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The incandescent light illuminated the corridor brightly. Xi Wang, dressed in a long white dress and a black suit, walked slowly over.

The gauze skirt is embroidered with pure white dark patterns, swaying and shining under the light.

Lu Ming never thought that he would meet Xi Wang here, let alone that she would ask him what's wrong, so he couldn't help but feel tight.

She held the broken necklace tightly in her hand, and put it behind her back, covering her ears like a bell.

"It's okay." Lu Ming replied softly.

You can still hear trembling in the small voice, which doesn't seem to be okay at all.

Xi Wang was obviously dissatisfied with the answer, and repeated: "What's the matter?"

"It's okay." Lu Ming still shook his head.

What the woman said just now made her dare not tell Xi Wang that she broke the necklace, fearing that she would drive herself out of Xi's house today in a fit of anger.

"I don't like to ask a third time, you answer me after you think clearly."

Xi Wang's voice was much colder than before, and Lu Ming's heart trembled when he heard it.

The gentle corridor lights suddenly became dazzling, Lu Ming was forced to stand in front of Xi Wang with his head held high, and the tears flowing back into his eyes became more bitter as they passed through his throat.

Xi Wang stood in front of him like this, looking at him with sharp eyes, making people dare not disobey his words.

With a bit of despair, Lu Ming timidly brought the hands behind his back to Xi Wang, lowered his head, and said with a voice like a mosquito, "Aunt Xi, I'm sorry... I broke the necklace."

As she spoke, she slowly opened her hand, and the broken necklace in two lay silently on her soft palm, Xi Wang couldn't help frowning as she watched.

But not for this necklace.

On the little girl's palm lay a scarlet mark, looming in the silver chain, which was particularly eye-catching.

At this time, footsteps came from the stairwell.Aunt Xu, who was waiting for Xi Wang downstairs, saw that she was not coming, so she went upstairs, "Miss, it's time to go."

Lu Ming couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, she thought that since Xi Wang was leaving, she would have no time to take care of her own affairs, and she might be able to get away with it by luck.

But Xi Wang didn't do what Lu Ming wanted, she turned her head to look at Aunt Xu, and then turned her eyes back to Lu Ming's palm.

"Tell Manyan, I'll be half an hour late to Mr. Zhang's side, and let her deal with it first." Xi Wang said.

There was obvious anger on Xi Wang's face, Aunt Xu didn't dare to disobey her, she just said: "Good lady."

The sound of Aunt Xu's footsteps disappeared in this quiet corridor, and luckily it also disappeared in Lu Ming's heart.

All that was left in her heart was fear, and Xi Wang obviously didn't intend to let this matter go, so she didn't hesitate to push back the appointment with someone else.

Lu Ming's heart cooled down, she felt that she would be driven away today.

"How did this happen?" Xi Wang asked.

Lu Ming was terrified in her heart. She suppressed the tears and told herself over and over again in her heart to be good and not to cry, explaining: "I accidentally put..."

"Hand." Xi Wang interrupted.

Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, but when he raised his head, he saw that the frightening light in Xi Wang's cold eyes was missing.

It was only then that she reacted slowly that what Xi Wang asked was not the necklace, but her red and painful palm from being strangled.

For the first time, someone cared about their own wounds rather than a precious item.

A dangling crystal teardrop finally couldn't hang on and fell from her eye socket.

"Clap."

A small sound of falling and breaking sounded in the tense corridor, and for the first time a small crack appeared on Xi Wang's usually calm expression.

Xi Wang looked at the light shining in Lu Ming's eyes, and suddenly found that only a pair of big eyes on her thin face still retained the sparkle of a child.There is no trace of flesh left on the slightly protruding cheeks, and the shriveled cheeks are like a barren but savage wasteland.

She never seemed to be treated very well.

After a long pause, Xi Wang finally said, "Lu Ming, I want to listen to the truth."

Her voice sounded a lot softer, but it still made people dare not defy.

Lu Ming knew that he couldn't hide it, so he choked and said: "Aunt Wang brought some servants to give me something this morning, and there was a person who wanted this necklace, but I refused to give it to her, and she would give it to her." To snatch it, and then...then it will be broken..."

Her voice was still small, and she didn't even make a sound in the end. She lowered her head, as if she was a child who had made a big mistake.

However, she obviously didn't make any mistakes.

Xi Wang fell silent, and anger slowly gathered in her eyes, like a lion with a mane burning with flames.

The corridor was instantly quiet as if there was no sound at all, Lu Ming could only hear his own crazy heartbeat, which was extremely tormenting.

She looked at Xi Wang's pure white skirt in her sight, reluctance and fear superimposed layer upon layer.

She had no other place to go, Lu Changjun might have changed his room into the dollhouse that Lu Jiabao had always wanted when he returned home yesterday.

A trembling hand stretched out, and Lu Ming grabbed Xi Wang's corner of his clothes and begged, "Aunt Xi... I really didn't do it on purpose... Can you please stop driving me away..."

However, instead of attracting Xi Wang's pity, Lu Ming's action made her frown.

Xi Wang hates other people contacting her like this, and even more hates that others come to contact her without warning.

Xi Wanggang wanted to raise his hand to pull the corner of his clothes away from Lu Ming's hand, but saw Lu Ming's little face looking at him.

The clear black eyes were filled with tears, the corners of the eyes and the tip of the nose were stained red, falling to the ground one by one, like broken pearls.

Every teardrop of Lu Ming was full of pity.

Every expression is a plea.

That's all I see about You Lian.

Xi Wang was stunned for a moment, but the hand that was about to be raised did not lift up in the end, but quietly hid the lion in his eyes.

"Who told you I was going to kick you out?"

The cold voice fell on the top of Lu Ming's head, but it was like the ice cubes melting on the little girl's head in spring, bringing warmth.

Lu Ming raised his head in disbelief, and there was a vague Xi Wang in his teardrop eyes.

I don't know if it was the effect of the lighting, but Lu Ming felt that the expression on her face became softer.

"That... that maid aunt..." Lu Ming replied with a sob.

Xi Wang's previously relaxed brows were frowned again, "She's not your aunt, so don't listen to her nonsense."

Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, with both grievance and surprise between his brows.

Does this count as Xi Wang's denial of what the woman said?

"Give me the necklace."

Before Lu Ming could digest this sentence, Xi Wang stretched out his hand in front of Lu Ming.

Lu Ming hurriedly put the two silver and white chains on the delicate silk gloves.

The little girl had just experienced a violent storm, her hands were still shaking, and she accidentally rubbed against Xi Wang's palm.

The palm was as cold as when it was touched for the first time, but it was also soft.

The electric current flashed between Lu Ming's fingers, and the little girl's body froze instantly.

Xi Wangwang didn't seem to notice Lu Ming's unintentional movement, he withdrew his hand indifferently, and ordered: "Go to the garden below and pick a bouquet of flowers."

"Okay." Lu Ming nodded hurriedly, his voice was still trembling after crying.

She followed Xi Wang's instructions and went downstairs, and met Aunt Xu in the stairwell on the first floor.

"Aunt Xu."

"Good boy, don't cry. Today is a good day, the flowers in the garden are blooming very beautifully. You can pick some more and put them in your room." Aunt Xu comforted Lu Ming by rubbing Lu Ming's shoulder.

She had just arrived downstairs, and only vaguely heard Xi Wang's last sentence.

Aunt Xu's palm was softer than Aunt Wang's, soothing the little girl's still-shocked heart.

Lu Ming nodded, and walked towards the back garden alone.

In the corridor on the second floor, Xi Wang watched Lu Ming leave the main house and walk towards the garden, the lion in his eyes jumped out.

She told Aunt Xu who had just come up, "Send that jade vase carved with gold and flowers to Mr. Zhang, and tell Manyan that I can't go anymore, and she will handle all matters over there."

"Let the servant that Aunt Wang assigned to Luming's room to work in Luming's room wait for me in the study."