Chapter 32: Who did you originally intend to drug?

The cruise ship carrying the distinguished guests will sail to a port city on the other side, stay for one night and then return, the whole journey takes four days and three nights.

When we arrived, we were just in time to catch the local fireworks display in late autumn.

The cruise ship has ten floors, seven of which are bars. There is a luxury shopping mall, restaurants of various cuisines, a banquet hall, a swimming pool, a hot spring... There are many things to do and have fun, but there is no casino.

This is somewhat rare.

Meng Yao boarded the ship relatively early, and when he arrived, he could see workers busy checking the barrier-free facilities on the ship, such as the blind path. There were also sharp corners, which were nothing to ordinary people, but were very dangerous to those who were not in good health and were particularly reckless and did not take care of themselves, so they had to be handled specially.

Secretary Chen held a notebook in his hand and went through the items one by one with a serious expression, fearing that he would miss any hidden dangers.

When he looked up and saw Meng Yao, he almost laughed out loud, and his heart was beating like an electronic wooden fish.

There were dark circles under the eyes of the young prince Meng, and he looked as if he had not slept well in the past few days. It was obvious that he had just received a "family punishment" at home.

The elder sister of the Xu family was equally ruthless towards her younger brother and her son. After coming from across the ocean, she also learned how to use a feather duster.

Secretary Chen happened to hear his boss mention that Xu Huaiting himself went through the same thing when he was a child.

Don't be fooled by the boss' calmness now. He looks intimidating when he sits there. He did a lot of bad things when he was young. It is said that when he was in Xixili, in order to snatch some food from others, he would snatch it from one of the ten people on the opposite side. He would go up to them and attack those who were insidious and cunning. But the injury was too severe, and he had to be scolded by Xu Ziyi when he returned.

After getting a scolding, you will do the same thing next time.

He was wild and hard to tame, no wonder the old man of the Xu family looked down on him when he first returned to Beijing.

Meng Yao must have noticed that Secretary Chen was trying not to laugh, and his expression suddenly became a little resentful: "Secretary Chen, I told you all that because you were my own person, but you actually complained to my uncle."

The uncle went to his mother to complain again, but he ran away quickly. His mother also put the blame for the royal blue of the uncle on him. In the end, Meng Yao had to bear everything alone. How could anyone be such an uncle?

Secretary Chen gave a typical apologetic smile, but showed no sign of reflecting.

Who is he with? He only talks to his own people who pay him.

"Mr. Xu is waiting for you."

Meng Yao: "I see. By the way, what are you busy with?"

As far as he could remember, among all the prominent people in China Overseas who were worthy of Secretary Chen's personal supervision, none of them needed to make such preparations in advance.

Secretary Chen opened his mouth and silently gave a slightly awkward smile to Mr. Meng's clueless face.

How can he say that his boss has taken a fancy to your sweetheart's younger brother, the real young master of the Chi family?

Before Secretary Chen answered, Meng Yao started to laugh and tease, "You don't know, my uncle did that thing in Longde two days ago, and it went viral in the circle. They even said things like 'Xu Huaiting spent a lot of money to win the smile of a beauty', and even dared to say that the other party was a man? They really don't know who my uncle is. How could my uncle be with a man..."

"Meng Yao."

A faint voice came from behind.

On the spiral staircase, a figure stood high up against the sunlight, looking down at him expressionlessly.

Meng Yao shuddered for some reason. The spot where he had just been beaten with a feather brush by his mother was now aching again.

Xu Huaiting is not much older than Meng Yao. When Meng Yao was a little kid, Xu Huaiting was still a tall and handsome boy. At that time, he often asked for a beating in front of Xu Huaiting.

Otherwise, why would Meng Yao be so disdainful of that rumor?

Xu Huaiting was not even used to a child like him, his own nephew, and he was even more indifferent to other people. How could he rush to coax anyone?

Destined to be alone and without a wife for life.

Meng Yao complained in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it in front of Xu Huaiting.

"Uncle, the people we are watching said that Sun Hongming went to see Xu Qiting again. The two have been seeing each other quite frequently recently. Several industries of the Sun family have gone downhill, and there are some problems with the capital chain. I guess they are getting anxious."

But Xu Qiting is a venomous snake and is the most tolerant of temper.

If it weren't for what happened to my grandmother...

Meng Yao looked at Xu Huaiting inquiringly, wondering if he still hadn't let it go after all these years.

As siblings who depended on each other, Xu Ziyi and Xu Huaiting had a cold war for a while.

Xu Ziyi married into the Meng family, leaving Xu Huaiting alone in a den of wolves, and his life became even more difficult.

Outsiders do not know why the brother and sister broke up at that time. All they know is that after Xu Huaiting returned from the army, their relationship reconciled.

However, Meng Yao had heard Xu Ziyi talk about this once, and only once.

She once said to Xu Huaiting: "If you are like this, who will be willing to form a family with you in the future, who will be willing to become your family member?"

The Rosso family puts familism first. Wolves can live alone, but they must have a sense of belonging.

The so-called family actually means living and dying together, never betraying each other, and protecting each other until death. It is not limited to family in the blood sense. Sometimes family and relatives are not the same.

In their minds, a wolf without a home, with no one to care for it, no one to love it, and no one to feel sorry for it, will eventually die alone in the Gobi Desert.

It's prophetic, with a hint of exotic mysticism.

Meng Yao didn't really believe it.

He was born in Beijing, but Xu Ziyi and Xu Huaiting were both born in Xixili and were raised by Meng Yao's grandmother, the flower of Xixili.

They just have these beliefs and obsessions that are hard to understand.

When Xu Qiting and the Sun family were mentioned, Xu Huaiting's face showed little emotion. He nodded casually and said to Meng Yao, "Let's talk inside."

Just as Meng Yao was about to lift his feet, he heard Xu Huaiting say to Secretary Chen, "Wrap the handrails on the stairs over there as well."

Secretary Chen then realized that he had missed something. He responded and when he looked up again, both figures had disappeared.

......

We boarded the ship at 4:30 pm, set sail at 6 pm, and the dinner time was at 8 pm.

Ye Man and Chi Jue's room was on the top floor. After they put their things down, a crew member knocked on the door and said they would take them around.

Chi Jue was no longer interested in such activities. If it were him, he probably wouldn't even come, and there would be nothing to see.

His main purpose was to keep an eye on Ye Man and give him some explanations.

Ye Man took the blind stick and stepped on the uneven blind path under his feet. He looked at Chi Jue in surprise: "There is a blind path on the ship!"

Chi Jue responded and smoothed his hair which was messed up by the sea breeze when he boarded the ship: "Walk slowly, don't fall."

Ye Man had not practiced walking on the blind path many times, and sometimes he couldn't step accurately, so he had to walk slowly and carefully, and carefully distinguish the road under his feet to know what was ahead.

My vision has become a little blurry recently. A while ago, I could vaguely see the outlines of objects, but now I can't even see the outlines of objects clearly, and my sense of direction is even worse.

The crew member followed him all the time. No one knew where he got this funny guy from, but he spoke in a very humorous way. He described the scenery on the boat and the sea in a very interesting way. He would even stop and wait for Ye Man to touch the things he was talking about.

Ye Man was touching the golden-headed lion on the handrail when he suddenly heard the crew member exclaim, "Master Chi, there's a handsome mixed-blood guy up ahead!"

Oh? Where?

Ye Man pricked up his ears in surprise.

The view darkened, and a tall shadow loomed over us, blocking out the light.

Chi Jue's heart sank, but he still greeted him with a polite smile: "Mr. Xu, are you busy recently? Do you have time to come here to play?"

Xu Huaiting lowered his eyes and looked at Ye Man, who tilted his head back and looked a little dazed. "You seem quite free."

Secretary Chen, who had worked several late night shifts, pushed up his glasses.

“Have fun.”

He came over, said hello briefly, and left.

This made the Chi brothers a little confused.

Secretary Chen quickly exchanged glances with the crew member, opened his cell phone to check the balance, and restored his image of a shrewd and capable secretary.

He smiled politely and walked past the Chi brothers with a calm demeanor.

Ye Man didn't know Xu Huaiting was also here.

People who want to do bad things to other people's nephews are very nervous.

"Brother Tong, could it be that he has noticed something and is specifically targeting me?"

In the original plot, it seemed that it was because he had evil intentions towards Meng Yao that the living ancestor secretly helped him.

Thinking of this, Ye Man suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

System: "It's impossible. He can't predict the future. This matter is known to heaven and earth, you and I. Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Because he was worried about tonight's mission and suddenly found out that his ancestor was also on the ship, Ye Man lost the mood to wander around and didn't even enjoy his dinner.

How can you eat when you have something on your mind?

Seeing that Ye Man looked listless, Chi Jue thought that he was seasick, so he suggested that he take some seasickness medicine and go back to rest early so that he could get enough energy to play again tomorrow.

......

The weather at sea is changeable and the weather forecast is not very useful. In a blink of an eye, it turned windy and rainy.

The wind and waves were particularly strong at night, the boat was shaking violently, and people felt like they were walking on cotton when they stepped on it.

This really stumped Ye Man.

I wasn't seasick at first, but now I really felt a little seasick.

He had never been on a boat before and didn't know what seasickness was. He was not prepared for such a mistake.

Ye Man held the blind stick and staggered forward in the corridor, trying hard to do the job of a vicious cannon fodder on this night when most people chose to rest.

Seeing him like this, the system took a deep breath.

If he appears in Meng Yao's room in this state, Meng Yao should be the one to be arrested!

Ye Man was shaken and lost his grip on the cane, and fell to the ground with a thud.

The man was a little dazed by the fall and lay on the ground for a long time without getting up. After he came to his senses, he had to crawl on the ground to feel for his blind stick.

After finding the blind stick, he held it in his arms, was stunned for two seconds, and called out "Brother Tong" twice with a wronged crying voice.

The system wants to scream.

"Ye Man, stand up and go back to your room! Don't do the mission anymore!"

"Nose! My nose is broken!"

What sin has it committed in its entire life?

Ye Man was so dizzy at the moment that he couldn't hear what the system said at all.

He waited for a while, and thinking that no one would respond as usual, he quietly got up.

After finally arriving at the floor corresponding to Meng Yao's room that I had inquired about before, the first thing I did was to hold on to the wall, open my mouth, and gasp like a fish caught from the sea.

Ye Man felt as if the whole world was shaking, and he felt dizzy and nauseous.

"Ouch..." He swallowed softly and uncomfortably.

He puckered his eyebrows, his face turned pale, and he rested his shoulders against the wall for a long time. He could not hear clearly what Brother Tong was saying.

"Brother Tong," he asked softly, "is this the room?"

"Ye#￥&*房￥%**"

"What?"

He tried hard to concentrate and hear clearly what Brother Tong said, but when the sound reached his ears, only a series of tadpole-like characters remained.

There is no other way, I can only go by house numbers one by one.

There aren't that many rooms on this floor, so it's not too difficult.

The waiter just said six or nine?

Ye Man hit him on the head.

Even more dizzy.

I almost knocked myself to my knees.

Forget it. If he had entered the wrong place, the people inside would definitely tell him. He could just tell the truth, apologize and leave.

He fumbled around for a long time and finally found something that seemed to be right. He took a universal door card that the system had managed to get and walked into the room with an indescribable medicine in his pocket.

......

Xu Huaiting was on a video call with Xu Ziyi, mainly talking about the news that Meng Yao brought today.

Xu Ziyi: "Also, be careful when you are at sea. What if Xu Qiting knows that you are going out to sea and arranges for someone with bad intentions to tamper with your ship in advance? I don't want to hear that my brother and son are in a shipwreck in a while."

Xu Huaiting: "Don't worry, we won't give them this opportunity. We have made perfect preparations here."

Xu Ziyi: "Why is the noise so loud over there?"

Xu Huaiting glanced out the window at Xu Ziyi and said, "It's raining heavily, but fortunately, it should be clear tomorrow morning."

As he was speaking, there was a sound of the door being opened.

Xu Huaiting sat on the sofa and squinted his eyes.

The door of my room was pushed open cautiously.

Xu Ziyi wanted to say something else, but Xu Huaiting made a gesture to silence her.

He stared at the door closely. After the door lock was opened, a second or two later, the visitor, smelling like a thief, pushed the door open quietly.

Xu Huaiting's body tensed up for a second, and then suddenly relaxed.

He looked at the visitor openly and recklessly.

The other party is completely unaware of this.

"Brother Tong, is this it?"

"This@!#@ is @￥%#! Ah, you......"

Ye Man listened attentively for a while, then relaxed his brows.

Brother Tong said yes.

The pale and sickly face looked around in confusion, but no one spoke. It should be that Meng Yao was not in the room. If there was someone, they would definitely question him when they saw him barging in. It would not be possible for them to remain silent.

When I touched the edge of the table, my hands touched the wine glass and the bottle.

It's the same as what Brother Tong said.

After the drug is given, he will crawl into the bed, and then wait for Meng Yao to come back and be thrown out...

Ye Man used his hand to check the depth of the wine in the cup before he confidently took out the medicine from his pocket and threw it in.

This should be fine.

Suddenly, someone grabbed his hand from behind and held it high at his side.

Xu Huaiting put his arm around his thin wrist and enveloped him from behind.

He pressed his thumb on the inside of Ye Man's wrist and could clearly feel his rapid pulse.

The man's familiar voice sounded behind him, half smiling, "You drugged me in front of me, do you think I'm dead?"

The tone was always lazy, with a hint of playfulness in the low voice.

Living, living ancestors?

Ye Man was stunned. Why is it him again?

He shrank his neck and timidly asked in a low voice: "You, when did you come?"

Xu Huaiting: "I've been here since the beginning."

System: "."

Ye Man: “Ah…”

"Tell me the truth, what did you put in my cup? Who ordered you to do that? I took the medicine, what are you going to do to me?" He squeezed his hand and spoke softly, "I won't let you go until you tell me clearly."

Ye Man stammered: "It's just a little bit of that medicine, it won't harm the body, that kind of medicine is, um, it's..." His tongue was at loggerheads, and he didn't know how to say it.

That medicine?

Xu Huaiting looked at his embarrassed face carefully, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. Under the light, his pupils seemed to shrink into a thin vertical line.

Ye Man: "Mr. Xu, you know I can't see. I didn't, didn't mean to give you this medicine. I didn't know you were here. I just took a wrong turn. It wasn't targeting you..."

Xu Huaiting's expression disappeared a little bit again.

He stared at Ye Man without much emotion and repeated softly: "Isn't it for me?"

"Who were you going to give it to then..." His words were stuck in his throat. "Who were you going to give it to, and what kind of medicine were you going to give it to?"