Chapter 104 Don’t You Hate Me?

Ruan Xiaoyue returned to the west courtyard and found something wrong as soon as she entered the door. There was no one in the courtyard. She quickly went to her mother's room. It was empty inside, even the furniture had been moved out.

This scene made her stunned for a moment, and the first thing she did was run to the courtyard of the main house.

Zhou Yunzhi and Wei Mingxi walked towards the west courtyard. After a while, they ran into Ruan Xiaoyue who was rushing over. Before Zhou Yunzhi could say anything, she questioned, "Aunt is really good at this. She kicked my parents out of the house right after I got married. She is really cruel."

The smile on Zhou Yunzhi's face faded. It seemed that she really didn't know about the separation of the family: "Xiaoyue, the separation of the family was already decided before you got married. Now all the procedures have been submitted to the government. There is nothing illegal. However, even if the family is separated, if you want to come back to visit your grandmother, you can come back anytime..."

"How can it be the same?" Ruan Xiaoyue was so angry that she seemed to be going crazy: "My parents worked so hard in the Ruan family for so many years, but in the end they were ruthlessly driven out. You and uncle are really cruel."

All the anger she had been holding back at the Pei family burst out at this moment.

Zhou Yunzhi was a little angry when she saw her talking without thinking, but as an elder, she couldn't argue with her too much: "How did the Ruan family get to where it is today? As a young person, you don't have much say. If you came back to quarrel, I advise you to go home."

Wei Mingxi on the side was so angry that she wanted to hit someone. If she wasn't worried that her image would be compromised in the eyes of Mrs. Ruan, with her temper, she really wanted to teach the arrogant Ruan Xiaoyue a lesson.

Thinking of this, his hand holding Zhou Yunzhi tightened unconsciously, and it was obvious that he was holding his breath.

Zhou Yunzhi patted her hands, signaling her not to be angry.

Seeing the two people turning around to leave, Zhou Xiaoyue was unwilling to give up and immediately went to Jingxin Pavilion: "I want to find my grandmother and ask her why she is so cruel. We are both her sons, why is she so cruel to my father?"

The old lady had been in poor health recently. When she heard that Ruan Xiaoyue was going to her yard to make trouble, Zhou Quzhi asked Mrs. Liu to stop her. However, Ruan Xiaoyue was angry and she grabbed Mrs. Liu and pushed her hard. Mrs. Liu became unstable and sat down on the ground. She was in so much pain that she couldn't get up for a long time.

Zhou Yunzhi saw this and said coldly: "Ruan Xiaoyue, this is not a place for you to act wildly. Your grandmother's health has only improved recently. Do you want to piss her off to death?"

"Hmph, haven't I been forced into a dead end by you guys?" Ruan Xiaoyue ignored Mrs. Liu who had fallen and insisted on going her own way. Zhou Yunzhi had no choice but to chase her by herself.

Wei Mingxi couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so he gently pulled Mrs. Zhou, ran forward quickly, and without saying a word, grabbed Ruan Xiaoyue's arm and pulled her back, then slapped her in the face.

Ruan Xiaoyue never thought that an outsider would dare to hit her at home, and she wanted to fight back immediately.

Wei Mingxi raised her head and went forward: "Go ahead and hit me. I am the Prime Minister's cousin. If you touch me today, it will be the confrontation between the Pei family and the He family."

Hearing this, Ruan Xiaoyue's raised hand froze. She wanted to beat the woman in front of her to death, but she couldn't.

What made her even more angry was that she had no chance to resist the threat. He An was the prime minister, while Pei Chong was only a fourth-rank commander of the Southern Camp of the City Defense Army. The difference in their status was not small.

Seeing that she didn't dare to make a move, Wei Mingxi snorted coldly and asked harshly, "You keep saying that the first branch of the Ruan family is bullying the second branch. I really don't know how you can say such things."

"Don't you know what you, the second branch, have done? You embezzled the public property and bought private shops. Recently, we have checked the accounts of all the shops. I don't know how many stupid accounts were all written by the second branch... Just the charge of embezzlement is enough to put your mother in jail. It's because your aunt and grandmother are kind and considerate of you younger generations that they only divided the family property."

"You come here to make a scene today. Do you really think you can turn right into wrong just by talking?"

"How can you, an outsider, interfere in the affairs of my Ruan family? Humph, are you trying to please my aunt and ask her to help you and your cousin?" Ruan Xiaoyue looked at him with contempt: "You failed to seduce your own cousin, and now you're planning to come to the Ruan family?"

Zhou Yunzhi immediately said angrily: "Xiaoyue, you should be more tactful with your words. You were really too rude and too much today. Even though we have separated, your grandmother will not see you today. You should go back now."

As soon as she finished speaking, the servants who came rushing over after hearing the noise blocked the way to the old lady's yard. Ruan Xiaoyue felt unwilling but had no other choice as she could not force her way in.

He had to glare at everyone before reluctantly turning around and leaving.

"Ruan Xiaoyue." Wei Mingxi was still hesitant, but still spoke.

He turned around to meet Wei Mingxi's angry gaze and said sarcastically, "Why, are you angry because of shame?"

Wei Mingxi calmly walked to the opposite side of Ruan Xiaoyue. The two looked at each other, both of them were very angry.

The panic in Wei Mingxi's heart disappeared, and he looked at Ruan Xiaoyue calmly: "Ruan Xiaoyue, I have known for a long time that you are a despicable person. I believe many people know it too, but you are the only one who doesn't know it."

Ruan Xiaoyue's eyes narrowed: "Do you still want to quarrel?"

"I don't want to argue, I just want to help you see yourself clearly." Wei Mingxi's expression froze, and he unexpectedly slapped Ruan Xiaoyue again.

Ruan Xiaoyue couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to fight back, but Wei Mingxi grabbed her wrist tightly and said coldly: "No one can slander me about Ruan Qingzhou. If he really doesn't care about me, I won't be so shameless and use any means to stop him."

"I think I'm cleaner and more honest than you, so I can only slap you in the face for the mean words you said. I hope you'll be more careful next time you see me, or I might hit you even harder than this time."

As soon as Ruan Xiaoyue left, Wei Mingxi immediately lost his temper. He stood there for a long time before turning around hesitantly. He didn't dare to look into Mrs. Zhou's eyes as he looked at her: "Aunt Zhou, what happened today..."

"Stop talking, come back to my room and have some tea to calm your mind." He shook his head and pulled the person back.

This girl looked domineering on the surface, but it was obvious that she had never really fought with anyone. She herself did not even feel the hands hanging by her side trembling slightly.

Wei Mingxi didn't want to go at first, but he didn't want to disappoint Aunt Zhou's enthusiasm.

In fact, when Ruan Xiaoyue said that she seduced her cousin just now, her heart skipped a beat. She never thought that liking someone was a sin. She really liked her cousin, and it is the same now.

But she didn't understand before that liking someone is not the same as loving them, and certainly not the same as possessing them.

So, when she learned that her cousin was getting married, her first reaction was as if her favorite toy had been taken away, and she only wanted to get it back.

Zhou Yunzhi asked someone to help Mrs. Liu go downstairs to rest, and personally poured a cup of tea for Wei Mingxi and handed it to her, saying leisurely: "People have to do a lot of things in this life, but sometimes you will find that even if you work hard, you can't satisfy everyone. Not only that, you may also be slandered and criticized."

Wei Mingxi, feeling depressed, raised his head with confusion in his eyes. After hearing what Ruan Xiaoyue said, is Mrs. Zhou really not angry?

After all, it was no secret that Wei Mingxi liked Ruan Qingzhou.

How could Zhou Yunzhi not see her embarrassment? She smiled and shook her head: "So, as a person, just do your best to have a clear conscience and don't care too much about what others think."

Wei Mingxi bit her lip and said, "Madam, don't you dislike me?"

She had done a lot of wrong things before. Not to mention what happened to her cousin and sister-in-law, the fact that she had wrongly accused Ruan Qingzhou was enough to make Mrs. Zhou dislike her.

Zhou Yunzhi smiled and shook her head: "Silly child, you have already admitted your mistakes, why should I keep harping on the past? On the contrary, in your aunt's eyes, your ability to bravely admit your mistakes is the most admirable quality."

After all, there are too many people in this world who make mistakes over and over again and insist on doing what they want...