"What happened?" Xu Xia asked urgently.
"It’s complicated... I’ll tell you later, okay?"
Xu Xia never expected things to be that complicated, assuming that she was just trying to make excuses for Leng Zimo.
"Don’t cover for him!" Xu Xia pushed Xiao Qian aside, stepped forward, and threw a punch at Leng Zimo’s chin, "Damn it, I’ve got no respect for men who beat women. Even if you’ve sidelined me today, I’m going to get justice for Xiao Qian..."
Leng Zimo dodged to the side, and her fist hit the wooden tray he was holding, sending the tray and the glasses of juice flying.
"Zimo!"
Luo Xiaoqian rushed over, wanting to shield Leng Zimo, but he wouldn’t let her take the blow for him, quickly pulling her into his embrace to protect her with his own body.
The wooden tray crashed heavily onto Leng Zimo’s shoulder, and amidst the splashing juice, several glass cups hit the ground and shattered.
"Xu Xia, calm down!"
Seeing that Xu Xia was about to charge again, Xu Pei swiftly took two steps and hugged her.
"Sister Xu Pei, let me go, I can’t let anyone bully Xiao Qian, whoever dares to, I’ll fight them to the death..." Xu Xia struggled forcefully, "Leng Zimo, I was wrong about you, I actually thought you loved Xiao Qian, you bastard, you dare to hit people you..."
Luo Xiaoqian lifted her face from Leng Zimo’s embrace and hurried over, grabbing Xu Xia’s arm, "Xu Xia, it really wasn’t him, it was someone else, I ran into a thug!"
"This is indeed my fault!" Leng Zimo stepped forward, "Xu Xia is right to scold me, I’ll make sure something like this never happens again!"
Xu Xia glanced at his juice-soaked body and knew she had gone too far. After all, it’s normal for boyfriends and girlfriends to have little disagreements and arguments.
"This time, I’ll forgive you for Xiao Qian’s sake!" Having acted impulsively and recklessly earlier, she now calmed down and realized that she had just attacked her boss head-on, and she was somewhat scared, "Um... President Leng, you’re not hurt, are you?"
"I’m fine." Leng Zimo smiled forgivingly, "You two go sit on the sofa, I’ll clean this up."
Though Xu Xia has a fierce temperament, it was all because she wanted to protect Luo Xiaoqian. Having such a friend, he would only feel happy for her, and by extension, he wouldn’t hold such a trifle against Xu Xia.

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