Bai Le understood what he meant and felt like laughing. What did he take her for? Someone who needed someone to back her up, like her?
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Chapter 50
When Meng Zhi saw that his wife was surrounded by people, he knew she was probably in trouble, so he decided to come and help her out.
When he walked over and saw Xi Yan, he froze on the spot, his mouth agape in shock.
Fourth Master? What's he doing here!
As soon as the woman saw him, she grabbed his arm and blurted out, "Honey! They're trying to bully me! And they're yelling at our son!"
Bai Le scratched his head, a little confused about how things had turned out. How did it become that they were the ones bullying people? They hadn't even had a chance to say anything.
Meng Zhi didn't say a word, as if he were stunned, as if he hadn't heard his wife speak.
Seeing this, the woman shook his arm impatiently. "Say something, are you mute?"
Meng Zhi finally spoke, stammering, "Master Xi... Fourth... Fourth Master."
"What do you mean by 'Fourth Master'? Your son is still being wronged, and you're not even going to say a word in his defense?"
Xi Yan narrowed his eyes slightly. "You know me?"
Ignoring the woman shouting beside him, Meng Zhi quickly smiled and said, "I had the pleasure of meeting Fourth Master when he came to the branch office."
Xi Yan, his face cold and his voice cryptic, said, "That's quite a coincidence."
Meng Zhi knew something was wrong the moment he saw Xi Yan's expression. He hadn't expected to run into Xi Yan in a place like this, since Xi Yan didn't look like someone who was just taking a walk in the park.
He quickly tried to smooth things over, rubbing his hands together and saying, "Although I don't know what happened, I'd like to apologize to Fourth Master now."
"Honey! What are you doing?! Are you crazy?!"
The woman stared at him in disbelief, her mouth slightly agape. She looked at her husband, who, for some reason, seemed incredibly small despite his 1.8-meter height.
"Don't interrupt!" Meng Zhi glared at her fiercely. He hadn't even scolded her for causing him trouble yet. If his promotion was affected by this, he would be furious.
Although the woman had lost face, once she calmed down and saw her husband's attitude towards the man who had suddenly appeared, she knew that he was no ordinary person. So she sullenly dared not say anything more and could only secretly curse herself for being so unlucky as to have kicked a hornet's nest.
Bai Le smiled and said, "You didn't do anything wrong, why would we need your apology?"
Meng Zhi's face turned somewhat grim. He turned to look at his son, knowing that getting this little devil to apologize would be harder than climbing to heaven.
Xi Yan didn't speak, her dark eyes silently fixed on him, sending a chill down his spine for no reason.
"Quickly, Yaoyao, apologize!"
Meng Zhi quickly pressed his son's head down, trying to make him bow his head and apologize.
The little boy burst into tears, stubbornly insisting, "No, no!"
Hearing her son cry, the woman felt a pang of heartache and said anxiously, "Don't do this! Why are you forcing the child? He's still so young."
Meng Zhi glanced at Xi Yan's face, then said to her with a dark expression, "I'm disciplining the child, don't interrupt."
The woman paused for a moment upon hearing this, then sneered, "Meng Zhi, you're such a coward."
Meng Zhi blushed and didn't argue with her, but vented her anger on the little boy. It was one thing for him to be ignorant in the past, but now he had caused such a big problem.
"Are you going to apologize or not?!"
As he spoke, he slapped the back of the boy's head hard. The little boy let out a loud, pig-like scream, wanting to roll on the ground, but Meng Zhi's gaze intimidated him, and he could only sob and stammer, "I... I'm sorry."
Meng Zhi quickly replied, "Is that alright now, Fourth Master?"
Before Xi Yan answer, Bai Le stroked his chin, looking thoughtful, and said, "It seems like something's missing."
The hearts of everyone present couldn't help but jump.
Bai Le frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly clenched his fist and tapped his palm. "Right, Mu Mu didn't hear the apology, so we have to do it again."
Upon hearing this, the little boy's expression turned as if the world had collapsed, and the woman blurted out, "You're bullying me!"
Bai Le shrugged. "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't bully you."
The woman, who had been so aggressive, was now trembling with anger, realizing she had encountered a formidable opponent. Just who was this "Fourth Master" that made her husband so afraid?
"Mu Mu, come here!"
Bai Le waved to Mu Mu, who was not far away, and then Lin Xu led Mu Mu over.
"Dad had a good talk with this aunt and brother, and they realized their mistake and are going to apologize to you."
Mu Mu's eyes were still red, and she tilted her head, pointing her chubby little finger at the little boy, and said aggrievedly, "He's bad, I hate him!"
Seeing that he looked like he was about to cry again, Lin Xu quickly comforted him in a low voice.
Seeing this, Bai Le couldn't help but smile. This child's vengeful nature really was quite like Xi Yan's.
The little boy was shoved by Meng Zhi and could only reluctantly apologize in a low voice, "I'm... I'm sorry."
Xi Yan bent down and picked up Mu Mu, then wiped away the tears clinging to his eyelashes. Without even glancing at the family beside him, he said indifferently, "It's good that you know you were wrong."
Although that's what he said, Bai Le didn't believe that Xi Yan was the kind of person who would let others off so easily. When he asked him, Xi Yan wouldn't answer, but would just smile and pat his head, telling him not to worry about these things, that he would handle them and give them a little punishment, and that he just needed to take good care of his pregnancy.