Huang Xinglong knelt stiffly before Lin Xiao, the arrogance from a moment ago gone without a trace. It was replaced by a profound fear, one that seemed to radiate from the very marrow of his bones and made his entire body tremble. He didn't even dare to glance at Lin Xiao.
"Mr. Lin, I… I was wrong," he stuttered. "Please, I'm begging you… spare me!"
Lin Xiao regarded him with cold eyes. "The person you should be apologizing to is Pei Yanzi."
Huang Xinglong instantly scrambled over and knelt before Pei Yanzi. "Yanzi, I… I was wrong," he said, his voice trembling. "I'm just a brain-dead idiot! I… I won't ever dare to do it again! Please, I'm begging you, spare me!" As he spoke, he fiercely slapped himself twice across the face.
