NCCnovel Chapter 178 Encountering the Gold Digger Again
Chapter 178 Encountering the Gold Digger Again
"Your Majesty, this is a list of the forces that Xiao Yichen has been in contact with recently."
Inside the Xiao family residence, a guard from the underworld handed over a list.
Xiao Chen glanced at it and saw that there were quite a few Jiang City family forces listed.
"Most of them, either under the pressure of power or attracted by interests, have wavered and are ready to pledge allegiance to the Heavenly King Palace."
"Among them, the Bai family, which ranks fourth among the four major families in Jiang City, is taking the lead. On the surface, none of the family heads have shown up. Tonight, the young master of the Bai family will invite the young men of the various families to a disco under the guise of having fun, to discuss the joint matter."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen's expression darkened slightly.
"Previously, the two largest forces in Jiang City were supported by the Underworld Palace, and most of these families were vassals of them. Now, are the higher-ups trying to break away from the Underworld Palace and instructing them to join the Heavenly King Palace?"
"Our Underworld Palace has neglected Jiang City for far too long; it's time to take action."
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Xinyi Disco, located in the bustling city center of Jiang City, is the largest and most upscale bar and dance hall in the entire city.
At eight o'clock in the evening, Xiao Chen arrived alone, went straight into the bar, and sat down at the bar.
"Give me your strongest liquor," Xiao Chen said calmly.
The bartender raised an eyebrow slightly, then smiled and poured Xiao Chen a glass of unknown liquor.
Xiao Chen picked it up and drank it all in one gulp. The strong liquor burned his throat as it went down, and a strong aftereffect hit him as it went down into his stomach, making him feel hot all over.
This feeling seems to paralyze the nerves for a moment, making one unable to perceive anything else.
This is exactly what Xiao Chen wanted.
Sometimes, a good drink can feel good.
"This wine is good, another one, please." Xiao Chen put down his empty glass and said to the bartender.
The bartender was somewhat surprised.
This strong liquor is notorious in bars; usually, no one drinks it like Xiao Chen.
"He's probably just another poor loser dumped by a gold digger," the bartender thought disdainfully. He'd seen too many people like that; they all liked to numb their senses with strong liquor.
Bartenders have the utmost contempt for this kind of person.
He made himself into a miserable state, unconscious, while his dream girl was lying in someone else's arms, not even glancing at him.
The bartender didn't say much and quickly gave Xiao Chen the same glass again.
Xiao Chen drank it all in one gulp again.
“Again,” he continued to shout.
The bartender would then refill his glass without telling him that he shouldn't drink too much of this kind of wine.
The bar was filled with all sorts of people, most of whom had smiles on their faces, making Xiao Chen seem somewhat out of place.
Xiao Chen stood by the wine table, drinking by himself for quite a while.
He seemed a little drunk, his eyes becoming glazed over.
During this time, a fat man with a large belly walked over, whispered something in the bartender's ear, and gave him a disgusting smile.
The bartender gave him an "I understand" look and made an OK sign.
A short while later, a stylishly dressed and rather attractive woman walked over.
"Give me a glass of pineapple wine," she beckoned to the bartender.
The bartender nodded and turned to mix drinks.
At this moment, the woman turned her head to the side and her gaze lingered on Xiao Chen.
"Xiao Chen? What are you doing here?" the woman exclaimed, looking quite surprised.
Xiao Chen looked up, glanced at the woman, and felt that she looked somewhat familiar.
I squinted and recognized it.
This woman was none other than Xu Lingling, who had dragged Xiao Feifei and the rich young master to the black market that day.
A gold-digging woman who used to look down on Xiao Chen.
Xu Lingling was very surprised to run into Xiao Chen here.
Last time in the black market, Xiao Chen really surprised everyone.
Access to the VIP boxes at the black market auction, access to the top floor of the Immortal Cuisine Pavilion...
All the black market personnel served him with utmost respect.
At first, everyone thought it was the rich young master's silver membership, but it turned out that the silver membership was nothing. Because he offended Xiao Chen, the silver membership was canceled directly, and everyone except Xiao Feifei was kicked out of the black market.
Xu Lingling was initially worried about being retaliated against, after all, she had made sarcastic remarks, but afterwards no one cared about her at all.
Xu Lingling never expected to run into Xiao Chen here.
Moreover, she noticed that something was off about Xiao Chen.
He doesn't seem to be in very good condition.
"Xiao Chen, did you come alone? Why did you come here alone to drink alone? Where's Fei Fei? Did she come too?" Xu Lingling asked in succession.
Xiao Chen did not answer, and looked slightly tipsy.
Through the gap next to Xu Lingling, he saw the bartender put a white pill into Xu Lingling's fruit wine.
Xu Lingling was completely unaware of what was happening. Instead, she picked up the wine glass in front of Xiao Chen and smelled the wine inside.
"You actually drank this kind of strong liquor! How much did you drink?" Xu Lingling frowned. "Did you and Feifei have a fight?"
"Do you even recognize me?" Xu Lingling waved her hand. "Drinking like this is going to get you into trouble!"
"Never mind, I'll call Feifei. How did you end up like this?" Xu Lingling said, about to dial Xiao Feifei's number.
"Alright, I'm perfectly sober, get out of here," Xiao Chen said calmly.
Xu Lingling didn't press it, and looked at Xiao Chen with a strange expression.
She felt that something was definitely wrong with those two.
"What could Feifei possibly be dissatisfied with about such a successful man? If such an outstanding man were to be heartbroken for me, I'd be laughing in my sleep." Xu Lingling was puzzled; if she could have such an outstanding man, she'd be happy for days.
"Miss, your fruit wine is ready," the bartender said, placing a glass of pineapple fruit wine on the counter.
"Okay, thank you." Xu Lingling turned around, picked up the fruit wine, and prepared to take a few sips to moisten her throat before talking to Xiao Chen.
As she picked up her wine glass, a fat man and the bartender nearby stared intently at Xu Lingling's movements, lewd smiles on their faces.
"There's something in your drink," Xiao Chen said calmly.
Xu Lingling paused, unable to drink it.
The fat man and the bartender's expressions froze instantly.
"What did you say?" Xu Lingling put down her wine glass and looked at Xiao Chen.
"This drink has been drugged," Xiao Chen said expressionlessly.
Xu Lingling immediately turned pale.
A moment later, she revealed an angry expression and glared fiercely at the bartender at the bar.
"It must be you! What do you want?" Xu Lingling asked angrily.
The bartender looked extremely unpleasant. He didn't answer Xu Lingling, but instead looked at Xiao Chen with a cold gaze.
"Kid, just drink your drink and mind your own business. Do you think this is something a loser like you can interfere with?" the bartender said fiercely to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, picked up his wine glass, and took another sip of the strong liquor.
Ignored, the bartender's face darkened further, and his expression became even more sinister.
The fat man sitting not far away also stood up, then walked over with a long face...