Zhang Xiaochu's gloomy mood instantly lifted.
But that joy clearly didn't last more than a few seconds before Bai Tang's ethereal voice rang out again: "So, from now on, I'll personally do your makeup every day, okay?"
Bai Tang cracked her knuckles, bones creaking.
Zhang Xiaochu: "..."
Damn it!!!
Sheng Qi calmly pulled out a chair and sat down, the faint, oppressive gloom seemingly vanishing without a trace!
Meeting Zhang Xiaochu's resentful gaze, Bai Tang grinned, revealing a row of neat, white teeth. But the smile looked a bit eerie, sending a chill down one's spine.
"When this is over, I'll touch up your makeup?" Bai Tang said with a smile.
Zhang Xiaochu instinctively scooted his chair back and turned his head away with a haughty air.
Hmph, woman!
The onlookers' gazes all landed on Bai Tang, silently vowing: Stay away from this girl from now on!
Too violent!
Once Zhang Xiaochu had settled down, Bai Tang swept her gaze across the people in the meeting room.
Finally, her eyes landed on Chu Yi, and they widened instantly as she spoke with a hint of amusement: "Chu Yi, who roughed you up like this? Tsk tsk tsk... Looking at your face, I can already imagine how brutal the other person was!"
Bai Tang studied his face, which was even more battered than Zhang Xiaochu's, and sighed: "Ah, that person's a real beast!"
The crowd stared at Bai Tang in horror.
A chill spread through the entire meeting room. Everyone kept their eyes down, not daring to look at the man radiating coldness at the head of the table.
But she seemed oblivious, as if she couldn't sense it at all, calmly comforting Chu Yi: "Next time, bring me along. As your sister-in-law, I'll teach him how to behave!"
The crowd: "..."
Were they about to get a new sister-in-law?
If this girl kept acting up, she'd be strangled by the boss sooner or later!
Chu Yi forced a stiff smile, screaming inside: Girl, shut up!
"When I've got him pinned to the ground and grinding his face in it, I'll let you take a swing?" Bai Tang said cheerfully.
Seeing Chu Yi's rigid smile, Bai Tang asked with a laugh: "What's with that expression? Don't believe me?"
Chu Yi: "..."
"If you don't believe me, then bring them along? With all of us, how could we lose?" Bai Tang declared with impressive bravado, her thuggish side fully on display.
The crowd: "..."
Could they please not be dragged into this?
They didn't want to die, really!
"How about tonight? We go find him?" Bai Tang said.
Chu Yi felt that if Bai Tang kept talking, he'd be finished!
The coldness around Sheng Qi grew thicker. Chu Yi nervously swallowed and shot Bai Tang a look.
"What's wrong with your eyes?" Bai Tang asked, puzzled.
Chu Yi said nothing, cautiously glancing at Sheng Qi.
Bai Tang finally turned to look at Sheng Qi, meeting a pair of sinister, icy eyes.
"Beautiful, what's wrong?" Bai Tang smiled innocently.
She instantly understood how Chu Yi got his face!
Sheng Qi's anger turned to a cold smile, the smile not reaching his eyes as he stared at Bai Tang with a dangerously sharp gaze: "Teach him how to behave? Pin me to the ground and grind my face in it? Let him hit me? Gang up on me?"
His light, calm voice, each word spoken deliberately, felt like stepping on someone's heart—one misstep and it seemed the heart would be crushed.
Bai Tang flashed a fawning smile: "Beautiful, you misheard. I meant I'd help you teach Chu Yi how to behave, pin him to the ground and grind his face in it. After all, rough work like that is better left to me. You just focus on being gorgeous!"
The crowd: "... Such a bootlicker!"
Chu Yi took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and let out a hollow laugh.