dognovel Chapter 121: Seeking Justice
Chapter 121: Seeking Justice
Chapter 121: Seeking Justice
She tried to cheer him up, so she placed a hot bun in front of him and teased, "Here's a hot bun, eat it."
Ji Tianci took it, and this time he didn't ignore her. The bun was still warm; he ate two bites before considering it ready.
"Let's go out first." She looked up at Lu Yu with a sharp gaze.
Lu Yu felt somewhat helpless, but he had no choice but to listen to Ji Meiqing, so he followed her out.
After descending one step, she suddenly stopped, stood behind him, and said seriously, "Has my brother gotten into some trouble?"
"No," he said with a smile. Ji Meiqing looked at him for a long time but didn't see a trace of guilt, so she withdrew her gaze.
"He... he's still my brother, what happened? Could it be that Aunt Liu has come?"
"No."
"Is it the Ji family coming to demand their return?"
"No."
……
After considering many possibilities, Ji Meiqing looked at him suspiciously for a long time. When she was sure he wouldn't tell the truth, she said, "If you don't tell me, I will naturally find out. However, if I find out from someone else, I think the result might be completely different from what you told me."
"...The Qiu family came here and caused trouble." After weighing the options, Lu Yu decided to tell the truth.
Upon hearing this, Ji Meiqing laughed: "I thought it was something serious, but it's just this!"
"you……"
She turned and walked back while laughing. Lu Yu was a little worried about her, so he asked, "Where are you going?"
"Get a cleaver from the kitchen, I'm going to kill that bastard!" Ji Meiqing suddenly turned ferocious, her steps quickening like the wind. Lu Yu paused, then immediately followed.
He explained, "Yesterday I gave Tianci some pocket money, and then today, I don't know how, Qiu, who came to the city, saw him playing over there and then robbed him of the money..."
"Bang!" The cleaver struck the board directly, the blade embedding itself in it. Lu Yu glanced at it, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
Ji Meiqing looked at the wall expressionlessly, and finally chose a fruit knife and placed it on her waist.
Lu Yu had no idea that Ji Meiqing would care so much about Ji Tianci's affairs, to the point that after he told her the truth, she seemed to have changed completely.
Ji Meiqing tidied up and then pulled Ji Tianci directly outside. Lu Yu, fearing something might happen, quickly followed.
There were quite a few people on the road, but her menacing expression frightened many of them. The two went straight out of the city, and Lu Yu didn't try to persuade her, but silently followed her.
It took them half an hour to return to Xiaohexi Village, which was exactly as it had been before. Ji Meiqing ignored it and barged into the Qiu family's house.
The Qiu family was having dinner when they were all stunned to see her barge in looking fierce.
"Where is Qiu? Where is she? Get out here!" she shouted at the house.
The sound was loud enough to bring them back to their senses, but before they could even speak, Ji Meiqing saw Qiu Shi sitting at the table, and her anger instantly flared up.
She reached Qiu's side with lightning speed and lifted him up.
"Have you no shame?! You're even stealing children's money!"
Qiu looked at her with a pitiful expression, one hand instinctively protecting her stomach, where there was a slight bulge, indicating that she was several months pregnant, which even her belt could not hide.
Ji Meiqing was somewhat bewildered by this situation.
“I didn’t steal it. That money was my money for my pregnancy. I accidentally dropped it on the ground and that child picked it up.”
She looked at Ji Meiqing with a wronged expression, as if she were the shameless one threatening a weak woman, especially a pregnant one.
Ji Meiqing released her hand, sneered twice, and slowly backed away.
Qiu is now pregnant, which puts her at risk. If they were to accidentally miscarry, wouldn't the blame fall on her?
Ji Meiqing was a sensible person; after glancing at her twice, she looked at Lu Yu.
"You might fool a little kid, but have you forgotten that there's someone else watching?"
"Now that Lu Yu has seen it, he should know who is right and who is wrong."
Ji Meiqing followed the gaze to Lu Yu, her expression gradually turning to astonishment.
"Besides, how could someone so young possibly have a string of copper coins? He wouldn't need that money anyway!" She curled her lips slightly, looking at Ji Meiqing triumphantly, as if she were showing off.
But Ji Meiqing retorted directly, "I give my younger brother pocket money. What, are you going to say that giving him one or two pocket money is enough, and that giving him so much won't get him anything?"
"you……"
"First of all, it's none of your business what he does. Secondly, this string of copper coins isn't a big expense. Besides, the New Year's money he has is probably enough for you to live comfortably for three lifetimes. As for you, you're saying this is for your pregnancy? When did you get pregnant? I remember your husband has been dead for several years. Could it be that the baby in your belly isn't human?"
At first, it didn't bother her, but then came the sentence. The Qiu family members who were having dinner with her were all stunned, and they looked embarrassed.
Qiu was speechless, looking at Ji Tianci next to Lu Yu, who was also looking at her curiously. She panicked and didn't know what to do.
Ji Meiqing continued relentlessly, her gaze sharp, her lips growing colder. "I understand, but if you don't return the money to Ji Tianci today and apologize, I'm sure that tomorrow the whole area within ten miles, and even your new in-laws, will know that you're pregnant with another man's child and that you're taking advantage of your weak health to bully the child."
"I..." She retreated in a panic, her heel landing directly on the stool leg.
Ji Meiqing raised her voice again and took out the knife that was lying on the table, sticking it directly into the table.
Everyone in the room was startled, but Ji Meiqing looked at him with eyes so sharp they sent shivers down one's spine.
"Will you apologize or not?" she pressed.
Qiu clutched her stomach, her hands almost digging into it, but she was so frightened by Ji Meiqing that she momentarily forgot the pain. Because of Lu Yu, she couldn't move her hand, nor could she do anything about it.
"I...I'm sorry." She hesitated for a moment before speaking to Ji Tianci, her tone filled with resentment.
Ji Meiqing, however, refused to give up. "You don't seem very sincere. Do you want me to demonstrate for you?"
The knife was pulled out and pressed directly against her lower abdomen, the sharpness reaching all her nerves.
But no one expected that Qiu would push Ji Meiqing forward, looking at her triumphantly, "Now, let's see what you do?" Then she groaned in pain.
"boring."
Ji Meiqing rolled her eyes at her.