"This matter isn't up to me. You'll need to ask the old chairman and the current chairman," Shao Baxing said in an official tone.
The little girl seized the opportunity and said, "Then call them now and tell them what I said. Unless they provide an exact time for me to leave the house, I won't go back!"
"This matter isn't up to the young lady," Shao Baxing said coldly, stepping forward.
Opposite, Du Qingyue and Lu Yao stepped to the little girl's left; Jiang Yixin and Zhen Jinghan to her right. The four women stepped forward simultaneously.
Then all four moved closer to the center, securely shielding the little girl behind them.
"You are all friends of the young lady, and I don't want to have any conflict with you," Shao Baxing said with a calm tone, as if merely expressing his own idea.
Beyond that, there was no fear or dread.
It felt like he simply didn't want a conflict, rather than being afraid of one!
