I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Who the hell are you? Give it back!"

Peng Jiashu noticed the wine bottle had ended up in Qin Ge's hands, and his heart tightened. He immediately rushed forward to snatch it away.

Qin Ge seemed to have eyes in the back of her head, easily dodging the attack by turning slightly to the side, and nearly causing Peng Jiashu to fall flat on his face.

"What are you grabbing?" Qin Ge smiled at Peng Jiashu, pointing at the table with one finger. "Isn't this all wine? What's there to grab?"

He held up the bottle and examined it. "Is this wine different from the others? Is there something special about it?"

"It's all the same wine we drank tonight, what's the difference!" Peng Jiashu said guiltily. "I was just annoyed that you suddenly barged in and so rudely snatched the wine from my hand!"

"Really?" Qin Ge scrutinized Peng Jiashu, a playful smile on her face. "Seeing how nervous you were, I thought there was something wrong with the wine!"

He took two clean glasses and poured the wine into them. "Here, let me toast you on Yan Xi's behalf!"

"Take it!"

Peng Jiashu took the glass, somewhat flustered. "I don't even know you, why should I drink with you?"

"Yanxi, who is he? Is he your friend?" Lu Qi ignored Qin Ge and asked Xia Yanxi directly.

"His name is Qin Ge, and he is..." Xia Yanxi really didn't know how to introduce Qin Ge for a moment.

Qin Ge's sudden appearance has left her still a bit bewildered; she doesn't believe it was a chance encounter!

"Tell him!" Qin Ge put down her wine glass and walked up to Xia Yanxi. "I'm your boyfriend, isn't that something to be ashamed of? Why are you making such a fuss?"

Peng Jiashu looked at Qin Ge's wine glass with resentment. "That bastard, he's already put down the wine glass, why won't he let go of the bottle?"

His attention was completely focused on the bottle of wine, and he didn't notice what Qin Ge was saying at all.

Lu Qi and the others, including Xia Yanxi, were almost speechless with astonishment.

Qin Ge wrapped his arms around Xia Yanxi's slender waist. "Or are you still angry with me?"

Xia Yanxi's body trembled, and her pretty face quickly flushed red.

She tried to break free from Qin Ge's grasp, but strangely found that she couldn't.

Qin Ge's hand was clearly not using much force, but she just couldn't break free.

She moved an inch, and Qin Ge's hand followed an inch, always pressed tightly against her waist.

This bastard, when did he become my boyfriend?

"Uncle is awesome, he got right to it right away!" Hu Yihui smiled like an aunt as he watched the projected image in his office.

Saying you're not interested? That might fool a child, but do you think it can fool someone as intelligent as me?

Xia Yanxi wanted to explain, but when she looked up at Qin Ge, she saw him giving her a meaningful look, so she swallowed her words.

What exactly does he want to do?

Qin Ge released Xia Yanxi, picked up her wine glass again, and said, "Can we drink now?"

He touched the wine glass in Peng Jiashu's hand. "Did you just hear that?"

"I'm Qin Ge, Yan Xi's boyfriend. Doesn't that qualify me to have a drink with you?"

Peng Jiashu's lips twitched; he was at a loss for what to do, caught in a dilemma.

He personally poisoned that bottle of wine; is it safe to drink?

"Yan Xi, is everything he said true?"

"You rejected me because of him?"

Lu Qi still ignored Qin Ge, as if Xia Yanxi was the only one in his eyes.

In fact, he had already gone through it in his mind, but he didn't think of any wealthy family in Donghai that had the surname Qin.

The Lu family's strength is even inferior to the Xia family's, and he doesn't care about anyone else. He feels that Qin Ge is not even qualified to be his opponent!

"That's right, he's my boyfriend!" Xia Yanxi admitted after a moment of silence. "Young Master Lu, didn't we say we shouldn't bring that up again?"

"If your cooperation with me is merely to get closer to me, then there's no need to continue."

"What are you talking about, this or that?" Qin Ge changed the subject. "This must be Young Master Lu, right?"

"Yan Xi, what did you just say you rejected? Did Young Master Lu confess his feelings to you?"

"Young Master Lu, that's really unfair of you. Are you trying to poach my girlfriend?"

Qin Ge shoved the wine glass into Lu Qi's hand. "Forget it, I'm a magnanimous person. You drink this glass, and we're friends!"

He turned around and took out a row of glasses from under the table, pouring them one by one. "Don't just stand there, come on, let's all have a drink!"

Qin Ge raised a glass of wine, "Come on, Young Master Lu, let me toast you!"

"Drink up! Don't tell me you can't hold your liquor!"

"Are you really Yan Xi's boyfriend?" Lu Qi clearly still didn't believe it, but he still raised his glass.

He instructed Peng Jiashu to tamper with the bottle, but he didn't know that the bottle Qin Ge was holding had been drugged by Peng Jiashu.

"You can't drink!" Just as the glass was about to his lips, Peng Jiashu suddenly rushed over and grabbed Lu Qi's arm.

"Why can't I drink it?" Qin Ge feigned ignorance, her acting convincing. "Honestly, you've been so nervous from the start. Is this wine poisoned?"

All eyes were on Peng Jiashu. Apart from Lu Qi, who guessed what was going on, everyone else felt that his reaction was a bit abnormal.

Xia Yanxi also became suspicious, and she looked at the wine bottle that Qin Ge was still holding in his hand.

Qin Ge has been mentioning this bottle of wine intentionally or unintentionally since he appeared. Could there really be something wrong with it?

If that's the case, how did Qin Ge know?

She looked around but didn't see any surveillance cameras.

Hu Yihui hired professionals to install it, how could he possibly spot it with just a glance!

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

"We've been here so long, how could it possibly be poisonous?"

Peng Jiashu smiled to cover his embarrassment, "Since you're going to offer a toast, why don't you drink first?"

"Don't you understand the principle of 'drinking first as a sign of respect'?"

"Also, shouldn't you pour Yan Xi a glass too?"

"That makes sense!" Qin Ge tilted his head back slightly, drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, and then poured himself another glass.

"This cup is for Yan Xi, I'll drink it for her!"

Come on, everyone!

"No need, I can do it myself!" Xia Yanxi stepped forward, grabbed a glass of wine, and downed it in one gulp.

The action was so swift that Qin Ge didn't even have time to stop it.

It doesn't matter, it's just an aphrodisiac, it won't kill you.

Seeing that Xia Yanxi had drunk, the others raised their glasses and drank without thinking much.

Only Lu Qi and Peng Jiashu held their cups without moving.

Why aren't you two drinking?

"Could it be that he knows something and is too guilty to drink it?"

Qin Ge smiled, but his eyes were full of disdain. "Two grown men, dawdling over a drink, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Lu Qi glanced at Peng Jiashu, then drank it down.

Seeing this, Peng Jiashu also drank the wine.

Watching the two finish their drinks, Qin Ge stopped pretending, his smile vanishing instantly. "Yan Xi, your grandfather called me. He asked me to tell you something."

He pulled Xia Yanxi out the door, then suddenly stopped. "Everyone, please excuse me for a moment. I need to talk to Yanxi about something, I'll be right back!"

Seeing his reaction, Lu Qi didn't say anything, but pulled Peng Jiashu aside, asking, "What did you use? You're sure you'll be alright?"

Peng Jiashu smiled awkwardly and whispered in Lu Qi's ear, "Don't worry, Young Master Lu, this medicine is mainly for women. It won't cause us men any major problems."

"We can deal with it later!"

Lu Qi felt a surge of lust rising in his lower abdomen, his brows furrowing. "I'm fucking hard and you're saying it's nothing?!"