At that moment, four thugs emerged from the shadows where they had been hiding.
Bai Xi'er spoke to them: "Beat her to death!"
Bai Tang raised an eyebrow slightly. Oh, she's learned to find help now.
The four thugs cracked their knuckles and surrounded Bai Tang.
Bai Tang calmly looked at them, a slight smirk on her face: "How much is she paying you? I'll give you double!"
"She's paying five thousand. Are you sure you'll give us double?"
Bai Tang smiled: "Yes!"
The four thugs were stunned by this, exchanging glances before finally looking at Bai Xi'er.
Bai Xi'er grew anxious: "How can you four do this? You've already taken half the money!"
Bai Tang laughed out loud: "It's all about making money, so naturally you'd pick the highest price!"
With Bai Tang stirring things up, the four thugs, who had no real loyalty to begin with, instantly found her reasoning quite sound.
The leader, a thug in black clothes, spoke to Bai Xi'er: "Double it!"
Bai Xi'er gritted her teeth, glaring hatefully at him, but he just glared back.
She had no choice but to turn her gaze to Bai Tang, only to see Bai Tang smiling with an air of confidence. Bai Xi'er said coldly: "Fine, I'll double it. Beat her up!"
The four thugs were immediately satisfied.
Just as they were about to act, Bai Tang spoke again: "I'll double what she offered!"
The four thugs stopped, and the leader looked at Bai Xi'er once more.
Bai Xi'er's face darkened completely.
At that moment, looking at Bai Tang's smiling lips, Bai Xi'er wanted to tear her apart herself!
And these four unreliable thugs!
Once she got away, she'd make them pay.
"I'll give you forty thousand!" Bai Xi'er ground her teeth, her voice laced with anger.
The four thugs were very pleased—after all, each of them would only have gotten a little over a thousand before, but now each could have ten thousand.
"I'll give you a hundred thousand!" Bai Tang said with a smile.
The four thugs' eyes lit up.
Bai Xi'er was shaking with rage.
"Bai Tang, you bitch!"
Although Bai Xi'er had money, she almost always spent her monthly allowance, and now she only had ninety thousand saved up.
Forty thousand had already annoyed her, and now Bai Tang was offering so much!
She didn't want to pay, but if she didn't, she'd be the one getting beaten today!
How could she swallow this?
Bai Tang looked at Bai Xi'er, raising an eyebrow slightly, and asked with a hint of provocation: "Bai Xi'er, are you going to raise the bid?"
Bai Xi'er clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms, the pain only fueling her anger.
The four thugs exchanged glances.
What was this, an auction house bidding war?
This was supposed to be a beating—could they at least show some respect for their "profession"?
The four thugs waited for a long time, but Bai Xi'er said nothing, so they turned and prepared to go after her.
"One hundred ten thousand!" Bai Xi'er said urgently: "I'll give you one hundred ten thousand!"
The thug in black looked at Bai Tang and said with a grin: "You want to raise the bid again?"
Bai Tang curled her lips into a smile, her gaze fixed on Bai Xi'er.
At that moment, Bai Xi'er's face was full of tension, afraid that Bai Tang would raise the price again.
"You seem nervous?" Bai Tang said with a pleased smile.
Bai Xi'er forced herself to stay calm, her lips pressed tightly together, saying nothing.
"Little lady, want to raise the bid?" the thug in black asked again.
After all, in his view, Bai Tang's confident expression suggested she had plenty of money, so he could squeeze out a bit more!
Bai Tang laughed: "No, I'm actually broke."
With that, she pulled out the pockets of her school uniform pants: "See? Not a cent."
Bai Xi'er looked at Bai Tang's act, her face turning even darker.
"You tricked me!"