Chapter 211 Seemingly a peaceful facade, but in reality, everyone harbors their own agenda.
Xie Lingfang held her son's hand, tears streaming down her face, "Because of this woman, you almost went to the underworld again..."
Liang Weiyue felt that her words were unlucky, so he interrupted her, saying, "A-Jian's condition is only temporary and not that serious."
Shen Ruofu, who had remained silent until now, averted her gaze from Liang Yizhi and spoke in a seemingly considerate tone, "Actually, it's understandable that Madam Liang is so agitated. Miss Ji is too popular with the opposite sex and is always entangled with men, while she and the eldest young master, although engaged, have always slept in separate rooms..."
"Didn't I tell you to go back to Beijing? Is there something important here that makes you abandon your duties to personally inquire about it?" Liang Yizhi slowly interrupted her.
Shen Ruofu felt awkward for a moment, then said frankly, "There's a patient whose test results aren't finished yet, so I have to stay and wait for the data. I don't know if you know her, but she's a friend of Miss Ji."
Liang Yizhi raised an eyebrow: "Why do you think I have to know all her friends?"
Shen Ruofu was speechless.
At this moment, Liang Yizhi made his point clear: "If you're staying here for ulterior motives, then you should leave."
Princess Shen was not to be offended, so Liang Weiyue quickly smoothed things over, saying, "Second brother, Miss Shen stayed because of work, and we cannot neglect our guest."
Even Xie Lingfang said, "We should respect Ms. Shen's career. We welcome her to stay here for the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Ji Ying looked at Xie Lingfang in surprise.
Previously, people kept saying that a good woman should stay at home to support her husband and raise her children, but now they want to respect women's careers.
It turns out that her set of feudal rules was also based on the person being treated.
Ji Ying curled her lips in a mocking smile, "I hope Madam Liang will keep these profound remarks in mind."
Xie Lingfang's face darkened. "What do you mean? I'm your elder, how dare you talk to me like that?"
"Elders?" Ji Ying's voice was cold. "I respect the age of my elders, not your character. Besides, the Liang family would be even less willing to let a prisoner become the matriarch, would they?"
Xie Lingfang immediately raised her voice: "Isn't it just taking you to get a checkup? How dare you threaten me like this!"
A humiliating insult that destroys one's personality is nothing more than a trivial matter in her eyes.
Ji Ying clearly showed her displeasure and picked up her phone.
Seeing that she was about to call the police, Liang Weiyue quickly scolded Xie Lingfang, "Do you think you can make the law? You think it's a small matter just because you say so? Use your narrow-minded, domesticated perspective to consider whether the Liang family's reputation or yours can withstand more damage!"
Xie Lingfang was stunned by her husband's unprecedented sternness, her face turning pale and then flushed, finally realizing the seriousness of the situation.
She looked at Ji Ying with extreme resentment and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: "My son became like this because of you, what exactly do you want?"
Ji Ying could tell that she was reminding herself of the debt she owed Liang Jian for saving her life.
She put down her phone and said coldly, "Mrs. Liang is really good at finding bargaining chips for herself, but your son is your son, and you are you. From now on, please keep your mouth shut about my affairs. Otherwise, I don't mind letting everyone see what kind of person the matriarch of the Liang family is."
After Ji Ying finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Liang Jian on the hospital bed, "I have very low emotional intelligence and very little patience when I'm working, so don't come to my workplace to look for me in the future."
After saying that, she turned and left.
Liang Jian frowned and quickly asked, "I'll be discharged from the hospital soon. Are you coming back tonight?"
"son……"
Xie Lingfang was about to speak when Liang Jian glared at her coldly, silencing her.
Ji Ying did not respond to his words, and her figure disappeared at the door of the ward.
"What is that? You son of a bitch," Xie Lingfang muttered under her breath.
Liang Yizhi frowned slightly.
"Why are you acting like a shrew from the street? Stop using those foul words and remember who you are."
Liang Weiyue was extremely disgusted with her current appearance, and left with a gloomy face.
Upon seeing this, Liang Yanchuan immediately and alertly returned to his ward.
Liang Yizhi walked downstairs to the inpatient building, and Shen Ruofu caught up with him.
"Brother-in-law, you've changed."
Liang Yizhi stopped and looked at her.
Shen Ruofu pursed her lips and stepped forward, saying, "Now I can understand why Aizhu cried so bitterly after returning home. It was because she had witnessed how you treated Miss Ji, and then saw how you treated her. The stark contrast between your treatment of her and Aizhu's was disheartening."
Liang Yizhi's gaze towards her was devoid of warmth.
"Shen Aizhu drugged Ji Ying at the Liang family's house, and Xie Lingfang took her to the hospital to humiliate her. If these two things happened to you, would you be magnanimous enough to forgive them? What Ji Ying has now is enough to make the Liang family lose face. You are ultimately an outsider, and you can't possibly have thought of these schemes and concerns."
Shen Ruofu was heartbroken by the last sentence.
Although she was her adoptive parents' biological daughter and was adopted into the Shen family the year after the incident, she had long since come to regard Liang Yizhi as family.
But reality slapped her awake. If she were to be strict about it, she and Liang Yizhi had absolutely no connection.
Even if his engagement with the dead daughter of the Shen family expires in three years, he is most likely to marry Shen Aizhu, not her.
"I'm sorry, brother-in-law, I didn't think things through before blaming you."
"It's okay. Aren't you thinking about yourself too? You're not wrong. I still prefer to see the confident you."
After saying that, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Liang Yizhi was like a truly forgiving older brother, fully accepting her apology and growth.
Shen Ruofu seemed to have completely heeded his advice.
This scene, seemingly peaceful and harmonious, actually reveals that everyone has their own agenda.
Liang Yizhi returned to the car, rubbing his temples without saying a word.
Xue Qin reported, "Old Master Shen called to inquire whether our search for the Shen family's daughter is still ongoing, but I gave him a perfunctory answer for now."
Liang Yizhi looked out the window impatiently. "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, send two specimens to the testing center in Beijing."
Xue Qin's eyes widened. "Another target?"
He'd been busy with other work these past few days, and there had been significant progress on his boss's end, but he was completely unaware of it.
Liang Yizhi closed his eyes. "Let's drive. Serious work is the priority."
Not getting an answer, Xue Qin was completely confused, but he still started the car.
...
Liang Jian was discharged from the hospital in the afternoon, and Ji Ying came to pick him up.
Back at the Liang family home.
Perhaps because she had a recording, Xie Lingfang quieted down considerably.
Ji Ying went straight back to her room, not even sparing her a glance.
Xie Lingfang was so angry that her chest hurt.
Shen Ruofu gently comforted her from the side, "Auntie, now the eldest young master and my brother-in-law are both siding with Miss Ji, and you don't have a good way to change the situation, so just bear with it."
Upon hearing this, a fierce glint flashed in Xie Lingfang's eyes.
Although she can't do anything to her own son right now, she can try her best with Liang Yizhi.
Moreover, a plan had already been in place.
Xie Lingfang smiled and patted Shen Ruofu's hand, then whispered, "Don't worry, I've already figured out what to do. Auntie would like to ask you for a favor: to invite Yizhi out for lunch tomorrow."
Shen Ruofu didn't know what she was going to do, but she nodded.
At this moment, the maid brought Xie Lingfang some bird's nest.
Xie Lingfang finished the drink in one go, only to find that the bird's nest tasted a bit strange.
Why does it smell like medicine? Are you trying to harm me?
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