Xiao Shuo entered, looking completely nonchalant.
When he saw Ye Yuning, he provocatively whistled, his playfulness and debauchery on full display.
Ye Yuning lifted her eyelids and gave him a glance, sneering, "Haven’t I said this before?"
Said what? I don’t know, and I don’t want to know!
Xiao Shuo snorted, "Drop that haughty attitude. You’d better be smart now."
"Oh? And what does being smart entail?"
"The Qin Family made the Ye Family lose so much, all because of you. Tell me, how will you compensate?"
The moment Xiao Shuo sprawled himself on the sofa, Ye Yuning’s face darkened.
Just a few days ago, fearing he’d be dragged down by Ye Tong, he couldn’t wait to break up with her. Now, with just one collaboration at Nanjia Peak, does he think he can conquer anyone he pleases?
Sarcasm filled her tone.
Xiao Shuo’s face, usually so carefree, turned noticeably colder at her mockery. "Aren’t you the one who should be compensating? But with your little studio, three hundred million is probably more than you can afford!"
Indeed, I can’t afford it...!
But it’s not my responsibility to compensate, is it?
She nodded. "Yes, I indeed can’t afford it. So, what do you propose I do for compensation?"
"It’s simple. Return everything belonging to Tongtong from the Ye Family to her. Ye Yuning, the Ye Family raised you for so many years; I’ve never seen anyone as ungrateful as you."
"Just return those things to Tongtong and apologize to her, then this matter will be over!"
Return the Ye Family’s assets to Ye Tong again, and apologize to her?
Listening to Xiao Shuo’s naive statements, Ye Yuning couldn’t help but chuckle. "It’s not even dark yet."
"I mean you’re daydreaming! Don’t you get it? You utter fool!" Ye Yuning laughed contemptuously.
Undoubtedly, this was another of Ye Tong’s schemes. Whenever Ye Tong cried, he would come storming over, cursing. He’s already twenty-six and still frequently used as a pawn by others. I wonder how much that worries his father, Second Master Xiao.
The words "utter fool" infuriated Xiao Shuo so much that he immediately stood up.
He glared at Ye Yuning angrily. "You... you woman! Get it straight, you don’t have the Xiao Family backing you anymore!"
The mention of not having the Xiao Family backing her stirred up many unpleasant memories for Ye Yuning.
Meanwhile, Xiao Shuo kept ranting.
"Ye Yuning, get it straight! I will always be part of the Xiao Family. Are you sure you want to go against us?"
Just because I’m not cooperating with the Xiao Family anymore, he’s using them to pressure me for Ye Tong’s sake?
Looking at his arrogant demeanor, Ye Yuning sneered, "The Xiao Family, ha! Your Xiao Family is worthless!"
Xiao Shuo demanded, "What did you say? Say that again!"
"I said your Xiao Family is worthless! Someone like you talking to me about the Xiao Family? With people like you around, who knows how much the Xiao Family’s reputation has plummeted."
Xiao Shuo was speechless. His breath caught abruptly in his throat.
He stared at Ye Yuning in disbelief. Does this woman even know what she’s saying? How dare she insult the Xiao Family? Does she not want to survive in Upper City anymore? What is the Xiao Family? It’s the most powerful entity in Upper City, the backing Xiao Shuo prided himself on. How could he tolerate anyone speaking of the Xiao Family like that?
He stood up abruptly in anger. "Ye Yuning, you bit—"
Warm milk splashed directly onto Xiao Shuo’s face. His already sour expression now twisted further, his face turning ashen with rage.
His barely suppressed anger completely erupted.
"Ugh, you woman!" Xiao Shuo struggled as Ye Yuning moved on him. "Let go! Get off me! Stop!"
Chen Wei and Luo Xin had been outside all along.
They had been listening carefully to the commotion inside, treading lightly.
Hearing Xiao Shuo’s arrogant and ignorant words, they too were furious.
However, when they heard Ye Yuning curse even the Xiao Family in her anger, their minds went blank.
This boss of theirs, once provoked, truly feared nothing!
Now, hearing the sounds of a scuffle from inside, they quickly pushed open the door and rushed in.
The sight that met their eyes was Ye Yuning somehow pinning Xiao Shuo down beneath her on the sofa!
She herself was standing on the sofa, bringing the cup in her hand smashing down.
"Ye— President Ye!" Chen Wei cried out, terrified.
Even though we both want to beat Xiao Shuo up, we don’t want it to end in a fatality!
Xiao Shuo roared furiously, "Ye Yuning, don’t think I won’t hit a woman!"
The cup smashed hard onto his forehead.
The office instantly fell silent.
Xiao Shuo shoved the petite Ye Yuning away, then sat on the floor, clutching his forehead as blood seeped through his fingers.
Ye Yuning, however, calmly straightened her clothes. "Call 120! And while you’re at it, call the Xiao Family."
"Oh, okay!" Chen Wei nodded numbly.
Seeing Xiao Shuo instantly shut up, not daring to curse anymore, her eyes filled with utter disgust.
He’s just a bully who preys on the weak and fears the strong! Did he really think that just because we’re no longer cooperating with the Xiao Family, we’d be afraid of him?
When Xiao Shuo heard Ye Yuning was going to contact the Xiao Family again, he trembled with rage and staggered to his feet. "Contact... contact the Xiao Family? What right do you have to contact the Xiao Family? I’m calling the police, you damn woman!"
What’s he saying? Call the police?
Hearing Xiao Shuo threaten to call the police, Ye Yuning’s lip twitched. "You barge in here causing trouble, and now you want to call the police? Have some shame, will you?"