Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 601: Can’t Eat Randomly

When Xu Ke left the clinic, Tang Yingchang hurriedly followed him. Now that Wang Wu alone could look after the safety of Xu Yi and Wang Qiya, Tang Yingchang seemed much more relaxed.

"Mister Xu, are you planning to meet with Shi Hongda?" Tang Yingchang asked as he caught up.

Xu Ke nodded. "How did you know?"

"Brother Wu came over and asked me what in the world happened on our trip..." Tang Yingchang almost laughed just thinking about Wang Wu's stunned expression.

"Haha…" Xu Ke chuckled. "So, did you tell him?"

"I did!"

"What was Uncle Wu's reaction?"

"He said he needs a moment to process it," Tang Yingchang said with a touch of embarrassment.

Xu Ke cleared his throat twice. "Perfectly normal."

"So, where are we heading now?" Tang Yingchang asked as he got into the driver's seat.

"To Liuzhu Restaurant."

"Yes, sir!"

***

「Inside a private room at the Liuzhu Sky Garden Restaurant.」

Shi Hongda sat with a gloomy face, his lips still somewhat pale.

"Brother Shi, he called us here. Do you think he'll really give us the antidote?"

"If he doesn't, I'll kill him!" one of the Yin and Yang Elders snarled. They both sat across from Shi Hongda, their faces dark.

The three of them were furious.

After returning to the Huang and Qin Families, they hadn't even had time to discuss the trip's outcome with Huang Zhendong and Qin Feng before they were struck with a case of diarrhea so bad it made them question their very existence. They knew it had to be Xu Ke's poison at work. This drove the three of them insane with rage.

Controlling their heart meridians and endangering their lives was one thing, but now they were made to suffer from such unbearable diarrhea... Was he even human?

Although diarrhea wouldn't affect their Innate Great Perfection cultivation, it was definitely agonizing. But just as they emerged from the restroom, fuming with rage, they received a call from Xu Ke asking them to meet. How could they not be angry?

"Let's see what tricks he's planning to pull," Shi Hongda said, his face grim.

"No tricks, just a straightforward transaction. Can't the three of you see me as anything but vile?" Xu Ke pushed open the door and walked in calmly, with Tang Yingchang following close behind.

The three men glared at him in unison.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm really here to give you the antidote," Xu Ke said innocently.

"Where is it?" they demanded, their expressions grim.

"Right here!"

At that moment, Xu Ke's hand reached into his pocket. The three of them immediately looked on in anticipation.

Xu Ke pulled out a 300ml cola bottle, filled with a black liquid that fizzed and bubbled. "This is one person's dose."

"Are you fucking with me? That's clearly cola!" Shi Hongda roared, slamming his hand on the table.

"Ah, sorry about that. Grabbed the wrong one." Xu Ke nonchalantly placed the cola on the table and sat down, saying with a smile, "The antidote is in my car. Once you agree, I'll go get it for you." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"You're courting death!" Zhuge Changyang couldn't take it anymore, his eyes nearly bursting with rage. How many times had Xu Ke played them since this morning?

"Hmm?" Tang Yingchang raised a hand, his aura surging.

"You think we're afraid of you?" Shi Hongda bellowed, his True Qi erupting.

The four men's auras clashed like thunder meeting earthly fire, instantly making the air in the room oppressively heavy. If an ordinary Martial Artist at the Innate Initial Stage were here, they would have likely pissed themselves from fear.

But Xu Ke didn't feel the slightest pressure. He simply took out a piece of paper, spread it on the table, and said, "Gentlemen, please, calm down. Can't we just be civil about this?"

Seeing Xu Ke so unperturbed, Shi Hongda was instantly flooded with regret. I should never have given the Jade Mountain Lotus to this bastard...

Under their watchful eyes, Xu Ke took out a dark, round pill and placed it on the paper. "That was just a little joke earlier, don't mind it. I really did bring the antidote this time."

"This is my deposit—one dose of the antidote. That's sincere enough, isn't it?"

The auras of the three men instantly changed.

Shi Hongda looked at the pill with suspicion. "Why does this pill stink so badly?"

With their high cultivation, their sense of smell was naturally keen. They could smell the pill's stench from a distance.

"How can medicine cure poison if it isn't bitter or smelly? If you don't trust it, feel free to have it tested. But let me make one thing clear..." Xu Ke said nonchalantly. "After you finish my task, you are to bring this intact antidote back to me to collect the other two doses."

"Otherwise, I won't give them to you."

"If one of you wants to test the pill and cure yourself first without helping me, by all means..."

"But that just means the other two won't have an antidote to take."

He was using the same trick on them that he had used against Han Wang!

At that moment, the fragile alliance between the three of them began to crack.

With a scowl, Shi Hongda glanced warily at the Yin and Yang Elders. After a moment of silence, he asked, "What do you want us to do?"

"The task I want you to carry out is very simple. Have your families cast their votes to elect Hua Xingxue as the new Law Enforcement Hall Chief," Xu Ke said. "Of course, you'll have to find a suitable reason to convince Qin Feng and Huang Zhendong yourselves."

"Hua Xingxue?" The brows of Shi Hongda and the elders furrowed. "Why would you want to put a good-for-nothing like him in power?"

"That's none of your business." Xu Ke stood up and raised an eyebrow. "The antidote is right here. Whether you do it or not is up to you."

As he reached the door, he added one last thing. "By the way, you might want to check the black line near your heart. If I'm not mistaken, it should have spread deeper by now..."

"Anyway, you should order some food. Don't starve yourselves..."

With that, Xu Ke left the private room with his cola and Tang Yingchang.

At his words, the three men quickly looked down, and their faces turned utterly grim.

***

Back in the car, Tang Yingchang couldn't help but ask as he looked at the Snake Mask antidote Xu Ke handed him, "Mister Xu, did you poison them again?"

"I did," Xu Ke said, chewing on a pill. "I didn't call them, I met with them specifically to poison them again. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to intimidate them."

He hadn't come out just to toy with Shi Hongda's group for fun. He was afraid that if he didn't poison them a second time, the three might realize they were never poisoned in the first place. That would have been a real problem.

Tang Yingchang couldn't help but let out a laugh. "You really have some nerve."

"Just taking a gamble," Xu Ke smiled.

"So where are we headed now?" Tang Yingchang asked again.

Xu Ke pulled out his phone, checked the time, and said, "Let's head to Dapeng Commercial. I've told Vice Alliance Leader Yuan to meet us there for a talk."

"Alright!" Tang Yingchang nodded and started driving.

***

「5:30 P.M.」

「Villa Number One.」

When Xu Ke arrived, he didn't find Yuan Shang. Instead, he came across Duan Zhuo'e, who looked weak in the knees.

"Lord, you've arrived..." Seeing Xu Ke enter, Duan Zhuo'e greeted him with a pale, forced smile.

Xu Ke was speechless. Seeing Duan Zhuo'er's pained state, Xu Ke was struck by a pang of guilt.

He stepped forward to support him and asked with concern, "What happened?"

"I might have eaten something that upset my stomach..." Duan Zhuo'e replied with a miserable smile.

After a moment of silence, Xu Ke slowly said, "Young man... you can't just eat random things in the future. A lesson learned the hard way, eh?"

Behind them, Tang Yingchang was left utterly speechless.