Jiang Ling had been holding back her anger for a long time because Li Jia had abandoned Li Xiaoqing and her two siblings for many years, and today she finally had a place to vent it.
Grabbing Li Jia by the collar, Jiang Ling unleashed a barrage of punches and curses, yelling, "You bastard! You bastard! I'll beat you to death! I'll beat you to death, you son of a bitch!" The policewoman went berserk, punching and kicking Li Jia for over ten minutes before finally stopping, panting heavily. She stood there, staring at Li Jia with her reddened fists.
Li Jia smiled wryly as Jiang Ling continued her onslaught. Once Jiang Ling was tired and finished, Li Jia turned around, took a bottle of water from the car, and handed it to Jiang Ling apologetically, saying, "Have some water!"
Jiang Ling snatched the bottled water from Li Jia's hand, opened the cap, took a sip, and then turned away, ignoring Li Jia.
Li Jia organized her thoughts and walked to stand next to Jiang Ling. "I came back this time to make it up to them with the rest of my life. I hope you can help me."
"Impossible! That's your own business!" After venting her anger, Jiang Ling calmed down considerably. However, the prejudice she had accumulated over the years against Li Jia's actions could not be dispelled in a short time. Being able to stand here calmly and say a few words to Li Jia was already a huge breakthrough.
"Okay, I know you can't believe me yet, so I'll head back now. I hope you can keep this a secret for me for now. Thank you!" After saying that, Li Jia bowed properly to Jiang Ling'er, then got into the car and started driving.
As Jiang Ling watched Li Jia's car disappear from her sight, she struggled internally about whether or not to help him. She felt that her reaction just now might have been a bit too much. Thinking about how Li Jia had stood still and let her beat him, Jiang Ling felt a little regretful. However, when she thought about how Li Jia had left without saying goodbye and abandoned Li Xiaoqing and her siblings, Jiang Ling forgot about her previous overreaction.
After deciding not to help Li Jia for the time being, Jiang Ling turned around and went back to Li Xiaoqing's house. When she saw Li Xiaoqing and her two siblings again, she felt a strange sense of relief, perhaps because of Li Jia's return!
"Let's observe for a while first!" Jiang Ling said to herself, then walked into Li Xiaotong's room, where he was receiving tutoring, with a smile on her face.
As Li Jia sat in the car, recalling Jiang Ling's behavior earlier, she felt not anger at all, but rather a faint sense of joy. This policewoman was definitely taking good care of her three younger siblings. If beating her up would make her feel even a little better, Li Jia would be willing to let her beat her to her heart's content.
"If you don't want to help, then don't help! I believe you're just temporarily unwilling to help!" Li Jia drove back to the dry cleaning shop, which was already open for business. They had originally planned to close for two days, but Meng Yao and Zhou Xiaoyu insisted on opening the shop the next day, saying that there would be more customers on the weekend.
After greeting Zhou Xiaoyu, Li Jia went upstairs and ran into Meng Yao, who was coming out of the bathroom. Today, Meng Yao was still wearing that black Chanel dress, and her careful dressing made her look confident. When she saw Li Jia, she nodded slightly and said, "You're back?"
"Yes, you're back. You seem a little different today!" Li Jia sensed that Meng Yao seemed much lighter, without the heavy feeling she used to have. She was filled with an indescribable ease and vitality.
"Really? Thank you! I have to go back to work now, you can rest! Call me if you need anything." Meng Yao said and went downstairs. Li Jia smiled as she watched Meng Yao's retreating figure. "Looks like Meng Yao's charm has reached a new level after letting go of her inner turmoil!"
Entering the study, Li Jia once again took out the photo she always kept close to her body. Looking at the four smiling faces in the photo, a faint smile appeared on her face. Every time she looked at this photo, Li Jia felt a sense of self-worth; a warm feeling of family affection would always fill her heart at that moment. She placed the photo next to the monitor in front of her and focused on thinking about how to get Jiang Ling's help.
Actually, even without Jiang Ling's help, I would have had the opportunity to stand in front of Li Xiaoqing and the others. However, that would have left no room for maneuver. How would my three younger siblings view me? In this situation, I really lacked someone as suitable as Jiang Ling to act as a mediator and prevent my three younger siblings from having an overreaction.
As Li Jia considered all the possibilities, she suddenly realized that the image of that pure white woman, as graceful as water, had reappeared in her mind. "Hai Mingyue... she really suits her so well."
Having only met Hai Mingyue once, Li Jia was deeply impressed by her, and for the first time, Li Jia had the idea of taking the initiative to approach, get close to, and protect that woman.
Just as Li Jia was lost in thought, her phone beeped with a text message notification. Snapping out of her reverie, Li Jia picked up her phone and saw a message from Jiang Ling: "I need to think carefully about your situation. Consider this period a trial period for you! I won't help you with anything during this time; you'll have to do everything yourself. If you can truly demonstrate that you genuinely want to protect them, then I'll help you!"
Li Jia smiled faintly as she read the text message, then typed "Thank you!" in reply. She put down her phone and prepared to go downstairs to see if there was anything she could help with.
Just as she was about to go downstairs, Meng Yao appeared at the door of Li Jia's study, smiling at Li Jia, "Do you have time?"
Li Jia nodded. "Yes, I'm probably the most carefree boss ever. I don't have to worry about anything, and I have tons of time to waste every day. So, what is it?"
"Could you come to the living room for a moment?" Meng Yao said, then smiled and shook her head, gesturing for Li Jia to go to the living room.
"What's so mysterious?" Li Feng entered the living room with a question in his mind, then looked at Meng Yao with an inquiring gaze.
Meng Yao walked over to the TV, and with a big smile on her face, pressed the play button.
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