Chapter 334 Finally Recognizing the Other's Childhood Appearance
"Yizhi, come with me for a moment."
Madam Shen called Liang Yizhi aside and said things that Ji Ying could not hear.
Shen Ruofu poured a cup of jujube tea and handed it to Ji Ying.
"Your skin is so white and tender, the whole world can see it. Xu Zhaoheng must be reminiscing about you now."
Ji Ying's eyes darkened, and she raised her hand to slap Chen Ruofu across the face.
This was exactly what Chen Ruofu wanted.
She planned to provoke Madam Shen, who, being a woman of refined manners, would surely be furious at Ji Ying's arrogance.
Today, Ji Ying is not only going to be divorced, but she's also going to suffer.
Shen Ruofu almost laughed at her own plan to kill two birds with one stone.
So, she took the opportunity to collapse to the ground, smashing the teacup in her hand to pieces.
However, Ji Ying saw through her plan. Instead of trying to make amends for herself, she stepped on Shen Ruofu's hand and pressed it onto the broken porcelain shards on the ground.
"ah--"
Caught off guard, Shen Ruofu immediately let out a scream, her face turning pale with pain.
Ji Ying not only didn't move her foot, but instead leaned down and increased the pressure on her foot, saying slowly and without any hesitation, "Do you think you can escape this beating?"
Shen Ruofu was startled for a moment, then heard Madam Shen shout at Ji Ying, "You are not allowed to hurt her! Someone come quick!"
As soon as Madam Shen finished speaking, several bodyguards rushed forward.
Among them was the slightly overweight man who had tried to torture Liang Yizhi that night with his armor-piercing whip.
Liang Yizhi walked a few steps to Ji Ying's side and pulled her into his arms to protect her.
Ji Ying's foot then left Shen Ruofu's hand.
Shen Ruofu's hands were immediately covered in blood, a shocking sight.
Madam Shen was so angry that her face turned pale.
"Ji Ying, this is the Chen residence. You're showing no respect for anyone. No matter who protects you today, I'm going to teach you a lesson!"
As she spoke, she gestured to the bodyguards to pull the person out of Liang Yizhi's arms no matter what.
At first, the bodyguards hesitated, but led by the slightly chubby man, they disregarded everything and launched an attack on Liang Yizhi.
Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, a sharp male voice came from the living room doorway.
"Stop!"
Madam Shen looked at Shen Jingxiu, who had suddenly appeared at the door, and was very agitated.
“Honey, she hit my daughter in front of me, and it’s not the first time. And this is happening right here at the Shen family home. This isn’t just a matter of being ill-mannered, this is… this is…”
Shen Jingxiu ruthlessly interrupted her, "Manners are for people. If someone acts worse than an animal, the best way to teach them manners is to let them taste the pain of being torn apart!"
Madam Shen was stunned by her husband's words.
"But Ruofu is ours..."
Before she could finish speaking, Liang Yizhi's phone rang.
The technicians who analyzed the IP addresses sent the investigation report to Liang Yizhi via email and reported it to him.
"Although the email address sent to Madam Shen was anonymous and located overseas, the embedded data in the video still showed signs of editing on the phone. We followed the trail and found the phone's serial number, which was registered to... Shen Ruofu."
Once the truth was revealed, the living room of the Shen family mansion fell into a deathly silence.
Shen Ruofu knew that she had no room to fool Shen Jingxiu and his wife, so she knelt down with a thud.
“Mom,” she said sincerely, “Ji Ying is Xu Zhaoheng’s white moonlight. It is a fact that the two of them had physical intimacy in the private room. I did it for Yizhi’s future and to avoid bringing shame to the Shen family. I had no bad intentions.”
Liang Yizhi snorted coldly, "To scheme against one's own fiancé and spread the videos of the victims everywhere, this kind of behavior is rotten to the core."
"No! I didn't!"
Shen Ruofu was certain they wouldn't get direct evidence that she had tampered with the air conditioner vents, so she raised her voice a few decibels.
“I didn’t scheme against Xu Zhaoheng. They were meeting in secret. I got the video by accident. I just… I was just momentarily blinded by greed when I released it. Ji Ying is cheating on you because she doesn’t love you. How can you falsely accuse me of drugging them?”
Upon hearing this, Ji Ying narrowed her eyes.
They never mentioned the word "drug" here, but Shen Ruofu denied it impatiently, as if her tail had been stepped on.
This is tantamount to admitting guilt without being asked.
If it wasn't her who orchestrated the conspiracy in the teahouse private room, then who was?
What's lacking right now is nothing more than direct evidence that can definitively condemn her.
Just when Ji Ying felt that she couldn't do anything to Shen Ruofu without evidence, Shen Jingxiu spoke up.
“I’ve lived for decades, and I’ve seen all sorts of monsters and demons. You want to talk to me about evidence? Fine! Then I’ll lock you up first, and when I find the evidence, I’ll call the police if necessary, and use family discipline if necessary.”
"No! Dad, don't be fooled by Ji Ying's pitiful appearance!"
Ignoring the blood streaming down her hands, Shen Ruofu crawled towards Shen Jingxiu, crying.
"Dad, everything I've done is because I love this family so much!"
Ji Ying laughed out loud in Liang Yizhi's arms.
"Shen Ruofu, don't try to make your murderous and arsonist nature sound so noble. Xiao Xia still has a blood debt to settle with you!"
Shen Ruofu trembled, and her crawling motion froze instantly.
Shen Jingxiu took in her reaction and couldn't help but nod, his voice carrying a calm that seemed to hold the promise of an impending storm.
"Fine, very well. I've raised you for over a decade, only to have you turned out to be an ingrate. Since you don't deserve to be human, then I don't need to show you any mercy."
He looked at the slightly overweight man beside him, "Chen Ke, drag him to the backyard and lock him up. Once all the evidence is verified, transfer him directly to the authorities for prosecution!"
Shen Ke was an orphan who grew up in the Shen family. He obeyed the orders of the Shen family members without question, especially Shen Jingxiu.
Upon hearing this, he immediately ordered his men to tie up Shen Ruofu.
"Mom, save me..."
With tears streaming down her face, Shen Ruofu struggled to reach out her bloodied hand to Madam Shen.
Madam Shen was terrified and hurriedly stepped forward to plead for mercy.
"Jingxiu! It's Ji Ying who's in the wrong. How could you treat our daughter like this for the sake of an outsider!"
Shen Jingxiu chuckled, "Madam, she gave you a couple of doses of bewitching potion, and you've already become confused again?"
Madam Shen was speechless at his words.
Shen Jingxiu continued, "Shen Ruofu is not human, so she is just a dog kept by the Shen family. I will find a suitable time to announce to the public that the adoption relationship with Shen Ruofu is terminated."
Madam Shen gasped and staggered back two steps.
Shen Ruofu was struck dumb. Her identity, status, and future—everything she relied on to establish herself in Beijing—vanished because of those words.
She lost all strength to resist.
Upon seeing this, Shen Ke immediately ordered his men to drag her away.
Seeing that the commotion had temporarily subsided, Liang Yizhi, worried that Ji Ying was exhausted, put his arm around her shoulder and prepared to take her away.
He turned to look at Madam Shen, his tone unusually distant and sharp.
"Now that things are clear, I must say this: whether in the past or in the future, I, Liang Yizhi, will never divorce Ji Ying. If Madam Shen has nothing better to do, she should read more books to broaden her mind."
Madam Shen bit her lip, feeling guilty, and couldn't say anything.
Liang Yizhi's gaze was deep, and he continued meaningfully, "In the past, out of consideration for your seniority, I hoped to maintain harmony and mediated between you many times. Now it seems that I was meddling. From now on, whenever my wife is involved, Madam Shen, please behave yourself!"
After saying that, he took Ji Ying and left.
A chill ran down Madam Shen's spine.
Even if she were naive, she should understand the situation now given her husband's and Liang Yizhi's attitudes today.
An increasingly compelling answer came to her mind, and she felt unsteady on her feet, so she grabbed the table next to her for support.
As Ji Ying passed by Shen Ke, she paused, stepped out of Liang Yizhi's embrace, and took two steps toward him.
She looked him over carefully and finally recognized what he looked like as a child.
"If I had known you would eat so much and only gain weight without gaining brains, I would have preferred to remain a 'bamboo pole'."
Shen Ke suddenly looked up, his pupils shrinking...
Because of the nickname "Bamboo Pole," only the young lady in the Shen family could call her that. If anyone else called her that, they would get beaten up!
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