Lou Xinrou glanced over and saw the wrinkled medical report in Lou Pinshu’s hand, and she stepped back several paces in guilt.
Could this piece of paper be some sort of medical report?!
Could it be... the dishes had been taken for testing so quickly?
Without another word, Lou Pinshu forcefully slapped the medical report into Lou Xinrou’s hand, exuding an intimidating aura as he coldly demanded,
"What did you do at the Zhan family today?! Look at what you’ve done! Are you trying to kill me?!"
Forced to catch the crumpled medical report, Lou Xinrou was startled by the words on it and involuntarily let go, letting the report fall to the ground.
"I... Grandfather..."
So Su Manhan and the others really had gone through with the tests!
But didn’t Qiao Jing say that as long as she left, they wouldn’t test or call the police?!
Qiao Jing must have done this deliberately! She wants to kill her!!
This is just too hateful!
Mr. Lou, who was clueless about the incident, saw the medical report fall to the ground, squatted down, and picked it up.
After seeing three words on it, he paused.
"Dad, what does this medical report mean?"
Angered, Lou Pinshu grabbed a nearby walking stick and pounded it on the floor, producing a loud "thud."
"What does it mean?! Your dear daughter went to cook for the Zhan family and dosed their food with drugs! And what she used was abortion drugs! Not only did Madam Zhan and Nanqing eat it, but even the pregnant Qiao Jing almost did!!"
After saying this, he took a deep breath before continuing, his face a mix of disappointment and anger as he looked at Lou Xinrou.
"She is trying to harm Qiao Jing!!!"
Upon hearing Lou Pinshu’s words, both Mr. and Mrs. Lou were stunned.
Realizing the gravity of the situation, Mr. Lou turned his head to look at Lou Xinrou, who was hiding behind them.
"Xinrou, did you do this?"
He could never have imagined that his daughter would commit such an atrocious act!
He had let other things pass before, but now, to resort to poisoning, how malicious could she be?!
He knew there was a reason why Su Manhan and the others had insisted on gathering the whole family today—it was for something !
Mrs. Lou, meanwhile, looked at Lou Xinrou in disbelief, her voice trembling as she spoke.
"Xin... Xinrou, weren’t you supposed to apologize? Did you really... poison Auntie Su and the others? Please tell mom, you didn’t do this!"
After being interrogated by three elders, Lou Xinrou quickly lowered her head and took a few more steps back, her fists clenched tightly.
At this point, she couldn’t think of anything to argue; after all, both the dishes and the medical report were present. If she continued to pretend she knew nothing about it, it would be like treating everyone present as fools.
It was all Qiao Jing’s fault for bringing this situation into her home!!
With this thought, Lou Xinrou looked up and glared viciously in the direction of Qiao Jing, her eyes shadowy as she stared relentlessy.
Qiao Jing lightly raised her eyebrows and locked eyes with Lou Xinrou, her gaze icy cold.
By this time, Lou Xinrou still had the nerve to threaten her with her eyes, apparently not feeling any regret for her actions.
Zhan Nanqing noticed Lou Xinrou’s intimidating gaze and retorted unreservedly.
"Lou Xinrou, who are you trying to scare with that look?!"
Su Manhan immediately stood up and shielded Qiao Jing behind her.
"Old Master Lou, I’m sure from Lou Xinrou’s behavior you can see it as well. Our families have been connected for so many years, and I never wanted to see Lou Xinrou turn out . But her drugging us is a fact, and I must have an explanation, starting with demanding a formal apology to Qiao Jing!"
Mr. Lou, furious, stormed up to Lou Xinrou, dragged her down the stairs, and then raised his hand and slapped her twice without a word.
"Xinrou! Why would you do such a thing? You actually had the audacity to harm someone?!"
Now that his daughter had done this, it was not only worsening the relationship between the Lou and Zhan families, but it also made him doubt his own parenting methods.
He could tolerate minor mischief, a scolding, or even grounding, but now it had escalated to drugging someone; even as her biological father, he could not easily forgive her as if it were just a small matter.
How could their family raise someone ?!
Lou Xinrou, stunned by the relentless slaps, staggered and almost fell to the ground.
As she came to her senses, she felt a fiery pain on both sides of her face, realizing without even touching that her face was swollen.
Lou Xinrou held her cheek, wincing and grimacing in pain when she inadvertently touched her face, tears uncontrollably spilling out.
"Dad, you hit me...?"
Even if she had made a mistake, her dad shouldn’t hit her, right?
If it were her grandfather sternly punishing or hitting her, she could accept it, but her mother and father were the ones who loved her the most at home—how could they now raise their hands against her?
And she hadn’t done anything wrong! It was that wretched woman Qiao Jing who insisted on having Brother Pei’s baby!
Mr. Lou snorted coldly, trembling with anger.
"You committed such an outrageous act and still ask me why I hit you? Have I raised a murderer over these years?"
Mrs. Lou, although agreeing that her daughter was at fault, couldn’t hold back her tears when she saw Lou Xinrou being hit, looking at her child with heartache.
As Mr. Lou was about to hit Lou Xinrou again, she quickly stepped forward to stop him.
"Enough, you’ve already slapped Xinrou twice. Don’t hit her anymore; the most important thing is to let her apologize first!"
Seeing Mrs. Lou intervening, Mr. Lou reluctantly withdrew his hand, glaring at Lou Xinrou.
"Go! Apologize to Madam Zhan and make sure you are sincere when you apologize to Miss Qiao!"
Lou Xinrou stubbornly stood in place, refusing to move, and just stared intensely at Qiao Jing.
She hadn’t done anything wrong. How could a country girl like Qiao Jing possibly be worthy of Brother Pei?
Mrs. Lou, seeing that Lou Xinrou refused to apologize, frowned and urged:
"Xinrou! You made a mistake this time; go and apologize to Miss Qiao and the others now!"
Being scolded by Mrs. Lou, Lou Xinrou widened her eyes, looking at her in disbelief.
"Mom, you’re scolding me too? But I don’t think I did anything wrong. It must have been Qiao Jing who shamelessly drugged Brother Pei and then—"
She hadn’t finished her sentence when Lou Pinshu’s cane heavily struck her behind the knee, causing her to fall to her knees in pain, right in front of Qiao Jing.