Chapter 195: Why Do You Need Someone to Accompany You When Drinking

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Gu Ci and Gu Ziyu have both taken leave. Gu Ci took a week off. Her progress in the courses is very rapid, and she’s able to work on projects with her advisor. So, her advisor turns a blind eye to it, as long as she doesn’t fall behind in her studies, and gives her a bit of freedom.

Gu Ci and Ziyu never expected that after passing through customs, they would meet Ji Chi and Jiang Junlin in the first-class lounge while having a buffet. The two entered one after the other.

Both of them don’t look too good. Jiang Junlin has a cold expression, while Ji Chi has a pale face, looking somewhat pitiable and evoking sympathy.

“Are you… on a business trip?”

Jiang Junlin has a project to negotiate in Country F, a last-minute decision. Ji Chi had a planned trip, and coincidentally, they were on the same flight. Jiang Junlin naturally ended up sitting next to them and eating together.

Ji Chi was sitting alone in the neighboring seat.

Gu Ziyu said, “Ji Chi, come sit with us.”

Jiang Junlin drank soda water with a faint expression, and Ji Chi smiled, walking over. With a four-person table, he ended up sitting next to Jiang Junlin. Gu Ziyu is close to Ji Chi, especially since they’ve relied on each other for over a decade since Gu Ci’s passing.

“Your complexion doesn’t look good. Is something bothering you?” Gu Ziyu asked.

“I had a stomach perforation a few days ago from drinking,” Ji Chi said casually.

Gu Ci frowned, “Then you should have surgery scheduled soon.”

“The surgery is after the new year. There’s time,” Ji Chi waved his hand, with a face that was both gentle and strong, “I’m fine, I’m used to it.”

Jiang Junlin sneered, “With a strong physique, a stomach perforation won’t take your life. Spare us the act.”

Gu Ci stayed silent.

Gu Ziyu happily drank his beverage, his eyes shining as he observed them.

Ji Chi gave him a soft smile, very obedient, “Brother, I’m really in pain.”

Jiang Junlin remained unmoved, while Gu Ziyu went to the side and got him a bowl of pumpkin porridge. Gu Ci looked at her precious son in shock. Ziyu really does like Ji Chi.

“You shouldn’t drink alcohol. Why did you drink so much that you got a stomach perforation?”

“1 had no choice!” Ji Chi elongated his tone and sipped pumpkin porridge, saying, “After the tiger falls dogs can bully it. After 1 got demoted, anyone could step on me.”

Both Gu Ziyu and Gu Ci looked at Jiang Junlin.

It was because of Jiang Junlin that Ji Chi got demoted.

Jiang Junlin remained silent.

Ji Chi sighed, “I even had to accompany people for drinks.”

“What’s ‘accompanying for drinks’?” Gu Ziyu’s eyes, as dark as grapes, curiously looked at him, “Do you need someone to drink with? Can’t you drink on your own?”

“Yeah, they want someone as beautiful as me to accompany them!”

Gu Ci and Jiang Junlin were both speechless.

Jiang Junlin couldn’t stand it anymore and placed his soda water on the table, “Don’t talk nonsense in front of the kid.”

“Why can’t 1 talk about accompanying for drinks?”

When three minds combine, they have the capacity of 180 adults, and when joined by a clever and innocent child about certain matters, they all fell into contemplation.

“Brother, the flight is eleven hours. Since you don’t eat airplane food, do you want something? I can get it for you,” Gu Ci smoothly changed the topic.

Jiang Junlin nodded, “Sure!”

Gu Ci went to get some food for Jiang Junlin. Ji Chi propped his head up, looking at Jiang Junlin with a smile in his eyes, a cold expression, yet also saying, “Mr. Jiang, your self-control is truly admirable.”

The atmosphere between the two was tense, a subtle ambiguity lingering. Jiang Junlin averted his gaze and got up to fetch some drinks.

Ji Chi’s gaze remained fixed on his back. Gu Ziyu couldn’t help but say, “Quit pretending. Your eyes give you away.”

Stomach perforation was true, surgery appointment was true, and the bad complexion was true, but only his eyes betrayed no hint of weakness like a hungry wolf.

“In a financial battle, 1 lost nearly sixty billion,” Ji Chi said.

“With less financial power, there’s nothing much to say,” Gu Ziyu was ruthless. Both sides were international financial giants, with similar talents and strengths. Jidao had triumphed over Black Hawk in July, flush with funds. Due to internal conflicts between Third Master and Chen Rushi, Black Hawk couldn’t fight back as expected. “Furthermore, it was you who interrupted the cooperation first. The one who flirts first is cheap, got it? Stand at attention and take the hit. Losing some money isn’t a big deal. After all, Black Hawk will have the last laugh.”

“How do you know?” Ji Chi was quite intrigued. He and Lu Zhiyuan weren’t entirely certain. Amid the serious internal conflicts in Black Hawk, with crises looming and being blocked by both Jidao and Hualan, could they win with certainty?

Gu Ziyu sipped his drink through a straw, enigmatic and profound, “I have a touch of foresight in me.”

Ji Chi couldn’t help but chuckle. Gu Ziyu said, “So, in matters of gain and loss, don’t take it too seriously.”

“Losing some money doesn’t bother me,” Ji Chi watched Jiang Junlin return with a bottle of soda water. He licked his teeth, his tone fierce, “What bothers me is… he lied to me from the beginning.”

There was a full sense of resentment in Ji Chi’s eyes. Gu Ziyu cleared his throat, “He’s my uncle, don’t go overboard!”

Last life, Gu Ziyu wouldn’t allow the imprisonment of Jiang Junlin to happen again.

“He’s not old enough to be your uncle, is he?” Ji Chi frowned, “He hasn’t reached his twenty-eighth birthday.”

Jiang Junlin was born on Christmas, a very memorable birthday.

Gu Ziyu stayed silent.

Before he could say anything, Jiang Junlin had already sat down. Gu Ci also returned with a plate of food. It was all food that Jiang Junlin could eat, but unfortunately, they had underestimated Jiang Junlin’s appetite. While it was food he could eat, the cooking skills of the buffet chefs were only average, so Jiang Junlin only had a few bites.

Ji Chi taunted, “You’re not hungry enough. If you were dumped in Africa with no money, I bet you’d be willing to eat rat meat after a month.”

Both Gu Ci and Gu Ziyu could relate. It was clear that everyone found Jiang Junlin’s pickiness when it came to food a bit excessive.

“How do you know I haven’t eaten rat meat before?”

Ji Chi was stunned.

Gu Ziyu blurted out, “Is it tasty?”

An eerie silence fell over the topic. Gu Ci smiled, “Brother is just joking.”

The well-cared-for young master of the Jiang family, who had been picky about his food since childhood, how could he possibly eat rat meat?

“Gu Ziyu, you’ve had two cans of cola. Don’t drink more,” Jiang Junlin frowned. Ziyu loved drinking cola, and the refrigerator at home was never without it. He could finish three bottles in a day. Gu Ci hadn’t been strict with him about his diet since she wasn’t used to raising a child from a young age and felt sorry for Ziyu. After a few warnings, he had turned a deaf ear, and she had indulged him.

Gu Ziyu moved the cola aside silently, his lips pursed in grievance.

Jiang Junlin said, “You’re still young and growing. You started losing baby teeth at six or seven years old. Drinking so much cola every day with its high sugar content can easily lead to obesity and disrupt your tooth replacement process. You’ll suffer from cavities when you’re older, and then you’ll know how painful it is.”

Gu Ziyu didn’t respond.

Hearing this, Gu Ci also joined in, “Baby, from now on, have only one can of cola a month..”

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