Chapter 20 Beautiful lady, every wrong has its source, every debt its debtor, you…
Jiang Miaomiao went home, changed into a hoodie, stuffed a thermos, plastic bags, disposable gloves, and other items into her backpack, then ate a pig's trotter before asking the driver to take her there.
On the way, she ladylike covered her mouth and let out a burp, slowly pressing buttons on her phone to search for the bar Jiang Chengyu had booked: famous for its members' good looks, called "Boat Bar"? A homophone for "bed," clearly indicating that this place mainly caters to young, attractive men.
She clicked her tongue. Why does everyone assume that young people must have strong physical desires?
Jiang Miaomiao had accidentally watched a few adult films and Japanese porn films in the past, which led her to believe that she would never look at a man who was completely naked except for a handsome man.
Sorry, she's too worldly. She even got a sty.
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Jiang Chengyu booked the most upscale private room in the bar and called seven men and three women to wait there. The men were young and handsome, and the women were of average looks—the kind who wouldn't steal the show but would liven up the atmosphere.
Before the target arrived, he repeatedly emphasized tonight's mission: the woman was responsible for brainwashing, and the man was responsible for flirting.
"We guarantee to complete the mission, Your Highness!" The three women clung to him affectionately, calling him "Your Highness" repeatedly, which pleased him greatly. Without a doubt, he had long considered himself the sole heir of the Jiang Group among the younger generation.
The other seven men were his followers. Some came from good families but had little wealth, while others had a lot of wealth but a bad reputation. In any case, the fact that the group was led by Jiang Chengyu was enough to prove that their best conditions were at Jiang Chengyu's level.
In a port city like this, where dragons and tigers fight and snakes and rats roam freely, all sorts of people and all sorts of ghosts and monsters can be found.
For example, Jiang Bainian, Jiang Zhongming, and Jiang Chengyu, who are from the same family and company, can get money through various channels and have plenty of money to spend as they please. However, Jiang Miaomiao and some of her siblings from other branches are lucky enough to find money on the street.
To climb the social ladder, besides hard work and gambling to win the lottery, there's nothing else left but ruthless means: arranged marriages, May-December romances, and corporate espionage are all acceptable.
The seven young men wondered to themselves: Could it be that Prince Jiang was so insistent on giving such high and low advice that his cousin must be ugly?
However, all of this disappeared after Jiang Miaomiao, carrying a schoolbag, appeared.
So cure!
So beautiful!
The seven men's eyes lit up immediately, and they greeted her warmly, "Come, come, little sister, sit here."
The three girls chatted with her casually, making small talk and even taking every opportunity to compliment her.
If an ordinary girl were surrounded by handsome young men and flattered by sweet-talking sisters, she would indeed easily become arrogant. However, Jiang Miaomiao was very good at letting things go in one ear and out the other, so Jiang Chengyu's attempt to use "praise to kill" on her was really... child's play.
Seeing that her flattery was ineffective and had inadvertently blocked all the men's advances, Jiang Chengyu gave her a look. The girls understood and used both soft and hard tactics to open Jiang Miaomiao's backpack and drag her to the dance floor to dance. Four of her followers followed her.
They discovered that one of the remaining three people was secretly pouring white powder into the wine glass that Jiang Miaomiao was sipping.
The other two lookouts were naturally spotted by Jiang Chengyu.
They immediately gave an awkward, apologetic smile, as if they knew they were taking back the powder and were going to ruin the drink.
But Jiang Chengyu silently turned his back and continued making the phone call. They understood and quickly finished adding the medicine powder and cleaned up.
When Jiang Chengyu returned, she only said one sentence: "She is my cousin after all. If she chooses someone, that's just right. If she doesn't, then we should stop here."
"Okay, bro." The three of them quickly nodded in agreement.
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On the dance floor, Jiang Miaomiao was surrounded by girls at first, but gradually four men took her place.
With three women, four men, and Jiang Miaomiao, it's a perfect one-on-one situation.
The other three couples seemed to be setting an example for her, hugging and dancing intimately, while the lone man took advantage of the situation, trying to get closer to her through physical contact.
But the invisible kick came even faster than a beautiful woman falling into his arms. Although the lights above were dazzling, who would notice the pitch-black ground beneath their feet? So much so that the loud music completely drowned out his hysterical screams: "Ah! Who stepped on me?"
He had no idea who stepped on him; he only knew that the foot had stomped on him so hard, like a heavy punch from a 200-pound strongman, that he limped away in pain.
One steps down, and another comes in.
The man tossed his hair and gave Jiang Miaomiao what he considered his most handsome smile, which Jiang Miaomiao returned.
Four people fold it in half.
The remaining two, however, were secretly pleased and moved closer together, since fewer competitors meant a higher chance of success.
It would be a bit idiotic for Jiang Miaomiao not to see the real purpose of this welcome dinner party.
Just as she was considering how to make another tactful move, the music on the dance floor suddenly changed, and the crowd retreated. She was forced to retreat as well, watching as a small circular stage rose in the center of the dance floor, where a voluptuous young woman began to dance to the music.
The woman clearly had a background in dance; every casual sway to the rhythm was sexy and alluring. Whistles and cheers erupted from all around.
Jiang Miaomiao frowned, her expression hardening. Before returning to Hong Kong, she had looked through all the photos of the family members and naturally knew that this person was Song Xiyan, the granddaughter of the third elder of the Song family whom Jiang Zhengye had strongly recommended for a marriage alliance. She was also a well-known young lady in Hong Kong.
She moved to the beat of the music, captivating the hearts of all the men in the audience, and walked step by step to a man in a white shirt sitting in a booth. The man was exceptionally handsome; otherwise, the audience wouldn't have erupted in gasps that drowned out the whistles.
Song Xiyan reached out and lifted his chin, straddling his waist with her legs, swaying gently like a beautiful snake.
laugh!
It's safe to say that all the men in the room were incredibly envious of this woman's good fortune, while the women were green with envy, because even her companion in that booth was covering her mouth and exclaiming in surprise.
Even though the ship bar is famous for its good looks, it would never have such exceptionally handsome men and beautiful women.
The man in the white shirt easily attracted everyone's attention. He leaned back comfortably in his seat, watching Song Xiyan perform so close to him with great interest. But once the dance was over, he just watched.
Seeing that he only watched without doing anything, Song Xiyan became somewhat embarrassed and angry. When the music stopped, she awkwardly stepped off him. However, she was still very concerned about her image. Looking at the men around her who were still cheering and whistling, and then comparing them to the man sitting there who remained unsmiling, she felt a sense of irony and simply waved her hand, saying, "I'm not dancing anymore, I'm not playing anymore."
It looks like they were just playing a game, and the woman lost and chose "Truth or Dare".
Jiang Miaomiao's dark and unfathomable eyes gazed at them intently. Another familiar face!
He squinted and let out a long, appreciative "Eh~".
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Jiang Miaomiao didn't know whether to lament the unpredictability of life or sigh at the twists and turns of fate, as she seemed to bump into old classmates every day.
As the crowd returned to the dance floor, their view of each other was cut off.
She turned and walked back to the booth as if nothing had happened. The three women and two men quickly tried to stop her, but she waved her hand dismissively: "You guys continue, I've had enough fun and need to get down to business."
"What? You're done having fun? We haven't even had enough fun on the dance floor yet!"
When the people who stayed in the booth saw her return, they made eye contact and then warmly pulled her to sit down and chat, starting with all sorts of rambling conversation and urging her to drink.
Jiang Miaomiao glanced at the glass of wine that had been out of sight and habitually pushed it away, saying, "I can't hold my liquor, could you please get me a Coke instead?"
"What's so great about Coke? Drinking in a place like this creates a great atmosphere," they egged her on, pushing her glass back.
She raised an eyebrow and tentatively pushed the bottle away again: "I'm allergic to alcohol, so I don't really want to drink."
Sure enough, they pushed the glass back to them: "Just finish this one, it'll be fine."
Jiang Miaomiao said, "Then let's change to a glass of champagne. This wine is too astringent to drink."
"If it's already thrown away, don't waste it! Sister, are you being disrespectful by making excuses?"
The glass of wine went back and forth like this. Seeing their united encouragement to drink, Jiang Miaomiao gripped her glass tighter, lowered her eyes, and smiled faintly. She glanced to her left, "Cousin, do you think I should drink this?"
Jiang Chengyu replied, "I can't refuse your kind offer, but I can keep you company." He then downed the glass of wine in one gulp.
Jiang Miaomiao looked at him with a half-smile, tapping her fingers on the table repeatedly.
Realizing there was something fishy in her eyes, Jiang Chengyu panicked for a moment but quickly regained his composure and said, "Why don't you just have a drink? I'll carry the rest for you."
"Hahaha, Brother Chengyu is so generous!" The three immediately slammed their hands on the table in response, then pointed at the glass of wine that Jiang Miaomiao had repeatedly declined, and cheered, "Drink! Drink! Drink!"
Why.
Jiang Miaomiao paused for a moment, then sighed deeply, "Since that's how it is..."
Just as everyone was staring intently at her, thinking she was finally going to drink the glass of wine, Jiang Miaomiao opened her backpack, put on disposable gloves, and took out a thermos.
"W-What are you doing?" They looked at each other with question marks, then stared in astonishment as Jiang Miaomiao quickly poured the drink into a thermos and sealed it, then put the glass into a plastic bag and stuffed it all into her backpack.
Jiang Chengyu sensed something was wrong, and asked with a half-smile and half-surprise, "Little sister, what are you doing?"
"What do you think, my dear cousin?" Jiang Miaomiao retorted. Jiang Chengyu had ulterior motives, while she was entrapping him—no problem with that.
Jiang Chengyu quickly had someone grab her backpack and tentatively said with a smile, "If you really don't want to drink, then forget it. We're all family, do you really want to force you? Haha, do you want to take the wine home to drink? The wine here is just for the atmosphere, the taste is so-so. Your uncle has a lot of good wine hidden away. If you really don't have any, I can give you a few bottles. Besides, it's not good for you to take the bar glasses."
"Yes, yes, yes," others advised. They seemed to understand the consequences of Jiang Miaomiao taking the drinks and glasses, and pressed down on the backpack even harder.
“But I won’t drink it. You didn’t seem like you were going to let me off the hook just now, did you?” Jiang Miaomiao said with a smile. Although her voice was quite gentle, the undeniable authority in her words made the atmosphere in the room even more tense.
Jiang Chengyu realized she knew everything. "There's nothing we can do about it." His expression changed instantly, and several young men immediately stood up and stood around her.
People in the adjacent booths noticed something was wrong, and one of them quickly asked, "What are you trying to do to her?"
"It's a private matter. I advise you to sit down!" He gave a sharp glance.
Jiang Miaomiao said, "Cousin, you've already fallen out so quickly? It seems the extra ingredient in this drink is quite something."
Who knows what they've poisoned, but it's definitely not good stuff. So, Jiang Chengyu said decisively, "I hope tonight we can let things slide and pretend nothing happened. It'll be better for you, better for me, and better for everyone." He absolutely couldn't let Jiang Miaomiao go back with something on her hands, otherwise his image in the Jiang Group would be terrible.
Jiang Miaomiao smiled and said, "Then will you give me some emotional compensation?"
Jiang Chengyu frowned and asked, "What do you want?"
"I want shares in the Jiang Group."
"Dream on," Jiang Chengyu dismissed immediately. What a joke; he'd only managed to snag 5% of the shares since joining the Jiang Group.
"Well, the negotiations have broken down." Jiang Miaomiao smiled and stretched her shoulders.
With a swift kick, his right leg shot out in a perfect straight line, striking the person holding the backpack hard.
Before the man could react, he fell backward. She seized the opportunity to grab his backpack and fasten it to her body, then swung her left leg back and kicked the other man in the abdomen!
Upon hearing the scream, the third person almost instinctively crossed his arms to cover his face, so Jiang Miaomiao's third kick landed squarely on his face. But don't be disappointed... she quickly grabbed a wine bottle from the table and smashed it directly onto his arms.
The glass shattered, and the pain in his hands caused him to lose his balance, stumbling backward and falling to the ground.
Everything happened so fast that Jiang Miaomiao was now clutching the shards of a broken bottle, pointing them at the stunned Jiang Chengyu. She looked at him with amusement: "Brother, do you want to try getting disfigured, or losing an arm or a leg?!"
Jiang Chengyu, who was instantly countered and killed, was so angry that his eyes widened like copper bells.
He watched Jiang Miaomiao approach step by step and tried his best to remain calm, saying, "Everything can be discussed..."
Seeing her approach, he stepped back slightly and quickly said, "I'm your brother, your own brother..."
Seeing her stride closer, Jiang Chengyu screamed for help, turned tail, and ran into the adjacent booth, hiding behind someone. The person he'd inexplicably used as a shield cursed him as shameless, but fearing Jiang Miaomiao might harm innocent bystanders, quickly reminded her, "Beautiful lady, there's a reason for this, you need to see things carefully before you stab someone..."
A large group of people scattered in shock, causing a commotion that attracted the attention of security guards and the bar manager.
The bar manager, a seasoned veteran of such situations, quickly intervened to dissuade the person about to commit violence: "Miss, please don't be impulsive. Throwing those two bottles down could land you in jail! I'm in charge of this place. If you need anything, just tell me, and I'll do my best to help."
"Okay, then call the police for me." Jiang Miaomiao readily replied, "These people drugged my drink and tried to force me to drink it. I can't leave if I don't drink it."
"No way?" A chorus of boos erupted from the crowd. The person who had been used as a shield by Jiang Chengyu instinctively poked his forehead and cursed, "Damn it! You're obviously trying to drug me and force yourself on me."
Stunned and disoriented by the stabbing, Jiang Chengyu had no time to defend himself, surrounded by jeers and insults. He hurriedly pointed to the person lying on the ground groaning and explained, "I didn't do it, they did! I saw them do it!"
"Then why didn't you stop it? You just stood by and watched someone drug and harm a girl, and you think you're innocent?" More and more people around were cursing, and Jiang Chengyu was so angry that she almost rolled her eyes.
Seeing this, Jiang Miaomiao stopped what she was doing, dropped the bottle, and began to slowly and methodically tidy her clothes.
Thinking she was about to leave, the manager asked, "Should we still call the police?"
"Don't call the police! I'm your own brother!" Amidst the chaos, Jiang Chengyu was still thinking about the face of his damned next generation.
Jiang Miaomiao said disdainfully, "You bastard."
Those around them gasped in shock, wishing they could drown Jiang Chengyu in their spittle. "How could you betray your own cousin like that? I just can't stand by and watch!"
Someone threw the dice tube they were playing with at the scene, and seeing this, the others threw away the ones they could reach as well.
Jiang Chengyu was immediately hit and screamed in pain, clutching his head.
Seeing that the bar manager was still a bit confused, Jiang Miaomiao urged, "What are you still standing there for? Call the police! We have witnesses and evidence."
"Oh, okay, okay." Although the manager recognized Jiang Chengyu, he didn't dare to cover it up given the current situation, so he immediately called the police.
Many people at the scene consciously surrounded Jiang Chengyu and his group to prevent them from escaping. However, a few latecomers managed to slip away: the three women and four men who had accompanied Jiang Miaomiao to the club earlier. Seeing that things were not going well, they quietly slipped away.
Jiang Miaomiao put on a hoodie and mask, then pulled up a chair and sat down to wait for the police.
As expected, many people took out their phones to record videos and take photos while waiting. She only showed her eyes, sitting as still as a mountain, unlike Jiang Chengyu and the others who awkwardly covered their faces to avoid the 360-degree cameras.
Unlike the police in the US, the local police here arrive at the scene and arrest people within ten minutes of receiving a report. Jiang Miaomiao has to give them a thumbs up.
Jiang Chengyu and the others were wise enough to remain silent for now, fearing that revealing their identities would bring more criticism and trouble. However, the fierce glare he gave Jiang Miaomiao before being taken away by the police was anything but friendly.
His eyes were like cold stars as he silently said: You're really something else.
Jiang Miaomiao scoffed: "Same to you. If they can drug her directly, does she expect to dance harmoniously with wolves?"
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