Chapter 2825: No One Can Bully You (13)

Chapter 2825: Chapter 2825: No One Can Bully You (13)

"Tingye..."

At these words, Meimei’s nerves tensed up again, and she became increasingly anxious.

In the past, when she heard Dan Tingye protecting her, she always felt happy, seeing him as her guardian angel. But now, she felt like a burden to him and even feared she might bring him harm.

This change was something she simply couldn’t accept.

"I just said I was going to teach her a lesson, what are you afraid of?" Dan Tingye squeezed her hand with force, causing Meimei to frown in pain.

Her little mouth pouted slightly; he wasn’t punishing Zhong Qing, he was clearly punishing her.

Meimei’s big, bright eyes blinked, and before she could ask more, she was pulled into the villa by Dan Tingye.

Upon entering the villa, Meimei finally understood what he meant by capturing Zhong Qing.

This was the Zhong Family’s villa. Although it wasn’t as grand as the manor, it was still quite large. Yet, from the moment they appeared and walked towards the villa, all the bodyguards and servants greeted Dan Tingye with respect. Their attitude didn’t seem like they worked for the Zhong Family, but more like they were Dan Tingye’s own people.

Had he replaced the Zhong Family’s staff with his own, turning the whole villa into his domain?

Wouldn’t that be cumbersome? Wouldn’t it be easier to just take Zhong Qing away...

No, leaving Zhong Qing in the Zhong Family’s villa didn’t count as her being taken. At most, it was just preventing her from causing trouble, so Dan Tingye could focus on dealing with the issues that arose.

Zhong Qing’s own blunder caused the Dan Group such a loss. Dan Tingye merely enforced that she stay at the Zhong Family’s villa, and Zhong Nianhua didn’t dare say much about it.

Dan Tingye wasn’t as reckless or irrational as they thought; they misunderstood him.

Meimei opened her mouth, some questions on the tip of her tongue, but seeing his cold expression, she sheepishly held back.

"Where is she?"

Dan Tingye walked to the living room, sat his tall figure on the sofa, pulled Meimei into his lap, and pressed her down onto his thigh.

"There’s space over there," Meimei said, preparing to move to the side. As her petite body just began to shift, Dan Tingye gripped her waist, holding her still.

"Nobody here dares boss you around." Dan Tingye’s simple words landed, watching her conflicted little face, his brows furrowing.

Meimei didn’t dare anger him, so she obediently stayed put.

"Miss Zhong is in the room. Young master instructed that she not step out beyond the doorway, and we’ve all remembered this," the head bodyguard respectfully reported upon hearing Dan Tingye’s words.

The villa’s butler came out carrying two glasses of water and placed them on the coffee table, bowing, "Young master, would you like some snacks prepared?"

Dan Tingye picked up a glass and sipped, looking down at Meimei nestled in his arms, his voice gentle, "Are you hungry?"

"Grrr..."

Meimei was just about to say she wasn’t hungry, but upon hearing the word "snacks," her belly betrayed her, growling first.

At this, the "not hungry" she was about to say could only honestly turn into "hungry."

"It’s late, don’t go to too much trouble, just something simple will do." She’s not picky about food.

Meimei smacked her lips and embarrassedly glanced at the butler.

The butler glanced up at Dan Tingye, seeing no other instructions, respectfully withdrew to prepare.

Nearby, the bodyguard turned towards an inside room, seemingly to escort Zhong Qing.

"Are all the people here yours?"