Chapter 191 Entrance "Etiquette"
Ji Ying lowered her eyelashes slightly and gently rubbed her fingertips against her palm.
When she looked up again, her face held just the right amount of shy insistence.
She looked at Liang Jian, her voice soft and reassuring, "I'm worried that if I move in, I won't be able to take good care of you and will only cause you trouble. Besides, you're still sick, we..."
Liang Jian immediately understood. "Actually, I think I'm perfectly normal in my current state. Does that mean if I never recover to the state you want me to be, you'll have to live separately from me forever?"
“A-Jian,” Liang Weiyue interrupted, “you still have a blood clot in your head, and your mother and I worry about your health every day because of it. I think Yingying’s consideration is well-intentioned. Anyway, we have many rooms in our house, and living under the same roof means you can see her every day.”
Liang Jian frowned at his father's words.
Do men really think they can solve problems just by looking at them?
But her father had already said so, and Ji Ying had finally agreed.
Left with no other choice, Liang Jian nodded and gripped Ji Ying's hand even tighter.
"I'll go home with you to pack your things."
Ji Ying smiled faintly and gently withdrew her hand, the movement natural yet carrying a sense of distance.
"No need to trouble yourself, I don't have much stuff. Just wait for me downstairs at the apartment building after get off work."
Liang Jian felt a slight pang of bitterness in his heart from the awkwardness in her words.
Liang Weiyue laughed and said, "Then let's have a family banquet tonight, and we can invite your second uncle back as well, to welcome you back."
Upon hearing that she wanted to see Liang Yizhi, Ji Ying's eyelashes suddenly drooped, concealing the complex emotions that flashed across her eyes.
...
Liang Jian insisted on taking Ji Ying back to the company, and Ji Ying couldn't refuse, so she went with him.
Liang Weiyue sat in the back seat of the Rolls-Royce, his expression slightly somber.
The assistant, observing the situation, said, "I'm sorry, Chairman Liang, I didn't know the eldest son had come so suddenly."
Liang Weiyue closed his eyes and said calmly, "Ji Ying asked him to come."
The assistant immediately understood: "It seems Miss Ji really didn't mean that. Actually, it's not difficult to find someone who looks similar. Should I look for a few more who are even closer? This time, we will be careful to make sure we don't disturb Madam."
Liang Weiyue sighed, "For ordinary women, it's like scratching an itch through a boot."
The assistant was speechless.
As if remembering something, Liang Weiyue slowly opened his eyes, his gaze becoming sharp.
"Tell me, did the second brother investigate her or not?"
The assistant hesitated and said, "They said they found it before, but then they denied it. Old Master Shen was furious, and Second Master even made a special trip back to Beijing to explain. But strangely, the thing he cares about most has not been touched since."
Liang Weiyue tapped his fingertips lightly on the armrest of the seat, his eyes growing increasingly deep.
"Either he doesn't want to look anymore, or he already knows something but is deliberately holding back."
The assistant's eyes widened...
In the evening, Ji Ying, carrying a small suitcase, was picked up by Liang Jian and taken to the Liang residence.
The car slowly drove to the gate, and the gilded gate slowly opened.
Xie Lingfang stood in the middle of the road, dressed in a dignified and proper cheongsam. Beside her were an old nanny she had brought from her maternal home and several burly maids.
Liang Jian turned to Ji Ying and said, "Wait for me in the car, I'll go check."
After saying that, he got out of the car and walked towards the door.
"Mom, didn't you promise to let Ji Ying come back? What's going on now?"
Xie Lingfang pulled him back and whispered, "Son, I won't go back on my word since I've already promised. I'm doing this for your own good. You don't want to have trouble controlling her in the future, do you? I'm helping you."
Liang Jian hesitated for a moment because of her words.
“But you did that to them before, and I just managed to coax them back. If you keep doing this, you'll scare them away.”
Xie Lingfang scoffed lightly: "Silly boy, can't you see that she's playing hard to get? What kind of family is our Liang family? How could she bear to leave you?"
In Xie Lingfang's mind, Ji Ying was merely using the tactic of playing hard to get to keep her son hanging.
Today, she's going to give the other party a warning, telling her that acting is one thing, but if she dares to take real action and plot against her son, her fate will be even worse than it is today.
Liang Jian noticed the ice cubes floating in the large wooden tub behind her, and his brows furrowed even more.
"No, she'll get sick in this weather."
"Son, can you please stop being so silly?"
As the mother and son were struggling, Ji Ying got out of the car and walked towards them.
“Madam Liang,” she said calmly, “what kind of welcoming etiquette is this? Please enlighten me.”
Xie Lingfang ignored her son and said, "Our Liang family has high standards and strict rules. A-Jian is the eldest grandson of the Liang family, pure and clean, and we cannot tolerate any filth around him. As for you... after all, you have been married once, your body is not pure, and your reputation is tainted. You must use water infused with these pomelo leaves to wash yourself clean from head to toe before you can enter this door."
As she spoke, she raised her chin, her tone haughty.
"Take off your clothes and go inside to shower."
Liang Jian quickly said, "Mom, you..."
"Shut up and get out of here!"
Surprisingly, the person who said this was Ji Ying.
Liang Jian turned to look at her in surprise, only to see a faint smile on Ji Ying's lips.
"I never imagined that the Liang family would still retain such a despicable custom of insulting people in the 21st century. My past was legal and compliant, and being divorced does not mean I am inferior. However, the family's values have certainly opened my eyes."
Xie Lingfang blurted out, "A woman who has been slept with is cheap!"
Ji Ying, unperturbed, asked in surprise, "Is Madam Liang still so virtuous? Are you really that unattractive to Chairman Liang?"
Xie Lingfang, "..."
Unable to win an argument with Ji Ying, Xie Lingfang became enraged and shouted at the maids beside her, "What are you all standing there for! Throw her into the bucket!"
Several burly maids immediately swarmed around Ji Ying and grabbed her.
In particular, the old nanny that Xie Lingfang brought from her parents' home was especially fierce. She pinched and pulled Ji Ying, as if she wanted to strip her naked and throw her into a wooden tub immediately.
Ji Ying had several red marks on her hands and body from being pinched, and she kept "dodging".
In this seemingly futile resistance, she cleverly took advantage of the momentum of the old nanny's forceful pull, stumbled, and her shoulder slammed into Xie Lingfang, who was standing by the bucket watching coldly.
Then, with a "plop," water splashed everywhere!
Amid gasps of surprise, the elegant and graceful Xie Lingfang fell flat on her back into a wooden bucket filled with pomelo leaves and ice.
Everyone quickly released Ji Ying and hurriedly fished her out of the wooden tub.
Xie Lingfang was soaked to the bone; her custom-made cheongsam clung to her body, dripping cold water. A few pomelo leaves clung to her hair and shoulders. Her face was pale with cold, her lips trembled, and her teeth chattered; she looked utterly disheveled.
Liang Jian rushed over to help her up.
"you!"
She pointed at Ji Ying, her voice trembling with tears, about to launch an attack, when the Rolls-Royce stopped behind the Jaguar.
Liang Weiyue got out of the car first.
Immediately after, Liang Yizhi also got off the car from the other side.
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