"Jiang Xiaobai, I... I'll fucking kill you!"
Xie Qiulai touched his cheek. Once he came back to his senses, he lunged at Jiang Xiaobai in fury.
As a man of the Eighth Prince's Residence, when had he ever been slapped across the face in public like this?
Jiang Xiaobai immediately stepped back. Just as he was about to strike again, the Elder Princess beside him moved even faster and lashed out with a kick.
Bam!
With a dull thud, Xie Qiulai went flying and crashed into a shelf.
Jiang Xiaobai's eyes lit up. He promptly rushed over and continued punching and kicking Xie Qiulai.
"What a huge mosquito! Oh, there's another one here!"
"Huh? How did another mosquito land on your crotch?"
"Steward Xie, don't move. I have a lineage-ending kick that's just the thing for this. I'll stomp it good and hard!!"
"Heir Jiang!"
Xie Qiulai's face was deathly pale, and he trembled all over. "Don't! I was wrong!"
"Oh, Steward Xie, what nonsense are you talking about?"
At those words, Jiang Xiaobai smilingly lowered his foot, then bent down and helped Xie Qiulai back up, his face full of concern.
"What's all this about being wrong? I really was just swatting mosquitoes for you!"
Jiang Xiaobai paused, then added, "Steward Xie, you believe me, don't you?"
"I..."
Xie Qiulai's face was pale. Looking at Jiang Xiaobai's smiling face, he swallowed. "I do. Thank you, Heir Jiang, for... for swatting the mosquitoes for me!"
"You're welcome!"
Jiang Xiaobai nodded in satisfaction. "But as the saying goes, even brothers keep their accounts straight!"
"I charge for swatting mosquitoes!"
"Huh?"
Xie Qiulai froze, his face twitching. "You charge, too?"
"Yes, but not much!"
Jiang Xiaobai held up one finger and smiled brightly. "Just ten thousand taels!"
"Ten thousand taels?!"
Xie Qiulai's