Chapter 154 A Petty, Tattletale Little Girl

Huangpu Shenqing finally raised his noble forehead, his dark brown eyes bottomless. "So, seeking justice for my wife makes me a man of broken promises? What, is justice in this world judged by the likes of you?"

Behind him, Moyi, Moqi, and the others let out a scoff.

Tina’s expression froze completely on her face.

Shangguan Ranran lowered her head in sheer shock.

She was just the future CEO's wife a moment ago, and now she was officially the wife?

"Misunderstanding, Grand Master Huangpu, this is all a misunderstanding. It was my eyes that failed to see, I didn't recognize Madam Huangpu. It was my poor judgment, I apologize, I'm so sorry, but... but... regarding the contract, we clearly agreed on it beforehand, can we..."

Huangpu Shenqing remained silent, his expression still profound and unreadable, leaving everyone guessing what he was thinking.

However, "Madam Huangpu"...

Well, that certainly pleased him.

Unfortunately, it came from the mouth of someone who had just bullied the young lady...

"Mr. Huangpu, this is merely a trivial matter. Why can't we let it go? Piha’s tone was just a bit harsh, with no malicious intent whatsoever. I believe..."

Tina looked toward Shangguan Ranran, their matching blue eyes locking in the air, filled with clashing auras of pride.

"This young lady surely wouldn't be so petty as to ruin Mr. Huangpu's business partnership over this, right?"

Huangpu Shenqing shifted his mesmerizing gaze toward her, a sneer curling the corner of his lips. "Let it go? You think you can just let it go after bullying my wife? My wife already apologized at the time, why didn't you let it go then? Could it be because you thought my wife was just a young lady you could push around?"

Pfft—Moyi directly burst out laughing. "Young lady" was precisely the phrase Piha himself had used in the surveillance footage.

Slapping someone in the face with their own words.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Moqi and Yexin were also amused by Huangpu Shenqing’s witty retort.

Moshi thought to himself that this was the first time he had ever seen their master's tongue so sharp.

Piha felt his face burning with humiliation under this barrage of words.

Tina, meanwhile, gripped her handbag so tightly with shame and anger that it looked almost deformed. She maintained a fiercely arrogant facade, snapping back, "This young lady certainly knows how to tattle. What? Does she have to report every little thing to Mr. Huangpu? She really is just a young lady, isn't she?"

These words caused the expressions of everyone present to shift slightly.

Throughout all this, Tina had deliberately addressed her simply as "this young lady." Even after Huangpu Shenqing explicitly stated she was his wife, Tina still called her "this young lady." That disdainful tone made Shangguan Ranran's pretty blue eyes narrow sharply.

She shot back with wild, overbearing arrogance, not sparing an ounce of face: "I am only 22 years old this year, so I am indeed a young lady. What of it? Is it a crime to complain about wrongdoing? Besides, who gave you the audacity to act so arrogant and overbearing on someone else's territory? When your arrogance gets caught on camera, do you still dare lecture others for being childish? This lady should watch her words and mind the occasion. Young as I am, I am not some stray dog that anyone can bully at will!"

Tina was trembling all over with sheer rage. Was this a jab at her age?

Was this accusing her of acting arrogantly on someone else's territory?

Was this comparing her to a stray dog?

So, what happened downstairs had actually been caught on camera?

She hadn't been the one to tattle after all?

Piha felt his soul leave his body. This...

It was caught on camera?

Then everything he had said back then...

Moyi and Moqi were mentally giving Shangguan Ranran a wild standing ovation.

Her words were sharp, piercing, and direct.

Huangpu Shenqing looked at her with a smile. "My wife is right. She may just be a young lady, but she is fiercely capable."

Shangguan Ranran turned her angry gaze toward him. "Huangpu Shenqing, don't call me that! If you want to cooperate with them, then cooperate, don't drag me into it! I have no desire to be labeled as petty, a spoiler of business partnerships, a tattletale, and... a... young... lady."

She emphasized the last few words heavily.

Invisibly, it delivered a resounding slap across Tina's face.

Leaving her with no room to refute.

Moyi, Moqi, and the others laughed uproariously inside. As expected of Miss Shangguan.

When she makes a move, it's nothing short of stunning.

Huangpu Shenqing chuckled in response.

"Very well, then let's talk about the partnership. Your company is not our only option. Furthermore, your market attention is low, your exposure is low, and your customer base is even lower. Even the products for this upcoming collaboration fail to keep up with current trends, offering very little long-term profitability. The only reason I agreed to sign earlier was simply to avoid hassle. But now, I no longer see any reason why I must choose your company."

In truth, he had been absent-minded when negotiating the partnership earlier. Seeing that the person across from him had blue eyes, he had thought of the young lady, so he pulled out his phone to check her location, missing everything they said entirely.

He had only noticed the young lady's location approaching closer and wanted to wrap things up quickly, which was why he had so decisively signed the contract.

"This... Grand Master Huangpu, please trust us! Our company will definitely step up promotion in the later stages, and we guarantee..."

Huangpu Shenqing overbearingly cut him off. "Are we done talking now? Moyi, throw them out."

"Understood. Please leave, the two of you."

Piha was deeply unwilling. "Grand Master Huangpu, please reconsider! Our company has never deceived clients regarding our reputation, and even though our current products haven't quite..."

Moqi didn't waste any breath, stepping forward and directly dragging him out.

Tina shot them a deep, venomous look, grabbed her bag, and left.

She would not just accept defeat like this.

She had never encountered someone who showed her such blatant disrespect.

Shangguan Ranran was the first.

And that arrogant, overbearing man...

Was also the first she had ever met.

Once everyone had left, Shangguan Ranran grabbed her bag, intending to leave as well. She had no desire to stay here and become a target for the man.

That woman clearly couldn't stand the sight of her, yet dared not direct her anger at the man, choosing to aim her hostility at her instead.

Then again, perhaps the woman hadn't wanted to blame him at all, likely having been captivated by the man's handsome appearance long ago.

Hmph, a regular bee-attractor and butterfly-magnet.

With lightning-fast reflexes, Huangpu Shenqing pulled the rising young lady back into his embrace.

His tone was full of doting indulgence. "Angry? Be a good girl, it was my fault. I should have chased them far away so they wouldn't come here and disgust Ranran."

"Let go of me, Huangpu Shenqing, I hate you!"

Shangguan Ranran struggled in his arms.

Huangpu Shenqing pulled her closer. "Why hate me? Did my words just now displease Ranran? Shall I apologize, then?"

"No need. I couldn't possibly afford the title of your 'wife'. I'm just a petty, tattling young lady in other people's eyes, after all."

"Be good. How could Ranran ever be a petty, tattling person? Don't downgrade yourself like that. In fact, I wish Ranran would tattle to me more often."

In her anger, Shangguan Ranran stomped on his foot and thrashed around in his arms, her voice so sour she didn't even realize it herself. "Then go find someone who knows how to tattle! I don't know how to do that. That Tina must be an expert at tattling, why don't you go find her instead?"

Only then did Huangpu Shenqing catch the underlying meaning in her words. He pinned her body in place, leaned close to her ear, and said in an ambiguous whisper, "Are you jealous?"