The old man at the door took Zhu Weidong to the office and did not leave immediately.

He found that something was wrong with the young man today, and he was worried, so he stood guard at the door.

In the office, Zhu Weidong picked up the phone and called home first. No one answered. It was not that no one was there, as all the Zhu brothers were there, except Zhu Chuang and his wife.

Old Mrs. Zhu was playing cards with her grandchildren, while Mr. Zhu was reading a book.

The phone rang again and again, but no one in the living room moved.

It was not until the third time that the sound finally stopped, and then Mrs. Zhu said, "It seems to be Weidong."

"My parents couldn't possibly call home. No one else knows our home phone number. We are all at home. It must have been my eldest brother calling."

The Zhu family’s phone number has never been told to outsiders. Ji Ling just talked to them last night, so it is impossible for her to call three times, so it can only be Zhu Weidong.

After Zhu Weidong failed to get through to his home, he called Ji Yong.

Ji Yong was in the store. When he picked up the phone and found out it was Zhu Weidong, he smiled and said, "Xiaoling is back. It was too late yesterday, so she might not have been able to get through to you, so you didn't answer."

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll go call Xiaoling."

Ji Yong agreed, and Xu Fang got up and went to the backyard.

When Ji Ling heard that it was Zhu Weidong calling, she went to the shop in front, picked up the phone, and said "Hello" lazily.

"Are you home?" Zhu Weidong's voice sounded immediately.

"Um."

"Didn't you get my telegram?"

"received."

"Then why didn't you wait for me?"

"You didn't tell me to wait for you in your telegram."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and Zhu Weidong asked, "Xiaoling, are you angry?"

"What do you think?"

"I can explain things."

"Well, go ahead and I'll listen."

"Chi Fangping's daughter suddenly had an asthma attack. We were in a hurry to save her, so we didn't have time to think about the allergen. When I returned to the guesthouse, I saw the flowers and thought that it might be because of your visit that triggered her asthma, so I rushed to the hospital again."

After that, he waited for a while, but didn't hear a response, so he continued, "After Xiaoru left, Aunt Chi was so sad that she said that Xiaoru got into trouble after you came. I can't let you bear such a reputation."

"Then I have to thank you, because it was me who caused the loss of the child. You have to bear the responsibility and make up for the loss of the life I owe you." Ji Ling taunted, "I am so lucky to have a husband like you."

"Xiaoling." Zhu Weidong said, "It's just a possibility. That's a life. I don't want you to feel guilty after knowing it."

"You still know that it's my business? Why didn't you tell me if it was my business? You directly convicted me and then tried to make amends? Even the court has to interrogate people after sentencing them. Did you give me a chance to defend myself? I, an insider, only found out about it later." Ji Ling always thought that she was very calm and not angry, but the moment she heard Zhu Weidong's voice, she realized that she was not as magnanimous as she thought.

Yes, she was angry.

She even wanted to give up and ask for a divorce.

Fortunately, she did not let the impulse get the better of her, and her mother-in-law and others always stood by her and tried their best to help Zhu Weidong make up for it.

Why did the father-in-law call her right after Zhu Weidong's telegram and ask her to go home for the New Year? This was to tell her with his attitude that the Zhu family was on her side.

It also allowed her to think calmly and rationally about how to deal with the relationship between Zhu Weidong and her.

Obviously, Zhu Weidong's explanation did not quench her anger, but instead made it even more intense.

"Xiaoling, I admit that I was lacking in this regard. Time was tight at the time. I'll talk to you later if I think about it."

"And then?" Zhu Weidong fell silent halfway through his speech. Ji Ling asked with a smile. If he didn't say anything, she would speak for him. "Then I saw Accountant Chi's pain of losing his daughter, and thought that it was all caused by me, so I sent her home."

Ji Ling replied on his behalf, but there was still silence on the other end.

Silence means consent.

Ji Ling chuckled. "Speaking of this, everything has come back to the starting point, which is what we talked about at the beginning. You directly convicted me. But you are still decent in one respect. When I asked you, you did not lie or make excuses. You also admitted it. You are still a man."

Ji Ling bit the word "man" heavily, "What you did was manly, but from my point of view, it is not what a man in my family would do. My man should stand by me regardless of right or wrong, not make me sad, not make me upset, not make me have wild thoughts. Even if I am unreasonable and willful, he should always stand by me and support me."

After announcing her declaration, Ji Ling hung up the phone heavily, "Do you think I'll forgive you after a few words of explanation? Dream on."

After letting out the unhappiness in her heart, Ji Ling felt relieved. Only then did she realize that her parents were by her side.

Ji Yong's mouth was open and his eyes almost popped out. At first he was worried when he heard that his daughter and Zhu Weidong were having a conflict, but the more he listened, the more his mouth corners pulled.

His daughter had always been powerful and unreasonable. He had heard from others and had also seen her behave in this way, but this was the first time he had seen her be so arrogant towards her own husband.

"Xiaoling, come with me." Ji Yong's heart, which had risen to his throat, suddenly dropped heavily. He looked at his daughter with a fierce face and went to the backyard first.

Ji Ling followed obediently and made a note of Zhu Weidong in her heart.

Xu Fang silently watched the father and daughter go to the backyard. She knew there was something wrong, and she was right.

The only thing I didn't expect was that, maybe, like Xu's father, his daughter was powerful before she got married, but she was still so arrogant after she got married.

In the main room in the backyard, Ji Yong paced back and forth in annoyance, "Do your parents-in-law know about your quarrel?"

"Know."

"Then you have to listen to your parents-in-law."

"Dad, I listened to my parents-in-law."

"Then why did you go back to your parents' home in a bad mood? You were in a bad mood in the first year after getting married. The Zhu family is a well-known family. What will outsiders say?" Ji Yong's mind was full of the Zhu family's reaction.

Ji Ling said, "My parents-in-law asked me to come back."

Ji Yong became even more anxious, "I knew you would be driven back."

"Dad, I didn't rush back. My parents-in-law supported me in teaching Zhu Weidong a lesson." Ji Ling pulled Ji Yong back to the kang with a smile, "Don't be anxious yet. Listen to me and let me tell you what's going on. It's not too late to get angry now."

"You didn't lie to me?" Ji Yong still didn't quite believe it.

"You heard me calling last night. My parents-in-law really wanted me to come back. How could I possibly call them to let them know I was safe?"

That's true.

Ji Yong found himself so angry that he was dizzy, rubbing his forehead with his hands, "It's good that it's not, it's good that it's not."

Ji Ling then told Zhu Weidong what he had done, "My parents-in-law spoke up for me and let me go back to my parents' home."

(End of this chapter)