Shen Jiaojiao stepped forward, took Zhao Ruyue's hand, and said with a serious smile, "That's right, it's true, I like you. If you don't mind, we can be friends!"
Zhao Ruyue didn't know what was wrong. She was so happy, but her eyes just kept flowing with tears, as if she had lost control.
"I do, I really do, I like you too... Waaah... I really like you, I like you so much!" Zhao Ruyue cursed herself fiercely.
It was something I was really happy about, but I had to cry so pathetically in front of my goddess.
Shen Jiaojiao gently hugged her, her hand softly stroking her back.
She truly admired her. A little girl lost her mother at such a young age, grew up with many hardships, and in the end, she was still able to stand up so bravely and become such an outstanding person.
Instead of taking revenge on society, they give back to it; having been rained on, they want to offer an umbrella to others.
Such a person is truly wonderful.
Zhao Ruyue had been crying silently, but now that the goddess was holding her in her arms, she felt as if her heart was soaking in warm honey, and she could no longer control herself.
The silent crying turned into a loud wail.
"Wow! Jiaojiao! You have no idea how happy I am!"
"Uh-huh!"
"Waaah! That dog daddy tried to steal my money and wouldn't feed me, so I smashed his bowl! I won't feed him either!"
"Yes, Yue'er is very brave!"
"Waaah... You know what? That Zhao Ruyan is a total green tea bitch! She always bullied me when we were kids! I... I... I even thought about taking them all down with me! You know that?"
"Yes, Yue'er is great!"
"Waaah... These trash, I thought about it later and realized that it would be too easy for them to die. They had to live, they had to suffer! I did it, wasn't I amazing!"
"Yes, it's incredibly amazing!"
Shen Jiaojiao gently comforted her, her voice soft and her face smiling, like a goddess.
Zhang Jie, standing to the side, looked at the woman in red. Just a moment ago, she had been like a quarrelsome rooster, speaking aggressively, but now she was crying like a child.
Her eyes were red and swollen like peaches.
I never imagined there were girls like this in the world; she's so innocent and special.
Zhao Ping'an outside was furious, like a mad dog, and started cursing right there on the street.
As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles.
The despicable things he did today have already been widely reported, and some well-meaning older women gave Zhao Ping'an a good beating with rotten vegetable leaves!
With no other option, Zhao Ping'an could only flee in a sorry state with the two of them.
After all that commotion, it was already afternoon, and he needed to find a place to stay quickly. He had originally brought land deeds in his suitcase when he left, but now his rebellious daughter had ruined them all.
You can't do without money now.
Thinking of the thousand taels that his rebellious daughter had given to Zhao Ruyan, he said to her as a matter of course, "Yan'er, we need to find a place to stay quickly. It's getting late, and if we don't find one now, we won't have anywhere to stay tonight."
Zhao Ruyan's heart skipped a beat. She touched the silver note on her chest and had a bad feeling. She pretended to be innocent and said, "Father, I will listen to you. I will be wherever you are."
Zhao Ping'an felt a little relieved and reached out to Ru Yan, revealing his purpose: "Give me your thousand taels of silver. I need money for renting a place and buying some things. It will cost a lot of money!"
Ruyan had no intention of paying any money. Her face stiffened as she looked at her mother, her eyes revealing her reluctance.
Her mother turned her head away helplessly; there was nothing she could do but pretend she couldn't see it.
Zhao Ping'an's eyes were filled with rage as he looked at Ru Yan. The anger that had been building up all day finally exploded, and he went up and slapped Ru Yan across the face!
Damn it, it's all her fault!
If Zhao Ruyue can't handle this, surely this one can?
If she hadn't insisted on harming Ruyue, Ruyue wouldn't have gone mad! And she herself wouldn't have been kicked out.
This caused his long-standing efforts to ruin people's livelihoods.
Zhao Ruyan was raised entirely by him, so why can't he ask her for some money now?
He looked at Zhao Ruyan like a devil and threatened in a low voice, "Hurry up and give me the money, or I'll slap you!"
Zhao Ruyan's face immediately swelled up, since the other party hadn't exerted any force at all. She looked at her father in disbelief.
She felt that the faith she had held in the first half of her life had completely collapsed. Was this still the father who had always doted on her?
How could he show such a fierce expression to her? He even hit her. Tears streamed down her face mercilessly.
With trembling hands, he took out the silver note he had just warmed, but before he could even take it out, Zhao Ping'an stepped forward and snatched it away.
I counted it in front of them and it was indeed one thousand taels!
Only then did he place it on his chest, looking at Ruyan, whose face was already streaked with tears. After all, he had genuinely cared for her before and couldn't bear to abandon her, so he patiently offered a few words of comfort.
"Alright, Yan'er, don't cry. Daddy was just too anxious. Don't blame Daddy, Daddy apologizes!"
"Daddy will go look at houses now. Don't worry, consider this money a loan from Daddy. I'll pay you back double when things get better!"
Zhao Ruyan blinked, tears streaming down her face. She hugged her mother and wept silently, her mind filled with only one thought: Why did you hit me?
Seeing that she was ignoring him, Zhao Ping'an lost patience and turned to walk towards the housing market. Renting a house was the priority!
After he walked a short distance, Ruyan and her daughter followed.
There was nothing they could do; it was getting late, and they were just two weak women who could survive by staying with Zhao's father.
After Shen Jiaojiao finally managed to comfort the person, a long time had passed.
"Moon, it's getting late, I need to head back now. You have a lot to do at home, so go ahead and take care of it. You can come find me at the Crown Prince's residence anytime you're done!"
Zhao Ruyue regained her senses and regretted it. How could such a disheveled side of her have been seen? How embarrassing!
Destroy it!
She spoke so gently just now, and even told me I could contact her anytime!
Very good.
Zhao Ruyue suppressed her excitement and calmly replied, "Okay, I apologize for the poor hospitality today. I'll come to the Crown Prince's residence to find you as soon as I'm done with my business here!"
Seeing her swollen eyes, Shen Jiaojiao said with heartache, "Alright, you should go back and apply some ointment to your eyes. They're so swollen."
"Okay, I got it. You should go back now."
Shen Jiaojiao noticed that she was indeed much better, and she had been out for quite a while today, so she still needed to go back to see His Highness the Crown Prince.
So he turned and left.
Zhao Ruyan stood watching her slowly walk away until she could no longer see her, as if she couldn't get enough of watching her.
Zhang Jie coughed twice: "Ahem! Miss Zhao, may we begin the statistics now?"
Zhao Ruyan snapped out of her daze, her swollen eyes narrowing into slits, and her attitude towards him became much colder: "Oh! You can handle it yourself first. My eyes are so tired from being open, I'll go back and rest for a bit."
After saying that, he went back to rest on his own.
Zhang Jie was left standing there awkwardly. The owner was gone; what was he going to do now? What a headache!
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