171 HONOURABLE PERSON (1/2)
Hu Lei was furious, but there was a thread of uncertainty in her heart. She did not know how to deal with this problem to ensure complete satisfaction. When she had been living abroad and on the road, she was never overly concerned about anything because she could deal with matters using violence. She could make a person disappear without anyone being the wiser.
However, she was no longer a person walking in the path of darkness. Moreover, she was not a passer-by in Supreme City. The metropolis had become her home, and she intended to live in this place for the rest of her life. She could not do anything to jeopardise a beautiful future that had been hard to come by.
She turned from the kitchen window and begun walking back to the lounge. Her mind was thinking about how she could permanently stop the foul atmosphere in the publishing house without destroying the company's reputation. After all, it was her Ah-Feng's.
”Don't worry about taking care of this small fry. I have already captured everything with my phone.” Beatrice spoke encouragingly to Hu Lei as they entered the lounge.
Beatrice had recorded the scene because she knew that Hu Lei was not always attached to her phone like most people. Even though she was an assistant, she had been primarily hired by Zhong Feng to protect Hu Lei. The most important thing in Supreme City was to shield against schemes, not assassinations.
”But the video alone will not be enough to cut out the rot.” Hu Lei spoke with frustration as she sat down.
”You can ask Bo Qian to deal with the situation.” Beatrice suggested.
Hu Lei shook her head. She needed to learn how to deal with the problems in her new life properly. After all, she was Zhong Feng's wife. It would be a huge shame if she could not thwart the plots of small people. She could consider this case a little practice.
The lounge manager came in with a tray of tea and some cookies and placed them on the table before Hu Lei and Beatrice. She looked at them smugly as if she was waiting for them to defile their bodies with her disgusting bodily fluids.
Hu Lei glanced at the drinks and looked at the woman coldly. The lounge manager felt a shiver run through her body. She felt like she was facing a mighty enemy, a predator at the top of the food chain. The aura from the small author was not ordinary.
”Drink it.” Hu Lei said suddenly.
”What did you say?” The woman asked.
”I said drink that tea.” Hu Lei's eyes were like hard marbles, especially with the glinting yellow colour.
The lounge manager looked at the cups of tea and remembered how she had spat into them, even expelling some phlegm. She felt absolutely disgusted. Only a dog would eat what it had vomited. Even if the fluids were her own, the thought of consuming the tea disgusted her.
”I made this tea for you. Do not go too far with your bullying. You do not even know if it has been made the way you wanted. You can at least taste it before accusing me.” She countered angrily.
”If you cannot drink this tea, I can only assume that you have tampered with it. Perhaps, you are trying to kill me with hidden poison.” Hu Lei leaned back in the couch and looked the disgusting woman with piercing eyes, as if she could see her soul.
”You… you think that just because you are an author with some reputation, you are better than the rest of us?” The woman breathed heavily in anger.
”Naturally, I am better. Even your attempt to change the subject is quite poor. Now, drink the tea before I have the police here to test this tea for tampering.” Hu Lei threatened.
The woman felt afraid because she did not what could be discovered. However, her salvation came suddenly and unexpectedly. The lounge door suddenly opened and two people walked into the room. One of them was quite familiar to Hu Lei.