"You... you..."
Xi Wei was so angry that she couldn’t speak for a long time. Finally, she pointed furiously at Li Mingmo, "Get out... I don’t want to see you!"
Li Mingmo continued tugging at Xi Wei’s ear, "Xi Wei, are you throwing another of your tantrums? Your old man handed you over to me so I could discipline you."
"Bullshit!" Xi Wei was this close to spitting.
"My father didn’t discipline me all my life! I need you to teach me? Who the hell are you to me? Li Mingmo, get lost as far as you can!"
Li Mingmo laughed, but it was a dangerous laugh, "Xi Wei, are you truly intent on making a scene with me?"
"No, no, no... Please don’t say that. The word ’scene’ is usually used between close people, like a daughter with her father, or a girlfriend with her boyfriend. It’s not suitable for us."
"Oh, impressive, Xi Wei. You’re actually debating semantics with me now."
Li Mingmo chuckled, "Didn’t know I’m uneducated, huh?"
Xi Wei: "..."
Bai Haoxue: "..."
Ji Hanyu: "..."
Ugh, how embarrassing!
"I don’t care a damn if it’s suitable or not! Go back right now!" Li Mingmo grabbed Xi Wei and was about to leave.
"I said I’m not going back. Li Mingmo, can’t you understand human speech?" Xi Wei was genuinely angry this time, "I’m not going back. I’ll go back to my own home when I’m done having fun."
"Having fun?" Li Mingmo glanced at her, "Look at yourself now, even the street beggars seem more fashionable than you, and you’re still having fun. Keep having fun and you’ll lose your life."
Tears welled up in Xi Wei’s eyes, but she stubbornly held them back.
Yes, she’s suffered a lot this time. Ever since she was born, she’s been showered with love — her father doted on her, her brothers adored her, and Li Mingmo protected her.
But she didn’t regret coming out. When she shared with Haoxue about her miserable experience, she treated it as a rant and a joke.
However, now that Li Mingmo mentioned it, she suddenly felt inexplicably wronged.
"If I lose my life playing, that’s my own business. What does it have to do with you?"
Xi Wei looked at Li Mingmo, "Li Mingmo, I’ve already returned the contract to you, and terminated it. You’re not my bodyguard anymore; you don’t need to look after me.
You don’t have to worry about that agreement with my father anymore, just go and realize your ambitions!"
"Li Mingmo, you’re free now; you’re liberated. No one will laugh at you anymore."
A grown man like him, having to tail around a little girl as a bodyguard every day, it must have been humiliating for him.
But now, it’s all fine. She’s giving him his freedom back!
"Terminate the contract? Terminate my foot!" Li Mingmo sneered, "I signed a lifelong pact with your father, and you think you can end it with just your word? Xi Wei, when will you stop being so naive?"
Xi Wei laughed, "I can’t help it. I’m blessed. Born noble, with everyone’s love. From childhood, I’ve been a little princess, everything provided without scheming and tricks like you guys."
"You’re saying I’m scheming against you?" Li Mingmo stared at Xi Wei intently, "What am I plotting against you for? Xi Wei, you better explain yourself clearly!"
"Heh..." Xi Wei chuckled dryly.
"Li Mingmo, why rush to take it personally? My words don’t mean anything else, just that you and I... are... not... the... same..."
Xi Wei articulated each word clearly.