As Zhu Zhizhou spoke, he lunged forward and grabbed Chen Jing's arm, staring at her fiercely.
Fortunately, he currently only has one hand that he can move freely, so even if he wanted to deal with Chen Jing, he was powerless to do so.
Chen Jing struggled slightly before breaking free from his hold, and with a quick movement, sat down on the other side of the sofa.
"I didn't even know Xiaoyu had a boyfriend, how could I have told the Ji family beforehand?"
Chen Jing rarely spoke up to refute him, which surprised Zhu Zhizhou again.
Thinking about it, Chen Jing's words make sense. With her cowardly appearance, how could she do something so shrewd?
"It's either you, or that brat Ying'er."
When Zhu Zhizhou mentioned his daughter Zhu Qianying, he couldn't help but grit his teeth for a long time.
If it weren't for her, Yan Shao wouldn't have had to issue that "true love declaration," completely blocking his escape route.
“Isn’t Ying’er busy preparing for her wedding these days? She hasn’t been home for so many days, how could she have the time and energy to deal with these things?”
In the past, no matter how Zhu Zhizhou or the concubines slandered her two daughters in front of her, she would feel bad, but she never uttered a word of rebuttal.
But now, she has given up on Zhuzhizhou and the entire Zhu family, and her maternal instincts are gradually emerging.
Hearing Takeshino speak of her eldest daughter in this way, she also became indignant.
"Oh, so your two daughters have become quite capable now, finding good husbands, and now even you think you're all grown up? Daring to talk back?"
Zhu Zhizhou's gaze was hostile as he approached Chen Jing step by step once more.
Chen Jing was scared, but she rarely stood up for her daughter, and she didn't want to admit defeat. However, seeing Zhu Zhizhou getting closer and closer, she had no choice but to stand up abruptly. Her mind went blank, probably because she was under too much pressure. On instinct, she rushed to the door, opened it, and ran away.
Zhu Zhizhou was injured by Ji Huan and stayed in the hospital for a few days. He was only discharged yesterday and is still a little weak. When he saw Chen Jing run out, he realized what was happening and hurriedly chased after her to the door. By the time he reached the elevator, panting, the elevator doors had just closed.
When he arrived at the hotel lobby by elevator, Chen Jing was nowhere to be seen.
After rushing downstairs, Chen Jing immediately hailed a taxi.
After getting on the bus, Chen Jing checked her pockets. Luckily, she had her phone and some change inside, which should be enough for the bus fare to R University.
Chen Jing sat in the car for about ten minutes before finally calming down, then took out her phone, found her youngest daughter's number, and dialed it.
The phone rang twice before connecting, and Zhu Qianyu's voice came through in a very low voice, "Mom, I'm in class. Call back later!"
After saying that, he immediately hung up the phone.
Chen Jing was at a loss for a moment, then thought it over and decided to send her a message.
Her phone rang just seconds after she sent the message.
Upon checking the caller ID, it showed light rain.
"Mom, why did you suddenly come over? Does your sister know? Did Auntie and the others bully you again?"
Zhu Qianyu's barrage of questions left Chen Jing unsure of which one to answer.
"Mom, say something!" Zhu Qianyu's voice was very anxious.
"Xiaoyu, Mom is fine. I'll get off at the South Gate in a bit. Could you ask for leave to come and pick me up?"
This whole affair is a long story, and Chen Jing admitted she couldn't explain it clearly over the phone.
"Okay, call me again when you get to the South Gate. My classroom is near the South Gate."
Twenty minutes later, Chen Jing met her youngest daughter, Zhu Qianyu, at the guardhouse at the south gate.
"Mom, did your sister know you came here by yourself?"
Chen Jing shook her head. "She doesn't know!"
Even Chen Jing herself only found out that Zhu Zhizhou was going to bring her to R City after she boarded the plane.
"So you came here by yourself? What happened? Did the older women bully you?"
As Zhu Qianyu spoke, she reached out and pulled Chen Jing over. She first looked at her face and neck, then rolled up her sleeves to examine her closely. Only after confirming that her mother had no injuries did she breathe a long sigh of relief.
Chen Jing felt very sad. As a mother, she not only failed to protect her two daughters, but also caused them a lot of worry and trouble, especially her eldest daughter.
She stood there blankly as her daughter ran around, and it took her a long time to recover from her self-blame.
"Xiaoyu, they didn't do anything to me. I came with your dad and older brother."
She should have kept quiet, because as soon as she spoke, Zhu Qianyu looked up at her with a frown, "You came here with Dad and Zhu Junzhao? What do they want?"
Because Ji Huan and Zhu Qianying had warned Zhu Qianyu beforehand, she quickly realized what her mother meant when she heard her mother say this, "They're not here to cause trouble for Uncle Ji and Aunt Tong, are they?"
Hearing her daughter address the two formidable figures she had met that morning so intimately, Chen Jing felt a mix of emotions.
"Xiaoyu, do you know President Ji and President Le?" Chen Jing asked cautiously.
Although she had listened as an observer all morning and felt that President Ji and President Le were on her youngest daughter's side, she never expected that her youngest daughter would have such a close relationship with those two powerful figures.
"Mom, come with me!"
Zhu Qianyu pulled Chen Jing out of the guardhouse and found a table to sit down at a coffee shop outside the school.
She briefly recounted to Chen Jing everything that had happened between her and Ji Huan, from the time they first met until recently.
The simple narration took Chen Jing a very long time to process, and it took her a while to react.
"You mean, you're living in the Ji family's house now?"
Zhu Qianyu nodded, "Yes, Aunt Tong and Uncle Ji are both very kind to me. I think they were worried that Zhu Junzhao would do something behind my dad's back, so they encouraged me to stay at their house."
After carefully considering what had happened recently, Chen Jing realized that this possibility was not entirely out of the question.
"Sigh..." Chen Jing sighed, "It's all my fault. I've made you and your sister suffer a lot of injustices over the years. Zhu Shaofen is definitely not the kind of person who will let things go easily. She ran into a wall with your sister, so it's not impossible for her to get revenge from you."
Chen Jing took Zhu Qianyu's hand and gently patted the back of her hand.
"This morning, I accompanied your father to the Ji Corporation. President Ji, President Le, and their eldest son all seemed to be very shrewd and sharp people. They are really good to you?"
Even now, Chen Jing still had some doubts, probably because she had been deceived by Zhu Zhizhou too many times over the years and was somewhat hesitant to believe the promises of wealthy people.
"Mom, don't worry, they are all very good to me. The day before yesterday, I went with them to visit Grandpa Ji. Aunt Tong even asked me to take some time to visit her family."
To put her mother at ease, Zhu Qianyu recounted all the care and treatment she had received from the Ji family recently.
Hearing Zhu Qianyu say that, Chen Jing felt much more at ease.
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