Lu Xingzhi wasn’t used to others being and said straightforwardly, "I forgive you. Please don’t blame yourself anymore."
"Alright then!" Helian Xi wasn’t someone to be overly emotional, so she didn’t bring it up again.
"How about we go see a movie this afternoon?" Lu Xingzhi rubbed the cheek that had been hit, "It’s still pretty swollen."
"Why still see a movie, you have quite a big heart." Helian Xi thought her third sister-in-law was really peculiar.
At a time , shouldn’t she be calling her third brother to act a bit spoiled?
"It’s just a slap, it’s nothing serious." Lu Xingzhi said nonchalantly.
Helian Xi suddenly felt a bit sorry for Lu Xingzhi, for her to speak so lightly about being slapped—was it because she knew she had no family to care about her?
From now on, she wouldn’t be alone; she would protect her. Third brother would surely take good care of her, would spoil her.
Helian Yi was truly too much.
Helian Xi was really angry, and while going to the bathroom, gave Huo Jincheng a call.
"Third brother, are you busy?" Helian Xi asked cautiously.
"What’s going on?" Huo Jincheng didn’t think this cousin would call him for nothing.
"Well... that..." Helian Xi hesitated a bit, not knowing if she should say, but finally did. "Today I went to see Little Zhi, and just so happened my brother was there too."
"What did he do?" Huo Jincheng immediately got to the point.
"While I was arguing with him, he got angry and tried to hit me. Then... then..."
Helian Xi’s voice got softer and Huo Jincheng waited patiently.
Just frowning, subconsciously feeling it might not be something good.
"He missed me, but hit third sister-in-law instead." After saying that, Helian Xi’s heart was pounding.
Huo Jincheng’s voice turned cold, "What do you mean by ’Little Zhi blocked it’?"
"My brother slapped third sister-in-law across the face." Helian Xi took a deep breath and quickly said it all.
"What did you say?" Huo Jincheng’s sharp eyebrows were already stained with anger, "Say it again."
"Th-Third brother... my brother, he... he didn’t mean it. He was actually trying to hit me." Helian Xi swallowed, she was really afraid of Huo Jincheng getting angry.
Huo Jincheng didn’t respond to her, just hung up the phone.
His car had just reached near the company when he told the driver, "Turn around, head back to the villa."
Helian Xi felt anxious and uneasy; she was mad at her brother Helian Yi for being so thoughtless, but also afraid that Huo Jincheng might be too hard on him.
Looking at Lu Xingzhi’s red and swollen cheek and lips, she felt Helian Yi deserved to be taught a lesson.
This was just too much.
She was also quite sad; that slap was originally meant for her face.
She and Helian Yi were real siblings, yet because of a Shen Xinzhu, he wanted to hit her.
"Xixi, do you have something to do? You don’t need to stay with me. Why don’t you go watch a movie with your friends?" Lu Xingzhi saw Helian Xi was restless and thought she had something urgent.
"Ah? No, it’s nothing. I really have nothing to do." Helian Xi didn’t want to think about it anymore, anyway, she didn’t want to easily forgive Helian Yi this time.
In less than an hour, Huo Jincheng was home.
He directly said to Helian Xi, "You can leave now."
After she left, Huo Jincheng squatted down, gently touched Lu Xingzhi’s small, slapped face, "Does it hurt?"