True Color

 

Yang Kaiming tentatively asked, “What happened with Ye Xingzhou…”

“Bring him up again and I’ll flip out,” Qi xing immediately interrupted.

fine, if you don’t want to talk about it, Yang Kaiming wisely changed the topic, “I’m here to remind you, Ye wanqi is here. Are you still going to settle scores with him?”

“Of course,” Qi xing replied with a grim expression, perfect timing.

Ye Wanqi still brought along his group of hooligan friends to have a good time at the club, but before they could settle down, Qi xing approached them.

 Qi xing swaggered in with his hands in his pockets, kicking away an obstructive empty bottle that rolled to his feet. He walked over and casually lifted someone’s chin, and that person, who was in the midst of drinking, recalled the fierceness of Qi xing’s car crash from the previous night and instinctively shrank their neck, quickly standing up and voluntarily giving up their seat.

Qi xing plopped down on the seat, followed by seven or eight people behind him, standing or sitting, all there to watch the excitement.

Ye Wanqi’s eyes darted around, vigilant. “What are you doing? Are you here to cause trouble?”

Qi xing tilted his head, a nonchalant smile playing on his lips. “I told you i would be back to collect my debt”

Ye Wanqi forced himself to say “ Qi xing, don’t cause trouble for no reason.”

“Causing trouble for no reason,” Qi xing pondered over these four words, “So asking for payment of debts is considered causing trouble for no reason? Then what do you call it when you lose but refuse to pay? Acting like a rogue?”

Being bluntly exposed, Ye Wanqi’s tone turned stiff. “Now that you know the car belongs to my eldest brother, I returned it to him. If you want it, go ask him.”

“I don’t want to,” Qi xing refused to buy into his act, “You are you, and Ye xingzhou is Ye xingzhou. You lost the car to me, so naturally, I will ask it from you.”

Ye Wanqi proudly replied. “Don’t push your luck, Qi xing!”

Yang Kaiming chimed in, “You lost the race, yet you didn’t give Qi xing anything.”

“So what do you guys want?” Ye Wanqi raised both hands, acting like a rascal, “If you want the car, I don’t have it. If you want my life, take it, do whatever you want.”

“No one wants your worthless life,” Qi xing said coolly, his gaze fixed on Ye Wanqi’s rascally face. Thinking of the provocative behavior he had encountered with Ye Xingzhou earlier, anger flared up inside him, and he directed his wrath towards Ye wanqi, harboring malicious intentions. “Listen this is what will happen,  I’ll give you another chance. Let’s have another competition.”

Ye Wanqi seemed surprised by his sudden concession. “What kind of competition?”

Qi xing’s gaze swept over the empty bottles on the tea table. “Let’s have a drinking contest. If you win, I’ll let this matter go. If I win, you do whatever I ask.”

Ye Wanqi hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, “Fine.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Kaiming quickly lowered his voice and asked Qi xing, “Are you sure about this?”

Qi xing replied, “When have I ever lost a drinking contest?”

Yang Kaiming held back his words and didn’t say anything further. Qi xing’s tolerance for alcohol was decent, but not exceptional. People usually went easy on him during drinking contests because he was the young master. However, it didn’t matter. Ye Wanqi was a weakling who had already been drained by alcohol and debauchery at such a young age. Qi xing shouldn’t have much trouble winning against him.

Two bottles of strong foreign liquor were brought over, and Qi xing and Ye Wanqi each picked up a bottle and faced each other.

The dandies whistled and cheered, elevating the atmosphere to a climax.

The taste of the liquor wasn’t great, and it was indeed strong when gulped down. Qi xing frowned as he drank but managed to endure.

On the other hand, Ye Wanqi regretted it after the first sip of liquor. He wanted to give up, but when he saw how much faster Qi xing was drinking, he could only steel himself and continue.

The cheering from the surroundings grew louder. Ye Wanqi had only consumed half a bottle, but he panicked when he saw Qi xing’s bottle was already nearing empty. In a desperate move, he took a large gulp and ended up choking.

After a thunderous cough, he promptly vomited all the liquor he had just consumed, and a chorus of hissing filled the air.

Qi xing placed his empty bottle down, licked his lips, and said in a low voice, “I won.”

Ye Wanqi met his gaze, trembling involuntarily. “What do you want?”

Without Qi xing needing to say anything, Yang Kaiming, who saw him already shaken up, chuckled and said, “Ye wanqi, you can’t play the rogue this time.”

Ye Wanqi’s sense of foreboding grew. “…What do you guys want?”

As the alcohol had been consumed too quickly, Qi xing’s head was slightly dizzy. He lazily leaned back into the sofa, drooping his eyelids as he smiled at Ye Wanqi without immediately answering.

Two people left his side and returned a few minutes later with a waiter trailing behind them, carrying a basin, which was placed on the coffee table in front of Ye Wanqi.

As for what was inside, those who were close enough covered their noses.

It was piss.

“Drink it,” Qi Xing said in a calm voice, devoid of emotion.

Ye Wanqi’s face turned red instantly. “Don’t even think about it!”

Ye Wanqi tried to struggle, and his crew was ready to take action. Qi Xing’s men were also not willing to back down, resulting in a standoff.

“You dare, Qi Xing! If my eldest brother finds out, he won’t spare you…”

Ye Wanqi blurted out, mentioning Ye Xingzhou. Qi Xing’s expression turned even colder. “Sure, I’d like to see what Ye Xingzhou will do.”

“You fucking bastard, I’ll kill you!”

Swearing and cursing, Ye Wanqi was dragged down from the sofa. The woman next to him screamed and wisely moved aside to protect herself.

No one dared to truly intervene. Qi Xing’s men had the overwhelming advantage. He stood up, walked over slowly, and reached out to touch Ye Wanqi’s head. Before Ye Wanqi could react, Qi Xing forcefully grabbed his hair and pushed his head into the basin of urine.

There was a collective gasp from the surroundings as Ye Wanqi desperately struggled. His hands were restrained by Qi Xing’s men, and his head was held down by Qi Xing, submerged in the urine. He could only make choking sounds of “uhh, uhh.”

Qi Xing cursed while still holding onto Ye Wanqi. Ye Wanqi’s crew trembled with fear, Until someone’s gaze fell upon the door of the private room and saw the person who appeared there, they shouted, “Ye xingzhou, save ye wanqi!”

Qi Xing’s eyebrows twitched as he looked up and met Ye Xingzhou’s gaze.

 He leaned against the door, seemingly unaware of how long he had been observing.

Ye Xingzhou didn’t seem to care about his younger brother being humiliated. Instead, he watched the scene with interest. Of course, only Qi Xing noticed this. In the eyes of others, including Yang Kaiming, they only felt that he had a blank expression and an overpowering aura, which made them uneasy.

No one had expected Ye Xingzhou to appear. Yang Kaiming quickly lowered his voice and reminded Qi Xing, ” let him go. If you continue, someone might get killed.”

Qi Xing looked at Ye Wanqi struggling in his grasp, and with a light snort, he finally let go.

Ye Wanqi fell down in a sorry state, with tears and snot flowing. He vomited on the floor.

Qi Xing stepped back with disdain, and someone handed him a tissue. He wiped his hands leisurely, without even lifting his eyelids. 

Ye Wanqi regained his senses and saw Ye Xingzhou. He struggled to crawl up and crawled over to him, his voice tinged with a sob. “Big brother, you have to help me. That Qi guy has gone too far!”

Ye Xingzhou glanced at Ye Wanqi, who was cowering beside him, and said calmly, “Go back home. Don’t cause trouble in the future.”

Ye Wanqi was stunned. “But he…”

Ye Xingzhou repeated, “Go home wanqi.”

Ye Wanqi wanted to say more, but when he felt the indifferent gaze of Ye Xingzhou, he trembled and broke out in a cold sweat. Suddenly, he recalled some past events.

Ye Xingzhou was a bastard, although he was the eldest, none of the three brothers had ever considered him family even before their father died.

His second brother who was the most capable one in the family was supposed to be the successor, but in the end, he lost to Ye Xingzhou by a small margin.

In the past, his second brother was the one who offended Ye Xingzhou the most. Although he himself hadn’t participated in the family inheritance dispute, he had always followed his two brothers and resorted to shady means against Ye Xingzhou. Now, their father was dead, their mother was in a “mental hospital,” their second brother was exiled overseas, and their third brother was barely surviving under Ye Xingzhou’s control. As a useless playboy, Ye Xingzhou didn’t even bother to deal with him let alone help him.

Ye Wanqi left in a dejected manner, and his crew quickly fled as well. 

Yang Kaiming sensed the awkward atmosphere and tried to mediate, saying, “Qi Xing was just messing around with them.”

But Ye Xingzhou only looked at Qi Xing and said, “Remember to close the door next time you do such a stupid thing in the name of messing around.”

Yang Kaiming fell silent.

Although, it seemed like Qi Xing was teaching a lesson to his own brother?

Ye Xingzhou couldn’t be bothered with Qi xing. Qi Xing had been quite confident when he was messing with Ye Wanqi earlier, but now the aftereffects of the entire bottle of liquor he had chugged down were finally catching up to him, and he felt uncomfortable all over.

“I don’t feel too good, i’m going home.”

After uttering these words, Qi Xing was about to leave but turned to look at Ye Xingzhou leaning against the door, casually watching him.

Qi Xing frowned, “Why are you still lingering around?”

“I had a meeting here ,” Ye Xingzhou casually replied, “I was just about to leave after finishing up, but I didn’t expect to see you messing with my little brother.”

Qi Xing replied, “Yes, with the surname Ye, a bunch of dogs.”

He was already a bit drunk, not only feeling dizzy in his head but also speaking in a slurred tone. He didn’t realize that standing there and talking nonsense with Ye Xingzhou was a waste of his breath, as if he had forgotten what Ye Xingzhou had done to him in the restroom earlier.

Ye Xingzhou stared at the reddened corners of his eyes and smiled suddenly.

Qi Xing was displeased, “What are you laughing at again?”

The smile on Ye Xingzhou’s face quickly disappeared, and he raised his hand to lightly press on the corner of Qi Xing’s eye.

The dandies in the private room, who didn’t dare to breathe loudly, stared in astonishment, their eyes wide open, as if they had seen a ghost.

Qi Xing’s body was already weak and powerless. He couldn’t even muster the strength to curse just softly uttered , “pervert.”

After cursing, he shook his head, seeming even more dizzy, and the people and objects in front of him began to blur.

Ye Xingzhou’s eyes behind his glasses darkened slightly, and he reached out to support him.

Qi Xing tried to struggle, but he couldn’t exert any strength and helplessly leaned against Ye Xingzhou.

“I’ll take you back.”

Ye Xingzhou embraced him and, before leaving, Yang Kaiming’s hesitant voice stopped him, “Ye Xingzhou, Qi Xing is drunk. Shouldn’t we be the ones to take him home?”

Ye Xingzhou glanced back at him, his gaze colder than the one he had given earlier outside the restroom. He didn’t say anything and left with Qi Xing in his arms.