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Chapter 724: Protecting Her in His Own Way (2)_1

Chapter 724: Chapter 724: Protecting Her in His Own Way (2)_1

Xia Chen’an was obviously enraged to the extreme. The look he gave the journalist was sharp and intense, as if he couldn’t wait to tear him into a thousand pieces and flay him alive.

His fingers gripping the journalist’s collar were straining so much that veins bulged on the back of his hand. His tone of voice when he spoke again was even more determined than before. He spat out his words more crisply, each one punctuated with a nail-hard determination, "I’m telling you, Qin Shujian is under my protection. As long as I’m alive, I won’t allow anyone to insult her!"

Dumbfounded by the journalist’s seemingly rational words, Qin Shujian hadn’t managed to compose her thoughts when Xia Chen’an, standing by her side, lashed out. By the time she realized what Xia Chen’an had done, she heard him say, "Qin Shujian, she is under my protection".

Back in the school days, he had said the same words. When she was the butt of all jokes in the class, he, who had been slumped asleep at his desk, suddenly kicked his desk, rose, and walked over to her. He tugged her ponytail and dragged her onto the podium.

He was much taller than her back then. His hand pushed against her head, as if using her as an armrest. Leaning casually, he smacked the blackboard eraser hard against the lectern a few times and said brazenly, "She, Qin Shujian, is under my protection. Let me see anyone dare to bully her again!"

It was this sentence that set off her journey of being his little maid. She was young and slow to react at the time, and wasn’t able to grasp the essence of many things. She just knew that she went from being bullied by many to being bullied by him alone... But it wasn’t until today, when he repeated those words, that she finally realized the "protection" hidden behind his words, both then and now.

He was protecting her... protecting her in his own way.

Xia Chen’an, who had been gritting his teeth at the journalist, let go of the journalist’s collar. His strength caused the journalist to stagger back several steps, bumping into a table, before barely managing to steady himself.

After Xia Chen’an straightened up, he tidied his disheveled shirt. Then, looking at the group of people who were shocked by his hasty assault on the journalist, he thought about the journalist’s skewed remarks, and a dangerous glint crossed his eyes.

Did they sympathize with Qin Shujian’s plight with their mouths while looking down upon her in their hearts? Did they think that because Qin Shujian had such a disgraceful picture, she was unworthy of happiness and love for the rest of her life?

Xia Chen’an felt as though his heart was being torn apart. He felt pain and anger. He pursed his lips, turned around the next second, and looked towards Qin Shujian, who was staring at him blankly.

She had become much prettier and cleaner than her younger days, but no matter how much she had changed, in his heart, she would always be that girl from their childhood, the one girl he wanted to, and could only, protect.

Xia Chen’an stared at Qin Shujian’s eyes without a word, for quite a while. Then, as if making a decision, his throat bobbed several times. Then he made a sudden turn, stepped forward, and knelt down on one knee before Qin Shujian.