and seeing the greed and scheming that she couldn't hide deep in her eyes.
He picked up the glass of wine.
Under Zhang Sisi's expectant and excited gaze, he slowly brought the wine glass to his lips.
It's getting closer.
We're closer now.
Zhang Sisi's heart was racing. She could almost see herself marrying into the Gu family and trampling Su Yue underfoot.
However, just as the wine glass was about to touch her lips...
Gu Beixiao's wrist suddenly twitched "unintentionally".
"oops!"
He called out.
A full glass of red wine, traced a precise parabola, and spilled it all over Zhang Sisi's pristine white dress.
A large patch of glaring crimson instantly stained his chest.
"ah!"
Zhang Sisi screamed and jumped up from her seat.
"My skirt!"
"Miss Zhang! I'm so sorry! Look at my hands, what happened to them today!"
Gu Beixiao immediately stood up, his face full of "panic" and "apology".
He quickly walked around the table to Zhang Sisi's side and took out a clean white handkerchief from his pocket.
"Let me wipe it for you! But... what should I do!"
He stood very close, tenderly wiping the wine stains on her chest with a handkerchief as he leaned close to her ear.
The surrounding guests cast curious glances at them.
To outsiders, this is simply a scene of a man frantically trying to salvage a situation after accidentally soiling his female companion's clothes.
But in Zhang Sisi's ears, she heard Gu Beixiao's devilish whispers.
His voice was very low, with a mocking smile.
"Miss Zhang, your acting is quite good. It's just that your brain isn't very sharp."
Zhang Sisi's body stiffened instantly.
"Next time you want to try something like drugging someone, remember to get some high-quality stuff."
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