Help! Please Take the Heroine Away [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 30.2

Judging by Xie Mingyao’s attire, she was clearly wealthy, and her refined demeanor suggested she might be the daughter of some conglomerate.

The secretaries kept sneaking glances at her, she was stunningly beautiful, radiant and vibrant like a rose.

Truly, beautiful people always seemed to flock together!

Though Xie Mingyao was on her phone, she noticed the stares but was long accustomed to being watched, so she paid them no mind.

Initially, she had been on edge, afraid Ye Qingyu would come to drag her back, but the day passed peacefully until just before quitting time.

With half an hour left, Xie Mingyao planned to slip away quietly once the clock struck the hour. But as if Ye Qingyu could read her mind, she sent a message in advance:

Don’t go back alone. I’ll have the driver take you.

Xie Mingyao glared at the message and firmly refused: No need.

I have business to discuss tonight and can’t go with you. Be good and listen. I’m letting you leave early to avoid traffic later.

Xie Mingyao thought to herself, The female lead seems cold and aloof, but she’s so considerate. Wuwu, I’m so touched.

Still, she replied: I want to go shopping. I didn’t bring many clothes back to the country, and I’m broke.

She even sent a tearful, pitiful emoji, but there was no further response.

After waiting for a while with no reply, Xie Mingyao grumbled, “So stingy. I’m practically hers now, and she won’t even give me money for clothes.”

After a while, a shadow suddenly fell over her. She looked up to see who was blocking the light while she played on her phone, only to find Ye Qingyu standing in front of her desk, someone who should have been working.

The other secretaries around them all appeared deeply engrossed in their tasks, but their peripheral glances betrayed their eagerness to catch any gossip.

Xie Mingyao wasn’t the least bit nervous about being caught playing on her phone. Instead, she boldly demanded, “What are you doing here?”

The other secretaries collectively gasped.

How audacious! To speak to their CEO like that, was she out of her mind?

Ye Qingyu pulled out a card and said softly, “Buy whatever you want.”

Xie Mingyao’s eyes lit up as she snatched the card, nearly blowing Ye Qingyu a flying kiss in excitement.

Ah, a woman who gives her money to spend is just too irresistible.

But Xie Mingyao quickly grew wary. “This isn’t coming out of my salary, is it?”

The corners of Ye Qingyu’s lips curled slightly. “Come here.”

Feeling that she couldn’t refuse after just taking the card, Xie Mingyao leaned in, ears perked up.

The others also strained to hear even a snippet.

“It’s not. It’s part of the expenses for pleasing your patron,” Ye Qingyu teased before turning to leave.

Xie Mingyao: “!!”

You’re the kept woman! Your whole family are kept women!!

The secretaries, who hadn’t heard a thing, only saw Xie Mingyao’s face flush bright red, her almond-shaped eyes wide like a bristling little kitten.

Good heavens, what on earth had the CEO said?

The secretaries wore expressions of bitter disappointment at missing out on the juicy gossip.

Leaving work early meant no traffic, but Xie Mingyao didn’t head home. Instead, Zhou Ruohan had invited her to a club.

The first floor was a public area, much like a bar, while the second floor had private rooms. Naturally, Zhou Ruohan wouldn’t stay downstairs, she had already booked a room and was waiting for Xie Mingyao.

Singing, drinking, and snacking, Zhou Ruohan had even ordered a few male escorts.

There were all types, and even though Xie Mingyao was gay, she could still appreciate handsome men. However, she didn’t want them getting too close. When one of them tried to sit beside her and embrace her, she frantically waved her hands. “No, no, no!”

“Mingyao, what’s there to be afraid of? We’re all adults here, just having some fun,” Zhou Ruohan said, already with an arm around two men, eating grapes fed by one and sipping wine from the other.

She was the very picture of indulgence.

Xie Mingyao quickly retorted, “I’m not afraid! I just don’t like it. I’m worried about you know.”

Zhou Ruohan immediately understood and pointed to one of the escorts a sweet, boyishly handsome one. “This one. He’s new, clean and fresh.”

The young man, all smiles, promptly sat down.

This beautiful customer was exceptionally stunning. Someone like her coming here was she the one spending or being spent on? Either way, he was the lucky one.

“Don’t worry, sis. I’m just here to chat,” he said in a warm, soothing voice.

Before Xie Mingyao could respond, the door to the private room was violently kicked open. A woman in a black dress stormed in, followed by a middle-aged woman who kept bowing and apologizing profusely.

“Miss Zhao, I’m so sorry! It’s not that we don’t want to call Qiao An for you, he’s already with another customer,” the club manager said, her face etched with worry.

The woman referred to as Miss Zhao said with a face full of anger, “Everyone in this club knows Qiao An is mine. I’d like to see who dares to take him from me.”

Xie Mingyao’s innate gossipy instincts kicked in immediately. She glanced up at Miss Zhao, then at the handsome young man named Qiao An.

But soon, the drama landed right in her lap.

“Well, well, look who it is, the down-and-out heiress of the bankrupt Xie family,” Miss Zhao sneered disdainfully. “Your parents ran away, leaving you behind to pay the debts. And yet, you still have money to spend here? Or are you the one being spent?”

Zhou Ruohan stood up, furious. “Watch your mouth! Nothing decent ever comes out of that filthy mouth of yours!”

“Ah, Zhou Ruohan, it’s you again. Back then, you were Xie Mingyao’s lackey. Now that the Xie family is gone, you’re still acting like her dog. What, do you enjoy being a dog that much?” Miss Zhao scoffed, crossing her arms mockingly.

Zhou Ruohan’s face turned livid, and she raised her hand, slapping Miss Zhao hard.

The Zhou and Zhao families were evenly matched in status, so neither woman feared the other. After taking the slap, Miss Zhao retaliated with one of her own. In an instant, the two were brawling inside the private room.

The manager who had followed them in wore a pained expression as he tried to intervene, only to be struck by both women in the chaos. For his own safety, he had no choice but to retreat from the battlefield, pacing anxiously on the sidelines.

Seeing the only person who had ever been kind to her treated this way, Xie Mingyao naturally stepped in to help.

Hair-pulling, arm-pinching, Miss Zhao found herself under attack from both sides. She shrieked in fury, “Xie Mingyao, you b*tch! How dare you hit me? Believe me, I’ll make sure you’re dead by tomorrow!”

Outside the private room.

Ye Qingyu, who had just finished discussing business with a partner and declined further socializing, was eager to return to Xie Mingyao. As she passed the room where Zhou Ruohan was, she suddenly heard someone shout Xie Mingyao’s name.

Her footsteps halted. Through the open door, she caught sight of the chaotic fight and among the tangle of people was the very same woman who had claimed she was out shopping for clothes but ended up in a club instead!

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