Chapter 212: Taking Responsibility
Across from him in the booth, a young man in his twenties sat decked out in branded fashion, exuding an unruly demeanor.
"Let her get up by herself!" the young man said with a proud look on his face.
The Tea Server named Xiao Ting, biting her silver teeth, tears swirling in her eyes, still tried to get up with determination.
However, after several attempts, she failed to rise.
There was a footprint on her white chiffon skirt.
The young man had not only slapped her but also kicked her in the abdomen.
The kick was so forceful that she couldn't get up at all.
Seeing the Tea Server's struggle, many people just watched but dared not help.
Su Chen stood up.
However, Xiao Die and Xiao Yu quickly gestured to him with their eyes.
The meaning was for him not to help.
It was no wonder Xiao Die and Xiao Yu were so intimidated by the young man; this young man, named Zhang Chao, was a rich second generation, surrounded by several influential and dubious friends, and most people would not want to provoke him.
Zhang Chao frequently bullied these Tea Servers in the tea house, but since they were just servers, even if bullied, they could only suppress their grievances.
While others were scared, Su Chen naturally was not.
However, before he could help, Lin Shuang'er couldn't stand it anymore, rushing over to help Xiao Ting up.
She even cast a disdainful glance at those spectators who watched the excitement but dared not help.
"Cowards!" After helping her up, she also cast a contemptuous look at those people.
Lin Shuang'er's actions made many faces turn sour, but no one acted out.
Because they knew that soon someone would deal with this audacious girl.
Indeed, Zhang Chao's expression instantly darkened.
He had just stated that he wanted Xiao Ting to get up by herself, and Lin Shuang'er helped Xiao Ting up, clearly disregarding his words.
"Are you even a man? Hitting a woman, do you know what kind of men hit women? The most useless men hit women, I despise you." Unknowingly, Lin Shuang'er seemed completely oblivious to Zhang Chao's expression and spoke with a mocking tone.
The crowd's faces twitched.
Where did this fearless girl come from?
She even dared to scold Zhang Chao.
"Little girl, you've got quite the nerve," Zhang Chao's eyes swept over Lin Shuang'er, revealing a hint of amazement.
Lin Shuang'er's beauty could be said to be no less than Lin Xi's.
Even in this tea house filled with beautiful women, she stood out, very eye-catching.
"Oh? Then why don't you tell me who you are? Let's see if you can scare me," Lin Shuang'er continued arrogantly.
The reason Lin Shuang'er dared to be so brazen was because she knew Su Chen was very capable of fighting.
Just as the atmosphere became extremely tense, a voluptuous figure entered everyone's sight.
It was the tea house's beautiful manager.
"What's going on?" the beautiful manager asked softly.
"It's like this, Sister Yun…" A Tea Server quickly recounted the incident to the beautiful manager by her ear.
After listening, the beautiful manager slightly frowned, but soon recovered her gentle smile, bowed to Zhang Chao and said, "Young Master Zhang, please calm your anger. If Xiao Ting did anything wrong, Yun Jin here apologizes on her behalf. I hope Young Master Zhang is generous and can overlook this matter."
Seeing Yun Jin, a look of desire flashed through Zhang Chao's eyes.
Yun Jin, though already over thirty, possessed an irresistibly attractive appearance, especially her elegant and intellectual demeanor that was uncommon among ordinary women.
Indeed, to single-handedly manage such a large teahouse, one must have considerable ability.
Yet despite being single, Yun Jin had extremely high standards. Countless wealthy men had pursued her, but all had failed.
There were even rumors suggesting that Yun Jin was actually a mistress kept by the owner of the teahouse.
As for the owner of the teahouse, he remained very mysterious and had never shown his face there.
Zhang Chao, although seven or eight years younger than Yun Jin, was also one of her suitors.
Due to Yun Jin's repeated rejections, he would deliberately cause trouble every time, either by verbally abusing or physically assaulting the Tea Server.
His purpose was to catch Yun Jin's attention.
"If it were any other matter, I would naturally give face to Sister Yun, but not today," Zhang Chao said coldly.
Yun Jin furrowed her brows and asked, "Why?"
"Because Xiao Ting slapped me. Tell me, in my entire life, Zhang Chao has never been slapped by anyone. And she's just a lowly Tea Server, what right does she have to hit me? Sister Yun, do you think I should just let this go?" Zhang Chao said with a smirk.
Yun Jin's expression turned slightly unpleasant.
She knew all too well that Zhang Chao always liked to stir trouble.
Usually, the tea servers knew about Zhang Chao's temperament, so they were extremely cautious and careful not to make any mistakes around him.
But unexpectedly, Xiao Ting dared to strike Zhang Chao.
Regardless of the reason, this was going to be big trouble.
If Xiao Ting wasn't dealt with, this matter would certainly not end.
After pondering for a moment, Yun Jin turned to the security guards who had come with her and said, "Then let the house rules apply."
Upon hearing about the house rules being applied, Xiao Ting, who had been helped up by Lin Shuang'er, was terrified and immediately knelt down, kowtowing continuously, "Sister Yun, please forgive me. I won't dare do it again, please don't punish me."
Xiao Ting cried bitterly, but Yun Jin showed no signs of softening and nodded at the two security guards. This content is presented by M4VLEMPYR.
The security guards turned and left, but soon returned.
One of them was carrying a wooden stick, and the other was carrying a long bench.
It turned out that the so-called house rules meant that if a Tea Server struck a guest, they would be subjected to a beating.
This was a method of punishment used in the ancient royal courts for disciplining concubines.
The thick wooden stick, not just striking a woman, but even a strong man could not withstand it.
"Sister Yun, please spare me. I won't dare again…" Xiao Ting cried and pleaded.
"Beat!" Yun Jin slowly uttered just one word.
Then, Xiao Ting was placed on the long bench, one guard held her down while the other raised the stick and struck.
Thud, thud!
The sound of the stick hitting her body mixed with Xiao Ting's screams of agony.
After several hits, blood stains appeared on Xiao Ting's pants.
It seemed like they were seriously hitting her, not just for show.
Many customers couldn't help but turn their heads away.
They hadn't expected the punishment in the Red Building to be so severe.
During this, Lin Shuang'er couldn't help but try to rush forward several times but was stopped by the security guards.
She could only look towards Su Chen, hoping he would step in to stop this horrifying scene, otherwise Xiao Ting might be beaten to death.
However, Su Chen merely watched indifferently, showing no intention of intervening.