Chapter 836 - 838: The True Purpose
Sun Xingyao hosted the dinner gathering, raised his glass, and said, "Let me first toast to Dr. Xiao. We all work in the same hospital, and we’ll have many days ahead to support each other." After speaking, he drank first out of respect.
Xiao Yifei reluctantly picked up his glass and drank. He rarely drinks alcohol, unlike those addicted to it; he never found it particularly enticing. However, he often had to handle situations like this, so his drinking capacity improved over time.
Next, the remaining four individuals each found different reasons to toast Xiao Yifei. After one round, Xiao had already consumed five glasses, thinking it was over. But after only a few bites of food, Sun Xingyao found another reason to make him drink again.
The remaining four people were very shrewd; a glance was enough to understand each other’s intentions. Seeing Sun Xingyao urge Xiao Yifei to drink again, they all understood his motives. They too began finding different reasons to drink with Xiao Yifei.
Xiao Yifei realized that although Sun Xingyao ostensibly invited him for a meal, he had ulterior motives. He was already quite intoxicated, a couple more drinks might render him unconscious. Moreover, the four individuals didn’t seem like good people; they were undoubtedly brought by Sun Xingyao as part of a guise.
Xiao Yifei then feigned needing to answer a phone call, stepped outside, and took out a small paper bag from his pocket containing two pills he had concocted to sober up, named Hundred Cup Pill.
During his idle time, Xiao Yifei occasionally made such pills himself. The process for the Hundred Cup Pill wasn’t complicated, and the necessary ingredients were common in daily life; its primary use was for excessive drinking, stomach pain, and bloating, with excellent sobering effects.
Xiao Yifei expected he’d have to drink today, so he had brought a few pills with him. After taking two, he rejoined the others to drink again. This time, knowing Sun Xingyao and the group’s intentions, he became more unrestrained.
He pretended to be drunk when, in fact, he had mostly sobered up. Now it was Xiao Yifei’s turn to toast Sun Xingyao, addressing him as "Chief Sun" in a very intimate manner, showering him with praises that greatly delighted Sun Xingyao, making him forget his own motives.