"Alright, Lao Liu, that's about enough!"
Yi Zhonghai came out of his house, walked through the crowd, and came to Liu Haizhong. He spoke to Liu Haizhong with a gloomy face.
Liu Haizhong was still angry, so he retorted to Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yi, this is none of your business! My business with Jia Zhangshi isn't over yet! Get out of here!"
"Old Liu!" Yi Zhonghai shouted loudly through his bangs, his face grim.
"That's enough! If you really hurt someone, you'll end up in jail too!"
Liu Haizhong was still somewhat afraid of Yi Zhonghai, but when he heard Yi Zhonghai say that, Liu Haizhong gradually calmed down.
"Alright, let her go!" Liu Haizhong said to the second aunt.
"She got off easy today! If it weren't for Yi Zhonghai speaking up, we would have beaten Jia Zhangshi to death today!" Liu Haizhong said angrily.
When Aunt Er heard Liu Haizhong tell her to let Jia Zhangshi go, she stopped and stood up from Jia Zhangshi.
By this time, Jia Zhangshi had been beaten black and blue by her second aunt, her body was covered in dust, her face was covered in bruises, and blood was oozing from the corner of her mouth.
"I already said it wasn't me!" Even at this point, Jia Zhangshi was still stubborn, refusing to admit that she was the one who spread rumors about Liu Guangqi.
Upon hearing these words, Liu Haizhong turned around and glared angrily at Yi Zhonghai, saying, "Old Yi, look at yourself! Even now, he still won't admit it. He's talking nonsense!"
Yi Zhonghai was speechless. If he hadn't seen Jia Zhangshi being beaten so badly, he would never have come out to help. It was good to let Jia Zhangshi get a couple of beatings, so that his foul mouth wouldn't spout nonsense all day long.
In fact, Yi Zhonghai also heard the rumors spread by Jia Zhangshi from an older woman, saying that Liu Guangqi had been cuckolded.
They even heard this news from Sha Zhu himself.
However, Yi Zhonghai didn't take the news seriously at all; it would be a miracle if what those two people said were true.
But no one expected that this matter would reach Liu Haizhong's ears so quickly; they originally thought that this matter would not happen until later.
Even if Liu Haizhong wanted to settle scores then, he wouldn't be so angry.
Who would have thought that the news would reach Liu Haizhong's ears in just one day? It's no wonder that Liu Haizhong felt the urge to kill Jia Zhangshi.
However, she herself was on Jia Zhangshi's side, and it was she who had persuaded them to reconcile.
Yi Zhonghai, of course, couldn't say anything else, so he could only continue to persuade Liu Haizhong: "Alright, alright, Lao Liu, don't bother with that old woman Jia Zhangshi!"
"You've known her for a long time, she's just a dog who can't say anything nice!"
"Think about it, if you lower yourself to his level, it'll be beneath you!"
Yi Zhonghai had no other choice but to patiently persuade Liu Haizhong to give up on the matter and stop seeking revenge against Jia Zhangshi.
"snort!"
Liu Haizhong snorted coldly and didn't respond to Yi Zhonghai's words.
Instead, he turned to Jia Zhangshi and questioned her, "Jia Zhangshi, you bastard, tell us in front of everyone, are you spreading rumors about my Liu Guangqi? If you admit it, we'll call it even!"
"I didn't, I didn't!" Madam Jia would rather be beaten than admit that she did it.
Liu Haizhong was furious. He had asked several people, and everyone had heard that it was Jia Zhangshi who said those words.
Is it just one person talking nonsense? Can everyone be talking nonsense?
"Jia Zhangshi, you're going to deny it to the death, aren't you?" Liu Haizhong glared fiercely at Jia Zhangshi, his eyes flashing with a murderous light, as if he wanted to devour her.
Jia Zhangshi retorted, "I said no, and I mean no! I'm not making this up! What are you talking about? I have no idea!"
In fact, what Jia Zhangshi was thinking was that she had already been beaten by her second aunt, so wouldn't it be too much of a loss if she admitted to talking nonsense again?
So he decided to simply deny it to the death. Since Yi Zhonghai had already tried to reconcile them, Liu Haizhong couldn't afford to beat himself up again.
"Okay, okay!"
Liu Haizhong was so angry at Jia Zhangshi that he laughed.
"Since you refuse to admit it, then we'll see. Let me tell you, this isn't over yet!" Seeing that Jia Zhangshi was determined to deny it to the death, Liu Haizhong made up his mind that this matter could not be left unresolved.
If it were anything else, I wouldn't care, but this matter concerns my eldest son's reputation, and I absolutely cannot let Jia Zhangshi ruin it for me.
When Yi Zhonghai saw Liu Haizhong's fierce expression, he felt a chill run down his spine for Jia Zhangshi.
"Jia Zhangshi, if you did this, just admit it!"
"You don't need to do anything else. Just apologize to Liu Haizhong honestly, and we'll consider this matter over!"
"If you refuse to admit it, then I'm not going to help you anymore!"
After thinking about it for a while, Yi Zhonghai decided to resolve the matter. He couldn't let Liu Haizhong watch over Jia Zhangshi's fights every day; it wouldn't sound good if word got out.
However, Jia Zhangshi had already made up her mind that she would never admit it, otherwise she would have been beaten for nothing.
"I didn't do it! I say I didn't do it, so it wasn't me!" Jia Zhangshi stubbornly refused to admit it.
Seeing Jia Zhangshi's attitude, Yi Zhonghai breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Fine, fine, since you won't admit it, I won't bother with you anymore!"
"Old Liu, let's leave it at that for today. I won't interfere in what happens after that." Yi Zhonghai glared angrily at Jia Zhangshi, then shook his hand and left the courtyard, going straight into the house.
Liu Haizhong stood with his second aunt, and Liu Haizhong looked at Jia Zhangshi sitting on the ground with a cold face.
"See? Even Yi Zhonghai doesn't want to deal with you anymore!"
"So let me tell you, this isn't over yet, I'll teach you to talk nonsense!"
After much deliberation, Liu Haizhong decided to give Yi Ruhai some face, since in Liu Haizhong's eyes Yi Ruhai was still not someone to be trifled with.
With a sullen face, he warned Jia Zhangshi, then turned to the others in the courtyard and said, "Everyone, what Jia Zhangshi told you before was all nonsense!"
"Guangqi came back just to visit us. There's nothing like what Jia Zhangshi said. I hope everyone won't believe what he said!"
Liu Haizhong explained to everyone, but even though they didn't trust what Jia Zhangshi said, they still had some doubts. After all, it was neither a holiday nor a festival, and it was too abrupt for Liu Guangqi to come back and stay for so long.
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