512: Chapter 507 Playing Pool 512: Chapter 507 Playing Pool After the energy was injected into Bai Lan’s body, Bai Lan’s body began to sweat profusely, and the sweat that emerged was not transparent but black.
“Although it’s a slow-acting poison, the amount of poison is not small at all, this will take some process!”
The toxins expelled from Bai Lan’s body were considerably substantial, and Ye Tian found it shocking.
He did not dare to neglect and continued to inject his energy steadily into Bai Lan’s body, with Ye Tian himself already drenched in sweat by this time.
Bai Lan, seeing how exhausted Ye Tian looked, felt somewhat moved…
Bai Lan hummed softly, wearing a satisfied expression on her face.
Ye Tian couldn’t help but complain, “Lan, please don’t make that distracting face.
Why is it that whether I prick your butt or your stomach, you always look so satisfied?”
“…”
Ye Tian’s words made Bai Lan blush, and she dared not look into Ye Tian’s eyes anymore.
And Ye Tian, continued to focus intently on detoxifying Bai Lan!
Time ticked by, and the office desk Bai Lan was lying on had already turned black.
With the toxins expelled, Bai Lan felt parched and dry-mouthed.
20 minutes had passed, and the substance expelled from Bai Lan’s body was no longer black toxic fluid but clear sweat, signaling that the toxins in Bai Lan’s body had been completely eliminated!
“Lan, the treatment is over!”
Ye Tian said, while pulling out the silver needles from Bai Lan’s body.
Due to the massive loss of bodily fluids, Bai Lan was close to collapsing.
Bai Lan felt much lighter all over and no longer experienced any discomfort in her stomach.
The only thing she felt was extreme tiredness and fatigue…
Ye Tian and Bai Lan tidied up the office desk, and seeing that it was nearly one in the afternoon, they looked at the time.
“Ye Tian, to thank you for detoxifying me, let me treat you to a meal!
You can pick whatever you want to eat,” Bai Lan said generously, and Ye Tian nodded in agreement.
“Sure, you have pricked me with needles so many times, and this is the first time you’ve invited me for a meal.
I won’t be polite then!”
Thus, the two left the Yun Corporation headquarters together and went to a Western restaurant for a meal.
During the meal, Ye Tian seriously said to Bai Lan, “Lan, the poison in your body doesn’t seem accidental, and this slow-acting poison makes you uncomfortable but doesn’t threaten your life.
It’s finely tuned, almost as if it was deliberately administered.”
“Someone poisoned me!?”
Bai Lan was shocked, nearly dropping her fork to the ground.
“Yes.” Ye Tian nodded gravely, “Lan, it’s the only possibility.
Although I’ve expelled the toxins from your body, if we can’t catch the person who poisoned you, they might poison you again.
Lan, can you think carefully if you’ve offended anyone recently?
Who could be so heartless to poison you?”
“No…”
Bai Lan denied immediately, but then she sank into thought.
After contemplating for a while, Bai Lan added, “Although I haven’t offended anyone, recently, while riding the bus home from work, I always spot the same person.
His expression is very sleazy, and he keeps staring at me.
When I notice him, he turns his face away.”
“Is that so?”
Ye Tian was quite surprised, and Bai Lan continued, “But I have never had physical contact with him.
The poisoning incident should have nothing to do with him, right?”
“Heh, Lan, things aren’t as simple as you think!” Ye Tian chuckled, “Some experts move very swiftly, and he might have already subtly sabotaged you without you noticing—not just martial arts experts, but even well-trained thieves can do this.”
“Really…”
Ye Tian’s words stunned Bai Lan, her face turning pale.
“How about this, Lan, to completely resolve this, I will go with you after work today to see exactly who that sleazy-looking pervert is!”
“Thank you, Ye Tian.”
Bai Lan said softly, and though she did not know who had poisoned her, being with Ye Tian made her feel very safe.
After lunch, it was not yet time to return to work, and Bai Lan saw an outdoor pool hall outside.
“Ye Tian, let’s go play a couple of rounds of pool!
It’ll help pass the time,” Bai Lan suggested.
“Okay!”
Ye Tian readily agreed, and the two headed straight to the pool hall.
“Do you know how to play pool?” Bai Lan picked up a pool cue, looking at Ye Tian, and asked.
“Of course.”
Ye Tian smiled slightly, also picking up a pool cue.
“Then let’s see who’s better!”
Saying this, Bai Lan picked up the cue and gently struck the cue ball, which seemed to have eyes as it pocketed the 1-ball directly into a pocket.
Indeed, if there was one skill Bai Lan was proficient in, it was pool.
She had even won a 9-ball competition championship during her college days!
So this time, Bai Lan was full of confidence!
“I’m quite good at this, you know!”
Bai Lan said smilingly.
After pocketing the 1-ball, the cue ball returned to just the right spot, perfectly positioned for the 2-ball.
Bai Lan continued her swing, and with a “bang!” the 2-ball landed in the pocket.
After making the 2 ball, Bai Lan also pocketed the 3 ball, but the position of the 4 ball wasn’t great, so Bai Lan failed to make it.
“It’s your turn, Ye Tian!”
Bai Lan smiled.
Although she had only made three balls, her performance had been quite good.
Ye Tian walked up to the cue ball, pretending to swing the cue with great force…
“Clang!”
A muffled sound followed as Ye Tian’s cue hit the bottom of the cue ball.
The ball jumped up sharply and actually leaped off the pool table.
“Hahahahahaha~~~~~~~~~~~”
Seeing Ye Tian make a fool of himself, Bai Lan couldn’t help but laugh.
“Ye Tian, didn’t you say you knew how to play?
How could you make such a blunder?”
Finally, Bai Lan had caught onto Ye Tian’s weak point.
This Ye Tian, usually capable of anything and admired by thousands at the company, but who would have thought his billiards skills were so terrible.
“Sister Lan, when I said I ‘could play,’ I meant I could strike the cue ball with the cue— I know that rule!”
Having made a fool of himself in front of Bai Lan, Ye Tian didn’t mind and just smiled awkwardly.
“Humph!
That’s not ‘knowing how to play;’ that’s just wildly hitting!
Ye Tian, I happen to be the champion of a nine-ball match, and you can’t beat me—seeing that I’m detoxifying you, I might as well teach you how to play pool!”
Bai Lan generously offered, and Ye Tian tried to decline.
“How could I impose?
Sister Lan, asking you to take the trouble to teach me—it’s too hard on you!”
“I said I’m teaching you, so just learn!”
Bai Lan, with an expression of a big sister, picked up the cue ball that had fallen outside the table and placed it on the table.
Then, Bai Lan came up behind Ye Tian.
“First, you need to hold the cue correctly!
You’re supposed to strike the face of the cue ball, not the bottom.
And Ye Tian, you’re very strong; the cue ball can’t withstand rough treatment, so don’t use too much force!”
Bai Lan taught Ye Tian hand by hand, her body very close.
“Feels good…
I mean, Sister Lan, you’re teaching really well!”
Ye Tian said teasingly, and because Bai Lan was very close, Ye Tian couldn’t help but twist his body, rubbing his back against Bai Lan’s chest.
“Ye Tian, stop fidgeting!”
Bai Lan was teaching with enthusiasm and couldn’t let Ye Tian fidget in front of her.
“Look ahead…”
The tender little hand held Ye Tian’s, soft and smooth, making Ye Tian relish the wonderful touch.
“Hey, bro, that chick is not bad!”
While Bai Lan was teaching Ye Tian how to play pool, a few men dressed like hooligans entered the pool room.
They immediately noticed Bai Lan, who was bent over, and their eyes lit up!
“Indeed, she’s not bad!
Let’s go check it out!”
The leader of the hooligans came up to Ye Tian and Bai Lan, his eyes constantly fixated on Bai Lan.
“Beauty, wanna play a match?”
“A match?”
Bai Lan stopped what she was doing and looked at the hooligan in surprise.
“I don’t even know you guys, why would I play against you?”
Bai Lan refused, but the hooligan leader took a stack of money out of his wallet!
“Beauty, since it’s a match, there naturally has to be a prize, what say, if you win, you take a thousand from me, and vice versa?”
“Bet a thousand?”
Seeing the money, Bai Lan hesitated, but after glancing at Ye Tian, she immediately made up her mind.
“No problem!
A thousand it is!”
Bai Lan agreed, already teaching Ye Tian how to play pool; it was natural to uphold the reputation of a master.
Besides, she was in the mood, having won the championship of the nine-ball match back in college with her own skills, even defeating many men!
“Then it’s settled!”
The hooligan leader said readily, then asked the pool room owner to open a table.
Bai Lan and the hooligan leader approached the pool table, and first, Bai Lan broke, striking hard, scattering the fifteen pool balls across the table.
“My turn!”
The hooligan leader lay confidently on the pool table and then lightly struck, the cue ball flew out sharply, hitting the corner 1 ball, which awkwardly fell into the pocket.
“…”
Bai Lan watched silently, originally thinking her opponent was just an ordinary hooligan, but unexpectedly, he had some skills, attacking the distant target required strength, and this hooligan leader actually managed a successful pocket.
“This 2 ball isn’t easy to play!”
The hooligan leader looked at the position of the cue ball and the 2 ball, sighed quietly, then lightly struck, the cue ball lightly touched the 2 ball, which then moved to the top pocket’s edge, just missing pocketing.