Why Not Drink

"Let me see where your house is, little brother."

Gao Liyuan: (¯﹃¯)

"Let’s see if I can make your home a living hell!"

"Lujiazui, Magic City... Forget Worry Pavilion, Villa No. 13."

"Why does this address seem so familiar?"

Gao Liyuan raised an eyebrow.

She acted like a total slob.

Using her unwashed fingers, which had just grabbed some chips, she scratched her head.

Trying to recall something.

After a while.

Gao Liyuan’s expression turned absolutely priceless.

"Isn’t this my house?"

Gao Liyuan quickly connected the dots. "So, the person I was battling online earlier was my little brother?"

"Oh no, oh no, could that brat have been sent by the old man?"

"No, that doesn’t make sense. Probably not."

"If he wanted to catch me, why didn’t he just come directly instead of messing around online?"

Gao Liyuan opened another bag of chips.

Crunch, crunch---

She had a lot of resentment toward Gao Liming.

After all, Gao Liming was the second child.

Ever since he was born.

Their parents wanted to give him the best of everything in the world.

Gao Liyuan was so angry that she ran away from home.

She was supposed to be a rich second-generation heir.

But now she was broke...

Everything had to be done by herself.

That’s why she was so obsessed with money.

If she didn’t work hard to earn money.

And save up for her wedding.

How would she ever afford to get married in the future?

Gulp... Gulp...

"Ah~"

Gao Liyuan placed the empty bottle of soda on the table.

She let out a long sigh!

And followed it up with a loud burp.

"Since he doesn’t know my exact address but still came to mess with me, the most likely explanation is that he was sent by Lin Fan."

"How did that brat get involved with the Dragon King Hall people?"

Gao Liyuan hadn’t been home in five or six years.

The Gao family in Magic City was one of the top-tier families among the second-tier elite.

They were quite prominent.

They also had businesses overseas.

But ever since she left the Gao family.

Gao Liyuan had cut off all contact with them.

It was as if she had vanished from the face of the earth.

As long as she didn’t show up.

No one could find her.

"Ugh... the chips are all gone again."

Gao Liyuan shook the empty bag.

She glanced at her stockpile.

-------Yep, completely empty.

"Looks like I’ll have to go out tonight."

Gao Liyuan stretched lazily.

Knock, knock, knock...

"Hello, Meituan delivery. Your order is here."

"Coming!"

Gao Liyuan replied, then walked out of her room, carrying five or six bulging black garbage bags.

The door opened.

The Meituan delivery guy had a smile on his face at first.

But when he saw Gao Liyuan’s appearance.

His smile vanished instantly.

"Ahem... Miss, we only deliver food. We don’t handle garbage disposal!"

"Don’t try to threaten me with a five-star rating. It won’t work, I’m telling you..."

Gao Liyuan pulled out a 20-yuan bill.

"Here’s a tip for your help, big guy."

She was a seasoned capitalist.

Soon after.

The delivery guy ultimately succumbed to the pressures of life.

But his smile returned.

He carried the five or six garbage bags.

As if he were shopping for groceries.

Money sure was great.

Money made you a scoundrel.

Meanwhile...

"Young master, the chicken soup is here!"

An older man dressed as a butler brought in a bowl of chicken soup.

Gao Liming’s face was filled with melancholy. He poked at his rice with his chopsticks, completely uninterested in eating.

The butler, Old Feng, was confused.

"Young master, isn’t this your favorite chicken soup? Why aren’t you eating it?"

Gao Liming lifted his head weakly.

"Old Feng, I’m not hungry today."

Old Feng picked up the bowl, poured the soup into it, and placed it in front of Gao Liming.

"Young master, you’re still growing!"

"Since you just returned to the country, you need to nourish yourself."

Gao Liming shook his head.

Old Feng: "Young master, this chicken soup is extremely valuable."

"It’s made from a premium breed imported from abroad. The master told me to take good care of you."

Gao Liming sighed, "I’m not a kid anymore."

Old Feng was at a loss for words.

Gao Liming was telling the truth.

Although he looked like a child.

His mind was far more meticulous than many adults.

And his way of doing things was completely different from others his age.

Old Feng looked at him kindly, "Can I ask if something’s bothering you, young master?"

"Why aren’t you drinking the soup?"

Gao Liming sighed again.

"Old Feng, you can leave now."

Old Feng didn’t press further.

He nodded and left.

Gao Liming couldn’t understand why he had lost.

After a while...

He realized.

"It’s my body! This damn body!"

"Because of my age, my body is limiting my potential."

"I need to grow up fast. Next time, I won’t lose."

"Damn it!"

Finding the right direction.

Is more important than hard work!

Once Gao Liming figured this out.

He channeled his frustration into his appetite.

And downed the bowl of chicken soup.

Old Feng hadn’t completely left.

He was hiding outside, observing.

Only when he saw his young master drink the soup.

Did Old Feng finally smile.

There was no need to call the master and report anymore.

After watching for a while longer.

Old Feng left.

At the same time.

Gao Liming’s phone rang.

"Hello? What’s up?"

"Did you find Red Rose’s address?" came the voice of Lin Fan, the Dragon King.

Gao Liming’s face was filled with embarrassment. He couldn’t exactly say.

That he hadn’t found it.

And had accidentally exposed his own home address, could he?

"I just got home today. I’ll rest for a bit and look into it tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow’s fine. I need you to do me a favor."

"What is it?"

"Use your high-tech equipment to mess with someone. Consider it a warning!"

"How do you want to mess with them?"

"Leave the guy alive, but make him suffer like hell, wishing he were dead!"

"Alright, what’s in it for me?"

Gao Liming said as he casually served himself another bowl of soup.

Lin Fan on the other end of the line fell silent.

After a while.

He finally managed to say.

"Didn’t I already give you that meteorite?"

"That’s a separate matter."

Gao Liming chuckled.

Lin Fan’s face darkened.

Originally, he didn’t want to retaliate against Xu Mo so soon.

But when he saw Xu Mo making headlines.

And with Lin An’an, no less.

Lin Fan wanted to kill someone.

He couldn’t hold back anymore.

He wanted to teach Xu Mo a lesson.

He couldn’t let the guy live too comfortably!

After a long pause.

Lin Fan finally gritted his teeth and said.

"Fine, get it done, and name your price. But don’t push it too far!"

Gao Liming grinned, "Don’t worry."

"The Gao family does business with integrity. You get what you pay for. We won’t take more than we deserve."

Lin Fan: "Hmph, it better be that way!"

Lin Fan then told Gao Liming who he wanted to mess with.

Gao Liming looked at the name and fell into deep thought.

"The Xu family? They’re a big deal in Magic City."

"This won’t be easy. I can’t leave any traces, and I have to prepare for the Xu family’s retaliation."

"Actually, forget the retaliation part. Two Gao families wouldn’t be enough to handle them."

"The main focus should be on how to avoid leaving any traces."

If anyone’s still interested, we can let my younger sister take over. She’s a freshman in college writing female-oriented novels and could use some extra cash. We’ll have her write male-oriented stuff.

Of course, I’ll still oversee the content. There’ll definitely be some drama...