Chapter 179: Fake?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Ji Nuan did not lower her volume. She only smiled and said, “Dad, when I was young, do you remember when I connected the two phrases ‘as guilty as a thief’ and ‘the walls have ears’ in my a.s.signment? I’m not sure why I ended up connecting them that way back then. But looking at it now, it seems like I finally have my answer.”
The person by the door clearly understood Ji Nuan’s meaning. She shrunk behind the door and thought to leave, but after standing frozen outside for a moment, she suddenly pushed the door open and entered the study.
“Nuan Nuan, you can’t speak like this. The walls have ears, but being guilty as a thief is unrelated to me. Earlier on, I was heading to the room to take something when I heard you and your father speaking. I was curious, so I came to peek in only to hear you framing me!” Shen Heru put on a wronged expression as she turned to meet Ji Hongwen’s cold gaze. “Old Ji, it’s true that Nuan Nuan is your daughter, but the intention behind her words is too obvious. She first chased Mengran away, and now she’s targeting me!”
Shen Heru could act, but so could Ji Nuan. Ji Nuan turned to Ji Hongwen with a bitter smile. “Dad, you can choose not to believe in me, but you have to take this a.n.a.lysis report seriously. As your daughter, I would never tamper with your medicine. I only wish for you to live as long as possible, but we can’t say the same for some other people.”
Shen Heru’s eyelids suddenly began to twitch. Right now, Ji Nuan was truly adept with both soft and hard methods. The way she intentionally retreated while looking wronged clearly forced Ji Hongwen to view this issue seriously.
The way she blocked someone was so strong; she truly could not underestimate her!
“Dad, if you’re considering your feelings with Auntie Shen and would rather discuss this privately with her than blow up the issue, I can leave my words here. I won’t partic.i.p.ate in your decision on how to resolve this.” Ji Nuan retreated once more.
It sounded like a retreat, but she clearly did not allow the big issue to be reduced into a small one.
Shen Heru looked at the scheming Ji Nuan and gritted her teeth in hate. She struggled to maintain her expression but had no choice but to force a smile. “Nuan Nuan, you can’t speak like this. I clearly haven’t done anything, yet you speak as though your father is deliberately s.h.i.+elding me. He might be your father, but he is also my husband. Who would use such a scheme to harm their own husband’s life?”
Tolerate it. I must tolerate it. If I don’t tolerate it, this Ji Nuan might throw out more unexpected schemes.
Ji Hongwen’s expression was slightly dark. It was clear that just as Ji Nuan said, he did not intend on blowing up this matter regardless if it was true or not.
The Ji family’s business was not as good as it used to be. He was constantly worrying about it and had no mood to interfere with what was happening at home. Everything was left to Shen Heru’s care. If things were really as Ji Nuan said, right now… for the sake of his own face, he could not immediately start a fight about it.
“Nuan Nuan, you head back first to your room to rest.”
He did not bring up the supplements. Ji Nuan pursed her lips silently before smiling. “All right.”
After returning to her room, Ji Nuan’s expression was mild and calm. After muttering to herself for a moment, she mostly understood what her father was thinking and picked up her phone to scroll through it carelessly.
She then opened up a surveillance software hidden in her phone, looking through the footage she had captured. When she arrived at the scene she wanted to see, her lips curved up slightly. She placed the phone back in her pocket without a change in expression.
At this moment, in the study.
Shen Heru could not guess what was running through Ji Hongwen’s mind. However, the heavy tension in the room caused her to feel slightly weak. She approached him with a smile. “Old Ji, from the moment I married in, Ji Nuan has never been pleasant to me. But at the very least, she would stay quiet at home and not cause a fuss. Now, she must think I’m easy to bully, so…”
Ji Hongwen abruptly raised his arm and gave her a painful slap. He angrily said, “Just because I protected you, don’t think that I believe in that nonsense of yours! When your son was chased out of the Ji family after severing ties with you, I still remember those eyes of his! Did he actually sever ties with you? The two of you have actually been watching the Ji family like a tiger does its prey, haven’t you?”
Shen Heru trembled. After standing stiffly for a long moment, she frantically reached out to tug on his elbow. “Old Ji, don’t be fooled by Ji Nuan’s words! I really didn’t do this! You know how hard it was for me to sever ties with Yihan back then. Each time someone brings up his name, I can’t even function properly. As a mother, my heart has always been uncomfortable, but you cannot take his incident as a basis to suspect me! Yes, I admit, Yihan has returned to the Sheng family. What happened back then was his fault, but that is already something of the past! I swear that everything Yihan has done since returning to the Sheng family is unrelated to me! No matter if it’s Yihan or the Sheng family, they no longer have any relations with me!”
Ji Hongwen smiled coldly. “Is that so?”
“I’m telling the truth, ah! I’ve been in the Ji family for so many years, dedicating myself to protecting this home for you…” Shen Heru’s eyes reddened.
Ji Hongwen sneered. “What about the supplements? Even if Nuan Nuan doesn’t like you, she would never make things up without any evidence! The drug a.n.a.lysis report is right here, how are you going to explain it!”
Shen Heru immediately refuted. “Her a.n.a.lysis report is fake!”
“Fake?” Ji Hongwen coldly eyed her. “What evidence can you bring out to prove that this report is fake?”
“Didn’t she a.n.a.lyze the supplements? We’ll do it again! Do it afresh before all of our eyes! I refuse to believe she can do anything to it when everyone is watching her. She obviously intended to harm me with this sort of report. We don’t even know where she brought it out from!”
Ji Hongwen did not speak, looking at her unhappily.
Shen Heru looked aggrieved. “You see, you don’t even know what the truth really is. Just because of what Ji Nuan said, you completely refuse to believe in me. You won’t even show me a good att.i.tude. Your daughter sure is smart now. She even knows how to separate us, husband and wife.”
Ji Hongwen had a belly full of anger. After hearing this, his expression worsened. He silently and abruptly stepped out of the study. Watching him, Shen Heru’s eyes brightened. She quickly turned to follow him out. “Old Ji, you must check the supplements again. You have to help me clear my name. Otherwise, how am I going to continue staying in this family…”
Ji Hongwen was about to head toward his room. Shen Heru followed right behind him, and the two of them ended up pa.s.sing by Ji Nuan’s room. Without anyone’s notice, Ji Nuan had already stepped out.
Ji Nuan stood by the door, scrolling through her phone. She had clearly heard Shen Heru’s earlier words, and her eyes carried a hint of smile and mockery. It was as though she had completely seen through Shen Heru.
That smile was distinct and bright; it was impossible to read.