Gu Heng quickly stepped forward and supported Su Rou’s swaying body. Frowning, he cast an unhappy glance at Tang Xiaoman.
Under the light, Tang Xiaoman’s delicate features seemed covered in a layer of ice. Especially her almond-shaped eyes, which flickered with a sharp, almost piercing light. Truly beautiful as peach blossoms, yet cold as frost.
Gu Heng felt that she seemed different from before—but he couldn’t quite tell what had changed.
He brushed off that strange feeling and immediately began scolding her in a cold voice:
“No matter how much dissatisfaction or resentment you have, you shouldn’t bring it into work. Skipping company meetings without reason is one thing, but you’re also taking it out on Su Rou. You know she’s in poor health, and she’s your sister—shouldn’t you be more considerate of her?!”
Here we go again!
Tang Xiaoman couldn’t help but laugh in anger when she heard that line.
Su Rou’s eyes were filled with tears, looking like she was about to cry.
“Sister… please let Su Ke go, let Shu Jia go. As long as you’re willing to show mercy, I don’t mind if you hit me or scold me!”
As she spoke, she suddenly rushed forward, grabbed Tang Xiaoman’s hand, and acted as if she were going to slap herself with it.
“Pa!”
Tang Xiaoman took advantage of the moment and slapped her hard across the face.
“……”
Su Rou froze.
Five clear red finger marks instantly appeared on her bloodless face. Her jaw went slack, her head was knocked to the side, and her body swayed violently.
Fortunately, Gu Heng reacted quickly and caught her.
“Rou’er! Are you okay?!”
Su Rou was completely stunned—she even forgot her usual delicate, tea-like acting.
Gu Heng turned sharply, glaring at Tang Xiaoman with burning rage.
“You actually dared to hit her?!”
Tang Xiaoman raised her brows, looking innocent as she turned to Su Rou in surprise.
“Oh my god… I’ve never seen someone like you before. You actually pulled my hand to hit yourself! Are you asking to be hit? Do you feel that good when I hit you?”
Su Rou’s face turned bright red. She was completely thrown off.
She opened her mouth, wanting to accuse Tang Xiaoman—but it was true that she had pulled her hand herself.
Who could have expected Tang Xiaoman to actually hit her—and hit so hard?!
Su Rou suffered in silence, unable to speak, tears falling nonstop.
Gu Heng pulled Su Rou behind him, eyes almost burning with fury.
Through clenched teeth, he spat out:
“Tang—Xiao—Man! Don’t go too far!”
Su Rou finally regained her composure despite the burning pain on her cheek and continued weakly:
“Brother Heng… don’t blame my sister. As long as she can calm down and let Su Ke and Shu Jia go, I don’t mind being slapped…”
Before she could finish, Gu Heng couldn’t hold back anymore and shoved Tang Xiaoman hard.
Tang Xiaoman quickly stepped back. She appeared to be pushed down, but in reality she absorbed almost no force.
She deliberately fell to the ground and shouted:
“Help! A man is hitting a woman! A man is hitting a woman in front of the police station!”
The surveillance cameras outside the police station were fully operational, recording everything clearly.
Su Rou and Gu Heng had both blocked Tang Xiaoman first. Su Rou had pulled her hand to hit herself, and Gu Heng had pushed Tang Xiaoman, causing her to fall.
Tang Xiaoman hitting Su Rou had been initiated by Su Rou herself. But Gu Heng’s action was deliberate assault.
A man hitting a woman was already a disadvantage legally—and he had struck first.
With the evidence clear, Gu Heng was also detained at the police station.
Su Rou cried like a pear blossom in the rain, trying to stop Tang Xiaoman from leaving.
“Sister… please let Gu Heng go! There’s really nothing between us! Please don’t misunderstand, don’t take it out on him…”
“What? You still want me to hit you?” Tang Xiaoman rubbed her ear as if she couldn’t believe it. “Wow… so you’re into this?”
Su Rou could no longer hold her act.
“Tang Xiaoman! When did you learn to play dumb like this?!”
“If we’re talking about acting dumb,” Tang Xiaoman smiled sweetly, “I’m still far from your level.”
Then she turned and left.
Su Rou refused to let her go and immediately chased after her.
But Tang Xiaoman had trained for four years in the apocalypse—there was no way she would be caught.
Thud!
Su Rou fell heavily to the ground.
Tang Xiaoman didn’t even look back.
She hadn’t touched her at all—falling was her own business.
The events of the night taught Tang Xiaoman one thing: she could no longer live in her old apartment.
She checked into a hotel and immediately moved up her plan to hire bodyguards to the next day.
The Su family and Gu Heng would only become more and more insane. She had to ensure her personal safety first.
After a long, exhausting day filled with results—
Not only had she stockpiled massive supplies, she also successfully sent Su Ke, Shu Jia, and Gu Heng to the police station.
These three would probably be busy dealing with bail and legal trouble for a while.
They wouldn’t have time to trouble her so easily.
After a hot shower, Tang Xiaoman lay down late at night.
She originally planned to sort out tomorrow’s schedule—but exhaustion hit the moment her head touched the pillow, and she fell asleep instantly.
The next day, Tang Xiaoman woke fully rested and began a new day.
She drove to the largest bodyguard company in Lincheng, “Blazing Shield,” and directly tipped 100,000 yuan.
Sensing a big client, Manager Zhang personally received her.
Tang Xiaoman got straight to the point: she wanted to hire sixteen bodyguards.
Hearing this, Manager Zhang’s eyes lit up.
“What specific requirements do you have, Miss Tang?”
“Besides being skilled fighters, the main requirement is: unmarried, no immediate family, and no girlfriends.”
Manager Zhang was stunned.
“…Huh?!”
Tang Xiaoman repeated calmly:
“I want true lone wolves. Do you understand?”
Manager Zhang quickly recovered. In wealthy circles, it wasn’t uncommon—some clients preferred bodyguards without family ties so they couldn’t be coerced through relatives.
“I understand,” he nodded.
Tang Xiaoman continued:
“Monthly salary: 200,000. Rotation every month. Those who pass probation get 300,000 the next month. Pass the second round, 500,000.”
Manager Zhang’s eyes widened.
“Miss Tang… are you serious?”
This was insane even in Lincheng. Bodyguards earning over 100,000 a month were already rare—this was exponential escalation.
At this price, even married men would divorce, people with girlfriends would break up, and those with families would sever ties.
Tang Xiaoman smiled slightly.
“If anyone hides family ties for higher pay and is discovered, they must pay five times compensation, and your company will bear the breach penalty. Please include this clause in the contract.”
Manager Zhang’s expression stiffened.
This woman was ruthless.
She shifted all risk onto the company.
Tang Xiaoman added casually:
“If you can’t find sixteen lone wolves, you can cooperate with other bodyguard firms.”
Manager Zhang could only laugh awkwardly.
“…Miss Tang is very smart.”
At that moment, his assistant leaned in and whispered something in his ear.
Tang Xiaoman vaguely heard:
“Zhou Yichen was terminated by his employer and has returned to the company awaiting reassignment.”