C5 Let's Have a Good Chat!

"Don't worry, Anna, he won't do anything to me. I'll be fine." Closing her laptop, Tanya felt hungry and stretched, saying to Anna, "Let's go eat. It's my treat."

Anna looked at her phone, frowning. "I'm still worried. Look at these comments; they're awful."

"Wow, he's really that small? No way any woman with him would be satisfied."

"That small? He probably can't have kids."

"Sure, his face is handsome, but if he can't perform, he's just useless, right?"

Tanya reached over, taking Anna's hand. "It's okay, nothing will happen. Come on, let's eat. I'm really starving."

Tanya urged Anna to go eat, but Anna was still uneasy. She suggested, "Why don't you stay home? I'll go get us some food. What you did was risky, and I'm afraid there might be retaliation. It's better if you don't go out."

Anna was Tanya's longtime friend, and Tanya knew Anna was looking out for her. She nodded, agreeing, and reminded Anna to come back soon.

After Anna left, Tanya started calculating her earnings. Each Ze doll sold for $500, and she had sold 660,000 of them, making a net income of $3 million. Seeing the money in her account made Tanya smile again. She couldn't believe how well things had turned out, getting back at Ze and making money at the same time. Not bad, not bad at all.

As Tanya was basking in her success, she heard footsteps approaching. Without looking up from her computer, she called out, "Anna, did you forget your money?"

There was no response, but Tanya could sense someone standing in front of her. She looked up and, within seconds, swiftly grabbed her laptop and turned to run.

How did Ze find her so quickly? What should she do now?

She barely took a few steps before her path was blocked by the Ze family's bodyguards. A dozen burly men stood in front of her, and even if she had wings, she couldn't escape.

She held her laptop and asked with a chuckle, "Mr. Ze, what brings you to see me?"

Dongfang Ze appeared calm, his handsome face as serene as a beautiful painting, showing no hint of emotion. His eyes, like obsidian, were fixed on Tianyi.

After a moment, he spoke softly, "Gu Tianyi, do you think I'm small?"

Tianyi's mind went blank. Although she had done all this to get back at him, thinking it over, it did seem a bit excessive. But what was done was done, and there was no turning back.

Bracing herself, Tianyi answered, "Very small."

Anger immediately flared on Dongfang Ze's calm face, and his voice turned icy, "Say that again."

The air turned frigid in an instant, and Tianyi felt as if she were plunged into the dead of winter. In this situation, going against Dongfang Ze wouldn't end well for her.

With trembling fingers, she fished a Dongfang Ze figurine out of her bag and stammered, "Dongfang... Ze... please don't... be mad. I was talking about... this."

She pointed at the figurine in her hand, feeling a wave of fear. Although she had dared to do this, she realized she was in over her head. Dongfang Ze wouldn't let her off easily, and she was only now grasping the gravity of the situation.

As Tianyi's thoughts spiraled, Dongfang Ze took the figurine from her hand. He stared at it, his expression returning to calm, unreadable and steady.

The calmer he was, the more chaotic Tianyi's mind became, her heart racing. If this continued, she wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Gu Tianyi, let's have a proper talk."

Before Tianyi could respond, Dongfang Ze swiftly scooped her up and headed for the door.