Stopping her steps, Shen Xi smiled faintly at him, "Perhaps."
Song Kaicheng gazed at her with deep eyes, "So from that moment on, I vowed in my heart that I would protect you and the children well for the rest of my life, and never let you suffer any harm again.
But you were kidnapped by Lu Yushan, such a big event, and I didn't even know.
Xi Xi, do you know how heartbroken and self-blaming I was when Jian Fan told me about this?"
Seeing his emotions flare up, Shen Xi didn't know how to respond. After a long pause, she finally said, "Brother Kaicheng, don't be like this. You've taken good care of me and the children enough over the years. Besides, I wasn't hurt or disadvantaged in that incident."
Hearing her calm words, Song Kaicheng's heart churned with intense jealousy.
It must have been Qin Siye who arrived in time to save her, allowing her to escape safely.
If he had been in K City at that time, the one saving her should have been himself.
"No. That's different." Song Kaicheng suddenly grabbed her arm, "Xi Xi, I will soon be transferring the B country business back to China. From now on, I can protect you and the children here."
Her words were too clear, and Shen Xi immediately understood the deeper meaning behind them. She struggled with her arm and said, "Brother Kaicheng, please don't do this. I can take care of myself and the children perfectly fine."
Song Kaicheng did not let go, instead pulling her closer to him, "Xi Xi, aren't my words clear enough? I like you. I have since I was very young. I want to be with you."
This was the second time Song Kaicheng had confessed to her. Compared to the first time, she was more prepared.
But when she heard him say these words, she was still shocked.
How young was "very young"? Was it the same age as those two children just now?
"No. Brother Kaicheng, in my heart, you have always been like an elder brother." Shen Xi kept shaking her head and struggled forcefully again.
The next second, she was pulled into the man's embrace, "That's not true. Xi Xi, you care about me so much, you always consider me. I don't believe you only see me as a brother."
"Let her go quickly." Suddenly, a familiar male voice came from a distance.
It was Qin Siye.
Shen Xi immediately patted Song Kaicheng's shoulder with force, and just as she looked up,
she saw Qin Siye kick Song Kaicheng. Song Kaicheng stumbled back and let her go. The next moment, she was pulled behind Qin Siye.
After Song Kaicheng steadied himself, his eyes turned crimson as he glared at Qin Siye, then unyieldingly kicked towards Qin Siye, and the two immediately began to fight.
From exchanging punches and kicks at the beginning, they eventually rolled onto the ground.
Shen Xi watched the scene before her in shock, her eyes welling up with tears. She kept shouting, "Stop fighting, please, stop fighting."
Both of them were red-eyed from the fight and couldn't hear her pleas or cries.
It wasn't until Shen Xi screamed hysterically, "Qin Siye, stop. If you keep fighting, I will never speak to you again."
Only then did Qin Siye stop his fists and slowly stand up from the ground.
At this moment, their clothes were disheveled, some places even torn open, and their faces were bruised. Qin Siye, being tall and strong, clearly had the upper hand. Apart from a slight bruise around his right eye, he was otherwise unharmed.
However, Song Kaicheng was different. He had been pinned down by Qin Siye, his eyes were swollen, and blood was flowing from the corner of his mouth and his forehead.
Seeing this, Shen Xi rushed over crying and slowly helped him up, "Brother Kaicheng, are you... are you alright?"
"I'm fine." Song Kaicheng glanced at Qin Siye with icy eyes and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Shen Xi looked carefully, then took his hand and prepared to walk forward, "Quickly, come home with me, I'll help you clean up."
"No need." Song Kaicheng felt too embarrassed to go back like this and gently pulled his hand away.
Qin Siye watched this scene, and a sour feeling immediately rose in his heart, churning upwards.
The next moment, he took a step forward and pulled Shen Xi to his side, "Come here."
"Qin Siye, what are you doing? If you have something, take it out on me. Don't make things difficult for Xi Xi." Song Kaicheng, seeing this, quickly reached out to pull Shen Xi back.