Gorgeous Lady Boss
Chapter 575 - 577

Chapter 575: Chapter 577

As these words came out, Zhou Xueting’s face immediately changed dramatically.

She promptly challenged the landlord, "What do you mean by this, landlord? Why won’t you return my security deposit?"

The landlord looked at Zhou Xueting and sneered, "Nonsense, you lived here for more than a year. Has my property not suffered wear and tear? Shouldn’t you pay for some of that?"

"Besides, you’ve left my place in a complete mess, with scratches everywhere!"

"Renting it out again will require hiring someone to clean and redecorate, which will cost a significant amount of money!"

"Shouldn’t you be the one to pay for this?"

Hearing this, Zhou Xueting immediately responded angrily, "Landlord, aren’t you just making things difficult? Since when do tenants have to pay for wear and tear?"

"Moreover, the house was like this when I moved out, and it is still the same now!"

"Where are these scratches you speak of, where is this mess you mentioned?"

"I’ve kept everything inside tidy and clean; if you don’t believe me, check for yourself!"

Listening to Zhou Xueting, the landlord said coldly, "Fine, you want to make a fuss, huh? Alright, I’ll find someone to show you, and you’d better not regret it later!"

With that, the landlord signaled with his eyes to the two sneaky-looking guys behind him.

These two men immediately took out flashlights and yellow tape, and began inspecting the room!

The three of them checked the house for about twenty minutes before finally concluding the inspection.

Then, the landlord listed the damages on a sheet and handed it to Zhou Xueting, "Here, this is the bill for the damages to my property. Take a look for yourself!"

Zhou Xueting took the list and was instantly dumbfounded!

It actually detailed dozens of various damages to the property, and the total cost for repairs demanded an outrageous thirty thousand yuan!

"That’s impossible; I didn’t cause that much damage, I’ve always been very careful!" Zhou Xueting immediately protested, "You’re extorting me!"

"Whether there’s damage, you can see for yourself. I marked all the damaged areas with yellow tape; I’m not extorting you!" the landlord said, looking at Zhou Xueting with contempt.

Zhou Xueting was furious, immediately went over the list, checking each item cited for damages.

The more she checked, the angrier she became, as all the damages were barely visible to the naked eye!

For example, there were hairline scratches on the wall, which resembled scratches from a few strands of hair!

Hairline scratches were on the floor as well!

And there were some areas that had already been broken, not by Zhou Xueting, yet all were added up in the list!

The list detailed dozens of such instances!

This wasn’t damage; this was outright extortion!

Moreover, it wasn’t even certain whether Zhou Xueting had caused these damages since they were invisible to the naked eye and required careful examination with a light on the wall to be seen!

Zhou Xueting was so angry she erupted on the spot!

Her security deposit was just ten thousand yuan, yet the estimated damage costs were fifty thousand yuan. Not only could she not get her deposit back, she was expected to pay an additional forty thousand yuan to the landlord!

This was nothing but daylight robbery!

In a fury, Zhou Xueting stomped her feet and angrily said to the landlord, "You mean to say, not only do I not get my deposit back, but I have to pay you an additional forty thousand yuan, right?"

The landlord nodded and said, "Exactly. To be precise, you need to pay me an additional forty-three thousand six hundred yuan!"

"This is your own doing. I gave you the chance to leave earlier and you refused, so now just pay up quietly!"

Zhou Xueting promptly retorted in anger, "Dream on! I won’t give you a single cent!"

The landlord sneered in response, "Not a single cent, huh? Then just try to leave here!"

Zhou Xueting snapped back, "What do you mean by that? Are you planning to do something to me?"

The landlord sneered," I won’t do anything to you, but unless you fork over the forty-thousand-plus yuan for damages, don’t even think about leaving!"

Zhou Xueting was livid, "You... you..."

"I’ll handle this!"

Just then, Tang Feng, who had been sitting on the sofa quietly, stood up and walked over to Zhou Xueting.

He pulled Zhou Xueting over and said to her, "Let me talk to him. Give me the list."

After saying that, Tang Feng took the paper directly from Zhou Xueting’s hand, quickly glanced over the compensation fees, and then examined the so-called damages the landlord had marked.

Tang Feng couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, and in the landlord’s presence, he tore the list into tatters on the spot.

The landlord immediately flew into a rage, "You little punk, who the hell do you think you are? Daring to tear up my damage estimate list, are you looking to die?"

The moment these words were spoken, Tang Feng threw the shredded paper in the landlord’s face, saying coldly, "That’s right, I am looking for trouble. What are you going to do about it?"

"And let me put it this way, if you don’t give back the deposit today, you’re the one who isn’t going anywhere!"

The landlord hadn’t expected Tang Feng to be so brazen and was furious. He gestured and the two sneaky-looking guys immediately flanked Tang Feng, surrounding him with a menacing posture.

The landlord also stared coldly at Tang Feng and said, "You brat, do you have any idea who I am?"

"Daring to provoke me, to challenge me here!"

"Let me tell you, I work for Brother Leopard, and this apartment block is owned by Brother Leopard!"

"I am in charge here. You dare mess with me; seems like you don’t want to live!"