Lu Zhu, with an indifferent face, led Yue Qingqing out.
Yue Qingqing staggered as she was pulled along, for Lu Zhu’s strength was considerable.
"Wait, wait a minute, don’t pull me, do you not want your salary?"
Lu Zhu frowned, "Running into her was just our bad luck."
Zhou Xitong, however, was unwilling to let them go and quickly had security surround the two of them.
She looked down at Yue Qingqing and Lu Zhu, a strange sense of pleasure rising in her as if she were watching two clowns perform.
"How did you two sneak in here?"
Dressed in her ceremonial attire, Lu Zhu’s face remained expressionless.
Zhou Xitong chuckled derisively and turned to ask the manager.
"What were you looking at when you hired people? How dare you take in such trash?"
The manager did not dare to speak up; after all, when Lu Zhu applied makeup, she looked like a stunning beauty, and he had been proud of his discerning eye.
But now that she had offended Miss Zhou, he naturally knew how to choose.
"I’m sorry, this was a mistake on our part." The manager bowed deeply and then harshly said to Lu Zhu, "You’re fired, now get out."
Lu Zhu shrugged indifferently, ready to leave with Yue Qingqing.
But Zhou Xitong stopped Yue Qingqing, speaking in a commanding tone, "She’s here to work, but how did you get in?"
Yue Qingqing was still pondering why Zhou Xitong had come out of the second elder brother’s resting room and casually responded, "I was invited."
Zhou Xitong let out a cold laugh, "You dare to claim that? Do you even qualify?"
She immediately told the manager, "Check if anything’s missing from the scene, I suspect she came to steal."
The manager instantly caught on, glancing at Yue Qingqing with a hint of sympathy in his peripheral vision.
Having offended Miss Zhou, the girl would not be getting off easy today.
Zhou Xitong was still unsatisfied and gestured to the security guard, "Search her, see what she’s stolen."
Even though Yue Qingqing was more warmly dressed than the other female guests that day, the few clothes she wore clearly showed that she couldn’t hide anything.
Zhou Xitong’s command was obviously an attempt to humiliate her.
For a girl of her age to be searched in public would not sound good, whether in private or in public.
Lu Zhu frowned, "You aren’t the police, what right do you have to search anyone?"
Zhou Xitong stood haughtily, "On the grounds that this hotel is invested in by my cousin, and I have reason to suspect your motives."
She urged the security guards, "Move faster, you lot, and see where exactly she has hidden the stuff."
Zhou Xitong’s voice was shrill, attracting the attention of many people from the second-floor lounge.
Seeing the scene unfold, they exchanged looks of bewilderment.
It was clear to any discerning eye that Zhou Xitong was making a mountain out of a molehill, obviously picking a fight.
On one side was Miss Zhou from a powerful background, and on the other were two girls who, despite being pretty, clearly were of ordinary origin judging from their attire.
Of course, no one would risk offending the Zhou family to stand up for them.
They could only watch helplessly as the security guards approached following Zhou Xitong’s instructions.
With a cold smirk on her lips, Zhou Xitong felt as if she could finally vent the frustration that had been pent up in her heart for a long time.
In school, where her status wasn’t outstanding, she could not do anything about her dislike for Yue Qingqing.
The teachers and classmates all sided with Yue Qingqing.
But, heaven had given her a way which she didn’t take; Yue Qingqing just had to barge into the auction today, so it served her right.
Just then, a voice came from behind.
"Nonsense! Miss Yue was brought in by me; is this how you treat your guests?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, startled.
This young girl was brought by Elder Qian?
Zhou Xitong, having never met Qian Zhengxin, was taken aback and her eyebrows shot up.
"What do you mean by ’your guest’? Who are you to say that, you look like you sneaked in with her?"