He pushed past two bodyguards and walked up to Bo Lele, his hand grasping the boy's collar as he hoisted him up.
The tightness around his neck made his cheeks turn red and Lele struggled to breathe, his body flailing as he managed to gasp out, "Let go of me, let go of me!"
"Young master!"
"Lele!"
Ning Xia and the butler cried out in unison. Ning Xia rushed over, trying to pry the fat father's hand away, "Let go of Lele!"
But the discrepancy in strength between men and women was stark, and the fat father's bulk wasn't for nothing; she couldn't make him budge in the slightest.
"Get lost!" The fat father viciously flung her away.
Ning Xia staggered backward, unable to keep her balance, and her entire body fell backwards with a scream, "Ah—"
Just as she was about to hit the ground, a firm and strong arm swept across her lower back, wrapping around her and then pulling her into a wide, warm embrace.
