The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 72 - Give her 20 lashes Manman are you
Chapter 72: Chapter 72 Give her 20 lashes, Manman are you satisfied?
Chapter 72 -72 Give her 20 lashes, Manman are you satisfied?
“You want to drive Jingya away? Why?” The elders suddenly looked at each other, perplexed.
Meng Lian was so anxious that she immediately pulled Wen Jingya behind her and stood in front herself, protecting her like a tender mother.
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She confronted Lu Xingzhou, her demeanor fierce, “Zhou’er, what unforgivable sin has Jingya committed that you want to drive her away?”
“Mom, the last time Jingya called me, she said she felt Zhou’er and Manman were having a disagreement and hoped we could come and see; she meant well!”
Meng Lian turned sideways, initially resentful toward the elder Mrs. Lu.
Then her gaze shifted to Lu Xingzhou, “Just because of this, you hold a grudge against Jingya? The other two incidents were done by her roommate, what do they have to do with her?”
“Zhou’er, here is where you are wrong. It’s fine to protect your wife, but you shouldn’t bully Jingya without a reason. You say you treat Jingya as a sister; are those just empty words?” Lu Xuemei spoke up in a timely manner, her voice filled with shared indignation.
Lu Yaobang was also unhappy and slammed his wine glass down on the dining table, “This is really strange! Ever since someone entered our Lu Family’s door, there hasn’t been peace! Zhou’er and Jingya used to get along, and now suddenly they are enemies?”
“Uncle doesn’t have to beat around the bush to insult people.” Jiang Man remained calm, but still couldn’t help laughing and shaking her head.
The second aunt and second aunt-in-law were indeed clever in making Wen Jingya appear pitiful; and Uncle Lu’s tactic of deflecting the blame was truly masterful!
Seeing that the family was about to start arguing, the elder Mrs. Lu finally couldn’t sit still, “What exactly is going on? Manman, you tell me, grandmother believes what you say.”
Jiang Man glanced at the elder lady and then succinctly explained about the hot pot meal yesterday and today’s conflict with Zhang Yanyan on the cruise.
After listening, the elder lady’s face turned green, “This Zhang Yanyan is not a good person, Jingya, how could you befriend such people?”
There’s a saying that birds of a feather flock together, and one is known by the company one keeps.
Wen Jingya immediately panicked; she had always been the image of a good girl.
Thus, she awkwardly tried to defend herself, “We share the same dormitory, actually our relationship is just average, and it was she who argued with me a few days ago…”
“I see,” the elder lady nodded, “Zhou’er, I have understood the situation now. It’s all Zhang Yanyan’s fault; it has nothing to do with Jingya.”
“Huh,” Lu Xingzhou scoffed.
Song Xiao used to tell him that Wen Jingya was a dark-hearted lotus, but at the time, he didn’t believe it.
Now, he finally believed it.
Without another word, he took out his mobile phone and played a recording.
“Mr. Lu, I know I was wrong, I truly do. If I had known Jiang Man was your wife, I wouldn’t dare to offend her even if I had a hundred guts. It was Yaya, she told me Jiang Man came from a poor background and used some sleazy tactics to marry into a rich family. Today, I saw her at a matchmaking party and wanted to take a picture and expose her evil deeds, I discussed this with Yaya and she even supported me in exposing her! I had no idea she was actually accompanying Mr. Song to the matchmaking; I didn’t even know she was Mr. Song’s sworn sister! I thought she was being promiscuous, a married woman still out to attract suitors, but it turns out Yaya was deceiving me! She was using me as a pawn!”
“Let me summarize.” After playing the recording, Lu Xingzhou sent it to the family group chat, “The person who just spoke is Zhang Yanyan, she told me: 1, Wen Jingya has been claiming to be my fiancée to outsiders, and Jiang Man is just a cunning woman who clung to a rich family. 2, Zhang Yanyan thought Jiang Man was at the matchmaking to take a photo and expose it on Weibo, and she told Wen Jingya, who supported the exposure.”
“Uncle, do you still think it’s Manman marrying into the Lu Family that’s causing chaos? Who really is the mastermind behind all this?”
Lu Xingzhou’s voice was extremely somber, his eyes void of any human emotion.
Lu Yaobang hung his head, now both embarrassed and afraid, and hastily said, “Manman, I’m sorry, I was talking nonsense earlier.”
“Ah, Zhou’er, there’s no need to escalate things, after all, your uncle is an elder.” Lu Xuemei quickly intervened.
Lu Xingzhou glared at her, “And your aunt!”
“I… what about me?” Lu Xuemei suddenly felt guilty, fearing her nephew was impossible.
“The family doesn’t lack troublemakers; aunt, if you’re truly idle, then perhaps you should spend more time in the bathroom! Don’t keep meddling in Uncle’s family affairs; do they really need you to meddle?”
“Ah? Zhou’er, after all, I am your elder…”
Lu Xingzhou frowned disapprovingly at Lu Xuemei.
Lu Xuemei dared not say another word, biting her lip and bowing her head low.
“Wen Jingya, do you have any more excuses?” Lu Xingzhou returned to the matter at hand, his demeanor that of a stern emperor.
Wen Jingya could no longer argue, and without hesitation, she knelt down with a thud.
Seeing this, Meng Lian felt pain for her goddaughter and hurried to pull her up.
But Wen Jingya refused to move, sobbing, “Brother Zhou, I was wrong, please give me another chance. I just couldn’t accept that my sister-in-law had taken my place. It’s all my fault, I deserve to die!”
As she spoke, Wen Jingya prostrated with her hands on the ground and kept kowtowing.
Meng Lian was heartbroken, “It’s my fault for not teaching Jingya well, Zhou’er, if you have to blame someone, blame me!”
“Mom…” She turned her gaze and looked pleadingly at the old lady.
The old lady sighed.
She knew her grandson’s temperament well; if he wasn’t appeased today, the matter wouldn’t be closed.
But to actually drive Wen Jingya away, Meng Lian would never agree.
Moreover, they had taken Wen Jingya as a child bride from the start. If they really drove her away, how would the outside world slander the Lu Family?
“Alright!” the old lady said sternly, “I think your last suggestion was good, A Lian, let’s transfer Jingya’s household registration under Yaobang’s name and take her as an adopted daughter.”
“Jingya was indeed wrong this time. Let’s use the family rules to punish her.”
The old lady’s tone was light.
Meng Lian and Lu Xuemei heard this and both protested eagerly.
“Mom, aren’t the family rules too harsh?”
“Yes, yes, Jingya is still a girl after all.”
The old lady’s face tightened, her tone leaving no room for negotiation.
She looked at Jiang Man, her expression softening, “Manman, what about flogging Jingya with 20 lashes? Do you think that’s acceptable?”
Jiang Man thought about it; her marriage with Lu Xingzhou had been just a year.
A year later, they would be like strangers.
After all, his uncle, aunt, and aunt-in-law were Lu Xingzhou’s real family.
Thus, she did not want to let the tensions grow too strained between Lu Xingzhou and his family on her account.
“I’ll follow Grandma’s decision,” Jiang Man nodded.
To the old lady, she seemed very sensible and aware of the bigger picture.
With a comforted nod, the old lady waved her hand, “Uncle Fu, go get the old master’s riding crop!”
Soon, a tiger bench was brought into the courtyard.
Wen Jingya was pressed down onto the tiger bench by two servants…
