Li Beinian froze and immediately shook off Lin Ya's hand.
Mu Xichen walked over slowly, and deliberate or otherwise, stood in-between them.
Slightly taller than Lin Ya, Mu Xichen glanced down at the other man in a slightly condescending sort of way. "What a coincidence."
As Mu Xichen was standing too close, Lin Ya was forced to take a step back.
His expression softening once more as he looked at Mu Xichen, Lin Ya was measured in his response. "Chief Mu, how do you do."
Mu Xichen eyed him briefly, then turned and cast a sidelong glance behind himself.
Li Beinian was pale, and she had one hand pressing down on her other shoulder, staring at Lin Kerou.
Lin Kerou stumbled another step backward at that look of contempt and hid behind Lin Ya, saying, "I didn't do it on purpose. I saw someone coming towards me, and on reflex, I…"
