Chapter 545: Punished Qingqing

Su Su, who was immersed in the angst-filled plot of a "domineering CEO chasing his wife to the crematorium," heard a clear, magnetic male voice beside her ear.

Subconsciously, she raised her head and looked in the direction of the sound.

Then, her heartbeat skipped a beat in that instant.

He stood at the boundary between the shadows of the booth and the light, his caramel-colored turtleneck sweater seeming to absorb all the surrounding light, appearing warm and profound.

His features were handsome, his stature tall and upright.

His aura was impossibly clean.

At this moment, he was looking at Big Sister Qingqing with a solemn expression.

So handsome!

Su Su’s mind was screaming wildly.

But what shocked her even more was the reaction of Big Sister Qingqing beside her.

The great heroine who had just been exuding an aura of command and pointing out the landscape was now filled with panic and dismay, her face screaming, "I’m dead."

Su Su’s brain raced, and a thought—incredibly cliché yet extremely logical—exploded in her mind!

Her eyes scanned the newcomer rapidly:

A straight bridge of the nose, thin and well-defined lips, a sharp jawline, brilliant star-like eyes, and—

Those manga-like hands with distinct knuckles that could be called perfect!

Holy crap! It all matches!

(0A0)!!

This—this wouldn't happen to be that "ideal warm-hearted alumnus" and "second male lead," would it?!

He—he came to find Big Sister Qingqing, happened to hear them talking about a "domineering CEO," and caught them red-handed?!

As far as she knew, this "warm-hearted alumnus" was very prone to jealousy.

He was full of possessiveness toward Big Sister Qingqing!

Recalling Big Sister Qingqing’s words just now, Su Su was dumbfounded.

Heavens! Did I just witness the latest turning point in the story's plot with my own eyes?!

So what will happen next?

Cold war, breakup, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the domineering CEO taking advantage of the situation... Just as Su Su’s internal drama had reached its thirtieth episode, Xu Qing finally recovered from her petrified state.

She stood up from the sofa with a "whoosh."

Because the movement was too abrupt, she almost knocked over the wine glasses on the table.

"You—you you you—why are you here?!" Her voice was sharp and thin, and she shrank her neck.

All the great heroine aura from just a moment ago was gone; she looked exactly like a terrified little white rabbit.

"Me?" Tang Zong raised an eyebrow and said with interest, "Why can't I appear here? Isn't this livehouse mine?"

Hearing this, Su Su’s eyes instantly lit up like two-thousand-watt light bulbs!

My god! It really is him! It really is him!

The "gentle second male lead" who spent a fortune to acquire the entire film and television base just for Big Sister Qingqing’s dream!

After following the story in the group for nearly a year, she finally saw the character that made her heart flutter the most!

She stood up from the sofa excitedly, looking at Tang Zong with words on the tip of her tongue.

She wanted to say something, but didn't quite dare.

The aura of the person in the flesh was simply too powerful!

Tang Zong’s gaze shifted from Qingqing and landed on Su Su beside her.

A gentle and friendly smile appeared on his face, "Hello, I am Tang Zong."

Su Su was instantly flattered and said in a flustered manner, "H-hello! My name is Yan Susu, I’m... I’m Big Sister Qingqing’s internet friend."

The moment they shook hands, she clearly felt that the other person’s palm was large and warm.

It was exactly as Qingqing had described in the group.

Xu Qing watched this "harmonious and friendly" first meeting, feeling only scalp-numbing terror and cold limbs.

She knew she was truly finished this time!

Once the two started chatting in depth, everything about her would be exposed!

Su Su would know she had been bragging and spouting nonsense all along.

And Tang Zong would also know all her dark history and unspeakable "fantasies"!

Big Sister Xu Qing’s status would vanish into thin air, and she would completely degenerate into a roadside...

(T_P)

Don't! Yan Yan, save me!

Wuwuwu~~

"T-that..." Xu Qing’s mind was a mess. She glanced at Su Su, who had completely turned into star-eyed mode, and bit the bullet, trying to explain, "Listen to me, just now—I—"

She stammered, unable to say anything coherent.

She felt that no matter how she explained it, she wouldn't get past this.

Just then, Tang Zong suddenly turned his head, his gaze falling back onto Xu Qing.

The previous gentle smile disappeared, replaced by a look that made her heart tremble—one carrying a sense of being "hurt."

He spoke slowly, his voice low, "So, when I’m not around, you still think of him, is that right? That’s fair, after all, you were together for so long and went through so much."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the wine glasses on the table, his tone carrying a trace of self-mockery.

"That Gu Peisi, it seems he is truly unforgettable to you."

BOOM!!!

Xu Qing’s brain completely crashed!

H-how does he know the name of the male lead in my novel?!

And these lines, aren't they from one of their big arguments?

He has read my novel?!

°=°A°)!?

Ahhh!

T-then, those intimate, colorful scenes in the book where she projected herself and Tang Zong—has he seen all of those too?!

An unprecedented, extreme fear instantly shot from her tailbone straight to her crown!

This was ten thousand times more terrifying than being caught bragging on the spot!

It’s over, this time it’s truly over... I’m dead for sure!

Beside her, Su Su, hearing her long-awaited ideal "warm-hearted alumnus" say such words filled with jealousy and sadness,

felt her heart cracking with pain!

Indeed! It really is like this!

The "second male lead" is jealous!

Ahhh! Is this a Shura field?! It’s too exciting!

How will Big Sister Qingqing coax him?

But then again, this matter seems to have started because of her.

It was she who insisted on gossiping about some "ex-boyfriend"!

What if the two of them make too big a scene and break up because of this?

Wouldn't she become the eternal sinner who broke up this divine couple?!

More importantly, she had just grabbed onto Big Sister Qingqing’s golden thigh; what if she took her anger out on her? Thinking of this, Su Su shuddered violently, her survival instinct instantly maxed out.

"Warm-hearted... no, Brother Tang Zong! That was my fault just now! It was... it was me who insisted on pestering Big Sister Qingqing, asking about her past!

I said some excessive things! Big Sister Qingqing actually only has you in her heart, really!"

Tang Zong, however, remained in a "hurt" state, looking at Xu Qing with pained eyes, "Forget it, some things don't need to be said too clearly."

Xu Qing opened her rosy little mouth, dumbfounded.

(.A°)

Tang Zong held back his laughter, helping her continue the act.

He had read Xu Qing’s book, *Wrong Room, Then Picked Up a Domineering CEO*.

Because it involved himself, it was particularly engaging,

so he had read both the main text and the side stories many times, and would occasionally tip her.

At this moment, directly cosplaying as "Tang Zong" from the novel,

this feeling was exceptionally interesting.

After all, from the very beginning, it was because of Xu Qing’s whimsical, interesting soul that loved to play "role-playing" that he developed a strong interest in her.

Later, after the two were truly together, she began to restrain herself, and he always felt something was missing.

"It’s not like that! It’s all a misunderstanding!" Su Su, seeing the "male lead’s" hurt expression, was so anxious she was about to cry.

While explaining, she frantically signaled to Big Sister Qingqing beside her.

Seeing the other party unmoved, she couldn't help but kick her foot.

Xu Qing jolted, gradually waking from her stupor.

She took a deep breath, forced out a smile uglier than crying, and reached out to grab Tang Zong’s arm.

Her gaze pleading, "Y-you come over with me for a moment, I have some work matters I want to talk to you about alone!"

Although she had already entered a red-faced state, in front of her little fan and little pendant Yan Susu, she still tried hard to maintain her status.

Tang Zong looked at her deeply, nodded politely at the nervous Su Su, and then followed her toward the depths of the second-floor corridor.

Xu Qing pulled him, winding through turns, and finally stopped in front of a door with a "STAFF ONLY" sign.

She shoved Tang Zong inside and slammed the door shut with a "bang."

The room was dimly lit and piled with many discarded props and clutter.

"I was wrong!" As soon as the door closed, Xu Qing almost immediately slid to her knees, her voice filled with tears, "I won't dare do it again!"

Tang Zong looked at her pitiful appearance and couldn't help but chuckle.

He reached out, gently pinched her chin, lifted her face, and said with a tone full of teasing, "I see you’re quite bold in your novel?"

"Heaven is my witness, you are the only boyfriend I’ve ever had! As for others, I haven't even held hands with them!"

"Oh? So it’s all made up?"

"Mmhmm!" Xu Qing nodded like a garlic masher.

"Hehe, then... what about those side stories? You were very conservative when you were with me, but the content of the side stories..."

"Ah! I don't know what you're talking about!" Xu Qing covered her face abruptly, screamed, and squatted in the corner.

Shivering with her back to him.

Tang Zong leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Qingqing, you actually dared to lie, and you even fabricated an ex-boyfriend in front of an internet friend. I am very angry now, and the consequences are very serious."

Xu Qing’s body trembled, she raised her head stiffly, her large, dark eyes beginning to turn red, "I, I, I... I was wrong..."

"If apologies were useful, what would we need the police for?"

"T-then what do you want? I won't do it again in the future." Her voice was filled with deep grievance.

Tang Zong reached out, traced down her spine, and finally landed on her rounded little bottom, giving it a light but firm slap.

"What do you think?"

Xu Qing felt as if she had been electrocuted, screamed, hurriedly stood up, covered her bottom tightly with both hands, and shook her head vigorously: "No! No! Absolutely not!"

There had been several painful cases before; it was simply too shameful!

Of course, what she feared most was that if Tang Zong got into the habit of hitting her, what would she do if he treated her like that pervert Xiao Jing in the future?!

Crawling on the ground like a little animal, then being disciplined by Tang Zong, and having to shout "Sumimasen."

Maybe it would even be recorded and sent to Xiao Jing for them to "appreciate" together!

That would be completely finished!

How could this be! She wasn't a pervert like Xiao Jing!

(ToT)/~~

Tang Zong stood up and said with a smile, "Then let’s go out now, have a good chat with Su Su, and by the way, tell the others about you writing books."

"No!" Xu Qing instantly broke down, tugging at Tang Zong’s hem, compromising, "T-then how many hits do you say?"

Tang Zong looked at her and slowly held up one palm.

Xu Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief, weakly saying, "50 hits, okay... but let’s be clear, you can't be too hard..."

"What are you thinking?" Tang Zong’s smile became somewhat dangerous, "This time is different from last time."

Xu Qing widened those dark eyes, her voice changing pitch, "W-what do you mean?"

"Five hundred hits."

Xu Qing let out a "waa" and burst into tears.

Five hundred hits?!

T-this... is this going to beat me to death?!

Countless terrifying images flashed through her mind: a swollen bottom, a chair she couldn't sit on, and a miserable life where she could only work while lying on her stomach...

Watching his drama-queen girlfriend cry on command, Tang Zong also had a headache, "Alright, alright, stop crying, then I’ll give you a little less."

Xu Qing immediately stopped crying, sniffled, and looked at him with teary eyes, "H-how many?"

"499 hits."

"Wuwuwu..." The crying started again, this time with a shrill tremolo.

o(T_T)o

"Then how many do you say?"

Xu Qing’s crying stopped instantly. She bit her lip, hesitated, held up two fingers, then added five more, and said cautiously: "Two hundred and fifty?"

"Alright, then two hundred and fifty hits." Tang Zong had only wanted to tease her and hadn't really intended to do anything to her.

Xu Qing immediately felt a wave of regret, feeling she had asked for too many; she should have at least tried asking for two hundred!

She wiped her tears and bargained in a low voice: "Let’s be clear, you can't hit them all at once, or I won't be able to take it."

"Rest assured, I won't." Tang Zong’s lips curled into a wicked smile.

Looking at Xu Qing’s tear-stained little face, he pressed her against the cold wall.

One hand supported her beside her ear, while the other slowly wandered downward.

Xu Qing let out a low hum, her cheeks flushed bright red, "What are you doing..."

"Ten hits first, to help you remember the lesson."

"Ah! No! This... this is in a bar!" Xu Qing struggled in panic.

Tang Zong ignored her resistance, pressed her waist with one hand, and lifted her overcoat with the other.

"Sss-la—"

The sound of the zipper opening was exceptionally clear in the quiet little room.

Feeling her tight skirt being pulled open and a wave of coolness hitting her, Xu Qing’s body stiffened, "Hey! What are you doing?!"

"Wearing clothes feels too bad, and you won't be able to feel the intensity of the 'punishment'."

"I don't want to!"

Tang Zong leaned into her ear and said unhurriedly, "Qingqing, you wouldn't want others to know about those erotic stories you write, would you?"

Xu Qing instantly stopped struggling, not daring to move a muscle.

The next second, the warm manga hand fell.

Crisp sounds began to echo in the narrow space.

When Xu Qing returned to the VIP booth, it had been more than ten minutes later.

She had reorganized her emotions and makeup.

However, her face still carried some suspicious, unfaded redness.

Her eyes were also somewhat evasive and vacant.

"Big Sister Qingqing! You’re back!" Su Su immediately greeted her, asking with concern and anxiety: "How was it? Did Brother Tang Zong forgive you? What’s the situation now?"

Xu Qing shook her head without speaking, simply picked up the cocktail glass on the table and drained the remaining half of the cocktail in one gulp.

The entire movement exuded a cold, "don't come near me," heartbroken aura.

Su Su didn't dare to speak again, sensing that something big had happened.

It’s over, it’s over!

Maybe because of this turning point, Big Sister Qingqing is really going to have a relationship crisis with her warm-hearted alumnus!

Didn't you see that Tang Zong didn't even follow her back?

Immediately, she keenly noticed that Big Sister Qingqing’s sitting posture was a bit strange.

She was only using half of her bottom to touch the sofa.