Chapter 86: Drugged (1st Update)

Li Mengxue, the beautiful owner of Lovers Bar, could be considered a strong woman. However, she lacked the cold arrogance typical of such women, appearing gentle and approachable instead. If not for her slightly weak personality, she wouldn't have been extorted for so much money by Li Qi back then.

Every woman needs a man to rely on in her heart. Li Mengxue had originally thought Zhou Lang was her support, only to discover that he had already gotten together with Ivanova. She was not an aggressive woman and had never thought about fighting Ivanova for Zhou Lang. Furthermore, she felt that being several years older than Zhou Lang made them a mismatch, so she gave up on that idea.

But after she let Zhou Lang leave, she began to miss him again. Approaching thirty, she had never had intimate contact with any other man. She and Zhou Lang had slept in the same bed; apart from not having achieved the union of spirit and flesh, they had shared every other intimate action. Therefore, Zhou Lang had left a deep imprint in her heart.

But reason told her that there was no future for her and Zhou Lang, so she was determined to walk away from this relationship that could not even be called love.

Although Li Mengxue was approaching the age of a 'leftover woman,' she was indeed beautiful and well-maintained. As a female boss, she remained a goddess-level existence in the hearts of all men.

A woman like this would certainly look for a decent man if she went on a blind date. She knew several female bosses in The Bar industry. To take her mind off things after dismissing her personal bodyguard, Zhou Lang, she played cards with them a few times and took the opportunity to ask them to introduce her to a boyfriend.

These female peers all felt that Li Mengxue had changed her ways. Li Mengxue was a goddess and a rich woman, a classic 'white, rich, and beautiful.' Wouldn't it be easy to introduce a boyfriend to such a beauty?

Soon, a female boss arranged for Li Mengxue to meet a real estate boss named Li Zhigang.

The meeting place was set at the Jingjiang Hotel, which was not far from Li Mengxue's Lovers Bar. Li Mengxue had chosen this location.

Li Zhigang had booked a private room early and met with Li Mengxue at six in the evening.

Li Zhigang looked to be about thirty-four or thirty-five. He was tall and burly. While not exactly handsome or dashing, he was dignified in appearance. As a successful real estate boss, he had a successful career and a net worth of over a hundred million.

A man like him naturally did not lack women, but he was no longer young and needed to find a woman to settle down with, so he often went on blind dates. His standards were very high; basically, the women would take a liking to him, but he would not take a liking to the women on the dates.

For this blind date, he also held a 'let's see' attitude. But unexpectedly, after seeing Li Mengxue in the private room, he was stunned by her beauty. Although he had seen countless women, he had never seen such a beautiful one.

"Young Miss Li is truly radiant."

Li Zhigang was ecstatic inside, but his face only showed a very proper smile as he invited Li Mengxue to take a seat.

"Thank you."

Li Mengxue glanced at Li Zhigang slightly and sat down gracefully. Li Zhigang kept his figure well and appeared polite, so she was not too disappointed.

Of course, she was not interested in Li Zhigang; she only planned to leave after eating. She was determined to start a real romance and forget Zhou Lang. However, she was a perfectionist and would definitely not just find someone to make do. At the very least, she had to find a man who could make her heart flutter. It was just that she had no confidence in whether she could find such a man.

But Li Zhigang was interested. He looked okay, but in reality, he was full of bad intentions. He had not received a higher education and had been mingling in society since he was young. By chance, he got to know a city leader and immediately became successful. Because he was quite clever, he used the city leader's connections to establish a real estate company, acquired a few plots of land, and made a killing. In one year, he entered the ranks of millionaires, and after a few years of accumulation, his net worth was over a hundred million.

During the meal, Li Zhigang tried hard to persuade Li Mengxue to drink.

Li Mengxue was still quite cautious. No matter how Li Zhigang persuaded her, she only drank a little bit. She had no guard up in front of Zhou Lang because she trusted him, but she did not trust Li Zhigang, whom she was meeting for the first time. After all, she was meeting this man for the first time and did not know his true character.

"Mr. Li, I don't have a good tolerance for alcohol, so I won't drink much more." After taking a small sip, Li Mengxue said, "Excuse me, I'm going to the restroom."

"Please, Young Miss Li." Li Zhigang said with great gentlemanly demeanor.

Soon, Li Mengxue went to the restroom. A sinister smile appeared on Li Zhigang's face as he muttered to himself, "Sister Yang said she introduced me to a great beauty, I couldn't believe it. I didn't expect her to be such a gentle and mature peerless beauty. I'm really lucky with women today."

After speaking, he took a small packet of powder from his pocket and poured it into Li Mengxue's wine glass. He even gently swirled Li Mengxue's wine glass, and the white powder dissolved into the red wine.

Two or three minutes later, Li Mengxue came out of the restroom.

"Young Miss Li, it's a pleasure to meet you. Since you can't hold your liquor, let's just have a sip as a gesture, then we won't drink anymore. We'll eat some food, and then I'll take you back."

Li Zhigang said with a smile, appearing very considerate of Li Mengxue.

"Okay." Li Mengxue let out a secret sigh of relief, clinked glasses with Li Zhigang, and took a sip of wine. She never expected that this bastard Li Zhigang had drugged the wine.

"Eat some food, eat some rice." Li Zhigang said attentively.

After eating a small bowl of rice, Li Mengxue prepared to leave, but as soon as she stood up, she felt a bit dizzy.

"I didn't drink much, why am I dizzy?" Li Mengxue began to stagger as she walked.

"Young Miss Li, what's wrong?" Li Zhigang asked, pretending to be very concerned, and took the opportunity to support Li Mengxue.

The faint fragrance from Li Mengxue's body wafted out, making him intoxicated and confused.

"Take me back to Lovers Bar to rest. I might have had a little too much." Li Mengxue said after rubbing her temples.

"Okay." Li Zhigang was overjoyed and helped Li Mengxue out of the hotel.

According to his estimation, the drug he gave Li Mengxue would take effect completely in a few minutes at most. By then, it would be a miracle if he actually took Li Mengxue back to Lovers Bar.

When Zhou Lang returned to Dragon City, it was around eight in the evening.

As soon as he returned, he naturally wanted to go see Ivanova first. However, he didn't want to enter Lovers Bar because he didn't want to run into Li Mengxue. He planned to arrive at the entrance of Lovers Bar and call Ivanova to have her come out.

A young driver from the Zhao family was driving Zhou Lang. Zhou Lang was sitting in the passenger seat. As they were about to arrive at Lovers Bar, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"It's Li Mengxue!"

Zhou Lang recognized her at a glance. He also saw a man helping Li Mengxue into a car, and Li Mengxue seemed to be having great difficulty walking. After Li Mengxue sat in the passenger seat, the man even fed her something.

"Stop the car!"

Zhou Lang sensed something was wrong and immediately told the Zhao family's driver to stop the car.