Fang Xinman froze, looking at him blankly.
"What, do you want me to come in person?" Murong Xiao's gaze swept over again.
This time it's definitely true.
He... he actually wanted to slap himself in the face?! Why?!
Fang Xinman's face paled. In the eyes of outsiders, she was Murong Xiao's favorite, the object of envy and jealousy for countless women, yet he made her hit herself in front of so many people—wasn't this a deliberate humiliation?
But this was Murong Xiao's order.
If you don't do as he says, he will despise you, and the consequences of being despised by him will only be worse.
Thinking of this, she resignedly raised her hand and slapped herself twice.
"Master Xiao, I will never dare to say anything reckless again, please don't be angry..." She lowered her head, not daring to look at the people around her, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Remember this lesson." He strode towards Xiang Jin.
Xiang Jin was a little confused. How did Fang Xinman suddenly get beaten up? Why was the atmosphere around her so strange? Wait, why is he walking towards her?!
"Looking for me?" He stopped a step away from her.
Looking at the stares from all directions, Xiang Jin wanted to say that she had gone to the wrong place, but she couldn't lie in front of everyone, so she could only nod and hand the bag in her hand to him.
"What is this?" Her fingertips gently brushed against the back of her hand, and she couldn't help but tremble, pulling her hand back in a fluster.
"I'll...I'll return your money." Xiang Jin felt a little embarrassed. She had originally intended to give it to him privately, but alas.
Looking at the red bills being moved around, Murong Xiao instantly understood that her wish for 120,000 yuan in cash was to repay her money.
His money, after going around in circles, ended up back in his hands?
Oh.
He looked up into the woman's eyes.
Faced with his sharp gaze, Xiang Jin lowered his head.
"Have you eaten?" He handed the bag to his assistant and asked her gently.
"No...no." Under pressure, she subconsciously blurted out the truth, and as soon as it left her mouth, she wanted to slap herself twice.
"Come with me." He instinctively reached for her hand, but pulled it back halfway, glancing at Xiao Zhu beside him. "Did you bring her here?"
Xiao Zhu stepped forward: "It's me, Boss Xiao."
"You don't need to come to work tomorrow." How dare they make her wait so long? They must be tired of living.
Xiao Zhu was completely dumbfounded.
He was eager to explain something, but Murong Xiao turned to leave.
Suddenly, a pair of hands reached out and gently tugged at his sleeve.
“Um… Xiao Zhu didn’t do anything wrong, can we give him another chance?” Xiang Jin used sign language, her expression somewhat anxious. After finishing, worried that he wouldn’t understand the sign language, she wrote the note down again.
Murong Xiao looked at her.
Xiang Jin felt embarrassed. She realized that she had overstepped her bounds and had no right to interfere in his affairs, but she really couldn't bear to see Xiao Zhuo punished.
“He’s incompetent; I, Feng Rong, will not keep such a useless person.” He seemed to be explaining to her.
"He didn't do anything wrong. It was the supervisor at the gate who wouldn't let us in. It has nothing to do with him," Xiang Jin quickly defended Xiao Zhuo.
"Oh?" Murong Xiao looked at the waiter at the door. "Who wouldn't let her in?"
The head waiter hurried over, somewhat uneasy: "Mr. Xiao, I was worried that she would disturb your banquet, so I had her wait outside."
"Expel him/her."
Amid the foreman's astonishment, Murong Xiao then looked at the other waiters at the door: "These are all here. They don't need to come to work tomorrow."
"Yes," the assistant replied.
The waiters were stunned.
What's going on?
Lord Xiao is actually going to fire them all for a mute girl from the countryside?!
They were incredulous, and while their minds were still processing the news, Murong Xiao had already led Xiang Jin into the banquet hall.
"Miss Fang, please plead for us! We haven't done anything wrong, why are we being fired?" The waiter looked utterly innocent.
"Yes, what exactly happened? Who is that woman?" the foreman asked. It was the first time he had ever seen Master Xiao lose his temper over a woman.
He even slapped his most beloved Miss Fang.
That's incredible.
Fang Xinman covered her swollen face, her eyes filled with resentment: "Don't ask me, how would I know!"
"That country bumpkin, who knows what underhanded tricks she used to win over Master Xiao and even get him into the banquet."
This banquet hall is so high-class, it's full of top celebrities. He's not afraid of losing face by bringing a woman like this!
Just wait and see, one day she'll teach that woman a lesson!
……………………
Xiang Jin followed Murong Xiao into the venue.
Just as she had imagined, the scene was filled with dazzling lights, fine wine, and beautiful women, only the scale and quality were much higher, exceeding her expectations.
Some of the top celebrities that we often see in magazines and on television were actually at this banquet.
Xiang Jin glanced down at her T-shirt and jeans.
The T-shirts were three for 100 yuan on the carpet, and the jeans were faded from washing; they were completely out of place with the environment.
She regretted it.
She regretted being so stupid for following him in without knowing why. Wasn't she here to return the money? Shouldn't she have left after returning it?
well.
"Take whatever you want to eat." Murong Xiao led her to the cold food area and handed her a plate.
Gradually, people started to notice this side and turned their gazes to Xiang Jin. Xiang Jin did not take the plate, but kept her head down and wrote a note: "I suddenly remembered that I have something to do, so I'll go first and not disturb you any longer."
"If you don't want him to get expelled, then eat properly." Murong Xiao glanced at Xiao Zhuo by the door.
He's willing to let Xiao Zhu go? That's wonderful! "Then I'll eat."
Xiang Jin took the plate, grabbed some food, and looked around somewhat bewildered under everyone's gaze. Finally, she sheepishly found an inconspicuous corner and buried her head in her food.
Murong Xiao picked up a drink, slowly walked over, and sat down next to her.
Xiang Jin was acting completely strange.
Strange, scrutinizing, and suspicious glances all fell upon her, and she couldn't bear it any longer; her hand holding the fork trembled slightly.
“Mr. Murong, this is…” A middle-aged couple walked over, speaking fluent English.
"And this is...?"
“We don’t know each other. It’s just a coincidence.” While Murong Xiao was still considering how to introduce her, Xiang Jin took the lead and wrote a note in English, which roughly meant that they didn’t know each other and it was just a coincidence.
The middle-aged couple suddenly realized what was happening. They exchanged a few words with Murong Xiao and then left, glancing at Xiang Jin a few more times as they went.
"I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I'll leave as soon as I finish eating." Xiang Jin didn't want to upset Murong Xiao. It was really embarrassing for him to be in such a place with his status.
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