Chapter 149: Seeking Justice
The environment she grew up in was different. She did not know what love was. She was a little confused when she saw Qiao Rou distorting the truth in order to get Gu Moling. Then, she saw Meng Wan destroying the banquet to frame her. This time, Shen Ying did not hesitate to hurt herself to get Gu Zheng. Hence, she was confused by all this.
If love was obtained by hurting oneself, she would rather never have love. However, Gu Zheng told her that this was not the case. When one truly loved someone, they had to protect themselves.
Gu Zheng could not see his surroundings and could only sense Qiao Xi’s body temperature. “So in the future, you must protect yourself and not be injured.”
Qiao Xi instinctively said, “No one can hurt me. I’m super powerful.”
The dark room was silent for a while. Gu Zheng chuckled and tightened his grip on Qiao Xi’s waist. “Right, you’re the most powerful.”
With that, Gu Zheng’s hand on her waist slid down to hold her hand. “It’s getting late. I’ll bring you out.”
Qiao Xi reckoned that the poison in Shen Ying’s body was about to take effect, so she nodded and left with Gu Zheng. The group of people outside the dark room were silent like cicadas in the winter. They did not dare to stop Gu Zheng from personally coming to get Qiao Xi.
Although Madam Gu had said that she would lock Qiao Xi up for a day, Gu Zheng was the head of the Gu family and their true master. Between Gu Zheng and Madam Gu, they naturally had to listen to Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng lowered his head to look at her. “Are you going to look for Shen Ying with me, or are you going back to rest first? I can go alone.”
Qiao Xi raised her head to look at him.
“I’m going to seek justice for you.”
Song Shiyu was standing at the side with a pile of documents. After hearing Gu Zheng’s words, he said, “President Gu, I’ve already gathered the evidence you wanted.”
Gu Zheng sneered. “Then let’s go.”
…
Shen Ying’s head was wrapped in a thick layer of bandages, and one could vaguely see the blood seeping through. Her forehead received a heavy blow, and the wound caused her to cry. Madam Gu frowned. “The doctor said that you have to take good care of the wound on your forehead. You’ll recover if you take good care of it.”
What she meant was that the wound on her forehead might leave a scar! When Madam Wang and Shen Ying heard the news, their expressions changed instantly. Shen Ying widened her eyes in disbelief.
What? Why would she be disfigured? She just wanted to teach Qiao Xi a lesson, but she never thought that she would be disfigured!
Shen Ying was so angry that her entire body was trembling. Qiao Xi, that b*tch! If Qiao Xi did not snatch Brother Gu Zheng away, she would not have deliberately hurt herself! It was all Qiao Xi’s fault!
Madam Wang cried out in sorrow, “Qiao Xi! Damn that Qiao Xi! She’s forcing Shen Ying to her death! Which girl doesn’t want to be beautiful? Qiao Xi actually wanted to ruin Shen Ying’s face because she’s jealous of Shen Ying. How can there be such a vicious woman?!”
Shen Ying quickly composed herself. Now that she was already disfigured, she had to make Qiao Xi pay the price. She could not take this lying down!
“Aunt, I’m fine. I don’t care if I’m disfigured or not. It’s good enough that I’m still alive. It’s really good…”
When Madam Gu saw that Shen Ying was so sensible and was much better than that arrogant woman, Qiao Xi, she was aggrieved. “Shen Ying, don’t worry. I’ll definitely give you an explanation for this matter. Qiao Xi deliberately caused you to be disfigured. I’ll definitely make her pay you back a hundred or a thousand times more!”
Madam Wang’s eyes shifted as she hurriedly wiped her tears and advised, “Madam Gu, please don’t be like this. Gu Zheng is so protective of Qiao Xi. If he finds out that you’re deliberately targeting Qiao Xi for Shen Ying, he’ll definitely be very angry…”
After a pause, she sighed. “Of course, I’m not saying that we’re afraid of Gu Zheng. It’s just that Gu Zheng is no longer the Gu Zheng from back then. We can’t afford to offend him.”
Madam Gu narrowed her eyes as her anger skyrocketed. Now, even outsiders knew that she could not control Gu Zheng! How could the headstrong Madam Gu accept this?
Ever since Gu Zheng married Qiao Xi, Gu Zheng no longer took her seriously. The two of them had just gotten married. After a period of time and with Qiao Xi’s continuous urging, would Madam Gu still have a place in the family?
She had to teach Qiao Xi a lesson and let her know who in the Gu family called the shots!
At the thought of this, she suddenly slammed the table. “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely not let Qiao Xi off this time! Shen Ying, since you’ve woken up, we’ll go to the dark room and punish that b*tch, Qiao Xi!”
Shen Ying could not help but feel proud of herself, but she still pretended to gently persuade Madam Gu. “Madam Gu, although Miss Qiao pushed me, she definitely didn’t do it on purpose. Let’s not take such harsh actions…”
Chapter 150: What Was Wrong With Her?
“Don’t say anything anymore. You’re pure and kind-hearted. I can’t tell that Qiao Xi has wild ambitions. You’ve already been disfigured by her, yet you’re still trying to speak up for her. You…”
With that, Madam Gu was about to call a servant over to help Shen Ying get up when the door was kicked open from the outside with a bang. Song Shiyu retracted his leg elegantly and smiled at the shocked crowd before standing behind Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng stood outside the door and said in a voice that sounded as though he was a demon from hell, “Madam Gu, who do you want to punish?”
His eyes were cold and merciless, like a venomous snake. Madam Gu broke out in a cold sweat.
“Gu… Gu Zheng…”
Madam Gu was shocked for a moment before realizing that the guilty party was Qiao Xi. What was she afraid of?!
Thus, she gnashed her teeth as she looked at Qiao Xi who was behind Gu Zheng. “Gu Zheng, Qiao Xi disfigured Shen Ying. You can’t protect such a vicious person anymore!”
Gu Zheng’s gaze landed on Shen Ying indifferently as he chuckled. “Disfigured?”
Shen Ying thought that Gu Zheng was concerned about her, and tears welled up in her eyes. “Brother Gu Zheng, don’t blame Miss Qiao. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have resisted Miss Qiao. I should’ve obediently let her—”
Her words were interrupted by a cold laugh from Gu Zheng.
In just a few words, Shen Ying seemed to have told him that Qiao Xi had beaten her up for no reason. Shen Ying wanted to resist, but Qiao Xi beat her even more cruelly.
Shen Ying had fully displayed the art of speaking.
Madam Gu was flustered and exasperated. “Gu Zheng, Shen Ying is already disfigured. Why aren’t you comforting her?! Are you going to protect that woman? What kind of drug did Qiao Xi, that vixen, give you that you’re protecting her so much that you don’t even care about your relationship with Shen Ying? You’ve known each other for the past 20 years!”
Madam Wang wiped her tears. “Forget it. Our Shen Ying just isn’t blessed enough. All these years, Shen Ying has been thinking about Gu Zheng. She thought that she could be with Gu Zheng, but Miss Qiao interfered… Boo-hoo, it’s Shen Ying’s fault. She shouldn’t have liked Gu Zheng, nor should she have a deep affection for him.”
Shen Ying bit her lip. “Yes, it’s my fault. I should have hidden my love for Brother Gu Zheng deep in my heart. I shouldn’t have confessed to Brother Gu Zheng on an impulse and make Miss Qiao Xi overthink things—”
Gu Zheng interrupted her coldly. “Make Qiao Xi overthink things? So what did you tell Qiao Xi?”
Shen Ying paused for a moment. Could it be that Gu Zheng also felt that Qiao Xi is not worthy of him? Was Brother Gu Zheng also disappointed in Qiao Xi now?
At the thought of this, she sobbed softly. “Miss Qiao warned me to stay away from you, Brother Gu Zheng, but you and I are childhood sweethearts. Our friendship can’t be severed just like that. I only told the truth, but Miss Qiao suddenly got angry. She said that I’m as shameless as a mistress who is interfering in someone else’s marriage. Brother Gu Zheng, I don’t understand why Miss Qiao is targeting me like this. Although I think she’s wrong, I’m too stupid to retort—”
“She’s wrong? What’s wrong with what she said?” Gu Zheng sneered.
Shen Ying’s expression froze.
Gu Zheng looked at her coldly. “Miss Shen, you said that you’ve liked me for many years and that we’re childhood sweethearts?”
Shen Ying stammered, “Y-Yes.”
“Why don’t I know about you and me being childhood sweethearts?” Gu Zheng’s tone was neither fast nor slow. “You said that you’ve liked me for many years, so why haven’t you confessed before? Why did you have to say this in front of my wife after I got married… What’s your intention behind doing this? Is it wrong for Qiao Xi to say that you’re like a mistress?”
Shen Ying widened her eyes in disbelief.
“Miss Shen, you and I weren’t childhood sweethearts. You deliberately lied to drive a wedge between me and my wife. I know my wife’s character very well. If she really did warn you to stay away from me, then I’ll be very happy. It means that she knows how to cherish me and protect me.
“It’s a pity that my wife isn’t like that. If no one bullied her, she wouldn’t even know how to retort. It’s also because of her kindness that you guys are bullying her time and again. If she really did hit you today, I’ll set off firecrackers at the Gu family’s door to celebrate.”
The room was silent for a few seconds. Gu Zheng’s words were too shocking.
After an unknown period of time, Shen Ying’s tears and sobbing broke the silence. She cried noisily. “I-I’m sorry, Brother Gu Zheng. I didn’t know that I would cause you so much trouble. Boo-hoo… I just love you too much. I couldn’t control myself. It’s my fault. I shouldn’t be here. I shouldn’t have been in Miss Qiao’s way… I did something wrong, so I should be punished by Miss Qiao…”
Seeing Shen Ying cry so miserably, Madam Wang could not help but cry as well.