Chapter 1089: Chapter 1089: Caught the Zhong Family Off Guard
The Zhong Family, as angry as they were, had no choice but to send the injured to the hospital. Such commotion roused the neighbors, who all gathered around to inquire about what had happened.
Wang Fengxian, fearing that the Zhongs might play foul, shouted loudly, “Be careful, her belly carries the flesh and blood of the Zhong Family.”
Once these words came out, people began to cluster and fervently discuss, “Who is this girl, and whose child is she carrying from the Zhong Family?”
Zhong Zhaoji’s wife, Gu Yu, slightly irritated, said, “This has nothing to do with my family’s Zhaoji.”
After uttering this ambiguous statement, she turned and went back inside, igniting an even more heated debate outside.
“What does Gu Yu mean by that? Could it be that the woman came looking for Zhaoji, and they’re refusing to acknowledge it, which is why she said it has nothing to do with her Zhaoji?”
“It’s possible.”
“Not necessarily; maybe what she meant was that the girl has nothing to do with her Zhaoji, but it’s some other trouble caused by someone else in the Zhong Family.”
“Yeah, that’s probably what she meant. If Zhaoji were responsible, Gu Yu probably wouldn’t have the face to come outside.”
“So who exactly was this woman here to see?”
“There are only a few men in the Zhong Family; if not Zhaoji, then it leaves Zhong Zhaowei and Zhong Zhiqiang. It surely can’t be Elder Zhong.”
“Enough already, aren’t you all embarrassed? Speaking such things?”
“Seriously, have some decency. We all live in the same courtyard. How can you say those words so shamelessly?”
“Disperse, all of you. It’s freezing out here; aren’t you afraid of catching a cold? Let’s go, let’s go.”
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Luo Qiao was chatting with Xu Yuqing when Second Sister-in-Law Meng Dongyao came in from outside, “Something’s happened, something’s happened.”
Tiong Shulan hurriedly asked, “What’s wrong? What happened?”
Meng Dongyao gestured and said, “Mom, it’s trouble at the Zhongs’ in our courtyard. When I was coming back, I saw people heading that way, so I went over to join the commotion, and I saw a young girl with a head injury being lifted into a car.
There was also a middle-aged woman following behind, crying and wailing, yelling to be careful, and it looked like the girl might be pregnant.”
Tiong Shulan, after hearing this, said, “This Zhong Family really is becoming more and more disgraceful.”
Jing Mingrui, who had just come out of Old Master Yuan’s study, wore a barely perceptible sneer on his face. He thought to himself that this was just the beginning for the Zhong Family; they had hurt his Jia Ning and still expected to get off easy? No chance.
Earlier in the study, he had handed over the evidence of the Zhong Family’s misdeeds to the Yuan Family, and mentioned that he had already set a trap for Zhong Zhaowei before the new year, with results likely to emerge in the next few days.
Everyone who came out of the study looked towards Jing Mingrui, who returned their gazes with a generous smile, “The outcome is quite satisfying.”
Yuan Weicheng thought this son-in-law was ruthless, striking the Zhong Family when they least expected it, and this was probably just the appetizer.
But remembering what the Zhong Family had done, he thought they had brought it upon themselves; you reap what you sow.
As dusk approached, fresh news arrived; the woman was Zou Lina, that same woman who had messily entangled with Zhong Zhaowei. She was now over a month pregnant, and fortunately, being rushed to the hospital in time, she suffered shock to the fetus but the child was saved.
Old Master Yuan had reiterated to his family in private about the Zhong Family’s underhanded harassment of Yuan Jianing, to inform them that the Zhong Family was no longer the honorable family of the past. Perhaps it wasn’t the intention of everyone in the Zhong Family, but they indeed behaved disgracefully.
Old Master Yuan’s intentions were now clear: he didn’t want to give face to the Zhong Family anymore and was determined to get justice for his granddaughter, so the family had to be aware, to prevent being duped by the Zhongs.
When the women learned that the instigator was Zhong Zhaowei’s mother, they were utterly furious. To think that someone who seemed so reasonable could do such a thing in secret.
Her own son was at fault, yet she could shift the blame to the victim—it was an affront to all righteousness. It seemed all her virtue had been an act.
After dinner and some conversation, Lu Yichen said to the Yuan family members, “Let me know if there’s any way I can help.”
The Yuan family knew exactly what he meant and nodded in agreement, “We will.”
The couple, with their two daughters and accompanied by Stone, Taifeng, and others, bid farewell to everyone, getting ready to go home.