Wine-scented Beauty

Chapter 216: Anger

Chapter 216: Angry

When he returned in the evening, he had a happy expression on his face, and there was no trace of perfume or cosmetics on him as usual, which surprised her.

Seeing that he had drunk quite a bit, his eyes were glazed over, and he looked like he had had a good time, Tian Cuiwei hurriedly led him to the bed in the room and asked someone to bring a washbasin. Ji Tianzhuo also cooperated very well and vomited up everything in his stomach.

In an instant, the whole room was filled with a sour, rotten smell, a nauseating odor that permeated the room.

Tian Cuiwei pinched his nose with one hand and brought him tea with the other, helping him rinse his mouth. After he became a little more awake, she patted his back to help him catch his breath.

Once he had regained some consciousness, he told everyone in the room to leave. "Are you feeling better?"

He shook his head, unable to speak. His appearance, lying on the bed, barely alive, was truly speechless.

"If you can't drink, don't drink so much. Drinking this much will make you feel very uncomfortable."

"I found someone today. He can help us get the Ji family's wine recipe."

"Really?" She wasn't particularly surprised, just repeating his words. Ji Tianzhuo vomited for a while, then continued, "It's really true, but this time God has given us an opportunity, so we must seize it."

“Of course.” She pursed her lips, her face expressionless.

"I will take my men there tomorrow, and all we need to do is wait for news at home."

"That would be best." She leaned down slightly, then suddenly lowered her head again, as if remembering something. "You'd better be careful this time. If Ji Meiqing notices anything, it will be terrible."

"Don't worry, she's just a woman and a child, why make such a fuss?" He chuckled twice, somewhat dismissive of her anxiety. Tian Cuiwei shook her head helplessly. He was so unwilling to listen to anything and liked to act on his own; he would hardly amount to anything in the future.

How could the Ji family entrust their family business to him with peace of mind? They certainly wouldn't. Since that's the case, they have no choice but to find another way out.

The next morning, he headed in that direction.

After packing her things, Tian Cuiwei took care of Jinbao in the yard. Seeing him having fun, she smiled along with him.

Ji Tianzhuo had already gone over there. Looking at the fair-skinned little child in front of her, she suddenly paused. The two of them were too confident and forgot what kind of personality Lu Yu had.

If they're not careful, this deal might fall through. However, there's a high probability it won't happen; given his personality, it's already a miracle he doesn't cause trouble.

It's a helpless situation that deserves a sigh of relief.

As she expected, Ji Tianzhuo entered with a preconceived attitude, staring intently at Lu Yu.

The latter remained calm and composed, as if he didn't even acknowledge Ji Tianzhuo's presence. Ji Tianzhuo leaned back and said casually, "We can exchange the wine list for a large sum of money, if you're willing to ask."

"How much do you want?"

"All."

"So, what's your price?"

"Fifty million, how about that?" Just saying that number is enough to make anyone's teeth ache, but Ji Tianzhuo only felt a slight pang of pain before returning to normal.

Lu Yu rejected the idea without hesitation.

"You think the price is too low?" Ji Tianzhuo was a little unwilling. He slammed his hand on the table, stood up and said, "It's just a few worthless orders. It's worth fifty million. You've already gotten a good deal."

"Thank you for your appreciation, Young Master Ji, but it's just a few wine recipes, nothing special, not worth such a high price." He pushed the things on the table back, refusing to accept what was offered to him.

Ji Tianzhuo was taken aback. He assumed that the money was too little, so he asked someone to bring out another silver note, feeling somewhat helpless.

"No more than that, otherwise it won't be worth the price."

"No matter how much you offer, I won't buy this prescription. If you think it's not worth it, you can go elsewhere." He stood up and left, his retreating figure startling both of them. Ji Tianzhuo slammed his hand on the table, angrily pointing at his retreating figure and shouting, "Don't be so ungrateful!"

Lu Yu ignored him and left. Hearing the commotion, Ji Meiqing from next door immediately put down her cup and came out of her room. Seeing Lu Yu's ashen face, she couldn't help but glance at the room.

"Come in and have a cup of tea," she said, comforting him as she led him to her private room and poured him a glass of water.

Lu Yu still had a stern face, which left her somewhat helpless.

"Let's leave it at that for now. Ji Tianzhuo went a bit too far, but I didn't expect him to actually try to steal the wine list."

Lu Yu's face was sullen, and it was unclear what he was thinking. Seeing this, Ji Meiqing could only sigh helplessly.

"It must be because of what happened last time. They failed, and we interfered instead. They're probably going to retaliate now." She guessed, her mind racing with thoughts of their next move.

Seeing that he still had a sullen face, Ji Meiqing stood up and patted his shoulders, coaxing him softly, "You did very well this time. Next time you flatter the Ji family, don't be polite. Just do it the same way you always have."

But his expression still didn't soften. Ji Meiqing squatted down in front of him, straightened his clothes, and then got up and sat down next to him again.

"There's no need to think about this anymore. If he tries anything else, I'll handle it."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the people outside rushed in, looking flustered as if something terrible had happened.

Lu Yu was in a bad mood, and seeing that the waiter's expression was not right, he immediately went over and pushed the waiter outside.

"What happened? Why are you in such a panic?"

"The eldest son of the Ji family came over with his men and said that since we're not selling them their wine recipe, we should buy the wine here instead."

"What's the big deal?" She looked at the person in front of her with an exaggerated expression. "It's not a big deal. Just go and sell whatever they want. Why are you coming all the way here to find us?"

"They brought quite a lot of people; we're afraid we won't have enough wine in our shop."

"Not enough?" She walked downstairs and was somewhat speechless when she saw the hall packed with people.

When Ji Tianzhuo saw her come down, he immediately said, "We want to buy wine, you won't stop us, will you?"

"Not allowed?" She scoffed, looking at the people in the room, and said with a smile, "Money makes things easier. I wonder how much wine you want to buy, young master? If it's too much, we can't afford it. After all, this is a restaurant, not a tavern."

"That's perfect then." He swayed for a while and told the people behind him to start moving things, but before they could even get there, they were stopped by Ji Meiqing's men.

Did I say I was going to sell it to you?

"You just said that money makes things easier."

"But even wealthy people have to think twice, what if it's counterfeit money?"