"Bang—"
The black walnut hardwood chair, coated in black paint, shattered abruptly under Lin Shu's full swing.
Feina, who was the first to kick open the fire door, instinctively crouched down with her hands over her head, as the thick chair came crashing down on the head of a foreign male behind her.
As the chair smashed onto the top of his head and splintered into pieces, the foreign man in his twenties rolled his eyes back, fell to his knees, and fell forward completely unconscious.
"!?"
The sudden scene stunned all the foreigners who were noisily rushing in.
No one could have predicted that as soon as they entered, before they even started causing trouble, they would be attacked by enemies.
"The Meredici Family's dodging skills?"
Lin Shu discarded the chair in her hand, glanced at Feina who was crouched down with her hands over her head, and showed a trace of disdain.
"Today, our Lin Clan is hosting a banquet here, and we don't want to walk on a blood-stained floor, so we hope you understand."
Lin Bingyun, frowning, stepped forward and addressed the previously noisy crowd: "Kindly step back!"
"The Lin Clan..."
Among the foreigners, some seemed to have never heard of the Lin Clan's name and exchanged puzzled looks.
Meanwhile, those who knew the name of the Lin Clan discreetly crouched down and quietly retreated, with Feina retreating the fastest.
Encountering foes here was entirely beyond Feina's expectations.
After all... the Lin Clan's main base is on the coast, while this place is in the inland, a distance of 1,700 kilometers away from the Lin Clan's location.
It's as if a child cries every day, and how can a person leave home and encounter foes every day?
"Oh! Isn't it our glimmering Jellyfish?" Master Fuli, hearing the commotion outside, walked out of the suite holding a bottle of cola and immediately spotted Feina sneaking towards the fire exit.
"What's happening? Just got out of prison and came to the downtown area to cause trouble."
Following Master Fuli's words, the old butler, who was always trailing at the end of the line, looked puzzled at Master Fuli's words and hung up the phone call to the police.
"Which family are you the little rascal of?"
At the mention of prison, Feina instantly felt a clench in her buttocks, recalling how that old woman forced her to recite classical texts, and she bared her teeth in angry embarrassment.
"Me?"
"My surname is An and given name is Sheng, nicknamed Master Fuli!" Wearing a black robe with golden patterns, Master Fuli teased Feina as he introduced himself: "How's that, had you not intended to ask me for money a moment ago, and now you've forgotten me?"
The old butler widened his eyes, subconsciously gasped, and quietly glanced at the anthropomorphic Master Fuli.
"Master Fuli?"
Feina frowned, recalling the fox that crashed into her with a car last time, and a look of astonishment immediately appeared on her face, along with a flood of exclamation marks in her mind.
"You... you've become a gene translocator! How is it possible? Didn't someone say to be strong...." Realizing she'd said too much, Feina quickly shut her mouth.
Feina turned away, ignoring the Lin Clan, she waved her friends away, closed the fire door with force, and sharply looked at Master Fuli.
"Master Fuli!"
Feina coughed lightly to cover the astonishment on her face and displayed a confident expression: "Unexpectedly! How could a mere prison hold me, one of the most outstanding heirs of the Meredici Family."
"In Xia Country, my power is significant—"
The old butler, seeing the young lady beginning her intermittent boasting without a script, sighed inwardly, and slightly bowed to Lin Bingyun and Master Fuli, translating the young lady's words:
"My young lady said the prison was extremely harsh, and she couldn't endure such torment, so she left by paying bail through the embassy, but now she's very poor..."
Feina looked at the old butler in disbelief, glancing at him as he betrayed her again.
The old butler placed his hand on his chest with an impeccable business smile and bowed slightly to the young lady.
"Young lady, please speak normally, do not bring the customs from Barat here, we genuinely do not have money to pay bail, and didn't you borrow two million from me for relief just the other day...."
Feina blushed, snorted, turned her back with arms folded and said to Master Fuli:
"My current downfall is due to defeat, and you have become my target, as a strong rival hindering my front, giving me the motivation to make a comeback!"
The old butler glanced at the young lady, turned to Master Fuli, and said: "My young lady says: Daddy, please be kind! I currently have only 1.374 million cash in my bank account; next spring, I will dutifully repay you with substantial interest."
"Shut up! I'm a hereditary noble! How could I wag my tail and beg from an enemy!" Feina loudly contradicted the old butler's nonsense.
The old butler pondered and thought, and said: "My young lady says our family's always abundant, but have overspent, we have no money now, although she is too embarrassed to ask for a loan due to noble dignity."
"But if you could lend her some money, noble young ladies can share little secrets with bards at night, and the lady has a maid outfit."
"Shut up! You scoundrel! I'm the most outstanding heir of the Meredici family!"
"The lady says, as long as no photos are taken, the strong have the right to do things without compromising purity."
The Jellyfish Lady flushed with anger, jumped up, trying to stop the old butler from revealing her thoughts.
Noble!
She's a hereditary noble, dignity!
She has her ways to trick him out of money!
"Master Fuli, what are you looking at?" Dressed in a black base hanfu with red ribbons and gold patterns, Lin Ying hugged Master Fuli, resting her chin on his head, her fox ears twitching.
"Watching a mean and malicious butler humiliate the boastful, pathological lying, but incompetent young lady." Master Fuli shot Lin Ying a glance, teased:
"I feel like, if you add a book title, the mutual slandering past between this master and servant could become a book."
"Oh? Is there truly such a thing? Saying it that way, her life is really a failure!"
"One must know, a dedicated butler's role is to execute the master's orders and manage the family affairs down to the finest detail." Lin Ying perched on Master Fuli's head, smiling:
"A family butler disciplining the master only happens when the master has no ability to manage the house, and the personal butler, feeling utterly hopeless about the prospects, starts guiding the master's behavior with everyday items..."
Feina stiffened, shocked, glancing at the Fox Lady who pierced her heart with words.
Lin Ying wasn't truly mistaken; the old butler and Lin Bingyun were both family succession-style butlers.
The master's orders are absolute, a butler should not interfere with the master's matters.
However, the butler and master share a common destiny, their wealth and lives are tied together.
When the master is extremely incompetent, and the butler cannot resign, he guides the master towards the right path or one with prospects.
Generally speaking, that's the limit; going beyond, the family succession butler dares not cross.
Seeing someone like Feina, being disciplined by a whip-wielding butler, was something even Lin Ying hadn't encountered, no, hadn't even heard of, it was truly appalling.
Which master pushes their butler to such an extent?
"Thank you, Master Fuli......" Lin Bingyun walked beside Master Fuli, looked towards Lin Ying and said:
"Grateful for having met someone as earnest and diligent as you...."
"If only... never mind, best let it go!"