Chapter 88 88 How many years will he be sentenced to?
Jiang Lili was completely confused after hearing Jiang Yulan's words: "Did you tell them?"
"Well, we have to find something for them to do so that they don't bother us again. Now that they have this thing holding them back, I don't think they have the energy to bother you again." Jiang Yulan raised the corner of her lips slightly after she finished speaking.
"Mom, you've become bad, but I like it, hahaha!" Jiang Lili laughed out loud. Ji Yumo had already become attached to Ji Yushu and the others, so she didn't think it was a good idea for him to take Song Zhenzhen back. She thought for a moment and asked, "Is Ye Qiuju about to give birth?"
"Not so soon. Excluding premature birth, according to her pregnancy time, she should have gone at least by the end of June?" This was Jiang Yulan's calculation based on the normal pregnancy time.
"That's almost time, so their house should be bustling with activity now." Jiang Lili did not hide the gloating in her tone. Sure enough, once the plot deviates, many things will become different. The mother and daughter soon began their lunch break, while the excitement on Ji Yushu's side had just begun.
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On Friday night, Song Zhenzhen looked at the man who was holding her, still thinking she could control him like before. So she scolded him with some displeasure, "Third Brother Ji, you hurt my wrist."
Ji Yumo ignored her. This period was probably the most difficult he had ever experienced. As the youngest, his parents had always been very strict with him, even when it came to sending him to the countryside. To keep him, they had their older brother, who was already working, give up his job. Later, they married. Although Yao Yan had a bit of a temper, she managed the household well. But because of this bitch, he had been torn apart by his wife and children. Now, Wenwu and Wu were not kind to him. It was all her fault. All this was because of her.
Seeing that he ignored her, Song Zhenzhen guessed that he might be angry about what happened just now, so she sobbed softly and said, "Brother Ji, I was also cheated. Believe me, I came out to find a job at the time, and my money was cheated away, but I didn't dare to bother you. They said they would send me to jail if I didn't pay back the money. I really was cheated."
Ji Yumo didn't say anything, but turned around and sneered. Song Zhenzhen swallowed the rest of her words. This was the first time that Ji Yumo looked at her with such eyes, as if he wanted to eat her alive. Song Zhenzhen knew the disparity in strength between men and women. This time, she was completely quiet.
Along the way, Song Zhenzhen was wondering where he was going to take her. Maybe it was because he had been too nice to her before. Even though his fierce look just now temporarily scared her away, she subconsciously felt that this man would not do anything to her, so she followed him obediently. Seeing him suddenly push open a gate, doubt flashed in her eyes. Is he moving?
It was already dark. When they heard the door slamming again, Ye Qiuju walked out from inside, cursing with her belly bulging: "Third brother, can't you take care of your things? If the door is broken..." Before she finished speaking, Ye Qiuju looked up and saw Song Zhenzhen being held by Ji Yumo. Surprise flashed in Ye Qiuju's eyes, and then she began to wipe her tears: "Where have you been all this time!"
Before Song Zhenzhen could begin her act, Ji Yumo sneered, "Alright, stop playing that trick in front of me. Song Zhenzhen, it was this woman who gave you the idea to approach me, right?"
"Third brother, what are you talking about? Zhenzhen was working at the Love Hotel at that time. Did I force you to go there?" Ye Qiuju looked at him sarcastically. She did have that idea, but she also needed his cooperation. If he didn't cooperate, wouldn't everything they did be in vain?
"Brother Ji, what do you mean? Are you regretting being with me?" Song Zhenzhen looked sad.
Ignoring their pretense, Ji Yushu's eyes fell on Ye Qiuju's bulging belly: "I'm barefoot now, so I'm not afraid of those who wear shoes. If you don't explain it clearly to Yao Yan, then no one will have a peaceful life."
Before, he felt that Chen Guilan and the others had always been controlling him, and he felt liberated after divorcing Yao Yan, but all this was based on the conditions that he had a job and money. Now, he has nothing. Thinking back to the days when he was with Yao Yan, he began to regret it and blamed all the mistakes on the cousins, so they had to help him win back Yao Yan.
Ye Qiuju subconsciously protected her stomach and looked at him defensively: "What do you want to do?"
"If you don't want to do anything, come with me to find Yao Yan and explain to her that you deliberately harmed me. Otherwise, let's just break up." Ji Yumo said with a fierce light in his eyes, as if telling them that at worst he would drag them to hell with him.
He unconsciously pulled hard on the hand that was holding Song Zhenzhen. She frowned and tried to break free: "Okay, we can go with you now. Can you let me go first?"
Ji Yumo was no longer afraid of her tricks. As he had just said, he had already risked everything. Since Song Zhenzhen had agreed, his eyes fell on Ye Qiuju. Ye Qiuju unconsciously took a step back, but still nodded hurriedly: "Okay, I'll do as you say. You and Yao Yan still have two children to tie you down. She's probably waiting for you to find her."
Although she said this, Ye Qiuju's heart was beating fast. Everyone had seen Yao Yan's love for Ji Wenwu before, but this time, he had been broken for so long, and Yao Yan hadn't come to see him. Could it be that she remarried so soon? Thinking of this possibility, Ye Qiuju couldn't help but shudder. No, she had to send Ji Yumo, this dangerous person, away quickly, otherwise she wouldn't be at ease. Since he wanted to go find Yao Yan, then let him go.
"Okay, stop talking nonsense to me. Come with me to find Yao Yan tomorrow morning." Ji Yumo said, turning to look at Song Zhenzhen: "You'd better not think about running away tonight, otherwise..."
"Don't worry, I won't run away. I will explain everything to Sister Yao." Song Zhenzhen quickly assured.
"That's better." Ji Yumo snorted coldly and returned to his room.
Ever since they moved in, Ji Mingyue would rather go out and help Ji Yushu set up the stall than stay at home. Now, when the father and daughter came back from setting up the stall and saw Song Zhenzhen in the yard, Ji Mingyue's eyes flashed with surprise: "Aunt, why are you here?"
Song Zhenzhen was a little embarrassed at this time, but she nodded when she met Ji Mingyue's curious gaze: "I came here for something." After that, she motioned Ji Mingyue to come to her side. She wanted to know how Ji Yumo had changed so much.
Ji Yushu didn't look kindly at Song Zhenzhen. He took the remaining items from today's stall to the warehouse and then went to find Ye Qiuju: "Why is she here again? Is she here to see the third brother?"
"No, it was the third brother who found her. He asked us to follow him tomorrow to explain to Yao Yan that he wanted to remarry her." Ye Qiuju thought, it would be good if he could remarry Yao Yan, so that they could move back to the iron factory. Thinking of this, Ye Qiuju felt more and more that it was a failed decision for her to let Song Zhenzhen come to the city.
"Looking for Yao Yan?" Ji Yushu's eyes flashed with disgust when Yao Yan was mentioned. Seeing this, Ye Qiuju quickly persuaded him, "It would be great if they could remarry. By then, the father and son will go back to the ironworks, and the third brother probably won't bother you about borrowing money anymore."
During this period, Ji Wenwu stayed here and took every opportunity to make trouble. Ye Qiuju felt miserable and wished she could send them away tomorrow.
"Okay, I understand." Emotions flashed quickly in Ji Yushu's eyes, and then he nodded.
The next day, Ji Yumo took the two to look for Yao Yan, but they found nothing. Yao Yan and Ji Lanlan had moved out long ago, and they didn't know where they had moved to. They had no choice but to go to the iron factory to wait for her. Unfortunately, the three of them standing together was too strange a combination, and passers-by would look over. In the end, Ji Yumo couldn't stand it first, because all the people around here were his former coworkers, so he looked at the two sisters with a cold face and said, "Stand over there. Wait for Yao Yan to come out later."
Ye Qiuju was afraid that Song Zhenzhen would escape at the critical moment, so she held her arm all the time. The two of them walked to the other side and stayed there for almost the entire morning. At noon, they finally saw Yao Yan and Ji Yumo hurried to meet her.
"Yao Yan, wait a minute, I have something to tell you." For some reason, he felt completely insecure facing Yao Yan.
"Why are you here?" Yao Yan had always known about Ji Wenwu's fracture, but she also knew how much the old couple loved him, so she had been resisting going to see him for fear of being bullied. She didn't expect that he would bring Wenwu with him to Ji Yushu's place. If he came out now, wouldn't Wenwu be left alone at home?
"Yao Yan, I'm here to explain to you that I treated you like that because I was deceived by those two women. Really, they deliberately plotted against me. For the sake of our two children, please forgive me for now and let's get remarried!" Getting remarried was Ji Yumo's goal.
If Yao Yan had just divorced, she might have believed such an excuse, but now she found that she and Ji Lanlan were living quite well together. She would get food from the factory every day and eat with Ji Lanlan. When she got home from work, she didn't have to be served by anyone, and all the housework was done by Ji Lanlan, so she didn't have to worry about it at all. Such a comfortable life was. She didn't know what she had wanted before, so she was impatient with Ji Yumo's request for reconciliation: "No, I have no plans to remarry." She didn't even have plans to remarry. During the time when she didn't move out of her home, her sister-in-law said that seeing how hard it was for a woman to take care of a child, she wanted to introduce her to someone to help her share the burden. However, the people they introduced had defects in this or that. Yao Yan then realized that they just wanted to exchange her for another betrothal gift, so she gave up the idea of remarrying and moved out with Ji Lanlan.
At first, she let Ji Lanlan continue to go to school because of Jiang Yulan's words, but now, it was because Ji Lanlan made her feel proud and she felt relaxed when she returned home, so she thought it was good to let her go to school, and she would always remember to be grateful to herself.
"Yao Yan, if you don't believe me, I'll let them come and explain it to you." Ji Yumo had just finished speaking when Song Zhenzhen and Ye Qiuju appeared in front of her. She subconsciously took a step back and frowned at them: "What do you want to do?"
"Yao Yan, I do need to explain to you what happened before. Zhenzhen and I were selfish. We did stupid things just to let her stay in the city. Please forgive the third brother." Ye Qiuju's expression was a little unnatural.
"No, why do you think I would want the rubbish she doesn't want now?" Yao Yan looked at them with a bit of amusement. When she turned to look at Ji Yumo, she said coldly, "Don't come to me again. You don't want to be famous in the factory anymore, do you?"
Looking at Yao Yan's resolute back, Ji Yumo suddenly exploded. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Song Zhenzhen's neck and cursed, "It's all your fault, bitch. You've caused my family to fall apart."
His movements were so fast that neither of them could react at all. Song Zhenzhen's neck was choked and she couldn't breathe. She quickly asked Ye Qiuju for help, but Ye Qiuju kept backing away. Ji Yumo was like a madman now. She didn't dare to take risks with the baby in her belly. She trotted away and only started calling for help after she ran far away.
By the time passersby rescued Song Zhenzhen from Ji Yumo's clutches, she had already fainted, with a noticeable red mark on her neck. Ji Yumo was quickly taken back by police from a nearby police station, likely facing imprisonment. Ji Yushu and Ye Qiuju were relieved by this outcome; at least Ji Yumo finally didn't have to stay home. As for Ji Wenwu, they sent him directly to Chen Guilan's place.
Regarding the recent series of events, Ji Mingyue thought that Ji Yushu seemed to be a little lucky. Ji Yumo's trouble was solved just like that, and it would take several years for him to come out. According to Ye Qiuju, Ji Yushu would already be the richest man by then, so she just needed to hold on a little longer.
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Knowing this was the outcome, Jiang Lili and Jiang Yulan fell silent. No one had expected that coward Ji Yumo would dare to do such a thing. Jiang Yulan thought for a moment and said, "He must be desperate. Before he got married, he relied on his parents, and after he got married, he relied on his wife. Now that he's divorced, he has no one to rely on. He must have been feeling really frustrated recently, so he's taking it out on Song Zhenzhen. After all, for someone like him, he's always right and everyone else's fault."
Jiang Lili hadn't expected Jiang Yulan's analysis to be so accurate. She pondered Ji Yumo's fate in the storyline. With the support of the wealthy Ji Yushu, he'd lived a comfortable life. Now, she wondered if this situation could be considered as being offline. After a moment's thought, she couldn't help but ask, "So, how many years was he sentenced to?"
"I don't know yet, but it will take at least three to five years." Jiang Yulan shook her head. She didn't know the details.
"Whether it's three years or five years, don't forget to tell Aunt Huang about this follow-up." Jiang Lili reminded.
Jiang Yulan was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then chuckled: "She loves to hear these things, I'll tell her when I get to work."
"Well, I'll go tidy up my desk first." Jiang Lili thought that it was the end of the month again and the midterm exam was coming soon. In the second half of the year, it would be time to divide the students into arts and science majors.
"Lili, have you and Jiaze had any conflicts recently? I haven't seen you two playing together for a long time?" Jiang Yulan asked her doubts.
"No, the courses are getting more and more intense now. Plus, he goes back to the government compound during holidays to live with Uncle Lu and the others. Isn't it normal that he doesn't have time to play together?" Jiang Lili explained seriously. As they grow up, everyone has their own ideas, and it is inevitable that they will become more and more unfamiliar with each other. Jiang Lili accepted this point well.
"That's true. If you're too busy, remember to tell me. Don't let factory matters interfere with your studies." Jiang Yulan reminded again.
"Don't worry, I have an idea." Jiang Lili tidied up the messy desk. Lin Yuanqing was still studying the circuit problem of the music mimicking doll recently, so the factory currently has most orders for hand-torn books. She had to design the appearance of the music mimicking doll. She drew several in a row, but she was still not satisfied with any of them.
The next morning, when she came down from upstairs, she saw Lu Jiaze waiting at the door. She yawned, "So early?"
Lu Jiaze glanced at the dark circles under her eyes and asked, "Stay up late again?"
"It's not really staying up late, is it?" Jiang Lili yawned again. At most, she was thinking about their future branch in Beijing. After she went to college, she could take Jiang Yulan with her. She could continue working at Tongqu Players, or she could choose to help herself. She planned to build an indoor children's playground. As for Jiang Aiguo's family and Jiang Jianyi, she hoped they would come with her, but they probably wouldn't be happy about it. She thought about it aimlessly for a long time, getting more and more excited. She even forced herself to sleep, otherwise she would probably be excited until dawn.
"The body is the capital of revolution." Lu Jiaze advised very tactfully.
"Well, thank you for your reminder. Let's go. I guess the midterm is almost here." Jiang Lili planned to bring back two more test papers tonight to practice.
"Yeah, it's almost midterm again." Lu Jiaze nodded. This time, he had to widen the gap between himself and the third place. As for the difficulty of getting first place, he also knew it firsthand.
The two of them brought up the topic of midterms, and all they talked about along the way was studying. Jiang Lili thought, as expected, the one who pushes you to improve is always your opponent. Finally, she heard Lu Jiaze ask her, "Next semester, I'll probably choose science. What about you?"
Jiang Lili's grades were excellent and average, with no weak subjects, so choosing between liberal arts and science became a difficult decision. Unlike others, who simply chose the subject they were good at, she thought carefully for a while after hearing his words: "Maybe science, but I can't rule out the possibility of liberal arts in the end."
"So you haven't made up your mind yet?" Lu Jiaze was a little surprised. This was not like her style. She couldn't possibly say that on purpose to avoid him.
"Almost, but it will probably be science." At that time, in the minds of Jiang Yulan and her generation, the saying was still popular: if you learn math, physics and chemistry well, you will not be afraid to travel around the world. She was more inclined to science, but felt that professional university courses in liberal arts might be easier. After all, she would be busier after entering university. She was still hesitating, but she had not weighed which was the best choice.
"Some things should be decided sooner rather than later." Lu Jiaze, knowing she hated having others interfere in her affairs, mentioned this lightly. Neither of them noticed that Ji Mingyue, who was standing at a respectable distance from them, had been riding her bike to get her here today, close to the hospital where Song Zhenzhen was staying. Hearing their conversation, she couldn't help but frown. Unlike them, she had an advantage in the liberal arts field, but if she went to the liberal arts class, wouldn't she have the chance to be in the same class with them? How could that be possible?
Jiang Lili didn't notice Ji Mingyue walking behind them until they reached the classroom. It was only then that Lu Jiaze, their deskmate, asked them, "Were you saying bad things about Ji Mingyue just now? She was following you with a long face."
"How is that possible? Isn't it basic courtesy not to talk about others behind their backs?" Lu Jiaze frowned and looked at his deskmate, expressing his displeasure at what he had just said.
"No, you misunderstood me. I saw Ji Mingyue following behind you two with a very unhappy look on her face. She kept looking up and glaring at you, so I thought she heard something." The deskmate explained.
"Jiang Lili and I were talking about the next midterm exam." As for whether Ji Mingyue's face looked ugly or not, it had nothing to do with him.
"Well, probably except you two, no one else will be happy to hear about the midterm exam." My deskmate said and shook his head, feeling that he had found the truth.
Lu Jiaze lowered his head and took out the textbook for the next class. He was very confused by what he said. Could being unhappy change the upcoming midterm exam? Instead of being sad, he might as well use this time to study hard. Thinking of this, Lu Jiaze paused. There was a time when he had the same thoughts as them. Now he had such a realization. Is it true that those who are close to red will be redder? He couldn't help but look up in the direction of Jiang Lili.
This was the scene Ji Mingyue saw when she looked up. A flash of regret passed through her eyes, and she once again gave up the possibility of choosing liberal arts. She lowered her head and took out the math book she would use for class later, then reached out and rubbed her temples on both sides, constantly reminding herself to listen carefully to the class later.
Zuo Xingwei, standing beside her, scoffed. He'd been her deskmate for a few days, and aside from English, she was completely distracted in every other subject. No wonder her test ranking kept dropping. Someone who usually relied on "borrowing" math homework was now actually paying attention in math class? He didn't believe it.
As expected, Ji Mingyue's seriousness could not last for half a class and she could not help but get distracted. Although she had learned these courses before, it had been too long and she did not remember them clearly. Now she was even more confused. She was a little upset and drew on the draft paper. This was her way of relieving stress.
Originally, it was a good thing for her that Ji Yumo and his son moved out, but she didn't expect the bad luck to come so quickly. Thinking of this, Ji Mingyue couldn't help but sigh.
After school at noon, the two arrived at the school gate. Jiang Lili and Lu Jiaze waved goodbye and said, "Bye, I'm going to the cafeteria at my mom's factory to eat."
"Okay." Lu Jiaze nodded and walked in two different directions with her.
Now that there were more workers in the factory, they adopted Jiang Lili's suggestion and ate in batches. Jiang Lili was now in the second batch. When she arrived, Jiang Yulan had just finished preparing their meals. As soon as she sat down, Cheng Yuntian also sat down next to them with the food. "Lili, come here for lunch from now on. It will be easier for me to find you."
"Sister Cheng, are you looking for me just to get the design drawings?" Jiang Lili raised her eyebrows and looked at her. Could this really be developing into Zhou Baopi's behavior?
"Of course not. Do you think I'm Zhou Baopi? I want to discuss the Yunmei factory matter with you." Cheng Yuntian explained.
"Sister Cheng still decided to buy Yunmei?" Jiang Lili couldn't help but frown.
"Of course not. Sister Mei asked me to do something before. She said that if the factory is not sold within the time limit she gave, she wanted me to buy it for her in my name. But when I went to check it out this morning, I found that the equipment on the production line is completely different from before." Cheng Yuntian couldn't help frowning when she mentioned this. She had clearly seen it before, but it was completely different from today. Could it be that her memory was distorted?
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