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On the right was a waiter, currently sitting on the ground, tears streaming down their face.

Speaking of this person, Xie Li was quite familiar: wasn't this the female lead, Shen Xiyue?

This must be the classic scene: the female lead working as a waiter, accidentally spilling drinks on a guest, being harassed, and then rescued by the male lead.

With the female lead, harassment, and the male lead present, what else was needed?

Sure enough, Xie Li saw his unfortunate son couldn't hold back and walked out of the crowd to the scene. Xie Li glanced at the splashed lady and saw a blush on Xie Siqi's face when he looked at him. Obviously, good-looking people were treated well wherever they went, and the splashed lady must have thought he was going to stand up for her.

After all, no matter how you looked at it, it was the splashed lady who was injured, and Xie Siqi was in the same circle as her; it was impossible for him to help Shen Xiyue.

But sorry, Shen Xiyue was the female lead, and Xie Siqi was the male lead. How could the male lead just ignore the female lead and flirt with other women?

Sure enough, Xie Siqi didn't even glance at the splashed lady and went straight to Shen Xiyue, who was sitting on the ground, tears streaming down her face. He knelt down, extending his hand to her, "Are you okay?"

Shen Xiyue had been at odds with Xie Siqi recently, but at this moment, Xie Siqi came to her rescue, shining like her hero. Shen Xiyue couldn't help but sob softly, "I-I didn't do it on purpose."

"I know."

Shen Xiyue soon held Xie Siqi's hand, and then Xie Siqi stood up, pulling Shen Xiyue up with him, their posture somewhat ambiguous.

This made the splashed lady very angry. Xie Siqi was also well-known in the circle, and she immediately grabbed him by the foot, "Xie Siqi, what are you doing?! Is this how you treat Wen Xin?!"

Xie Li really wanted to plug his ears; he felt like he'd heard this before. The following scene made him even more familiar.

Xie Siqi furrowed his brow, "This is between me and this lady. What does it have to do with Wen Xin?" Shen Xiyue leaned against him, trembling slightly, seemingly frightened by the harsh words of the splashed lady. Xie Siqi's brow furrowed even tighter, "She accidentally spilled a drink on you, which was indeed her fault. But is it necessary to push her to the ground like this?"

With just one sentence, Xie Li felt like the splashed lady was about to go crazy.

The splashed lady pointed at her clothes, "Look at my dress! It's ruined! Do you know how much money and time I spent on this dress?! Can she afford to compensate me?" When she mentioned Shen Xiyue, she directly pointed at her.

The splashed lady's actions were somewhat inappropriate, but Xie Li thought about it. If he had happily spent a lot of money and time on a particularly beautiful dress, wanting to show off in front of his friends, only to have a waiter accidentally spill drinks on it, and there was a guy protecting the waiter...

He'd probably be furious too.

Xie Siqi slightly shielded Shen Xiyue behind him and separated her from the splashed lady's finger, "I'll compensate you for whatever amount is necessary. Let's not make a scene at someone else's birthday party; it's unsightly."

—That's a fair point.

Xie Li enjoyed watching the drama from the sidelines and had no intention of intervening. He was here to enjoy the show, and others were inexplicably watching too, even brother Sun was just standing in the crowd, pretending not to be involved.

It was like a drama; everyone around was just a backdrop, while the main actors continued their performance in the center. Others seemed to be outside the event, playing their appropriate roles.

This drama welcomed its fourth character, a character with a significant role in the novel, the second female lead, who competed with the female lead for the male lead's affection, causing trouble for the female lead, and ultimately not having a good ending—the second female lead, Wen Xin, Xie Siqi's fiancee from the Wen family.

As a malicious supporting female character, Wen Xin had to be beautiful and come from a wealthy and influential family to be an unbeatable force. Her beauty was sharp, with an aggressive charm. Today, she wore a dark purple chiffon gown, a color and style that ordinary people would find difficult to pull off, but she effortlessly did.

When she entered the venue, she joined the performance because she was—Xie Siqi's fiancee.

"What's going on here?"

Wen Xin was proud, and she had the capital to be proud; even her voice carried a coldness. The splashed lady seemed to find her backbone because Wen Xin was also her good friend.

This was somewhat understandable; after all, people who bullied the female lead were definitely in cahoots.

"Wen Xin, look at what Xie Siqi is doing! He's hugging and embracing another woman!" While the splashed lady complained, Wen Xin looked at the somewhat ambiguous posture of Xie Siqi and Shen Xiyue.

For a moment, Xie Li was sure he saw anger in Wen Xin's eyes.

She really liked Xie Siqi, it was clear from the novel. She liked him from childhood, it was deeply rooted, crying tears of joy when she was about to marry him, then slowly finding fault with Shen Xiyue, hoping she would leave, and finally resorting to extreme measures, ending up in a miserable situation.

—Sigh, scumbags aren't worth it.

When Wen Xin's education prevented her from making a scene at this moment, she maintained her pride and said to the splashed lady, "Miss Wang, I'm really sorry about this incident. I can compensate you for the dress. After all, this is Madam Sun's birthday party; we can't make it look bad. I believe Siqi is also aware of this."