Chapter 268: What If There Was No One to Protect Her?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Hearing that, Mu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at her and said, “So do I have to wear a nameplate with my identity as I parade around the whole school?”
Han Qiqing smiled embarrassedly. “You don’t have to go that far…”
“I don’t like that.” Mu Xiaoxiao sighed as she did not know how to explain her way of thinking to Qiqing.
Everyone had their own preferred way of life. She liked it the way it was right now, simple and joyful, where people around her saw her not for her status but for who she was.
Just like in Yu Zhe’s case where he met her without knowing her status, he would not have become her friend or even dared to get close to her had he known her status.
Song Shijun, who was beside them, agreed with her, saying, “I think Xiaoxiao is fine like this. She doesn’t have to reveal her status to everyone. Keeping a low profile is good too!”‘
Han Qiqing glared at him.?Hindsight critic!
Mu Xiaoxiao kneaded the space between her eyebrows as she stood up from the sofa and said, “I can’t take it anymore. My head hurts. I’m going out for a while.”
“Xiaoxiao, let me go with you,” Han Qiqing said.
Mu Xiaoxiao shook her head and said, “No need. I’ll just be by the entrance. I won’t be going anywhere else. I’ll be fine.”
“Should we inform Yin Shaojie? Speaking of him, why has he been inside the booth for so long?”
Han Qiqing was still worried about her, and she wanted to follow Mu Xiaoxiao.
However, Mu Xiaoxiao insisted that she wanted to be alone for a while.
Then, Qiqing recalled that the crew in this bar was quite tough, and no one dared to cause trouble here. Thus, she thought that Xiaoxiao should be safe at the entrance, so she agreed to let her go alone.
A few minutes later.
Shortly after Mu Xiaoxiao had left, Yin Shaojie came out from the booth.
Seeing that Mu Xiaoxiao was not where she was sitting earlier, he looked to Han Qiqing and asked, “Where is she?”
Just as Han Qiqing was about to get up and find some entertainment, he pulled her back.
She pointed at the entrance and said, “Xiaoxiao complained that it was too noisy here, so she’s getting some air.
Yin Shaojie frowned and asked, “And you just let her go out alone?”
Han Qiqing sensed that Great Master Yin seemed to have gotten angry, and she said submissively, “She said that she wanted to be alone… and she’ll just at the bar’s entrance, so she’ll be fine.”
Yin Shaojie’s expression was slightly dark as he practically howled, “She said that she wanted to alone, and you just let her be? Is there anywhere in this world that is guaranteed to be totally safe?”
Ever since Mu Xiaoxiao had been nearly stabbed, he had placed great importance on her safety.
He did not even hesitate to attend lessons with her at Year One’s Class S because he was afraid the perpetrator from behind the scenes would target her again.
Though he had already driven the Bai family to bankruptcy and Bai Meijiao out of City A, he had stayed uneasy, fearing that Mu Xiaoxiao would get into mishap again.
She had been lucky in the previous incident when the Lu fellow had protected her. What would happen if there was a day when she had no one to protect her?
Just the thought of this made Yin Shaojie restless as he walked out quickly.
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As Mu Xiaoxiao walked out of the bar, the noisy music quickly faded behind her.
The pulsing headache she had was subsiding.
Moreover, the atmosphere inside the bar was foul as there were many people who were drinking and smoking, heavily polluting the air.
Stepping outside, the air had felt much better.
Before she could take a few steps outside, she was nearly knocked down by someone rushing by. Luckily, Mu Xiaoxiao was steady on her feet.
The girl anxiously lowered her head and apologized, “Sorry, sorry!”
With that, she fled frantically as if she was being chased by a ghost.
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Chapter 269: I Don’t Want to Intervene
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The next moment, an arm suddenly appeared and grabbed hold of the girl’s arm.
The girl shrieked, “Help!”
Mu Xiaoxiao jumped from fright, and she retreated a few steps.
Then she started to see the situation clearly. There was a middle-aged man pulling roughly on the girl.
The man cursed, “Damned wretch! Don’t you dare run again! I’m only asking you to accompany someone for drinks, not to prostitute yourself! Why do you have to run! You’re making me lose face!”
As he was speaking, his hand was slapping the girl’s head.
Mu Xiaoxiao frowned as the scene made her feel uncomfortable.
The girl cried and said, “No, I don’t want to go… Help! Can anyone save me!”
It was clear that the girl was extremely afraid as she tried to stand her ground, refusing to be taken away by him.
The man was furious as he swung his hand and slapped her. “I’m only asking you to do something trivial; it isn’t like you’ll die! You better be obedient. If not, you’ll get your punishment when you get home.
Not showing any mercy, the man slapped the girl’s face aslant with great force, and blood oozed from the corner of her mouth.
However, she was still stubbornly resisting, refusing to let him drag her away as she called to the people nearby for help.
“Please save me! I’m begging you, save me!”
The man glared ferociously at the people around and shouted, “She is my daughter! This is our family’s problem. Don’t you dare intervene!”
Seeing such a scene, the onlookers did not dare to intervene, and they started whispering among themselves.
“This isn’t child trafficking, is it? Haven’t there been many such cases appearing on the Internet recently? They claim that the girl is their family, and when no one saves her, they take her away.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah! That is possible!”
“But, what if it really is a family problem? Look at the girl. She did not even say that she doesn’t recognize the man, so they could really be father and daughter.”
“If that is really the case, then this father is too rotten! From the looks of it, he must be taking the girl to go and please someone.
Though the girl looked to be in a sorry state, one could still vaguely see in that dimly lit place that the girl was fair and pretty.
Hearing what the others had said, Mu Xiaoxiao could not help but grow suspicious.
Could it really be a case of child trafficking?
However, even if it was not child trafficking, Mu Xiaoxiao could not bear to watch a girl being put in such a helpless situation.
Just as Mu Xiaoxiao summoned her courage, preparing to approach them, someone grabbed her hand before she could take a second step.
“What are you trying to do?” The sound of Yin Shaojie’s voice reached her ears.
“Why are you out here?” she asked, looking astonished.
Yin Shaojie held her hand and said, “Let’s go. We’re going back into the bar.”
Mu Xiaoxiao did not move as she looked sympathetically at the scene. Then, she just happened to see the man dragging the girl away as she cried and shouted to no avail. No one dared to intervene.
She felt pity for the girl.
“Jie…” She turned to look at Yin Shaojie, her eyes clearly begging him to do something.
Without even looking, Yin Shaojie could tell from the shrieks that something was up.
Such an event was nothing new around these places.
He stared at Mu Xiaoxiao and said imposingly, “I don’t want to intervene in other people’s family matters. Don’t even think about it!”
If one were to intervene in such matters, it would not be easily resolved and could only cause endless trouble.
However, when Yin Shaojie raised his head and looked casually in that direction, he just happened to catch sight of the girl’s face.
Suddenly, his heart was jolted as he released Mu Xiaoxiao’s hand, and he walked quickly toward the girl.
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