Gently bite the jasmine

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, before shrinking back and lowering her head again.

So much blood!

The police sirens stopped at the nightclub entrance, and Lin Xi instinctively gripped Liang Yutong's arm tightly.

"It's alright, it's alright." Liang Yutong was no longer concerned about her own mess and tried her best 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."

It's also fine for Duan Yiheng to come over.

When the police arrived, the music in the bar had stopped, and the staff contacted the owner.

If someone is injured, the police will take them to the hospital immediately. All other people involved will be taken back to the police station.

As soon as I stepped out of the bar, I was surrounded by onlookers on both sides.

Lin Xi was looking down, but she 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 gathered around.

Before the police officer could speak, Duan Mingxuan said, "Officer, I'm her brother. Could you please tell me what happened?"

“Those guys had been drinking and made things difficult for your sister, and she slashed her face with a wine glass.”

Duan Mingxuan was stunned. They slashed his face with a wine glass? How much worse were they?

Duan Mingxuan shifted his gaze slightly, staring at the blond-haired man: "Is it them?"

The police officer nodded.

Lin Xi noticed his pale face and realized he was in trouble. Before she could stop him, Duan Mingxuan swept past her like a hurricane and kicked the blond-haired man in the stomach.

Everyone was stunned by the sudden kick.

The two men next to Huang Mao quickly stepped forward to help, and Yu Lang, naturally, wouldn't let Duan Mingxuan be beaten, so he led his men to blast him as well.

The police officer was furious and roared, "Stop it, all of you!"

But they were blinded by rage and couldn't hear each other clearly. One punch was thrown at another, and the scene was chaotic.

The police officers were not to be trifled with either, and quickly organized a group of people 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 in fury and slammed down another punch.

Lin Xi's heart was in her throat at their brazen behavior in front of the police.

Tears streamed down her face as she called out from behind him, "Can't you be a little more mature?"

Duan Mingxuan's back stiffened, and he received a punch to the corner of his mouth.

Several police officers, panting heavily, finally separated the two groups of people.

Duan Mingxuan sat on the ground, looking up at Lin Xi with disbelief and a touch of sadness on his face.

He was clearly doing it for her, so why are you blaming him?

Just then, a black Phantom came to a steady stop on the side of the road.

Duan Yiheng's gaze was deep, and he wore a black overcoat over a dark gray suit jacket.

He walked steadily toward Lin Xi and saw the extreme fear beneath her trembling body.

Duan Yiheng stepped forward and hugged her, asking softly, "Are you alright?"

Lin Xi, as if grasping at a straw, clung to the collar of his coat and said, "That person..."

"fine."

Duan Yiheng gently patted her shoulder, "I've already had Qin Yang take her to the hospital for treatment."

Lin Xi didn't know how he handled it, but inexplicably, she just trusted him.

Duan Yiheng turned around and extended his hand to the leading police officer: "Hello, I am Duan Yiheng from Yinfan Group. I'm sorry that my child has caused you trouble. We will fully cooperate with the investigation to ensure that this matter is handled properly."

Finally, a reliable person arrived, and the police officers breathed a sigh of relief, taking everyone back to the police station.

To everyone's surprise, the director personally came to greet them, and three more cars arrived in succession.

Before the car had even come to a complete stop, some people got out—the parents of those rich kids.

Each person raised their hand and slapped him, then turned around and smiled obsequiously at Duan Yiheng.

Duan Yiheng remained unmoved: "Let's handle this officially and let the police deal with it. My family member also accidentally injured someone, and we will take full responsibility."

"Mr. Duan, what are you saying? Miss Lin looks so frail, how could she possibly hurt my brother? He brought this trouble upon 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 and apologize to Lin Xi and Liang Yutong, offering compensation.

Duan Yiheng turned to Lin Xi and asked, "How do you plan to resolve this?"

Lin Xi: "No need to apologize to me. I don't want to see them. Also, make them compensate for the damage to Nightscape."

Before Duan Yiheng could respond, the other parents nodded repeatedly: "We must compensate, we absolutely must compensate."

Lin Xi looked at Duan Yiheng: "Can I take Yutong home now?"

Duan Yiheng: "Yes, they all said it's none of your business, so of course you can leave."

Lin Xi pulled Liang Yutong aside and said, "We'll take you home."

Liang Yutong nodded.

“Xiao Xi.” Duan Mingxuan walked up to her.

Lin Xi glanced at his injured lip and said, "Let's go back together."

Duan Mingxuan looked at Duan Yiheng, but Duan Yiheng did not speak.

Lin Xi tugged at his sleeve, and Duan Yiheng turned and got into the car, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Duan Mingxuan gave the car keys to Zhang Mo and told her to go back by herself. Then, he shamelessly got into Duan Yiheng's car one after the other with Liang Yutong.

The atmosphere in the car was suffocating. Lin Xi spoke quietly to Liang Yutong.

Upon arriving at the Liang family's residence, Zheng Jianian stood at the door, constantly looking around.

Not wanting to make a scene in front of her friends, Liang Yutong said to Duan Yiheng, "Thank you for bringing me back. Let's stop here. You can take Xiaoxi back first."

Lin Xi knew that matters of the heart were not for outsiders to comment on, so she quietly made a "make a phone call" gesture to Liang Yutong.

Liang Yutong nodded and watched them leave.

Lin Xi was a little worried, and she didn't look away until the car had driven far away.

Out of the corner of her eye, Lin Xi noticed Duan Mingxuan raise his hand to touch the wound near his mouth, but she stopped him, saying, "Don't touch it, we'll deal with it when we get back."

Duan Mingxuan gave a wronged "hmm".

Although it was impulsive, he was doing it for himself. Lin Xi sighed and softened her tone: "I'll apply the medicine when we get back."

Duan Mingxuan was happy.

Upon arriving home, Lin Xi went to the east side first; thankfully, Chen Baiwei wasn't there.

When applying the medicine, Duan Mingxuan could clearly sense that she was in a hurry, and he hissed several times: "Xiao Xi, be gentle."

Lin Xi quickly apologized.

After finally getting the medicine applied, 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, and I have a lot of things to do." Lin Xi interrupted him hurriedly, "Take care of your wound, I'll be going now."

Duan Mingxuan had all his words stuck in his throat and could only watch helplessly as she left.

Lin Xi returned to the west building and, upon seeing Sister Mei, asked, "Where is my elder brother?"

Sister Mei: "Upstairs, they don't seem very happy."

"Unhappy?" Lin Xi asked suspiciously. "Then I'll go up and take a look."

She wanted to properly thank him for what happened tonight.