Hearing Yan Mengmeng's screams, Wen Lu hadn't even had time to turn around before Wang Jinyu pulled her into his arms, looking at her with a tense expression.
Are you alright?
Wang Jinyu held Wen Lu in his arms, his hands trembling slightly. He looked Wen Lu up and down, trying to make sure that she hadn't been hurt by Yan Mengmeng.
Thinking about what he had just witnessed, Wang Jinyu felt an urge to kill. He never expected that in the short time it took him to turn around, Yan Mengmeng would take a knife and kill Wen Lu.
"I'm fine."
Wen Lu shook her head in Wang Jinyu's arms. She knew that Yan Mengmeng had followed them, but she didn't take it to heart. She also didn't expect that Yan Mengmeng, whose hand she had broken, would dare to attack her with a knife.
Wen Lu turned her head from Wang Jinyu's arms and looked at Yan Mengmeng, who was sitting on the ground shouting. She couldn't help but think that today's birthday party was a complete disaster.
Because Yan Mengmeng's voice was so loud, and there were so many people in the banquet hall, everyone gathered around in an instant. Even Yan Luo and Yan Huan, who were busy greeting people, quickly came over.
When Yan Luo saw the scene, her first reaction was to go to Wen Lu's side. Looking at Wen Lu, who was being protected in Wang Jinyu's arms, she asked with some concern, "Are you alright? What happened?"
Seeing Yan Luo's concern for Wen Lu, the people around her became even more curious about Wen Lu's identity. They already found it somewhat unbelievable that Wen Lu was favored by Wang Jinyu.
But seeing the Yan family's attitude, they became even more curious about Wen Lu's identity. Could Wen Lu's identity be even more special than Yan Mengmeng's?
They did not believe that the Yan family's care for Wen Lu was due to Wang Jinyu's relationship with him.
Yan Huan squeezed through the crowd at this moment. Seeing the probing looks people were giving Wen Lu, he didn't go over to check on her anymore. He was worried about arousing more suspicion, as Wen Lu's identity needed to be kept secret.
Just then, Yan Nuo spoke up from the crowd, her tone somewhat annoyed: "Third Brother, Yan Mengmeng went too far! She actually took a knife and tried to hurt Wen Lu. If Fourth Master hadn't acted quickly, Wen Lu would definitely have been injured!"
Yan Nuo was furious when he thought about what had just happened. He knew that Yan Mengmeng was vengeful, but he never expected that Yan Mengmeng would actually attack Wen Lu, especially on such a special occasion as today.
Upon hearing Yan Nuo's words, Yan Luo and Yan Huan both frowned. They had watched Yan Mengmeng grow up since she was a child and knew that she was spoiled by her third uncle, but they never knew that she could be so wicked.
"Yan Mengmeng, how could you be so mean?"
Yan Luo looked at Yan Mengmeng, who had fallen to the ground and was crying her eyes out, but felt no pity for her. She sternly reprimanded her.
Upon hearing Yan Luo reprimand her, Yan Mengmeng shouted in rebuttal.
"I went too far? How did I go too far? It's that vixen who went too far. She was with Fourth Uncle and was even cuddling with Yan Nuo. Don't think I didn't see it. Second Brother and Fourth Brother are also infatuated with her. I just wanted to teach her a lesson. Third Brother, you wouldn't happen to be having an affair with her too, would you?"
Yan Mengmeng glared angrily at Yan Luo, having forgotten to continue crying; all she wanted to do now was to smear Wen Lu.
She couldn't accept that Yan Luo had also scolded her because of Wen Lu. Yan Luo was the best to her among her brothers in the Yan family. She never expected that Yan Luo would turn out like this.
Upon hearing Yan Mengmeng curse Wen Lu again, Wang Jinyu, who had no bottom line, raised his foot and kicked Yan Mengmeng hard once more.
Yan Mengmeng was kicked so hard that she fell to the ground. Her already twisted and deformed arm looked even worse now.
"Yan Mengmeng, you'd better repeat what you just said, or I'll kill you on the spot."
At this moment, Wang Jinyu was truly angry. How could he accept that his precious treasure was being insulted like this?
Yan Mengmeng should be grateful that she is a member of the Yan family. If it were anyone else, he would definitely make her pay the price right now.
Seeing that Wang Jinyu was truly angry, Yan Huan immediately stepped forward and shielded Yan Mengmeng behind him. He looked at Wen Lu, who was being protected in Wang Jinyu's arms, and apologized to her.
"I'm sorry, Yan Mengmeng is spoiled and talking nonsense. I hope you won't hold it against her. I will make her apologize to you."
Yan Mengmeng thought Yan Huan had come out to protect her, but she didn't expect to see Yan Huan apologize to Wen Lu. She looked at Yan Huan in disbelief. She felt like she was about to faint from the pain. She couldn't understand what was going on with these people.
Yan Huan not only apologized to Wen Lu, but also wanted her to apologize to Wen Lu. She felt that she hadn't said anything wrong at all, and that Wen Lu was a vixen who had bewitched everyone.
Yan Mengmeng felt like the sky had fallen. She couldn't understand why all her brothers were biased towards Wen Lu.
With Yan Mengmeng's nonsense and Wang Jinyu's protectiveness, everyone present had a gossipy look in their eyes.
They all noticed the way the Yan brothers looked at Wen Lu, and combined with the nonsense Yan Mengmeng was spouting, they didn't think Yan Mengmeng was wrong. It seemed that Wen Lu's relationship with the Yan brothers was quite special.
If there's no special relationship between them, it's hard not to overthink things, especially since everyone knows the Yan family is always protective of their own. It's quite unbelievable that they would scold Yan Mengmeng for the sake of an outsider.
"Yan Mengmeng, don't talk nonsense. Wen Lu and Fourth Uncle are our honored guests. Apologize to them right now, and I'll have someone take you to the hospital right away."
Yan Huan squatted down to examine Yan Mengmeng's injuries. He looked at Yan Mengmeng's deformed hand and frowned deeply. He hadn't expected Wang Jinyu to kick so viciously. This kick must have been aimed at breaking Yan Mengmeng's arm.
Hearing her usually fair older brother demand an apology, Yan Mengmeng instantly broke down. She raised both of her injured hands and screamed at Yan Huan with heart-wrenching despair.
"What do you mean I have to apologize? They started it! One broke my wrist, and the other kicked my arm and broke it. And you still want me to apologize? Yan Huan, do you think our Yan family is really going to fall?"
"Yes, do they really think the Yan family is easy to bully? I'd like to see what kind of special woman the Crown Prince of the capital is willing to disregard the friendship between the Wang and Yan families and actually lay a hand on my daughter."
Just then, a deep male voice came from outside the crowd. Everyone turned to look in Yan Zhaohui's direction and moved to the sides to make way for him.
Yan Zhaohui watched as the crowd made way for him, and he walked straight to Yan Mengmeng's side, squatting down to check her injuries.
When she saw Yan Mengmeng's injured arm, she instantly flew into a rage, stood up abruptly, and opened her mouth to scold Wang Jinyu.
Just as everyone was waiting for Yan Zhaohui and Wang Jinyu to face off, Yan Zhaohui stared at the girl in Wang Jinyu's arms and froze on the spot. His mouth was slightly open, and his eyes were full of astonishment and disbelief.
The words I wanted to say were stuck in my throat, and I couldn't utter a single word.
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