Jiang Hexi stood on the long corridor in the backyard as punishment, her stomach growling with hunger.
With a "smack," she slapped her arm and killed a blood-sucking mosquito.
She glanced at the security camera at the corner, knowing that Ms. Zhou was still angry, and dared not sit down rashly. She looked longingly at the end of the corridor, but still did not see her two brothers bring her food.
This shows that Ms. Zhou's temper this time was unusual.
She lined up the thirteen mosquitoes she had killed on the fence, took a picture of her "trophy," posted it on her WeChat Moments, and captioned it:
Smiling broadly: 【Anyone who dares to bite me, I'll kill them all!】
Yan Jie liked the post on his WeChat Moments and immediately sent her a message.
Jie: [Didn't you go home? Why are you still outside feeding mosquitoes?]
Jie: [Is something wrong with you?]
Jie: [Xi Bao, has your family made you suffer?]
Jiang Hexi, who had been indifferent to the situation, suddenly felt extremely aggrieved after being asked three questions in a row by him.
She rolled up her trousers, took a picture of the red welts on her legs from the beatings, and sent it to him.
Smiling: [My mom hit me with a feather duster, and my dad and brother couldn't stop her.]
Smiling: [She still won't feed me.]
Smiling: [They even made me stand in the back corridor as punishment.]
Jie: [Why is Auntie angry?]
Smiling: [Last time I visited your home and met your family, my mom was very angry when she found out, saying I didn't know any manners.]
Jie: [You're usually quite pretty, why didn't you try to defend yourself this time? Didn't you even try to dodge when your aunt hit you?]
Smiling: [She wouldn't listen to my explanation.]
Smiling: [My brother and dad shielded me from more than a dozen feather dusters, but they still couldn't stop her from hitting me.]
Jie: [Did your aunt say how to resolve this matter?]
Smiling: [She wants me to explain the whole story tomorrow.]
Smiling: [But I'm not sure what our relationship is either.]
Jie: [I'll visit your parents tomorrow.]
Jiang Hexi looked at the words and was so overwhelmed with happiness that she felt like pink bubbles were floating around her.
Seeing that she hadn't replied to the message for a long time, Yan Jie continued to soothe her emotions.
Jie: [The reason your aunt is angry is because you went to see my family behind her back.]
Jie: [I paid a visit, and as is customary, I gave your aunt a proper welcome; she naturally won't blame you.]
Jie: [Xi Bao, if you can't handle this, leave it to me.]
Smiling: [I'll listen to you.]
Jie: [Go back and properly apologize to your aunt, shift the blame onto me, then have a hot meal and stop feeding the mosquitoes outside.]
Smiling: 【Mm.】
Jiang Hexi put down her phone and looked up to see Jiang Wenjing walking over from the end of the corridor.
"We finally managed to coax Mom upstairs to rest. You should go back and eat."
"Second brother, should I go and apologize to Mother in person?"
Let's talk about it tomorrow.
Jiang Wenjing stroked her short hair, casually ruffled it, and said, "Your family dotes on you, you can't do anything so foolish that makes you look bad."
Jiang Hexi tossed and turned all night, unable to figure out the intricacies of the situation.
The next morning, Ms. Zhou sat on the living room sofa with a gloomy face, waiting for her to confess honestly.
Jiang Hexi sat down opposite her, looking like a prisoner on trial, meekly and submissively.
"Mom, I know I was wrong this time."
Ms. Zhou looked at her coldly and said, "What did you do wrong?"
Jiang Hexi lowered her eyes, looking as if she was sincerely admitting her mistake:
“I shouldn’t have kept it from you when I went to see Yan Jie’s family. In return, Yan Jie said he would come to see you today.”
Ms. Zhou's expression visibly froze for a moment, then her brows furrowed and she said:
When is he coming?
"The 7:30 AM flight should be arriving at Shenzhen-Hong Kong Airport soon."
"Why didn't you tell me about something this big sooner?"
Ms. Zhou got up from the sofa and quickly greeted Aunt Song:
"Check what ingredients we have at home. If we don't have enough, we'll go out and buy some more so we can cook a family feast tonight."
"I understand, Madam." Aunt Song nodded to her.
Ms. Zhou turned to ask, "Do your dad and brother know about this?"
Jiang Hexi didn't dare to speak carelessly and cautiously said, "I don't know."
Ms. Zhou sighed deeply, surprisingly not taking her anger out on her this time.
"Your boyfriend came to visit, why didn't you tell your dad and brother about it?"
"Mom, I'll go and inform them right away."
"Come back, and have your older brother bring Si Xiao back for dinner tonight."
"Okay, I understand."
Jiang Hexi watched as Ms. Zhou's face regained its radiance, bustling about in the living room. Only then did she realize the mistake she had made.
She secretly dated someone behind her family's back, secretly met the man's parents behind her family's back, and secretly had a relationship that became known to the entire internet but ended without a trace.
Ms. Zhou was furious that her daughter, whom she had always been so proud of, had gotten involved with someone else in such an unclear way.
However, Yan Jie's visit brought this ambiguous relationship into the open with both sets of parents. Even if it couldn't be made public, it reassured Ms. Zhou.
Jiang Hexi suddenly realized that she was an idiot when it came to handling interpersonal relationships, far inferior to Yan Jie.
An hour later, the villa's gate opened, and two luxury cars drove into the front yard.
Yan Jie and Yan Zhongqing got out of the car one after the other. The driver opened the trunk and handed all the gift boxes in the car to the butler.
Ms. Zhou and Jiang Hexi stood outside the door and warmly welcomed them inside.
Yan Jie took the initiative to start a conversation: "Auntie, Grandpa originally wanted to come and visit as well, but he is getting old and his health is not very good. The doctor does not allow him to travel and exert himself, so he could not come with us this time. He asked Second Uncle to come and visit on his behalf."
"The old man's health is the most important thing. I can visit Grandpa Yan in Yicheng later, it will be the same."
Ms. Zhou invited the two men to sit down, saying, "Xiao Yan, Second Uncle, please sit down and have some tea."
Jiang Hexi stayed obediently by her side the whole time. She was silenced by Ms. Zhou and could only sit by and smile as a background figure.
The three of them chatted warmly while drinking tea.
Yan Jie's words were as sweet as honey, and he made Ms. Zhou very happy several times during his conversation.
He took all the blame upon himself.
It was his idea to hide the relationship, his poor decision to invite Jiang Hexi to his home, and even the live-streamed breakup was his idea, all just to put on a show and give the production team an explanation.
He never said a bad word about Jiang Hexi throughout the entire process; the most he said was how much his family liked Jiang Hexi.
Ms. Zhou accepted all his overt gestures of goodwill, and by the end of the conversation, she was extremely satisfied with this future "son-in-law."
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