Old Master Qin hesitated for a moment after raising his hand, looking somewhat bewildered.
A mistake that all men make?
Is he asleep?
Who did he sleep with?
Which maid?
Or did they ruin some girl's life?
Following the gaze of the crowd, their eyes finally fell on Baoyu, whose clothes were disheveled. Old Master Qin gasped and pointed at Baoyu, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
Qin Keqing was heartbroken, yet she still wanted to protect Baoyu, saying, "Father, it's all Zhong'er's fault. They couldn't control their emotions."
"Shut up!" Old Master Qin wanted to slap himself twice, suddenly feeling that the world had become absurd and surreal.
His daughter brought his son in, and he didn't think much of it at first. Now that he thinks about it, he's been losing his appetite lately because of this.
He painstakingly taught him, and he ended up producing such a beastly creature?
When has the Qin family ever produced such a shameless scoundrel?
"You beast!"
Old Master Qin was, after all, a refined scholar, and he didn't use much force, just two slaps.
Wang Xifeng watched coldly. Ever since Madam Wang came in, Baoyu hadn't said a single word in Qin Zhong's defense. Whenever he did speak, she admired him as a responsible man, but alas... a pity he was just a good-for-nothing who only knew how to hide behind women.
"Grandpa Qin, Baoyu, he..."
Upon hearing the name Baoyu, Old Master Qin's eyes reddened. He went up and slapped Baoyu twice, making him cry out in pain, "You beast! You're worse than a beast!"
Grandmother Jia was dumbfounded. He...he actually hit her Baoyu?
"You...you..."
Old Master Qin was furious. This was a matter between two men, and it couldn't be blamed on just one person. Qin Zhong deserved to die and be beaten, but Bao Yu deserved the same punishment.
Today he is going to sever the hopes of both of them!
What a disgraceful thing!
"Qin Zhong, how did you two get together?"
Qin Zhong was terrified by Old Master Qin's beatings. He trembled and his face was deathly pale. Bao Yu felt sorry for him. When he saw Old Master Qin forcing Qin Zhong, he remembered him, but he didn't have the courage to stand up. He hid behind Grandmother Jia and said, "Don't scare him."
"I...we..." After thinking for a long time, he couldn't think of a word to describe his relationship with Qin Zhong. Qin Zhong looked at Bao Yu with teary eyes and deep affection, and Bao Yu responded from afar.
The two of them ignored everyone else and gazed at each other with deep affection.
"Rebellious son!"
Jia Zheng shouted angrily, and everyone reacted. Alarm bells rang in their hearts. Grandmother Jia hurriedly shielded Baoyu behind her, and Lady Wang also stood in front of Baoyu.
Only Qin Zhong was left unprotected.
Shen Ajiao stood in the corner, silent, watching everyone present, earnestly serving as a proper background figure.
Wang Xifeng was about to pull Qin Keqing aside, but Qin Keqing pulled her to the corner first.
[It doesn't seem like an accident at all; it all seems so coincidental.]
Wang Xifeng pondered Shen Ajiao's words. Indeed, when she looked at Qin Keqing, there was no trace of the heartache she had felt just moments before...
Jia Zheng and Old Master Qin exchanged a glance, both seeing the importance in each other's eyes. They stepped forward and grabbed their sons, ignoring how much Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang cried and wailed.
Jia Zheng showed no mercy. He truly wanted to kill this son who had brought shame to their ancestors. Keeping him alive was just asking for trouble. He had made mistakes time and time again, constantly teetering on the edge of morality. Today, he was determined to deal with this wicked beast himself!
Together with Old Master Qin, each carrying their own son, the two of them fought and kicked their way to the lakeside. Before the others caught up, they each kicked their son directly into the lake.
"Anyone who dares to come near, go with him!"
Such a beastly and shameless creature deserves to be drowned in a pig cage!
"Baoyu! Baoyu!"
"If you want to drown him, you'll drown me first!" Enraged, Grandmother Jia raised her cane and struck Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng ignored his mother and dodged step by step, but Grandmother Jia's blows were fast and fierce. He couldn't dodge in time, turned around, and fell into the pond with a splash.
Grandmother Jia was startled and hurriedly ordered someone to rescue him, but Jia Zheng couldn't swim at all. The fear of falling into the water overwhelmed his mind, and he thrashed about in the water with both hands and feet.
Shen Ajiao looked at the sky, the ground, and the puppy, thinking about the year she was pelted with mud in kindergarten, the year her prettiest schoolbag was ruined in elementary school, the year she was rejected by the boy she liked in junior high, and the year she couldn't solve math problems in high school...
He thought through all the sad and painful things in his life, and only then did a look of surprise and sadness appear on his lips...
When the crowd pulled the three people out of the water, they were pale, their stomachs were swollen, and they were unconscious.
"Call a doctor!"
Grandmother Jia was so flustered that she didn't know whether to go see Jia Zheng or Baoyu. In her anxiety, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Qin Keqing stepped forward and gave instructions: find a doctor if needed, save lives if needed, and everything proceeded in an orderly manner.
But Ah Jiao always felt that something was wrong. Everything was too coincidental, too coincidental. How could there be so many coincidences in the world?
But it didn't seem like anyone was behind it. He went back and went over the day's events with Lin Daiyu, and even Lin Daiyu fell silent.
"Perhaps this is the best arrangement."
"Huh? What do you mean? Is there really a conspiracy?"
[Who is that? Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang certainly wouldn't harm Baoyu. Is that my Feng? She doesn't seem like it either.]
[The You family? There's no reason for that.]
Upon hearing this, Lin Daiyu suddenly felt goosebumps all over her body. She suddenly remembered someone who had seemed different ever since they met that day. Could it be her?
If that's the case, why?
[I don't want to think about it anymore. I should avoid going to the Jia family's place lately; I'm having a run of bad luck.]
Lin Daiyu listened to Shen Ajiao's words and thought it best not to go, but with so many things going on in the Jia family, it wouldn't be right for her not to take a look.
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