When Ye Wuxia saw Aunt Xue strike Li Dalong, she immediately cried out, "Aunt Xue!"
Then she hurried around the table to support Li Dalong and asked anxiously, "Dalong, how are you? I'm sorry! Where are you hurt?"
"I'm fine. Go back first. I'll be all right after some rest," Li Dalong said lightly. Though he was furious, he knew Aunt Xue served Ye Wuxia's mother, so he could not show it and put Ye Wuxia in an awkward position.
"Dalong, I'm not going back. I'll wait until your injuries heal!" Ye Wuxia was deeply upset. She could not lose her temper at Aunt Xue, and she was filled with guilt toward Li Dalong. It was because of her that Aunt Xue had injured him.
"Silly girl, I told you I'm fine. Go back first, or your mother will be unhappy. Don't worry about me. I'll be all right," Li Dalong comforted her.
"Miss, we should go!" Aunt Xue urged Ye Wuxia.
Ye Wuxia ignored Aunt Xue's words and held on to Li Dalong's hand.
"Xiao Cui, take the young lady away. If we delay any longer, the people Madam sent will have to wait for us." Aunt Xue was very displeased to see Ye Wuxia holding Li Dalong's hand, but with Ye Wuxia beside him, she could not very well strike him again to teach him a lesson.
In her eyes, how could Li Dalong possibly be worthy of Ye Wuxia? He was nothing but a little swindler deceiving the young lady.
If she had not feared upsetting the young lady, she would have liked to slap him dead.
Seeing that Aunt Xue was displeased, Xiao Cui hurriedly said to Ye Wuxia, "Miss, we should go first!"
With that, she signaled another maidservant with her eyes, telling her to