Jiang Hexi went to Jiahe Mansion overnight and left Yicheng on the earliest flight the next day.

She had always thought that her maternal grandfather and uncle loved her very much, and no matter how much Zhou Songyi made a fuss, she never had any grudges against the Zhou family.

But she overlooked one fact.

Zhou Songyi was also loved by her maternal grandfather and uncle, with her uncle even showing more favoritism towards his only daughter.

However, every time Zhou Songyi stirred up trouble, they always sided with her, to the point that she was blinded by this illusion and couldn't see whether they loved her more or were simply standing on the side of justice.

She couldn't even see how her grandfather and uncle comforted Zhou Songyi after she left.

Otherwise, where would Zhou Songyi get the confidence to keep up her ways despite repeated admonitions, and continue to cause trouble for her endlessly for so many years?

Those who are favored are fearless.

After tolerating being disliked, one should also refrain from holding a grudge.

Jiang Hexi saw through all of this, and her heart turned cold. What she wanted was unconditional indulgence and favoritism, not a choice made after weighing right and wrong.

After she got off the plane, she pushed her luggage out of the airport terminal and was momentarily blinded by the blazing sunlight.

My luggage was taken away from me.

She turned her head and saw Jiang Wenjing, calling out softly, "Second Brother—"

Jiang Wenjing reached out and touched her retro Hong Kong-style short hair, indulging her by saying, "I heard you beat up Zhou Songyi, were you hurt?"

"No, she can't get close to me."

Jiang Hexi took his hand and said, "Second Brother, aren't you going to ask me why I beat her up?"

“Zhou Songyi is so deserving of a beating, you should have dealt with her long ago. There’s no need to tolerate her until now just to save face for Grandpa and Uncle.”

Jiang Wenjing defended her, saying, "If she were a man, I would have beaten her to a pulp eight hundred years ago."

"This time I showed no mercy."

Jiang Hexi looked at him proudly and said, "I vented all the resentment I had accumulated over the years. I picked up three biscuit boxes and smashed them against her with all my might, just like I was chopping steak."

Jiang Wenjing had seen her chop steak on a variety show, and it was incredibly fierce.

He swallowed hard and said cautiously, "Little sister, let's not hold grudges overnight. Resentment is bad for your health, so don't bottle it up."

The driver opened the car door, and the two of them got into the back seat one after the other.

Jiang Hexi asked hesitantly, "What did Mom say?"

“Last night, my uncle called. When Mom found out that you left the Zhou family overnight, she was so angry that she didn’t care about anything else and gave my uncle a thorough dressing down.”

Jiang Wenjing described it vividly:

“When Mom gets going, no one can suppress her power. She criticized the entire Zhou family from top to bottom, saying that Grandpa was too lenient, Uncle was all bark and no bite, and Aunt was too spoiled, which is why they raised Zhou Songyi, this troublemaker.”

Jiang Hexi asked with slight surprise, "Didn't she ask why?"

"What's the point of asking that?"

Jiang Wenjing gave a light rebuke, "What kind of big mistake must Zhou Songyi have made to force you to take action? She brought this beating on herself; she deserved it."

Jiang Hexi thought to herself, "That was close."

Just as it seemed the truth could no longer be hidden and her relationship with Yan Jie was about to be discovered, this whole charade backfired, causing a rift between her family and the Zhou family, and the matter was eventually dropped.

My phone vibrated with the notification sound of a new message.

Jiang Hexi glanced down at her phone; it was a message from Yan Jie.

Jie: [Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Xibao!]

Jie: [I'm too busy tomorrow, I'll come see you the day after.]

Jie transferred money to Xiaoxixi.

Jiang Hexi was reminded of a thorny issue that she hadn't dealt with yet: how could she possibly disappear from home for a few days?

Smiling: 【Why did you transfer money to me?】

Jie: [You promised to provide strong support; it can't just be empty words.]

Jie: [Take it. My girlfriend has no reason to spend her brothers' money anymore.]

Smiling: 【o(*////▽////*)q, I'll save this money for you, so you don't spend it recklessly.】

Smiling: [If you're busy over there, uh, you don't have to rush to come over...]

Jie: [Hehe.]

Jie: [You don't have much time left to explain to your family.]

Jie: [I'd like to ask you to go to the movies the day after tomorrow, to make up for what I owed you last time.]

Smiling: [No, no, no, no, I checked it myself, that horror movie wasn't good.]

Jie: [Whether it's good or not, we'll have to see it to decide.]

Jiang Hexi was so worried about Yan Jie's visit to Hong Kong that she couldn't even eat dinner.

As she drank the calming and heat-clearing soup that Ms. Zhou had specially prepared for her, she looked at the three plump heads that had popped up on the sofa. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she solved the problem that had been troubling her for so long.

The father and his two sons sat on the sofa, watching current events and discussing company matters.

Jiang Hexi placed the toolbox on the coffee table, moved a chair over, and sat down opposite the three of them.

Jiang Wenjing knew from her posture that she was up to something:

"Stop beating around the bush, just say what you want to say."

Jiang Hexi opened her toolbox, took out a stack of pre-designed hairstyle drafts, and handed them to them with great sincerity, asking them to review them one by one.

"Dad, eldest brother, second brother, I cut buzz cuts for the villagers in Canglang Village and designed several new hairstyles. I would like you to refer to them from the consumer's perspective and see which hairstyle is the best."

The father and his two sons each selected what they considered to be the best design from a stack of design drafts and held it in their hands.

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