Collaboration

Although the Lai family couldn't get close to the Hui family, Mister Lai refused to let any opportunities go. He knew very well that Rosanna wouldn't lie in public about their identities. Since this was the case, he must have them agree to give him monetary compensation.

"Even though Mister Hui did not directly cause my daughter's fall, he was involved in the accident. Since this is the case, he should share some responsibility. My daughter's reputation is priceless, but now, it is damaged. Like Mrs. Hui mentioned just now, Mister. Hui was only protecting her. In other words, she is also involved. So, I would like to request for Mrs. Clover to give our company a chance for collaboration."

When he finished speaking, everyone in the ballroom remained quiet. They couldn't believe Mister Lai would use this opportunity to gain business relations with the Clovers. As much as they wished to do the same, they wouldn't have such thick skin to ask this question righteously.

Suddenly, a short beep echoed from the crowd. Li Yi Wei walked out with her phone in her hand. She smiled. "Mister Lai, you've been asking for compensation and an explanation since the start. Then, what if it was your daughter who was wrong to begin with? Will you still be saying these words with such a shameless attitude?"

Yi Wei pressed the remote control in her other hand. Soon, a video with audio began to play on the projector screen. Everyone's concentration diverted to the wall where the truth was being revealed. When the video finished playing, she rewound the video and paused at a specific scene - Trang holding the plate of seafood and targeted Selina from behind.

"Miss. Lai and Mister Lai, is this explanation enough for you? If it weren't for Mister Hui, I believe the person on the floor right now would be his wife. If you want to talk about responsibility, then shouldn't it be you guys who explain what happened there?"

"In fact, I would like to apologize to Mister Lai for Miss. Lai's incapability. She wanted to attack Mrs. Hui and ended up spilling everything onto herself. Even a vase could be used for decoration, her? Forget about it. If you want to blame, then blame it on your luck. Now, I believe someone still owes the Huis an apology."

"Oh, right. This carpet was ordered from France in short notice, so the price of it is very costly. Here is an estimate of the cost. Once the manager comes up with the calculations, the bill will be delivered to your company. Mister Lai, don't forget to pay it off."

Yi Wei pressed some numbers on her screen and flipped the phone for Mister Lai to read. Once he counted the estimated figures that he had to pay, Mister Lai fell backwards. Due to the unexpected fall, his daughters were dragged down with him. The three of them struggled to get back up while Trang mumbled to herself.

When she heard her father calling out her name, Trang snapped out of her daze. She turned to her left and found the waiter who bumped into her earlier. On the side, Justin was standing impatiently with his wrists cuffed on his back.

He stared at her eyes and read her body language. A smirk curved on his arrogant expression. As Trang approached him, Justin has already seen through her upcoming moves.

Seeing how she wanted to raise her leg to kick his crotch, Justin waited for the perfect second to take action. Right before she could lift her right knee up, his foot already sent a strong kick to her abdomen. She groaned as she stumbled backwards, tripping over her sister's leg.

The second her world rotated one hundred eighty degrees backwards, she felt emptiness in her chest. When the kick attacked her abdomen, his leg swung upwards and bumped into her breasts. As soon as she fell, the six breast pads she used to fake her curves flew out like beef patties.

Feeling the coldness on her skin, she reached up to her chest. Her eyes widened in shock as she felt the flatness. While covering herself up, she found two shrimps sticking out and brushed it off her skin. When she sat up, her eyes followed the direction of her fall. Two stacked piles of breast pads sat neatly with sauce and some seafood residues on it. Covering her face in embarrassment, she ran out of the ballroom in tears.

Shortly after she left, Jason exchanged some words with Mister Lai. "Within three days, I would like Mister Lai to pay up the sum you owe to Hui Corps. In addition, I would like to take this opportunity to announce that Hui Corps will no longer be working with Lai Corps. If Mister Lai fails to pay the debt that he owes in three days, then consequences will surely follow."

"Jason, Selina must be tired from this mess. How about you head upstairs and let the others take care of the rest?" Rosanna suggested as she pointed to the sleeping figure in his embrace. Jason nodded in response when he saw that Selina's eyes were already closed.

With Rosanna's help, Jason easily carried Selina in his arms and walked upstairs to rest. After saying a few words to the crowd, Rosanna persuaded everyone to continue enjoying their night. The Lai family was escorted out by a few security guards after the party resumed.

As the music began to play again, everyone started dancing as if nothing had happened. Eric, Michael and Aaron took Justin and Justin's father to the underground prison after everything returned back to normal. Once Bryan saw their van drive away, he turned around.

"Woah!" He almost lost his balance.

"Oh, first you left me alone. Now, you're scared of me?" Celinda scanned her boyfriend from head to toe. With her arms crossed, her fingers tapped lightly against her skin.

"Haha, honey. It was dangerous earlier. I didn't mean to ditch you. You were safer staying by the balcony than wherever I was going. Besides, you know my weakness is you. What if something happens to you? My heart would ache." Bryan tried soothing his girlfriend's anger by spouting words he could think of.

"Hmph. This time, I'll let you off. No more next time. You don't even know how worried I was when I heard the commotion. I was cluelessly waiting for you while you were doing cartwheels across the room trying to catch that waiter! Look at you, your suit is dirtied. You smell like chili oil. Let's go upstairs and get you changed. Go up first to wipe your body. I'll get a new set of clothes for you."

She sighed softly at his sugarcoated words. Though the words he said sounded cheesy, she knew he meant it. Since he didn't get injured from the incident just now, she decided to let him off. She mumbled as they walked up the stairs. "You're also my weakness. Geez, I was so worried about you getting hurt that it almost gave me a heart attack. You'll be the death of me one day."

"Huh? Did you say something?" Bryan glanced at her curiously.

"I said you are such a fool!" She looked away from his stare.

"Hah. Of course. If I'm not a lovestruck fool, where will I get such an adorable girlfriend?" Bryan laughed as they continued walking upstairs. If his suit wasn't stained, he would hug her without any hesitation.

Celinda's cheeks flushed when she heard his flirting words. No matter how many times he teases her and hears her complaints, he could only feel the warmth spread from his heart. He leaned close to her ear and whispered. "I love you too much to ever give you a heart attack."

"You..You heard me!!!" She watched as he ran up the stairs after saying these words.

Turning back, he used his index finger and thumb to form a small gap. "Just a little~"

"Bryan!!" She chased him down the hallway until he reached his room.