nycdaug Chapter 10 Counterattack!
Chapter 10 Counterattack!
Chapter 10 Counterattack!
Before Mu Xiaoyu could finish speaking, the butler suddenly appeared. He walked to Mu Xiaoyu's side, bent down and whispered, "Madam, the master has returned."
"Li Chenxu is back?"
Mu Xiaoyu was a little surprised. Li Chenxu had only left for a short while, so why was he back at this time? But it was good that he was back now, so that she wouldn't have to find another time to deal with Xu Lan later.
The two were speaking very softly, and Xu Lan couldn't hear them at all. But she could clearly sense that Mu Xiaoyu's gaze towards her had changed. Coupled with the faint smile at the corner of his mouth, he looked... as if he were plotting something wicked.
Xu Lan couldn't help but shudder, instinctively taking a step back, her eyes immediately filled with wariness as she looked at Mu Xiaoyu.
Mu Xiaoyu saw through her actions, and normally she would have mocked her. But this time, no one knew what Mu Xiaoyu was planning, and she even innocently winked at Xu Lan.
The next moment, she stood up, picked up the water glass from the bedside table, walked over to Xu Lan, and said with a pitiful and remorseful expression, "Teacher Xu, just now... it was my fault. I just thought about it, and you are my teacher, I shouldn't have treated you like that. Even if you want to discipline me, it's your right. Have some water and calm down. Whatever you want to do or how you want to discipline me later, I won't have any objections."
Mu Xiaoyu's sudden change in attitude deepened Xu Lan's suspicions. She frowned, looking at Mu Xiaoyu warily, somewhat disbelieving: "Mrs. Li, what do you want to do? Do you really think I, Xu Lan, am so easily fooled?"
"Teacher Xu! I really know I was wrong, please don't be angry, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xiaoyu's face turned anxious. As she spoke, she stepped forward, intending to hand the water glass in her hand to Xu Lan. However, Xu Lan was now wary of her, and upon seeing her action, she subconsciously pushed Mu Xiaoyu away.
Suddenly, the water glass smashed down on Mu Xiaoyu, spilling all the cold water inside onto her clothes. Mu Xiaoyu cried out in surprise and fell heavily to the ground.
The floor was covered with a thick carpet, so being pushed down by Xu Lan didn't actually hurt, but it looked like a lot of pain to outsiders. In addition, Mu Xiaoyu was lying on the ground groaning softly in pain, and her expression was extremely uncomfortable, so everyone present thought that Mu Xiaoyu was injured.
"Mr. Xu, what are you doing! How dare you lay a hand on my wife!"
This scene caught everyone off guard. The bodyguards immediately shouted at Xu Lan, and everyone's anger was directed at her. As they spoke, everyone rushed to help Mu Xiaoyu up, their faces filled with tension.
Xu Lan pushed Mu Xiaoyu herself, and she knew very well how hard she hit her. Mu Xiaoyu shouldn't have been hurt at all, but now she looked like she was in pain!
"She's faking it! Mu Xiaoyu, you bitch, you're clearly faking it, I didn't do it at all..." Xu Lan was trembling with anger, raising her hand to hit Mu Xiaoyu, but her hand was grabbed before it could fall.
"Bitch?"
The deep voice carried an icy chill, instantly freezing Xu Lan in place. Like a puppet, she mechanically turned her head, her eyes widening in undisguised fear upon seeing the person before her.
“Mr. Li…” Xu Lan stammered, her face drained of all color.
Li Chenxu released Xu Lan's hand, and his deep gaze turned cold the moment he saw Mu Xiaoyu's face full of pain. He walked a few steps to Mu Xiaoyu's side and hugged her in his arms.
Just as he was about to ask about Mu Xiaoyu's condition, he felt her body trembling slightly. At the same time, her eyes, which had been tightly closed, opened a crack. When she saw Li Chenxu holding her, she immediately closed them again. The movement was not very obvious, but Li Chenxu still noticed it.
With his keen mind, Li Chenxu could easily tell that Mu Xiaoyu was faking it when he saw her like this.
Immediately, Li Chenxu's expression turned even colder.
The crowd was confused and assumed that Li Chenxu was angry because of Xu Lan. So one of the bodyguards quickly described to Li Chenxu in detail how Xu Lan had 'bullied' Mu Xiaoyu.
With each word he spoke, Xu Lan's face paled a little more. If it weren't for the sofa behind her supporting her legs, she probably would have collapsed by now.
She had heard of how terrifying Li Chenxu was before, but only now did she truly realize how powerful and frightening his aura was.
"Teacher Xu, this is how you handle the person I entrusted to you?"
After a long silence, Li Chenxu finally spoke. His tone was flat, and the look in his eyes as he stared at Xu Lan felt like a poisoned knife pressed against her neck, leaving her almost speechless.
Li Chenxu didn't seem to want to hear Xu Lan's answer. Seeing Xu Lan trembling with fear, he sneered disdainfully. But it was just a sneer. The next moment, he put away all his smiles and ordered the people beside him with a hint of ruthlessness: "Since Teacher Xu doesn't quite understand the rules of our Li family, then take Teacher Xu away and teach her the rules of the Li family properly!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lan could no longer hold back and knelt down in front of Li Chenxu with a thud. Tears of fear streamed down her face in that instant.
"Mr. Li! I really... I really didn't mean it! And just now... just now clearly..."
"What are you all standing there for? Take them away!"
Li Chenxu clearly didn't want to hear Xu Lan's explanation. Before she could finish speaking, he sternly ordered the people beside him. Those people didn't dare to delay and quickly dragged Xu Lan away. No matter how much Xu Lan apologized, Li Chenxu's face remained unmoved.
"You all go out first."
As soon as Xu Lan left, Li Chenxu immediately addressed the other servants in the room.
"But sir, shouldn't we call a doctor to take a look at Madam's condition?"
"No need, she's fine."
Seeing Li Chenxu's firm stance, the servants didn't dare say anything more and bowed as they left. Once they were gone, only Li Chenxu and the 'unconscious' Mu Xiaoyu remained in the room.
"Mu Xiaoyu, have you finished pretending?"
Li Chenxu spoke in a deep voice, his few words sounding as if he were being squeezed out from between his teeth, as if he was about to give Mu Xiaoyu a good beating.
Mu Xiaoyu wasn't afraid. Upon hearing this, she immediately opened her eyes. She was quite clever; as soon as she opened her eyes, she quickly moved far away from Li Chenxu and couldn't help but look at him in surprise, asking, "How did you know I was faking it?"