Chapter 138: Chapter 138: Afraid You’ll Renege on the Debt
Upon opening the door, Xia Chengzong stood outside, his posture as forbidding as a malevolent deity, yet he was smiling with an uncanny sense of peace… Yes, as eerie as it could get.
“Xia Chuyi, great, you finally came out!” Xia Chengzong couldn’t help but smile faintly as he spoke.
However, in the next instant, he burst into fits of laughter like thunder on the spot, shouting, “Ah! Xia Chuyi! Ahh!!”
Xia Chengzong was seen doubled over with laughter, clutching his stomach, his whole body uncontrollably shaking.
Uh, as the instigator, Xia Chuyi was stunned.
She really didn’t expect the effect of Wuyou to be this strong.
Wuyou, an ingredient for Medicinal Food that adjusts moods, could make people excited and happy without worries—such an ingredient doesn’t exist on Earth.
Usually, just a small cup of Wuyou is needed for one dose of Medicinal Food, but she wasn’t clear on the effects, so she had served Xia Chengzong and Ban Cunqiang two large bowls at that time.
Once Xia Chengzong had laughed enough and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, he struggled to control his emotions and said in a suppressed voice, “Xia Chuyi, did you put something in the wine?”
“What? I don’t understand what you mean.” Although she regretted using too much Wuyou, at this moment, she was firmly in denial.
Seeing her act so nonchalant, Xia Chengzu wanted to rage, but his body felt light and buoyant, and his mood inexplicably pleasant.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the wave of emotions and then said, “Stop pretending, that day when you told me not to regret it, was this what you were talking about?”
“After Brother Qiang went back, he would laugh for no reason, laugh at sleeping animals, laugh even when he lost money playing mahjong!”
“At first, I didn’t think much of it, but then I noticed I was the same, I couldn’t help but want to laugh no matter what happened, and then I felt something was off.”
“I suddenly remembered what you said and your expression at that time.”
“Xia Chuyi, tell me, did you put some kind of drug in it?” Xia Chengzong became excited and could hardly hold back his laughter.
“Haha, I heard that doing drugs can make people feel excited.” He tried hard to suppress his emotion, his body trembling as he stared at her, “Did you mix drugs in the wine?”
Hearing this, Xia Chuyi faced Xia Chengzong.
She saw his face wearing a smile, but there was an unmistakable irritation in his eyes.
“It’s not drugs, second brother.” She didn’t want Xia Chengzong to misunderstand and plainly said, “It’s just a medicinal agent that adjusts mood, not a drug.”
“A medicinal agent?” Tears of “joy” streamed down Xia Chengzong’s face, “It was indeed your doing!”
Now that the truth was out, Xia Chuyi just shrugged nonchalantly, “I had no choice, I was afraid you wouldn’t pay your debts.”
Xia Chengzong was speechless.
“Just for that? I’m Xia Chengzong, a real man, would I renege on my debt to you? I said I’d pay you back, and I will!” he said through gritted teeth.
Xia Chuyi shook her head and spread her hands, “Second brother, it’s not that I don’t trust you.”
“It’s just, you are a big boss in Jianghu!”
“You yourself said it, who in Jianghu pays for their meals? So, who in Jianghu would pay back their debts?”
Her face serious, she spoke with earnest tone.
“You!” Xia Chengzong really wanted to argue, but in the end he just said, “How about I write you an IOU then?”
“An IOU? Is that thing useful?” Xia Chuyi continued shaking her head, “When it’s time for debt collection, the amount will probably be much more than this.”
She carried an air of absolute clarity.