Wait?
Wen Sining frowned and looked back blankly at the receding figure.
"Mrs. Young Master, please wait on the sofa for a while. The young master will go to Lincheng with you later," Uncle Bai greeted with a beaming smile.
"He's going too?"
"Yes. The young master is worried about you going alone, so he decided to go with you."
Uncle Bai stood on the lowest step of the stairs, looking up with his eyes crinkled into slits when he smiled.
...
The plane traced an arc across the blue sky, leaving parallel lines like steps behind.
Yun Chutong rubbed her throbbing head and pressed painfully on her pulsating temples.
"Amanda, are you awake?" Xiaolan was lying beside the bed. She immediately looked up when she felt the movement. Rubbing her numb arm, she kindly handed over the water cup prepared beside.
Seeing the cold boiled water, Yun Chutong suddenly felt parched. She took the cup and took a few sips, then unceremoniously threw the cup into Xiaolan's arms.
"Let me help you wash up," Xiaolan said, undeterred by the cold reception. She still stepped forward.
Yun Chutong waved her hand and turned over. Her hand instinctively felt around under the pillow until she threw the whole pillow out from under her head.
"Are you looking for your phone?" Xiaolan asked.
Yun Chutong had a terrible temper when she woke up after drinking. She glared at Xiaolan, who was still asking questions, "Hurry up and get it for me. Stop dawdling."
The phone was still in the backpack, which had been placed on the sofa when they came back yesterday. Xiaolan trotted all the way to the living - room sofa, grabbed the backpack, and then rushed back in a hurry.
She took out the phone and pressed the power button on the side. The screen lit up for a moment and then went dark again.
In an instant, Yun Chutong seemed to be filled with anger. She grabbed the bottom of the phone and retorted to Xiaolan in an aggressive tone, "Can't you see?"
The phone had been in the backpack all night, and Xiaolan had been busy taking care of the drunk Yun Chutong in the room. How could she have the energy to focus on everything?
She lowered her head and shuffled up to Yun Chutong. Timidly, she reached out her hand, and the dead phone was thrown at her like a brick.
Feeling the pain in her arm, she instinctively dodged downward, and the phone fell to the ground.
At that moment, Xiaolan was stunned and quickly lowered her head to apologize.
Yun Chutong took a deep breath and grabbed the bedsheet under her. The neat bedsheet wrinkled easily under her fingernails like a piece of tissue paper.
"You're so clumsy. Can you ever do anything right?" Yun Chutong's words couldn't relieve her anger. She randomly picked up the things beside her and threw them at Xiaolan.
Pillows, bedding, and gradually all the things on the bed were thrown to the ground.
Xiaolan squatted on the ground shivering, covering her head with both hands and constantly rubbing it, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I won't make the same mistake again."
"You still want to make mistakes?" Yun Chutong stood up. She stepped on the soft mattress bare - footed, which was like walking on a water - filled balloon. Every step was a heavy obstacle.
She walked up to Xiaolan and looked down at her trembling figure. Her hard finger tapped on Xiaolan's head in an admonishing gesture, "If I remember correctly, you've been with me for almost two years."
Sniffling, Xiaolan nodded timidly.
If you calculated carefully, it had been two years, three months, and four days. Xiaolan had endured those days like years.
"Why do I feel like you just came here?"
As soon as the words fell, Xiaolan knelt on the ground with a thud. Her knees pressed on the bedding, but the thin bedding couldn't block much. Her knees hit the hard floor firmly.
"Teacher Amanda, please don't fire me," Xiaolan reached out her hand. Her fingers touched Yun Chutong's instep and then retracted in fear.
All of Xiaolan's little actions were in Yun Chutong's eyes. She arrogantly lifted her foot and mercilessly crushed it on Xiaolan's hand.
Xiaolan's fingers were pressed under the heel, and Yun Chutong swayed her foot from side to side, using the heel to exert force. Xiaolan was in great pain, but she didn't dare to make a sound and could only silently endure the humiliation.
Yun Chutong's foot stepped from Xiaolan's palm all the way to her arm. She laughed wickedly and stretched her toes on Xiaolan's shoulder. She pressed her thigh down, and half of her body weight was on Xiaolan's shoulder.
After a night without rest and due to excessive nervousness, Xiaolan fainted on the floor.
Sister Fang just came in from outside. She opened the door and saw the scene in front of her. She was so shocked that she didn't even dare to blink.
"S - Sister Fang..." Xiaolan's plea for help only intensified Yun Chutong's anger. She got off the bed directly, stepped over Xiaolan, and walked to the opposite sofa.
Seeing this scene, Sister Fang felt a strange pain in her body. She didn't have time to check on Xiaolan's condition. She flattered Yun Chutong and came to her side, "Where did you go all afternoon yesterday?"
Yun Chutong glanced at Sister Fang casually, crossed her legs on the coffee table, and wiggled her toes.
"The company has got you a new endorsement, which pays several times more than the Moxin endorsement. How about we just take the liquidated damages as Moxin asks and terminate the cooperation with them?" Sister Fang advised.
The new project was something she had fought tooth and nail to get. There were many people in the company jealous of it, but she had finally managed to obtain it after much effort.
On the way here, she had copied the basic information onto her phone. She flipped it out and put it in front of Yun Chutong.
Yun Chutong didn't even look at it. She waved her hand and pushed the phone away, "Where's Luo Chen? Have you found out where he's been?"
After separating from Anna yesterday, Yun Chutong specifically told Sister Fang to send someone to investigate Lu Luochen's whereabouts.
Sister Fang's face was as white as a sheet. She guiltily turned her head to look at Xiaolan, "What are you still lying there for? Hurry up and prepare the clothes."
After she finished speaking, Yun Chutong's gaze still remained on her.
"I... I forgot..." Sister Fang couldn't bear the pressure and whispered.
She had planned to carry out Yun Chutong's order after answering the call yesterday, but then she received a call from the company. When she heard about the better endorsement, she was afraid that other female stars in the same company would snatch it away if she was a step slower.
"Amanda, General Manager Lu might be busy with work. He loves you so much. How could he suddenly stop liking you? Let's not think about this for now. We should first confirm the interview this afternoon," Sister Fang waved at Xiaolan to hurry up and bring the clothes.
Xiaolan had just been stepped on by Yun Chutong and was scared of her. She didn't dare to get closer. She dawdled in place, ignoring Sister Fang's urging.
"You didn't do it?" Yun Chutong asked.
Her voice was icy, almost freezing Sister Fang on the spot. She nodded hesitantly and quickly apologized, "I thought about General Manager Lu's love for you, so I decided to grab the new endorsement for you first and then investigate General Manager Lu's whereabouts."