The child, who had been sitting on the ground leaning against him, immediately stood up too. The little one hugged his leg, hiding behind him as a pair of dark eyes stared at her in terror.
"Want some?"
Ye Qianning offered him the cloth bag of fruit.
The man's gaze was fixed on her, his expression unchanging.
"Make way, make way..." a voice called out from the crowd.
"Miss, miss, you should get out of here. Qi Mazi is coming..." a woman saw who was approaching and whispered urgently to her.
Ye Qianning turned to look. Not far away stood a large, burly man with a full, bushy beard. He had a fat head, big ears, and a murderous look in his eyes.
"Miss, Qi Mazi has killed people before. You'd better be careful."
"Thank you, Auntie. It's all right." Ye Qianning nodded with a smile.
"Miss..."
The woman wanted to say more, but in the blink of an eye, Qi Mazi was in front of her stall. He shot her a vicious glare, and she immediately snapped her mouth shut in fear.
