C23

Ye Xiaoxia was not as strong as she looked on the surface. In her heart, she would also feel sad, painful, and even disappointed.

She knew that Ye Siyang's family didn't like her, but this was the first time she was being beaten like this in front of so many people.

She must have been mad to make a move on Qin Yue.

Right now, she really wanted to see Lu Lichen.

It was as if her heart would only feel slightly better after seeing Lu Lichen.

But when she returned home, Nanny Wang told her that Lu Lichen was on a business trip today, and that he had picked up his luggage and left not long ago.

No wonder he didn't bail me out. He was on a business trip ….

When Nanny Wang saw the five scarlet red finger marks on Ye Xiaoxia's face, she immediately frowned. She didn't say anything and directly went to the refrigerator to get some ice cubes, wrapped them in a towel and gave them to Ye Xiaoxia.

Nanny Wang did not ask Ye Xiaoxia who was the culprit behind the attack. With her identity, it would be useless to ask.

Ye Xiaoxia took the ice cube and imprinted it onto her extremely swollen face. She walked to the living room's sofa and sat down, her mind a mess, and her thoughts a mess.

After sitting for a while, Lu Lichen called. After hesitating for a bit, he still answered the call. She tried to use his normal tone to speak: "Hello." However, she had overestimated his endurance. As soon as she made a sound, he felt a heart-wrenching pain come from the left side of his face, causing her to furrow her brows in pain.

Lu Lichen was a smart person in the end, when he heard her voice he immediately asked: "Did they hit you?"

"I'm fine …" Ye Xiaoxia subconsciously did not want to cause trouble for Lu Lichen.

"Are you alright?"

Lu Lichen's voice suddenly turned cold, then quickly opened the video call. Ye Xiaoxia originally wanted to refuse.

But, he was afraid that if he rejected it, Lu Lichen would be so angry that he would rush back from his business trip and strangle her.

When the video opened, Ye Xiaoxia saw the back view of the figure behind him. It looked like it came from a hotel. He was wearing only a white shirt with two buttons undone on the collar, revealing her firm and sexy chest muscles, which were faintly discernible and very attractive.

At the same time, Ye Xiaoxia sized him up, his gaze also landed on Ye Xiaoxia's face. When it came into contact with her swollen left cheek, he looked gloomy and gloomy.

"You call this fine?"

Lu Lichen bellowed in anger.

"It's not really that big of a deal …" Although she was scolded in such a way by Lu Lichen, she actually felt an indescribable happiness in her heart, and even the corners of her mouth could not help but rise.

Laughing even after getting beaten! Is there something wrong with your head? " Seeing the half smile on Ye Xiaoxia's face, Lu Lichen continued to curse angrily.

"Let me tell you, next time when you are beaten up, no matter who it is, return it to me ruthlessly! I, Lu Lichen's woman, do not need to suffer grievances!" Lu Lichen said in the video.

"Got it." Ye Xiaoxia said, "But I did return it."

and Qin Yue had both been slapped by her, but she had only received a single slap. However, Lu Lichen's words were extremely touching.

"It's good that you've returned it." Lu Lichen was very satisfied with her, "I will be back the day after tomorrow.

Ye Siyang was only relying on an unknown company. Previously, because of Ye Ming Sheng, they did not have to worry about food and clothing, but now, without Ye Ming Sheng as a backer, Ye Siyang was in A City, and to be honest, they could not even eat anymore.

If Lu Lichen stepped forward again, she would not be able to imagine how their company would still have a chance of survival.

Just as Ye Xiaoxia was thinking, Lu Lichen said again, "She hit you and you don't know how to dodge?" It was a reproachful tone, with a hint of heartache.

"I can't react in time." Ye Xiaoxia said in a slightly spoiled manner, "If it wasn't for the fact that I was thinking about other things at that time, Qin Yue wouldn't have touched me. "But her face is probably going to swell for days."

Ye Xiaoxia still held back a little when she was beating up Ye Anning, but when she was hitting Qin Yue, she did not hold back at all.

"I eat when I'm not around." Lu Lichen warned.

"Got it." Ye Xiaoxia was actually not used to Lu Lichen's attitude towards him, and suddenly it was better.

After chatting with him for a while, they hung up the phone, and coincidentally, Nanny Wang's food had also been prepared.

Ye Xiaoxia endured the pain and ate a little before going upstairs.

At first, she wanted to sleep well, but just as she finished showering and came out, Ye Zimo called her.

Ye Zimo was Ye Xiaoxia's younger brother, but he had studied abroad a few years ago and would only return during the new year. As for the huge change that had happened to his family this time, Ye Xiaoxia had never told him about it.

Seeing his call, Ye Xiaoxia almost knew what he was going to say. After hesitating for a moment, he still picked up the phone.

"Sis, is father's matter true?"

Before Ye Xiaoxia could speak, Ye Zimo's cold and hoarse voice came out from the phone.

For some reason, Ye Xiaoxia felt as if her eyes had grown hot. "Zimo, listen to me …"

"Just tell me one thing, yes, or no!" Ye Zimo roared.

"..." "Yes." Ye Xiaoxia said as tears welled up in her eyes, "Zimo, I'm sorry that I couldn't tell you that it happened too suddenly."

"But that's my father. Why didn't you tell me?!" Ye Zimo said angrily, "If you let me not even have the chance to see father one last time, I hate you!"

Ye Xiaoxia had thought about telling Ye Zimo about this matter, but then she remembered that when Ye Zimo returned, she could not delay his studies there, so she had never told him.

In addition, her father's matter had happened too quickly and too suddenly. Even she, who had come herself, hadn't been able to completely accept it.

She always felt that every morning when she woke up, she would go downstairs and find her father sitting on the sofa, drinking coffee and reading the morning paper. When he saw her coming down, he would greet her with a smile.

But none of this will happen.

"What can I say to make you give up everything and come back? What can you do when you come back? You are only 18 years old, what ability do you have to do something that even I am unable to do! " Ye Xiaoxia bit her lips and said to Ye Zimo.

"Zimo, not letting you come back was also decided by me after discussing with mother. You are currently in an important period of your studies."

"Is learning more important or is father more important?!" Ye Zimo roared out: "I would rather not study in this school."