novelraw Chapter 265 - 101: Jing Si’s Grandpa and Granny (Part 2)
Chapter 265 - 101: Jing Si’s Grandpa and Granny (Part 2)
"This..." Jie Jinghun’s expression stiffened. Faced with Qin Mei’s questioning, he didn’t know what to say.
"My mother is a doctor, and she’s also your father’s wife," Qin Mei reminded him.
Jie Jinghun was speechless. He cast a complicated glance at Jie Jingchen. ’The way she said that, it’s as if Dad isn’t Jing Si’s real father.’
"There’s no need to let Yan Qiu know about this," an old woman spoke up, her resonant voice laced with unquestionable authority.
Qin Mei looked at the old woman in confusion, her clear eyes emitting a cold light. ’Who is this old hag? Anyone Xu Chunyan invited is definitely no saint.’
"Qin Mei, this is Grandpa and Granny," Jie Jingchen introduced them. He knew Qin Mei could be mercilessly blunt, and while he wasn’t particularly close to his grandparents, they were elders, after all.
Qin Mei froze. ’Their grandpa and grandma.’ She instantly understood who the "distinguished guests" Jie Jingchen had mentioned were. ’They’re certainly distinguished, alright. A whole generation higher.’
Qin Mei’s fair face was expressionless. She moved her fingers away, pulled a small medicine bottle with a torn-off label from her crossbody bag, twisted off the cap, and poured a pill out for Jie Jingchen. "Give this to Dad."
Jie Jingchen didn’t hesitate, placing the pill in his father’s mouth. Xu Chunyan immediately offered an enamel mug.
Just as Jie Jingchen was about to take the mug, Qin Mei stopped him sharply. "No water."
Hearing this, Jie Jingchen decisively pulled his hand back. Xu Chunyan’s grip on the enamel mug tightened, and she glared resentfully at Qin Mei. "Fourth Wife of Jing, you’re supposed to drink water with medicine."
"Are you the doctor, or am I?" Qin Mei demanded coldly.
"Do you have a medical license?" Xu Chunyan pressed, deliberately making things difficult.
"I don’t, but my mother does. We could go to the hospital and ask her to come back." As she spoke, Qin Mei took out her silver needles and began administering acupuncture to Mr. Xie.
Xu Chunyan fell silent. In front of Grandpa and Granny, her attempt to curry favor had been completely thwarted by Qin Mei.
Once the acupuncture was finished and the drug’s effects had subsided, Mr. Xie’s sharp gaze filled with a towering rage. His voice carried a terrifying aura. "Where is Zhang Hongying?"
’She used Xiao You to lure me home and then took the opportunity to drug me.’ Mr. Xie was filled with rage and regret.
’I rushed home in a panic. I shouldn’t have drunk the water Zhang Hongying offered before I’d even seen Xiao You. I was too worried about her. I shouldn’t have let my guard down around Zhang Hongying.’
Mr. Xie didn’t dare to imagine it. If Second Daughter-in-law Jing and his parents had arrived a moment later, he would have made an irreversible mistake. His marriage to Yan Qiu would have been over.
"Chunyan locked that hussy in her room," Granny said indignantly, her weathered eyes filled with fury. "Jian Country, you’re the director of the machinery factory! For that hussy Zhang Hongying to have such wicked designs on you, trying to destroy your marriage to Yan Qiu... she is utterly shameless!"
’Zhang Hongyan gave the Jie Family a daughter and two sons, and I still look down on her, to say nothing of Zhang Hongying,’ Granny thought. ’It was only because of Yan Qiu’s kind heart that Zhang Hongying was allowed to stay on as a maid. If it were up to me, I would have cut off all ties with the Zhang family long ago.’
Thinking of what Zhang Hongying had done, Mr. Xie felt a wave of disgust. Especially the way she had pressed up against him. Even though they were stopped at the critical moment, she had already touched him in places she shouldn’t have.
The drug had overcome his reason, controlling his actions and leaving a dark stain on his life. Even the memory of it was repulsive.
Mr. Xie wanted to get up and settle accounts with Zhang Hongying, but his body felt weak and powerless.
"Eldest, are you alright?" Grandpa asked worriedly.
"I..." Mr. Xie’s expression was one of unconcealable embarrassment.
"Dad, I suggest you get some rest," Qin Mei said. She didn’t force Mr. Xie to rest, merely suggested it.
"Fourth Wife of Jing, his body... there won’t be any lasting side effects, will there?" Granny asked Qin Mei, her face etched with worry.
Qin Mei shrugged and replied irresponsibly, "I don’t know. I’m not a doctor."
"If you’re not a doctor, then what were you doing messing around with him like that?" Granny snapped, annoyed. "Giving him medicine, sticking him with needles... it pained me just to watch."
"My mother is the best antidote for Dad. You were the one who hid this from her. If I had just stood by and watched, and something happened to Dad, you all would have absolutely resented me and blamed me for standing by and doing nothing," Qin Mei said, looking at Granny with an innocent expression.
Granny’s face was covered in wrinkles, but judging from her bone structure, she must have been a great beauty in her youth. The impression she gave Qin Mei wasn’t one of gentle kindness, but of a sharp, biting nature. ’She’s not an easy old woman to get along with,’ Qin Mei thought.
"Fourth Wife of Jing, I am Jing Si’s granny. Is that any way to speak to me?" Granny scolded sharply.
"Granny, Qin Mei’s attitude toward you has been perfectly fine. Besides, she just saved your son. Shouldn’t you be grateful to her?" Jie Jingchen spoke up, defending Qin Mei.