"Helian Yi, that’s enough! You’re too much. What did Little Zhi Liao do wrong? She just has an engagement with Third Brother, is it a crime just because he likes her?"
Helian Xi was furious, speaking impulsively, "I think you’re nothing but a dog raised by Shen Xinzhu. Even her crap smells sweet to you. You all seem the same, indistinguishable between right and wrong, downright despicable."
"Helian Xi!!" Helian Yi had never been insulted , consumed with rage, he completely lost his rationality.
He reached out and swiftly slapped hard, but in the end, it didn’t land on Helian Xi’s face. It smacked Lu Xingzhi’s face instead.
The brother and sister both froze.
Helian Yi looked at his hand and then at the stunned Helian Xi. Finally, his gaze settled on Lu Xingzhi’s face.
"I..." He wanted to explain something, but was interrupted by Lu Xingzhi.
"Enough!" Lu Xingzhi looked at Helian Yi, "You all say I’m not worthy of Huo Jincheng, but has anyone cared whether I want this engagement or not?"
Lu Xingzhi’s eyes grew slightly red, she lifted her head and took a deep breath.
She didn’t want to live this kind of life, she just wanted to live well, to live happily.
Because that’s what every family member who passed away wished for her.
"Little Zhi Liao, are you okay? Your mouth is bleeding." Helian Xi was feeling helpless and very guilty, it was all her fault. "Why did you take that slap for me, your face is swollen."
"I was trying to pull you away. But the slap came too quickly. Don’t blame yourself, it’s not your fault." Lu Xingzhi didn’t lie, she wasn’t so foolish to offer herself for a hit.
Helian Yi was actually relieved, since the slap didn’t land on Helian Xi.
He had just been too angry.
"You were the one who stuck your face out, I wasn’t trying to hit you. You deserved it yourself." Looking at the redness and swelling on Lu Xingzhi’s cheek, he felt guilty, but he definitely didn’t want to apologize.
Besides, it was all because of her that the siblings became strained. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have hit.
"Are you even human? Helian Yi, you hit someone and somehow it’s someone else’s fault. Do you wish that slap had landed on me instead? Get out of here, you’re not welcome. See how you’ll explain this to Third Brother." Helian Xi wouldn’t cover for him this time, he deserved the lesson.
Helian Yi left without saying anything, fuming.
He had originally come to scold Lu Xingzhi on behalf of Shen Xinzhu, and this seemed to have fulfilled that purpose!
Sitting in the car, Helian Yi irritably ruffled his hair.
He just wanted to mess with Lu Xingzhi a bit and didn’t really intend to hit.
Looking at Lu Xingzhi’s pretty face swollen and red, and then at his own hand, he had indeed lost his mind.
He didn’t control his strength even a bit.
Luckily, it wasn’t Xiao Xi who got hit, otherwise, she’d hate him for life.
Having been pampered since childhood, no one dared to touch a finger of hers!
"You can apply medicine to my face, but please don’t show your face in front of me with a guilty look as if you’ve done something wrong, okay?" Lu Xingzhi really couldn’t stand Helian Xi doing that.
"Oh! Oh, oh!" Helian Xi finally realized she should be applying medicine to Lu Xingzhi.
She was truly clumsy.
After applying the medicine, Helian Xi sincerely apologized to Lu Xingzhi, "Little Zhi Liao, I’m sorry."