Jing Qing slowly stood up, looking at him in disbelief, calling out to him as if she had suffered a great injustice!
She wondered how this could be the same elderly man who had doted on her, loved her, and always greeted her with a smile.
"Don’t call me grandfather! If you really regarded me as your grandfather, how could you do such despicable things to my grandson and his wife? To think you are from a reputable family!"
The old man said angrily, and after speaking, he turned around and walked past the sofa to the interior.
Feng Fanghua also stood up slowly after the old man left.
"Auntie, do you think the same as Grandfather?"
Jing Qing asked Feng Fanghua with sadness.
"Ever since Qin Mu came to our family, I have been deliberately making life difficult for her in order to get along with your family. I thought that a prominent family like the Jing Family would be sensible, but Xiaoqing, what am I supposed to say about you today?"
Feng Fanghua sighed in disappointment.
"What about Qin Mu? She’s been dominating Yichen since we were kids, why does she get to? Aren’t I the one who was pre-arranged to be your family’s daughter-in-law?"
Jing Qing stubbornly pressed her for answers.
"Yes! I did intend for you to be my daughter-in-law, but I believe my son has made his relationship with you very clear to you, and besides, Xiaoqing, can’t you really tell the difference? Whose words should you trust between what the elders say and what the man you like says? Other than following your own heart to feel whether that man loves you or not..."
Feng Fanghua struggled to continue speaking several times, thinking perhaps she was really at fault and that she would never dare to speak carelessly again in the future.
"It’s also our fault as elders for causing the children to be misled. Xianzong, when Yichen returns, I’ll talk to him, but as for how things will turn out, I can’t promise you anything."
Mu Zihao thought for a while with his head bowed, and finally spoke calmly to Jing Xianzong.
Upon hearing these words, Jing Xianzong finally felt he had an out, nodded, and said, "With your words, I’m already quite satisfied. I leave everything in your hands!"
After Jing Xianzong finished speaking, he turned his head to Jing Qing and said, "Let’s go!"
"Uncle, Aunt, how can you treat me ? Didn’t you used to like me so much? How much you hated Qin Mu, have you forgotten?"
Jing Qing didn’t want to leave. As Jing Xianzong reached for her wrist, she dodged it and continued staring straight at the elderly couple, reminding them again.
"What we liked was the gentle and sensible Xiaoqing, not the Jing Qing who lost herself over a man and did so many vile and despicable things. Don’t you understand? Xiaoqing, you’re no longer a teenager. You should be able to tell right from wrong. What do you expect us to do?"
Feng Fanghua truthfully hadn’t expected Jing Qing to turn out today. If she had known Jing Qing’s heart was so twisted, she would never have dared to say the girl was fit to be their daughter-in-law all those years ago.
"If it was just a minor quarrel between you two, we as parents could scold our own child regardless of right or wrong, but my daughter-in-law is pregnant. My son and his wife have both suffered great humiliation because of this. Jing brother, she’s young and doesn’t understand; what if it happened to your children—"
Feng Fanghua started tallying up the score, becoming fierce as any ordinary housewife would.
"Last year, the old man from your family simply smashed Qin Mu’s studio in Rongcheng because she was getting close to my son. Your daughter has harmed her multiple times, and just a few days ago, my father spoke of Qin Mu’s mother. Back then, it was my wife and I who were closest to her, but now—how can we bear to see that girl wronged again and again?"
Feng Fanghua’s eyes widened, seemingly furious, tears almost spilling out.
Jing Xianzong always cared about his reputation, but on this day, at the Mu Family, where he thought he would never be embarrassed in his life, his daughter had made him lose all face, and he couldn’t wait to leave even for another second.
"Are you leaving or not?"
"I need to talk to Yichen myself, I—ah!"
Jing Qing shook her head vigorously, refusing to believe that Mu Yichen had no lingering feelings for her, but Jing Xianzong slapped her across the face, and Jing Qing’s cheek instantly burned hotly, half of her face numb and flushed red.
Her tears immediately fell, and in that moment, she was unable to speak.
It was also at this time that Qin Mu came down the stairs with Jing Feng, just in time to witness the scene.
The sound of Jing Feng running down the stairs still managed to draw everyone’s attention. Jing Xianzong shook with anger, and only said to Jing Feng, "Take your sister away!"