The woman, who had been facing away from her and talking to Lin Leyao, immediately turned around and shouted, "Why are you running! Stop her!"
Xiaomi had only taken a few steps when the road in front of her was blocked.
Xiaomi looked up and saw that the person blocking her way was also a girl wearing a mask. Xiaomi remembered that this woman had come with the woman who was shouting about catching the mistress, so she guessed that this woman was a friend of hers.
Xiaomi stared intently at the woman blocking her way; she felt a strange familiarity with this woman.
Lin Leyao looked at all this and sighed inwardly.
She recognized Xiaomi when she was on the second floor, and she ran downstairs, keeping a close eye on her.
She heard Xiaomi's explanation. The man hadn't told her he had a girlfriend, so Xiaomi wasn't intentionally becoming someone's mistress.
Not to mention that Xiaomi and this man have only gone out to eat and haven't officially started a relationship yet.
However, Xiaomi's explanation was already seen as a lie by the woman who believed she had been cheated on. If she didn't come out to help, Xiaomi would definitely get hurt.
Xiaomi's path to leave was blocked, and she was quickly grabbed by the crazed woman.
This time, the man couldn't stop her either, and Xiao Mi almost fell over as she was being grabbed.
Lin Leyao couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, "Alright, don't go too far!"
Lin Leyao suddenly flew into a rage, startling everyone present. The woman quickly recovered and pointed at Lin Leyao angrily, saying, "So you're in cahoots with this mistress! Well, so you're no better than this woman!"
Iris, who had already arrived, quickly came over after realizing Lin Leyao's intentions. She said to the woman, "How dare you swear at people like that!"
Seeing that she was standing next to Lin Leyao, the woman continued to curse: "You're no better than me!"
Iris, who was scolded for no reason, immediately widened her eyes and looked completely innocent.
Lin Leyao patted Iris's shoulder to soothe her emotions, then looked at the woman and said, "I understand how you feel, but you also heard this girl's explanation. Your boyfriend lied to her about having a girlfriend, and they are not together now. So this girl is not only not a mistress, but also a victim. I understand your anger. You can ask this girl to apologize to you, but don't hit her. If you hit her, things will get serious."
Lin Leyao spoke slowly and deliberately, but being criticized by a woman who suddenly appeared made the man lose his temper. His face darkened, and he said impatiently, "Is this ever going to end? I didn't cheat on you and I had dinner with another woman. What are you making a fuss about? Aren't you ashamed enough already?"
When the woman heard her boyfriend say that, she immediately widened her eyes, slapped him, and yelled, "What kind of tone is that?!"
With a sharp "smack," the man's face immediately darkened. He shoved the woman away and said, "This is utterly unreasonable. Go ahead and act crazy if you want. We're breaking up, and you can't control me anymore!"
As soon as the man said this, the woman's face changed drastically, and she immediately grabbed his arm and questioned, "What do you mean by this!"
The man shoved her away, turned around, and pulled Xiaomi away.
Xiaomi frowned in disgust and immediately pulled her hand away from the man's.
The man's actions were like adding fuel to the fire, and the woman immediately pounced on them, grabbing the man and Xiao Mi tightly to prevent them from leaving.
The man ignored her and simply broke free from her hand, leaving the restaurant.
The person who did wrong has left; those who remain are the ones who were hurt.
Lin Leyao sighed, wanting to comfort the crying woman, but unexpectedly the woman suddenly raised her head and reached out to grab Xiao Mi's face.
Iris exclaimed in shock, "My god!" and then quickly pulled the woman away to prevent any harm from happening.
Lin Leyao couldn't bear to see this woman go crazy for such a scumbag. She grabbed a Western-style knife from the table and stabbed it hard into the tabletop. The tip of the knife scraped against the glass tabletop, making a piercing sound.
"Enough! What's so great about a man like that that's worth getting so worked up about!"
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Author's Note:
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Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 94
Everyone present was startled by Lin Leyao's shout.
The woman, who had been making a scene, was stunned and didn't come to her senses for a moment.
Xin Wenwen, who was waiting for Xin Ying upstairs, saw that the situation downstairs was getting worse and worse, so she quickly ran downstairs and went to Iris's side.
The woman wearing a mask who came with the noisy woman immediately became uneasy when she saw Xin Wenwen.
Xin Wenwen's gaze swept over the woman's masked face, but she didn't notice anything unusual. She quickly moved on to the noisy person in question.
Because Lin Leyao got angry, the tense atmosphere among them froze for more than ten seconds. Just then, Xiao Mi broke the silence.
"sorry."
Xiaomi suddenly spoke up: "I didn't mean to upset you. I sincerely apologize to you here, but I'm really not a homewrecker. I'm not with your boyfriend. He's my senior from the same department. We met at an alumni forum held by the school two months ago. We never even got to the point of being a couple. Don't worry, I won't contact him again. Also, you can't control a man by trying to manage him. You don't need to do this kind of thing for him."
After Xiaomi calmly finished speaking, the woman sat in her chair and scoffed, "You're such a hypocrite. Do you think I'll accept your apology so easily? I won't."
The woman sneered, "I will send your photos and videos to the entire internet. I will make sure your family and all your colleagues at work know that you and Luo Jiarui are a scumbag and a bitch!"
Xiaomi's face turned pale instantly.
The woman opposite her didn't know what Xiaomi did, nor did she know that Xiaomi's boss was actually there and already knew the whole story.
Xiaomi shouldn't have cared so much, but after hearing the woman's vicious words, a chill ran through her body.
Is there really that much hatred? Knowing that it's the man's fault, knowing that he concealed the fact that he had a girlfriend and deceived other girls, can you still continue to target her?
Xiaomi bit her lower lip tightly, her shoulders trembling slightly.
Lin Leyao stood not far from her, helping her the whole time, but she just didn't have the courage to look up at her.
She has her own self-respect, and to have this incident happen in front of her boss, causing her to lose face and feel extremely embarrassed, is incredibly humiliating.
The woman in front of her kept pestering her. After listening to her vicious words, Xiao Mi remained silent for a long time before replying coldly, word by word: "Whatever."
Upon hearing Xiaomi's words, Lin Leyao quickly grabbed her arm to dissuade her.
The woman, whose emotions had gradually calmed down, became agitated again after hearing Xiaomi's words and immediately took out her phone to record a video of Xiaomi's face.
Xiaomi quickly turned its head away to avoid the camera.
She didn't care if she herself was recorded and uploaded online, but she was Lin Leyao's assistant, and many fans knew her identity. She didn't want this woman to add fuel to the fire and spread rumors on the Internet, affecting Lin Leyao.
Seeing that Xiaomi was trying to hide, the woman's intense emotions surged, and she grabbed Xiaomi to prevent her from doing so.
With a cold face, Xiaomi snatched the woman's phone and threw it on the ground.
With a loud "bang," the phone collided with the ground, making a heavy thud.
Because the tug-of-war between the people here had been going on for so long, the guests at several other tables were already itching to come over and watch.
Xin Wenwen had already instructed the restaurant staff to handle the situation. The staff went to each table to calm the guests down and prevent them from coming over to watch the show and record it.
Enraged that her phone had been thrown away, the woman, who had already vowed to make things difficult for Xiaomi, now said she would make Xiaomi suffer even more!
The woman yelled for the restaurant manager to come over.
The restaurant manager only arrived belatedly at this stage of the farce.
Upon seeing the restaurant manager, the woman immediately grabbed his arm and said that Lin Leyao and the others were harassing her and that she wanted to kick them out.
The restaurant manager calmed the woman down with skillful words, then silently surveyed Lin Leyao and her companions.
As the manager of a high-end restaurant, he has extremely high emotional intelligence. He would never casually "invite" someone out of the restaurant just because this woman is a regular customer.
He could tell that these people were all wearing designer brands, unlike ordinary people who come to try out a meal once in a while.
The restaurant manager was still hesitant, but seeing his slow pace, the woman immediately said, "Contact Brother Tong for me. I need these people out today!"
The woman mentioned that Brother Tong was one of the shareholders of this upscale restaurant. Upon hearing this, the manager's hesitation vanished instantly.
He was just a small manager, and he could tell the difference between offending customers and offending the boss.
Xin Wenwen watched the drama unfold to this point and sneered in anger.
Seeing the restaurant manager looking over, clearly intending to make them leave, Xin Wenwen angrily licked her back teeth and asked, "How many investors does this restaurant have?"
The restaurant manager was taken aback when he heard Xin Wenwen's words. He couldn't just reveal information about the shareholders, so he pursed his lips and remained silent.
Xin Wenwen took out her phone and said to Lin Leyao next to her, "I'll call my aunt."
This was the first time Xin Wenwen had ever encountered such a situation in her life. It was ridiculous that a restaurant in S City would dare to let the Xin family members out!
Lin Leyao stopped Xin Wenwen and said, "I'll handle it."
Lin Leyao looked at the restaurant manager and asked, "Is Uncle Qin Rong one of the investors in this restaurant?"
Upon hearing Lin Leyao's words, the restaurant manager immediately replied, "Our restaurant's owner is Qin Hao, the eldest son of Mr. Qin Rong."
"Then I was right." Lin Leyao smiled slightly, her eyes crinkling.
The hotel manager could only see a very gentle-looking smile through her masked face.
Lin Leyao was able to immediately name Qin Rong, and the hotel manager's attitude instantly became much more polite.
Lin Leyao asked in a very gentle tone, "Manager, is this restaurant newly opened? I haven't seen it before."
The manager replied, "It's been open for two years."
"I remember there's one in the city center too."
"Yes, this is a branch, which is quite far from the city center."
Lin Leyao said "Oh" and nodded lightly: "No wonder I was wondering why the manager of this restaurant had changed. It turns out that the place I went to before was the main store."
The manager smiled awkwardly upon hearing Lin Leyao's words.
Lin Leyao slowly asked, "Manager, how do you plan to handle this matter today? I was having a nice meal on the second floor when the noise downstairs disturbed my meal, so I decided to come down and deal with it. This lady keeps saying she wants to catch a mistress, but she says she's not a mistress. What should we do in this situation?"
Lin Leyao was wearing a mask, so her face couldn't be seen clearly, but she spoke slowly and deliberately, each sentence like a needle pricking the hearts of the manager and the woman opposite her.
The manager was embarrassed for a moment. He could tell that Lin Leyao was not easy to deal with. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "If they can't resolve this privately, our hotel can help call the police."
Upon hearing this, the woman who had been insisting on kicking them out immediately objected: "What do you mean, manager! I'm a regular customer of your restaurant, and a friend of one of your shareholders. I was dealing with some family matters when these uninvited guests came to bother me. Is it really that difficult for you to ask them to leave?!"
Seeing this scene, Xiaomi lowered her head and blushed with shame.
She was filled with resentment after what had happened today. Resentment, anger, and shame were all mixed together. Because of her pride, Xiao Mi had kept her back straight, her face cold and showing no sign of fear. But these strong protective shells melted into tears welling up in her red-rimmed eyes when she saw Lin Leyao protecting her.
Xiaomi's last shred of stubbornness was to refuse to let these tears fall.