Su Xiaoxi watched Tang Ming not get angry or resort to violence, and couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. Although she wanted to teach Sun Zhuangjia and his cronies a lesson, it wasn’t good for anyone if things got out of hand at the banquet.
Sun Zhuangjia deliberately stoked the flames, "See, I told you this bodyguard has some nerve, right? He’s totally not giving us any face!"
"Well, you’re quite self-aware. So why don’t you just scram and stop bothering me?"
Tang Ming nodded, taking Sun Zhuangjia’s sarcastic remark as if it was a compliment.
Su Xiaoxi also laughed happily and said, "Exactly, you all should just go do whatever you were doing and stop disturbing our little world here."
Having said that, Su Xiaoxi directly hooked Tang Ming’s arm, looking incredibly sweet on the outside.
Sun Zhuangjia got thoroughly provoked, not just by Tang Ming’s dismissive attitude, but also by Su Xiaoxi’s actions. He immediately glared and shouted, "Brothers, this guy is insulting me, what should we do about it?"
The newcomer named Ma Zhisong, also one of Sun Zhuangjia’s cronies and someone with a volatile temper, immediately got riled up by the instigation and yelled at Tang Ming, "Kid, do you have any idea who you’ve offended? Don’t act so high and mighty just because you’re Miss Su’s shield, watch out or you might end up losing your life carelessly."
"Are you out of your mind? Just because of a few words from Sun Zhuangjia, you’re acting like you have a deep grudge against me. I seriously doubt your intelligence, getting riled up so easily by someone else’s provocation. I advise you too, don’t always jump at the chance to fight someone else’s battles, or you might end up dead."
Tang Ming said with a piercing gaze.
Ma Zhisong felt a shiver run through his body from Tang Ming’s stare, as if he were being targeted by a ferocious beast, and an ominous feeling welled up inside him.
Qin Kong was just the same, frozen by Tang Ming’s gaze.
Tang Ming embraced Su Xiaoxi’s shoulder in one quick motion, which was so sudden that Su Xiaoxi stiffened, not able to react immediately. Although she had never been so close to a man, she didn’t struggle to break free from Tang Ming’s embrace considering the situation, but she blushed and felt rather embarrassed.
With a provocative look at Sun Zhuangjia, Tang Ming then said to Su Xiaoxi, "Xiaoxi, just talking to these guys makes me feel like my IQ is dropping. Let’s stay away from them or else we might really turn into idiots like them."
After finishing, Tang Ming, still holding Su Xiaoxi, walked forward, leaving Sun Zhuangjia and the others staring at their broad backs.
"This job is really not easy, those guys all want to kill me now."
While still hugging Su Xiaoxi, Tang Ming complained,
"If it were any other time, I’d have already knocked those guys out and thrown them out the door, but for the sake of your image, I’m really enduring a lot."
Su Xiaoxi, her face red and heart fluttering, was no longer listening to what Tang Ming was saying. When she saw Tang Ming’s hand spread out in front of her, she couldn’t help but ask, "What’s this for?"
"Pretending to be your boyfriend and even risking my life, don’t you think you should give me some money?" Tang Ming said.
Su Xiaoxi was completely speechless. Why was it that in such a sweet, heart-fluttering moment, Tang Ming not only lacked romance but could also come out with such shockingly crude remarks?
"Money, money, all you think about is money. Don’t you have anything else in your eyes besides money?" Su Xiaoxi said displeased.
"Yes," replied Tang Ming.
"What is it?" Su Xiaoxi asked, still red-faced and staring at Tang Ming.
"Of course, it’s delicious food."
Pointing to the items on the nearby long table, Tang Ming licked his lips and said, "Look at all this good stuff. If it weren’t for the trouble those guys caused, I would have tried everything by now. Such a pity."
"Hmph, aside from money, it’s just food. Haven’t you ever thought about me?" Su Xiaoxi asked, pointing at herself.
Tang Ming said discontentedly, "What else can you do except cause trouble? You women are just troubles. Forget about the money, I’m leaving."
Seeing that Tang Ming was about to leave, Su Xiaoxi immediately became anxious and said, "How can you just leave like that?"
"Why shouldn’t I leave? Do you have something else?"
Tang Ming turned his head to look at Su Xiaoxi and asked back.
"Of course, there is something. Let me tell you, if you leave now and end up at a disadvantage later, don’t blame me," said Su Xiaoxi, pouting.
Tang Ming laughed and said, "As for Sun Zhuangjia and his buddies, if it really comes to a fight, I can make them crawl out one by one, you believe that?"
"If you really get into a fight, then there really would be trouble," Su Xiaoxi said mysteriously, "Do you know who is at this party?"
"Who is it?" Tang Ming asked curiously.
"Lin Xue from the police station, you should know her," Su Xiaoxi said, blinking and smiling.
Tang Ming said in surprise, "That barbaric woman is here too?"
"What barbaric woman? Lin Xue is my good friend, she is my sister Xue," Su Xiaoxi said displeased.
"In any case, she’s a troublesome woman," Tang Ming said.
"Hehe, let me tell you, if you don’t stay with me, then I’ll go look for sister Lin Xue. If she finds out you’re here, she will definitely keep an eye on you, and then you’ll be in trouble," Su Xiaoxi said with a smile.
Tang Ming was truly scared of Lin Xue; not only was she brainless, but she was also very barbaric, always treating him like a criminal. If she really set her sights on him, he could be dragged into the police station again.
"Alright, my dear princess, you’ve scared me," Tang Ming could only nod in agreement.
Su Xiaoxi smiled triumphantly and pointed to the seat nearby, saying, "Come on, let’s go there and rest for a while."
On the other end of the party hall, Liu Mengting and Li Xiaoli were exasperated. The two were surrounded by a bunch of dandies, unable to dodge or shoo them away, as if surrounded by a swarm of flies.
With a voluptuous figure, Li Xiaoli was dressed in an evening gown that was incredibly tempting. Many of the dandies were eyeing her figure with eager desire, making Li Xiaoli’s skin crawl, wishing she could drive all these guys away.
Although Liu Mengting was just barely dealing with these dandies, she was also annoyed. Apart from asking about her hobbies, they kept prying into her personal matters for no good reason.
Suddenly, Li Xiaoli saw Tang Ming and Su Xiaoxi walking together, talking and laughing, and wondered what they were discussing.
"Meng Meng sister, look, Tang Ming brother seems to be flirting too," Li Xiaoli said indignantly to Liu Mengting.
Following Li Xiaoli’s gaze, Liu Mengting looked over and saw Tang Ming and Su Xiaoxi’s intimate gestures, couldn’t help feeling angry inside: Men are all the same, always fond of flirting everywhere.
Su Xiaoxi found a chair to sit down on, holding a cocktail and savoring it slowly. Suddenly, she saw Sun Zhuangjia and a few people in the distance talking heatedly about something. Judging from their expressions, it definitely wasn’t anything good, and they might even be discussing how to deal with Tang Ming.