"Ah... Why did you step on it?"
Liu Liwei wanted to stop her, but it was too late.
This was, after all, a birthday gift from Zhou Gangyi, so why not just hide it instead of ruining it?
"It's just a sobering pill. If you want one, I'll buy you a box tomorrow," Tang Ni pouted.
She then continued, "I'll take this box. Consider it a gift from Brother Gangyi."
Liu Liwei: ...
"Burp..."
Zhou Gangyi let out a burp on his way back.
"Brother Gangyi, hurry up and drink!" Tang Ni waved and shouted when she saw Zhou Gangyi returning.
Zhou Gangyi ignored Tang Ni's call and walked over slowly on his own.
As soon as he reached his seat, he saw Tang Ni holding the pillbox. Zhou Gangyi asked, "Put it down. What are you holding this for?"
"Hehe... You mean this sobering pill? Are you planning to use it to sober up?" Tang Ni swayed the pillbox triumphantly before Zhou Gangyi's eyes.
"This is a gift I gave to your brother," Zhou Gangyi said, feigning anger.
"It's just a sobering pill, I've already thrown it away," Tang Ni said with a pout, seeing that Zhou Gangyi was a bit angry.
"Thrown away?"
Zhou Gangyi almost thought he misheard. He asked again, "What did you just say? Thrown away?"
After saying that, Zhou Gangyi snatched the box from Tang Ni's hand. The force was so great that he didn't even notice Tang Ni's pain.
This was Tang Ni's first time being hurt so badly by Zhou Gangyi.
He had never treated her like this before. Now he was even getting angry at her over a sobering pill.
After snatching it, Zhou Gangyi quickly opened the box. It was empty.
"Is it really lost?"
"Holy crap!"
Zhou Gangyi's eyes widened, and he looked at Tang Ni, roaring, "Where did you throw it?"
Zhou Gangyi let out a roar and stood up, pointing at Tang Ni and scolding her.
This action not only startled Tang Ni but also shocked everyone in the private room.
Seeing the sudden turn of events, Tang Ni was stunned, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Gangyi, what are you doing?" Liu Liwei stood up and asked.
"Tell me, where did you throw it? This is a pill my Grand-Master bestowed upon me, not some damn sobering pill!" Zhou Gangyi ignored Liu Liwei and continued to press Tang Ni.
Others didn't know who Zhou Gangyi's Grand-Master was, but three people present knew: Liu Liwei, Wang Zhuo, and Zheng Bing.
The three of them were suddenly alarmed upon hearing this, sensing that something big had happened.
No wonder Zhou Gangyi was so furious. Zheng Bing, sitting opposite, wanted to jump over and slap Tang Ni, but his rationality told him not to.
Liu Liwei, who had been slightly displeased, suddenly panicked. It was true that Zhou Gangyi had given it to him as a gift, but the key was who it came from.
"Damn it..."
If the person in front of him wasn't his sister, Liu Liwei would have jumped up and playfully punched her chest.
"Truly incompetent at finishing things but excellent at ruining them."
Tang Ni felt extremely wronged by the scolding. She pointed to the crushed pill on the ground and said, "Here! It's here."
Hearing this, Zhou Gangyi quickly pushed Tang Ni away and looked at the crushed pill, his heart bleeding.
"Do you know how priceless this pill is? As long as you're not dead, with even a single breath left, it could save you!" Zhou Gangyi pointed at Tang Ni, still scolding her with anger.
Liu Liwei, standing nearby, turned green.
He fully believed Zhou Gangyi's words. He hadn't expected Zhou Gangyi to be willing to give him such a precious item, and he was truly thoughtful.
Liu Liwei didn't have time to think about such sentimental matters now; he just wanted to slap Tang Ni.
"Quick, Liwei, get on your hands and knees and lick it clean. It will do you a lot of good. At least you won't have to worry about getting incurable diseases for the rest of your life," Zhou Gangyi said, pulling Liu Liwei and pointing at the pill on the ground.
"Alright." Liu Liwei didn't say a word. He got down on his hands and knees, first scooping up some with his hands, and then licking the remaining powder clean.
Tang Ni watched in a daze.
"What is this?"
"Is it real or fake?"
If it was fake, his brother wouldn't be so foolish as to get so excited to lick it clean, would he?
Except for the two insiders, Wang Zhuo and Zheng Bing, the others were all bewildered.
"Is this the top young master of China, Liu Liwei?"
Zheng Bing's eyes darted around. He pulled his chair over and ran to Tang Ni, saying excitedly, "Miss, could you please take off your shoe? There should be some on it too. Let me lick it."
"Qiao..."
Seeing the situation, Wang Zhuo knew he was too late. This bastard was truly fast.
Tang Ni was in a daze. When Zheng Bing said that, she numbly nodded.
After getting Tang Ni's approval, Zheng Bing couldn't wait. He personally squatted down to help Tang Ni take off her shoe, turned it over, and started licking.
"Indeed, there's still a lot on it. So satisfying."
After thoroughly licking it clean, Zheng Bing looked around to see if there was any scattered on the ground.
Zheng Bing gave himself a big thumbs-up for his quick thinking.
"This thing, let alone licking it like this, I'll never even see it in my lifetime. Licking it isn't embarrassing; I earned this by fighting for it. What am I compared to the great Young Master Liu, who was licking it off the ground?"
Seeing that it was completely licked clean and nothing was wasted, Zhou Gangyi felt slightly better.
If it had been thrown out or lost, Zhou Gangyi would have truly been ruthless in punishing her.
"Alright, Gangyi, don't be angry anymore," Liu Liwei said, patting Zhou Gangyi heavily on the shoulder.
"This brother is truly loyal, giving me such a good item."
"If you're so careless again next time, don't blame me, your brother, for being impolite," Zhou Gangyi warned, looking at Tang Ni.
Tang Ni knew she had made a mistake and didn't dare to say a word.
She didn't know this item was so precious, and her brother had also said it was just a sobering pill.
If she had known it was so expensive, she would have wanted to keep it protected inside her chest.
"Come, sit down and drink. As a brother, I apologize to you on Nini's behalf," Liu Liwei said, pulling Zhou Gangyi to sit down.
Then, Liu Liwei personally poured Zhou Gangyi a glass of wine, picked up the cup, and looked at Zhou Gangyi solemnly and earnestly, saying, "Good brother, forever."
Zhou Gangyi picked up his glass and clinked it with Liu Liwei's. They both drank it down in one gulp.
After Zheng Bing returned to his seat, Wang Zhuo whispered into his ear, "When did you become so servile?"
"Cousin, you won't blame me, will you?" Zheng Bing asked in a low voice.
"Good brother," Wang Zhuo said, patting Zheng Bing on the shoulder through gritted teeth.
Zheng Bing smiled awkwardly and said, "Next time, I'll definitely let you have it, cousin."
"Next time?"
"There won't be a next time, will there?"
"Not in this lifetime."
After lunch, Zhou Gangyi left. He was unhappy because of the pill incident and didn't stay to sing.
Tang Ni also didn't dare to ask Zhou Gangyi to stay; she was extremely scared.
After Zhou Gangyi left, Tang Ni asked softly,
"Brother, who is Brother Gangyi's Grand-Master?"