Just as the servant boy pushed open the door of the private room, intending to usher Ji Xinhe inside, he was startled by the shouting. For a moment, he didn’t know what to do.
Xinhe’s brows furrowed slightly, turning around, he saw an angry young man dressed like a noble, charging over: "So, my words don’t hold any weight? But his do?"
The servant got his wits back, hurriedly bowing and apologizing profusely: "Young Master Sun, please don’t get upset. How could I dare to ignore you? The private room has been reserved by this gentleman. It’s outta my hands. As a lowly servant, I have no say in the matter."
Young Master of the Sun family scoffed, pointing at Ji Xinhe and questioning: "Who do you belong to? I have never seen you before. How did you get such a high status? Dare you step on my face, huh? Be smart and scram!"
It then dawned on Xinhe. Young Master Sun must have arrived late and not got a private room, so he planned to take it by force.
Xinhe kept a poker face, responding: "This private room was reserved by me. You ought to be the one to leave, Young Master Sun."
"Hey! Who do you think you are!? Dare you to insult me? Do you know the standing of the Sun family in Lian’an Town? A pretty boy like you daring to challenge me! You insolent... Ah!" Before he could finish speaking, Young Master Sun got knocked down flat by a swift kick from Ji Xinhe.
Young Master Sun’s face went white: "You, you, you dare to hit me?!"
Xinhe replied calmly: "Young Master Sun planned to order his men to beat me up. Why shouldn’t I strike first?"
Probably Young Master Sun had never been humiliated like this in his life. Enraged, he yelled at his servant: "A gang of shameless creatures! Attack him immediately and kill this pretty boy!"
The servant boys following Sun rushed to their master’s aide. Xinhe, however, placed his foot on the young master’s chest, commanding coolly: "I would like to see someone dare."
Pressed hard, Young Master Sun groaned, nearly out of breath, his face turned red as he gasped: "Stop... stop... stop it!"
Xinhe glanced at the others coldly: "Get out!"
The servants, sensing the cue, immediately scampered off, fearing that their young master would be trampled to death by this pretty boy if they lingered around any longer.
Finally, when everyone had left, Xinhe sneered, lifted his foot off, and kicked him: "Scram!"
Infuriated and pointing at Ji Xinhe’s nose, Young Master Sun threatened: "You just wait and see! I will not let you off!"
Laughing chillingly, Xinhe retaliated: "So you still want to court death?"
Young Master Sun’s face turned pale. He immediately turned around and sprinted away.
Watching the fleeing figure of Young Master Sun, Xinhe finally turned and said to the shaking servants at the establishment: "Go, send a few people to follow him and tie him up."
The servant’s eyes widened with shock: "Ah? But he’s Young Master Sun!"
Xinhe glared at him: "So, you want to wait for him to bring reinforcements? Today’s opening is auspicious for this establishment, it would be spoiled by him!"
The servant finally responded, nodding repeatedly: "Yes, I’ll get on it right away."
As he was about to run off, he stopped after two steps and turned back to ask, "After tying him up, where should we hold him?"
"First tie him up, then knock him out and throw him in the broken temple outside the city. I estimate that he won’t be able to get back home until tomorrow morning at the earliest. As long as he doesn’t cause a disturbance at our courtesan competition, that’s sufficient," Xinhe said in a cold voice.
The servant seemed confused but understood the directions. Since it was ordered by the boss, he did not dare to disobey and dashed off immediately.
After Xinhe entered the private room, Shulan asked with a frown, "If Madam is also worried about Young Master Sun causing a nuisance, why did you let him go just now? Why not tie him up directly?"
The Oiran competition ceremony today was the result of a month’s diligent planning by Madam. It absolutely could not be disrupted. If someone stirred up trouble, it would all be in vain.
Xinhe shook her head slightly, "There’s a big difference between tying someone at the establishment and tying them outside. If we tied him here and the establishment’s staff turned a blind eye, when Young Master Sun seeks revenge in the future, he will definitely involve the establishment, causing trouble."
Xiaoyu said, "My Lady is correct. If we tie him up outside, it would be perceived as a personal grudge between My Lady and Young Master Sun. Young Master Sun would not be able to take out his revenge on the establishment. Furthermore, My Lady is now just the silent partner of the establishment, there’s no formal association, so he can’t target the establishment."
Xinhe nodded, "I am not afraid of making enemies, but the establishment surely is. After all, it has just opened for business, and there will be many more trials to navigate in the future. If we antagonize an enemy at this stage, when we are so new, that would be highly undesirable."
"But if Young Master Sun seeks trouble with you in the future, it would be quite troublesome. I heard that the Sun family is the wealthiest in our town," Shulan couldn’t help saying.
Xinhe huffed lightly, raising her brow to say, "So what if he is powerful? He probably won’t even be able to find me in the future."
Xiaoyu laughed, "Did you not hear Young Master Sun address you as ’pretty boy’? There is no such good-looking young man in Lian’an Town. When Young Master Sun seeks revenge in the future, he probably can’t find a scapegoat."
Shulan was awestruck, she couldn’t help but exclaim, "Madam is brilliant!"
Even for such small matters, Madam could think so far ahead, coming up with such comprehensive plans. It was truly impressive.
Xinhe, with profound eyes, stared at the bustling crowd in the hall from her window, "This Young Master Sun is so arrogant that it suggests that the Sun family in Lian’an Town is apparently at the top of the food chain. I wonder if they are friend or foe in the future..."
Xiaoyu spoke in a serious tone, "I will make sure to get detailed information about the Sun family. You need not worry, My Lady."
"Hmm."
Xinhe’s ear twitched subtly, her expression suddenly changing. She signaled Xiaoyu with her eyes, and glanced at the door of the private room.
Smart as always, Xiaoyu understood immediately and quietly walked towards the door.
Xinhe pretended to be composed and continued to speak with Shulan, "It’s almost time, isn’t it? How come the Oiran competition hasn’t started yet?"
"Maybe..."
Before Shulan could finish, Xiaoyu suddenly yanked the door open. As expected, there were people hiding outside, they were so frightened by the sudden opening of the door that they turned to run.
Who would have thought Xiaoyu would be so quick? The moment Xinhe gave her the cue, she was prepared to catch the eavesdroppers, how could she not be fast?
In the blink of an eye, with one hand she grabbed one of them and demanded: "Who are you!?"
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