The ward was already surrounded by quite a few people, and Ji Qing was wiping away her tears, looking pitiful as if she had been greatly wronged.
"Jing Han, I’m begging you to spare the Ji Family. Second Aunt truly knows her mistakes. From now on, Second Aunt will work like a slave for you. Please, spare us."
Standing by the side, Ji Feng also spoke up: "President Lu, I was kept in the dark about the events of that year. Please be merciful and spare our Ji Family; give us a way to live."
Lu Jinghan’s chilling voice was as cold as wrapped in ice shards: "Spare you? Why?"
Ji Qing forced down the anger in her heart and turned to Han Xi, pleading tearfully: "Xiao Xi, please help Second Aunt persuade Jing Han. Your second uncle has already gone to prison. Consider that we are family and don’t take action against the Ji Family."
Han Xi’s eyes, cool as water, glanced at her indifferently: "Have you ever heard of the phrase ’a life for a life’? You have two lives on your hands, can just Lu Qing An going to prison offset that? When have you ever treated Jing Han as family?"
Watching Ji Qing’s face slowly crack inch by inch, Han Xi continued: "You would kill for money; now, to save face, you shamelessly come here begging. You truly would do anything for money."
Ji Qing’s face turned ashen with anger, the fury rushing from her feet to her forehead, but Ji Feng held her back just as she was about to erupt.
Han Xi leaned against Lu Jinghan’s shoulder, the sharp edge from earlier gone, with a sweet smile on her lips: "Let’s go in quickly."
Lu Jinghan tightly interlocked his fingers with Han Xi’s, his smile sweet as nectar: "Hmm, Sister Zhang just brought over dinner."
The two walked jokingly into the ward, leaving Ji Qing outside almost frenzied, feeling as if the blood in her body was flowing in reverse.
She had cast away her dignity and posture, coming here to curry favor, only to be scolded by these two juniors. With so many people watching, how could she maintain any semblance of face?
"Why did you stop me just now?" Ji Qing glared at Ji Feng, who was lighting a cigarette, angrily questioning.
"You go after Lu Jinghan’s woman, are you looking to die? Don’t stir up more trouble; it’s already chaotic enough."
Upon saying this, Ji Feng irritably raised his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, striding towards the elevator.
Ji Qing cast a gloomy glance at the surrounding onlookers, snapped irritably: "What are you staring at? What’s there to see?" and then, clicking her heels, followed Ji Feng ahead.
Ji Qing and Ji Feng got into the elevator together, Ji Qing speaking with a frown: "Lu Jinghan is determined not to spare us, what do we do next? The company absolutely cannot go bankrupt."
"We’ll have to figure out something." Ji Feng replied helplessly.
If the Ji Family collapses, the mother and son will really have nowhere to go, and now every thought of Lu Jinghan and Han Xi makes Ji Qing gnash her teeth in hatred.
In the ward, Lu Jinghan gently helped Han Xi onto the bed, tenderly brushing her strands of hair: "I didn’t realize Mrs. Lu could be so formidable."
Han Xi smiled, tilting her head up, her dark eyes shimmering: "You are the person I want to protect. If anyone bullies you, I will naturally become very sharp."
His Mrs. Lu actually wants to protect him.
"I’m hungry, let’s eat quickly."
"Alright." Lu Jinghan turned around, opened the paper bag on the table, arranged the food inside nicely.