However, it was obvious that the young girl standing before her, dressed as pretty as a princess, was unaware of everything.
Xiu Xun felt that he actually understood the mentality of the Ruan brothers quite well; if his own fair and delicate sister had been bullied, he would never have let it go either.
He would likely have sought revenge even more ruthlessly.
Upon hearing this, Ruan Jiaojiao showed no expression.
She knew that her near-drowning incident was caused by Wa Yiting pushing her. She had been furious at the time, but after she discovered that her brothers had punished Wa Yiting by pressing her into that pit, her anger subsided significantly.
Subsequently, when the minor antagonist attempted to use the same tactics on her as they had on Xiu Cheng, it was she who stopped them.
She certainly did not intend to let Wa Yiting off the hook,
but she truly did not wish to use the power of those animals any longer. The Liu family had suffered from wolves twice, and recently a wild boar had run into their home. If wolves descended from the mountains to deal with Wa Yiting again, it would draw far too much attention.
That was not a good thing, especially in an era where even eating an extra bite of meat would get you noticed. It was not good for them, nor for the animals.
The minor antagonist heeded her words, and Wa Yiting narrowly escaped disaster; otherwise, she might well be nothing more than a corpse by now.
However, at that time, Ruan Jiaojiao felt that the minor antagonist should not have been so obedient. Now it seemed that he indeed had taken action, but she thought that Wa Yiting deserved it!
She averted her gaze, nodded at Xiu Xun, then took Xiu Xi and headed back to their room.
She asked him, "Brother Xi, it was you, wasn’t it?"
"She didn’t die," Xiu Xi replied, his tone full of regret.
She gazed at him helplessly and persuaded him in a low voice, "Brother Xi, you really shouldn’t do it again next time. If someone observant notices, they will think we are monsters."
"..." Xiu Xi. Weren’t they monsters?
"Did you hear me? You must not do it again!" Ruan Jiaojiao put on a stern face and feigned anger. "If you do it again next time, I will be mad and won’t talk to you!"
Xiu Xi finally nodded, albeit reluctantly.
At noon, just before the banquet was about to begin, Doctor Lu hurried over. Seeing Ruan Jianguo standing at the entrance looking out, he mistook it as Jianguo waiting for him and said with a smile, "I didn’t expect to be honored with such a reception."
Ruan Jianguo smiled, offering two cigarettes, which Doctor Lu waved away. Having just treated Liu Mei’s wound and knowing she was injured here, he was about to discuss her condition when the sound of a large truck honking came from behind him.
Surprised, he turned to look and saw a large truck pulling up in front of the Ruan family’s main gate.
A family of four disembarked from the truck.
Ruan Jianguo told him to go inside and have a seat before hurriedly going to greet them.
"Hahaha, it seems my face is bigger after all; you’ve come out personally to welcome me," Lu Zhiwei bellowed with laughter as he neared.
Zhao Li scolded Lu Zhiwei with a stare, "You have the nerve to say that. If it wasn’t for your dilly-dallying, would we have arrived just now?" She had been delayed from seeing Little Jiaojiao for too long.
After berating Lu Zhiwei, Zhao Li then smiled at Ruan Jianguo and said, "I’m so sorry, Ruan brother. We ran into some trouble on the way and were delayed until now. I hope we haven’t missed the start of the meal?"
Looking around as she spoke and seeing Ruan Jiaojiao walking with the Ruanlin Family, her expression brightened at the sight, and she quickly rushed up to hug and kiss her fiercely. "Oh, Auntie Li has missed you so much. Has our Little Jiaojiao missed Auntie Li?"