Sister Hong's face changed drastically; she couldn't believe her son would do such a thing.
"Rou Rou, you must be mistaken. Mingming has always been a well-behaved child. He wouldn't even dare to step on an ant. How could he possibly kill someone with a knife?"
Jiang Rou, supporting her slightly bloated stomach with her hand, explained to her:
"I heard that Ji Tingting came to him today to say goodbye before going abroad, but who knew that he would propose to go abroad with her."
Ji Tingting would definitely not agree. Studying abroad requires a large sum of money; she herself had to sell her courtyard house to raise enough funds, so where would she get the money to spend on him?
Upon hearing this, Sister Hong's eyes darkened:
"That Ji Tingting is something else. She can go abroad if she wants, but she has to show off in front of Mingming. Mingming has feelings for her, which is why he wanted to go abroad with her. It's only right that he contributes some money."
"Mom, stop talking and let's go."
Jiang Rouzhen never expected that her own mother was even more greedy than her, with her focus entirely on money. If she didn't go over soon, she was afraid that something serious would really happen.
Hongjie had no choice but to follow her.
At this moment, on the roof of a three-story building, Lu Ming was holding a knife to Ji Tingting's neck, forcing her to take him abroad.
They were just a few steps from the edge of the roof; if they weren't careful, they would both fall off.
Ji Tingting stared at the shrunken figure below, terrified, and begged for mercy in a tearful voice:
"Lu Ming, I'm sorry, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have provoked you in the first place. Please let me go, considering that I've already miscarried!"
She was really scared this time.
She regretted ever getting to know Lu Ming and having a relationship with him.
I only came here today to say goodbye properly and forget about him in the future, but I didn't expect that he also had the idea of going abroad and even wanted me to pay for his trip.
Lu Ming's hand holding the knife trembled slightly, but his tone remained firm:
“Since you’ve already provoked me, you have to take responsibility. My grades have plummeted, and I definitely won’t get into university. I’m ruined. You can’t just abandon me and leave me like this.”
Just then, Lu Ming saw his mother rushing over downstairs, and he couldn't help but take two more steps towards the edge of the building.
When Ji Tingting saw the dense crowd of onlookers below, her eyelids rolled back, and she almost fainted.
"Mingming, don't do anything foolish!"
At the critical moment, Sister Hong arrived.
She advised her son not to be so impulsive, saying that going abroad wasn't a good thing, things were expensive there, and he didn't speak any foreign languages, so he might die abroad!
Lu Ming, however, was stubborn and insisted on going abroad, even asking her for money to cover the expenses.
Sister Hong was reluctant to let him go out, and she refused to give him the money, so the two sides remained deadlocked.
“I’ll give you… Lu Ming, put down the knife, and I’ll give you money to go abroad.”
Seeing that the blade was about to cut Ji Tingting's neck and draw blood, Jiang Rou quickly made a promise.
Murder is punishable by death. Lu Ming is her half-brother, and she doesn't want a murderer to come from her family.
Lu Ming listened attentively, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Are you really willing to give me money?"
This woman is his sister, who is here to claim a share of the family property. He had always been very hostile towards her.
Jiang Rou raised three fingers to swear that she would definitely support him to go abroad, and only then did he relax and slowly move back.
Ji Tingting was so frightened she almost wet her pants. Watching his knife slowly leave her neck, she took the opportunity to run away and break free from his grasp.
Without Lu Ming's restraint, she ignored the people calling her from behind and ran downstairs like a madwoman.
After running downstairs, she didn't stop, but kept running towards the courtyard house.
She only felt a little relieved after getting on the bus.
She stood on the bus, looking around warily, like a frightened bird, afraid that Lu Ming would catch up with her.
After getting off the bus, she ran to the courtyard house as fast as she could to find her father.
When she saw Ji Yang, her tense nerves finally relaxed, and she burst into tears.
"Dad, I was wrong, I want to go abroad right away..."
Seeing her disheveled hair and pale face, everyone cast puzzled glances at her.
After she calmed down, everyone realized that she had just been threatened with a knife.
Whether she was stabbed to death or fell to her death from a building, those were nightmares she dared not recall.
To get rid of Lu Ming, going abroad really became her lifeline.
Ji Yang comforted her:
"Don't worry, I'll stay with you these next few days until I send you abroad. If you want to sue him, I'll support you."
Ji Tingting shook her head repeatedly, a look of horror on her face:
“Dad, I don’t want to provoke him anymore. I shouldn’t have provoked him in the first place. I really know I was wrong. I just hope that I will never see him again.”
Seeing Ji Tingting's regretful expression, everyone just assumed she was young and naive, and that perhaps going abroad for experience would help her get on the right path in life.
Previously, some of her thoughts were influenced by Liu Juan, so Ji Yang decided to communicate with her more through letters in the future to help her get back on the right track.
After seeing off Ji Yang's family, Gao Baoliang and Yang Lu's simple wedding banquet ended amidst much noise and commotion.
They returned to their small home, prepared to wash up, and went to bed.
This courtyard house hasn't undergone the latest plumbing and electrical renovations, so you can only boil water and carry it to the bathroom to wash.
Gao Baoliang did all the fetching work, so Yang Lu only needed to go in and wash.
"Lulu, let me wash first, you can wash after it gets warm inside."
It's already early winter, and the nights are especially chilly.
Gao Baoliang went into the bathroom, closed all the doors and windows to prevent any cold air from getting in, and then began to take a shower.
He didn't get dressed and come out until the room was filled with white steam.
"Come in quickly, I'll get you some hot water."
Gao Baoliang urged Yang Lu to go in and wash up quickly, muttering to herself, "In this freezing winter, we can't wash at home anymore; we have to go to the public bathhouse."
As soon as Yang Lu entered the bathroom, she felt a wave of hot steam.
With plenty of hot water available, she didn't feel particularly cold.
Unbeknownst to her, Gao Baoliang had been waiting outside while she was taking a shower, wrapped tightly in his clothes because of the cold, and hadn't gone back to his room.
Having a big house also has its downsides; it always feels empty, and there's a sense that someone might be spying on you at any moment.
After a while, Yang Lu came out with her hair still wet.
Gao Baoliang quickly wrapped her in his coat and put his arm around her as they walked into the house.
Her body immediately felt much warmer.
There was a stove in the room for heating, which had been lit in advance, and the room was more than 10 degrees Celsius.
Gao Baoliang had her sit on the edge of the bed and then used a hairdryer to dry her hair.
Yang Lu was still a little unaccustomed to it, as no one had ever taken such meticulous care of her before!
Gao Baoliang is such a warm-hearted man. She must have done something incredibly good in her past life to meet him.
When she recalled the first time she met him, he was drinking alone and vomiting profusely, she felt a pang of heartache.
She hugged his waist and said with deep affection in her eyes:
"From now on, I will always be with you and never let you drink alone again."
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