Take a Step Back？

"Doesn't President Mo feel like he's not acting like a gentleman? If the situation gets out of hand, it won't be good for Hai Rui either. Why don't we each take a step back?"

"How does President Ni expect me to step back?" Mo Ting asked. "If President Ni knows how it feels to worry about his woman, how could he be asking me to take a step back? Does he think that my woman deserves to be bullied?"

Mo Ting's words weren't gentle nor harsh. In fact, it was hard to tell what he was thinking. But...

...his tone of voice and unyielding attitude contained an obvious sense of danger.

"It sounds like President Mo has no intention to back down at all? But, you must know that the entire Beijing is currently on my side."