"Ha! That old lad, he again sent you as his substitute? Wasn't he here few days back?"
Gu Huan nodded, "Yes he was, but there was an emergency at the company, so he had to leave." Xu Tang retired from the army after his wife's death, dude to cancer, and flee to America, starting a company by his wife's name.
Gu Huan raised his glass to his lips, but didn't take a sip, he whispered in a low voice.
'Don't lose so soon, they'll pay for it.' His eyes fixed on ZouMi, who abruptly raised her head, her black eyes wide open, which had complicated emotions flowing within them.
Slow, yet steady her breathing turned normal, her anger and emotions were in control of her now. His words, his low firm voice played a big role on her. After saying, he gulped the content in the glass.
Elder Sid, was totally ignored my ZouMi, who was fuming! Sid Xiniay felt gee looking at the rotten expression of Elder Sid, he hated ZouMi to death, he would probably be happy if ZouMi is dead! Sid Bao, helped Elder Sid to the front and made him sit on the seat, after calming him down.
A communication spread across the hall, the moment Elder Sid said those words, everyone looked down on ZouMi.
'Why is she carrying that noble air around her, after what her father did?'
'Exactly such a shameless sl*t, she surely has a big thigh hugging tightly.'
'Yah! How can she, at such a young age reach at that position, if not for the big thigh.'
'Like father like daughter, shamelessly coming here to leach on to the Sid family, after being kicked out.'
A normal human won't be able to negate it, yet alone ZouMi and Gu Huan who has sensitive ears, with high hearing power!
'Isn't she the one back in years who was rap*d?'
'Who knows she was rap*d or willingly slender?'
'How does someone can have such a thick skin, after her father robbed the Sid family, now she is here to leach on the support of them. Shameless human.'
Gu Huan knew ZouMi won't be affect if these words were only for her, but it wasn't, it involved her weakest point, her father. He looked at ZouMi from the corner of his eye, the latter looked calm, but he and Si Ban had long seen the abnormalities in her behavior.
Even if it's not long since he interacted with ZouMi, Gu Huan had a clear-cut idea about ZouMi's personality. One such quality of her was short-tempered, specially if it involves her family and friends.
ZouMi sat at the bar counter, drinking, as if the communication wasn't related to her. This wasn't new for her, after years of practice, ZouMi had come to an understanding, that one's mouth can't be shut with words, but action! Thus, ZouMi worked harder and harder day after day, months to years just, so she could prove that her father wasn't at the wrong, yet he had to face all this. ZouMi remembered every single face who mocked her father, they would be paying a thousand times more than they did. Unlike them, ZouMi won't settle with words, she would be ruthless, starting with pealing off their skin to skinning them alive!
"Si, it's time to bring out Uncle's present, you go and arrange." After the cake cutting ceremony, ZouMi gave Si Ban orders. Gu Huan didn't linger near ZouMi for long, to avoid suspicious gazes, but that didn't stop him from keeping an eye on her. The moment she entered, he sensed danger, and likely from the way the Sid family behave, they're up to no good! Seeing her sending Si Ban away, he felt more stressed, it's not like he can keep eye on her every second, and unlucky things happens with in a second of negligence!
Elder Sid made a fuss again, claiming why wasn't ZouMi was greeting him, and why did she bring a lowly servant, Si Ban along in such a party. He wantedly made things difficult for ZouMi, who gave no reaction to his nonsense, which frustrated him more. Elder Sid cursed her in his heart to death!
As the party was coming to an end, ZouMi and Si Ban had a mutual understanding, Sid Bao was constantly looking at ZouMi, while the latter behaved as if she was in a park. She had been drinking carelessly, glasses after glasses, her cheeks flush red from the intoxicants appearing more alluring! ZouMi made herself present as if she is drunk, with no sense of rationality.
Sid Bao came near ZouMi with a glass in his hand, "Niece, forgive grandpa for that, you know he is aging and his temper isn't in control. Even if no one believes brother, I do!" He didn't pass his drink to her, which ZouMi expected.
ZouMi's face was red, appearing intoxicated, she 'glanced' at Sid Bao with no idea of the world.
"Niece, look at you, drinking so much, let me help you upstairs to rest. I'll ask my coordinator to book a room."
ZouMi in 'daze' nodded her head. Steadying her steps, she 'slowly' walked out of the hall, her steps were eyed by three pairs of eyes like hawks, Sid Bao, his wife, Ji Song, and their daughter, Sid Xiniay!
Sid Bao singled his trusted right hand, who then followed ZouMi.