Chapter 1496

Shangguan Ting said: "Wei Li, you carry that woman out too, then restrain her outside. Zhao Chi and I have something to settle."

Wei Li thought, I do want to settle it with him too, but she was only stunned by Zhao Chi's appearance, not turned stupid.

Although she had acted on impulse just now and kissed Zhao Chi's treasure, that was still just an impulse in the end; she still had to obey Shangguan Ting's words.

Wei Li said helplessly: "Understood."

Then she hoisted Su Qin onto her shoulder.

Zhao Chi said coldly: "This has nothing to do with her. Don't hurt her. If she suffers even a little harm, I won't let any of you off."

Shangguan Ting said: "As long as you behave and listen obediently, no one will hurt you, little beauty. But if you run again, then that's hard to say. You wouldn't let things develop that way, would you?"

Her tone was much softer than before, but still full of threatening meaning.

Zhao Chi did not answer.

Wei Li, reluctant to part, hoisted Su Qin and went out the door.

Before leaving, she took one long, lingering look at Zhao Chi, imprinting his entire body in her mind, only then closing the door.

Just outside the door, the three female lords waiting outside all crowded over.

"Restrain her." Wei Li set Su Qin down.

The spiritual technique on Su Qin was immediately dispelled, but she had no time to react at all before being controlled again.

The other three female lords were very curious.

They looked at Wei Li, then at the office door, then at Su Qin.

"Wei Li, what's wrong with you? Why is your face so red? And you're panting like that — did you just fight?"

Wei Li thought for a moment, then nodded: "I suppose so… it really was powerful and forceful."

"That man is also a lord, right? How on earth did he offend the captain? I saw from the captain's eyes just now that she was truly angry."

Wei Li shook her head: "I don't know that either."

"Then when will the captain finish? How is she going to deal with that male lord?"

Wei Li sighed: "Probably not too soon… who would dare question the captain's business? Let's wait a bit."

But in her heart she complained a little: the captain really is something, hogging it all to herself — fortunately I got a kiss in.

After saying that, she sniffed her palm again.

It carried a faint fragrance.

It really smelled good.

What Wei Li did not know was that the fragrance actually came from Gu Qing and the other Taoyuan women, whose bodies were richly scented all over.

They used it every day, so of course plenty of sweet body scent would cling to it.

Wei Li also looked toward the office door, wanting to hear any movement inside.

Unfortunately, for some reason Shopkeeper Wanyan's office had extremely good soundproofing.

Perhaps because the fashion business also required talking with important figures, it really did need a reassuring soundproof environment.

From outside, the sounds inside simply couldn't be made out clearly.

Wei Li looked at Su Qin, feeling a little jealous in her heart.

Su Qin likewise wanted to know exactly what was going on inside, but she was firmly held by the three female lords and couldn't even make a sound — the strength of the three of them was much greater than hers.

But seeing how Shangguan Ting had looked just now, Zhao Chi probably wouldn't be in any danger.

Even if Shangguan Ting did something to him… at least she wasn't bad-looking. If she didn't always knit her brows as if the whole world owed her something, she could absolutely be called a peerless beauty.

It's just a pity she was a bit older.

But even so, Zhao Chi wasn't getting a bad deal, was he?

Su Qin thought idly.

But Zhao Chi didn't think this way.

The people he feared most were unpredictable ones.

Especially women whose emotions and thoughts were unpredictable.

Like the current Shangguan Ting.

She was standing very close.

She kept looking Zhao Chi up and down.

"Tsk tsk tsk, really unexpected. Before I thought you were utterly ordinary, but why did it suddenly feel just now like you'd become a completely different person? Could it be a charm spell?"

Shangguan Ting's delicate brows furrowed slightly.

Her gaze shifted rapidly — venomous one moment, gentle the next.

"It probably isn't that either… just now I could resist skills, and my status panel is all normal now, so… this is real? No wonder that dead woman Li Ruanyu protects you so much. You've really found a treasure. Even I want to protect you now. Don't take Li Ruanyu as your sister — let me be your sister, alright? Absolutely more reliable than her."

The distance was very close.

Her words, along with her warm breath, were breathed onto Zhao Chi's face.

It couldn't be called breath like orchid — only Gu Qing and the others were worthy of those four words.

But one could indeed feel the charm of a remarkable woman.

Zhao Chi didn't want to answer her.

"Not talking?" Shangguan Ting gave a light laugh and began circling Zhao Chi.

Her high heels tapped lightly on the floor — click, click, click.

Her dress style was almost identical to Li Ruanyu's — uniform, stockings, high heels.

Li Ruanyu said the two of them had previously been teammates in the same squad, and Shangguan Ting had originally also been a female instructor at this Seventh Academy, so the two of them indeed shared quite a few similar experiences.

But this had nothing to do with Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi only wanted to end all of this as quickly as possible.

"Captain Shangguan, can you let go of me? I've already told you, this time I want to clear up the misunderstanding between us. I definitely won't leave early."

"Let you go? Not a chance right now. I still don't know if what you're saying is true or false."

"Of course it's true. I don't want to keep hiding and running forever either."

"Hiding and running? Hiding from me? Why would you hide from me? Is it that you don't even want to look at me one extra glance?"

Why should I hide from you—don't you have any self-awareness?

Don't you know what everyone's opinion of you is?

Zhao Chi roared inside his heart, but his mouth remained polite: "Of course not…"

"Who do you think is prettier, me or Li Ruanyu?"

Damn you…

That's too much!

The two women's looks were actually on the same level.

But Li Ruanyu's face was gentle and serene, and she liked to smile.

Shangguan Ting, on the other hand, frowned year-round; no matter how beautiful, there was an extra hint of fierceness about her.

Comparing them like this, of course Li Ruanyu came out on top.

But would Zhao Chi dare say that now?

Saying that would be way too brave, wouldn't it?

But now was not the time for bravery.

"Of course Captain Shangguan, you're the pretty one."

"Hahaha, I don't believe your nonsense, but I love hearing it. Let me tell you, Li Ruanyu isn't any good either! You see her acting all proper on the surface, but she's actually stringing plenty of men along. Everyone talks behind my back saying I'm heartless and cold, but my feelings are clean! Unlike that green-tea bitch Li Ruanyu—she's practically a whore!"

The more Shangguan Ting spoke, the angrier she got.

Zhao Chi hurried to soothe her.

He neither wanted to hear evaluations of Li Ruanyu, nor wanted her emotions to spiral out of control again.

He quickly pulled out the tricks Gu Qing had taught him for coaxing women, and rattled off a string of nonsense.

Logic didn't matter. Reason didn't matter.

He didn't even care about facts.

Whatever she liked hearing, that's what he said.

Shangguan Ting stared at him in surprise: "Huh? You really think that?"

Zhao Chi nodded: "Of course, but let's settle the matter between us first. If you feel it's not enough, I can give you some compensation. How about it?"

Shangguan Ting burst out laughing: "Compensation? You, this little brother, giving me compensation? Do you think you're the captain? Big sister doesn't want anything…"

Still completely unmoved…