The closer Xiaolan got to Zhao Yan's office, the faster her heart beat, as if it was about to jump out of her throat.

She swallowed, walked into the dimly lit office, looked at the middle-aged woman standing in front of the French window with her arms folded, and called out tremblingly, "Sister Yan..."

"Don't call me Sister Yan!" Zhao Yan didn't intend to ask Xiaolan one question at a time, because she had a lot of anger accumulated in her heart, and she wanted to vent it all at once.

Zhao Yan turned around and stared at Xiaolan with cold eyes, as if she wanted to torture her to death.

Xiaolan's body couldn't help but tremble. She felt her limbs were cold and the air pressure around her had inexplicably increased, feeling like a thousand pounds of weight was pressing down on her heart.

Zhao Yan walked closer to Xiaolan step by step, and finally stood in front of Xiaolan. Before she could react, Zhao Yan raised her hand and slapped Xiaolan in the face.

Xiaolan cried out in pain. She covered her burning left cheek and looked at Zhao Yan in disbelief. She asked, "Sister Yan, why did you hit me?"

Zhao Yan's face was terribly cold, and she said in a deep voice, "Do you remember how I answered you the last time you asked this question?"

Xiaolan dodged her gaze a few times. Of course she still remembered that the last time she brought Mu Heng back to her room without permission, Zhao Yan told her not to covet a man who did not belong to her.

Zhao Yan saw the quick expression on Xiaolan's face. She sneered and slapped Xiaolan on the right cheek again. She said in a deep voice: "I'm hitting you this time because you had an idea that you shouldn't have!"

Xiaolan staggered a few steps and finally fell to the ground, her long hair scattered messily around her cheeks.

"Don't think you can hide what you did from us. It's only a matter of time before we find out! Besides, if you walk by the river all year round, how can you not get your feet wet?"

After hearing what Zhao Yan said, Xiaolan finally understood that what she had done was finally discovered.

Zhao Yan looked down at Xiao Lan and said coldly, "Do you think you can get the man you want by ruining her reputation? Do you think that man is a vegetarian?"

"I've warned you a long time ago that you should stay away from people you shouldn't be close to! Now you're doing this to yourself, are you going to die?" There was a hint of threat in Zhao Yan's voice.

Xiaolan completely understood her situation. She crawled to Zhao Yan's feet and tried to grab Zhao Yan's cheongsam, but was kicked away mercilessly by Zhao Yan.

Xiaolan pleaded, "Sister Yan, please don't hand me over. Please, don't hand me over. I can apologize to her and compensate her with anything. Please don't hand me over..."

Xiaolan knew that she could not leave Fengqing's protection, especially at this critical moment when she had been exposed, she could not leave Fengqing even more.

However, Zhao Yan was determined and no one could persuade her, so she didn't even look at Xiaolan, called the manager outside and ordered: "Go and call a few security guards to watch her, and hand her over to Master Mu's assistant tomorrow, don't let her run away."

The manager nodded and said, "Yes."

Xiaolan's heart completely sank. She sat there in a daze with despair in her eyes.

Had she really made a big mistake this time? Was she really wrong to fight for what she wanted?

Zhao Yan looked at Xiaolan and knew that Xiaolan must not have figured it out again.

Anyone can strive for the happiness they want, but it should not be built at the cost of hurting others.

Soon, the security guards rushed over, picked up Xiaolan from the ground, sent her back to the room, and placed her under house arrest.

This matter soon spread to the ears of all the employees in Fengqing, big and small.

After dealing with Xiaolan's matter, Zhao Yan instructed the manager: "Call Master Mu's assistant tomorrow and ask him to tell Master Mu that Xiaolan is at their disposal."

"Yes." The manager still hadn't recovered from the accident and sweat was breaking out on his forehead.

Zhao Yan looked back at him and then ordered, "Also, inform all employees that if anyone has a dirty mouth and says something they shouldn't, they will end up like Xiaolan."

The manager shook his body and replied, "Yes, I understand."

Let us not forget that before opening the bar, Zhao Yan worked for a big boss, so her methods were naturally much tougher. We cannot assume that she is weak and easy to bully just because she has hardly touched the underground business in the past ten years.

As long as Zhao Yan wants to protect someone, no one can touch her hair.

…

Royal Bay.

At this time, only Mu Heng and Ruan Mengmeng were left in the quiet study.

In fact, Ruan Mengmeng's two calls moved the calm expression on the man on the chair. He raised his eyelids slightly and looked at Ruan Mengmeng with his eagle eyes.

He was in the dark, and Ruan Mengmeng could not see the expression on his face, but Mu Heng could see Ruan Mengmeng clearly.

The two just stared at each other in a stalemate, and neither of them spoke first.

Finally, Mu Heng was helpless. He sighed, beckoned Ruan Mengmeng over, and said in a low voice: "Come here."

Ruan Mengmeng stood there stubbornly for a few seconds, but finally walked over resignedly and was then held in Mu Heng's arms.

The moment the beauty was in his arms, Mu Heng smelled the sweet fragrance from Ruan Mengmeng's body after bathing, so he lowered his head and buried it in Ruan Mengmeng's shoulder, absorbing a trace of warmth.

After a moment's silence, Mu Heng said in a muffled voice, "Sorry." His voice was deep and a little tired.

Ruan Mengmeng hugged Mu Heng's neck with both hands, and gently stroked his hard and dense black hair with her fingers, and persuaded him: "You have been tired because of my affairs these two days, so you should have a good rest tonight."

She paused, then said, "As for my affairs, they are really not that important."

Ruan Mengmeng doesn't care what people on the Internet think of her. She lives for herself and now lives for Mu Heng. Ruan Mengmeng really doesn't care about the public opinions that have not caused her any substantial harm.

Mu Heng knew Ruan Mengmeng's personality, and because of this, he didn't want to let her down.

Which man would like to see the person he loves most, whom he holds in his heart, being misunderstood and reviled by everyone?

Jealous, fickle, even vain and arrogant, I will slowly give you back everything you have lost in the past ten years. I will tolerate you, indulge you, pamper you, and love you until we are old.

If Mu Heng really sits back and does nothing, then all the promises he made to Ruan Mengmeng will be as worthless as a piece of waste paper.

The reason why he was so persistent was that he wanted to completely break away from the past with Ruan Mengmeng and start over with her.

Mu Heng frowned and said, "No, you must listen to me on this matter."