Chapter 176
At this point, the guests had already changed out of their morning pajamas.
Xiao Jingxi was dressed in a dark gray high-end suit, with a perfectly styled trendy haircut — clearly he had gone out of his way to look good.
In contrast, Shen Yanqing wore only a dark hoodie, exuding a lazy, carefree air, yet his aura completely overwhelmed Xiao Jingxi’s.
Xiao Jingxi’s composure was starting to crack.
“Mr. Shen, you deliberately hurt me!”
“Oh? And then?”
While speaking, Shen Yanqing had already walked over, naturally sliding between Xiao Jingxi and Xie Mi, his eyes still curved in a faint smile.
“Going to kill me?”
Xiao Jingxi’s mouth twitched violently, nearly fainting from rage.
How could anyone be this infuriating!!
“Mr. Shen, this is between me and Xie Mi, I hope you won’t interfere!”
“And what did I do wrong?”
Xie Mi peeked out from behind Shen Yanqing, looking genuinely puzzled.
“What did I do wrong that I have to waste time talking to an idiot like you?”
Xiao Jingxi choked. “Xie Mi, why are you talking so harshly now!”
“Oh? And then? Going to kill me?”
“???”
Xiao Jingxi was really about to pass out from anger this time.
Luckily, his little assistant rushed over to hold him up.
“Brother Jing, don’t be mad! Anger hurts the kidneys, anger hurts the kidneys!”
Furious, Xiao Jingxi shook the assistant off and stormed away. But instead of immediately getting into his luxury van, he lingered coldly, watching Xie Mi’s side.
He had lowered himself multiple times to talk to her, yet she kept slapping away his goodwill.
Fine then. He had his own temper.
Knowing exactly what kind of trash company Xie Mi was signed to, Xiao Jingxi crossed his arms and waited to see what pathetic car would come to pick her up.
And then, in the next second—
A dazzling silver-purple luxury sports car swooped in, spinning multiple 360-degree turns before screeching to a stop in front of Xie Mi with maximum flair.
Among all the luxury cars, it stood out the most — the gaudiest clown in the circus.
Every gaze turned toward it.
Xiao Jingxi: “……?”
“Teacher Xie! The company’s here to pick you up!”
The door opened, and out stepped President Zhang — the one with the motto [My surname’s Zhang, don’t act arrogant] — wearing a flamboyant, blinding suit.
Xie Mi’s jaw dropped.
“Is the company preparing to run off with the money?!”
“Hey, what are you saying!”
President Zhang waved dismissively, completely unfazed.
“Teacher Xie, you don’t know how many businesses have been flooding us since you blew up! Our company’s thriving now. What’s a luxury sports car? Soon we’ll get you a whole fleet!”
After his grand speech, President Zhang hurried to open the car door for her, shouting loudly,
“Teacher Xie, please get in!!”
His roar made Xie Mi’s head buzz. She rubbed her forehead with a wry smile.
“President Zhang, really…”
Diao Mao happily carried her luggage onto the car, while Xie Mi herself wasn’t idle either.
Before getting in, something occurred to her.
She turned back and waved at Shen Yanqing.
“Old Shen, see you next time!”
The smile in Shen Yanqing’s eyes deepened at that instant. He nodded slightly, lips curving.
“See you next time, Teacher Xie.”
Under everyone’s gaze, the silver-purple sports car sped away.
Xiao Jingxi’s face turned black with rage, while Xu Shuangrong couldn’t take her eyes off the car, disbelief written all over her face.
And with Xie Mi gone, Qiu Chengye — usually meek like a mouse — finally dared to speak up.
He puffed out his chest, raising his voice deliberately as he mocked, “It’s just a stupid sports car. What’s there to show off? That’s all Xie Mi’s got, hahaha—”
He was still laughing arrogantly as he got into his own luxury car.
But then his smile froze.
“Young Master…”
The driver awkwardly turned back, forcing a laugh. “Uh… all four of our tires seem to be slashed.”
Qiu Chengye: “?”
Excuse me??
One by one, the other cars drove off, leaving only his stuck in place.
As they passed, Lai Bingxuan rolled down her window without hesitation and mocked, “You know what this is called? Pretending to be hot shit and getting struck by lightning.”
Qiu Chengye, fuming, tried to get out to fight, but was met only with a mouthful of exhaust fumes.
Another sports car slowly pulled up in front of him. The window slid down, revealing Shen Yanqing’s devilishly handsome face.
With amusement, he teased, “Mr. Qiu really has taste. Collecting car models, huh?”
“???”
Qiu Chengye nearly charged again, only to eat another mouthful of exhaust.
Thus, a world where only Qiu Chengye suffered was achieved.
The silver-purple sports car cruised through the city.
President Zhang chattered excitedly the whole way. “Teacher Xie, you’re really blowing up! All those advertisers who used to ignore us are begging to work with you now — ads, variety show cameos, movie roles, drama leads, magazine shoots… They’ve almost trampled down our company doors these days!”
Xie Mi’s heart jolted. The words “I’m quitting the industry” almost slipped out.
Fortunately, President Zhang switched topics.
“But don’t worry, I didn’t accept them all.”
“The company thought carefully: why did you get so popular? Because of your craziness, your wildness!”
“Teacher Xie, you’re a genius for finding such an abstract path. So our company will fully support you — together we’ll craft your image as the Number One Lunatic of the Entertainment Industry!”
Xie Mi: …Are you polite?
Could it be that she was just being herself?
“Then if you didn’t take those deals, how’d you get the money for this supercar?” Xie Mi asked skeptically.
President Zhang answered her with action.
“Oh shit! You reminded me! This car’s only rented for one hour and fifty-two minutes — it’s about to go overtime!”
Xie Mi: “……”
Xie Mi: “That makes sense.”
In the end, Xie Mi and Diao Mao were dropped off on the roadside while President Zhang sped off in a panic to return the car.
Xie Mi and Diao Mao exchanged wide-eyed looks.
“…………”
So this was the price of showing off.
After parting ways with Diao Mao, Xie Mi hailed a taxi back to the Xie family estate.
Seeing the massive luxury mansion before her, she couldn’t help but smile with happiness.
The thought that even someone like her, a former nobody, had become rich made her want to laugh out loud.
The Xie family had originally planned to pick her up, but she got word from the company in advance and told them not to.
Still, knowing she was returning today, they should have made some preparations.
But the sight before her…
Standing at the villa gates, she stared into the pitch-black house.
The freezing air raised goosebumps on her skin. Strange, beastly roars echoed from time to time.
And then—
The moment she stepped two paces inside, the massive door slammed shut behind her with a deafening boom.
Someone was clearly trying to intimidate her.
