Lu Mingyuan pulled him to a corner, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, but every word reached Lu Siqiao's ears.
"Dad, things have come to this, please don't add fuel to the fire. Ah Ling is wrong, but the third son is too insensible. You know that Ah Ling lost her job to give birth to the third son. It's inevitable that she'll have a bad temper. Please forgive her this time." Lu Mingyuan said, half pleading and half threatening.
Third Master Lu roared, "You earn your reputation, you don't get it from others. Huang Ling uses Qiao Wa'er as a punching bag all day long. I think she's even worse than a stepmother! Alright, there's no point in saying more. You pay the medical bills, and I'll take Qiao Wa'er away and raise her myself, so you won't have to look at her all the time!"
Lu Mingyuan rubbed his hands together and said, "Dad, I just bought a batch of goods and I'm a little short on cash. Can you lend me the money first? Consider it a loan..."
Third Master Lu glared at him: "I don't have any money either! If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? You should be glad that Qiao Wa'er survived, otherwise the scandal would have spread far and wide, and you wouldn't even have the face to stay in Lu Family Village. If you don't have the money, just write an IOU and pay Lu Wenqing back later."
“Father…” Lu Mingyuan’s face turned cold.
Master Lu said sternly, "Calling me 'Dad' won't help. This time, let Huang Ling learn her lesson. If she hits the child again, she can expect to go to jail!"
“Hmph…” Lu Mingyuan’s eyes were filled with malice as his gaze met Lu Siqiao’s on the bed.
Lu Siqiao's body trembled slightly uncontrollably.
She pursed her lips, clenched her small hands into fists, and looked at him bravely and fearlessly.
Having been given a second chance at life, she will not allow herself to be slaughtered!
Absolutely not!
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