"Hey, are you hearing me?" Young Master Yao called out in an annoyed tone though his face showed that he was trying to maintain a handsome face.
In every universe, there were just some people who would look ugly the moment they showed a ugly face. Young Master Yao was such a person. Though, perhaps his appearance was mirroring his personality as a two-faced person.
"Apologies, but Young Master Yao, if I do not want to tell my name, not a single soul will be able to force it out of me," Peng Mingzhu stated with a serious face. "I advise you to take your arrogance somewhere else for I am not a person with patience."
"My dearest brother, she's making fun of you isn't she?" the friend on the right side of Young Master Yao asked with an ugly smile and dark eyes.
Young Master Yao was thinking along the same lines as his friend, so he did not respond but instead asked Peng Mingzhu a question, "Miss, which noble family are you from? I'm sure you're from a big family, right? After all, just look at the way you are dressed…"
When Young Master Yao said that, all his friends also stared at Peng Mingzhu - starting from the bottom to the top and going back down - before whistling and saying with a capricious voice, "Such a huge beauty, brother, I'm sure that she's a huge catch."
"Yes, I also agree," the friend on the left side agreed. "Brother, how about making her your wife? I heard Master Yao has been searching for a mother for your kids."
"Yes, such an old spinster like her would be a perfect mother," the friends on the back agreed with an ugly grin.
Hearing them speaking of her in such a grotesque way, Peng Mingzhu did not flinch or get mad at all. At the same time, her continuous display of calm caused the outsiders looking on to get confused.
"That miss seems to not be getting mad at all?" a madam at a far table asked in a low whisper.
"Right, if I was her, I'd already be mad and ready to punish them for speaking to me in such a presumptuous way," a younger lady who was sitting at another table muttered under her breath when the madam asked as such.
Naturally, Peng Mingzhu heard everything. Every comment, every remark, and every dismissive word.
She heard everything with the hearing aid on her ears.
"If I tell you guys which family I am from, what will you guys do?" Peng Mingzhu questioned while crossing her arms with a raised brow.
"Naturally a proposal of marriage, right, brothers!?" the friend on the right exclaimed with a self-righteous tone.
Peng Mingzhu gave a scoff, "Merely relying on your parent's money and yet you pretend to be rich. You can come propose to me when you are able to make more money than me."
"Huh? What the hell did you just say?!" Young Master Yao immediately dropped the fake smile on his face.
If there was one thing that he hated more than anything, that was when people spoke about how he spent the money that his parents earned without thinking to become a successful person himself.
Why should he work for money when his parents are already doing that for him!? He would be an idiot if he worked himself to death for something he already has!
Whoever that spoke about such things in front of him, he would hate them and do whatever he could to ruin their life.
Strangely enough, the type of people that Young Master Yao hated a lot ended up making him the type of person that Peng Mingzhu hated a lot, too.
While he hated people gossiping about him, she hated people that were entitled.
"I merely spoke the truth. If you hate hearing the truth, then make that truth a lie," Peng Mingzhu said with a shrug. "Of course, if you wish to continue pursuing me in the same idiotic way that you have approached me, then please continue. I will warn you though, you will surely not be in good hands."
"You...are you threatening me?" Young Master Yao questioned with a dark and throaty voice.
"Does it sound like that?" Peng Mingzhu responded with an uncaring tone.
"You guys, grab her," Young Master Yao immediately ordered upon seeing her not give one bit of importance to him.
"Yes!" the four men answered in unison and stepped forward, prepared to do what Young Master Yao had ordered.
However, before they could even get a grasp on Peng Mingzhu, she already moved out of their reach.
"Do you guys even deserve to be called a man? In what world is it right to manhandle a woman?" Peng Mingzhu questioned sarcastically with an annoyed face.
Today, everything was going good, at least until she met these dumb freaks that decided to block her path when she intended to go talk to the group at the table with the three men since she wanted to know the identities of the eight men.
Since she had taken in Tian Guang as her subordinate and promised to protect him from punishment, she needed to know who she was going against. The only way she would learn about those people would be to find out who was behind each individual.
Just when a fight was about to ensue as Peng Mingzhu was about to take out some ropes to tie the men together since she was getting tired of just playing a cat and dog chasing game, Manager Bai came onto the scene.
Manager Bai who had just entered the scene, was immediately shocked at what he chanced upon.
The beautiful miss that showed absolute grace and elegance at the moment was no longer graceful and elegant, but charismatic and powerful. On the other hand, the shrewd and snarky men were no longer displaying the annoying smile on their lips, but dying from being unable to chase Peng Mingzhu.
[A/N: Let's not also not forget that Peng Mingzhu was playing with them since she could have just thrown out a few needles to paralyze them for a short while as she made her escape. Yeah, she's just playing with them…]
"Miss...Peng…?" Manager Bai called out hesitatingly.
"Oh, it's Manager Bai," Peng Mingzhu acknowledged. "Please do not mind me. I'm just dealing with a few dogs."
When the old man heard her harsh words, he coughed loudly - feeling embarrassment for the five men. At the same time, he listened to her and went to call for the guards to handle the five men.
From how free Peng Mingzhu was looking, Manager Bai knew that she could have handled the situation herself. However, as the person in charge of this inn, he needed to take responsibility if he wanted to keep the positive reputation of the inn. If anything bad happened to the inn, he did not want to be the person at fault.
After a short while, the guards came and threw out the five men while Manager Bai made an announcement at the front where the five were just kicked out, "You five are banned from entering this inn! Should my men find your entry, you shall be punished according to capital law!"
Once they were thrown out, Peng Mingzhu heaved a sigh and walked to the front to talk with Manager Bai, "Was there something you needed me for?"
"Oh, yes," Manager Bai answered after calming himself from the agitation that emerged from seeing the five men targeting a young beautiful female like Peng Mingzhu.
"What is it?" Peng Mingzhu continued to ask.
"You asked me to see if you could meet the owner, right?" Manager Bai stated. "Well, he has agreed to meet you."
"Has he?" Peng Mingzhu questioned with a bright smile. "When will I be meeting him?"
"I am unsure. However, he has stated that you will surely know if you are smart," Manager Bai repeated what the owner of the inn said, though paraphrased.
"He did not tell you when, where, or how?" Peng Mingzhu inquired with a confused face.
"Our owner has always been mysterious," Manager Bai told Peng Mingzhu.
"Ah, I see," Peng Mingzhu replied in understanding.
Well, she would definitely understand. After all, she spent five years in her company in complete shadows until Xiao Qiqiang finally was able to force her to reveal herself. Though, he was only able to force her because they made a bet and she promised to fulfill her end if he won.
And yes, he won. In the first place, what even was the bet?
The bet they made: Would Xiao Qiqiang get to date Song Fang or not?
He ended up dating her and marrying her, so Peng Mingzhu could only do what she promised Xiao Qiqiang; Which was to attend the annual anniversary of the company.
"Well, then, Miss Peng, I shall take my leave now," Manager Bai said, about to bow and leave.
Just before he could bow though, Peng Mingzhu stopped him with her hands and said, "Wait…"