As the saying went, you couldn't hit someone who smiled at you. The butler's swift apology made it difficult for Lai Bingxuan to keep lashing out.
Yet for some reason, despite his sincere apology, she still felt an indescribable discomfort.
But she also knew what mattered more right now.
"Step outside first. I want to talk to Liu Woxing."
The butler, however, kept smiling without moving.
Lai Bingxuan: "?"
"Why aren't you leaving?"
Faced with Lai Bingxuan's questioning, the butler maintained his smile. "Whatever you wish to discuss with the third young miss, Miss Lai, please go ahead. Pay me no mind."
"???"
Lai Bingxuan stared at him in disbelief. "I want to talk to Liu Woxing alone. I told you to leave first. Can you not even understand that?!"
"My apologies. Please don't be angry, Miss Lai."
The butler apologized instantly again, but still showed no intention of leaving. "Our third young miss has always conducted herself honorably. There is nothing she might discuss that needs to be hidden from others. This is also a rule of the Liu Family. I hope you understand, Miss Lai."
In other words, he was determined to listen to this conversation.
Lai Bingxuan's temper flared. She pointed right at the butler's nose and let him have it.
"What kind of bullshit rule is that?! Isn't Liu Woxing one of your employers? Fine, her bedroom door has cutouts and no lock, and even a butler like you can just push it open and walk in! But now I want to exchange a few words with her, and you have to stand here listening? Is that a rule? That's surveillance! You're just a butler. Since when do you get to boss your employer around?!"
Two flames of fury danced in her eyes, and even her