Xia Wan watched helplessly as Cui Ziqi strode up to Zheng Minghuai, said nothing, and punched Zheng Minghuai hard in the left cheek.
Zheng Minghuai was already seriously injured and caught off guard, he was knocked to the ground by Cui Ziqi.
A trickle of blood was still flowing from the corner of his lips, and his face was even paler.
Xia Wan was startled.
They quickly stepped forward and stopped Cui Ziqi from making another move.
"No, no, no, if you hit him again he'll die."
"Are you pleading for him? Didn't you say you'd never like him again?"
"I'm trying to help you, you idiot! Murder goes to jail!"
Cui Ziqi finally stopped, his face grim, as Xia Wan pulled his clenched right fist. Leng Cen's gaze fell on her worried face.
She actually called him an idiot!
Xia Wan held his fair, well-defined hand in her palm, her warm fingertips brushing against his knuckles, her voice anxious.
"Does your hand hurt? Such beautiful hands, it would be a shame if they got injured."
Cui Ziqi's originally gloomy face instantly became colorful.
What kind of injury could a punch of moderate force cause?
What's the big deal?
That's what he thought, but he showed no intention of withdrawing his hand.
Zheng Minghuai, who was lying on the ground, was clutching the open wound on his shoulder, sweating profusely from the pain and unable to get up.
He could only watch as Xia Wan, who always fawned over him, turned to show concern for Cui Ziqi, who had hit someone!
A surge of anger welled up inside him, and he struggled to get up.
But it was all in vain.
Xia Zhizhi, who had run out, saw Zheng Minghuai lying on the ground and immediately went over to help him up.
"Minghuai, what happened? Are you alright?"
Zheng Minghuai stood up, enduring the sharp pain in his shoulder and face, and glared angrily at Cui Ziqi and Xia Wan.
"Cui Ziqi, you're crazy! What right do you have to hit me?"
Cui Ziqi looked up, her voice seemingly veiled in ice, "Do you need a reason to hit me?"
"you!"
Zheng Minghuai was so angry that he had a sullen face but couldn't utter a single word.
Cui Ziqi is a notorious madman in the aristocratic circles of Lincheng. Apart from the Cui family, he doesn't care about anyone and does things entirely according to his own mood.
They are capable of beating and killing people, and the methods of organized crime are second nature to them.
Even though he was an illegitimate child, the head of the Cui family doted on him. No matter what mistakes Cui Ziqi made outside, he could pull strings to protect him.
Gradually, Cui Ziqi's reputation became as infamous as the King of Hell throughout high society.
No one dared to mess with him.
But Zheng Minghuai never expected that Xia Wan would dare to provoke this devil!
Xia Zhizhi must have heard of Cui Ziqi's reputation, and she didn't dare to look him in the eye at this moment.
She could only look at Xia Wan with worry and reproach, "Sister, this is the person who injured Brother Minghuai last night. How can you continue to let him bully Brother Minghuai?"
“Where did I bully him? He chased me out himself. Cui Ziqi only hit me because he was worried that I would be bothered by him. Besides, it was just a minor injury. It’s petty for a grown man to be so concerned about such things.”
She spoke with conviction, effortlessly portraying Cui Ziqi as the hero she was fighting for.
Zheng Minghuai, on the other hand, is a petty and uncouth man who is calculating and lacks manners.
Zheng Minghuai almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Was this just a minor injury?
"Xia Wan, are you really going to go against me for this madman?"
"I told you, he's not crazy!" Xia Wan looked at him coldly, her voice carrying a hint of warning.
Cui Ziqi stood behind Xia Wan with his hands in his pockets, looking down at the woman protecting him.
Do you really hate crazy people that much?
Zheng Minghuai gritted his teeth. Xia Wan, who had been willing to wash his feet at the foot massage parlor just yesterday, had suddenly changed like this overnight.
He was unwilling to accept this, his eyes fixed on Xia Wan. "Xia Wan, I'm giving you one last chance. If you were coerced by Cui Ziqi, tell me."
"I'm not afraid of him, and I can certainly protect you! As long as you're still willing to come back, our engagement is still valid!"
got engaged?
A ruthless glint flashed in Cui Ziqi's eyes.
She said she liked him last night, and today she's getting engaged to another man?
Xia Wan felt the cold gaze fall on the back of her head, and her blood instantly froze.
She immediately spoke, as resolutely as she could be.
"Are you sick? I've already said I won't marry you, can't you understand human language? Besides, Cui Ziqi didn't coerce me. I just like him purely and exclusively right now, so stop making wild guesses!"
Then she turned around, took Cui Ziqi's hand, looked up at him with a smile, and could hardly hide the ingratiating look in her smile.
Cui Ziqi glanced at her coldly and then coldly withdrew his hand.
Xia Wan: ……
Oh no, it seems she's really angry...
Zheng Minghuai gritted his teeth; that bright smile, before last night, clearly belonged to him!
"Sister, you're hurting Minghuai's feelings too much. Besides..." Xia Zhizhi glanced at Cui Ziqi.
The latter merely raised his eyes slightly and gave her a cold look, causing her body to tremble involuntarily, and she shrank back to Zheng Minghuai in fear.
"Besides, Dad wouldn't agree to you two."
She mustered her courage and finished speaking.
Zheng Minghuai felt her trembling, and despite his own pain, he took her hand and comforted her tenderly.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Xia Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief, squeezed Zheng Minghuai's hand back, and forced a smile at him, "Don't worry, Brother Minghuai, I'm fine."
Seeing her like this made Zheng Minghuai even more heartbroken.
Xia Wan ignored their mutual affection, secretly rolled her eyes, and then spoke to Xia Zhizhi.
"Don't worry, Xia Zhizhi. I mean it when I say that Mr. Xia's slap severed our father-daughter relationship. From now on, you are the only young lady of the Xia family!"
Xia Wan trailed off, as if she were genuinely happy for Xia Zhizhi.
A hint of surprise flashed through Xia Zhizhi's heart, but she looked at Xia Wan anxiously.
"Sister, I know you're just saying that out of anger, you..."
"I wasn't saying that out of anger." Xia Wan looked at her indifferently. "You know I always keep my word."
"elder sister……"
Xia Wan ignored the two of them, turned around and took Cui Ziqi's arm, looking pitiful.
"I've been kicked out of the Xia family. Can you take me in?"
Cui Ziqi: ...
Is this why she kicked herself out of the Xia family?
Seeing the red and swollen area on her left cheek, her originally delicate and petite face looked miserable and unsightly because of these few streaks of blood.
A murderous intent resurfaced in Cui Ziqi's originally cold eyes.
He tilted his head slightly, his gaze falling on Xia Zhizhi's face.
Xia Wan's heart skipped a beat. Why was he looking at Xia Zhizhi?
Did he realize that Xia Zhizhi was his savior?
She was about to speak when she heard Cui Ziqi's extremely cold voice, "Go back and tell Xia Huaidong to keep that face of his until I get it back."
After saying that, Cui Ziqi took Xia Wan's hand and walked towards the Maybach parked next to them.
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