C542 – You Don’t Have to Do This


    Ning Zhiyuan was seething with rage. He strode up to Su Ming, his brow furrowed and his eyes bulging with anger. His stance suggested he meant business, yet the tuft of green grass atop his head lent aical touch to the scene.


    “What are you saying? I don’t understand,” Su Ming said, looking utterly bewildered.


    ?”You’re still ying dumb? It was definitely you. I remember now, yes, it was you! You gave me that bottle of water earlier, didn’t you?!” Ning Zhiyuan demanded loudly.


    “No,” Su Ming replied, blinking innocently and delivering a concise response.


    “You! I’m so… I’m so angry I could…” Ning Zhiyuan was beside himself with fury.


    ?He was on the verge of exploding.


    “Just wait, this isn’t over between us!” Ning Zhiyuan bellowed, his teeth clenched in hatred.


    “Is that so? I’m trembling with fear,” Su Ming mocked, feigning terror.


    ?”You’re still putting on an act? I’m telling you, I will definitely…” Ning Zhiyuan was nearly driven mad with rage.


    But before he could finish his threat, the side effect struck again. This time, however, it wasn’t an upset stomach. Suddenly, Ning Zhiyuan’s legs gave out, and he copsed to his knees right in front of Su Ming.


    The room fell silent, with Su Ming and Ning Zhiyuan sharing a quiet, oddly tense moment. They exchanged nces, each as perplexed as the other.


    Ning Zhiyuan waspletely baffled. What in the world was happening? Why on earth had he knelt down? No, this wasn’t right; something was amiss. Could it have been that bottle of water? Surely not. It’s one thing to add something to water to cause diarrhea, but when has anyone ever heard of a substance that could make a person kneel?


    He tried desperately to stand, but his legs were devoid of strength.


    Su Ming blinked, scratched his head, and gave Ning Zhiyuan a serious look. “Come on, get up. There’s no need for such formalities. Lucky for you, it’s not Chinese New Year, or I’d have to give you a red envelope, right? My dear nephew.”


    Su Ming spoke with a beaming smile.


    “Me!”


    Ning Zhiyuan felt a stifling sensation in his chest, as if he was holding his breath, unable to release it or let it subside, causing him considerable difort. He couldn’t quite pinpoint whether the feeling was anger, oppression, or injustice, but it was certainly unpleasant.


    “Don’t tter yourself, I wasn’t kneeling before you. My leg just suddenly cramped up!”


    Ning Zhiyuan gritted his teeth, managing to force the words out.


    “Oh, okay then.”


    Su Ming nodded in response.


    Desperate to stand, Ning Zhiyuan suddenly felt dizzy and copsed forward onto the ground.


    Everyone was taken aback.


    You just imed I wasn’t kneeling to you.


    And now, here you are, executing a perfect kowtow.


    Impressive.


    Your movements are so practiced and natural; you must have rehearsed quite a bit.


    “Oh! What are you doing? There’s no need for such grand gestures.”


    “Stand up,e on, get up.”


    “Alright, you’re quite the dutiful one, aren’t you? Qiu, Qianqian, did either of you bring any cash? Let’s give our dear nephew a red envelope.”


    Su Ming turned around.


    “I’ve got some.”


    Su Qiu quickly responded, then opened her purse and pulled out several bills, a mix of loose change andrger denominations.


    ?”There’s no need to give so much, he’s family after all.”


    “Just take these.”


    Su Ming spoke cheerfully, handing back therger bills to Su Qiu and extracting two one-dor notes.


    ?He then ced them in front of Ning Zhiyuan’s head.


    Ning Zhiyuan, still kneeling, was now bowing repeatedly, his face turning the shade of a liver.


    Damn it!


    Who can exin what on earth is happening?


    Today has been a total embarrassment!


    Struggling to look up, he noticed two one-dor bills and several coins before him.


    Ning Zhiyuan was taken aback.


    The nerve!


    Do they think I’m begging for money?


    There he was, kneeling and bowing, with a few notes and coins on his head – the very picture of a beggar.


    “Are you okay?”


    “Young Master?”


    Just then, several of his men, btedly realizing the situation, hurried over and helped Ning Zhiyuan to his feet.


    “Are you all just sitting around doing nothing?”


    “Why did it take you so long to get here?!”


    “I’m going to fire every single one of you!!!”


    Ning Zhiyuan berated his subordinates, releasing the fury that had built up inside him.


    “What? You’re going to fire us?”


    Upon hearing this, his subordinates were taken aback. “Goodbye then, what about you?”


    With those words, they released their hold on him.


    Ning Zhiyuan copsed to the ground like a toad, limbs sprawled out.


    ?Hey there, wanting to move, but he waspletely immobilized.


    The other bosses in the room exchanged nces.


    ?”Ahem! I think my stomach is upset. I need to use the restroom.”


    “Is there trouble at thepany? Alright, I’m heading back now.”


    “Oh, my wife is inbor? That’s wonderful, just wonderful!”


    One by one, they pulled out their phones, making excuses, and then they all left the room.


    Before long, Ning Zhiyuan was left alone.


    Soon after, the cleaning staff entered to tidy up.


    Suddenly, they spotted Ning Zhiyuan.


    They froze in shock.


    “Hey! That’s the guy! The one who used that bathroom!”


    “Why is he kneeling?”


    “I have no idea.”


    The cleaningdies chatted amongst themselves.


    Some began snapping photos and recording videos with their phones.


    “Can’t deny it, these local phones are pretty handy.”


    “Absolutely, the picture quality is so sharp.”


    “You can even see the e on his face in perfect detail.”


    “Did you hear? They’ve saved the surveince footage of him in the restroom.”


    “I suggest you don’t watch it; it’s quite nauseating.”


    “A grown man like him, and he has no sense of shame…”


    Thedies chuckled as they spoke.


    On the ground, Ning Zhiyuan was on the verge of losing his mind.


    Who on earth can exin what’s happening to me?


    A bad stomach I can understand.


    I don’t see a problem with anything else.


    But!


    But, but, but!


    Why have I lost all my strength?


    ?And what’s this about surveince footage?


    If this gets out, can I even show my face again?


    Ning Zhiyuan remained prone on the ground for a full half-hour.


    Only then did he slowly start to regain a bit of his strength.


    After exerting himself for quite some time, he finally managed to roll over.


    His head was now facing upward.


    But he couldn’t stand up; lying prone for too long had left his limbs numb.


    He was weak, yet not without sensation.


    ?Just as Ning Zhiyuan managed to flip himself over, still sprawled on the ground before catching his breath, he suddenly noticed several cleaningdies standing before him.


    “Oh no, you’re still here?!”


    Ning Zhiyuan’s eyes bulged in surprise. Thesedies were tenacious.


    “We can’t go, we can’t go. We’ve been waiting for this very moment.”


    “Exactly, exactly. We’ve been waiting to see the turtle flip over.”


    “Did you get it on video? Post it online, it’s sure to rack up a ton of likes!”


    The three cleaningdies chattered excitedly amongst themselves.


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