"Stop talking! My face is a result of an accident." Tian Tian seemed surprised that it was her mother who suddenly interrupted her with a stern voice.
She seemed to be on the verge of collapse, "Mom!"
Snap!
A loud slap landed on her face, and Tian Tiantou turned to the side.
She looked at her mother in disbelief.
Ruan Qing's hands trembled, her eyes pleading as if begging her daughter to stop talking. Tian Tian's eyes welled up with tears, and she bit her lip and lowered her head.
Damn it, it's this crying posture and angle that Ruan the pervert made her practice in front of the mirror every day. She had to cry beautifully, and he would beat her if she couldn't cry.
Beat them until they cry.
I doubt that Ruan Xianxian herself can cry, and I harbor malice towards women who cry beautifully.
My mind was a mess when my mother's stern voice rang out above me, "Tian Tian, what happened to you?"
Mom has told you countless times that we are a family, and bumps in the road are inevitable in life.
How can one seek personal revenge for this?
You even locked your cousin in the toilet?
Aren't you going to apologize?
"I'm sorry!" Tian Tian suddenly looked up, tears of grievance streaming down her cheeks, her voice choked with sobs, "It was my resentment that made me deliberately tease my cousin."
I...I was wrong!
After saying that, she ran into her room crying.
Ruan Qing was clearly in pain, yet she still tried her best to appear ingratiating.
"Dad, it's all my fault for not raising our daughter well. She's so old but still acts like a child. Please don't hold it against her."
Gu Zhengchi sat cross-legged on a single sofa, propping his head up with one hand, his deep gaze making it impossible to discern his emotions.
Everything I didn't understand back then seems to have found its answer in this mother.
Why does his mother always force him to admit his mistakes in front of his grandfather for things he didn't do? They are all protecting their child!
What the elders want is not the truth; the truth lies wherever their hearts are biased.
The higher you jump, the faster you die.
Without his mother's years of subservience and his elder brother's dazzling presence, no matter if he was right or wrong, if he showed the slightest resistance, his grandfather would send him far away to the border.
He was never allowed to set foot in that house again.
Suddenly, someone tugged at his sleeve. Gu Zhengchi came to his senses and saw Ruan Baozhu, who looked aggrieved but pretended to be strong, tugging at his sleeve.
“Brother Zhengchi, don’t blame your cousin. She’s just worried that Auntie is angry. She’s not a heartless person.”
Gu Zhengchi stared intently at the delicate face so close to his, and an uncontrollable feeling of disgust welled up inside him.
How similar they are!
Just like his elder brother, who would always hypocritically try to comfort Madam Gu after every victory.
"Mom, don't be angry. You should blame Father. He couldn't control his lust. He was pregnant, how could he put the baby back in?"
They openly persuaded him while secretly supporting him.
The older woman will then become even more outrageous and crazy.
A wave of nausea rose in his throat, and he abruptly pulled his sleeve back. "Don't touch me!"
The sudden movement startled Ruan Baozhu, who lowered her head in surprise, her eyes instantly reddening. "You don't believe me!"
Then, she gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Yes, I said I saved you by accident, but you never believed me. So I won't say it again, lest I become annoying."
I must be sober... no, I should say disgusted before listening to her. Every word she says is full of hidden meaning, and she's trying to blackmail me by bringing up the debt of saving my life.
She didn't ask him for payment, not because she didn't want it, but because she wanted more.
Gu Zhengchi took a deep breath, raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said meaningfully:
"When you were locked in the toilet, I was the first one there. I told you that a broom had fallen down and blocked the door. A good comrade would never wrongly accuse someone, right?"
Ruan Baozhu was dumbfounded.
Ruan Kangri squinted.
Ruan Qing felt that... her daughter had really grown up.
Ruan Baozhu, her face as pale as paper, took a step back, as if she had suffered a great injustice. How could this be?
Zhengchi is speaking up for that despicable mother and daughter, she didn't misunderstand, did she?
She thought that Gu Zhengchi's coming along meant he had already tacitly agreed that Tian Tian had harmed her!
Why the sudden change of heart?!
She couldn't accept it; she couldn't accept that her partner's heart was with someone else. She wouldn't allow it!
"Brother Zhengchi." Just as Ruan Baozhu was about to have an outburst, Ruan Kangri stopped her.
His gaze lingered between the two men, lost in thought.
"I made a mistake. I was too anxious and confused. I was too afraid that the two children would have a fight because of a misunderstanding."
He then said to Ruan Qing, "So what if it's not Tian Tian, but just a little misunderstanding between the two sisters? These are the only two granddaughters the old man has left. I hope they are both well."
"You, as a mother, how can you not believe your daughter slapped her?"
He was clear that the mistake couldn't be Baozhu's fault, as that would severely damage her image in Gu Zhengchi's mind.
At first, he only wanted Gu Zhengchi to see that no matter who was right or wrong, he, as the grandfather, would unconditionally side with Baozhu. He didn't expect that Gu Zhengchi would not buy it.
Ruan Qing was taken aback for a moment, then quickly agreed, "Dad is right. It's a misunderstanding between the two children, and it's really kind of you to come all this way to inquire about it."
"Are you going to ignore small things and then try to solve them when they become big problems?" Ruan Kangri reprimanded, but his tone was not harsh.
Gu Zhengchi sneered inwardly. If he's so good at reading people's expressions, why doesn't he go work as a gatekeeper at the military region?
Having received a life-saving grace, he wouldn't speak ill of her; otherwise, people would say he was ungrateful.
Regardless of what happens between him and Ruan Baozhu in the future, he must first repay this debt of gratitude to avoid giving anyone cause for gossip.
Having made up his mind, he glanced at the swaying Ruan Baozhu, then turned his gaze to Ruan Kangri.
"The old man is indeed a veteran from the battlefield. He has high awareness and believes that harmony in the family is the foundation of everything."
Ruan Kangri's heart pounded. He had already realized something was wrong, but he hadn't yet figured out exactly what was wrong, when he heard Gu Zhengchi speak.
“Baozhu saved my life. Here’s what we’ll do: I have an elder at the Beijing Military Region Hospital who is a master surgeon.”
I can ask him to take a look at Aunt Ruan's face and see if there's any possibility of recovery.
This can also be considered as making up for Baozhu's unintentional mistake.
Solving the problem at its root is the only way to prevent the rift between the two sisters from deepening. What do you think, Baozhu?
He wondered if someone had been willing to help his mother back then, would their childhood have been easier?
This would also completely repay Ruan Baozhu's so-called life-saving grace.
He got up and checked the time. "Perfect timing. My elder is on night shift tonight. It's better to treat illness sooner rather than later. Let's go there now."
Ruan Baozhu's beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief. She understood; it meant that the debt of saving her life and the reason given for her good was still owed to that mother and daughter.
On what grounds?
Ruan Baozhu went mad. "I don't agree. One of you cheated on your husband, and the other had a child out of wedlock. What right does a bastard have to repay my kindness?"
Gu Zhengchi, you're my boyfriend, not theirs!
Seeing her roar like a madwoman, Gu Zhengchi's eyes flashed with disgust. His voice was calm, but his tone was three degrees harsher.
"Comrade Ruan, we are just friends, and you are a married person, so please watch your words."
After saying that, Ruan Baozhu slumped into a chair, her face full of shock.
Friends? He actually said they were just friends?
What about those hands that hold each other when no one is around?
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