"I don't know what you're talking about, young lady. I'm just doing what my master told me to do. I should leave now that I've finished. Please do as you please."
Although the madam spoke in a calm tone, there was a clear hint of resentment in her voice, though it was unclear who she was complaining about.
"You're leaving already? Since your boss gave me the building, did you say you'd give it to me too? You see, there are very few women on this mountain, and Chunhua Tower still needs someone like you, Madam, to help out."
Cen Xi looked at the madam's constipated face, raised an eyebrow, and deliberately said.
"Girl in the building, please do as you please. I have my own way out, so you don't need to worry about me."
The madam glanced at Cen Xi indifferently and said coldly.
"How can that be? Yan Niang and I have never run a brothel. How could I let go of someone as talented as you? Tell me who your boss is? I'll go ask him for you."
Cen Xi smiled as she watched her deliberately make things difficult, wanting to see if she could finally say the name Shen Jinchen.
"If you want me, young lady, then you'll only have a dead person to choose from."
The madam looked resolute, glaring angrily at Cen Xi.
"No, look at you, you're so beautiful, you look no more than thirty years old. To commit suicide in a moment of anger, what a waste of your youth. Well, I won't force you anymore, go ahead. I'm a woman, why should women make things difficult for each other?"
"So I was just joking with you, but you took it so seriously."
Cen Xi still had a smile on her face, ignoring how angry the other person was, and continued to say what she wanted to say.
"If there is nothing else, Miss, Chunniang will take her leave."
Feeling inexplicably tricked, Chunniang wished she could disappear on the spot; this woman was utterly inhuman.
"Go, go. I can't keep you here anyway. It seems like Yan Niang will have to make you her madam from now on."
Cen Xi's smile remained unchanged, and she didn't care how heavy the steps the other person took were. Anyway, she felt good when she angered the person, especially since that person was one of Shen Jinchen's people.
"I'm supposed to be the madam anyway. Letting her be the one would just restrict my freedom. Why are you deliberately making things difficult for her? Do you have a lot of free time?"
Zhu Yanniang complained angrily.
"It's funny, isn't it? Isn't it satisfying to see her jumping up and down like that? I'm really happy about it. It would be even more satisfying if that jerk of a man could be driven crazy by me too."
Cen Xi replied dismissively.
"Here you are, Miss. I've brought you some tea. Please enjoy."
As soon as Cen Xi finished speaking, Wen Qihe walked in, placed the tea in front of Cen Xi with a twisted smile, and spoke in a very harsh tone.
"Hey maid, this is so rude of you! There's a guest sitting right next to me, and you only brought me one cup of tea. Isn't that incredibly impolite? Hurry up and bring me another cup of tea."
Cen Xi glanced at the cup of tea, then at Zhu Yanniang, and looked at Wen Qihe with a smile as she spoke each word clearly.
"You only asked me to serve you a cup of tea just now. Cen Xi, are you deliberately messing with me? Besides, the woman sitting next to you is a slut. Does she deserve to drink a cup of tea from me, Wen Qihe?"
Wen Qihe was originally a fiery person, and Cen Xi's difficult words made her change her expression immediately, and she retorted.
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Yanniang was the first to object. She quickly stood up, raised her hand, and slapped Wen Qihe across the face, saying sarcastically:
"No matter how promiscuous I am, I've only slept with some men. I'm not like someone who's willing to do the work of a lowly person. Since I've become a lowly person, I have to recognize my own identity. If I can't even distinguish my own identity, I think I don't need to stay. What do you say, Cen Xi?"
"Oh, let her stay if she wants to. Maid, don't be so temperamental. Go and fetch a cup of tea. The madam of Chunhua Pavilion has left. While you're at it, go and call the manager of the brokerage firm for me."
Cen Xi glanced at Zhu Yanniang with a playful look, then smiled and said to Wen Qihe.
“Cen Xi, all the good things our Wen family did for you in the past have been for nothing. You… you’re actually this kind of person.”
Seeing that Cen Xi had no intention of helping her, Wen Qihe immediately frowned and her eyes turned red with anger.
"Yan Niang, what kind of person am I? What's wrong with her? Is she crying? Did I bully her? Don't you think she wanted to stay as a maid herself? I didn't force her, so why is it my fault in the end?"
Seeing Wen Qihe's tears slowly falling, Cen Xi looked at Zhu Yanniang with a pitiful expression and demanded justice.
"Of course you're a good person. You even took in someone as shameless as her. Aren't you a good person? What do other people's opinions matter? I don't think she genuinely wants to be your maid. You should just let her go."
Zhu Yanniang glanced at her, not only giving her an evaluation but also offering her advice.
“I also think that should be the case. Wen Qihe, why don’t you take your Zhenxiulou token and go back to the Wen family? You see, that’s just how I am. Since I’ve taken you in as a maid, I have to make you work. Otherwise, you’re just occupying my maid’s position without doing anything.”
"I'd have to buy a maid to serve me, wouldn't that be a huge waste? Paying extra money is so unfair, it's shameful to waste money, so what do you think I should do with you?"
Cen Xi was still smiling, but what she said was enough to make someone furious.
"I... I'll go serve your guest tea right away, Master, please wait a moment."
Wen Qihe wiped away her tears with a wave of her hand, turned around and left.
As soon as she stepped out, Cen Xi's eyes turned cold, and a mocking smile appeared on her lips.
"She won't leave even after being humiliated like this, what is she trying to do?"
Zhu Yanniang was speechless, staring blankly at Cen Xi.
"Who knows? I thought she was a good person, and I quite liked her personality. But the title of 'maid' has really made me rethink her. Oh well, let's wait and see."
Although Cen Xi was very reluctant to admit that Wen Qihe was following her with ulterior motives, after this test, she had no choice but to think differently.
"Alright, then you'd better keep your people in check. If you mess with me again, it won't be as simple as just a slap."
Seeing Cen Xi say this, Zhu Yanniang sighed and warned him.
"If she says anything more insulting, you can hit her, just don't kill her."
Cen Xi spoke coldly.
"I'm relieved to hear you say that."
Zhu Yanniang rolled up her sleeves, looking ready to get down to business, which startled the brokerage manager who entered. He stumbled, his knee buckled, and he fell to his knees.
"What's wrong with him? Why did he give us such a big bow as soon as he came in?"
Zhu Yanniang looked at the ugly man rolling on the ground with disgust.
"Perhaps we were too beautiful, and he was so amazed that he knelt down without realizing it."
Cen Xi made a lighthearted joke.
"Yes, you have a point. We are indeed very good-looking, so his respectful attitude is understandable."
Zhu Yanniang looked at Cen Xi's confident and flamboyant face, which pleased her greatly, and she also felt that she was very beautiful.
"No need to be so polite. Are you the manager of the brokerage firm?"
Seeing that the man hadn't spoken or stood up for a long time, Cen Xi had no choice but to speak first.
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