Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

Jie Siyu was stunned by Bai Xi’s attack.

Fortunately, the soup followed the delivery man for two kilometers and had cooled down, otherwise it would have scalded Jie Siyu’s skin.

”Bai Xi!” Jie Siyu reacted instantly and immediately grappled with Bai Xi.

The scuffle at the front entrance quickly caught the attention of other guests.

The crew’s staff happened to witness this scene and quickly shouted in the WeChat group: [Teacher Cheng, it’s bad! Your assistant Bai Xi is being beaten by an old lady at the hotel entrance!]

Receiving the message, Cheng Xizhou immediately guessed the identity of the person.

”It must be that filthy woman, Jie Siyu!” Cheng Xizhou abandoned her spa session, stood up to untie her bathrobe, casually put on a dress, and went downstairs with a mask and hat to back Bai Xi up.

While descending the stairs, she shouted in the group: [I’ll go see which woman dares to bully my little assistant.]

Xu Xingguang followed up: [Let’s all go have a look.]

Xu Xingguang’s words acted like a Gu Worm to the crew members, who couldn’t resist her suggestion and ran downstairs to watch the commotion.

The crowd outside the door grew, and even the hall manager was alerted.

The manager led several security guards to intervene, but Jie Siyu was like a troublesome tigress. She clung to Bai Xi’s long hair, kicked her stomach, and cursed, ”Bai Xi! Did you seduce Jiang Heng into turning cold towards Bai Xuan?”

Jiang Heng.

Bai Xuan.

These names were well-known in West Continent City, at least the hall manager had heard of their love story.

The manager was taken aback, realizing these women were no ordinary people. He quickly signaled the security, saying, ”Quickly, find a way to contact the Jiang Family and inform Mr. Jiang about what’s happening here.”

”Alright!”

Jie Siyu, in a fit of anger, failed to notice the manager’s discreet actions.

Bai Xi noticed the manager directing security to contact Jiang Heng and changed her mind about retaliating against Jie Siyu.

That’s fine, she decided to let Jie Siyu vent her anger publicly.

The harsher Jie Siyu bullied her and the more sensational revelations came out, the more damage it would do to the Jiang Family’s reputation.

When the time came, Jiang Heng wouldn’t need her to actively lash out against Jie Siyu; he’d deliver the deadly blow himself.

Cheng Xizhou rushed down and pretended to roll up non-existent sleeves, poised to jump into the fray to help Bai Xi fight.

Just then, a jade hand grasped Cheng Xizhou’s shoulder, ”Don’t go, just watch.”

She recognized it was Xu Xingguang’s voice, and Cheng Xizhou contained her anger.

Cheng Xizhou furiously spat, ”That filthy woman dared kick Bai Xi! I swear I’ll break her leg today!” She was willing to risk leaving the circle to cripple Jie Siyu.

Xu Xingguang intensified her grip slightly, causing sharp pain in Cheng Xizhou’s shoulder, calming her down somewhat.

She turned indignantly and met Xu Xingguang’s calm, steady gaze, her fury dissipating inexplicably.

Xu Xingguang quietly reminded her, ”Bai Xi is intentionally taking a beating.”

Cheng Xizhou, dumbfounded, looked back at Bai Xi, noticing her hands were free despite Jie Siyu yanking her hair.

Yet she chose not to fight back.

Bai Xi, though generally easy-going, wasn’t someone passive enough to allow being beaten without retaliation.

She was undoubtedly doing it on purpose.

Cheng Xizhou immediately understood Bai Xi’s intention.

She’s using the strategy of self-harm for manipulation!

Cheng Xizhou calmed down instantly, deciding to watch and wait.

Jie Siyu indeed vented at Bai Xi as predicted, ”Bai Xi, you killed your father; now you want to ruin me and Bai Xuan. How heartless you are!”

”Did you know Jiang Heng has already confined your sister, not allowing her to step out of the room? Bai Xi, is this your form of retaliation against her?”

Learning Bai Xuan was confined by Jiang Heng shocked Bai Xi.

Last time at the tomb, Jiang Heng’s tenderness and deep affection towards Bai Xuan were apparent.

Just a few days later, how did they end up becoming enemies?

What did Bai Xuan do to make Jiang Heng lose heart?

Bai Xi winced in pain and surprise, pitifully questioning, ”What am I retaliating for?”

”Retaliating for what?” Jie Siyu, blinded by anger, blurted, ”You blame me for selling you to Dong Xi back then. You hated us, so you aimed to destroy everything we have!”

”Your heart is stone cold. You killed your father, shattered our household, forced me and your sister astray. Now seeing us live well, you’re consumed by envy!”

”Bai Xi, why wasn’t it you who died back then?”

Bai Xi had heard these words before and was now immune.

Why wasn’t it her who died back then?

Ha!

Bai Xi suddenly gripped Jie Siyu’s hand, raising her head, revealing her distinctly elegant face through the messy hair.

She looked at Jie Siyu with a tearful rage, yelling, ”If you hadn’t cheated with that driver named Jiao, and my father found out, why would he have taken me and Bai Xuan overnight to my grandparents and ended being brutally murdered at the highway service area?”

”Jie Siyu, you betrayed my father first; why blame me?”

Well, Bai Xi’s outburst caused an uproar among the onlookers.

Cheng Xizhou, in a baseball cap, matched perfectly with Bai Xi. Covering her face, she exclaimed, ”Oh my god, the mother of the Jiang Family’s Young Madam is actually this kind of person!”

”I’ve heard people say the Young Madam’s biological father was originally Haiyu City’s most kind Deputy City Lord. When he died, it was just the year of the city lord’s election. Had he lived, becoming City Lord would’ve been definite.”

”What a pity.”

Cheng Xizhou led the conversation, other elderly onlookers also recalled Bai Yusheng.

Bai Yusheng’s brutal murder caused quite a stir. His funeral saw the rare spectacle of all Haiyu City’s citizens braving the rain to bid farewell.

Remembering that Deputy City Lord Bai brought a sense of melancholy.

”I’ve long heard the Young Madam of the Jiang Family is the orphan of that deceased Deputy City Lord from Haiyu City; it turns out to be true.”

”I used to trust news praising the Young Madam’s mother as an incredible woman. Little did I know it was fake; she cheated while Deputy City Lord Bai lived!”

”A woman unfaithful in love being portrayed as a good wife and mother, what a global farce.”

”Really can’t judge a book by its cover.”

Suddenly someone shifted scrutiny to Bai Xuan from Jie Siyu. ”If the Young Madam’s mother can do such things, the Young Madam’s character may not be far off.”

”How good could it be? If she truly had a conscience, she wouldn’t have allowed Mr. Jiang to deceive Miss Xu from Yujiang City for her blood.”

”Mr. Jiang’s unethical behavior, and the Young Madam isn’t innocent either; they’re clearly in cahoots!”

”A pack of wolves and tigers, none are worth a damn!”

The view of the onlookers, collectively voicing their opinions like a cold shower, extinguished Jie Siyu’s fury.

With her anger gone, reason returned.

She lifted her head in a daze, scanning around, realizing a crowd was watching the drama unfold.

Suddenly aware she had exposed past actions against Bai Xi in front of so many people, including the infidelity with the driver, Jie Siyu’s legs turned jelly, and she sat down directly.

By chance, she sat right on the scattered spicy noodles.