Chapter 249 - Pleadingly (1/2)

The tension in the room was oppressive, but the two did not move their eyes away from each other.

After a long while of standstill, Old Xiong stood up.

”Get out. You ungrateful brat. Call your father once you are out.”

Linfeng bowed again and stay on his spot.

”What? No longer following orders, are we?” Old Xiong's voice was murderous. This boy had touched his bottom line many times today. If not because he was Zhou Min's son, and a talented butler that could help his granddaughter to boot, he would have already dragged him out of the Xiong Mansion, banishing him from the family tree of the Zhou family.

As the headmaster of the Xiong family whom the Zhou family was loyally serving, Old Xiong had every authority to do that on any misbehaving butler.

Linfeng knew about this. He was taking a huge risk. However, he would not easily yield.

”Master Xiong, please forgive me for going against you today. I am ready to receive your punishment. But please hear me out first.”

Old Xiong glared at him coldly.

”You have no respect towards your Master. Now, I'm no longer sure if you still deserve to work under my granddaughter. Zhou Min and I are ashamed of you.” Old Xiong finally turned his back around. He did not want to see this insolent butler's face anymore.

Halfway in his turn, he heard a loud 'putong' sound.

Old Xiong instinctively looked back.

Linfeng kneeled on the ground and kowtowed to him.

”Master Xiong, under the butler's code and conduct, we have one chance to explain ourselves towards our master once we disobey our Master's orders,” Linfeng spoke as his breath hit the floor.

This clause that he had said was the once in the lifetime opportunity for the butlers. Butlers were still humans after all, and thus, not perfect. In the history of the Zhou family, a lot of butlers had made decisions that went against their master's orders. According to the law of butlers, once they disobey their master's orders, their masters could banish them.

As they have their own thinking and feelings, they were bound to make mistakes. If the butlers who made mistakes get banished from the family for life, a time might come and there would be no one left in the Zhou family. Therefore, this clause was made.

A butler would have one chance—only once in their entire life—to explain themselves to their master once they disobeyed an order. If the butlers used that chance, their masters would have no choice but to listen. Through the joint decision of the elders of the Zhou family and with the Masters from the Xiong's main branch, they could possibly get pardoned for the mistake. However, they would no longer be allowed such a chance again in the future if they again make another mistake.

Old Xiong knew what Linfeng was talking about. His eyes turned even more predatory. This brat had become more audacious as time passed.

The brat's stubbornness and disobedience might influence his granddaughter once he becomes her official butler.

Right now, Old Xiong was having second thoughts. If he was pushed more to the edge of his bottom line, then he might really strip Linfeng of the right to become the future head butler of the Xiong family.

Challenging him, a Xiong and the head master at that, brought a huge blow to the Xiong family's pride.

Still, it was part of the rules of the treaty between the Xiong family and the Zhou family. Old Xiong had no choice but to sit down. He pushed a button on his armchair.

After a while, Zhou Min knocked once on the door and opened the door with a lot of force.

”Master, you have pressed the emergency button, is everything alright?” Zhou Min glanced at his son. His expression froze, seeing Linfeng kneeling on the ground.

The people who trailed behind Zhou Min took a surprised glance as well. Especially, the girl who had been waiting by the wall and took the chance to look inside, was shocked to the core.

Old Xiong gestured for Zhou Min to come in. Zhou Min dazedly closed the door.

”Zhou Min, call the Zhou elders here,” Old Xiong commanded butler Zhou. His tone was still frigid. Clearly, he was not happy of what had happened here.