Children are the apple of a mother’s eye. He Rou was rude to her, which she could endure, but when she hit Xuanxuan, it hurt her more than if she had been hit herself!
"Butler, have someone drag this woman out. From now on, no matter who she comes with, she is not allowed to set foot in this house!" Mi Wan commanded the butler as she walked briskly towards Xuanxuan.
The butler had come as soon as he heard the commotion. Seeing Xuanxuan being hit made him both angry and heartbroken, but since Shi Minjun maintained a cold expression and showed no intention of condemning He Rou’s violent behavior, he couldn’t say anything and stood aside, somewhat at a loss.
Now, having received Mi Wan’s order, the butler immediately perked up, promptly picked up his walkie-talkie, and called the bodyguards to the living room.
"Xuanxuan, does it hurt?" Mi Wan squatted down in front of Xuanxuan and asked softly, full of concern.
"It doesn’t hurt." Not wanting Mi Wan to worry and be sad, Xuanxuan smiled and shook her head, forcing back her tears.
At the moment He Rou’s hand landed on her cheek, Xuanxuan’s mind went blank, her hearing was lost for a few seconds, and only after that did she feel the fiery pain on her cheek.
It hurt a lot. She felt wronged and angry to the point of wanting to cry out loud!
But when she saw Mi Wan coming out of the kitchen, she immediately held back. At this moment, she had to be strong and pretend nothing was wrong. Seeing her smile might make her mother a little less sad.
However, the more Xuanxuan pretended everything was fine, the more heartbroken Mi Wan felt! Seeing the bright red handprint on her cheek was like having a knife slash through her heart, causing excruciating pain.
"It’s all Mom’s fault for not protecting you well." Mi Wan gently blew on Xuanxuan’s cheek and spoke with a slightly choked voice, her eyes burning.
"It’s not Mom’s fault. Mom is the best, and Xuanxuan loves Mom the most." Xuanxuan puckered her lips and gently kissed Mi Wan’s left cheek. Although the pain on her own face hadn’t subsided, she still kept smiling to comfort Mi Wan.
"..."
Mi Wan was once again moved by Xuanxuan’s understanding nature. A strong sense of guilt also surged within her. Unable to control it, tears fell down, hitting the shiny floor and reflecting a cold, gloomy light.
"Mom, don’t cry. Xuanxuan really doesn’t hurt, really." Seeing Mi Wan’s tears, Xuanxuan instantly became at a loss and hurriedly tried to explain, then clumsily helped Mi Wan wipe her tears.
"Mom is fine." Mi Wan forced a smile, gently held Xuanxuan’s small hand in her palm, and then bowed her head, trying to ease her somewhat out-of-control emotions.
Witnessing this heartfelt mother-daughter scene, the butler was deeply moved, silently praising Xuanxuan numerous times in his mind. However, Shi Minjun and He Rou remained cold observers, one looking down with superiority, the other devoid of any guilt, wearing a contemptuous smile.
Who is this act for?
He Rou snorted disdainfully, not at all worried about being kicked out.
"Miss He, please leave." The bodyguards quickly arrived. Without waiting for Mi Wan to speak, the butler, unable to contain his anger, voiced out.
"Are you kicking me out?" He Rou couldn’t believe her ears, thinking the butler must have borrowed courage from heaven, otherwise how dare he kick her out!
After spending some time together, the butler genuinely liked the sensible and well-behaved Xuanxuan and the gentle, amicable Mi Wan. Though they weren’t family, they had formed familial feelings. Now that Xuanxuan had been bullied, the butler naturally found He Rou even more disagreeable.
"Take Miss He out!" The butler didn’t even glance at He Rou, as if ignoring her questioning, and expressionlessly gave orders to the bodyguards.
Upon hearing this, anger flashed across He Rou’s face. She glared fiercely at the butler, then quickly changed her expression, wearing a look of grievance as she turned to Shi Minjun, "Auntie..."
"Do you even respect me?" Shi Minjun spoke almost simultaneously with He Rou, her eyes sweeping sharply across the butler.
"Madam, Mr. Ji said everything in this house should follow Madam’s arrangements." Knowing Shi Minjun intended to defend He Rou, the butler couldn’t tolerate it and forgot to fear her, directly using Ji Dongquan as a shield.
"You mean to say if someone doesn’t want me here, I can’t enter this house?" Shi Minjun’s tone became darker and she questioned coldly.
"Madam, you misunderstand. I didn’t mean that."
"You didn’t mean that? Then what do you mean? You mean I have no right to speak here?" Shi Minjun’s face turned uglier, her voice rising.
"..."
Shi Minjun’s questioning left the butler speechless. Facing her strong aura, the butler felt immense pressure and a thin layer of cold sweat formed on his forehead.
"We only address issues, not people." Mi Wan placed Xuanxuan on a single sofa and then intervened with a determined attitude.
For Ji Dongquan’s sake, she could tolerate Shi Minjun bringing He Rou here to show off, but she had her limits and couldn’t endure everything silently.
"Issues? Why don’t you ask what your daughter did? Would Rou hit her for no reason?" Shi Minjun turned to Mi Wan, her eyes still cold, along with hints of ridicule.
"This bad woman bullied my mom first, so I wanted to teach her a lesson! She was wrong too and very rude. Why don’t you mention her? Why always blame us?" Hearing Shi Minjun bring her up and seeing her consistently bad attitude, Xuanxuan couldn’t sit still and angrily refuted.
Swoosh——
After speaking, Xuanxuan felt the pain on her cheek but only took a light breath, her expression quickly calming down without even furrowing her brows.
"You think you’re comparable to Rou?" Shi Minjun didn’t want to reason with Xuanxuan at all, nor did she care about discussing right and wrong. She justified He Rou’s rudeness and violence as reasonable and understandable simply because she believed He Rou was superior to Mi Wan and Xuanxuan.
"We don’t want to compare with anyone, so please don’t compare us to an uncouth and unreasonable woman and make us feel insulted!" Mi Wan said calmly, her simple statement almost angering He Rou again.
Uncouth and unreasonable?
In Singapore, she was a highly noticeable socialite, now being labeled "uncouth and unreasonable"?
He Rou regretted not bringing bodyguards with her at this moment. Otherwise, she would have had them tear Mi Wan’s mouth apart!
Feeling a strong gaze upon her, Mi Wan turned her face and happened to meet He Rou’s sinister, hateful eyes.