Xiao Yanzhi's straight suit pants wrapped around his long legs as he stood in front of Jiang Li.
There was impatience in his eyes and eyebrows. "Jiang Li, answer me."
Facing Xiao Yanzhi's interrogation, there was no ripple on Jiang Li's face. Instead, she looked calm.
"It's just a glass of wine with orange juice."
Jiang Li lifted her eyelashes, and her eyes were as cold and indifferent as ever. "Does Mr. Xiao even want to control what's in my own glass?"
Xiao Yanzhi stared into her eyes, trying to detect the slightest clue.
After a long while, his thin lips slowly uttered a sentence. "Apart from orange juice, there's nothing else added?"
Jiang Li had the impulse to turn away countless times.
But feeling the countless gazes on them, she tightened her palms and suppressed her anger. Her voice was calm. "Apart from orange juice, it's just wine."
Xiao Yanzhi's fingers gently tapped on the cup wall, then he picked it up and brought it close to his nose to sniff.
There was no special smell, just the pungent smell of alcohol.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and directly held it in front of Jiang Li. His voice was casual. "Drink it."
The liquid in the glass sloshed a little with his movement.
Hearing this, Qin Yaoyao immediately interrupted anxiously with a full - face of worry. "A Yan, don't be impulsive!"
Then she lowered her voice. "If there's really something in the wine, won't Sister Jiang Li make a fool of herself in front of so many people?"
Although her voice was not loud, Jiang Li heard it clearly.
Her fair fingertips couldn't help but clench tightly.
"That's her own business." Xiao Yanzhi pursed his thin lips tightly. His dark eyes stared at her. "If she doesn't dare to drink it, it means there's a problem."
These two understated sentences made Jiang Li can't help but laugh.
How absurd!
Just based on Qin Yaoyao's words, Xiao Yanzhi concluded that there was something wrong with her wine and insisted that she drink it in front of everyone.
This was no different from directly questioning Jiang Li's character and rubbing her dignity on the ground.
If you want to frame someone, you'll always find an excuse.
Jiang Li was originally a beauty with a strong - featured face. Her makeup tonight was even more gorgeous and noble. Under the lights of the luxurious hall, her already bright appearance was even more stunning at this moment.
Her smile was like a blood - tinged setting sun.
Beautiful in a desperate way.
Jiang Li tilted her head back and looked at the man standing in front of her.
Although the heating in the hall was on full blast, Jiang Li felt as if she was in an ice cellar.
The coldness penetrated every part of her body, reaching the deepest part of her heart.
It made her shiver.
"Okay, I'll drink it."
After saying that, she slightly lowered the corners of her eyes, took the glass without hesitation, and tilted her head back to drink it all in one gulp.
Xiao Yanzhi narrowed his eyes.
"Is it proven now?"
Xiao Yanzhi continued to stand in front of her. There was no expression on his handsome face. He just stared at her.
The man's gaze gradually fell on her gorgeous red lips. His Adam's apple rolled slightly, but in the end, he didn't say a word.
If there was really something in that glass of liquid, it would take time for it to take effect.
Qin Yaoyao didn't expect Jiang Li to drink the wine so straightforwardly. She was immediately surprised. "Sister Jiang Li, you..."
She stopped halfway through, suddenly realizing something, and swallowed the rest of the words.
If there was really nothing wrong with the wine, and she had questioned Jiang Li in front of so many people, wouldn't that be slapping herself in the face?
More than twenty minutes passed. Jiang Li still sat there without changing her expression.
Apart from the faint peach - pink blush on her cheeks due to the slight intoxication, there was no other reaction.
There were quite a few people watching the show just now. But now, seeing that there was no drama after watching for a long time, they all left one by one.
Seeing that the dinner was almost over, Jiang Li also stood up calmly. She lifted her eyes slightly, and her tone was equally lazy. "I'm going home to rest. Does Mr. Xiao still want to wait?"
Without waiting for the other person to answer, Jiang Li got up gracefully and disappeared from his sight with light steps.
Only Xiao Yanzhi still stood there. Frost gradually covered his handsome face.
Xiao Yanzhi found the waiter in charge of serving the wine and asked him if there were any strange things about the guests tonight.
"Miss Jiang came once." The waiter didn't dare to tell a single lie in front of Xiao Yanzhi. "She asked for several kinds of high - strength liquor and a glass of orange juice."
The more he listened, the darker Xiao Yanzhi's eyebrows became. "And then?"
"She mixed several kinds of liquor into one glass."
The waiter continued. "They were all high - strength spirits. I reminded Miss Jiang at that time that she shouldn't drink mixed liquor, or it might be life - threatening."
"But she said that with the orange juice, you... you couldn't taste it."
The waiter's voice began to tremble towards the end. "Mr. Xiao, I really don't know what happened. I didn't dare to stop her..."
Xiao Yanzhi's face instantly turned cold. He took out his phone and made a call.
"Chen Yue, you go and take Jiang Li..."
Before he could finish his sentence, a panicked cry suddenly came from the other end of the phone. "Ambulance! Call an ambulance quickly!"
Xiao Yanzhi's pupils suddenly shrank.
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Since she drank that glass of wine, the moment the liquid slid down her throat, it was as if she had swallowed fire, which burned all the way from her esophagus to her stomach.
Her stomach felt like it was on fire, and it also felt like thousands of needles were stabbing it. It hurt so much that it was hard for her to even breathe.
But she pretended well. It was not until she was out of Xiao Yanzhi's sight that her face instantly turned pale, and big beads of sweat oozed from her forehead.
She propped herself up and slowly leaned against the wall. With both hands supporting her body, she couldn't take another step. Looking at Sister Chen in front of her, she said weakly. "Sister Chen, go and call a car first..."
Jiang Li didn't even finish her last sentence. Her body suddenly hunched over. Like a curled - up baby, she fell to the ground with a "thud"!
"Li Li! Li Li!"
It only took a few seconds for her to lose consciousness.
The moment she closed her eyes, the man's ink - black eyes were still in Jiang Li's mind.
This night was not peaceful.
Jiang Li first vomited a large amount of fresh blood, then was sent to the ambulance. When she arrived at the hospital, she was directly sent to the emergency room. The doctor said that they might have to sign a critical illness notice later.
That high - strength spirit. Not to mention that she drank a whole glass. Even a normal person would have their throat burned and ulcerated just by taking a sip.
Sister Chen was used to big storms and was always calm and steady. But now, waiting at the door of the emergency room and thinking about Jiang Li's abnormal behavior tonight, she was on the verge of tears.
When Xiao Yanzhi finally arrived at the hospital with Qin Yaoyao, Sister Chen suddenly rushed up. In a fit of emotional breakdown, she slapped Qin Yaoyao hard.
The sound of the slap was crisp and extremely loud in the hospital corridor.
"You've taken everything from Jiang Li, and it's not enough. Now she has gastric bleeding, and we may have to sign a critical illness notice later. Are you satisfied?" Sister Chen questioned her with a trembling voice.
Qin Yaoyao didn't expect to be slapped like this. Her head buzzed for a few seconds, and big drops of tears immediately fell.