He Chen clenched her fists and glared angrily at Rong Xinghe. How dare this woman appear again in front of her ? After some seconds , He Chen"s lips curled up in mockery ," What can you do without evidence , Military Chief ? Or are you oblivious to who my father is ? ""And are you oblivious to who I am ?!", Rong Xinghe roared ," Trust me when I say this. I can destroy you in seconds , Ms. He. Don"t force me and stay away from Bro Mo. I still have all your recordings."
"You wench ! ", He Chen lost her temper and raised her hand to hit Rong Xinghe.
But before she could do anything , Xi Yuan grabbed her hand forcefully and twisted it making her scream in pain.
The man looked like a King and his presence was so intimidating that almost everyone were feeling suffocated by it. After his public dance performance with Rong Xinghe at Zhi Bo"s wedding , entire Country X knew that he was a close acquaintance of hers. The public had even given them a couple name : Xinguan !
So it wasn"t odd for them to appear together.
But now that they were witnessing the man"s protectiveness for her , they realized that he was way more frightening than what he really looked like.
"You do know that attacking the Military Chief of Country X is a severe crime , don"t you Ms. Chen ? Military protocols states that the attacker is to be sentenced to death . Stay low. ", the man said calmly as if he was discussing a business deal.
"Apologies , Mr. Xi. ", He Chen couldn"t provoke this man , no matter how angry she was. After all , getting on his bad side always had dire consequences.
Xi Yuan released the woman and stood behind Rong Xinghe again. He was simply there to protect her. Other than that , his woman was free to play this cat and mouse game for the entire night.
Rong Xinghe looked helplessly at the man ,"I could"ve done that myself ."
The man shrugged nonchalantly and pointed towards his head ,"Brain"s reflex actions."
Rong Xinghe had already said what she wanted to say to He Chen. So she turned around and gazed at Cheng Tai. The woman was sobbing. She was so broken that even her shoulders were trembling. She was currently feeling like she had lost the most precious person in her life.
Rong Xinghe grabbed her hand and dragged her towards the exit under the confused gazes of the entire office staff. What did the Military Chief wanted to talk about to Cheng Tai ? Or maybe... she was angry ?
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As soon as the two women exited the viewers" line of sight , Rong Xinghe released Cheng Tai"s hand and turned around to glare at her ,"Do you know what you have done today ?"
"I...I am sorry ...", Cheng Tai broke down.
"Are you sure you are a journalist , Ms. Tai ? As far as I know , being gullible , naive and impulsive is the last thing your profession demands. ", Rong Xinghe ran her hands through her hair.
"But.. I really didn"t thought... that he shared such a ... bond with you. I am really sorry. Actually , before Zixuan , I was in a relations.h.i.+p with a university friend. At that time , I had fallen blindly for him. But he was just playing with me. I was so head over heels in love at that time that I refused to listen to anyone talking bad about him. I never allowed exterior factors to hinder my love. But he tried to molest me on convocation day and a professor rescued me. It was a traumatic experience. Ever since that happened , I paid a lot of attention to what others said about my closed ones. I have this fear that my enemies are disguised as my friends and they can hurt me anytime.
"When He Chen told me that Zixuan can leave anyone for you , I was scared and I... But now I know how wrong I was. I am so so sorry !", Cheng Tai kept on crying.
"I don"t care what you think about me. I really don"t. All I care about is my brother"s happiness. He genuinely likes you Cheng Tai. How could you trust that bi*ch over him ? Tai , Bro Mo has always cared about mutual trust in relations.h.i.+ps. He has always been quite sensitive about it. But he isn"t wrong. I personally believe that communication is the key in a relations.h.i.+p. Without listening to his story , you chose to trust He Chen and went ahead to accuse him wrongly. That He Chen played you. All along , she had wanted to separate you and brother and you were stupid enough to let her have her way. She might be able to fool this entire office , but I know her very well. She has a purpose and you are helping her fulfill it !", Rong Xinghe said.
"Does this mean she wants to... ", Cheng Tai was suddenly hit with a realization.
"Yes. She wants to get back with Brother. And thanks to you , she might as well do it now..."
It was now that Cheng Tai finally understood what was happening. So all along , He Chen had a purpose and that was the reason behind all her sweet talks. No wonder Mo Zixuan had reminded her again and again to not believe a word she said. This pair of brother and sister were more familiar with He Chen and yet , in the end , she had wronged them.
Rong Xinghe sighed when she looked at the woman in front of her. Earlier , when she had asked Xi Yuan to drive so she could make some calls , it was for this particular reason. She had called Mo Zixuan"s friends to know about Cheng Tai"s character and personality. Actually , Cheng Tai was a very sweet and righteous person. But her father was a martyr who had died serving the nation when she was five years old. From childhood , she was an insecure child and only had a single mother by her side. So it was completely understandable for her to develop a fear of losing Mo Zixuan when she was so attached to him.
Rong Xinghe had gotten her four brothers married before this. Just like this , Zhi Xi and Songyan also used to have lots of trust issues. But it were these misunderstandings that strengthened their relations.h.i.+p further. Every love story had its uniqueness and not everyone were perfect . This was what she understood very well.
Mo Zixuan was very sensitive about her and Rong Xiao but she couldn"t ignore the reason behind Cheng Tai"s reaction. Her trust had been broken once because she didn"t listened to the people outside her relations.h.i.+p. This time , she simply didn"t wanted to repeat her mistake.
She knew that Cheng Tai didn"t mean ill for Mo Zixuan. It was just that her insecurities , jealousy and loneliness had overpowered her trust for him.
The girl took a deep breath and continued ," Also , being a Military Chief , there are many things that needs to be kept confidential. It is only natural for me to trust him with some information and not everything is done for the sake of benefit of a news channel. Mo Zixuan is a citizen of Country X first , and "Media Magnet" after that.
"Rest a.s.sured , I am not a "measly person worse than a wolf" and I am not involved in anything indecent or improper. And yes , Bro Mo is too brilliant to be someone"s puppet. ", Rong Xinghe smiled.
Cheng Tai was already feeling guilty for what she had said about Rong Xinghe in front of everyone ," I am really... "
"I don"t want to hear a fourth sorry now. Its fine. Being from media , your tongue is meant to be sharp. But you have really angered my brother this time , Cheng Tai. It won"t be easy to melt him again. He doesn"t open up his heart that easily .", the girl said as she ma.s.saged her left shoulder.
"You still want to help me ? ", Cheng Tai was shocked.
"I have noticed how pained he was just now. He doesn"t hate you. He is simply disappointed. Moreover , I can see that you truly love him. Being a cupid for the six men , I know it when the love is in the air .", Rong Xighe closed her eyes tiredly ," Of course , I will help you. "
Rong Xinghe was a very selective person. She would never allow just anyone to enter her family. But if she did , then it meant that only that person was worthy enough to stand by her brother. She had an eye for people and her judgements were rarely wrong. Zhou Che was the only exception. Back then , she had fought for months with Mo Zixuan when he had decided to marry He Chen. But her opinions about Cheng Tai were different.
She wasn"t going to allow a single misunderstanding to harm her brother for his entire life. She wasn"t going to let her brother be deprived of the love he deserved.
On the sidelines , Xi Yuan swiftly stood behind the girl and helped her rest her head on his shoulder before he started ma.s.saging her palms. Why was this woman tiring herself out like that ?
Cheng Tai was rendered speechless by the actions of the man ,"You both are in a relations.h.i.+p ?"
"No. But I am trying to make her fall for me.", Xi Yuan smiled. If his Xinghe was allowing Cheng Tai to enter into her brother"s life , then there was a high possibility for them to be relatives soon.
Cheng Tai smiled when she saw Rong Xinghe roll her eyes ," Hope we both get successful in our respective missions."
"Of course ! ", the man laughed.