Duan Yiheng's voice showed no sign of panic, as if everything was under control. Lin Xi's hands trembled uncontrollably. She raised her eyelids, her gaze falling on the bright red stain, then she shrank back and lowered her head. So much blood!
The sirens of the police cars stopped at the nightclub entrance. Lin Xi instinctively grabbed Liang Yutong's arm. "It's okay, it's okay," Liang Yutong said, no longer caring that she was in a mess herself, trying to comfort Lin Xi. "I'll call my dad right now and have him handle it."
Lin Xi held her hand: "I've already called my older brother." Duan Yiheng could come too. After the police arrived, the music in the club stopped, and the bar staff contacted the owner.
Since someone was injured, the police naturally took them to the hospital immediately. All other involved parties were taken to the police station. As soon as they stepped out of the bar, a crowd of onlookers gathered on both sides. Lin Xi, head bowed, was still recognized at a glance. "Xiao Xi."
Duan Mingxuan rushed out of the crowd. "How come it's you?" Yu Lang and his friends surrounded him. Before the police officer could speak, Duan Mingxuan said, "Officer, I'm her brother. Could you tell me what happened?"
"Those guys had been drinking and harassed your sister. She slashed her face with a wine glass." Duan Mingxuan was stunned. Slashed her face with a wine glass? How badly did they go? Duan Mingxuan's gaze shifted slightly, staring at the blond-haired man: "Is it them?" The police officer nodded.
Lin Xi noticed his expression and realized he was in trouble. Before she could stop him, Duan Mingxuan swept past her like a hurricane, kicking the blond-haired man in the stomach. Everyone was stunned by the sudden kick.
The two men next to the blond-haired man quickly rushed to help. Yu Lang, naturally, wouldn't let Duan Mingxuan be beaten, and he and his men joined in. The police officer was furious, roaring, "Stop it, all of you!"
But the men, blinded by rage, couldn't hear him. One punch, another kick, the scene was chaotic. The police officers weren't pushovers either, quickly organizing a team to break up the fight. "Duan Mingxuan! Stop hitting him!" Lin Xi tried to rush over, but Liang Yutong grabbed her arm.
"I'll beat him to death today, he doesn't even know his own limitations!" Duan Mingxuan roared, throwing another punch. Seeing him so brazen in front of the police, Lin Xi's heart leaped into her throat. Tears streamed down her face as she called out from behind him,
"Can't you be a little more mature?" Duan Mingxuan stiffened, a punch landing on his lip. Several officers, panting, finally separated the two groups. Duan Mingxuan sat on the ground, looking up at Lin Xi, his expression a mixture of disbelief and heartbreak.
He was doing this for her, why was she blaming him? Just then, a black Rolls-Royce Phantom pulled up smoothly to the side of the road. Duan Yiheng, his gaze deep, wore a dark gray suit jacket over a black overcoat.
He walked steadily towards Lin Xi, seeing the extreme fear etched on her trembling body. Duan Yiheng stepped forward and embraced her, softly asking, "Are you alright?" Lin Xi, as if grasping at a lifeline, clung to the collar of his coat and said, "That person..." "He's fine."
Duan Yiheng gently patted her shoulder. "I've already had Qin Yang take him to the hospital." Lin Xi didn't know how he handled it, but inexplicably, she trusted him. Duan Yiheng turned around and extended his hand to the leading police officer:
"Hello, I'm Duan Yiheng from Yinfan Group. I'm sorry, my child has caused you trouble. We will fully cooperate with the investigation to ensure this matter is handled properly."
Finally, someone reliable had arrived, and the police officer breathed a sigh of relief, taking everyone back to the police station. Unexpectedly, the station chief himself came to greet them, and three more cars arrived in quick succession. Before the cars had even stopped, people got out—the parents of those rich kids.
Each of them slapped him, then turned to Duan Yiheng with fawning smiles. Duan Yiheng remained unmoved: "Let's handle this officially, let the police deal with it. My family member accidentally injured someone, and we'll take full responsibility."
"Mr. Duan, what are you saying? Miss Lin looks so frail, how could she possibly have injured my brother? He brought this on himself, it has nothing to do with Miss Lin." Lin Xi:
"..." Seeing that Duan Yiheng's two sentences had turned the situation around, Duan Mingxuan lowered his gaze, lost in thought. The others also expressed their willingness to settle the matter privately, apologizing and offering compensation to Lin Xi and Liang Yutong. Duan Yiheng turned to Lin Xi and asked, "How do you want to resolve this?"
Lin Xi replied, "No need to apologize to me. I don't want to see them. Also, make them compensate for the damage to Ye Jing." Before Duan Yiheng could respond, the other parents nodded repeatedly, "Compensate, they must compensate." Lin Xi looked at Duan Yiheng:
"Can I take Yu Tong home now?" Duan Yiheng said, "Yes, they all said it's none of your business, so of course you can leave." Lin Xi pulled Liang Yu Tong over and said, "We'll take you home." Liang Yu Tong nodded. "Xiao Xi." Duan Mingxuan walked up to her.
Lin Xi glanced at his injured lip and said, "Let's go home together." Duan Mingxuan looked at Duan Yiheng, who remained silent. Lin Xi tugged at his sleeve, and Duan Yiheng turned and got into the car, tacitly agreeing.
Duan Mingxuan gave the car keys to Zhang Mo, letting her go home by herself, then shamelessly got into Duan Yiheng's car one after the other with Liang Yu Tong. The atmosphere in the car was suffocating. Lin Xi spoke quietly to Liang Yutong. When they arrived at the Liang family home, Zheng Jianian stood at the door, constantly looking around.
Liang Yutong didn't want to make a scene in front of her friends, so she said to Duan Yiheng, "Thank you for bringing me back. Let's stop here. You take Xiaoxi home first." Lin Xi knew that matters of the heart were best left unsaid, so she subtly made a "make a phone call" gesture to Liang Yutong.
Liang Yutong nodded and watched them leave. Lin Xi was a little worried, and only looked away after the car had driven far away. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught Duan Mingxuan touching the wound on his lip. Lin Xi stopped him, saying, "Don't touch it. We'll treat it when we get back."
Duan Mingxuan gave a wronged "Mmm." Although it was impulsive, he was doing it for her sake. Lin Xi sighed, her tone softening, "I'll put some medicine on it when we get back." Duan Mingxuan was happy. When they arrived home, Lin Xi went to the east side first. Thankfully, Chen Baiwei wasn't there.
While applying the medicine, Duan Mingxuan clearly sensed her haste, hissing several times. "Xiao Xi, be gentle!" Lin Xi quickly apologized. After finally getting the medicine, Lin Xi was in a hurry to leave, but Duan Mingxuan grabbed her arm:
"Xiao Xi, I—" "Mingxuan, I'm going on a business trip in a couple of days, I have a lot to do." Lin Xi hurriedly interrupted him, "Take care of your wound, I'll be going now." All of Duan Mingxuan's words stuck in his throat, and he could only watch her leave.
Lin Xi returned to the west building and saw Sister Mei, asking, "Where's Big Brother?" Sister Mei: "Upstairs, he seems a little unhappy." "Unhappy?" Lin Xi said suspiciously, "Then I'll go up and see." She wanted to properly thank her for what happened tonight.