Xiao Bei stopped in his tracks when he heard that.
He glanced at Guan Lan.
"There's no need for an apology. We're not the same kind of people."
With that, Xiao Bei left directly with the three women.
Guan Lan's expression immediately turned somewhat awkward.
After Xiao Bei left,
his face darkened at once.
He turned to Xu Xiuling.
"Do you fucking know how much trouble you've caused me?"
"I could've gotten in President Xiao's good graces, but you had to ruin it, you big-breasted idiot!"
Guan Lan roared at Xu Xiuling.
He did not care where they were.
He was genuinely furious. Through Diligent, he had already learned
that Xiao Bei did not hold much of a grudge against him.
That had been the best time to repair their relationship.
Who would have thought that at such a critical moment, this woman would ruin everything!
"Old Guan, th-this man... who exactly is he?"
Xu Xiuling now understood the gravity of the situation.
She asked timidly.
"Who is he? Across the entire Xia Kingdom, anyone wanting to establish ties with him has to line up. What do you think that means?"
Guan Lan looked at Xu Xiuling and said bluntly.
Then he looked at her again.
Thinking about what had happened today, he suddenly came to a realization.
Fortunately, President Xiao had been magnanimous today.
But what if it had been someone else?
What if it had been another big shot he could not afford to offend,
and that person had not been so generous?
Wouldn't the family fortune he had worked so hard to build
have been destroyed just like that?
The thought sent a chill down Guan Lan's spine.
He looked at Xu Xiuling and said:
"You, come with me to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow!"
"Old Guan,