When Ji Jingchen walked to the door of the restaurant, he suddenly heard the sound of a plate falling to the ground, followed by Ji Qianya's voice.
He frowned, never expecting that those words would come from Ji Qianya's mouth.
Ji Jingchen didn't hesitate at all and immediately pushed open the half-closed door and walked in.
What caught his eye was Ji Qianya, who was facing away from him and grabbing the arm of Li Shu, who had fallen to the ground. There were also ceramic fragments and food scattered around.
Especially when seeing Li Shu's eyes full of fear, anyone could tell that the two of them had a dispute, and it was Ji Qianya who was unilaterally bullying Li Shu.
Seeing this, Ji Jingchen's face was so dark that ink could drip out of it. He strode forward and said, "Ji Qianya, what are you doing! Let Xiaoshu go!"
Ji Qianya was originally immersed in joy when she discovered that she could speak again, but the next second, Ji Jingchen's voice, which was filled with chill, came to her ears.
She shuddered with fear and quickly let go of Li Shu's hand. She turned around and looked at Ji Jingchen who was striding towards her. A trace of panic flashed in her eyes. She glanced at Li Shu who was still on the ground and said in a nervous voice, "Big brother, why are you at home..."
Ji Jingchen squatted down and helped Li Shu up, his sharp eyes fell on Ji Qianya, "Why are you bullying Xiaoshu?"
Ji Qianya bit her lip and shook her head in denial, "Brother, I didn't bully her. I just touched her arm and she fell to the ground."
Li Shu's eyelashes were slightly lowered, and she curled up in Ji Jingchen's arms without saying a word. She just rubbed her arms silently through her coat, looking very obedient.
Ji Jingchen naturally noticed her actions. His eyes darkened. He reached out and took Li Shu's arm, gently rolling up her coat sleeve.
As expected, the girl's fair and delicate arm was red, with a faint hint of purple. That was exactly where Ji Qianya's hand was grasping. "Ji Qianya, you are a liar now, right? This is called a touch?"
Ji Qianya looked at the large red and purple patch on Li Shu's arm, her eyes widened in disbelief. She never thought that it would become like this just by scratching it.
"Brother, I really just touched it with my hand, I don't know how it happened so seriously!"
Ji Jingchen ignored her, looked down at the trembling girl in his arms, and said softly: "Xiaoshu, tell me what's going on. Don't be afraid, I'll take care of it for you."
Li Shu covered her arm and looked up at Ji Qianya standing opposite her. Her timid eyes were misty and wet, with a hint of red at the corners of her eyes. "Brother, I was eating breakfast well when Sister Qianya suddenly rushed over and pulled me to the ground, calling me a bitch and saying that I took away everything that originally belonged to her. She is the only eldest daughter of the Ji family..."
After Li Shu finished speaking, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart: It turns out that being a little white lotus is so fun, it's really exciting.
"You're lying!" Ji Qianya was almost mad with rage, her throat smoking with anxiety. "Brother, believe me, I didn't say those words!"
Ji Jingchen had already lost his patience and didn't believe a single word she said. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and a low pressure lingered around him. "I heard you say 'bitch' very clearly. The education you received in the Ji family over the past ten years has all gone to waste."
He paused, then continued, "Go to the confinement room and reflect on your actions."
"Brother, what are you talking about!" Ji Qianya's brows were full of disbelief when he heard this. He simply couldn't believe what he heard, "You want to put me in solitary confinement?!"
She bit her lip, her face pale, her throat dry as she continued to defend herself, "I suddenly couldn't speak, so I pulled my sister's arm, wanting her to help me see what was going on, but she ended up falling to the ground!"
Ji Jingchen didn't want to listen to her useless explanations anymore. She could come up with any excuse she wanted. He just said, "That's enough. If you say one more word, I'll keep you locked up for another day."
“Big Brother!”
Ji Qianya's body swayed slightly, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over her head, and she felt cold from head to toe.
She happened to meet Li Shu's playful gaze, and her fingertips hanging by her side trembled uncontrollably with anger, and hatred and anger surged in her chest. If Ji Jingchen hadn't been there, she would have rushed up and torn Li Shu into pieces.
At this time, Steward Ji, who heard the noise, walked in and looked at the scene in front of him in confusion, "Master, Miss, what's going on?"
Ji Jingchen raised his chin in the direction of Ji Qianya, "Butler Ji, you've come at the right time. Take her to the confinement room and lock her up. No one is allowed to let her out without my order."
"Yes, Master!"
Butler Ji's eyes narrowed. Although he didn't know what had happened, seeing the debris and food on the ground and Ji Jingchen's instructions to him, he could probably guess that there was a dispute between the eldest lady and Miss Qianya, and that Miss Qianya was the one in the wrong.
He walked to Ji Qianya and whispered, "Miss Qianya, let's go."
Ji Qianya's face turned pale and blue, and her fingernails were so strong that they almost broke. She knew that if she continued to be stubborn, the consequences might be even more serious.
She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, pursed her red lips tightly, and then walked away.
…
Ye Lan found out that Ji Qianya had been locked up in the solitary confinement room for an hour when she overheard the servants' chat.
She immediately rushed to the solitary confinement room on the second underground floor, but the bodyguard guarding the door would not let her in and said that no one could let Ji Qianya out without Ji Jingchen's order.
Ye Lan was helpless and didn't know what had happened, so she could only go to find Ji Jingchen.
"Jing Chen, what did Qianya do wrong? Why did you put her in the confinement room?" Ye Lan pushed open the study door and walked in hurriedly. Looking at the young man sitting at the desk correcting documents, her face was full of anxiety and worry that she could not hide.
Ji Jingchen paused holding the pen, raised his head and looked at her, his face showing a complicated expression, "Mom, I'm quite curious, if it was Xiaoshu who was locked up by me, would you be so concerned?"
Ye Lan's expression froze. "Jing Chen, what are you talking about? Xiaoshu is my daughter. How could I not care about her?"
Ji Jingchen stroked the pen with his slender fingers. After a few seconds of silence, he slowly said, "Mom, I won't let Qianya go so soon. She really should reflect on herself."
Ye Lan asked with a puzzled look on her face: "So what did Qianya do wrong?!"
Ji Jingchen slowly put the cap back on the pen in his hand, his face expressionless as he said concisely, "She lied and refused to admit that she bullied Xiaoshu. She even cursed and called Xiaoshu a bitch."
"Mom, this is the good daughter you taught me?"
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