President Chen took advantage of Liu Mengjieās inattention and mixed a powder into her water. The powder quickly dissolved, becoming completely untraceable.
After doing this, President Chen acted as if nothing had happened, smiling as he asked, "Miss Liu, have you decided what song youād like to duet with me?"
Liu Mengjie replied, "Iāve decided. Letās sing the duet āStrive to Winā."
She thought it over and wasnāt really keen on singing a duet with President Chen, but for the sake of investment, she had to endure. Singing love songs was definitely not suitable, and she was even less willing to sing those.
President Chen laughed and said, "Miss Liu, weāre here to have fun, donāt always think about work. Itās not interesting that way. Let me pick a song. I love Cantonese songs, so letās sing Song Godās āLove in the Wind and Rainā."
Liu Mengjie broke into a sweat. This was a love song about two people yearning for each other. She had no intention of singing such an ambiguous song with President Chen.
"Miss Liu, donāt tell me you canāt sing this? Youāre the dean of the music academy, what song canāt you sing?" President Chen teased.
Liu Mengjie said, "I can sing it, but Iām not good at Cantonese. I just worry about embarrassing myself. How about this, Iāll practice Cantonese when I return and we can sing it next time. This time, Iāll sing a song to entertain President Chen, and you can judge how well I sing."
President Chen made an oh sound and said, "Alright then, Miss Liu, please sing."
Dueting with Liu Mengjie wasnāt the main point; getting her to sing was what mattered. As long as Liu Mengjie sang, it was fine.
Liu Mengjie secretly felt lucky; fortunately, she was clever enough not to sing a duet with President Chen.
So, Liu Mengjie sang a song by herself. As expected of the dean of the music academy, she sang beautifully.
President Chen applauded and praised, "Miss Liu sings so well, truly worthy of being the dean of the music academy, quite impressive. Miss Liu, after singing for so long, I bet youāre a little thirsty. Here, have a drink of water."
President Chen eagerly picked up the water glass and handed it to Liu Mengjie.
Liu Mengjie had no clue that something had been added to this glass of water. She was kind-hearted and never imagined the sinister intentions of others. President Chen would use such a despicable trick on her.
Instead, she thought President Chen was quite considerate.
Plus, she was indeed a little thirsty, so Liu Mengjie didnāt think much and accepted the water glass.
President Chen watched Liu Mengjie with a grin, just waiting for her to drink the water.
Just as Liu Mengjie was about to drink, there was a knock on the door, and a waiter came in, saying, "Mr. Chen, Iām sorry to disturb you, but I need you to come out with me for a moment."
Being interrupted by the waiter, Liu Mengjie stopped and didnāt drink the water, curiously looking at the waiter.
President Chen was a little annoyed; the waiter had come at a bad time and grumbled, "Whatās the matter?"
The waiter said, "Itās your car, Mr. Chen. Someone has smashed it."
"What?" President Chen was taken aback and quickly followed the waiter out, not caring about much else.
President Chenās car was parked in the open square of the KTV. The car body was dented by someone who smashed it with a wine bottle, according to reports. After a security guard recognized it as President Chenās car, he reported it to the KTV night manager.
President Chen was a wealthy man, driving a Porsche Cayenne worth over a million, and this was no small matter. The manager quickly sent someone to inform President Chen.
Seeing his beloved car with a dent, repair costs estimated to be at least a hundred thousand, President Chen was heartbroken. He could afford it, but seeing his beloved car damaged like this made him angry!
"Damn it, who did it? Were they caught?" President Chen fumed.
The manager said, "Iām sorry, President Chen, the drunkard ran away after being spotted by the security guard, and wasnāt caught."
President Chen barked, "Check the surveillance cameras and find that person for me!"
The manager said, "I thought the same, but Iām really sorry, the surveillance cameras here are broken."
President Chen was stunned and said, "What does that mean?"
The manager said, "It means itās now impossible to track down who smashed it. President Chen, may I suggest that you report this to the police? It might be better handled by them, but it will likely be more troublesome."
President Chen didnāt want to involve the police; indeed, it would be quite troublesome, as the police would take statements, examine the scene, and it might go on until late at night.
President Chen only wanted to get Liu Mengjie alone, so he didnāt want to waste time on this.
"Forget it, Iāll consider myself unlucky!"
President Chen waved his hand, resigning himself to the bad luck. "Keep an eye on things for me..."
President Chen grumbled a few words to the security guard and then grudgingly went back to the private room, still thinking about Liu Mengjie.
Back in the private room, Liu Mengjie was sitting there, singing alone.
President Chen glanced at the table and noticed that the two glasses of water hadnāt been touched, meaning Liu Mengjie hadnāt drunk any water yet.
Seeing President Chen come in, Liu Mengjie stopped and curiously asked, "President Chen, what happened?"
President Chen said, "Nothing major, just my car got smashed by a drunkard, but itās been taken care of."
Liu Mengjie responded, "These drunks are really annoying."
President Chen said, "Arenāt they? Such poor drinking habits. Miss Liu, arenāt you thirsty? Why havenāt you drunk any water?"
Liu Mengjie smiled, "Once I started singing a song, I got addicted and ended up singing two more. I forgot to drink water. Whatās the matter? Why does President Chen keep asking me to drink water?"
President Chen felt guilty and chuckled, "Nothing, I was just thinking you might be thirsty from all the singing."
Liu Mengjie said, "I am a bit."
She put down the microphone, walked over, picked up her glass of water, and said, "President Chen, I wonāt be drinking alcohol. I might be a bit rude tonight, so Iāll toast you with water instead."
"Alright!" President Chen laughed heartily, raised his glass of water, clinked it with Liu Mengjieās, and quickly drank it down first, fearing that Liu Mengjie wouldnāt drink hers.
"Miss Liu, please!" President Chen said, watching Liu Mengjie with a mix of anticipation in his eyes. He eagerly awaited her drinking the water so that he could manipulate the situation to his advantage.
The substance he added to Liu Mengjieās water, in his view, was something good. It could make Liu Mengjie lose her inhibitions and become dazed by desire.
Liu Mengjie was oblivious, and naturally, she lifted her head and drank, gulping down more than half the glass.
President Chen watched with delight, feeling reassured. Liu Mengjie had finally drunk the water, and soon he could have his way with the beauty. Once the deed was done, Liu Mengjie would be unable to do anything because most women valued their reputation and would usually endure such shameful matters in silence.
By exploiting this mindset, President Chen had succeeded many times before, which was why he was so brazen.
Now, he just had to wait for the effects to kick in, as he watched Liu Mengjie, his face nearly breaking into a crooked smile.
But huh!
Wait a minute!
After drinking the water, why was Liu Mengjie showing no reaction?
Instead, he himself was feeling increasingly hot.
"President Chen, whatās wrong? Why is your face so red?" Liu Mengjie blinked, curiously examining President Chen.
President Chen felt as if the world was spinning, suddenly realizing something, and was struck with panic. He was done for!
At that moment, the door to the private room swung open, and in came Lin Fan and the KTV manager.