Chapter 310 Slapping the Madam's Face
Shen Jingxiu knew about Ji Ying's physical condition, and immediately clicked his tongue.
"Did I say something wrong?" Madam Shen asked, looking puzzled. "Although Yizhi may have difficulty having children, Ji Ying's symptoms do indeed resemble those of a pregnant woman."
Without saying a word, Liang Yizhi picked up Ji Ying.
After taking a few steps, he remembered that there were still unfinished matters here, so he stopped and called out in a deep voice, "Jiang Ran."
Jiang Ran immediately understood, deftly drew her dagger, grabbed Shen Mu's hair, and replied, "Here!"
"Tenfold repayment."
"clear!"
Madam Shen panicked immediately and said urgently, "How can this be! He was doing everything I told him to do, you can't..."
Liang Yizhi ignored him and left without looking back, carrying Ji Ying in his arms.
“Madam,” Shen Jingxiu’s voice was cold, “Isn’t Yizhi’s attitude clear enough? Shen Mu is taking the blame for you! Also, if anyone else heard you say that just now, they would definitely suspect that their wife is having an affair. Shen Ruofu’s matter is not over yet, you should reflect on yourself.”
Madam Shen stood frozen in place, her once well-maintained face drained of all color...
Ji Ying was carried away by Liang Yizhi. She wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered, "I can't have children, and you might not be able to either, so it's impossible for me to get pregnant."
Liang Yizhi's serious expression remained unchanged. "I've arranged for a plastic surgeon to perform facial reconstruction surgery on you in a bit. Let's do a check-up first to rule out the possibility of pregnancy."
"Don't you suspect I'm cheating on you?" Ji Ying asked.
Liang Yizhi chuckled very softly, "With me around, do you still have the energy to go hunting for food in the wild?"
Ji Ying's face instantly turned red, and she immediately shut her mouth and stopped looking at him.
After a series of tests, it was confirmed that Ji Ying was not pregnant.
She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she saw a hint of disappointment on Liang Yizhi's face.
An hour later, the facial reconstruction surgery was successfully completed.
The doctor said the surgery was very successful and would not leave a scar, but because she had received a tetanus vaccine, she still needed to stay in the hospital for observation for half an hour.
This half hour is the perfect time to settle accounts.
Shen Mu was essentially finished, while Shen Ruofu was brought before Ji Ying.
Actually, her uterine bleeding wasn't serious, and it stopped after she got to the hospital. The whole performance she put on in the ward was just to gain sympathy, but nobody believed her.
With Shen Jingxiu present, Madam Shen could only wait outside the observation ward.
Despite being filled with anxiety, there was nothing I could say.
Shen Ruofu's face was pale, but her eyes were full of defiance.
“Miss Ji,” she maintained her dignified young lady persona in front of her adoptive parents, “even with Madam Pang’s help, don’t be too smug. You hit me, and you still want to deny it?”
Ji Ying's face was wrapped in gauze, so she couldn't show any expression, but her tone was cold.
“I don’t have time to play word games with you here. Your good mother taught me what it means to punish someone severely, so I’ll try it on you.”
Shen Ruofu didn't know what she was going to do, but it was definitely more terrifying than being beaten. She gasped, "This is a society governed by law..."
If Ji Ying hadn't just had surgery, she would have really laughed at his words.
“My husband can’t just stand by and watch me suffer like this. If you do something wrong, you should be punished. I’m already being lenient by not reporting you for framing me because of Yizhi, but you have to give me an explanation!”
This is a modified version of what Madam Shen said in the ward, returned to Shen Ruofu.
Ji Ying ostensibly sought to settle scores with Shen Ruofu, but in reality, she was slapping Madam Shen in the face.
Madam Shen wanted to go in and say a few words for her daughter, but Shen Jingxiu stopped her with a look.
Then Ji Ying's voice carried an undeniable sense of oppression, "I won't hit you this time. Slap yourself until I'm satisfied."
Slapping yourself in the face, that must hurt so much.
Shen Ruofu looked pitifully at Liang Yizhi.
However, the man simply stood by the window without saying a word.
She looked pleadingly at Madam Shen outside the observation room.
As a result, Madam Shen gritted her teeth and left.
Ji Ying said slowly, "If you can't do it yourself, I'll have Jiang Ran do it for you, but you have to settle her fee after you're done."
Shen Ruofu bit her lip and slapped herself across the face.
"Didn't you eat?" Ji Ying asked indifferently. "I can't hear you."
Smack! Smack!
"He's too weak and doesn't seem sincere. Let Jiang Ran do it instead."
...
For the next half hour, the only sound in the quiet observation room was the continuous, increasingly loud slapping.
Ji Ying was sometimes critical of the force and sometimes complained about the rhythm. Shen Ruofu's face, which had been slapped just two days ago, quickly became red and swollen again.
Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes went from resentment to numbness.
Ji Ying only felt tired and called for a break when the doctor came in to tell her that the observation period was over.
At this moment, Shen Ruofu was already dizzy and disoriented, and Madam Shen, who had returned, quickly ran in and hugged her.
Liang Yizhi raised an eyebrow, immediately picked up Ji Ying, and took her away.
He paused slightly as he passed by Shen Ruofu, who was slumped in Madam Shen's arms.
"If we don't learn our lesson this time, the consequences of our actions next time will be even worse. It's important to know your own limitations and turn back before it's too late."
He didn't even glance at Shen Ruofu the whole time, and after speaking, he picked up Ji Ying and left without looking back.
Shen Ruofu rolled her eyes, and her whole body went limp as if she had stopped breathing.
"Doctor, come quick! My daughter has fainted! What are you waiting for?"
Madam Shen cried out in alarm.
The doctor waiting outside the observation room pushed over a trolley, placed Shen Ruofu on it, and quickly pushed her to the emergency room.
Madam Shen wanted to go with them, but Shen Jingxiu grabbed her wrist.
Madam Shen lowered her head and said, "Jingxiu, what's wrong with you? Ruofu is our daughter. We brought her back from the orphanage with our own hands. She's injured like this, how can you not feel any heartache?"
Shen Jingxiu held her wrist tightly, showing no intention of letting go.
“In Shen Ruofu, I see the shadow of Shen Aizhu. Shen Aizhu’s death was her own fault, so isn’t Shen Ruofu’s current state also her own doing?”
Madam Shen looked at her husband in disbelief.
Are you accusing me of not raising my daughter well and not being fit to be a mother?
Shen Jingxiu released her hand, his gaze softening.
"I'm reminding you that when a mother is blinded by favoritism and can't even see the most basic right and wrong, tragedy often occurs at such times."
These words struck Madam Shen's heart like a knife, hitting her where it hurt the most.
Years of pent-up grievances, sacrifices, and the pain of being misunderstood overwhelmed her reason in an instant.
"You can't tell right from wrong? How could you say such a thing to me! For so many years, I've fully supported your research, cooperated with all the arrangements made by the higher-ups, and even put my own daughter in a secondary position..."
Madam Shen choked up as she spoke.
“No mother in this world can bear the pain of losing a child! Losing Ruoheng was like my heart dying once. The guilt I felt towards Ruoheng tormented me day and night until Aizhu and Ruofu came along and redeemed me. I regret not fighting for my daughter even a little bit back then. I made up for it with Aizhu and Ruofu. What did I do wrong?”
Looking at her grief-stricken face, Shen Jingxiu closed his eyes, suppressing the turbulent emotions swirling within them.
“See the subtle,” he said calmly, “precisely because we have all suffered the cost of loss, we should be even less lenient in making mistakes. And you are making an irreversible mistake.”
Madam Shen was struck by the profound meaning in his words, and even her grief faltered.
She grabbed Shen Jingxiu's arm.
"You...you know where Ruoheng is? Is our daughter...not dead?"
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