Top Dupe CH 043 Lift Him Up Quickly! Part 2

“What the hell! What are you doing!” Hu Wei jumped up, glaring at Luo Yu.

“I didn’t mean to… I’m sorry…” Luo Yu quickly put down the wine glass and grabbed a napkin to help Hu Wei wipe it off.

“You poured wine down my neck! What are you plotting…”

Luo Yu watched the scene unfold internally. When Hu Wei called him earlier, he was so enthusiastic, and when urging him to drink, he seemed so considerate. Now, in his rage, his voice was equally as loud!

"Enough, Hu Wei. It's not that big of a deal," Jiang Yunxie said coldly.

Hu Wei was stunned for a moment, almost forgetting the main business of the day. He immediately put on a smile, "No problem, no problem, you go offer a toast, go on."

On the table, Luo Yu's wine glass and Hu Wei's were placed side by side. Taking advantage of Hu Wei standing up and taking off his jacket, which blocked Jiang Yunxie's view, Luo Yu switched his wine glass with Hu Wei's.

Jiang Yinchuan, who was drinking tea, naturally noticed this. He hid a smile behind the rim of his teacup. This Luo Yu had perfect timing. Perhaps he deliberately spilled wine on Hu Wei's collar just to switch the glasses. Even if Hu Wei hadn't stood up to remove his jacket, blocking Jiang Yunxie's view, Luo Yu would have found an excuse to take Hu Wei's glass. In any case, Luo Yu wouldn't drink anything suspicious.

Luo Yu finally approached Jiang Yunxie with the wine glass, his face full of sincere apology, "President Jiang, I apologize for earlier. I'll down this glass, and you can do as you please."

With that, Luo Yu drank the red wine in one go. Jiang Yunxie was taken aback. Just a moment ago, Luo Yu seemed shy, but now he was so bold. Watching Luo Yu's Adam's apple move, Jiang Yunxie felt an itch in his heart.

After finishing the wine, Luo Yu's face indeed turned red. He swayed slightly, and Jiang Yunxie quickly reached out to steady him by the shoulder.

"I'm fine," Luo Yu said.

Receiving a signal from Hu Wei, Jiang Yunxie knew that the wine was part of Hu Wei's plan. He leaned in close to Luo Yu's ear and whispered, "If you feel uncomfortable, let me know. I'll take you home later."

His tone was gentle and affectionate.

Everyone present knew what Jiang Yunxie intended to do when he took Luo Yu home.

"Thank you, President Jiang."

At that moment, Luo Yu suddenly collapsed. Jiang Yunxie thought he was drunk and felt a rush of joy, quickly catching him. But soon, he realized something was wrong. Luo Yu's entire body was trembling, his eyes wide open, gripping Jiang Yunxie's collar tightly.

Jiang Yunxie panicked and shouted, "Hey! Hey! What's wrong with you!"

Luo Yu opened his mouth wide, looking as if he couldn't breathe. The secretary rushed over to help. Wen Zhilan was so frightened by Luo Yu's death-like struggle that she couldn't move.

"He... he acted like this after drinking the wine... Is there something wrong with the wine?" Wen Zhilan stammered.

The secretary, remaining calm, took Luo Yu from Jiang Yunxie's arms and asked Luo Yu, "Mr. Luo, please tell me if you have any allergies or medical conditions? Like asthma? Or did you take any anti-inflammatory medication before coming here?"

Regardless of Luo Yu's issues, the secretary's first instinct was to protect Jiang Yunxie—implying that Luo Yu's reaction was due to his own health problems.

"I'm... I'm very healthy... the wine... your wine..." Luo Yu pointed to the wine glass, eyes wide open, struggling to breathe!

Wen Zhilan was terrified, "Call an ambulance! Quick, call an ambulance! We can't let him die here!"

Jiang Yunxie was also frightened. He grabbed Hu Wei and demanded, "What did you put in his wine! I told you just to make him obedient, no funny business!"

Hu Wei panicked too, "I didn't! I only put in what you gave me!"

"Oh?" Jiang Yinchuan, who had been watching, raised an eyebrow.

The secretary snapped, "Hu Wei, shut your mouth! We need to get Luo Yu to the hospital now, and don't alert..."

Before she could finish saying "anyone," Luo Yu, in his extreme discomfort, pulled the tablecloth, sending plates and glasses crashing to the floor.

A waitress immediately opened the door, "What happened..."

Seeing Luo Yu's condition, she almost screamed and quickly called the manager.

The manager didn't dare take responsibility and immediately called an ambulance.

The secretary tried to stop him, "We don't need an ambulance! We have a car, and we can get him there faster!"

Then she turned to the stunned Hu Wei, "Why are you standing there! Help me lift him!"

"He's in this condition... shouldn't we call an ambulance?"

The manager panicked, but Jiang Yinchuan leaned in and whispered, "Not only should you call an ambulance, but you should also call the police. Someone might have spiked his drink. If you don't call the police and the patient claims your establishment poisoned him or if the person who spiked the drink shifts the blame onto your establishment, you might have to shut down."

Realizing the severity, the manager immediately called the general manager.

The general manager, familiar with the dirty dealings in the entertainment world, knew immediately someone must have spiked the drink, intending to do something nefarious, but the dosage was too high. If they didn't call the police and someone died, their establishment would be finished, and they might end up in jail. Despite Jiang Yunxie's status, he wasn't someone untouchable. The general manager instructed the manager to call the police immediately.

Hu Wei, just about to lift Luo Yu, suddenly felt dizzy, blood rushing to his head. He shook his head, trying to clear it, but the world spun around him.

"Hu Wei! Why aren't you moving!"

The secretary looked up and saw Hu Wei's drunken expression, realizing something, "You didn't take it yourself, did you?"

"I didn't... I wouldn't... I didn't drug myself!"

Jiang Yunxie panicked and punched Hu Wei, "You're trying to kill me!"

"President Jiang! Quick, lift Luo Yu!"

The secretary got her arms under Luo Yu's, and Jiang Yunxie grabbed his legs. Jiang Yinchuan watched, not forgetting to pick up Luo Yu's phone from the chair.

"Luo Yu doesn't look that heavy! Why is he so heavy?" Jiang Yunxie gritted his teeth.

The hotel staff watched in shock. When Jiang Yunxie couldn't move Luo Yu anymore, he pulled one of them over, "You help me!"

Suddenly, Luo Yu stopped trembling, his arms went limp. His acting was so convincing that even Jiang Yinchuan was taken aback, rushing over to check his pulse.

Thank goodness...

Jiang Yinchuan wanted to applaud Luo Yu's acting, which even fooled him.

The staff was startled, "He's not moving! Is he dead!"

Jiang Yunxie froze, then turned and grabbed Jiang Yinchuan's arm, "Brother! Brother, help me!"

"Help you? How? The drugs Hu Wei used came from you, right? Call the person who gave them to you and ask what the side effects are and how to handle it! I don't even know what you used. How can I help you?"

Fearing for Luo Yu's life, Jiang Yunxie called his supplier, but the call was abruptly hung up.

The waitress, who overheard everything, was stunned. This usually high-class Jiang Yunxie was involved in such dirty deeds behind the scenes!

But the person needed saving. The waitress helped carry Luo Yu to the elevator and into the secretary's car.

Just as they got to the entrance, the ambulance and police arrived.

The commotion attracted everyone in the area, including paparazzi eager for a scoop.

Jiang Yunxie, still panicking, called out the secretary's name repeatedly, then called "Brother," clearly distressed.

Jiang Yinchuan called his secretary, Wang Meiqing, to get a lawyer.

Even if he were to denounce his brother, some formalities needed to be observed.

Wang Meiqing asked only one question, "President Jiang, are you okay?"

"Thanks to a friend's tip, I'm fine. But I have to accompany the spoiled brat to the police station."

There was too much evidence left behind. For example, Hu Wei still had unused drugs in his pocket, and the substances found in his system. Moreover, the pot of Longjing tea in the room was also drugged.

Once Hu Wei sobered up, he would immediately pin the blame on Jiang Yunxie, aware that Luo Yu would seek legal action once conscious. He saw no reason to take the fall alone, ruining his life while Jiang Yunxie continued living lavishly.

Jiang Yunxie and his secretary would try to shift all the blame onto Hu Wei, claiming he acted out of excessive zeal to please Jiang Yunxie.

However, Jiang Yunxie's arrogance had been unchecked for too long, and his confidence in the police interview was evident. His conversations with friends were filled with incriminating boasts, including chats with Hu Wei where he let slip too much. The police also questioned everyone present, including the waitress who recounted everything she saw, including the secretary's orders not to call an ambulance and Hu Wei's strange behavior. She also overheard Jiang Yunxie questioning his friend about the drug's composition in the corridor.

The police quickly traced the supplier through Jiang Yunxie's call records, finding him in the midst of a party, and he too was taken in. To lessen his punishment, the supplier immediately confessed to providing the drugs to Jiang Yunxie.

Wen Zhilan didn't dare to say much, only mentioning that Luo Yu's reaction after drinking had scared her.

The police then questioned Jiang Yinchuan, who recounted everything he had seen and heard. They asked if he knew that the initial Longjing tea was also drugged and why he hadn't drunk it.

Jiang Yinchuan looked surprised, "What? It was drugged too? Because I was riding a motorcycle, it would have been hard to find a driver. Since my brother was hosting the dinner gathering, I was prepared not to drink alcohol. My brother ordered the Longjing for me, and he was upset that I didn't drink any of it!"

"Why didn't you drink it?"

"Because the tea's aroma was off. I didn't think much of it, just assumed it wasn't good tea, so I switched to Pu'er."

The police then went to the hospital to check on Luo Yu, only to find that apart from alcohol, there were no drug traces in his system.

Last night, Sister Cui rushed to the hospital as soon as she heard the news. She was so anxious that she had blisters at the corners of her mouth and even a few more white hairs, almost crying.

"You... you... Why didn't you ask me to accompany you to such a dinner?"

"If I asked you to accompany me, you would have been the first to drink that problematic wine. What would I do then? Besides, it was Hu Wei who invited me. I wanted to see why he suddenly became so enthusiastic after not contacting me for a while. What was he up to?"

“Well now you know what he was up to, don't you?"

Luo Yu quickly comforted Sister Cui, repeatedly apologizing. Sister Cui had already suffered a lot for him, and he truly didn't want her to get involved in such a rotten thing.

When the two police officers came to take a statement, Luo Yu had already thought of how to explain why he hadn't drunk the problematic wine.