Yu Daming, upon seeing the situation, wanted to rush forward and confront those two, but as he moved a step forward, he saw someone else move faster. Xiao Changyi covered the ground in a few strides and quickly subdued the two men.
With no one stopping him anymore, Wang Youbao didn’t even have time to thank Xiao Changyi and dashed into Landlord Wang’s room.
An Jing stomped heavily on one of the men Xiao Changyi had knocked down and bent over with a cold sneer, "Quite bold for a house servant, daring to block your young master’s way."
Yu Daming had tried to fight with the two men before, hoping to let his young master see their landlord, but he had failed; he and his three brothers also fought against these two without success; now, seeing the two men wailing on the ground after being dealt with by Xiao Changyi, he stepped forward and started kicking them viciously.
"That’s for bullying with your master’s power! I’ll show you what happens when you bully using your master’s name!" Yu Daming continued to curse, fuming. These two were indeed the elder young master’s men!
Seeing Yu Daming taking his anger out on the two and seemingly enjoying it, An Jing didn’t stop him. Instead, after exchanging a glance with Xiao Changyi, she entered Landlord Wang’s room.
Just now, apart from hearing Landlord Wang’s voice from inside the room, she also heard a young man’s and an older woman’s voice, both trying to calm Landlord Wang. The young man even said something like "I am your son", indicating that these two must be Wang Youtao and the Madam.
To prevent Wang Youbao from being bullied, it was better for them to go in and check.
And as soon as An Jing and Xiao Changyi entered Landlord Wang’s room, they heard—
"Bao, oh, Bao, how did you get so thin? Haven’t you been eating?" The voice of Landlord Wang, filled with distress.
"Father..." Wang Youbao knelt by the bed, tightly holding Landlord Wang’s hand. Now that Landlord Wang was lucid and recognizing him, the abuse he had suffered during this time resurfaced, and aside from calling out ’father’ and crying, he simply couldn’t speak.
Seeing Wang Youbao , Landlord Wang understood and glared fiercely at the Madam and Wang Youtao, asking, "Did they bully you?"
Before Wang Youbao could reply, the Madam quickly put on a smile and said, "My lord, what are you talking about? How would we ever bully Youbao?"
"Yes, Father, Youbao is my little brother, I wouldn’t—" Wang Youtao didn’t finish his sentence before Landlord Wang cut him off with a sharp rebuke, "Wang Youtao, what are you doing? I am clearly your uncle, why do you keep calling me father?"
The Madam quickly interjected with a laugh, "My lord, Youtao has been adopted into our family; he is your and my son, natural for him to call you father. Youtao has been very filial. While you were ill, it was Youtao who stayed by your bed taking care of you. As for Youbao, he’s been out and about every day, never once seen by your bed—"
She was cut off before she could finish, as Landlord Wang, unable to contain his anger, exclaimed, "My eyes aren’t blind, nor are my ears deaf; I saw and heard just now—it was your men blocking my Bao, not letting him come in! So, while I was sick, you joined together to bully my son. The adoption must have been when you saw me out of my wits and got my nod of approval! Let me tell you now, if I could nod then, I can change my mind now!"
An Jing and Xiao Changyi exchanged looks, both clearly understanding from their expressions: Landlord Wang indeed favored his son Wang Youbao.
Both the Madam and Wang Youtao’s faces turned pale in an instant. What did this mean? That all their efforts were in vain?