CHAPTER 164: CHAPTER 163: ALL-OUT BRAWL

The bodyguard Huo Junmo shielded Ling Yueyue behind him as she tiptoed, craning her neck, searching everywhere for Huo Jiantian in the crowd. Finally, after a while, she spotted Huo Jiantian outside the crowd.

Seeing Huo Jiantian being carried away by Nan Jinning, Ling Yueyue didn’t have time to think. She immediately pushed through the crowd and ran toward Nan Jinning, blocking her path.

"Why are you holding Tiantian? Let him go!"

Nan Jinning impatiently replied, "Get out of the way, I am Tiantian’s aunt, and I have the right to take him away!"

Huo Jiantian, afraid that Ling Yueyue wouldn’t rescue him, quickly said, "I don’t want to go with her, evil stepmother, please save me!"

Ling Yueyue furrowed her brows tightly, "Did you hear that? He said he doesn’t want to! Let him go now! Otherwise, I’ll be impolite to you!"

"Hmph!" Nan Jinning snorted in disdain, ignoring Ling Yueyue. She was about to leave with Huo Jiantian.

Seeing her soft approach wasn’t working, Ling Yueyue directly tried to snatch him away.

Nan Jinning couldn’t dodge in time and was knocked to the ground by Ling Yueyue.

Ling Yueyue slapped her left and right, one slap after another, targeting Nan Jinning’s delicate face.

Nan Jinning, refusing to be outdone, grabbed Ling Yueyue’s veil, pulling at her hair.

The two quickly got into a scuffle.

Even so, Nan Jinning still held onto Huo Jiantian with one hand and refused to let go.

Seeing their fierce struggle, Huo Jiantian took the opportunity to bite down hard on the arm holding him.

"Ah!" Nan Jinning screamed in pain, instinctively releasing her grip.

Gaining his freedom, Huo Jiantian scrambled up from the ground.

Seeing this, Nan Jinning attempted to grab him again.

Ling Yueyue directly slapped her again, then quickly picked Huo Jiantian up into her arms.

Nan Jinning’s eyes turned red with anger, and she angrily declared, "Give him to me!"

Ling Yueyue shot her a glance, then looked down and asked Huo Jiantian in her arms, "Tiantian, do you want to go with her?"

"No! Evil stepmother, please don’t hand me over to them, I hate Grandpa and Grandma, I hate them!" Huo Jiantian promptly and decisively replied.

Ling Yueyue raised her eyebrows proudly, "Did you hear that? He said no, so you better scram!"

Nan Jinning didn’t bother with words, she directly rolled up her sleeves and charged forward.

"Stand still and don’t move! Watch how I teach her a lesson!" Ling Yueyue placed Huo Jiantian on the ground and boldly faced off.

The two women rolled on the ground, disregarding their image as they tangled together.

Although Nan Jinning was strong-willed, she had been pampered since childhood and was no match for the tomboyish Ling Yueyue. In no time, Ling Yueyue had her all bruised and teary.

"Stepmom, go for it, stepmom you’re awesome! Go stepmom!" Huo Jiantian cheered excitedly from the side, urging her on.

Spurred by Huo Jiantian’s cheers, Ling Yueyue fought harder, pinning Nan Jinning to the ground, sitting on her and relentlessly slapping her.

Huo Junmo was also being controlled by the security guards that came in, and all the Nan Family members were pulled away by them.

The chapel, which had been noisy, fell silent except for the sound of sobbing.

The sound drew everyone’s attention, and they all turned towards it.

Just in time to see Nan Jinning pinned under Ling Yueyue, getting slapped repeatedly.

It was as if time had stood still.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, unable to believe what they were witnessing.

The first to react was the matriarch. She let out a cry of surprise and hurriedly rushed over, shoving Ling Yueyue off Nan Jinning and helping up the nearly unconscious Nan Jinning, anxiously asking, "Jianning, Jianning, are you alright? Are you okay?"

Seeing the matriarch, Nan Jinning burst into tears, throwing herself into her arms, "Oh, Auntie, she hit me! I’ve never been hit in my life, and she dared to hit me! Auntie, you have to stand up for me!"

Ye Anxin wriggled free from Mu Beiting’s embrace, jogged over to Ling Yueyue, and asked with concern, "Yueyue, are you alright?"

The rest of the Nan Family surged forward. The man who led them walked up to Nan Jinning, ready to check on her condition when he caught sight of Ye Anxin from the corner of his eye, momentarily stunned.

Ye Anxin was oblivious, her full attention was on Ling Yueyue, carefully checking her condition.

At that moment, Ling Yueyue no longer looked like a bride; her makeup was smeared, her wedding dress torn, her veil had fallen off, and her hair was a tangled mess with her hairpiece swaying precariously.

It was unimaginable that she was the bride just a moment ago.

Ling Yueyue disregarded her appearance, hurriedly squatting to pull Huo Jiantian over and began checking him over, asking worriedly, "Tiantian, are you alright? Let me see, are you hurt?"

Huo Jiantian blinked and blankly shook his head, "I’m fine!"

"Good to hear!" Ling Yueyue finally breathed a sigh of relief, pulling Huo Jiantian into a tight embrace, breathlessly saying, "From now on, only I am allowed to bully you. Don’t worry, I’ll protect you and never let anyone bully you!" She said this for Huo Jiantian to hear, but it was also meant for Nan Jinning.

She was warning her that if she dared try to do anything to Huo Jiantian again, she’d better be ready for the consequences.

Hearing Ling Yueyue’s bold words, Huo Jiantian suddenly felt his nose tingle, his eyes grew warm, and he seemed about to burst into tears.

"Oh, Auntie, you have to stand up for me. I just wanted to bring Tiantian back to the Nan Family for you. I know you love him! But instead, I got beaten like this by this woman!" Listening to Ling Yueyue, Nan Jinning cried even harder, losing all semblance of the refined young lady.

"Dear!" The matriarch looked grim, gritting her teeth as she glanced at her husband.

When she looked up, she discovered her husband was fixated on another woman, immediately enraged. She released Nan Jinning, stood up suddenly, and angrily shouted, "Dear, what are you looking at? At a time like this, are you gawking at women?"

Ignoring her, the man suddenly stepped forward, urgently grabbing Ye Anxin’s wrist and asking, "What is your name? What is your mother’s name? Where is she now? Take me to see her immediately!"

The moment the man’s hand grabbed Ye Anxin’s wrist, Mu Beiting, standing not far away, instantly turned cold-faced. He stepped forward, swatted the man’s hand away, and pulled Ye Anxin into his arms, "Get lost!"

The man looked at Ye Anxin, then gave another glance at Mu Beiting, who was protectively holding her, his eyes narrowing slightly as a gleam flashed across them.

The matriarch also turned to Ye Anxin then, and upon seeing her face, her expression abruptly changed as if a storm was brewing behind her eyes.

Impatiently, the man asked again, "Tell me, what’s your mother’s name? What’s your name?"