Chapter 55: Silently Reciting the Twelve-Word Mantra

A black Maybach Pullman with a yellow license plate parked on Yong'an Road. It was already eleven o'clock at night, and the various lights of the CBD were still illuminated, creating an indescribable sense of awe at first glance.

Passersby looked at this luxury car with curiosity, and when they saw the five identical numbers on the license plate, their eyes uniformly revealed admiration.

This was a social class they could never reach even if they struggled their whole lives. Perhaps passing by like this was the closest distance between an ordinary person and the big figure inside the car. From the moment they came into the world, some people were just different from others.

Under the warm yellow streetlight, a high school girl wearing a short blue down jacket and blue trousers walked toward the car unhurriedly.

As she passed the front row, she raised her hand to stop the person in the driver's seat from getting out to open the door for her. Amid the envious gazes of the crowd, she opened the door herself and sat inside.

The heater was turned on inside the car, and the chill Shang Ying brought in completely dissipated within a few seconds. She casually greeted the remarkably elegant man beside her, looking entirely at home as if getting into her own family's car.

The background music of a short video flowed out, easily breaking the quiet and solemn atmosphere. Xie Yancan looked at the girl in the back seat with some shock. The female partner his boss brought along was actually so young!

‘She couldn't be a minor, right? Finished, finished! Would the boss go to prison? If the boss goes to prison, will someone still pay his salary?’

Xie Tuo's gaze met his in the rearview mirror, and Xie Yancan immediately withdrew his eyes, started the car, and silently recited a twelve-word mantra in his heart.

‘No gossip, no talk, be a good employee, I can do it’

Shang Ying liked bright colors, and happening to be at this most tender age, her whole appearance was dazzling and very pretty.

Xie Tuo looked at her without hesitation. Undeniably, Shang Ying inherited her parents' good looks. Even if she only revealed her eyebrows and eyes, she was already extraordinary.

He even felt a little envious of Shang Yan for having a younger sister.

He pushed the bubble tea on the small table slightly toward her.

"Bought this for you. Cui Heyuan said kids like drinking this. See if it suits your taste."

It was Xie Tuo's first time taking a kid along, so he wasn't very experienced, but luckily he had Cui Heyuan giving him ideas.

Shang Ying pulled down her mask and took a sip. The bubble tea was still warm, and the taro paste texture was a bit thick but not overly sweet, so it barely passed the test.

However, she preferred drinking it cold.

She didn't expect this big villain to be quite considerate. Although she said she came to return a favor, she was clearly at a slight disadvantage returning it this way. But seeing how considerate Xie Tuo was, plus her own itchy hands wanting to play cards, she didn't fuss over it.

Seeing that Shang Ying liked it, Xie Tuo curled his lips into a slight smile and turned his head to look at the night scene flitting past the window.

Xie Yancan suppressed the shock in his heart, turning his burning gossiping heart into driving speed. He was wondering why the boss had ordered bubble tea delivery here just now. Turns out it was for the little sister to drink!

He had never seen his boss be so thoughtful before... Forget it, how could a corporate slave be worthy of thinking about these things? Ah, misery~

Coming to Guangming for the second time, Shang Ying only then discovered that there was actually a basement floor here. Only registered member vehicles could enter, no wonder she saw people inside the elevator on the first floor last time.

She put on her hoodie hat, covering the upper half of her face.

"Very afraid of being seen?"

Xie Tuo curled his lips because of her cautious action, remembering the scene he saw on the second floor before, where Shang Ying carefully pulled open her mask while eating cake.

"Afraid of being recognized."

Shang Ying didn't hide it and spoke truthfully.

The elevator doors opened, and the manager was already waiting there respectfully. Shifting his gaze to spot Shang Ying, he smiled attentively at her like a shrewd man.

The boss had specifically instructed him to take good care of this young lady and not be negligent.

He followed behind the crowd up to the second floor, carefully measuring Shang Ying's figure. This little girl really had skill. Even the boss viewed her differently. Indeed, one shouldn't judge a book by its cover!

The private rooms on the second floor were named after playing cards, and the private room they entered was called Ace of Spades.

Shang Ying glanced at the room door plate with interest, revealing just the right amount of child-like curiosity. Xie Tuo saw this, and the corners of his lips curved up faintly.

No matter how formidable a kid is, she is still a kid.

Upon entering the private room, a strong smell of smoke swept over them. She instinctively reached out to cover her nose. If she hadn't been wearing a mask, her expression might have crumpled directly.

‘Can't people follow the indoor no-smoking rule at all?!’

‘Smoke, keep smoking! When your lungs turn black, don't go to the hospital to waste resources. You deserve it, bring it on yourself!’

The man on the sofa was holding a beautiful woman in his arms, the two talking sweet, tooth-decaying words as if no one else was around. Seeing Xie Tuo's group arrive, he finally stood up.

"Mr. Xie is truly punctual. I wanted to play a few hands with you for a long time, and only now do I get the chance, hahahaha!"

Cao Ping smiled and reached out his hand, but Xie Tuo's gaze lightly swept past it, landing on the flickering cigarette in his mouth.

"The little sister from my family can't stand the smell of smoke."

"Chairman, please bear with it."

His words were spoken very calmly, appearing like a friendly reminder, yet carrying an undeniable weight.

Shang Ying raised her eyebrows in surprise and sat lazily on the chair in front of the card table. She didn't expect Xie Tuo to be quite detailed, actually noticing her small movement of disdain.

She was the only one seated in the whole private room, which naturally drew a lot of eyes. Cao Ping narrowed his eyes and measured her up, wondering where Xie Tuo got a little sister from.

However, he still showed respect and put out the cigarette. Give or take, he had to give the Xie family some face.

"I didn't expect Mr. Xie to like this kind of little girl. You should've said so earlier, and I would've arranged a few for you in advance."

The gold chain on Cao Ping's shirt faintly showed with his large movements, and the hair casually falling over his forehead looked filthy no matter how one looked at it.

He hadn't heard that the younger generation of the Xie family had any girls, so he naturally assumed Shang Ying was a schoolgirl Xie Tuo kept on the side.

‘Heh, who knew the serious and cold Xie family crown prince liked this type.’

‘As expected, the more serious someone looks on the surface, the wilder they play in private!’

Shang Ying rolled her eyes. She was an experienced veteran who had lived for over twenty years after all, so she naturally heard the ill intent in Cao Ping's words.

"Are you deaf? He said 'little sister', not 'lover sister'. If you can't understand human language, do you need me to hire a translator for you? What is wrong with you?"

‘Heavens, she hated this kind of middle-aged guy whose eyes couldn't see anything good and whose brain only contained women and money the most!’

Cao Ping was stunned by Shang Ying's rebuke. As the chairman of the Sihai Association, very few people actually dared to embarrass him to his face.

‘What did this dead girl mean?!’

Standing behind, Xie Yancan was also stunned.

‘Holy crap, this little sister's attack power is high enough! Respect, respect!’

Xie Tuo's eyes were filled with amusement, not feeling that Shang Ying's blurted-out scolding was wrong at all. He had always appreciated her straightforward personality.

Then, under Cao Ping's somewhat annoyed gaze, he reminded him calmly, "Let's not waste time, begin."

Although Cao Ping was angry, with Xie Tuo speaking like this, making a fuss with a kid would make him look petty. But it was fine. In a moment, he'd teach this arrogant young girl a lesson at the card table.

He gestured to the beautiful woman on the sofa. She charmingly tossed her hair, stepped over in ten-centimeter high heels, and walked over with a swaying, graceful posture.