novelraw Chapter 585 - 586: The Evolved Version of Punishment
Chapter 585 - 586: The Evolved Version of Punishment
Chapter 585: Chapter 586: The Evolved Version of Punishment
Zhao Xuran and the others were thinking that since Zhuge Mingshan didn’t succeed last time, she should come up with a follow-up plan. But to their surprise, they waited and waited with no results, which was really puzzling to them.
Another surprise to them was that now everyone in the family entered and exited through the back door, even conducting business from the back door.
"Hmph." Just as Gong Ruini and the others were discussing what was going on, they heard an unhappy voice from Zhuge Mingshan.
Actually, Zhuge Mingshan wasn’t going to be nice to them, and Gong Ruini and the others weren’t really surprised by this. Given her temper, it would be more problematic if she were nice to them.
Gong Ruini and the others were actually startled by Zhuge Mingshan when she walked by; she had really lost a lot of weight.
Gong Ruini almost said, "Girl, it’s not trendy to be skinny anymore. You look all sorts of out of place like this." But she didn’t dare to say it, fearing she’d hit a sore spot and get another disrespectful retort.
"Oh my, you can’t just pop out like this and scare people." Zhao Guangran was really startled by Zhuge Mingshan, but to him, how could he miss such a great opportunity to be sarcastic?
Scary? Does she look terrifying now? Although Zhuge Mingshan always said she cared about inner beauty and whether there was something in her mind, she was very confident about her appearance.
In Zhuge Mingshan’s mind, marrying into a wealthy family through Zhuge Zhi meant having not only a good family background but also good grades and something in the brain. However, without a proud appearance, getting into a wealthy family would be very difficult too.
Ordinary people find the name Zhuge quite impressive, but beyond that, it doesn’t trick anyone. Even Zhuge Zhi’s direct granddaughter would have a hard time entering a wealthy family, let alone her, the grandniece.
"You..." Zhuge Mingshan knew she hadn’t been doing well these past few days, but was it so bad that it was terrifying?
"What about me, have you not looked in the mirror?" Zhao Guangran conveyed his arrogance, showing that bullying her was what he intended to do, challenging her to do anything about it.
Zhao Xuran disliked Zhuge Mingshan, but why argue over these things with her? "Alright, let’s go, don’t waste time."
For him, how Zhuge Mingshan looked had nothing to do with him at all, but upon seeing her current state, Zhao Xuran was pretty satisfied.
Despite Zhao Guangran bragging about knowing many people in Beijing, the people he claimed to know were really irrelevant to Zhao Xuran, as he’d also met a group of like-minded people at school and wasn’t entirely ignorant about the situation near the Zhuge family.
While Gong Ruini and the others were busy making money and constantly upgrading Zhuge Mingshan, he noticed that Zhuge Mingshan hadn’t appeared for a long time. More importantly, he later found out that Ge Yunkui had visited where Zhuge Mingshan and the others lived.
And on that day, Zhuge Zhi was in a bad mood, so Zhao Xuran wouldn’t think Ge Yunkui had gone there to bring good news; it should have been for the strict discipline of Zhuge Mingshan by the Zhuge family.
Although he didn’t know how big families punished younger generations, Zhao Xuran was genuinely delighted to see Zhuge Mingshan looking so spiritless.
Some matters don’t get understood until some form of punishment is imposed to understand the seriousness.
Zhao Xuran knew it was impossible to completely suppress Zhuge Mingshan, and she might retaliate even more fiercely in the future. But Zhao Xuran wasn’t worried, as he feared she’d be quiet rather than create drama.
Gong Ruini was unaware of the situation, but when Cao Na passed by and saw Zhuge Mingshan daring to cast fierce glances at Gong Ruini, she was displeased. Ever since her sister accepted treatment from Doctor Zhan Jing and her health improved, she genuinely liked Gong Ruini more.
Initially, her closeness to Gong Ruini was to find a chance to stir up trouble between Zhuge Mingshan and Gong Ruini, but now she wouldn’t do that and would stand up when Zhuge Mingshan caused issues instead.
"Haven’t you had enough punishment, or do you want it to continue?" Cao Na was also startled by Zhuge Mingshan’s current state. She knew Miss Zhuge wasn’t having a good time, but she didn’t expect her to become like this.
However, no matter how sympathetic Cao Na was, she had no sympathy for Zhuge Mingshan. "People like you, I think, haven’t been punished enough."
"How can you still think your current status isn’t low enough?" Cao Na hadn’t expected that just because Grandpa Zhuge disliked her and detested her in various ways, the Zhuge family would impose such heavy punishment on her.
No matter how much Zhuge Mingshan wanted to react, upon hearing Cao Na’s words, even if she was unwilling, she had to retreat quickly. Otherwise, Cao Na would definitely inform the elders about today’s events via her connections.
If the elders found out, who knows what kind of consequences would await, so she couldn’t give Cao Na that chance.
No way! Did she just leave like that? Gong Ruini was genuinely stunned watching Zhuge Mingshan, who seemed to flee in disarray.
Previously, even when Cao Na instigated things, Zhuge Mingshan would retaliate somewhat. How come there was no counterattack today? What is going on?
"She, lately her days aren’t good, she’s even been copying the Zhuge family rules."
Cao Na curled her lips, "With her usual conduct, I can’t believe she follows those so-called family rules at all."
"Ah, family rules." Gong Ruini knew that big wealthy households must have some rules, but she didn’t expect an actual set of family rules like this.
"Yes, I heard it’s a thick stack, and copying it once is about ten thousand characters." Cao Na had never seen the thing; it was purely a legendary existence.
"Anyway, each time you make a mistake, you write it ten times as a base." Cao Na felt terrified just thinking about it. Luckily her family didn’t have such a thing; if they did, she’d rather choose a beating from her family.
Oh my, Zhao Guangran’s little heart was beating rapidly, ten times at a base means a hundred thousand characters! Oh my, Zhao Guangran felt that his brother was actually pretty good to him; look at the harsh punishments the Zhuge family imposed.
"Looks like I might set such a punishment for you next time, Guang Ran." Just when Zhao Guangran felt variously relieved that his brother didn’t punish him like that, Zhao Xuran expressed that the Zhuge family’s punishment was really to his liking.
Oh no, Zhao Guangran was dumbfounded. What did he do to get involved in this? Sigh, how could something clearly about Zhuge Mingshan drag him into it?
Hmph, he knew that girl Zhuge Mingshan was no good; see, even such a casual encounter got him involved. No, after this, he shouldn’t meet her again, or he’d really be out of luck.
"Today’s final exam, you have to work hard." Zhao Xuran indicated that they would base the next punishment on the results of the exam, and if the performance was good, there might not be a punishment.