Luo Yang hugged Qiao Yousi tightly and indeed felt two soft mounds against his chest, which he found quite amusing.
As the two of them were close together, Qiao Yousi suddenly thrust out her hips as if trying to avoid something.
After Luo Yang had fixed his hair and looked at Qiao Yousi, he saw her cheeks were rosy and delicate, and she kept trying to move backward.
However, since Luo Yang was holding onto her upper body tightly, she had difficulty moving back.
Then Luo Yang gently pressed on Qiao Yousi's round bottom with his right hand.
In that instant, Qiao Yousi's delicate body trembled.
Looking at her face again, her eyes were now covered with embarrassment.
Seizing the opportunity, Luo Yang gently pecked her red lips, saw her frown lightly, the corners of her mouth showing displeasure, and quickly said, "Big Sister Qiao, I'm going out now, okay? We'll chat when I come back."
With that, he withdrew his right hand, broke free from Qiao Zai Shui's hands, and dashed to the office door like a puff of smoke.
Turning back, he saw both Sisters Qiao looking at him with flushed faces.
Qiao Yousi, huffing with anger, threw her high heels at Luo Yang, but didn't hit him.
"Big Sister Qiao, you're being naughty again, throwing things around."
Luo Yang picked up the high heels and brought them back to Qiao Yousi.
But Qiao Yousi continued to throw the high heels at Luo Yang, still missing him.
Luo Yang picked them up again and gave them back to her; she threw them again, and this cycle repeated several times until, when Luo Yang handed her the high heels again, she burst out laughing.
"Little Sister Qiao, I'll accompany you to the hospital when I come back," Luo Yang said with a smile.
The Shuang Qiao sisters watched Luo Yang leave the door, and it took a while before they withdrew their gazes.
After putting on her high heels, Qiao Yousi looked at Qiao Zai Shui, who was sitting back in the office chair.
"Tell me the truth, did something happen between you and Niu Zai at the martial arts school…"
She knew she didn't need to finish the sentence for her sister to understand.
Qiao Zai Shui giggled and deliberately answered, "Yes."
Qiao Yousi scoffed, "You know he has a girlfriend. Are you trying to get involved, too?"
Because Luo Yang had a girlfriend, and Qiao Zai Shui knew Tang Guihua and An Yuying, the situation became more complicated.
"I haven't done anything with him," Qiao Zai Shui said indifferently.
"You're hurting down there and still saying nothing happened. Now you're even lying to me," Qiao Yousi teased.
Qiao Zai Shui had guessed long ago that her sister was misunderstanding.
Now, hearing these continuous misunderstandings, Qiao Zai Shui couldn't help but giggle again.
"Don't say I didn't warn you. Have your fun, but take protective measures, alright? Don't get pregnant. Let's see what you'll do then," Qiao Yousi said.
"Sis, do you know why it hurts down there?" Qiao Zai Shui asked with a smile.
Qiao Yousi really didn't want to talk about this.
"None of my business."
"Sis, I hurt myself doing the splits," Qiao Zai Shui said.
That was the truth.
The problem was that Qiao Yousi was convinced her sister was involved with Luo Yang.
And to her, everything her sister said now felt like an excuse.
"Just make sure not to get pregnant rashly. As for everything else, I can't control you," Qiao Yousi said.
"Sis, really, nothing happened."
...
...
Luo Yang stepped out of Huaxing Biotech Company and saw that the white van was still parked there.
So, he walked over and knocked on the car door.
"Where's Wang Yunxiong?" Luo Yang asked.
"Third Master said to call him when you decide to go," the young man in the black T-shirt said.
Luo Yang had spoken with Wang Yunxiong over the phone before and had his number saved on his mobile phone.
He immediately dialed Wang Yunxiong's number, and the call was quickly connected.
He could hear Wang Yunxiong's delighted voice on the other end, "Xiao Luo, I just knew we were destined to be friends."
Luo Yang felt like throwing up.
"Third Master, is it convenient to meet?" Luo Yang asked.
"Of course, it is."
So Wang Yunxiong had made an appointment to meet Luo Yang at Jinpeng Hotel.
Luo Yang drove to Jinpeng Hotel, passed five traffic lights, and after about two hundred meters, he arrived.
In addition to discussing the high-interest loan from Shuang Qiao with Wang Yunxiong, he also had to talk about Chen Jie's beauty salon.
Luo Yang planned to call Chen Jie after finalizing the deal to give her a surprise.
En route, Luo Yang analyzed the risks of attending this "Hongmen banquet" once more to see how dangerous it was.
Wang Yunxiong also wanted the formula for beauty stream, which was reason enough for the two parties to exchange a few words.
Before he knew it, Luo Yang had arrived at Jinpeng Hotel. He parked his car and scanned the surrounding for any suspicious vehicles, such as vans which are often used for abductions.
Hitmen usually arrive in vans.
There were no vans in the parking lot, and it wasn't dinner time yet either.
He walked up the stairs and came to the door of private room 301. After knocking on the door, he heard Wang Yunxiong's voice from inside saying "Please come in," Luo Yang turned the doorknob, opened the door, and walked in.
Wang Yunxiong wore a purple shirt and casual pants, and immediately smiled upon seeing Luo Yang.
"Xiao Luo, come, have a seat," Wang Yunxiong greeted warmly.
There were several types of liquor on the table, XO, Maotai, and others.
"Third Master, sorry to have kept you waiting," Luo Yang said as he sat down, taking out a pack of Double Happiness cigarettes.
"I've just arrived. Here," Wang Yunxiong offered him a pack of hard-box Hengda cigarettes.
Luo Yang usually smoked cheaper cigarettes.
There were indeed high-end Double Happiness cigarettes, but Luo Yang had never had the money for them; he always smoked the mid- to low-priced Double Happiness.
Coming here to negotiate with Wang Yunxiong, Luo Yang could be considered a guest.
This was Luo Yang's first time having a major negotiation, and he felt a bit nervous at first, but after lighting up a cigarette and taking a puff, he relaxed.
Soon, the dishes to accompany the drinks were served: chopped pepper fish head, drunken peanuts, beef tripe, spicy pig stomach, and others.
"Do you want XO or Maotai? The foreign liquor packs quite a punch," Wang Yunxiong noted.
Luo Yang was able to expel the alcohol from his system; no matter how strong the drink, it couldn't harm him.
"XO it is," Luo Yang said.
"How's your alcohol tolerance?" Wang Yunxiong asked with a smile.
He poured half a glass for each of them.
"Bottoms up," Luo Yang raised his glass.
Wang Yunxiong was taken aback; beer could easily be gulped down, but XO was another story. For the average drinker, two glasses would be enough to get drunk.
"We still have to talk business, don't get drunk," Wang Yunxiong advised.
"Want to bet I can drink this whole bottle of XO without any problem?" Luo Yang said seriously.
In terms of socializing, Wang Yunxiong knew a lot of people.
He had never seen anyone who could finish a bottle of XO without getting drunk.
"Xiao Luo, you've never had XO before, have you?" Wang Yunxiong sneered.
He thought Luo Yang was mistaking XO for beer.
An average drinker wouldn't necessarily get drunk from a bottle of beer either.
Luo Yang had drank XO before, at Zhu Li's bar.
But he didn't drink it often; that was true.
As a matter of fact, whether he had drunk it before was not important to Luo Yang.
What was key was his ability to expel the alcohol from his system.
"Do you dare to make a bet with me?" Luo Yang asked.
"What's the bet?" Wang Yunxiong said, interested.
"If I win, Qiao Yousi's debt to you is cancelled. If I lose, I'll give you the formula for the beauty product," Luo Yang stated seriously.
"Let me tell you, XO is not beer. Half a bottle, and you'll be drunk," Wang Yunxiong said with a sneer.
Wang Yunxiong thought Luo Yang, a youth, was just spouting nonsense.
As he chewed on a piece of pig stomach, Luo Yang challenged, "Are you afraid to bet?"
Wang Yunxiong took a drag on his cigarette and stared at Luo Yang intently for a while, speaking disdainfully, "I'm afraid you'll go back on your word."
With just the two of them in the private room, there would be no witnesses for the bet.
"If you really dare to bet, we could call in a notary. How's that?" Luo Yang said excitedly.
Wang Yunxiong half-closed his eyes, observing Luo Yang, and finally chickened out.
"You came prepared," Wang Yunxiong chuckled.