So people criticize and bully her at will, just because she is weak and easy to bully.

Shen Xiaoxing lowered her head and sneered sadly. She had been in a daze for so many years since her mother's death, and there had never been a moment like this that made her feel sober.

When he raised his head again and met Xia Yunxili's sincere eyes, Shen Xiaoxing didn't say anything.

Xia Yunxi had already pulled the little girl beside her over and said, "Apologize to this sister. You broke her cup. Apologize sincerely and see if this sister can forgive you."

Although Xia Yuan has never had his parents by his side since childhood, he has never lacked in upbringing.

As soon as Xia Yunxi gave the order, the little guy stepped forward obediently, then bowed 90 degrees. In a tender voice, he said, "I'm sorry, sister. I wasn't looking at the road just now and accidentally bumped into you. Can you forgive me? My dad will definitely find you an identical cup. Please don't be angry, okay?"

When Xia Yuan said this, Shen Xiaoxing felt his nose suddenly become sore.

Afraid of being discovered, she squatted down to cover up her mistake and reached out to pick up the debris on the ground.

When Xia Yunxi saw this, she quickly squatted down and helped her pick up the fragments.

It seems that this water cup is indeed very important to her.

But when she handed it to Shen Xiaoxing, Xia Yunxi was slightly stunned. She could clearly see her red eyes.

For a moment, the hand holding the fragment was stunned in mid-air.

"Thank you." Shen Xiaoxing said this sullenly, then stood up. Without looking at the others, she said, "No need to accompany me. I know the child didn't do it on purpose."

After saying this, it can be considered as an explanation.

Then he went upstairs without looking back.

For a moment, everyone standing there looked at each other in confusion.

Wang Zhenyang and others didn't expect that Shen Xiaoxing would be so easy to just let it go.

Xia Yuan also looked at his mother in confusion, so did the young lady forgive him?

As for Xia Yunxi, the scene of Shen Xiaoxing's red eyes kept echoing in her mind.

People always sympathize with the weak, and she is no exception. From Shen Xiaoxing's performance just now, it is not difficult to see that the water cup is indeed very important to her.

As a result, it was accidentally bumped into and broken by Xia Yuan, but although he was the victim, he was blamed by others.

Xia Yunxi's brows were tightly knitted together, and Aunt Lin and the housekeeper came over.

Wang Zhenyang also explained to her and the child with concern, explaining his apology just now. Xia Yunxi responded politely twice.

Then he left the hall with Aunt Lin, the housekeeper.

After walking out of the crowd, I raised my head inadvertently and saw Li Hanting standing at the stairs.

The other person had his arms folded across his chest, and no emotion could be seen on his cold and hard face, but when he met those deep eyes, Xia Yunxi felt a little guilty.

She lowered her eyes evasively, while Aunt Lin continued to nag in her ear, "Miss Xia, if you ask me, you shouldn't have dragged the young master to apologize. Our young master is of what status, and so is that woman. Apologizing to her... apologizing to her, you've really spoiled her."

Xia Yunxi didn't listen carefully to what Aunt Lin said. Li Hanting, on the other side, walked down with one hand in his pocket.

Because he was in the inn, he was not wearing any coat, just a thin sweater, and seemed not to feel the cold.

Aunt Lin talked for a long time, but Xia Yunxi didn't respond.

He looked up, then followed her line of sight, turned his head, and saw Li Hanting coming down.

Aunt Lin immediately became excited, not caring about the young master she was holding. She smiled with wrinkles on her face, "Sir, you're up. I'll go find the housekeeper and prepare breakfast."

"Grandma Lin, I'm going too." Although his father is not strict now, Xia Yuan is still like a mouse seeing a cat when he sees him.

Without thinking, he turned around and followed Grandma Lin.

"Okay, okay, let's go with Grandma Lin." Aunt Lin naturally doted on the child unconditionally.

After they all left, Li Hanting also came in front of Xia Yunxi. Looking at the woman in front of him who lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him, the man sneered: "What, you're not hiding anymore?"

"No, I didn't hide!" Xia Yunxi stuttered.

"Oh, you didn't hide yesterday?" Li Hanting didn't intend to let her go.

In fact, the two were not close to each other, but the strong aura of the man made Xia Yunxi feel a little pressured when facing him.

She looked up at him cautiously, then quickly looked away.

"Go on." Li Hanting urged her.

Xia Yunxi shuddered, it was a subconscious action, but unexpectedly, it made the person in front of her laugh.

Li Hanting chuckled softly, his eyebrows raised slightly, "Are you so scared of me? I don't think I can do anything to you, right?"

Xia Yunxi gave him a resentful look. He didn't do anything to her, but yesterday in the yard, with people upstairs and downstairs, he treated her like that. Wasn't he afraid of being seen?

Li Hanting took his hand out of his pocket, put his arm around her shoulders without saying a word, and walked towards the dining table not far away.

Xia Yunxi wanted to struggle. After all, there were people coming and going here, so she had to be careful.

But Li Hanting would not allow her to refuse. He held her shoulders with his big, strong hands, and Xia Yunxi could not even turn her head.

She glared at him angrily: "Let me go, I can walk by myself."

Li Hanting glanced at her and said quietly, "Want to hide again?"

Xia Yunxi choked. Is this topic impossible to move on from?

She just couldn't understand yesterday why Li Hanting wanted her to agree to the engagement immediately, but as a girl, she had to think more about such things.

Even though she has two children, she would not have chosen to reject so many outstanding men when she was abroad.

Xia Yunxi sighed and sat cross-legged on the floor beside the dining table, embraced by Li Hanting.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Whatever you order." Xia Yunxi said.

Li Hanting didn't bother to be polite with her and ordered several dishes in a row, many of which were Xia Yunxi and the two children's favorites.

Xia Yunxi could see that he was very attentive. When he really paid attention, he could notice many things that others could not. This was not to say that Li Hanting would do anything to achieve his goal, so he should pay more attention. Xia Yunxi saw the exact opposite.

Maybe it was really related to her being moved, so what she saw was Li Hanting's intentions.

Given his identity and personality, Xia Yunxi had never thought that he actually had this side when pursuing girls.

"Remember what I don't eat?" the man's quiet voice suddenly said.

"What?" Xia Yunxi asked, but at the same time, what he said last time flashed through his mind.

No onions, no garlic, no ginger... no chili peppers——

"I don't like strong flavors, you have to remember that." Li Hanting said.