Drugs

Feng Jiayi wanted to excuse himself right after drinking his drink, but realized if he did then it would look suspicious. So he sat through the pain. Since it was a strong laxative, it only took a few minutes before it already was in full effect. Right now Feng Jiayi just hoped that the Rohypnol [1] would kick in faster, so Wang Ming and Lang Lin could be on their way. He didn't think that his plan would backfire like this.

But Wang Ming and Lang Lin kept talking like nothing had happened. He even ordered another drink.

"Is everything okay, Feng Jiayi? Your face looks pale."

Wang Ming hadn't realized earlier, but Feng Jiayi's face was a lot paler now than earlier. It looked like he was in massive pain and discomfort.

"Yes, I'm okay. It's too stuffy in here, nothing else."

Even though Feng Jiayi was acting courteous, he had been cursing Wang Ming in his head all the time. If he hadn't taken his drink then he wouldn't be in such a condition, he would even have a beautiful woman to spend the night with. He had used Rohypnol many times, and the beauty of it is with the proper amount the woman won't even remember what happened.

And even if they found out they had lost their virginities, then what could they do? They wouldn't have any evidence, he would always have someone to do the dirty work for him like Ren Meng and Yin Yan so even if someone traced it back to him he could blame it on them or even act like they had drugged him too. They wouldn't dare to give him out and as long as he compensated them properly he had nothing to be afraid of.

Hearing that Feng Jiayi said he was ok, Wang Ming didn't care more about him and kept talking with Lang Lin. He wanted to play one game they would host later in the bar with Lang Lin. The bar would lie out a strip of hot coal, which progressively get's hotter for each step the person takes. The end of the strip would be as hot as burning coal.

It's a test for how much pain a man can endure for their loved ones. The strip is roughly 50 steps long and if you can walk through the whole thing you get a price from the bar.

But Wang Ming realized that the longer he talked with her, the more unfocused she became.

"Lang Lin, are you tired?"

"Hello, Lang Lin?"

Seeing Lang Lin's state Wang Ming got worried, she looked like someone had pulled her soul out. Even though she reacted to Wang Ming grabbing her shoulder, her eyes looked dazed, and she kept whispering something under her breath. Was she drunk?

Shaking her shoulders again, Wang Ming tried to talk to her but to no avail, she kept mumbling something he could barely hear. Wang Ming didn't know what to do, so he looked at Feng Jiayi to see if he had any ideas, but as soon as Wang Ming looked at him, he stood up and ran away.

"I'm sorry, Wang Ming! I can't hold it anymore. I'll speak to you later!"

When Feng Jiayi stood up, Wang Ming smelled a foul smell. It smelled like someone had just changed a child's diaper. It stunk. Though he had no time to think about it so instead he looked towards He Meifeng and Wan Ehuang for help, he had never seen someone get drunk from only one drink but maybe Lang Lin doesn't drink and only forced herself to drink with him.

"Huang, He Meifeng. Does Lang Lin have a strong alcohol tolerance can you help me check on her?"

"She doesn't drink a lot, but back in our college times we had girls' nights often. There we would at least have three drinks as warmup. She shouldn't be drunk from only one let me check on her."

Wan Ehuang were a two meters away so she couldn't see properly as Lang Lin were facing the other way, but before she could check up on her. Her boyfriend grabbed her hand to stop her from going to Lang Lin, which made her look at him with a curious look.

"Let us just mind our own businesses! My job and promotion are on the line here. If you love me, then just listen to me this once."

"What are you talking about?"

This time, with a much more aggressive tone, Yin Yan whispered into Wan Ehuang's ear.

"Just Listen!"

Wan Ehuang didn't know what to do she felt great concern for Lang Lin, but she couldn't disobey her boyfriend either. But it didn't look like Lang Lin was in any life-threatening danger, so she decided to just sit down again. Though she would grill her boyfriend for every detail on a later date.

"I think maybe she just got a drink too much. I'm sorry Wang Ming I can't really help."

The same happened with He Meifeng, so Wang Ming didn't get any help from any of them. Seeing that they both abandoned Lang Lin, Wang Ming felt angry. He couldn't believe what horrible friends Lang Lin had. He had tried to talk with Lang Lin multiple times by now, but she didn't respond she just looked with dazed eyes at Wang Ming.

Feeling fed up, Wang Ming called for a taxi and grabbed Lang Lin's hand to get her out of here. He was afraid if they stayed, something would happen to Lang Lin. But before he could leave the table with her, Ren Meng and Yin Yan stood up to block his way.

"You can go, Wang Ming, but Lang Lin has to stay. She's Young Master Feng's guest, so she stays until he says she can go."

Wang Ming couldn't believe what he was hearing. These guys weren't even in the underworld, but they were even more oppressive than thugs he knows. Even their girlfriends had never seen the men act like this, they knew them as gentle scholars but now they acted like brutes. Though their attempt at being intimidating didn't scare Wang Ming at all.

Even though they both were a few centimeters taller than Wang Ming, Ren Meng and Yin Yan clearly didn't put too much effort in building their bodies. It was laughable to think they tried to stop him.

While holding Lang Lin's shoulder with his left arm, hugging her close to his body. Wang Ming used his other arm to push Ren Meng away, who tried to act tough by standing right in front of Wang Ming, trying to stare him down. Though Wang Ming had seriously underestimated how weak Ren Meng was, as he had barely used 25% of his power pushing him. The push made Ren Meng fall a few meters back, landing on his ass.

Seeing her boyfriend being pushed away by Wang Ming, He Meifeng hurriedly helped him to stand up then went to scold Wang Ming.

"Are you crazy, you!"

But she only said a few words before she felt her body go cold, Wang Ming looked at her like a tiger looking at its prey. She felt if she had said a few more words than she would join her boyfriend lying on the ground.

Seeing that Wang Ming was too strong for them, Yin Yan tried to pressure him using Feng Jiayi's influence to pressure Wang Ming.

"Do you know who Feng Jiayi is? His company is enormous in this city! If you offend him, then your restaurant is doomed. He has many powerful friends do you want your restaurant to be closed down tomorrow?"

Yin Yan saw that Wang Ming froze after hearing what he said, so he thought that Wang Ming was afraid and felt satisfied.

"You're sensible Wang Ming, don't worry, we're just doing our job we won't pursue the fact that you pushed Ren Meng. Just leave Lang Lin here then you can leave, it's only a girl, anyway. Even though I have Huang, I have at least a dozen of side chicks out there. We are men it's just what we do, women are just to play with or help your career nothing more."

Feeling like he was losing brain cells by listening to Yin Yan's disgusting behavior, Wang Ming told Huang about what he had told him before escorting Lang Lin out. He felt flabbergasted seeing what friends Lang Lin has.

Wang Ming tried multiple times while they waited for the taxi to get a reaction of Lang Lin, but nothing worked. He couldn't get her to talk back to him at all. He had seen many drunk people before, as they typically roamed the food markets at night. But he hadn't seen a reaction like Lang Lin's before.

He tried to let Lang Lin stand up straight by herself, which she managed for a few seconds before she stumbled, falling into his arms. Wang Ming tried to get her off him as the taxi had arrived, but it seemed like Lang Lin had finally found her comfortable position, so she hugged him even harder and snuggled into Wang Ming's chest.

Opening the taxi door, Wang Ming sat inside with Lang Lin on his lap, still snuggled into his chest.

"Where to?"

"Please take us to the hospital."