All the mistakes are blamed on Li Siru!
Zhang Huiqin frowned and said, "Why take out your anger on Siri, sister-in-law? She’s always been gentle; how could she intentionally lead Yingying to the backyard? Today was supposed to be a happy day, a family reunion, yet such an incident happened!"
Her words were plain, but Tu Meijiao understood perfectly. Clearly, the family reunion was supposed to be a good event, but like Cheng Yaojin popping up out of nowhere, this incident occurred, and now others are being blamed.
Although she understood clearly, it wasn’t easy for her to respond. The more she spoke, the more mistakes could be made. She still couldn’t gauge Lu Beichen’s temperament, and everyone was seeing Lu Beichen so worried about someone for the first time!
At that moment, all Lu Beichen’s thoughts were on Ji Niandong. He was watching her, afraid something might happen to her. Ji Niandong gently tugged his hand, as if to comfort him. "I’m really okay. It doesn’t hurt anymore. Don’t be mad. Aunt Hui is right; today is a happy day, we’re all family, no need to delve deeper. Maybe it’s my first time here, and Jiu Jiu is just shy!"
Her quiet words reached everyone’s ears!
Zhang Huiqin smiled knowingly and followed up on her words, "Tongtong is right. The most important thing in a family is harmony, just hoping such things don’t happen again!"
Lu Qingyuan also patted Lu Beichen’s shoulder, "As long as Tongtong is okay!" He sighed and asked, "Where’s Nian Nian?"
Only then did everyone shift their attention. Housekeeper Lu quickly went to the backyard to find him and discovered he was holding Jiu Jiu, watching the scene from the doorway.
"The young master is right here! How come you’re not coming in?" Housekeeper Lu bent over to ask.
Lu Sinian pouted, with a mix of anger and stubbornness, "I heard it all. It was Aunt Tu who caused Jiu Jiu to bully Sister Tongtong. You won’t hurt Jiu Jiu, will you?"
Housekeeper Lu gently laughed, "Jiu Jiu is so well-behaved and protective of the young master, how could anyone hurt Jiu Jiu?"
The Jiu Jiu in his arms seemed to understand and let out a mournful cry.
Lu Sinian patted its head and half-carried, half-dragged it toward the living room. He stood at the sofa and meekly said, "Sister Tongtong, I’m sorry. Jiu Jiu didn’t mean it. Please don’t blame him; he’s my good friend and would never harm you on purpose!"
Ji Niandong smiled, "Sister Tongtong knows it wasn’t on purpose!"
He awkwardly glanced at Lu Beichen and then turned his head elsewhere, "Mr. Lu won’t blame Jiu Jiu either, right?"
He looked up elsewhere, appearing both embarrassed and proud. Lu Beichen quietly replied, "Earlier, you didn’t call me this."
"Who remembers what happened earlier! The way you say it, I assume you’re agreeing!" He lightly coughed, released Jiu Jiu from his embrace, and before anyone could react, called out, "Jiu Jiu, go pounce on Aunt Tu for me!"
His words barely fell when Jiu Jiu darted over and pounced on Tu Yingying, knocking her to the ground. The adults nearby instinctively stepped back a few steps.
They watched Jiu Jiu extend its tongue, persistently licking Tu Yingying’s face.
Only then did Tu Yingying react and started to scream loudly.
Tu Meijiao, frightened, clung to Lu Xinguo beside her, "Quickly get this beast away, pull it away quickly!"
"I... I," Lu Xinguo wanted to step forward but didn’t dare to.
Lu Sinian proudly tilted his face and said, "Second aunt, if you keep scolding Jiu Jiu like that, it might get angry, and I won’t be able to stop it!"
Tu Meijiao instinctively pursed her lips and said nothing more.
Zhang Huiqin and Lu Qingyuan exchanged glances and couldn’t help but give a slight smile.