novelraw Chapter 967: Sowing Discord
Chapter 967: Sowing Discord
Seeing Zhuang Shaoyang’s face darken, Zhuang Chujiao felt his gaze toward her was very unfamiliar, and suddenly felt a bit scared, looking toward Liang Rong for help.Liang Rong’s heart skipped a beat, glaring fiercely at Zhuang Chujiao, "Hurry up and apologize to your dad."
Zhuang Chujiao was stunned for a moment, "Mom, I..."
Looking at Liang Rong’s expression, she recalled what she had said to her during a brief pause earlier.
Though she was a bit unwilling in her heart, seeing Dad’s attitude, she knew he didn’t believe her.
Zhuang Chujiao had made up her mind, looking at Zhuang Shaoyang, she said aggrievedly, "Dad, now that Nuannuan is back, do you not like me anymore?"
"What nonsense!" Zhuang Shaoyang shouted coldly, "Nuannuan is back, have I been even a bit bad to you?"
"But I’m afraid, Grandpa and Grandma like Nuannuan, Uncle, Uncle also likes her, and you, there’s nothing more to say, I always think, now that she’s back, do I even have a place in this family?" While speaking, Zhuang Chujiao started to cry.
Zhuang Shaoyang didn’t expect her thoughts to be so sensitive, blaming himself for neglecting her feelings.
Just as he was about to speak, he heard Liang Rong scold, "Nuannuan has suffered for more than ten years outside, isn’t it right for the family to be good to her? You are the elder sister; you should be more generous."
With this shout, Zhuang Chujiao cried even more fiercely, "I know, but my heart still feels uncomfortable, she doesn’t like me, that’s fine, but she even married Brother Jingheng, I’m upset, last time I went to Upper City, I just wanted to see Brother Jingheng and end things, but he accused me of going to steal confidential files, that must have been Nuannuan’s idea, how can she be so ruthless."
Zhuang Shaoyang was speechless for a moment, aware that Jiaojiao liked Jiang Jingheng, but didn’t expect both daughters to have feelings for the same man, inevitably leaving one unfulfilled.
Moreover, the incident where she was caught by the police for theft last time indeed wronged her, what Jing Heng and Nuannuan did was indeed excessive, not caring in the slightest about the families’ reputation.
Zhuang Shaoyang frowned and said, "But you still can’t have Guan Chao harm Nuannuan."
"I didn’t!" Zhuang Chujiao retorted, with tearful eyes, "I was just feeling upset and asked Guan Chao out for a drink to vent. I didn’t expect Guan Chao to stand up for me. No matter how much I dislike Nuannuan, she is my sister, your daughter, wouldn’t you be heartbroken if she got hurt?"
Seeing his daughter’s sad expression, Zhuang Shaoyang felt somewhat moved, Jiaojiao lacked discipline but wasn’t inherently bad, after all, she was a daughter raised by the Zhuang Family.
Ultimately, it was his fault for ignoring the feelings of the two children.
Moreover, seeing her leg broken and her body covered in injuries, his heart softened.
"No matter what, this started because of you, you must apologize to Nuannuan and thank her for not pursuing it."
Zhuang Chujiao was unwilling to apologize to Mu Yan, but she didn’t want Zhuang Shaoyang to distance himself from her and her mother because of this.
"Dad, you’re right, once I’m discharged from the hospital, I will apologize properly to Nuannuan."
Seeing his daughter so understanding, his mind was put at ease.
"Alright, once you apologize, it will be over, always consider the consequences before you say or do anything," Zhuang Shaoyang warned.
"I understand, Dad, it won’t happen again," Zhuang Chujiao said quickly. Words were easy to say, she had always been favored by Zhuang Shaoyang because she knew how to please him.
"Mm, good girl," Zhuang Shaoyang smiled with satisfaction.
Zhuang Chujiao glanced at Liang Rong and suddenly said resentfully, "It’s all my fault, causing Dad to be kicked out by Grandpa, and Nuannuan too. No matter what, you are her father, even if she dislikes me, she shouldn’t take it out on you."