“And please tell Sister Zhai Hua that there’s no problem that cannot be solved in this world. It’s not worth it to sacrifice her own life for a scumbag like this. Sister Zhai Hua has to remember that she isn’t alone. She doesn’t have the right to be willful because she’s a mother now. She has to deal with this rationally and calmly for Jiajia’s sake.”
“You know what’s going on?” Zhai Sheng could tell that she knew something. “Did Jiajia tell you about it?”
“Something like that. Brother Zhai, you have to look after Sister Zhai Hua and have a good talk with her to discuss how she intends to deal with Wei De. Even though Sister Zhai Hua was the one who hit him, we can’t afford to let it slide.” Qiao Nan had never expected Zhai Hua to find out the truth in this manner.
The most tragic part was that she had found out about it alongside her daughter, Jiajia!
How bold of Wei De!
“Ask Qiao Nan to come! Ask Qiao Nan to come to Ping Cheng! I want to see Qiao Nan!” Upon hearing that Qiao Nan had called, Zhai Hua, who had refused to say anything, suddenly reacted strongly, screaming for Qiao Nan to come to Ping Cheng to see her. That vicious appearance almost made Miao Jing misunderstand that the next person Zhai Hua wanted to deal with after Wei De and Wei Xiaomei was Qiao Nan.
There was no need for Zhai Sheng to relay Zhai Hua’s request to Qiao Nan. She had clearly heard Zhai Hua’s voice. “Tell Sister Zhai Hua that I will head down to Ping Cheng. I’ve already purchased my bus ticket, and I’ll bring Jiajia along with me. If you don’t mind, you can let Jiajia stay with me for the time being. You guys have too much on your plate, and it’s inconvenient for Jiajia to return to the Wei family.”
“If you’re willing, then it’s fine. Sorry for troubling you with Jiajia.” Zhai Sheng agreed to hand his niece over to Qiao Nan. There was nothing he needed to worry about.
After hanging up the call, Zhai Sheng finally looked at Zhai Hua. “Qiao Nan will bring Jiajia here. Now, can you talk to us and tell us what happened?”
“I’m tired. I need some rest. I want to have some time alone to rest.” Zhai Hua refused to cooperate, especially after hearing what Zhai Yaohui had said earlier. She had no intention of telling her family what had gone down today. “What’s with Jiajia?” Jiajia had gone to find Qiao Nan…
The thought of this situation caused Zhai Hua’s gaze to turn cold and full of sarcasm. The Wei family was really something. Without her, would the Wei family be living such comfortable lives? But in the end, how had the Wei family treated her and Jiajia? In the past, she must really have been blind to believe that everyone would be alright as long as she took a step back and gave in.
It was only now that she realized that she could never give in to the Wei family because the Wei family would never be grateful to her! In fact, they were ingrates who were no different from that venomous snake that the farmer had kindly rescued.
Upon encountering such a situation, Jiajia had chosen to find Qiao Nan, whom she had only known for a few days, than to stay in Ping Cheng and look for her paternal grandmother’s family. Jiajia’s reaction caused Zhai Hua to lose all hope in the Wei family. From now on, she would sever all ties with the Wei family. They were enemies from this day on.
The Zhai family could not do anything about Zhai Hua and could only do as she said. More importantly, Miao Jing felt sorry for her daughter and felt that Zhai Hua must have been hurt very badly. Otherwise, her daughter would never have done such an extreme thing. Her granddaughter had been so frightened that she had taken the bus all the way to Qingshui Town alone!
The moment Miao Jing acceded to Zhai Hua’s request, Zhai Yaohui and Zhai Sheng had no choice but to follow suit.
Zhai Yaohui stuffed a cup of warm tea into Miao Jing’s cold hands. “All right. Don’t worry.”
“How can I possibly not worry?” Miao Jing burst out in tears. “I feel like my heart’s going to jump out of my chest now that something like this is happening to Hua Hua! We’ve questioned her so many times, but she still refuses to tell us what’s going on. I’m afraid that Hua Hua might just destroy herself if this goes on any longer!”
Zhai Yaohui did not say anything. The way he saw it, his daughter, Zhai Hua, had already ruined her life the moment she had decided to get together with Wei De. The facts proved that his daughter had indeed been completely ruined by Wei De. In the past, he had never imagined that his daughter would live the life of a good wife and mother like other women once she got married.
It was just that they could not get a good grasp of the situation since Zhai Hua refused to utter a word. Zhai Yaohui was unwilling to say any more disheartening words at such a time to make Miao Jing even sadder than she already was. Thus, he decided to remain silent.
Qiao Nan took about three hours to get to Ping Cheng with Jiajia. Along the way, Jiajia followed closely beside Qiao Nan, her silent expression similar to Zhai Hua’s. The moment Qiao Nan entered the police station, she immediately inquired about Zhai Hua. “How’s Sister Zhai Hua?” Although Jiajia had not said it, her gaze expressed concern, just like Qiao Nan. She was very concerned about her mother’s situation.
After the incident happened, Jiajia had chosen to go to Qingshui Town because her grandmother’s family was in Qingshui Town. She knew that the only people she could get help from were her maternal grandparents’ family. At that time, Jiajia had been so frightened that she had completely forgotten that she could have simply made a phone call.
When Jiajia arrived in Qingshui Town, she found out from Sister Zhao that the entire Zhai family had left in a hurry because of a phone call. Upon finding out that her grandmother’s family was not around, Jiajia was frightened to tears. In the end, Sister Zhao told her that she could find Qiao Nan for the time being.
Without giving it much thought, Jiajia agreed to Sister Zhao’s suggestion. Thankfully, Sister Zhao knew where Qiao Nan lived. Otherwise, Jiajia would really have been unable to do anything alone.
“Qiao Nan, you’re here.” Miao Jing could not say anything to Zhai Yaohui or Zhai Sheng. She knew that the father-and-son pair might not understand how she felt even if she were to tell them about it. Now that Qiao Nan had arrived, Miao Jing felt as though she had gained an ally. “Qiao Nan, what should we do? Hua Hua refuses to tell us what’s going on and why she hit them. What can’t be solved by talking things through? Why did she have to resort to violence? I heard that Wei De and his sister were beaten to a pulp!”
“Good, they deserved it. It’s good that Sister Zhai Hua even spared their lives.” Qiao Nan deliberately raised her voice. The moment she arrived, she realized that Miao Jing’s gaze was constantly on that tightly-shut door. Qiao Nan guessed that the person in the room had to be Zhai Hua.
Miao Jing was dumbfounded. She could not understand why Qiao Nan would say that at such a time. It was akin to adding fuel to the fire! Was she trying to say that Zhai Hua should have killed Wei De? The Zhai family had never abused their power so freely!
