Feng Zi laughed out loud. "Bai Tang, I don't think you've grasped your position here! Win, and you might take the person away. Lose, and not only will he stay, but you might leave your life here too!"
Bai Tang propped Zhang Xiaochu against the wall beside her. Just as she was about to stand up, Zhang Xiaochu's eyes twitched, then slowly opened.
Seeing Bai Tang, a flicker of surprise crossed his eyes. He opened his mouth to speak but was immediately wracked with pain, making him frown.
"Awake?" Bai Tang let out a sigh of relief. "Does it hurt a lot?"
"Why are you here?" Zhang Xiaochu noticed his surroundings and recalled what had happened the night before. Especially when he saw Feng Zi standing nearby, his expression darkened.
"Rest for a bit. This will be over soon, and I'll take you to the hospital," Bai Tang said softly, her voice carrying a soothing, reassuring tone.
Zhang Xiaochu reached out and grabbed her hand, shaking his head weakly. "That guy's a lunatic. Don't compete with him!"
Bai Tang curled her lips into a wicked, confident smile. "Tang Jie will get revenge for you!"
"I said I'd have your back—how could I let you be bullied like this?"
She pulled her hand free, set it down, and stood up. As she turned around, the smile vanished from her face, replaced by a chilling, icy glare aimed at Feng Zi.
"Let's begin."
Feng Zi smirked, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
Good. He liked people who weren't afraid to die—it made things more interesting.
When he first saw these two at the club, he'd told Sheng Qi to give them a proper "lesson," but Sheng Qi had bluntly refused.
Now, he could still give them a thorough "lesson" himself.
Especially this woman in front of him. Feng Zi felt she deserved the best instruction—to teach her that some people weren't to be trifled with.
Arrogance came with a price.
Feng Zi had one of his subordinates toss Bai Tang the keys to a car. Then he turned to his assistant and said, "Take a photo and send it to Sheng Qi. Tell him if he still wants these two, he knows where to come."
The assistant nodded and quickly carried out the task.
Feng Zi smiled in satisfaction and calmly walked toward his own car.
He'd said he would have a showdown with Sheng Qi, and he meant to see it through.
He didn't believe Sheng Qi wouldn't be worried about these two.
Some people were like that—cold on the surface, but deep down, they had a fatal weakness for soft-heartedness.
People like that could never accomplish anything big.
Today, he wouldn't just teach these two a lesson; he'd make Sheng Qi understand that crossing him came with consequences.
Compared to Bai Tang and Zhang Xiaochu, the power behind Sheng Qi wasn't something he could easily offend. But when it came to dealing with Bai Tang and Zhang Xiaochu, he had plenty of ways.
This time, he'd make all three of them pay the price.
Feng Zi fastened his seatbelt and glanced sideways at Bai Tang in the car beside him.
As if sensing his gaze, she turned her head and met his eyes, her own filled with a hint of mockery and coldness.
It was a look that seemed to dismiss him entirely.
Feng Zi held back his temper and sneered. "Bai Tang, keep up the act. I hope you're still in the mood later."
Bai Tang gave a scornful laugh. "I have no interest in talking to trash."
Feng Zi gritted his teeth, his hands tightening on the steering wheel.
Both were ready. The engines roared to life, and at the signal, the two cars shot forward...