When Xu Qiang was grabbed and brought home by Jin Yu and Jin Ruiyang, he was on edge the whole way, seeing the gloomy expressions of his two cousins, feeling unsettled.
He nervously touched his chest, "Brother Yu, wh-what’s going on?"
Jin Yu said nothing, turned his head, and gave him a sinister look, continuing to drag him forward.
Though he hadn’t spoken, Xu Qiang could see the words "You’re dead" in his eyes, making him even more panicked.
He quickly turned to Jin Ruiyang, who was usually easier to talk to, "Cousin Ruiyang, what’s happened?"
"Small matter, don’t worry," Jin Ruiyang said warmly, his gentle voice not only pleasant but also instantly soothing.
Yet Xu Qiang, perhaps frightened by Jin Yu’s dark expression, found a hint of strangeness in Jin Ruiyang’s soothing words, which made his hair stand on end.
If both of them were involved, how could it be a small matter?
Xu Qiang quickly recalled his recent actions, fearing he might have unknowingly offended these two big figures.
After going through his memories, Xu Qiang realized he had behaved impeccably recently!
There was no reason he could have offended the two of them.
Not knowing the reason was the most terrifying; Xu Qiang felt he was treading on the edges of danger.
Jin Yu and Jin Ruiyang dragged Xu Qiang back to the Jin Family, both letting go at the same time, making Xu Qiang’s legs so weak he directly knelt on the ground.
Seeing this, the old man roared angrily, "Good for you, Xu Qiang, you still know you did wrong. Nanny Zhao, bring Lingdang over."
Nanny Zhao, holding Lingdang, muttered to herself, "Sorry fellow, better you than me," quickly letting go of the leash.
Lingdang dashed at Xu Qiang with lightning speed, pouncing on him playfully.
In the blink of an eye, after the old man’s shout, the next second, Xu Qiang was knocked to the ground by Lingdang.
Lingdang arrogantly pinned him with a paw on his chest, licking his face wildly, slobbering and wagging his head seeking praise.
Xu Qiang, with a face full of slobber, grabbed Lingdang’s ear in bewilderment, "What the heck, what’s going on?"
He sat up quickly and was about to seek reasons from his kindly grandpa, only to see him standing indignantly before Gao Lihong.
Pointing at him, he burst out, "Old lady in-law, look, this is the culprit. We Jin family members are upright and principled—never covering up wrongs. Today, he has done such an appalling thing to his own sister-in-law. If not severely punished, I fear I’ll have to visit him through a glass wall in the future." ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel~fire~net
"So please don’t be polite, discipline him however you see fit, I will not cover for him."
Doing such an appalling thing to his sister-in-law?
He looked at Xu Niannian in shock and horror, "Heavens, I’m innocent, what happened?"
Xu Qiang scrambled over, grabbing Xu Niannian’s pant leg, crying with tears and snot.
"Sister-in-law, you have to speak for me, this must be a misunderstanding, how could I have done something so beastly to you, it’s a misunderstanding, definitely a misunderstanding! The biggest misunderstanding! At most, I just stared at your hands since your cooking is so delicious, I was curious."
"Get off!" Jin Yu kicked Xu Qiang away, forehead full of black lines.
Xu Qiang obediently knelt a bit farther away, "Sure thing."
Then looked pitifully at Jin Yu, "Cousin, you have to believe me, I’m innocent."
Jin Yu didn’t need to think to know that Xu Qiang had misunderstood. Meanwhile, the old man was insidiously whispering into Gao Lihong’s ear, "It’s him, it’s him."
With a face eager to pass the blame, Jin Yu helplessly held his forehead, this family of drama queens.
Xu Niannian was also full of black lines.
She only realized today that when the old man threw a fit, he was no less fierce than her second uncle.
Unable to resist, she glanced at Gao Lihong, biting her lip to stop laughing, thinking that her grandma was truly mighty and domineering.
Then she looked at the ever-gentle Xu Wentian, silently giving her grandpa a thumbs up in her heart; someone who could handle her grandma must be a chosen one.
Not just anyone could manage it.
Xu Qiang still sat there wiping away tears, though it seemed more like pretending to be pitiful.
Jin Nanxi didn’t sympathize with her son at all and joyfully ran upstairs to grab a camera, planning to take pictures of Xu Qiang’s cowardly side as a memento.
Xu Niannian did see through Xu Qiang’s act, but the naive Xu Sisi didn’t.
She hurriedly explained the ins and outs of the situation, finally asking him sadly, "Brother Xu Qiang, was it really you who drugged the chicken soup we drank?"
Upon hearing the "Brother Xu Qiang," Xu Qiang shuddered, collapsing on the ground wailing, "Cousin, if you want me dead, just say so, no need to beat around the bush."
She looked at Jin Ruiyang in confusion, who gently patted her head, "Ignore him, he’s had a screw loose since childhood."
The ’screw-loose’ Xu Qiang quickly nodded, "Yes yes yes, I’m crazy, my mom forgot to give birth to my brain when she had me."
The intense will to survive made it impossible to overlook.