Chapter 164: Harming Her Is Harming Me

Fu Sijue turned his head and saw Lu Xiwán standing on the steps, a pack of facial tissues in her hand, staring steadily at Fu Sijue a few steps away.

"Actually I saw that video as soon as it came out; President Fu, you don't need to go to such lengths because of me."

It's a hot topic, and almost every major media outlet is riding the hype.

Removing the video from the entire network cuts into those media's traffic cake; even the Fu Clan has to bleed a little.

"I don't care how they talk about me; even if they wear out their tongues, it's just talk in front of outsiders, they wouldn't actually do anything to me."

Fu Sijue doing that is like lighting a fire under himself.

Coming out to defend her at such a critical moment draws the beasts' gazes onto him.

"I don't even pay attention to those little fish and shrimp."

Fu Sijue's gaze fell on the facial tissue, and he looked at Lu Xiwán with puzzlement.

"I saw you were off earlier, so I came out to bring you some tissue..."

Lu Xiwán admitted she was overthinking; how could Fu Sijue possibly cry over such a thing?

Fu Sijue unexpectedly took the tissue and said, "Thank you."

"I should be the one thanking you," Lu Xiwán sighed.

The favors she owes Fu Sijue keep mounting; how will she ever repay them cleanly?

With Fu Sijue's help, the video was taken down entirely that same day.

But the people berating Lu Xiwán only increased, becoming even more relentless.

Lu Xiwán had long anticipated this situation, so she wasn't surprised at all.

Yet before one wave settled, another rose: news of the Jing Family's bankruptcy surged onto the trending list.

Jing Jing'er has already fallen to the point of selling jewelry.

Once fallen into ruin, life became extremely miserable.

Lu Xiwán could only shake her head and sigh at this.

Having such an end, one can only say it's self‑inflicted.

Si Jiuyin returned early from the mountain and sent Lu Xiwán a message to go out.

Since the hard‑won chance to meet finally arrived, Lu Xiwán naturally didn't dare delay; after tidying up, she hurried out.

Si Jiuyin had lost a lot of weight since their last meeting, and Lu Xiwán squeezed her arm and sighed.

"Every time you train you lose weight; no weight‑loss boot camp can match your training."

Si Jiuyin's skin had also tanned considerably, turning a healthy wheat‑color.

"You only know how to make jokes at my expense; after finally coming out once, stop saying things like that."

Si Jiuyin giggled and waved toward the opposite side of the road, and Lu Xiwán quickly grabbed her.

"Didn't we agree that the two of us would go out alone to have some fun? Xi Xi kept nagging to come, and I didn't bring her; you didn't suddenly back out, did you?"

Si Jiuyin rolled her eyes and said, "You were the one who said we should go alone; I never said anything. This one is hand‑picked by me, the most outstanding kid in our training camp."

Lu Xiwán gently pinched her and said, "You know they're still a child, right?"

Lu Xixi is already four years old; Lu Xiwán would never go after someone's tender grass.

"You should have dispelled that thought early! Can't you see how old I am this year?"

Seeing the distance close, Lu Xiwán simply let her legs go limp and fell into Si Jiuyin's arms.

"Hurry up and let them go!" Lu Xiwán whispered, thinking she was speaking softly, warning Si Jiuyin.

Jian Zhou, who had just arrived,...

Does this count as a polite refusal?

Si Jiuyin had no choice either, holding Lu Xiwán while repeatedly waving at Jian Zhou.

"You go back first; this person is allergic to handsome guys—just seeing a handsome guy makes them faint."