"Do you love your daughter more or yourself?"

"Or rather, which is more important, your reputation or your and your daughter's lives?"

Jingjing's mother was speechless, feeling as if she had a fishbone stuck in her throat, and dared not look him in the eye.

Jiang Chi's questioning left her somewhat embarrassed. The woman glanced around at the people in the room, a hint of embarrassment showing on her scarred face, and said coldly, "You can all leave... This is my family matter, outsiders shouldn't interfere."

"That's right, all of you, hurry up and get moving."

Seeing that this foolish woman had indeed softened her heart again, Qian Lao Er regained some confidence and twisted his body forcefully, trying to break free from Jiang Chi's grip. "Mind your own business!"

Jiang Chi glanced at him.

Qian Lao Er immediately backed down.

Tsk, what a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong.

Wu Shang adjusted his glasses, frowned, and asked, "Excuse me, but Jingjing's mother, don't you have a job?"

Jingjing mentioned before that she works in a factory.

Seeing that his attitude was acceptable, Jingjing's mother hesitated for a moment before answering, "That's right, I work at a jewelry factory about 10 kilometers away from the village."

"Since you have a job and a certain level of financial means, you could have Qian Lao Er pay child support after the divorce, and you could raise Jingjing on your own. There's no need for that..."

Wu's unfinished words were understood tacitly by those present.

Jiang Chi glanced at Wu Shang with a hint of naivety.

With a hint of despair in her eyes, Jingjing answered for her mother with a flat expression: "My dad... he's addicted to gambling. He gambled away all the family's money, including Mom's salary... When Mom refused to give him any, he beat her..."

"Alright, stop talking," Jingjing's mother interrupted in a trembling voice.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

"But--"

A clear, childlike voice came from the doorway.

Jiang Chi: "..."

What exactly is that cameraman doing?

Chaochao pointed at Qian Lao Er's back and publicly denounced him: "This uncle... this bad uncle has a lot of money in his pocket."

"!!!"

Qian Lao Er was dumbfounded. How did this child know?! He hadn't told a third person!

Everyone was surprised and uncertain.

Jiang Chi pressed down hard with his foot: "Take it yourself."

To everyone's surprise, Qian Lao Er actually took out a wad of cash from his pocket, albeit reluctantly.

At a glance, it seems to be around three or four thousand.

Jingjing's mother was astonished, "Where did you get so much money?"

The man stammered and couldn't give a clear answer.

Jiang Chi scoffed, "Not going to talk? Did you steal it?"

"No, no, no, no!" The man shook his head frantically, then gritted his teeth and blurted out the truth: "It's just that Old Ge's son from the next village really likes Jingjing... and then..."

"And then, you plan to sell Jingjing to his stupid son as a child bride?!" The woman screamed, her shrill voice shaking everyone's eardrums.

To her despair, Qian Lao Er did not deny it, only saying, "I just received the deposit today..."

Jingjing's face turned pale, large tears rolled down her cheeks, she bit her lip tightly, her thin body trembling, like a rootless leaf in a storm.

Jiang Chi lowered his eyelids and looked coldly at the woman.

Upon seeing those eyes, the young man's stern question seemed to explode in his ears.

Jingjing... has been her only family since birth...

She couldn't just lose Jingjing like this...

But he won't give up so easily...

Jiang Chi suddenly said, "After the divorce, you can apply for personal safety protection. Qian Lao Er cannot get close to harm you."

One sentence completely relieved the woman's worries.

A moment later.

Her blood-stained hands gently grasped her daughter's, "Jingjing, don't be afraid, Mom won't let you be taken away."

As if summoning immense courage, she said, word by word, "I will get a divorce, and I will call the police."

Jingjing burst into tears and threw herself into her mother's arms.

Qian Lao Er's eyes widened in horror, "No, no, no, Ah Yun! Ugh—"

Jiang Chi took an apple from the little dumpling's basket and fed it to him, saying, "You must be thirsty after talking so much. Eat."

"Ugh, ugh, ugh—" Qian Lao Er couldn't spit it out and glared at him angrily.

Jingjing's mother, Cao Xiaoyun, patted her daughter's back, which was completely devoid of flesh. Her eyes were red and her thoughts were in a daze.

Was she really that wrong before?

Cao Xiaoyun looked at the others with shame and apology, "I'm sorry everyone, I was confused for a moment... I'm really sorry..."

Teng Yi sighed and smiled, "We have nothing to apologize for. Just take good care of Jingjing from now on."

Hao Guoli comforted her, saying, "The police and the court will definitely stand by your side. They will sentence you as you should, and you will get a divorce as you should. Of course, he will also have to pay child support."

As a hit variety show, millions of viewers in the live broadcast room witnessed this scene. Now that public opinion is fermenting online, the court's judgment is fair and just, and this beast has no way to escape punishment.

That beast! Qian Lao Er collapsed to the ground like a dead pig, his eyes lifeless.

It's over, everything is over.

It's all because of her!

Qian Lao Er died with his eyes wide open, staring hatefully at Chao Chao not far away.

"Do your eyes also want to close?"

The voice of the King of the Underworld echoed faintly overhead.

Qian Lao Er was so frightened that he quickly looked away.

This closure might last a lifetime!

Qian Lao Er had someone else watch over things, and Jiang Chi picked up the little dumpling and moved it aside. He suddenly felt a heavy weight on his arm and almost couldn't lift it up.

No way.

What he made was really pig feed; did he really turn them into piglets in just one or two days?

His gaze shifted downwards, and when he saw the little dumpling carrying a half-full bamboo basket on its back, he thought, "...It's so heavy, why are you carrying it?"

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