Lu Xinyao's grip was very strong; her long fingernails dug deep into Bai Xiaoruo's delicate flesh, while she maintained that sweet smile on her face, as if this hand had nothing to do with her.
Bai Xiaoruo bit her lower lip hard, enduring the pain in her arm, and dared not make a sound.
"You little brat, what makes you think you can do anything? What? Weren't you just running around happily?" Lu Xinyao sneered.
This little girl is just a maid here. Even if I make a move on her, what can she do?
Thinking of the neglect she had received from Xian Mingyu these past few days, Lu Xinyao increased her pressure even more.
I'm so great, why doesn't he like me?
"It hurts..." The excruciating pain was unbearable for Bai Xiaoruo. She tried to break free of Lu Xinyao's grasp, but Lu Xinyao held on even tighter.
Only when she felt a wet touch on her fingertips and saw that Bai Xiaoruo's arm had been pinched hard and was bleeding, did Lu Xinyao disdainfully shake her off.
"Ugh, so filthy! There must be some bacteria in your blood, right? It's disgusting. Get away from me and don't let me see you again!" Lu Xinyao grabbed Bai Xiaoruo's pure white T-shirt and wiped the bloodstains from her manicure, which had been on her just two days ago, all over Bai Xiaoruo's body.
Bai Xiaoruo bit her lower lip tightly, carefully protecting her arm, which was bleeding from being pinched, with her other uninjured hand. Her eyes were a little wet.
I feel so useless. Why can't I ever fight back strongly?
Am I just supposed to be bullied like this for the rest of my life?
Hearing the commotion, Aunt Qin rushed over.
When she saw Bai Xiaoruo's arm and blood-stained clothes, she was terrified and quickly went over to carefully support Bai Xiaoruo's arm. "My God, what happened?" Seeing Lu Xinyao's indifferent face, Aunt Qin instantly understood who the culprit was. "You woman are too vicious! How dare you treat our young master like this..."
"Aunt Qin! Stop talking! I'm fine..." Bai Xiaoruo's lips were already a little pale. She had been anemic since childhood, and she couldn't bear losing so much blood all at once. In addition, her arm had been pinched hard by Lu Xinyao, and she was trying her best to endure the pain. She didn't have much strength left to hold on.
Bai Xiaoruo interrupted Aunt Qin, shaking her head to indicate that Aunt Qin should not mention her identity. Even if she told Lu Xinyao, what difference would it make? Xuan Mingyu brought her to this house so directly; he had never taken her, his wife, seriously.
"You..." Aunt Qin was both angry and heartbroken for Bai Xiaoruo. Why did this silly child always have to endure it all by herself?
"What's wrong?" Just then, Xian Mingyu came down from the study upstairs.
Aunt Qin quickly grabbed Bai Xiaoruo's injured arm and went to complain to Xuan Mingyu, "Young Master, look at this woman! How vicious she is! She pinched this perfectly good hand like this!"
Lu Xinyao immediately put on her previous delicate expression, "Mingyu, no, it's not what she said, I didn't mean to... I just touched it lightly, I don't know how her arm got like this."
"Not on purpose? And it was just a light touch? Give me your hand and let me touch it lightly! Let's see what happens to yours!" Aunt Qin was very indignant on Bai Xiaoruo's behalf and reached out to grab Lu Xinyao's arm.
Lu Xinyao was so frightened that she hid behind Xuan Mingyu, "Don't come any closer! Mingyu, please save me! I really didn't mean it, they framed me!"
She glared hatefully at Bai Xiaoruo, who was now weak and needed Aunt Qin's support. What a brat! She had only pinched Bai Xiaoruo's arm, so what? What was she doing pretending to be pitiful now!
Xian Mingyu glanced down at Bai Xiaoruo beside Aunt Qin. He knew what kind of person Lu Xinyao was. No matter what the little maid had done wrong, Lu Xinyao's actions were indeed too ruthless.
"Alright," he said, subtly pulling his hand away from Lu Xinyao's. "Aunt Qin, take her to get some medicine. If it's really serious, have Dr. Wang come and take a look."
"Yes, young master." Aunt Qin helped Bai Xiaoruo to her room.
Before leaving, Bai Xiaoruo turned back and took a deep look at Xuan Mingyu, who was standing on the stairs. This was the second time he had stepped in to protect her. He didn't completely trust Lu Xinyao, but he did trust her.
No matter how much pain her arm was in, Bai Xiaoruo felt nothing at all, and her heart was filled with warmth.
She knew he was a good person. Even if he didn't like her or the marriage, it didn't matter. No matter what, she would silently like him.
After Bai Xiaoruo and Aunt Qin left, Xuan Mingyu decided to have a proper showdown with Lu Xinyao.
It was truly an accident that she came here tonight.
Just as Xuan Mingyu was about to get into the car, Lu Xinyao suddenly appeared out of nowhere and insisted on sticking to him, squeezing onto the car with him. He couldn't get rid of her no matter what.
After all, she was a woman, and a member of the Lu family. We had to give her some face, but we couldn't go too far with her, so we closed the car door and drove on.
Hsien Ming-yu came here intending to find a document in the study upstairs. It had been sitting there for a while and he hadn't taken it. He only remembered that he needed it today.
Aunt Qin said that Bai Xiaoruo hadn't finished school yet, and thinking that she and Lu Xinyao wouldn't meet, she took the documents and left quickly. Xuan Mingyu didn't stop Lu Xinyao from coming in, but he specifically told her twice not to go upstairs. He went upstairs and didn't care anymore. He didn't expect that Lu Xinyao would reveal her true colors so quickly after he had only been upstairs for a short while.
"Mingyu, believe me, I really didn't..."
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