Chapter 58: Sorry, My Hand Slipped
Secretary Wang hurriedly left the lounge. Zhou Qing was quiet for a moment before she walked towards Yan Xi.
She lowered her head and looked down at her, deliberately acting intimidatingly. "What's your name?"
Yan Xi only glanced at her and was too lazy to answer.
"I'm asking you a question! Are you mute?" Zhou Qing's anger surged. "Why? Weren't you very talkative just now? Why are you afraid of letting me know your name?"
Yan Xi looked up with a cold gaze. "Miss Zhou, dogs will stop barking sometimes. Are you worse than a dog?"
"How dare you say that about me!"
Zhou Qing was so angry that her eyes were red and her mind was in a mess. All she had left was fury.
At that moment, Secretary Wang walked in with a steaming cup of coffee. Zhou Qing grabbed it and splashed it at Yan Xi without hesitation.
Secretary Wang took a big leap forward to shield Yan Xi from the steaming coffee with her hand. The back of her hand reddened the moment it went into contact with the coffee, and there were even blisters starting to be visible.
The sudden pain made Secretary Wang scream in pain.
Yan Xi quickly got up to check on her condition. Her beautiful eyes looked at Zhou Qing with a hint of viciousness.
"Don't you know the temperature of freshly brewed coffee is at least 80 °C. You deliberately splashed it on me. It is already considered intentional injury."
Zhou Qing smiled proudly. "I'm sorry. My hand slipped. Who would have thought that she would run over to protect you?"
"You did that on purpose."
"Say I did it on purpose? Ask her if she dares to sue me."
Zhou Qing opened the latest LV bag and took out a bank card. She threw it on the ground casually. "There's 500,000 in the card. It should cover your medical bill and the rest of it will be your compensation."
Looking at the two of them, Zhou Qing felt even more delighted. "Of all people, I am the last one you should offend. Next time, it won't be pretty."
With that, Zhou Qing swaggered away in her high-heels.
Yan Xi clenched her fists and glanced at Zhou Qing coldly. She then squatted down and looked at Secretary Wang's hand worriedly.
"Do you guys have a first aid kit?"
Secretary Wang looked at a drawer in the corner. "I remember there's one there."
Yan Xi took out the first-aid kit from the corner. She helped Secretary Wang sit on the sofa while she opened the first-aid kit and took out the ointment and bandages.
Then, she took out a bag of silver needles from her bag. After being disinfected with fire and iodophor, she cleaned the blisters on the back of Secretary Wang's hand.
"It will be a bit painful now but the pain will go away soon." As she spoke, she applied the ointment on her burnt hand and wrapped the bandage tightly around it.
"Don't worry. The burn will heal in a week, and there won't be a scar."
"Thank you, Madam." Secretary Wang touched her bandaged hand and said, "You're really a good person."
Yan Xi chuckled. "Take a rest here. I'll help you get ten days of paid leave from Gu Shen. I got something to do. Call me when you need my help."
"I will."
Zhou Qing did not dare to really enter to disturb Gu Shen and her father, so she went to the tea room beside and poured herself a cup of coffee and waited. When she raised her head after taking a few sips, she saw a figure blocking her way.
"Oh, Miss Zhou, you actually have hands and are able to carry out such a hard task as making a cup of coffee. Back in there, I thought you were crippled."
Looking at Yan Xi now in close up, Zhou Qing was a little scared. She instinctively took a few steps back.
"Mind your own business. Otherwise, when my father and Brother Gu come out, I'll make you kneel and beg for mercy!"
"I'm really looking forward to it, but... you seem to have forgotten something." Yan Xi walked over step by step, and the oppressive feeling made Zhou Qing shudder.
Yan Xi snatched away the coffee cup from Zhou Qing and poured it on her head without hesitation!
The liquid dripped slowly down from her head to her face, and then the ground.
"I'm sorry, my hand slipped. You don't mind, do you?" Yan Xi slammed the glass on the table. Zhou Qing shivered. Her accusation was not at all imposing.
"You, how dare you do that to me. My father and Brother Gu Shen will kill you. I will make you disappear from this world!"
This was the only thing this Miss could say.
"Sure, tell your father and Gu Shen." Yan Xi puffed her cheeks and became even more ruthless.. "Let's see who will kowtow and kneel when the time comes and who will disappear from this world."
Chapter 59: I'm Sorry, Its My Fault
Zhou Qing gritted her teeth and glared at Yan Xi, pouncing at her, ready to grab her hair.
Yan Xi nimbly dodged it and walked to her back. One of her hands passed through her hair and yanked violently.
In an instant, Zhou Qing looked twisted because of the pain on her scalp. She spoke in a great fury, "Let go of me! Bitch, let go of me!"
Before she could finish speaking, Yan Xi tightened her grip.
Her lips curled up and she whispered into Zhou Qing's ear, "I can let you go, but you have to go back and apologize to Secretary Wang."
"What right does a little secretary have to receive my apology?"
"Miss Zhou, you probably don't understand the situation." Yan Xi chuckled. "I'm not begging you now, but you're begging me. Don't force me to do things my way."
Yan Xi grabbed Zhou Qing's hair and pressed her head against the coffee machine.
"The coffee in the coffee machine is heated to 100 °C. Guess what will happen if the hot coffee splashes on your face."
At this moment, Zhou Qing finally started to struggle with all her might in fear.
This woman was really crazy!
However, although Yan Xi looked skinny and weaker than Zhou Qing, she was much stronger.
She pressed the button of the coffee machine with her fingertips and pinned Zhou Qing down on the table with her other hand. "I'm only giving you ten seconds. Think carefully."
Ten!
Nine!
Eight!
As the number became smaller and smaller, the fear in Zhou Qing's eyes became more obvious. She bit her lip and tried to kick Yan Xi away with her leg, but her leg couldn't reach Yan Xi.
Right before Yan Xi was about to count to ten, Zhou Qing almost shouted, almost crying, "I, I was wrong. I beg you, let go of me! I'm willing to apologize to that secretary, really!"
"You can save all these trouble if you agreed to it earlier?" Yan Xi let go of her with satisfaction and rubbed the coffee liquid on Zhou Qing's dress. "Go on, Secretary Wang is in the lounge."
Zhou Qing's face was pale, and she nodded unwillingly.
The door to the lounge was opened again. Secretary Wang looked up and saw the two people walking over calmly.
Yan Xi nudged Zhou Qing. "Secretary Wang, Miss Zhou wants to tell you something."
Secretary Wang didn't understand what she meant. Zhou Qing said unwillingly, "I'm sorry. It was my fault just now. Please forgive me."
Secretary Wang was stunned on the spot. "Madam, this..."
"Since she has apologized, just accept it. If you are still displeased, you can punish her more."
Zhou Qing raised her head and looked at Yan Xi hatefully. Luckily, Secretary Wang shook her head and said, "It's alright, but Miss Zhou has to be careful in the future. Next time you won't be so lucky."
Zhou Qing glared at her fiercely and snorted before leaving.
"Madam, what happened?"
"Nothing, I just taught her a lesson.'
Secretary Wang nodded immediately. Zhou Qing had been bullying the staff here for a long time, and finally someone could stand up for them.
"Madam, are you coming here tomorrow?"
"I'll come back in a few days. When I am not around, you need to keep an eye on Gu Shen for me."
"I will."
While they were chit-chatting, Gu Er walked over. He knocked on the door and said respectfully, "Madam, President Gu asks you to see him."
"Okay." Yan Xi reminded Secretary Wang to take care of her wound before leaving with Gu Er.
Secretary Wang stood on the spot and almost burst into tears. Who would have thought that President Gu was a devil while his wife was a cute little angel?
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Yan Xi pushed the office door open and met Gu Shen's deep gaze.
She walked over with a smile. When she saw the snacks on the table, her eyes lit up. Before Gu Shen could say anything, she had already torn open a bag of potato chips and started chewing. She sat beside Gu Shen and acted like the president of this company.
She looked at Gu Shen and said proudly, "Did you buy this for me specially?"
"Don't worry. No one's gonna take the snacks away from you." Gu Shen looked at Yan Xi very indulgently. "I was afraid you would be hungry, so I asked Gu Er to buy you some."
"Hubby is the best!" Yan Xi put down the potato chips and wrapped around Gu Shen's neck. She didn't notice that there was still potato chips on the corner of her mouth and kissed him hard.
Chapter 60: Brother Gu Shen
Gu Shen glanced at her and gently brushed it off with a handkerchief, then handed Yan Xi a packet of tissues.
"Wipe it off. It's dirty."
Yan Xi raised her chin and said righteously, "My hand is dirty, help me wipe it." Then she added, "You have to use a handkerchief!"
Gu Er regretted following her in. He took a few steps back and pretended not to hear anything.
"Wipe it yourself." Gu Shen turned his face away but handed Yan Xi a new handkerchief.
"Stingy!" Yan Xi took the handkerchief and wiped the corner of her mouth. Then she nuzzled against him like a sticky rice ball.
Gu Shen looked up from the document and said, "Are you happy because you get to eat some chips? You are really easy to bribe."
"Of course not. The snacks are the price you pay for something I did." After saying that, Yan Xi took out the proposal that she finished last night from her bag and placed it in front of Gu Shen. Her expression was filled with anticipation. "Boss, take a look. This is the fruit of my painstaking efforts."
Gu Shen lowered his eyes and moved his gaze to the proposal. He casually flipped through a few pages, but his expression became more and more serious. From time to time, he would write something on it.
While Gu Shen was engrossed in it, Yan Xi suddenly said, "Well, I actually got into trouble just now."
When Gu Shen heard this, he raised his eyes to look at her and said calmly, "What's the trouble?"
After all, Zhou Qing was the daughter of Gu Shen's partner, but she slapped her. Yan Xi gave him a fawning smile. "Zhou Qing made things difficult for me and Secretary Wang in the lounge and even burnt Secretary Wang with hot coffee."
"So?"
"I gave her a few times!" Yan Xi shrunk back. "But you can't blame me for this. That was clearly your fault!"
Gu Shen narrowed his eyes. "Why? Why do you shift the blame to me for hitting her?"
"She bullied me first."
"Naughty girl!" Gu Shen reached out his hand and pinched Yan Xi's face. "If something like this happens in the future, leave Gu Yi and the rest to handle it. You are lucky this time that your enemy is a girl, next time it might be a strong man."
Yan Xi's eyes lit up. "You don't blame me?"
Gu Shen stopped writing and nodded. As if feeling that his response was too nonchalant, he added, "Of course, you can also tell me. I'll handle it."
What he meant was self-evident. He would protect Yan Xi at all costs.
Yan Xi was so delighted that her eyes lit up. She pounced over and wrapped her arms around Gu Shen's neck. "Then President Gu, you'll be my back-up in the future."
Gu Shen snorted slightly. "I'm afraid you will cause me even more trouble."
"I'm so obedient, of course I won't!"
As soon as Yan Xi finished speaking, she heard Zhou Qing coming from outside. "Brother Gu Shen! You have to help me!"
Before Gu Er could stop her, she had already dashed in.
"Brother Gu Shen, one of your employees really pissed me off. She actually splashed coffee on me and hit me. You must ask her to apologize to me and then fire her!"
Zhou Qing wailed and complained aggrievedly. She even squeezed out a few tears with difficulty, which was very different from her arrogant personality a while ago.
However, she stopped speaking upon seeing Yan Xi who had her arms around Gu Shen's neck.
Her expression twisted and she pointed at Yan Xi. "You, what are you doing? Get the fuck down!"
Yan Xi snuggled closer into Gu Shen's arms and said to him in a tone that was more aggressive than Zhou Qian. "Brother Gu Shen, she was the one who hurt me with the coffee. If it wasn't for Secretary Wang who protected me, my face would have been ruined by her. You don't blame me, Brother Gu Shen, do you?"
She deliberately dragged her words. Her soft and gentle voice seemed to fall straight into Gu Shen's heart. Then, she gently rubbed against his ears. Gu Shen patted Yan Xi on her back and said in a low and hoarse voice, "Use your normal tone."
Zhou Qing widened her eyes and felt a little at a loss. She pointed her fingers at them but couldn't say a word. Then Secretary Wang arrived in a hurry. "I'm sorry, President Gu. Miss Zhou insisted on coming in, so I couldn't stop her."
With that, she turned around and saw that Zhou Qing's eyes were red and swollen. Zhou Qian held her hand tearfully and said, "Secretary Wang, it was an accident. I didn't mean it. Can you forgive me?"
Yan Xi raised her eyebrows and commented on Zhou Qian's acting skill. Her expression was alright, but her tears weren't enough. Before she came, she should force a cry so that she would look more pitiful.