There was a passageway accessible only to employees. She could use it to get to Yao Tang’s private room before Young Master Lu’s men arrived.

Xu Xuan rushed over to Room 401. Thankfully, the goons were nowhere in sight.

Lin Xin andQin Jingwere engaged in conversation when she stormed in, and they all turned to the door in shock.

Xu Xuan ignored everyone else and made a beeline forYao Tang. “You have to leave, right now! Someone is coming to capture you?”

“What did you say?” Meng Yangblurted out, dropping his chopsticks on the table.

Who would dare to touch his sister while he was around?

As for Yao Tang, she slowly got up and asked, “What happened?”

“You have to hurry and get out of her,” Xu Xuansaid, her tone urgent. “Just trust me on this. They will be here any minute.”

Yao Tang’s gaze fell on the girl’s bleeding palm.

No sane athlete would stand for getting their hands injured, let alone risk an incident. And it was especially true for those who used their hands during their games.

What could have possibly happened to Xu Xuan?

Seeing that Yao Tangremained unbothered despite her desperate pleas,Xu Xuancouldn’t help but feel frustrated.

But if Yao Tangrefused to leave, then she could do nothing to persuade her otherwise.Xu Xuansighed and darted out of the room before the men arrived and saw her there.

Sure enough, a tall man appeared at the door shortly after she was gone. He went straight to the point and addressed Yao Tang. “Please come with us, Miss Yao.”

Though he sounded courteous, his stance was anything but.

The threat was palpable in the air—if Yao Tangdidn’t go with him, then he would just drag her out of the room.

Qin Jing straightened in her seat and scowled at their intruder. Beside her,Meng Yangjumped to his feet and bounded up the table.

“Who the hell are you?” he cursed at the man. “What makes you think you can just barge in here and give us orders? Who sent you, huh? Tell that bastard to come here himself!”

“And who might you be?” the man sneered. “I’d watch my words if I were you. You might die here today, and you wouldn’t even know what hit you.”

Even so, the man remained vigilant. He had witnessed Yao Tang’s strength before, so he was naturally wary.

That only applied to Yao Tang, though. He couldn’t care less about the rest of the brats in the room.

Meng Yang flew into a rage. “Who am I? You’re asking who I am? How dare you!” He leaped from the table and strode toward the man.

He was almost 1.8 meters tall and was powerfully built for his age. This, coupled with his formidable aura, made Meng Yang rather intimidating.

The man faltered and almost stepped back, but he quickly snapped back to his senses. He flushed with embarrassment.

He shouldn’t be wasting his time squabbling with a kid. His only purpose was to bring Yao Tangto Young Master Lu as soon as possible. He glared atMeng Yang. “Just wait. I’ll deal with you once I’m done with her!”

Then he turned to Yao Tangand gritted his teeth before saying, “Miss Yao, please!”

Yao Tang was leaning against her seat and casually browsing something on her phone.

“I’m busy,” she said nonchalantly.

The man grew frantic. “Miss, you still remember my young master, don’t you? You’re well aware of his temper. If you keep him waiting like this, it won’t end well for any of us.”

“Ah, you mean that freak, Lu Qing?”Yao Tangfinally put her phone down and smirked at the man, who winced at her words.

“Please don’t say that, Miss Yao.”

“Why? Did I say anything wrong?”

“Please, Miss Yao. Save us all some trouble and come with me to see Young Master Lu.”

Meng Yang chose that moment to step up and get in the man’s face. “Sister Tangis not coming with you. Can’t you see that she doesn’t want to? Why don’t you just get lost? Run back to your master before I beat you up!”

His fists were already clenched so tightly that the veins on his arms were bulging. He was all geared up to land a blow.

Feeling humiliated, the man reached out and was about to grab the insolent boy and throw him across the room.

To his shock, the boy actually dodged his hand.

The man snarled and pointed a finger at Meng Yang. “Stay out of this, or you’ll get more than you bargained for!”

A pregnant silence suddenly enveloped the room.

Then a cold, female voice came from behind the man.

“Who did you say is going to get more than he bargained for?”