69: Chapter 69 collapsed.

Watching Xia Wei refuse to drink, Victor Anfei felt a little anxious.

"Why? Why won't Miss Xia drink? Are you afraid I poisoned the wine? That's impossible. After all, I drank from the same glass just now."

Victor Anfei urged Xia Wei.

Xia Wei slowly placed the wine glass on the table, her gaze icy as she stared at Victor Anfei.

Seeing Xia Wei's action, Victor Anfei's hand behind his back suddenly clenched.

"What? Miss Xia, you won't even give me this much face now?" Victor Anfei asked coldly.

"No, no, no. You're mistaken. It's not that I don't want to drink it. It's just that I absolutely cannot drink this glass of wine." Xia Wei looked at Victor Anfei and suddenly started laughing.

"Oh? How do you explain that, Miss Xia?"

Xia Wei picked at her fingers.

"After all, I'm still in the prime of my life. I don't want to die."

Victor Anfei's expression changed for a moment, but he immediately returned to looking as if nothing had happened.

"Miss Xia, what do you mean by that? Are you suspecting that I poisoned the wine? You saw it yourself just now. We each have a glass. I drank mine too. I have no reason to try and kill myself, right?"

Xia Wei smiled.

"Victor Anfei! You really went to great lengths. Should I call you smart, or should I call you stupid? Of course, you wouldn't trade your life for mine. But..."

Xia Wei toyed with the wine glass, speaking nonchalantly.

"Victor Anfei! If I'm not mistaken, there's nothing wrong with the wine itself. But the glass is another story. I really underestimated your courage. To think you'd dare to kill me here! Do you think if something happened to me here, you'd be able to escape responsibility? Or perhaps you have a better plan? But do you know what they call it when you miss a detail despite being careful?"

Victor Anfei's heart was already in turmoil, but he put on a facade of being extremely calm, staring at Xia Wei with a composed expression.

"Oh? What do you mean by that, Miss Xia?"

"Think about it. We are like fire and water. I stole the empire your family built over generations. Given your temper, Victor Anfei, how could you be willing to drink with someone like me? Yet, you insist on celebrating this matter with me. Don't you find that strange yourself?"

"Furthermore, you've lost your credibility, and you've lost your company. You are currently in a state of despair. A person in despair couldn't possibly react as calmly as you are."

Xia Wei analyzed the situation logically. What she didn't see was that Victor Anfei's hands were trembling slightly.

"How could it be? How could she guess so accurately?"

"There's one more point, as I said just now. I am in the prime of my life, and I cherish it dearly. So, I won't joke with my own life. That's why I don't have the guts to drink this glass of wine."

Victor Anfei's hands trembled even more violently.

Xia Wei watched his reaction and continued.

"Actually, I was just suspicious. But now, seeing your slightly trembling hands, it has inadvertently confirmed my guess. If I were to take this glass of wine for testing, guess what they might find?"

From the moment Xia Wei started her analysis, Victor Anfei's face had been slowly turning pale.

This reaction seemed to silently confirm Xia Wei's hypothesis.

"Victor Anfei! I originally thought you were someone of substance. After all, your family has a lot of prestige in this line of work. Now it seems, you're nothing special. I really can't understand it. How could the legendary Victor family have someone as incompetent as you? As for this glass of wine, I'll graciously accept it. I'll bring it to you after I get it tested."

Xia Wei smiled faintly. This is what you call: there is a path to heaven that you refuse to take, and there is no door to hell, yet you insist on breaking in.

"Xia Wei, I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you!"

At this moment, Victor Anfei could no longer keep up the act. He roared and charged at Xia Wei. He had calculated everything in his mind; he wanted to tackle Xia Wei and destroy the evidence in the process.

But he had forgotten. This time, Xia Wei had not come alone.

Xia Wei sneered and waved her hand. A burly man in black kicked Victor Anfei in the stomach. With a muffled groan, Victor Anfei was sent flying.

Bang!

The sound of a heavy object hitting the floor.

Xia Wei walked over and looked down at Victor Anfei.

"I told you you weren't very smart. If you want to kill me, you should at least look at the situation. A brain is a good thing, I hope you have one."

Xia Wei looked at him with disdain.

"Xia Wei, I'll fight you to the death!" Victor Anfei roared in anger.

The series of blows over this period had already made Victor Anfei's heart very fragile. Today's heavy blow was like the final straw that broke the camel's back.

Victor Anfei had completely lost his sanity. At this moment, he only wanted to severely teach Xia Wei a lesson.

"Hmph! You? Are you dreaming? Since that's the case, I'll help you wake up." Xia Wei sneered and signaled her men to pin Victor Anfei down.

Slap, slap, slap.

A series of slapping sounds rang out.

As the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face; hitting the face hurts their self-esteem. Xia Wei's move was to completely trample Victor Anfei's self-esteem underfoot.

Victor Anfei's eyes were bloodshot. He shouted incoherently, "Xia Wei, I won't let you go!"

"Tch, as if I'd want to let you go."

Bang!

Victor Anfei slammed into the desk. The force was so great that it smashed the desk. Victor Anfei rolled on the floor, coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, and stopped moving.

"You, you, you actually killed someone!" Xu He screamed.

Xia Wei looked at Xu He as if she were looking at an idiot. Truly, like boss, like subordinate. They were both equally brainless. Who the hell would kill someone in public?

Xia Wei kicked Victor Anfei with her foot.

"Victor Anfei, are you a man? You're actually playing dead here? Aren't you ashamed!"

"Xia Wei, if you have the guts, kill me, don't humiliate me here." Victor Anfei's eyes were filled with hatred.

"Kill you? I wouldn't dare. Murder is against the law, you know? I am a law-abiding citizen. Besides, I was just acting in self-defense. After all, you had murderous intent toward me. I couldn't just wait to be killed by you."

"You... you are twisting words!"

"If you say so."

Xia Wei sneered and turned to look at Xu He.

"Xu He, I remember it was you who went out to get the wine. You were the one who poisoned it, right? Tell me, how should I deal with you?"

Xia Wei asked Xu He with an innocent look.

Xu He was a bit panicked; Victor Anfei was already done for. He couldn't possibly have the energy to protect him anymore. He had to save himself!!