Tong Yao was stunned by his words.
What was this about?
It was true that she had loved Qin Mu deeply, to the point of making great efforts, but that was all in her youth and ignorance.
Perhaps when pursuing someone, one could give without expecting anything in return. However, after truly starting to date someone, if the relationship was still not one of mutual affection, then it was a fiery pit, and the wisest course was to jump out of it as soon as possible.
She even felt now that it was fortunate she had been dumped. She genuinely wanted to thank Qin Mu, and his entire family, for it. Otherwise, getting entangled with Qin Mu, this "mama's boy," without understanding would have been a lifetime of grievance and exasperation.
Where was the lingering resentment, the involvement of the innocent?
"I..."
Just as she was about to explain, Qin Mu didn't give her the chance: "Alright, don't say anything more. Let's just drop this matter. You can leave."
He then immediately shifted his gaze from her to Zheng Qian, "Qianqian, are you alright?"
Tong Yao was speechless.
A hint of triumph flashed in Zheng Qian's eyes, but it quickly gave way to a look of distress. "How could I be alright? Look at my face. With our wedding so close, if I'm disfigured, you'll be the one unlucky."
Qin Mu immediately leaned in, gently blowing on Zheng Qian's slightly reddened cheek, burned by the black tea. "It's okay, it's okay, I'll take you to the doctor. You won't be disfigured."
Zheng Qian, however, was not letting it go. She continued to challenge Tong Yao with her eyes, "No, even if we go to the hospital, she has to pay for the medical expenses, and she has to apologize to me."
Qin Mu looked troubled. "This..."
He subconsciously glanced at Tong Yao, who was not far away, seemingly hesitating on how to speak.
But at this moment, Bai Xi raised her hand again and poured a cup of iced coffee from the table directly onto Zheng Qian's face.
The icy sensation poured down, and Zheng Qian screamed loudly again, "Ahhh... Qin Mu!"
Qin Mu clearly hadn't expected such a thing to happen here and exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing!"
Bai Xi's eyes were calm, and she said plainly, "Isn't she afraid of scarring? So I'm just helping her with a simple treatment. Since she said she was burned by that cup of black tea, this iced coffee is perfect for an ice compress. It's an emergency measure."
She had figured it out.
This Zheng Qian must have somehow learned about the past between Tong Yao and Qin Mu, and therefore disliked Tong Yao, even speaking dismissively and insultingly.
Ha, how ridiculous.
Just because she was lovesick, she assumed everyone else was too? Coaxing her ex in front of her current partner, all to highlight the favor she received from the man? What strange logic was this?
Qin Mu looked at Bai Xi before him, his mind in a daze. After a careful moment of scrutiny, his eyes widened. "Bai Xi, it's you! You are... Bai Xi!"
He said this with a trace of anger in his voice.
Initially, because Bai Xi had excellent grades, he had approached her under the guise of asking for academic advice. But after learning that Bai Xi was not the true daughter of the Bai family, he had abandoned his intentions, and their relationship reverted to that of classmates.
But later, after he got together with Tong Yao, Bai Xi was always offering Tong Yao advice, and many times the benefits he sought from Tong Yao were blocked by Bai Xi's words.
Most importantly, when he broke up with Tong Yao, this woman had even hit him, in front of the entire class.
That was the first time he had been hit by a woman, so even now, seeing her, he still felt a burning pain on his face. Now, he had finally found an opportunity to retaliate against this woman!
A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Qin Mu's face at this thought, and his voice instantly rose by an octave, "Why is it you again? Bai Xi, you've provoked and bullied me time and time again. Do you really think I won't lay a hand on a woman?"
As he spoke, he reached out to slap Bai Xi's face.
He had wanted to return that slap from years ago for a long time.
Bai Xi instinctively wanted to step back and dodge the hand, her mind already calculating what she would use to disable this hand.
A lollipop, or a dagger?
But at that moment, as she stepped back, she clearly bumped into something solid and strong – a firm and powerful shoulder!
Feeling that chest, Bai Xi's displeasure caused by the imbecile before her slowly faded, and a warmth surged in her heart.
She had always been the first to act, to stand up for things. But with him here, she seemed to not need to.
Qin Mu also watched as his hand was about to strike Bai Xi's face, his desire to avenge that humiliating slap surging with pleasure. A sinister glint flashed in his seemingly innocent eyes.
But the moment his hand was about to touch Bai Xi, it froze in place. Simultaneously, a subtle, needle-like pain emanated from his wrist, and a voice followed, "Mr. Qin, may I ask what you intend to do to my fiancée?"
The voice was elegant and gentle, with no hint of displeasure.
Qin Mu looked at Han Mo and froze.
When did this person arrive? Oh, wait. When he rushed out, he had felt there were three people here. It was just that his attention was initially on Tong Yao, and Bai Xi had changed quite a bit, so he hadn't recognized her at first. As for the man before him... he seemed to have been here all along.
Despite his outstanding appearance and extraordinary demeanor, why hadn't he noticed him earlier? Especially those eyes looking at him... they were so frightening.
With that thought, his knees involuntarily buckled, but unfortunately, the next second they became stiff again, accompanied by a painful wail: "Ahhh..."
Along with his wail, a crisp sound of bone cracking echoed.
To dare to lay a hand on Xi'er, this man was courting death! Crippling one of his hands was already a light punishment.
Zheng Qian, who had been doused with black tea and coffee, immediately reacted and quickly got up. "Qin Mu, Qin Mu, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
Qin Mu contorted his face in pain, his once gentle scholar's image completely gone. "My arm, he broke my arm."
Zheng Qian looked at the wrist that was hanging limply and could no longer maintain her composure. She grabbed the alarm device in her hand and pressed the alarm bell.
The lounge area was soundproofed to protect the privacy of distinguished guests, so even though she and Qin Mu had screamed loudly earlier, people outside couldn't hear.
But now, if she didn't get help, these three lunatics would kill her!
The piercing alarm rang out. This reception hall was quite large, and the sound in the corridor was even louder.
Tong Yao, hearing the ear-piercing alarm, felt a little scared and instinctively hugged Bai Xi's arm.
Zheng Qian looked at them, a smugness flickering in her eyes. "Let me tell you, you dared to assault someone in my Huaman Wedding Dress Customization Hall. You won't be leaving here alive today!"
Huaman Wedding Dress Customization Hall housed many precious jewelry and luxurious attire, so the security team was naturally well-trained.
They had insulted her and injured Qin Mu. As the eldest daughter of the Qin family, the eldest daughter of the Zheng family, and a direct disciple of Master Huaman, she absolutely would not tolerate this.