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Ye Xunhuan’s words had just ended when the entire private room fell into a silence as still as death.

Including Qiu Ruoxi, the three people in the room were all choked by Ye Xunhuan’s suddenly astonishing words, staring at him with wide eyes.

Qi Jieyu slowly squeezed out a forced smile on her stiff face, "Mr. Ye really knows how to joke, how could I ever poison anyone!"

As she spoke, Qi Jieyu picked up her glass to dispel any thoughts Ye Xunhuan might have had, then downed it in one gulp and turned the rim of the glass towards Ye Xunhuan, "You should be reassured now, Mr. Ye?"

"I was just kidding, why take it so seriously!" Ye Xunhuan said with a soft smile, "Don’t be angry, I apologize to you, let me drink to you first as a sign of respect!"

With that, Ye Xunhuan also drained his glass of red wine, smacked his lips, and said, "Indeed, this is good wine, delicious!"

Then, Ye Xunhuan poured himself another glass and drank it with a smile across his face in front of Qi Jieyu.

It was as if the previous conversation had truly been nothing but a joke.

Qiu Ruoxi, on the other hand, let out a long sigh of relief. This jerk, he really has no filter, daring to say anything!

"President Qi, don’t mind him, he’s always like this!"

"Miss Qiu jests, Mr. Ye is very humorous and witty, I quite like him!" Qi Jieyu said softly.

Throughout the dinner, Ye Xunhuan’s appetite was wide open, and he ate with great enjoyment.

What comforted Qiu Ruoxi was that the guy didn’t say anything more offensive after that, and because she played the peacemaker, the meal was fairly harmonious!

After dinner, Ye Xunhuan and Qiu Ruoxi said goodbye to Qi Jieyu and left the hotel.

Only after Ye Xunhuan and Qiu Ruoxi had departed did Qi Jieyu’s bodyguard slowly return to the room!

"Have they been sent off?" Qi Jieyu asked in a low voice, her hand resting on her forehead.

"They have been sent off, and our people are following them," said the man, looking worriedly at Qi Jieyu, "Miss, are you alright?"

"I’m fine!" Qi Jieyu waved her hand, "Just feeling a little head-heavy, I’ll be fine after some rest!"

"Blackie, this is an opportunity. You must take him down tonight!" Qi Jieyu lifted her head weakly and ordered.

Blackie solemnly nodded, "Don’t worry, miss. Since he’s drunk the wine, even if he is a master, he is as good as dead!"

Blackie was very confident of this.

The wine was not just wine, it had been spiked with something that wasn’t poison, but rather a drug that would make one dizzy and blurred!

When Ye Xunhuan asked if the wine was poisoned, Qi Jieyu’s heart had jumped to her throat.

She thought Ye Xunhuan had noticed something, so in order to dispel his suspicions, she gambled with her life!

It must be said, Qi Jieyu was clever, not using poison but a drug to anaesthetize Ye Xunhuan, incapacitating him and turning him into a lamb ready for slaughter!

"Take me back to my room to rest first!"

"Yes!"

Subsequently, with Blackie’s support, Qi Jieyu was taken to the hotel’s presidential suite. After she had gone to bed, Blackie immediately left the room, took out his mobile phone, and dialed a number, "What’s the situation now?"

"The drug should not yet have fully taken effect; the kid is currently driving!"

"Alright, keep close to him. I’m on my way, tell me your location..."

Ye Xunhuan did not ride in the same car as Qiu Ruoxi, but drove his own.

Since Qiu Ruoxi had not been drinking, there was no issue, and she drove quite fast, but Ye Xunhuan was noticeably slower, and eventually, his sedan began to sway, as if a drunk person was behind the wheel!

About five or six minutes later, Ye Xunhuan pulled over to the side of the road, his body seemingly drained, as he collapsed in the driver’s seat, breathing weakly.

Just as Ye Xunhuan had stopped his car, an Audi A6 immediately arrived and parked not far from Ye Xunhuan’s Mercedes!

After the Audi stopped, the car doors opened immediately, and two men got out. One wore a jujube-red suit, while the other was dressed in a pristine white one.

After stepping out of the car, these two men did not immediately head towards Ye Xunhuan’s Mercedes. Instead, they leaned against the Audi and lit cigarettes for themselves as if waiting for someone!

If they had been seen by some well-known people in Zhonghai Province, they would have been recognized, for they were two of the four great experts at Qi Jieyu’s side!

White-clothed and Red-clothed!

Now, to kill Ye Xunhuan, Qi Jieyu had indeed gone to great lengths, pretending to concede and then poisoning the wine to paralyze Ye Xunhuan before executing him!

Of course, this was not something Qi Jieyu had come up with on her own.

The man in black also played a part. Upon learning of Blue-clothed’s death, Black-clothed’s first thought was not of Xiao Jiu, but Ye Xunhuan.

Could he himself be an expert?

Was Xiao Jiu merely a smokescreen?

After all, Xiao Jiu also had four great experts under his command, yet only three had appeared so far, with one still missing!

Hence, to be on the safe side, they set a trap for Ye Xunhuan to fall into.

Perhaps Ye Xunhuan was too confident, or perhaps Qi Jieyu’s acting was convincing. Ye Xunhuan had indeed drunk alcohol, and quite a bit at that.

After White-clothed and Red-clothed finished their cigarettes, Black-clothed finally arrived by car.

Once the three of them had convened, they wasted no time and went straight for Ye Xunhuan.

Arriving beside the Mercedes, White-clothed peered through the glass into the cabin and saw Ye Xunhuan slumped in the driver’s seat with a weary expression on his face!

Upon seeing this scene, White-clothed’s face revealed a cold, ice-like color.

You little bastard, let’s see how you’ll run this time, and see who can save you!

In the next moment, White-clothed clenched his iron fist tightly and smashed it heavily against the car’s windshield!

"Crack!"

A loud shattering noise immediately followed as the windshield was smashed by White-clothed’s fist!

At the same time, Qiu Ruoxi finally noticed that Ye Xunhuan, who had been following her all along, had suddenly disappeared without a trace. This made her pause, and she took out her cell phone to call Ye Xunhuan immediately.

But no one answered!

What the hell is this guy up to? Could it be that he drank too much?

With this thought, a shiver went through Qiu Ruoxi’s heart. She had let him sit in her car, but he had insisted on driving back by himself, and now he had gone off the grid, right?

Anxious, Qiu Ruoxi quickly reached a turning spot up ahead, turned the car around, and set out to look for Ye Xunhuan!