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Chapter 345 - 345 345 This Wine of Yours is Pretty Strong!

345: Chapter 345: This Wine of Yours is Pretty Strong!

345: Chapter 345: This Wine of Yours is Pretty Strong!

Red wine like blood.

Beauty like this.

Wu Jie, facing Chu Yunxuan’s peculiar gaze, laughed and said,

“Don’t worry, I can’t hold my liquor, so even if I get drunk, you probably won’t feel a thing!”

“Moreover, people often say that red wine doesn’t get you drunk, but its aftereffects are strong—better quality wine gets people drunk more easily!”

Chu Yunxuan laughed and said, “That’s true.

Although this bottle of dry red isn’t expensive, it’s already the most expensive one in the supermarket,”

“However, compared to those top-notch red wines from well-known European wineries, the difference is quite significant.”

“Whether it’s the taste, color, or aroma, it’s not just a little bit off!”

Wu Jie chuckled and said, “Jie never used to buy drinks, always filling bottles with mineral water from the company.

So I wouldn’t dare to touch these few hundred bucks worth of red wine.

Drinking it today is already a great pleasure; I wouldn’t complain about it being substandard!”

Chu Yunxuan smiled and said, “You know the old saying, ‘It’s easy to go from frugality to extravagance but hard the other way around.’ Haven’t you adapted to the life of a rich man yet?”

“With the way I dress and my demeanor, do I look like I have the taste of a billionaire?”

“People who don’t know you definitely wouldn’t believe it!

But now, you are truly ‘known by everyone in the world,’ aren’t you?”

“Surely not?

When I parked the car and came upstairs to your place, nobody recognized me along the way, did they?”

Wu Jie chuckled and took a sip.

Chu Yunxuan didn’t say much, but her eyes were fixed on Wu Jie, clearly watching the red wine go down his throat.

And this not-so-expensive red wine, naturally, didn’t disappoint Wu Jie.

After he took the first sip, the system had automatically issued a warning.

Now, with the second sip, naturally, another warning was triggered.

[Warning!

The red wine contains prohibited chemical components that may cause hallucinations, unconsciousness, sleepiness…]

However…

Wu Jie didn’t choose to clear it right away.

After all, it wasn’t poison, and having only had two small sips, the effect of the drug wasn’t strong enough.

Everyone knows that without the right dosage, toxicity is just nonsense!

Even the most poisonous substances, if not taken in sufficient quantity, can’t exert their full power.

So…

Wu Jie wanted to test what exactly Chu Yunxuan was up to with her potion.

He would let the system wait until the danger threshold was reached before clearing it on its own.

In the meantime…

Putting down his wine glass, Wu Jie smiled and said,

“I’m quite the bumpkin, totally unable to distinguish between a few hundred bucks and several hundred thousand worth of red wine.

I can’t tell which is good and which is bad!”

“However, not long ago when we had guests over at home, I mistakenly opened a bottle of red wine reserved for the wedding!”

“They say even the wholesale price is twenty thousand Gold Coins a bottle, but it felt the same as the one you bought, no difference when drinking!”

Twenty thousand a bottle?

And freaking Gold Coins?

That’s thousands of bucks with just one gulp, isn’t it?

Gulp!

Chu Yunxuan swallowed instinctively.

Poverty really does limit the imagination!

Even as the sales director, she had attended some very high-end dinner gatherings.

She had drunk her share of Moutai, but never had a sip of red wine worth over a hundred thousand.

“The tier of your wedding banquet is really something!

Can I get an invitation so I can crash the party?

Despite working so many years, I’ve never seen what a red wine worth over a hundred thousand Gold Coins looks like!”

Wu Jie laughed and said, “Sure!

Wedding gifts start at eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand; if you can afford that, I will send you an invitation!”

Pfft!

Chu Yunxuan almost couldn’t help it and spit out the red wine she had drunk.

“Wow!

That high?

Aren’t you two going to collect over a hundred million in wedding gifts?

Besides, I’m your senior sister, can you really bear to take a wedding gift from me?”

Wu Jie picked up his chopsticks, chuckling,

“Just kidding!

The Tang Family doesn’t care for pomp and circumstance, much less the reciprocation of gifts.”

“The wedding banquet might be grand, but it’s just for entertaining close relatives and friends.

Forget about making money; losing money is more like it!”

He took a bite of the food, there was no drug in it.

The taste was quite good.

Sure enough, a woman who can enter the living room, the kitchen, and the bedroom!

Wu Jie inevitably ate a bit more, and soon Chu Yunxuan became a bit anxious.

“Hey, Jie, don’t just focus on eating!

Come on, drink up!”

“Drink more?”

Wu Jie laughed, “Are you trying to compete with me to see who can hold more liquor?”

Putting down his chopsticks, Wu Jie picked up his glass and clinked it with Chu Yunxuan’s.

This time, Wu Jie watched carefully.

Chu Yunxuan hadn’t drunk much at all; she merely took small, delicate sips.

“I’ve already had two big gulps, but you’ve only had a little bit.

Isn’t that a bit insincere?

If we’re going to get drunk, let’s get drunk together!”

Wu Jie purposefully said it out loud.

Chu Yunxuan replied with a light smile, “You really want to get me drunk, huh?

Well then, I’ll catch up with you!”

Picking up her glass, Chu Yunxuan took a big gulp of her drink.

Wu Jie raised his eyebrows.

He became a bit skeptical.

Was she not afraid that she’d pass out before she could get me drunk?

He had clearly seen the wine glass she picked up and the red wine she poured.

How was she not afraid?

Could it be…

The red wine was fine, but was there something in the glass?

Or perhaps, had she taken some sort of antidote beforehand?

Wu Jie couldn’t be bothered to think too much about it because Chu Yunxuan was serving him food again.

“Potato and pork ribs, my specialty.

Try these ribs, will you?”

“Hmm…

it tastes good!”

Wu Jie nodded continuously, slowly gnawing on the ribs.

“If it’s good, then eat more!”

As she spoke, Chu Yunxuan served Wu Jie more food.

As soon as Wu Jie finished eating, he raised his glass again.

Eat!

Drink!

Drink!

Eat!

Chu Yunxuan didn’t bring up buying a house at all, nor did she talk about any old school stories.

She only talked about romantic trifles.

She tried every way she could to persuade Wu Jie to drink.

After three rounds of drinks and five courses of food,

almost an entire bottle of red wine had been finished.

Chu Yunxuan was still in good spirits, not at all dead drunk.

As for Wu Jie…

The system had already sent out numerous alerts and had actively cleared his sobriety.

But Wu Jie had to act drunk even if he wasn’t!

He swayed unsteadily, his eyes opening and closing, looking like he might collapse at any moment.

Bang!

Wu Jie suddenly raised his elbow to rest it on the table, supporting his forehead and closing his eyes, taking deep breaths in succession.

It was as if he was fighting off the drunkenness, fearing that he might vomit.

Back in his school days, when he was full of youthful vigor, he had drunk heavily more than once.

So, when Wu Jie acted, he did so effortlessly, with a natural acting talent that would not let Chu Yunxuan catch on.

“Damn!

This…

this few hundred bucks’ worth of red wine, it’s just no good, huh!”

“Good wine doesn’t go to your head but this…

this red wine…

the aftereffect is really…

damn strong!”

Wu Jie clenched his teeth tightly, speaking deliberately with a bit of incoherence.

With her cheeks flushed and a charming smile, Chu Yunxuan let out a chuckle and asked,

“How can this cheap red wine compare to imported goods?

But about buying the house, how are you considering it now?”

Without lifting his head, Wu Jie casually asked,

“Why…

why do you insist on me buying?

If I…

if I buy so many houses, what for?

Am I going to take four more wives?”

Chu Yunxuan sighed and said, “It’s more than three hundred million!

Looking at Tianyuan today, those with money from legitimate businesses either already have houses or don’t have that much cash on hand, and those with money from illegitimate businesses?”

“You must know about this; Wang Taixiong crowdfunded and pulled together the big shots from Tianyuan and the surrounding areas, but what happened?”

“The first batch of cash raised ended up in a mysterious fire and was burned to ashes, billions gone just like that!”

“When they managed to gather enough to complete the acquisition the second time, the company had just undergone ownership restructuring not long before, and then their financial chain broke.”

“Plus, with the three big families of Tianyuan, Fang Mu and the two houses fled with the funds, and the Xu family has fallen apart.”

“Now, apart from you, there’s hardly anyone in Tianyuan with enough cash on hand to take over these four houses and the sales office!”

Wu Jie chuckled and made no sound, supporting his head with both hands, shaking and swaying.

He looked severely drunk, as if he was hallucinating.

Seeing this, Chu Yunxuan moved closer.

“Junior brother!

These past two days, your senior sister has really been unable to eat or sleep properly!”

“If I can’t close this deal, not to mention getting a bonus commission, I might not even be able to keep my position as sales director!”

“So, could you please help me out?”

Chu Yunxuan gazed at Wu Jie with pitiful charm.

Her voice was plaintive and her eyes carried a hint of sadness and hope…