novelraw Chapter 238 - 234: Provocation
Chapter 238 - 234: Provocation
Ye Lingran’s foot was injured, and being pulled like this, she fell to the ground, not yet recovering from the pain. The girl who Ye Lingran had splashed back with juice came over aggressively and slapped her beautiful face directly.The crisp sound of the slap echoed through the entire hall, almost drowning out the elegant piano melody. Everyone present inhaled sharply, pointing at the three girls, but some people knew their identities, so they didn’t dare to point them out directly.
The pain on her scalp and the burning sensation on her face left Ye Lingran a bit dazed, her mind a blank.
There were already many reporters and media present, so such a scene was not small at all. The attendees were all prominent figures, so this farce, now playing out, was caught by many reporters and media.
Yun Xi, holding two plates of cake, was walking through the crowd intending to find Ye Lingran. Seeing so many people gathered and numerous reporters and media taking frenzied photos, Yun Xi knew something had happened. With the mindset of watching a spectacle, she squeezed through the crowd, just in time to see Ye Lingran on the ground get slapped hard by the girl, with an obvious red wine stain on her head. In an instant, she couldn’t stay calm.
"Damn." She cursed and rushed over, putting the two cakes in her hands onto the girl’s head who was hitting Ye Lingran, and without hesitation, kicked her in the leg: "You damn bitch, bullying others? Do you think your life isn’t precious?"
Yun Xi’s sudden appearance left the three girls stunned. The girl who got two cakes dumped on her and was kicked by Yun Xi lost her balance and fell to the ground, clutching her kicked leg in pain, looking much more wretched than Ye Lingran.
The girl of mixed Chinese and foreign descent was the first to react, quickly going to help the girl, asking concernedly: "Mali, are you okay!"
After kicking her away, Yun Xi came to Ye Lingran’s side, full of worry and self-blame, quickly helping her up from the ground, and noticing her leg seemed off: "Ling Ran, are you okay? Was it all their doing? What’s wrong with your foot?"
Sensing security with Yun Xi’s arrival, Ye Lingran shook her head gently, then frowned at the three girls with visible anger and chill: "I don’t know why the three of you are targeting me, nor do I know what I did to offend you, but with so many watching today, and journalists here, you need to explain yourselves clearly today."
"Who do you think you are, demanding us to explain?" The foreign girl, seeing Mali hit and hearing Ye Lingran’s harsh tone, was filled with anger and wanted to rush over to hit her.
Seeing this, Yun Xi immediately stepped in front of Ye Lingran, and before the girl could make a move, she quickly raised her hand and slapped the girl twice: "Who the hell are you, showing off in front of me?" As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Qi and the event’s CEO charles pushed through the crowd, and Yun Xi’s eyes lit up as she waved to him: "Brother, you’re just in time, look, those three shameless girls bullied Ling Ran alone, you have to help Ling Ran get justice."
Yun Qi was quite surprised by this scene, his gaze falling on Ye Lingran’s pale, slightly haggard face as he tightened his lips coolly, glancing at the three girls before striding over to Ye Lingran: "What’s going on?"
Looking at him, Ye Lingran felt somewhat embarrassed, her lips moved but before she could speak, Yun Xi interjected: "Brother, let me tell you, when I came, I saw Ling Ran being pushed to the ground by them, look, Ling Ran’s face was hit by her, I saw it with my own eyes." She boldly pointed to the girl Yun Xi had kicked to the ground.
"Do you know them?" Yun Qi’s face didn’t look good, but his tone towards Ye Lingran was relatively gentle.
Ye Lingran shook her head: "No, I was sitting here just fine; they came over and without a word, poured a glass of wine on me."
After roughly understanding the situation, Yun Qi’s gaze gradually turned cold, and he became serious, instinctively taking Ye Lingran’s hand with a large hand, shielding her with half a shoulder, and he looked straight at charles: "Mr. Charles, I think you need to give me a reasonable explanation for this. I’ve seen enough of your daughter’s demeanor today, but my people can’t be bullied casually. If I don’t get a satisfactory answer, I don’t see the need for further cooperation between us, after all, this collaboration has not been pleasant."
Ye Lingran stood there in shock, feeling a warm and strong force holding her wrist tightly, inexplicably feeling very secure, especially when he said ’my people can’t be bullied casually.’ Something unspoken crossed her mind but also brought a sense of disappointment.
Without giving charles a chance to respond, Yun Qi turned his attention back to Ye Lingran: "Let’s go! Let’s return to the hotel first."
"Brother, Ling Ran’s foot is sprained." Seeing their situation, despite her anger and indignation, a strong feeling rose within Yun Xi again, and she said it out loud.
Yun Qi raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Did they do it?"
"No... no." Ye Lingran shook her head, feeling embarrassed: "It was... sprained earlier when someone accidentally bumped into me."
"Then why didn’t you tell me earlier?"
"I..." Listening to his somewhat reproachful tone, Ye Lingran found herself unable to utter a word in explanation, much less know how to face his inexplicable concern.
Seeing the wine stains on her face, Yun Qi restrained his expression, a soft gleam passing through his eyes, then took off his coat and draped it over her, hesitated slightly, then lifted her horizontally and walked towards charles: "We’re returning to our country tomorrow night, and I hope, before then, to hear a satisfactory answer from you, Mr. Charles. With so many media present, should this get reported, it might end up distasteful, Mr. Charles."
"President Yun..." Hearing Yun Qi say this, charles felt quite embarrassed, glaring angrily at his daughter sitting on the ground, wanting to explain things to Yun Qi.
But seeing this, Yun Xi quickly blocked charles’ path: "Mr. Charles, my brother is right, your daughter’s upbringing is unmatched in all of Nancheng, nor could a second be found. Also, your daughter treating us this way, seems to demean us. Consider what that means, reconsider it, stay here, Nancheng people like us can no longer remain here, goodbye."
Charles was left dumbfounded by Yun Xi’s words. As a man in his forties, how could he not understand what this implied?
In such an important social and media setting, his daughter assaulting and abusing an invited designer from Nancheng clearly suggested regional discrimination. If it spread online, their prestigious show would lose significance, possibly becoming the target of public criticism.
Ye Lingran being carried grandly out of the hall by Yun Qi, made her dazed again, especially seeing his handsome, sharp side profile. Her heart couldn’t help but beat, as if it were about to leap out.