Chapter 53: Chapter 53: An Eye for an Eye, Fair and Square Chapter 53: Chapter 53: An Eye for an Eye, Fair and Square “Youxi was so young yet endured all this, Youzhen has no excuse not to endure it.” Lu Zhenguo, seeing the injuries on Lu Youxue, could not be overly generous to overlook them.
“Lu Zhenguo, are those even human words?” Lu Zhenjia angrily stomped his foot.
Lu Youxi locked the door and came out, “Since you’re not dealing with human affairs, naturally there’s no need to speak human words to you.”
“You!” Lu Zhenjia now truly despised Lu Youxi; he got angry every time he saw her face.
At that moment, upon hearing Lu Youxi’s words, his head throbbing with rage, he raised his hand without thinking to hit Lu Youxi.
Just as the slap was about to land, Lu Youxi raised her hand to block it, and at the same time, Lu Zhenguo’s expression drastically changed as he hurried forward to stop it too.
But a hand was quicker than theirs.
Zhou Shuyan reacted swiftly and seized Lu Zhenjia’s wrist in time, not appearing to exert much force, as if merely giving a gentle twist.
Lu Zhenjia then yelped in pain, bending his knees and falling to the ground.
Zhou Shuyan, with a cold face, shook off Lu Zhenjia’s hand, and holding Lu Youxi’s wrist, he protected her behind him.
Ge Guifen pointed at them furiously, “I’m calling the police to arrest you! This is illegal detention! Initially, considering we’re family, I didn’t stoop to your level, thinking of negotiating to release Youzhen. But since you’re unwilling, we’ll let the police handle it.”
This sent Lu Zhenguo and Liu Yushu into a panic.
But Lu Youxi, unruffled, raised an eyebrow and said, “Sure, go ahead and call the police. And while you’re at it, mention the illegal detention of Youxue by Lu Youzhen.”
“Lu Youzhen tying up Youxue and restricting his freedom was seen by the whole village; the village chief can testify for us,” Lu Youxi stated calmly, “Let’s resolve it slowly, no rush.”
“Lu Youxi, do you not plan to attend university anymore? Even if it’s tit for tat, having a criminal record won’t look good for university admissions,” Lu Zhenjia rubbed his wrist and got up from the ground.
“Who told you that?” Lu Youxi chuckled, “That wouldn’t stop me from attending university.”
“It was me who tied up Lu Youzhen,” Lu Youxue’s somewhat youthful voice chimed in.
Everyone looked at him in surprise, yet Lu Youxue, composedly, said, “I’m still young, only twelve, not yet fourteen, so I’m not legally responsible.”
Lu Youxi: “…”
She hadn’t expected Lu Youxue to be absorbing such knowledge secretly.
She would have to remind Lu Youxue later not to act rashly just because of this technicality.
“So, you’re all ganging up to bully others now!” Lu Zhenjia’s extended arm trembled with anger.
“How dare you say that!” Liu Yushu pulled over Lu Youxue, “You locked up Youxue, lied to us that he was out playing, and allowed Youxue to be injured without a single word of apology. All we did was let Youzhen experience what Youxue went through!”
Lu Youxi tugged at Zhou Shuyan, “Do me a favor.”
Zhou Shuyan looked at her curiously, and after being tugged a few times, obediently followed Lu Youxi.
Lu Youxi led Zhou Shuyan into the house and pointed at a small square dining table, “Help me move this table out.”
As she spoke, Lu Youxi was ready to lift one side of the table to carry it out with Zhou Shuyan.
However, Zhou Shuyan stretched out his long arm, grabbed one side of the table, and lifted it by himself.
Lu Youxi: “…”
Why hadn’t she noticed his strength before?
Seeing that he didn’t need help, Lu Youxi went to move the chairs.
Zhou Shuyan: “…”
Did Lu Youxi need to act so composed?
What was this ghostly behavior of just glancing at him and walking away?
Right now, he seemed to have boyfriend… no, husband strength, and Lu Youxi neither praised nor seemed amazed?
“Not that…” Zhou Shuyan couldn’t help but speak, “Don’t you have something to say?”
“What is there to say?” Lu Youxi, carrying two chairs, stopped and looked utterly puzzled, appearing very innocent.
Zhou Shuyan: “…”
This girl was so clever at other times, almost demonically so.
Why was she playing ignorant now!
Forcing himself to say it out loud, Zhou Shuyan found himself unable to, only gritting his teeth and lifting the table a bit higher.
Lu Youxi: “…”
She guessed Zhou Shuyan’s thoughts, but wasn’t sure, so she ventured, “You’re really strong?”
Zhou Shuyan: “…”
While Lu Youxi’s statement wasn’t wrong, it still felt a bit off.
“Why use a questioning tone?” Zhou Shuyan raised an eyebrow, “Isn’t it obvious enough?”
Lu Youxi: “…”
Surprisingly, Zhou Shuyan seemed to care about such matters…
Thus, Lu Youxi switched to a more affirmative tone and nodded emphatically, “You are really strong.”
Zhou Shuyan: “…”
It wasn’t like he wanted Lu Youxi to praise his strength!
But then Zhou Shuyan looked at the table he was holding and sighed.
It seemed that all he had shown was his strength.
Zhou Shuyan glanced at Lu Youxi, even suspecting she did it on purpose.
Silently carrying the table out into the yard, Zhou Shuyan turned to ask Lu Youxi, “Where should I put it?”
“Place it in front of the door of that small room,” Lu Youxi, dragging chairs, gestured with her chin toward the door that contained Lu Youzhen.
Zhou Shuyan understood then that Lu Youxi planned to keep watch here.
Not feeling too sorry for herself, she even arranged for tables and chairs.
Zhou Shuyan moved the table as Lu Youxi requested.
Lu Youxi moved two chairs over and arranged them, then retrieved another two for Lu Zhenguo and Liu Yushu, “Dad, Mom, if you’re not too busy, come join us for tea.”
Lu Zhenjia saw and was angered to the point of staggering backward.
Lu Youxi checked the time and said, “Don’t worry, I’ll send Lu Youzhen home when it’s time. It’s time some people learned that wrongdoing comes with consequences, right?”
“Lu Youzhen hurt Youxue, and that’s an irreversible fact, so we can only let Lu Youzhen taste the pain Youxue suffered. An eye for an eye, it’s fair,” Lu Youxi said calmly, “Youxue’s injuries saddened my parents and me. This way, you can also experience how agonizing it feels when your own child is hurt.”
Ge Guifen also took action against Lu Youxue.
Although she couldn’t retaliate against Ge Guifen, she could still make Ge Guifen suffer!
“Lu Youxi, I see you’re aiming for the skies!” Lu Zhenjia shouted angrily.
“Say whatever you like, but I’m staying here today. Unless you kill me, no one can release Lu Youzhen before time is up,” Lu Youxi declared, sitting down in the chair facing the door.
Zhou Shuyan then stepped forward, grabbed Lu Zhenjia by one hand and Ge Guifen by the other, holding them like two small chicks.