Jiang Peier's face turned red, but she held back her anger because Duan Yu was there.
After a while, the couple who went to wash up saw the somewhat awkward atmosphere among the three people below, understood what was going on, and immediately came down.
“Pei’er, did you upset your sister? We live here and are protected by your sister, so we have to be vigilant and well-behaved, otherwise living in this apocalypse will be a real ordeal.”
Jiang Peier's mother, Su Muqing, said this.
“That’s right, listen to your mother, she knows a lot. Don’t mess around. Even if your sister is very tolerant, you can’t go too far, understand?” Jiang Pei’er’s father, Jiang Zhonghai, spoke sternly, but he blinked as he spoke, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"I didn't... I was just saying hello. My sister probably doesn't want to see me. After all, I always seem to have more luck than my sister."
Jiang Peier's face was flushed, with a hint of shyness. Her eyes were smiling, and she stared intently at Duan Yu, her tone unusually gentle.
Jiang Ruan didn't want to listen anymore, it made her feel nauseous. "Auntie, Uncle, Pei'er didn't say anything, we just chatted a bit more because we hadn't seen each other for a long time, maybe she was hungry. It's okay, Mom and Dad have already started cooking, you can just get ready and wait. I have something to do with Duan Yu, so I won't keep you company."
After saying that, Jiang Ruan grabbed Duan Yu's wrist and left without saying another word.
She clearly felt the cold, jealous gaze from behind, but smiled indifferently.
Everyone was present at the dinner table, including Anxia and Qingfeng, who were usually on rest but were now in good spirits. The table was quite a sight to behold.
After a few rounds of toasting, Jiang Peier's cheeks were flushed, as if she were slightly drunk. She walked slowly toward Mingyue and grabbed his hand as he was feeding Qingfeng.
The other one actually slapped Qingfeng across the face.
The applause was crisp and full of force. Qingfeng swallowed the food in his mouth in a daze, blinked, gently touched his face, and hissed.
He was in a daze. His illness had weakened his reaction time considerably, and this was the first time he had been slapped in the face so closely.
He wasn't the only one stunned; a whole table of people who were eating were also frozen in shock.
Mingyue's face turned deathly pale instantly, her expression darkening horribly, and she seemed to be burning with rage.
Jiang Peier's parents reacted quickly, rushing over to pull her behind Jiang Ruan's parents for protection.
"Huh? Sorry, I hit the wrong person. You're not Duan Yu. I thought you were feeding someone else, and I only attacked because I was angry."
"Oh! You're over here, I'm here."
The scene was tense. Jiang Peier seemed stunned and immediately turned around to go find Duan Yu, but was stopped by her parents.
Jiang Ruan felt a headache coming on. If Mingyue had murderous intent, she would definitely stop her, but if she wanted to teach her a lesson, why not?
"Stop right there! You think you can just walk away after hitting someone? You need to consider the circumstances before seeking asylum!"
As she spoke, Mingyue shouted angrily and grabbed her collar without any politeness, pulling her directly in front of her.
Her parents tried to stop her, but were stopped by Jiang's parents, who said, "Pei'er hurt someone first. She should bear the consequences of her own mistakes. You can't spoil her too much."
Su Muqing snorted coldly, glaring at Jiang's mother with an unfriendly expression, and shoved her forcefully. Jiang's mother stumbled and almost fell to the ground, bumping into the chair behind her.
"Shut up!" Su Muqing shouted angrily. "You silent fool, how dare you come and stop us? Look at the kind of people your daughter brought back!" Her tone was full of contempt and disdain, as if she was full of dissatisfaction and resentment towards Jiang's mother and her daughter.
"Apologize! Apologize to my mother! Apologize to me right now!" Jiang Ruan had initially been hesitant, but who knew they were so foolish as to actually hurt her mother.
"Impossible. I'm the older sister. There's no reason for an older sister to apologize to her younger sister. Besides, she wasn't really hurt. Why are you making such a fuss?"
Even now, Su Muqing was still arguing her point, but Jiang Ruan wouldn't tolerate it. She wasn't the girl who would have swallowed her anger like before. With a sudden burst of strength, she almost knocked Su Muqing over.
It was only because Jiang Zhonghai protected them that they didn't fight. If the two were about to come to blows over this, Jiang's mother could only turn to her husband to stop them. Unexpectedly, Mingyue took the initiative first.
"Ahhh..." Jiang Peier's shrill screams echoed throughout the room. Her face was swollen and red, and she collapsed into her parents' arms, crying.
Jiang Zhonghai was so angry that he felt like he was going to explode, but he was being unreasonable and kept shouting for justice.
"A life for a life, a debt for a debt, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth..." These words seem to be deeply imprinted in people's hearts, becoming an inviolable principle.
For her own good, Jiang Ruan advised her parents that it was best to swallow their anger and keep quiet, otherwise the consequences might be unimaginable!
Jiang Ruan's voice was soft yet firm, like a gentle breeze brushing past everyone's ears. Her gaze was clear as water, revealing an irresistible power.
At that moment, the entire hall fell silent as everyone listened quietly to her words and felt the profound meaning they contained.
Jiang Peier cried in her mother's arms, looking like a wilted eggplant, listless and dispirited.
"Qingfeng, are you feeling alright? Are you feeling unwell? It's alright now, I'll avenge you in a bit." Mingyue even harbored murderous intent.
Seeing that her parents probably couldn't protect her, Jiang Peier quickly ran to Duan Yu's side, tugging at his trouser leg, "Please save me, I'll do anything you ask, that person is too scary, he'll kill me."
Duan Yu didn't say anything, but instead lowered his head and tapped her arm hard with his chopsticks, thinking she would leave in embarrassment. He didn't expect her to be such a stubborn person.
I'm not leaving.
Duan Yu sighed and said, "I don't like women." Then he turned and kissed Jiang Yan on the lips. To everyone's surprise, Jiang Yan ran away in embarrassment.
In the end, some left and some stayed, leaving only Jiang Ruan and An Xia at the dinner table.
"Ruan Ruan, this is so exciting! I've never had this happen after I fainted. Seeing those two reminded me, where are Qingfeng and Mingyue?"
Jiang Ruan smiled, tapped An Xia's nose, and said in a doting tone, "It's this that makes Jiang's mother so excited."
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