Cheng Dan scoffed, "I don't care about your banquet."
It has a kind of "what's the use of trying" attitude.
Cheng Dan still had a red handprint on her face as she looked down at her mother, who was slumped on the ground.
Seeing this, Li Shuhe ignored the Cheng family mother and daughter and went back with her family to offer toasts.
Because he had been drinking, Shen Qingwen hadn't participated in the previous incident and was resting to the side.
Cheng Dan ignored the whispers of those around her and, after a while, went to help her mother up.
"Mom, let's go home."
Cheng's mother flung her hand away, looking at Cheng Dan with exasperation, "You...you're really going to drive me crazy."
Cheng's mother wasn't actually angry at Cheng Dan; she was both surprised and frightened.
She had already anticipated what she would face next, while Cheng Dan, having grown up under her and her father's protection, had no idea how much trouble she had caused.
Despite being pushed away, Cheng Dan still went forward to pull her mother away, saying, "Mom, no matter what you say this time, I've made up my mind. If I can't get married, I won't get married."
Cheng's mother was so angry at her attitude that she trembled all over.
Cheng Dan was completely unaware, lost in her own fantasies about the future.
"I will stay with you two from now on and earn money to support you in your old age."
She helped Cheng's mother up, but soon Cheng's mother swayed and fell down again.
"Mother!"
......
Ye Lan and Xu Ruantang walked out of the hotel, her back completely soaked with sweat.
Ye Lan tried her best to stand behind her to shield her.
She did want to take off a piece of clothing for Xu Ruantang, but it was summer and everyone was dressed very lightly.
"Ruan Tang, let's go to the hospital first, or don't drive. Mom will call Chen Ji."
Ye Lan was somewhat at a loss.
Xu Ruantang could feel the stinging pain in her back at this moment.
It seems that the soup wasn't too hot, but rather that she hadn't realized it yet.
"Mom, it's okay, my back won't affect my driving."
Xu Ruantang chuckled and comforted Ye Lan, "No need to go to the hospital. Go back to the compound clinic. If everything's alright, we have burn ointment at home."
Looking up, I saw a figure hurrying towards me from not far away.
"Third Sister-in-law, Aunt Ye, it's over inside so quickly?"
Li Shuyang walked hurriedly, perhaps running, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
Xu Ruantang shook her head. "No, my mom and I had to leave first. Why are you so late?"
Li Shuyang scratched his head sheepishly, "The school had a graduation ceremony today, so I was a little late because I was seeing off my students."
He had told Li Shuhe about this beforehand.
Li Shuhe told him that if he was busy, he didn't have to come.
But Li Shuyang still arrived.
"Aunt Ye, are you sick? You look so pale."
Li Shuyang turned his head and saw Ye Lan, asking her with concern.
Ye Lan forced a smile, "No, your third sister-in-law was splashed with soup by Cheng Dan, I'll take her back to see her first."
She was anxious, so she said whatever came to mind.
Upon hearing this, Li Shuyang immediately turned his gaze to Xu Ruantang.
He was tall and quickly saw her soaked back. Because of the bright sunlight outside, Li Shuyang could even see the darker areas.
He hurriedly looked away and offered her the suit jacket he was holding, saying, "Third Sister-in-law, if you don't mind, please wear my coat first."
Xu Ruantang thought that if she went back and the people in the compound saw her, they would talk about her for a long time.
Without hesitation, she took Li Shuyang's coat and said, "Okay, thank you. I'll return it to you later."
After saying that, she put the cloak on and prepared to walk towards the car.
"Third Sister-in-law, Aunt Ye, how about I give you a ride? You can't drive like this."
Li Shuyang took a step forward after Xu Ruantang.
Xu Ruantang smiled and said, "No need, I can drive."
Ye Lan quickly followed.
Xu Ruantang refused him, so Li Shuyang didn't press the matter.
He turned and walked into the hotel.
Just as the waiter led him to the front of the lobby, several people hurriedly carried Cheng's mother out.
"Make way! Make way quickly!"
Cheng Dan stood beside her, her face streaked with tears.
As soon as the others left, Li Shuhe came out as well. Seeing Li Shuyang, she forced a smile and said, "Let's go in and eat."
It was during dinner that Li Shuyang learned bits and pieces of the whole incident.
Xu Ruantang had no idea that so many things had happened after she left with Ye Lan.
Back in the compound, Ye Lan first took her to the clinic.
"Why did it take you so long to get here?"
While applying ointment, the doctor instructed her, "In the future, if you get burned, the first step is to rinse it with water. If the skin isn't broken, rinse it thoroughly with cool water."
After getting the medicine, Ye Lan was worried about leaving Xu Ruantang alone at home, so she insisted that she stay at the Chen family's house.
Ye Lan also helped her apply the medicine.
Seeing the two obvious bluish-black patches on Xu Ruantang's fair back, Ye Lan applied medicine while shedding tears.
She kept muttering, "It's all Mom's fault, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have gotten hurt."
Ye Lan recalled Xu Ruantang advising her at the hospital not to get entangled with Cheng Dan.
Then she thought back to when she deliberately provoked Cheng Dan by the car, and a deep sense of guilt welled up inside her.
Before the incident, Xu Ruantang thought it best to keep to themselves and avoid conflict.
But now that it has happened, she will not blame Ye Lan.
While spitting out a sob, Xu Ruantang comforted Ye Lan: "Mom, don't blame yourself. That dog went mad and insisted on biting people. You can't blame people for going out."
Ye Lan smiled through her tears, but quickly frowned again. "No matter what, Mom isn't going to let this go. Ruan Tang, don't try to persuade Mom. Mom has to let the Cheng family know that the Chen family isn't easy to bully!"
After the medicine was applied, Xu Ruantang sat up in bed.
"I can't just let it go like this. My back injury is so serious, I can't let anyone bully me for nothing."
Once you report it to the police, officers will arrive at your door soon.
Xu Ruantang waited and waited at the Chen family's house, but instead of the police, Chen Ji arrived.
Chen Ji looked anxious, and he was still wearing his regular clothes.
"Why are you back? Didn't you say you were going out for a meeting today?"
Xu Ruantang was a little surprised to see him.
Chen Ji's thin lips were pressed tightly together, clearly indicating his anger. He walked over to Xu Ruantang and went to check on her wound.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, let's go back to the room and check."
Ye Lan and the old lady were still in the main room!
As soon as Ye Lan saw Chen Ji, tears welled up in her eyes again. "Chen Ji, look at your wife! Heaven have mercy! That heartless bastard from the Cheng family splashed boiling soup on my face. If it weren't for Ruan Tang, your mother would still be lying in the hospital right now."
Stopped by Xu Ruantang, Chen Ji's hand hung in mid-air as he turned to look at Ye Lan.
"Mom, are you alright?"
Ye Lan shook her head, "I'm fine, it's just that Ruan Tang got burned."
Xu Ruantang quickly replied, "Mom has already applied the medicine, and it will be fine in a few days."
Because of her injury, the friction of the fabric would hurt, so Xu Ruantang wore a more comfortable cotton fabric.
She wouldn't let Chen Ji look at his wound there, so Chen Ji simply bent down and squatted in front of her.
His deep voice carried a hint of coldness, "I'll carry you on my back, let's go to the hospital to get checked out."
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