Chapter 0056 – Oppression (2 / 2)

Threats were implied in his words, and a glint of ice flashed in his eyes.

“I’m not interested in palace feasts, and as for other banquets, I’m merely coping.”

Su Wanqing gave a half-true answer after a little thought, trying to blur out the real idea.

“In the past, you attended most of the business banquets on my behalf.”

She added, thinking darkly.

“That’s because you never want to be in the foreground!”

Qi Zhi Iu retorted without mercy, his tone cold and hard as ice.

“What do you mean I’m not willing? It’s clearly because you’re worried that I’ll rise to prominence in the business world and threaten your position, which is why you pleaded with Grandpa Qi to make that kind of rule.”

Su Wanqing was not willing to show weakness and quickly defended herself.

The reason why he had asked for such a stipulation in the first place was precisely out of fear of her abilities, fearing that her position in the YG Group would surpass his own.

As a result, he would personally attend many of the business banquets afterward, and only as a last resort would she attend on his behalf.

Even so, there were always the elders of the Qi family accompanying them, whether it was Old Mr. Qi or Chairman Qi, who seemed to be silently overseeing everything.

“Speaking of which, you obviously can’t drink …… so how did you cope with all the unavoidable drinking at business dinners in the past?”

Su Wanqing’s curiosity was aroused, after all, there were all sorts of drinks at the business banquet, so if she was not careful, she might be hit.

Qi Zhi Iu deliberately coughed a few times and said in a pretense of relaxation, “There is always a solution to everything in the world, and there are always more methods than problems.”

“Oh? Then can you tell me exactly what method you used?”

Su Wanqing pursued, serious curiosity written all over her face, “Normally even drinking beer you have to check the alcohol content, I really find it hard to believe that you can directly cope with the spirits at the banquet ……”

Qi Zhi Iu’s evasive stance, on the contrary, inspired her determination to find out the truth.

The more reluctant he was to confront the question, the more she insisted on seeing his answer, “Look at me, tell me, what’s the secret?”

“There’s a very simple thing called an antidote to alcohol!”

Qi Zhi Iu was a bit impatient with her pestering, so he could only glance at her with a squint and respond briefly.

Antidote to alcohol? This word was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up layers of ripples and making the curiosity in Su Wanqing’s heart grow stronger.

Su Wanqing’s heart was stunned, her gaze flickering slightly, as if she was suddenly caught in a bewildering fog.

It was a matter, indeed, beyond her knowledge, unforeseen.

“You mean, take it before drinking?”

She repeated it, trying to clear her mind.

Qi Zhiyu gently nodded, a trace of certainty flashed in his deep eyes, “That’s right, it can quickly break down the alcohol and reduce the burden on the body.”

His tone was even, yet he seemed to carry an unquestionable authority.

Su Wanqing frowned lightly, her fingertips sliding quickly on the phone screen, searching for this magical secret of alcohol relief.

Fittingly, there’s a real buzz about this stuff online with rave reviews.

She couldn’t help but recall, with a bitter smile in her heart, those bitter soups of the past that had been brewed to detoxify the wine.

“If you knew of this method, why did you never mention it?”

Her voice was laced with a few moments of complaint and disbelief, as if she’d been hit by an accidental shell from a friendly fire and was filled with consternation.