"That's true. Jiang He, that unfilial son, was born to annoy me. Jiang Bai is much more considerate."
The couple looked at Jiang Bai with loving expressions.
Jiang Bai smiled shyly, and the atmosphere became warm again.
The joyful atmosphere lasted until noon.
Just before dinner, Jiang Xingwan got up from the sofa, walked around, and discovered that one of her earrings was missing.
"These diamond earrings were a birthday gift from Jiang Bai. I would be heartbroken if I lost them."
"Quick, look for it, it must be at home,"
"Second sister, don't worry, we'll help you look for it, it won't be lost."
Everyone started looking for Jiang Xingwan's earrings. While searching on the carpet, Jiang Xingwan unexpectedly found a few drops of blood in a corner of the carpet.
The bloodstains had oxidized and turned dark red, making them particularly glaring against the pristine white wool carpet.
She screamed.
"Oh dear, there's blood here!"
"Where's the blood? Oh dear, it really is. Who's injured?"
Jiang Yuxi leaned closer to take a look and became nervous.
"Mom and Dad, Wenyu, Jiang Bai, which of you is injured?"
Seeing the familiar bloodstains, Shen Mingyue suddenly remembered...
“We’re not hurt, it’s Jiang He! Jiang He, he…”
Shen Mingyue suddenly found herself unable to continue speaking.
She then remembered where Jiang He had gone.
Jiang He seems to have...none of his places; instead, he's been locked in his room.
Jiang Hechuan also recalled how he smashed Jiang He's head with an ashtray, causing her to bleed profusely, and how Jiang He threatened to sever ties and run away from home.
In a fit of anger, he ordered Jiang He to be locked back in her room.
What did he say back then? Lock the door shut, and if Jiang He didn't bow her head and admit her mistake, and apologize to Jiang Bai, she wouldn't be allowed to come out.
The door will only open when you apologize.
If they don't apologize, they'll be locked up until they die.
Chapter Seven
Thinking about this, Jiang Hechuan felt somewhat uneasy.
"Wenyu, have you seen Jiang He these past few days?"
After receiving a negative answer.
Shen Mingyue's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant.
“Three days ago, he did something wrong and was punished by being put in solitary confinement. Your dad was so angry that he accidentally hit him on the head.”
"Could it be that he resents us, which is why he's avoiding us?"
Otherwise, Jiang He's wound hasn't been treated and three days have passed. He can't stay in his room for the entire three days, can he?
They must have sneaked out.
Thinking of this, Shen Mingyue became furious. She abruptly stood up from the sofa, rushed to the door of the storage room, and pounded on it.
"Jiang He! You've grown quite temperamental, haven't you?"
"What are you doing hiding in there? Come out here!"
"You throw a tantrum over such a trivial matter! You're such a troublemaker!"
Normally, if Shen Mingyue knocked on the door like that, Jiang He would have obediently come out to apologize to her long ago.
Shen Mingyue knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response.
"Jiang He, are you trying to be rude? I'm giving you one last chance. I'll count to three, and if you don't come out, I'll get rough with you!"
"One, two..."
Shen Mingyue was almost counting to three, but there was still no movement in the room.
Shen Mingyue was furious, on the verge of exploding.
The three Jiang sisters, on the other hand, had expressions of anticipation, waiting for Jiang He to suffer.
“…Three…I counted to three. I gave you a chance, Jiang He, you…”
Shen Mingyue broke down and was about to yell at her when Wang Ma, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore. She had never seen her own son treated so badly.
"The master said he locked the door. This door cannot be opened from the inside by the fifth young master. It can only be opened by taking the key from the outside."
Wang Ma didn't mention that Jiang He had already left through the window.
Wang Ma simply couldn't imagine what would happen if Jiang He were still the same as before, stubbornly listening to them and only putting her in solitary confinement when they said so, without ever sneaking away.
Given the Jiang family's attitude of wishing Jiang He dead, they locked up their own son, who had a bloody head, for three days.
Forget about delivering food, no one even brings a glass of water.
Even if Jiang He hadn't been injured, he would have starved to death inside sooner or later.
She felt genuinely wronged for Jiang He.
Shen Mingyue paused for a moment, then recalled that once the door to Jiang He's room was locked, it could only be opened from the outside.
It cannot be opened from there.
Jiang Hechuan's heart suddenly trembled.
He suddenly realized something: Jiang He's door couldn't be opened from the inside; it could only be opened from the outside.
In other words, if no one opens the door for Jiang He from the outside, Jiang He will not be able to come out and will be locked in the room.
He has been locked up inside for three days. When he was locked up, he was bleeding from his head.
What did Jiang He eat and drink during those three days?
He was too angry to think of bringing him food and drink, and he forgot to ask for it.
After all, he is the head of the family, and trivial matters such as eating and drinking are not his responsibility.
He had assumed that Shen Mingyue, as his mother, would take care of things, but seeing Shen Mingyue like this, she didn't even know how to open Jiang He's door.
Needless to say, she definitely never brought food to Jiang He.
However, perhaps she instructed the servants.
Jiang Hechuan couldn't wait to ask Shen Mingyue,
"Wife, have you had anyone send food and drinks to Jiang He in these past three days?"
Shen Mingyue didn't react at first and was still complaining.
"He'd rather be fed and clothed than have this unfilial son—"
When he realized that Jiang Hechuan meant three days later, he felt as if he had been choked and couldn't say anything more.
It was obvious that they had considered that going a day without food or water wouldn't be a big deal; at most, they would feel a little weak.
But if he didn't eat or drink for three days, and Jiang He was also injured at the time, it would have killed him!
Shen Mingyue's face turned deathly pale, and she stammered.
"I...I don't know. I thought you would explain such a small thing."
"Didn't you bring him food?"
Jiang Wenyu innocently shrugged.
“I’m on a diet lately and I don’t even feel like eating. Who would remember that he needs to eat? And we don’t get along well.”
Jiang Bai looked guilty.
"Mom, it's all my fault. I wish I had been home these past few days. But I'm going to be on TV soon, and I've been practicing in the karaoke room the whole time..."
Shen Mingyue was speechless.
Jiang Wenyu doesn't even eat himself, so how could he remember Jiang He? As for Jiang Bai, he's not even home, so how can you blame him?
Not to mention her and Jiang Hechuan, they have so many things to do every day, where would they find the energy to worry about such trivial matters?
This isn't the first time Jiang He has been put in solitary confinement.
It wasn't this troublesome before.
The atmosphere became somewhat silent and stiff for a moment.
Jiang Xingwan and Jiang Yuxi didn't dare to speak either.
They never expected that such a thing would happen while they were away from home.
Jiang He was injured and locked up inside, and no one brought him food or water for three days.
The room is so quiet right now, there's not a sound at all, could it be...?
Jiang He died inside, right?
If that's the case, then the Jiang family will truly become a laughing stock.
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