Xia Shige glanced at Wu Zhuo, then at the bodyguard behind Zhou Ran, and silently assessed the situation in his mind.
She and Zhou Ran are not very familiar with each other.
Although Zhou Ran had helped them before for Zhou Hong's sake, that was all he could do.
If it is true as Wu Zhuo said, that Wu Zhuo's aunt Wu Jiali is about to marry Zhou Hong, then for Zhou Ran, Wu Zhuo is obviously closer to him.
There is a difference between close and distant relatives, Xia Shige thought, Zhou Ran is likely to help Wu Zhuo deal with them.
Xia Shige doesn't want to make enemies with the Zhou family, but if Zhou Ran insists on helping Wu Zhuo, Xia Shige will not back down.
She calmly reached into her pocket and took out the "secret drug" she had obtained from the "Exchange".
Although I can't just kill people here, it should be okay to knock them out, right?
Xia Shige held the ping-pong ball-sized bottle in his palm, ready to deal with the next situation at any time.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Ran ignored Wu Zhuo. He walked anxiously to Xia Shige and Xia Huiyin and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Xia Shige was stunned, then shook his head and replied, "No."
Zhou Ran heaved a sigh of relief after hearing her say that.
Seeing Zhou Ran like this, Xia Shige thought that Zhou Ran didn't understand the situation. She hesitated for a moment, lowered her voice and added softly: "...Um, I was the one who slapped Wu Zhuo just now, she didn't hit me."
Zhou Ran just waved his hand when he heard this, and said nonchalantly: "I know, it's OK as long as you don't do it."
Zhou Ran then turned to look at Wu Zhuo, and under Wu Zhuo's puzzled gaze, he said, "Ms. Wu, please leave first."
Wu Zhuo seemed to not understand what Zhou Ran said. She widened her eyes in confusion and asked in disbelief, "What did you say?!"
Not only Wu Zhuo, but everyone around him was also stunned by Zhou Ran's words -
Why did Zhou Ran ignore the face of the eldest daughter of the Wu family and protect an outsider?
Xia Shige didn't expect Zhou Ran to say that. She squeezed the bottle of drugs in her hand, thought for a moment, and put the drugs back into the space.
Wu Zhuo stared at Zhou Ran's face, trying to find a hint of a joke in his expression, but Zhou Ran's expression was unusually serious.
She realized that Zhou Ran was not joking and really wanted them to leave.
Now Wu Zhuo is completely fed up!
She pointed at Xia Shige and Xia Huiyin, glared at Zhou Ran with an unwilling look on her face and said, "Zhou Ran, didn't you hear what I just said?! It was those two girls who beat me up! Not only did you not help me, but now you want me to leave?!"
Facing Wu Zhuo's anger, Zhou Ran said calmly: "Ms. Wu, this is a banquet hosted by our Zhou family. These two Ms. Xia are our distinguished guests. In order to ensure the safety of our distinguished guests, please leave first."
Zhou Ran's tone was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable firmness.
When Wu Zhuo heard him say that, her face instantly turned red as if it was on fire. She herself couldn't tell whether she was angry because Xia Shige hit her or because Zhou Ran had humiliated her.
She was embarrassed and annoyed for a moment, and didn't care about her image anymore. She growled in a hoarse voice: "Zhou Ran, are you controlled by your wife?! Are you so afraid of your wife? In order to make your wife happy, you actually indulge your wife's poor friends to beat me?! I'm going to tell my aunt!"
Zhou Ran heard this, smiled nonchalantly, and replied: "It's up to you."
Seeing this, Wu Zhuo clenched his fists tightly, and the pointed nails poked her palms so hard that it hurt.
She turned to look at Xia Shige, her heart boiling with anger—
This is all Xia Shige’s fault!
If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have lost face like this!
Wu Zhuo was so angry that she lost her mind. Before anyone could react, she staggered to Xia Shige in her high heels and raised her hand to slap Xia Shige in the face.
Xia Shige reacted quickly. She immediately raised her hand and grabbed Wu Zhuo's wrist, sneering: "You still want to hit me? Go home and practice more!"
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