Chapter 3 - Ji Nai-tang, what are you doing?

Ji Naitang went to the company the next day. He went to his seat and put his things down. Then he picked up his cup and went into the break room. Cen Xi soon followed him inside.

Ji Naitang pretended that he didn’t see Cen Xi. He poured a cup of coffee and started to leave. Cen Xi reached out to stop him and asked, “Where you go last night?”

“I went home.”

“Went home?” Cen Xi was a little angry. “Do you know how long I looked for you at the bar? I almost turned it upside down. You went there with me, but you didn’t even let me know when you left?”

Ji Naitang looked the colleagues who were coming inside. He whispered, “Can we talk somewhere else?”

Cen Xi was very satisfied with his performance. He followed him out of the break room and went to a storage room at the end of the corridor. There was a pile of various stored items here. Few people came here ordinarily.

They went into the storage room. Cen Xi reached out and was caught off guard as he was pressed against the wall by someone. He turned to look at two men dressed in suits. They seemed to be bodyguards. He struggled a bit and couldn’t break free.

“What are you doing, Ji Naitang?”

Ji Naitang leisurely leaned on the door. His black suit jacket was casually draped over his shoulder. He held a cup of hot coffee in his hands. He seemed out of place with the surroundings.

He heard Cen Xi’s question and sipped some coffee. When Cen Xi asked a second time, Ji Naitang then leisurely said, “I drank a few sips of wine last night. Then I felt very hot and I had no more strength. And you were the one who ordered that glass of wine for me.”

“What do you mean by that? Do you suspect that I drugged you?”

Ji Naitang shook his head. “I just wanted to ask what kind of wine you ordered for me. It was so strong.”

“That’s because you’re not good at drinking. So, who can you blame?” Cen Xi inadvertently saw the red marks on Ji Naitang’s neck that was revealed by his collar. He was instantly stunned. “Ji Naitang, tell the truth. Who were you with last night?”

They said that Ji Naitang was Yao Yuanjing’s lover, but Yao Yuanjing was on a business trip abroad these few days and hadn’t come back. Cen Xi wondered if it was someone from the bar last night. He was very unreconciled at this thought. The duck that was almost at his mouth flew away. He couldn’t swallow this thought.

Ji Naitang looked quietly at Cen Xi. He said innocently, “I don’t know what happened last night either. I was dazed and confused……”

“I asked you who the other person was.”

“I’ll answer you later. They say that we have to be polite and reciprocate. You bought me a drink last night. I have to buy you a drink in return.”

Then he looked at the other man wearing a suit. The man walked over and pinched Cen Xi’s mouth. His other hand picked up a bottle and forcefully poured some into his mouth.

“Cough, cough, cough…… You – Ji Naitang, are you tired of living?”

Cen Xi coughed a few times. Although he spat some out, he had swallowed a lot. He suddenly remembered that Ji Naitang had smashed a bottle last night. He had thought that he was drugged, so he did something that was completely different from his usual personality. But he was doubtful now. Was Ji Naitang really as cowardly and easily taken advantage of as the rumors said?!

Ji Naitang admired Cen Xi’s expression. Then he had the two men tie Cen Xi to a chair. The bodyguards left after they finished tying him. Ji Naitang went over to Cen Xi and slightly leaned over. He smiled and said, “This wine is very ‘strong.’ You should experience it for yourself here alone.”