The twin sisters beside Dai Mubai immediately giggled and sidled up to him, one on each side, linking arms with him.
"Young Master Dai, why bother with some wild brat who came out of nowhere?"
"Exactly. He's not even worthy of carrying your shoes. Just get rid of him so we can go back to drinking."
Their flattery deepened the arrogance on Dai Mubai's face. He smiled, clearly pleased, and turned his gaze back to Lan, looking down on him from above.
"Kid, for the sake of the beauties, I'll give you a chance."
"Right now, get down on your knees and kowtow to me three times. Then crawl between my legs, and I'll pretend none of this ever happened and let you off."
Lan stopped three paces from Dai Mubai and looked at him calmly, as if he were watching a clown.
"Enough pointless talk."
Those four simple words seemed to lower the temperature in the hotel by several degrees.
The smile on Dai Mubai's face froze completely.
The air was thick with tension, ready to explode at any moment.
Just then, the Ice Empress, whom everyone had been ignoring, slyly rolled her icy-blue eyes.
The gaze that had once been frozen for a thousand miles melted in an instant, rippling with mischief and excitement that only she understood.
Something fun was happening!
She clenched her little fists and silently cheered in her heart, where only she could hear.
"Fight, fight already!"
As if sensing her thoughts, Lan turned his head somewhat helplessly and glanced at the Ice Empress.
The meaning in his eyes was plain.
Aunt Bing, don't make trouble.
The Ice Empress understood at once.
Not only did she make no attempt to rein herself in, she playfully winked her big, innocent eyes at Lan, the corners