On the way, Zhang Anxin was arrogant and smug, looking forward to seeing Anran and Anzhi get scolded or beaten.
Chu Ying looked wary and found An Ran increasingly annoying. No wonder her father had asked her the other day if she would agree to marry a stepmother to her.
Upon arriving at the yamen gate, the man surnamed Wan thought for a moment and then led them in through the side gate. As they entered, they happened to run into Chu Xuan, who had just been promoted to chief clerk.
"Brother Chu, over here!"
Chu Xuan looked in the direction of the sound and the first thing he saw was An Ran's puffed-up face, which was already swollen with anger.
"An Ran, what brings you here?"
Anxin's words caused the people standing nearby to have their own thoughts. First was Chu Ying. She didn't expect that what Anxin said was true. She was standing here and her father couldn't even see her. He was actually calling out to someone else!
"Father, can't you see me?"
Chu Xuan then noticed his daughter, who was partially obscured by the man surnamed Wan. "Xiao Ying, what brings you here? Did you all come together?"
Chu Ying quickly smiled and stepped forward to take Chu Xuan's hand, saying, "Father, An Ran and I are good friends. I brought them here to play."
Before the man surnamed Wan could explain that these people had hit Chu Ying, Chu Ying pulled this stunt, leaving him speechless.
Chu Xuan was quite happy, after all, once he had his daughter on his side, many things would be much easier to handle. "Really? That's wonderful!"
"Wait here, I'll go hand in this and then I'll take you out for something delicious."
Seeing this, the man surnamed Wan could only laugh it off and say that he had met them on the road and brought them back.
An Ran couldn't believe Chu Ying's sudden change of expression; the person who had been so fierce the whole way was now smiling at her.
She didn't want to be with people like that, so she said, "Brother, let's go. I don't like it here."
Chu Ying asked provocatively, "What, are you scared?"
“My father takes such good care of you, and you just leave without even saying hello, isn’t that incredibly rude?”
An Ran didn't care about any of that; if she was unhappy, she was going to leave. "Brother, ignore her, let's go home."
Anzhi glanced down at Chu Ying and let Anran pull her away.
Chu Ying realized that they were really going to step forward and stop them, and that if they left, her father would definitely go looking for them again.
They should be like those who wanted to enter the Chu family in the past, forever despised by their father and never able to replace her.
She put on a smile and said, "Anran, why are you ignoring me? It's all because of Zhang Anxin's nonsense that I misunderstood you. Let's go play together."
An Ran tried to pull her hand away but couldn't. Not only could she not pull it away, but she also felt her fingernails pinching her hand. The pain forced her to push Chu Ying away.
"Get lost, aren't you annoying?"
With just a gentle push, Chu Ying fell to the ground, and not only that, her leg hit a stone and was bleeding.
"Ah, help! An Ran, why are you doing this to me?"
An Ran was terrified. She had only tried to gently push Chu Ying's hand away, but she fell to the ground.
She looked helplessly at Anzhi, "Brother, I...I didn't mean to."
"It's okay, don't be afraid, it's not your fault."
The man surnamed Wan hadn't gone far when he heard the commotion and rushed over, only to find Chu Ying already on the ground. "Xiao Ying, what happened to you?"
"Uncle Wan, An Ran pushed me."
An Ran had no idea what was going on. Thinking that she had indeed pushed her and caused her to fall, she turned pale with fright and said, "I... I didn't push hard."
Xiao Lan was a bit older, and she was standing closer. She saw that her young mistress hadn't used much force; it was clearly Chu Ying who had fallen on her own.
"You fell down yourself and are trying to frame my young lady."
Chu Ying shook her head, crying, "No, Uncle Wan, I really want to be good friends with An Ran."
The man surnamed Wan picked her up and said to the person next to him, "Go call Brother Chu."
"Waaaaah, she pinched me so hard that I pushed her."
Anzhi took her hand and looked at it. Sure enough, there were several small fingernail marks on it. His face darkened. "Anran, don't be afraid. Your brother won't let anyone wrong you."
Anzhi called Xiao Hei over, "Go tell my uncle, and remember, don't let my mother know."
"Yes, young master." Xiao Hei turned and ran out. An Zhi pulled An Ran and ran in the direction that the man surnamed Wan had just left. He couldn't take An Ran with him. If he left, it would really be An Ran who pushed him.
The yamen had a specialist doctor who arrived quickly, along with Chu Xuan.
"What happened? How did you fall down as soon as you walked away?"
Chu Ying cried out, "I didn't fall! An Ran pushed me! Father, why did An Ran push me?"
These words left Chu Xuan stunned. He looked at An Ran with a question in his eyes, "An Ran, did you do this by accident?"
Anzhi spoke up for her sister, "No, she fell down herself to frame my sister."
Chu Ying protested loudly, "I didn't! Why would I frame her? Waaah! Father, believe me! It was An Ran who pushed me! If you don't believe me, ask her!"
An Ran was young and saw things as they were. It was indeed because she gently pushed Chu Ying that Chu Ying fell. So she told the truth: "I just pushed her lightly. I didn't expect her to fall."
"What do you mean gently? You did it on purpose. I wasn't standing properly, so no matter how you push me, I'll fall."
Chu Xuan stopped her from saying anything more, "Alright, let's wait for the doctor to examine her first."
After examining her, the doctor said, "Your daughter has only scraped her skin, but she still needs careful care to avoid leaving a scar."
"Xiaoying, my Xiaoying, where are you hurt?"
An elderly man with gray hair entered. Although he looked old, his features still bore a resemblance to Chu Xuan.
"Mother, why are you here?"
Chu Ying, with her neck bent, cried loudly, "Grandmother, you've finally come! I almost didn't get to see you again."
These words made Old Madam Chu feel heartbroken, and she hugged Chu Ying and cried uncontrollably. "My dear grandson, how did you get so badly injured?"
"Mother, don't cry yet. Take Xiaoying back first. This is not a place for you."
Although this is the backyard of the government office, people sometimes come here to visit. But others have to turn a blind eye. If someone reports it, they will be punished.
“I’m not leaving. My granddaughter has been bullied. Can’t I get justice for her?”
After speaking, his cloudy eyes looked at An Zhi and An Ran, "Is it them? Are the two children you mentioned before them?"
Chu Xuan was also a little angry. "Mother, what are you doing? Let's talk about it when we get back. Don't say these things in front of the children."
Grandma Chu stomped her cane, refusing to back down, "What, you're starting to feel sorry for them now? Does that mean that once they're inside, Xiaoying and I have to make way for them?"
Chu Xuan had no choice but to let An Zhi take An Ran and leave first. "You two go first, and I'll come and explain to you in a few days, okay?"
Old Mrs. Chu walked to the door and blocked it, saying, "You're not allowed to leave. This matter won't be over until it's resolved today."
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