Jiang Xue was both anxious and angry.
She hadn't been a CEO for long and lacked experience in many matters.
Zhang Xinyan, however, was different. Despite being a woman, she managed her family's company and knew how to navigate different social situations, essentially possessing a sharp wit and silver tongue.
Jiang Xue, on the other hand, felt a surge of frustration. She had brought so many people, yet found herself at a disadvantage, unable to articulate a suitable retort due to her own inarticulateness.
Having started the exchange, Zhang Xinyan had no intention of backing down. She continued, "Miss Jiang, you simply want to confirm if something happened between Chen Jie and me, correct?"
"Then I'll satisfy you. We were quite passionate in the private room just now, only the two of us. We even opened a bottle of champagne. It's a shame Chen Jie was too rough and didn't know how to cherish a delicate beauty."
"Miss Jiang, does saying this make you feel a little better?"
Everyone in the private room widened their eyes in disbelief, looking at Zhang Xinyan.
Zhang Xinyan was too beautiful; such a woman shouldn't be toyed with by men, or at least not let them know about it.
Now that she had personally confirmed their recent wildness, the bodyguards couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild, envisioning all sorts of scenarios.
Jiang Xue's face turned red. Pointing at Zhang Xinyan, she said, "You, get out!"
"Hehehe, Miss Jiang can't handle it anymore. You just invited me to stay for dinner, and now you're kicking me out," Zhang Xinyan said, deliberately provoking her.
"Get out, get out! I don't care who Chen Jie is involved with! I just feel that it's unfair to Xiao Yan! Wang Xiao Yan is my best friend!" Jiang Xue retorted angrily.
"Is that so? From my investigation, you haven't known Wang Xiao Yan for more than a month. You've become best friends so quickly? Let me be clearer, are you feeling wronged for yourself, or for someone else?"
"Miss Jiang, can I interpret this as you meddling in affairs that don't concern you?"
Zhang Xinyan asked.
"Get out, get out! You slut!"
Jiang Xue pointed at her nose and shouted furiously.
"You're losing it? Fine, I'll leave then!" Zhang Xinyan stood up, making as if to depart.
"Wait!"
Chen Jie sighed.
Jiang Xue was, after all, Uncle Jiang's daughter. He couldn't just stand by and watch her be bullied.
She could directly chase Zhang Xinyan away, but that would only prove Jiang Xue had lost both in argument and in dignity, making a fool of herself.
So he said to Jiang Xue, "We're out for dinner, what does it mean to chase someone away?"
"Miss Zhang, you should also say less. Otherwise, if Jiang Xue doesn't kick you out, I will."
Zhang Xinyan pouted. She naturally understood that Chen Jie was defending Jiang Xue.
Since Chen Jie had spoken, she couldn't say much more.
So she nodded and said, "Alright then. Actually, I was just joking with Miss Jiang just now. Miss Jiang is peerlessly beautiful, even I can only match her. How could I possibly be interested in another man?"
Chen Jie sighed inwardly. As expected of a woman from a prominent family.
One sentence could smooth things over.
"This woman is so vile!" A man next to Jiang Xue suddenly scoffed.
"Damn it, daring to bully our CEO Jiang? Is he tired of living? CEO Jiang, should we carry her out?"
"These two clearly aren't good people. Scum begets scum, like a dance. A prostitute with a dog, forever together."
To show their loyalty, several men around Jiang Xue pointed at Zhang Xinyan and said, "You, stand and eat, don't ruin CEO Jiang's mood."
Zhang Xinyan's pretty face darkened.
As a young lady from a prominent family, she naturally wasn't afraid of such a situation.
Chen Jie frowned and said, "You all shut up too."
"Kid, you have no right to tell us to shut up! We're CEO Jiang's people, it has nothing to do with you!"
The men retorted.
Chen Jie looked at Jiang Xue. "Make them shut up!"
Jiang Xue looked at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jie, since we've run into each other today, the new core security members I've just recruited will become the backbone of my company. Why don't you help me assess if they're qualified?"
Chen Jie frowned. "What do you mean?"
The men chuckled. "Our CEO Jiang's meaning is very simple: she wants you to test our abilities!"
They all looked at Chen Jie with malicious intent.
*Bang!*
Zhang Xinyan slammed her palm on the table. "That's enough! Do you really think I'm a pushover? All of you, shut up!"
Zhang Xinyan wasn't entirely sure of the extent of Chen Jie and Jiang Xue's relationship, but Chen Jie had saved her life, and she couldn't possibly let these people offend him.
Zhang Xinyan pointed at Jiang Xue and said, "In my eyes, you're just an inexperienced little girl. There are some things I don't want to bicker with you over, but Chen Jie has been speaking up for you. You're ungrateful and want to make Chen Jie look foolish. Aren't you ashamed to act like this?"
"Damn it, you bitch! Say that again?" The leading bodyguard pointed at Zhang Xinyan and said, "Do you believe I'll smash your face?"
Zhang Xinyan sneered and extended her face. "Come on, hit me! I dare you to try!"
"You..." The bodyguard raised his hand, preparing to slap Zhang Xinyan.
"Before you act, you'd better consider the consequences! You, a mere bodyguard, dare to lay hands on me? It's not that I look down on you, but though my Zhang family isn't the most prominent in Pingcheng, killing a small bodyguard like you is as easy as squashing an ant!"
"I'm letting you hit me, do you dare?"
Zhang Xinyan was incredibly domineering.
She indeed had the confidence.
No matter how you looked at it, the Zhang family was not something a mere bodyguard could provoke.
He could vent his anger for his CEO, but Zhang Xinyan herself wasn't the target of her anger.
If he truly laid a hand on her, the consequences would be severe.
The bodyguard's expression shifted slightly, hesitating to act.
Indeed, the first to stick his neck out often gets it chopped off. If he truly provoked someone of importance, Jiang Xue might not be able to protect him.
At this moment, he calmed down. This Zhang Xinyan didn't seem to care about Jiang Xue, so she was likely not simple either. He regretted his impulsiveness.
*Slap!*
Zhang Xinyan slapped him and shouted, "You don't dare to hit me, then get out of the way! This is a matter between important people, and it's not for a nobody like you to interfere! Don't ruin your future!"
"You..." The bodyguard covered his face, extremely embarrassed.
*Slap!*
A delicate palm slapped Zhang Xinyan's face.
Zhang Xinyan looked at Jiang Xue in disbelief.
Jiang Xue angrily said, "He didn't dare to hit you, but I do! Who do you think you are? Daring to lay hands on my bodyguard?"
"You're looking for death!"
Zhang Xinyan was furious. This was the first time in her life she had been slapped, and it was by a woman she considered foolish.
She immediately raised her hand and retaliated.
"Stop!" Chen Jie shouted.
But Zhang Xinyan was already enraged and determined to fight Jiang Xue, so she wouldn't stop.
*Ah!*
Jiang Xue's face showed panic, but it was too late to dodge. Zhang Xinyan's slap landed accurately on her face.