Qian Li broke out in a cold sweat on his back, but still explained with a smile, "Madam, please wait for another two or three minutes. It won't take you long."
"Okay then. Since you've promised to be my service boy, I won't go in." Madam Rong Lian said coyly with a mischievous smile.
Just as she finished speaking, Shen Ximan opened the door and came out. Coincidentally, she stepped right on Madam Rong Lian's foot, making her scream in pain.
"Uh, s-sorry." Qian Li looked utterly hopeless and helplessly rubbed his forehead.
"Are you blind? These mink - fur shoes of mine are imported from abroad and I'm wearing them for the first time today!" Madam Rong Lian vented her anger in one breath and glared at Shen Ximan angrily.
Shen Ximan could tell that she was an overbearing and arrogant person. Naturally, she couldn't confront her head - on at this moment. She frowned pitifully.
"Maybe I can compensate you?"
"Compensate? Hahaha," Madam Rong Lian burst out laughing, "A low - born girl like you can never afford to compensate me!"
Madam Rong Lian stepped forward, disdainfully picked up the tulle layer of Shen Ximan's evening dress with her fingertips, and shook her head in disgust.
"The workmanship of this kind of fabric is even worse than my dog's clothes."
Qian Li instantly panicked and quickly glanced around. Fortunately, he didn't see the familiar figure. If the Second Master heard this, he would surely fly into a rage!
"Then what do you want to do?"
Shen Ximan still maintained her polite attitude, but due to Madam Rong Lian's unyielding attitude, she felt a bit hostile.
"Kneel down and lick the dust off my shoes. If you do that, I'll act like nothing happened and won't hold you accountable."
"Madam! Don't you know who she is..."
"No no no," Madam Rong Lian put her index finger to her lips and motioned for Qian Li to shut up with her eyes, "Sweetie, you can't interfere or get involved in our business."
"At this banquet, anyone who offends me, Zhang Rong Lian, is against me! She's just a representative of some small company. She has no status and poses no threat to me."
Shen Ximan remained calm and wasn't irritated. She bent her eyes and said gently, "Madam is powerful. Naturally, I, a nobody, can't afford to offend you. I really didn't do it on purpose just now."
"You little bitch, are you trying to be a high - brow in front of me?"
Madam Rong Lian squinted her eyes and stepped closer, "I've disliked you since just now. You have no manners at all!"
With that, she snatched the veil off Shen Ximan's face. Everyone watching the show gasped in shock.
A woman planted by Bo Siming in the crowd suddenly pointed at the front and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my god! Isn't that the wife of the Second Young Master of the Bo family? She looks so scary!"
The people around covered their mouths in horror and whispered among themselves.
"I've only heard that the Second Young Master is a ruthless person. I didn't expect his wife to be such a freak!"
Some brave ones openly sneered.
"She looks like a useless person at first glance."
"The ruthless and out - of - favor Second Young Master has married an ugly woman!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Shen Ximan coldly looked at those rich people. Their faces were all filled with mockery. Sharp, mean, and vain. This was the atmosphere she felt so far.
So this was the so - called upper class society. It was really an eye - opener.
Madam Rong Lian came back to her senses from the shock and disdainfully curled her lips, "You're really bold. Your face is so disfigured and you still dare to come to the banquet. You're so shameless."
She automatically filtered out the words "Second Young Master of the Bo family" and all her attention was on that side of the face with the terrifying scar.
The spy in the crowd, hoping to stir up more trouble, deliberately turned on the live - streaming function on her phone and posted it online.
The title was straightforward - The face of the Second Young Mistress of the Bo family is exposed. She's so ugly that it's unbearable to look at!
The keyboard warriors in the comment section immediately took the lead and said that Bo Jingyu and Shen Ximan were the weak united. They were the two most useless parasites of the Bo family and would surely ruin the family's reputation sooner or later.
"Madam, I'm warning you. I'll report everything you said just now truthfully. Please watch your mouth!"
Qian Li stood in front of Shen Ximan and retorted without hesitation.
"You... You're protecting her?"
Madam Rong Lian obviously still wanted this clean and young guy.
"I'll give you another chance. Come to my side!"
"Qian Li," Shen Ximan tugged at his sleeve and signaled him with her eyes not to argue with her anymore, "Leave it to me."
He endured his anger and stepped back a few steps, no longer getting involved.
"Madam, if I'm not mistaken, the side of your mink - fur shoes has come unglued."
Madam Rong Lian immediately held her breath and lowered her head. Sure enough!
There was a faint crack on the side.
She blushed with shame and quickly took a few steps back, coughing awkwardly to relieve the embarrassment, "Cough! What are you talking nonsense about?"
Shen Ximan wasn't affected by the outside world at all. Instead, she raised her chin more confidently and said gently, "It was indeed my fault that I stepped on your shoes. I've already apologized sincerely just now. I've also discussed the compensation for the shoes with you, but you didn't give me an exact price."
"Since you're too embarrassed to say it directly, I'll take the liberty to say it for you. Whether it's the luster, quality, or cost - effectiveness, there's no doubt that these shoes are a fake of the lowest quality."
Qian Li was shocked.
When he first met the Second Young Mistress, she seemed to be a timid and weak woman who couldn't protect herself. But now, it seemed that she was not only well - behaved and generous but also very intelligent!
The stalemate suddenly took a turn. Those rich businessmen watching the show were waiting for more fun with great interest.
Madam Rong Lian's face changed colors like a traffic light.
"You... You..."
Shen Ximan stroked her chin and seemed to be seriously considering the compensation amount, "I'll compensate you at most 600 yuan for these shoes. Can you accept that?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Madam Rong Lian clearly lost face. She lifted her skirt and gave Shen Ximan a fierce look, "You wait for me. You'd better watch your step from now on after offending me!"
Shen Ximan bowed her head gracefully to see her off, "Madam is right."
Seeing the situation in the live - streaming room reverse, the spy quickly turned off the live stream and fled quickly in the chaos.
Bo Siming's task for her was to make the Second Young Mistress make a fool of herself in public. Anyway, the goal had been achieved, so the subsequent outcome had nothing to do with her.
This farce came to an end.
Bo Yanhai and Bo Jingyu came out of the elevator just in time.
"You! Where's the veil on your face?!"
Shen Ximan stiffened her expression and replied slowly, "Grandpa..."
She really didn't know how to explain what just happened. Just as she was struggling to organize her words, Qian Li stepped forward to help her out.
"Grandpa, it was all my fault for what just happened. It has nothing to do with the Second Young Mistress. Please punish me."