The maids set out the meal and withdrew one by one. The last maid placed the breakfast tray gently on the table. As she bowed her head to pass by the two of them, her eyes turned vicious; she pulled a short dagger from her sleeve and lunged toward Jun Xiaochen’s heart.
Xu Junjun was standing beside Jun Xiaochen. Seeing a flash of cold light in her peripheral vision, she hadn't even had time to react when Jun Xiaochen swept her waist and pulled her rapidly backward. The objects in the room blurred as they retreated. Xu Junjun stumbled, but as the cold blade closed in, Jun Xiaochen caught her steadily and tucked her behind him.
She had barely regained her footing and was just about to shout for help when she heard the sound of the blade piercing fabric coming from the man.
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