Bai Tang looked up at him with a pitiful expression. "I don't want to..."
"If you don't want to, then let go of me!" Sheng Qi stared at her coldly, but his gaze ultimately landed on her bandaged arm.
Bai Tang: "..."
Huh?
He wasn't going to hit her?
It turned out he was worried that her arm might get compressed or dislocated from the earlier movement.
A smile curled at the corner of Bai Tang's lips, her eyes sparkling as she spoke with a hint of roguishness. "So the beauty was worried about me!"
Sheng Qi kept his face cold and said nothing, but the girl's cheeky words continued. "The way you say one thing but mean another is just too adorable!"
Sheng Qi's face instantly darkened. "Let go!"
Bai Tang released her injured arm, but with a slight turn, she used her other uninjured hand to hug Sheng Qi's waist tightly, rubbing her head against his chest a few times.
Sheng Qi took a deep breath, reached out to grab her hand, and gritted his teeth. "Do you want the doctor to bandage this arm too, so both arms match?"
Bai Tang chuckled sheepishly and pulled her hand back.
"Beauty, we need to be gentle!"
Sheng Qi stared at her coldly. Thanks to Bai Tang's antics, the lecture he had planned for the two of them now seemed pointless to bring up.
After a long pause, Sheng Qi spoke coldly to them. "I don't want this to happen a second time. Next time you encounter something like this, I expect you to go straight to the club. If either of you dares to act out on your own again, don't blame me for being harsh!"
Sheng Qi shot them a warning look.
Zhang Xiaochu kept his head down and said nothing, while Bai Tang gave him a sweet smile and nodded obediently.
Sheng Qi frowned and continued, "I'll handle today's matter with Feng Zi. You two focus on recovering, then go back to class and study!"
"Mm-hmm, the beauty's lesson is well taken!" Bai Tang said sycophantically.
Sheng Qi shot her a glare.
"Chuyi, stay and take care of Zhang Xiaochu. Everyone else, go back to work!" Sheng Qi turned his gaze to Bai Tang and added, "You're coming with me."
"Where to?" Bai Tang looked at him expectantly.
"Back to school for class!"
Bai Tang: "..."
The others watched Bai Tang follow Sheng Qi with a resentful look, barely suppressing their laughter.
Boss, if someone didn't know better, they'd think you were her parent!
You're really strict!
At this hour, there was only one class left—and she still had to go to school?
Bai Tang sat in the car, complaining miserably. "Beauty, I'm hungry."
Sheng Qi frowned, about to tell her to get out and buy some snacks from the convenience store to tide her over, but a sidelong glance at her pitiful expression made him take her to a restaurant instead.
Bai Tang really didn't want to go back to school like this—it would ruin her image!
She'd at least wait until tomorrow to take off the bandages!
At the table, Bai Tang ate with a spoon while Sheng Qi silently put food on her plate with a cold face, not saying a word.
Bai Tang could tell he was still angry.
"Beauty, are you still mad?" Bai Tang asked cautiously.
"Don't talk while eating or sleep while lying down!" Sheng Qi said coldly.
Bai Tang stopped spooning, set it down, turned to face Sheng Qi, and said seriously, "Beauty, are you still angry?"
Sheng Qi: "..."
He realized he really had no way to deal with her!
He told her not to talk while eating, so she just stopped eating to talk instead!
Taking a deep breath, Sheng Qi also put down his chopsticks.
"Did you ever think about what would have happened if you'd gotten hurt today?" Sheng Qi asked in a cold voice.