"Didn't you say she had nothing to do with Gu Shaojin?" the burly man asked, staring at Yu Xin.
"I don't know. I just ran into Gu Shaojin downstairs. He was acting all indifferent and like it was none of his business. How was I supposed to know he would come up?"
The burly man crossed his arms, looking extremely arrogant. "Now look what's happened. I've offended Gu Shaojin and almost touched his woman. I wonder how the boss will punish me when I get back."
"Big brother, who is that person?" Lin Qing stammered.
"Gu Shaojin, the boss of the Gu Group, don't you know that?" said the man behind the burly man.
"Ah! It's him! Oh no, oh no, oh no! He just saw me take a knife. What if he... what if he drags me to a dark room and kills me?" Lin Qing said fearfully.
"Don't worry, he won't. At most, he'll sever your tendons in your hands and feet," the burly man in the lead said.
Lin Qing's hands trembled, and the knife he was holding fell to the ground with a clatter.
His legs were shaking violently. Upon closer inspection, his pants were wet, and water was leaking from them, slowly reaching the floor.
"Hahahaha, you can't be that pathetic."
"Pfft, you peed your pants, hahaha, I've been with Wolong Group for so long and this is the first time I've seen such a trashy person. Go wash up."
"Is this all the mental fortitude you have? Scared to the point of wetting your pants?" Yu Xin said sarcastically.
The burly man at the head of the group turned and glanced at Lin Qing. He said angrily, "Go change. It's embarrassing."
…
Ming Jiayi opened her eyes and pushed Gu Shaojin's chest, then she shuddered and jumped down.
"Thank you, I owe you a favor," Ming Jiayi said solemnly.
She almost got disfigured just now.
Fortunately, Gu Shaojin arrived in time.
Gu Shaojin looked at Ming Jiayi, somewhat bewildered, "You didn't faint?"
"No, I felt something was off when they gave me the drinks. I followed them because I wanted to know what they were up to, but I almost couldn't get away."
Gu Shaojin awkwardly lowered her hand, "If you can't protect yourself, don't put yourself in a predicament."
Ming Jiayi touched the inconspicuous scar on her forehead, then retorted confidently, "Who said I have no ability to protect myself?"
“Oh, then you have it.” Gu Shaojin replied calmly.
It's good that you're alright.
Let her be strong if she wants to.
"..."
Ming Jiayi returned to the venue.
At that moment, they were presenting an award to Xiang Wanqiu.
Xiang Wanqiu stood on the stage, holding the trophy with a smug look on her face, and delivered her acceptance speech into the microphone.
Ming Jiayi walked back to her seat, where the empty bottle of drink was still there, perfectly fine.
She sat upright in the chair with her legs crossed, and there was a hint of playfulness in her eyes as she looked at Xiang Wanqiu.
"Hi, miss, can you do me a favor?" Ming Jiayi said to the staff in front of her.
"Sure, what's up?" The staff member bent down next to Ming Jiayi and asked politely.
Ming Jiayi picked up the drink. "Could you add some drinking water to my drink? You don't need to throw the contents away, okay?"
"OK."
The staff member walked forward with a bent back, and Ming Jiayi began to listen to Xiang Wanqiu's moving speech.
"Another indispensable reason why I was able to receive this award is the support from my good friend Ming Jiayi. If she hadn't constantly compared me and wanted to beat me in every way, I wouldn't have been motivated to improve my acting skills. So I am really grateful to her."
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