"Brother Fan, how can you hit a girl!"
Xiao Ruawen didn't know the context and, seeing Xu Qingfan's raised hand, she instinctively thought he was the one who had pushed Xia Xiaoxiao down.
"Aooo wuu wuuum..."
Having a good friend step up for her finally allowed Xia Xiaoxiao to burst into tears; her crying sounded like the howling of gibbons in Badong's Three Gorges, moving anyone who heard it to tears as well.
"I...."
Xu Qingfan felt as if a huge rock were blocking his chest. He wanted to say that he was just trying to help Xia Xiaoxiao up, but explaining what happened was more important at the moment.
"Why would I hit her? When have I ever hit a girl? I... Xiaoxiao misunderstood," Xu Qingfan turned and pointed at Lin Wanning, who was still curled up at the head of the bed, and explained: