Shang Jinshen’s hand stopped in mid-air and it took a long time to land on Ji Yan’s back. He took over the jacket Lan Si handed over, covering Ji Yan’s naked back.
Listening to her cry, he only felt angrier by the second, the way he looked at the man on the ground was even more vicious.
“Lan Si, keep an eye on him.” Shang Jinshen’s eyes narrowed coldly. He held Ji Yan in his arms and moved to the room next door.
Ji Yan held his neck tightly and her sobs gradually became quieter. She was pitifully choking on her sobs.
The room next door was a storage room. Shang Jinshen put her on a table, but his voice was gentle. “Don’t cry.”
It seemed that she didn’t hear it. Her body was twitching, and her usually stubborn little face was full of tears. She was not strong anymore. It was as if she would be overwhelmed if another thing happen.
His heart was slightly touched by her tears and he even felt a little sorry for her.
“Don’t cry.” There was a hint of tenderness in his voice this time.
Ji Yan bit her lip and raised her small face to look at him. She opened her mouth and said in a hoarse voice, “Fortunately, you are here.”
For the first time, she was very grateful for Shang Jinshen’s arrival.
Shang Jinshen rubbed her head and put the jacket on for her. “I’ll pick you up later.”
She held his jacket and watched him go out in a rage. Ji Yan tightened her body and stretched out her hand to wipe away her tears. She was too helpless just now, and now she that came back to her senses, her mind began to clear up.
Huo Yunlu had been pestering Mrs. Shang for a long time, and finally, Mrs. Shang was full of smiles. After calculating the time, she pretended to casually say to Mrs. Shang, “Hey, aunt, where’s Ji Yan? Why hasn’t she come back after changing clothes?”
Mrs. Shang gave her a suspicious look. “Why are you looking for her?”
Huo Yunlu blinked innocently and said, “To apologize to Ji Yan. I shouldn’t have said that to her since she is your daughter-in-law and also the Young Madam of the Shang family.”
These words made Mrs. Shang feel much better. She nodded and said, “It’s okay as long as you understand. Even if I like you, not everyone can be the Shang family’s daughter-in-law.”
Huo Yunlu nodded as if she understood her words, but deep down she was very disdainful. With her family background, why can’t she be the Young Madam of the Shang family?
Humph, just wait till you see Ji Yan making out with her cousin, I don’t believe that you will let her continue to be the Young Madam of the Shang family!
She put away the gloomy thoughts, looked up, and said with a bright smile, “Auntie, Ji Yan has gone to change clothes for half an hour. Is there something wrong?”
“What happened?” Mrs. Shang glanced at her and said, “Why did she change her clothes?”
“Aunt, just now I think Ji Yan might have had a dispute with Miss Meng, and Miss Meng’s red wine accidentally spilled on her clothes.”
“A dispute? Why is Ji Yan arguing with the Meng family?” Mrs. Shang took a look at Meng Shaoting, who seemed to be uneasy not far away. Her expression changed and she went to the second floor.
Judging from Meng Shaoting’s expression, Mrs. Shang’s intuition told her that something had happened.
Huo Yunlu hurriedly followed her with a smile on her face.
Meng Shaoting looked over and saw Huo Yunlu’s vicious smile. Then she looked at Mrs. Shang, who was going upstairs. She suddenly breathed out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she told Shang Jinshen in time.
Ji Yan, should be fine right?
On the second floor, Mrs. Shang went to the innermost room and saw the situation inside at a glance. She suddenly stopped and looked in disbelief at Han Xian, her nephew, who was being disciplined by her son.
“Son, let go of your cousin. What happened?” Mrs. Shang quickly stopped Shang Jinshen. Han Xian shivered after being kicked by Lan Si.
Huo Yunlu, who was following behind, was stunned when she heard Mrs. Shang calling out Shang Jinshen’s name. She wondered, “Why is Jinshen upstairs?”
Did Jinshen see with his own eyes that the b*tch Ji Yan was having fun with Han Xian? Huo Yunlu was even more proud as she thought that was even better.
Han Xian squinted his swollen eyes and saw Mrs. Shang. He immediately whined, “Aunt, save me.” Unfortunately, his mouth was gagged, and he could only make a squeaky sound.
Shang Jinshen took a look at his mother and snorted. He followed his mother and saw Huo Yunlu.
Huo Yunlu happened to meet Shang Jinshen’s eyes which were extremely cold. She was stunned and quickly lowered her head, feeling overwhelmed by Shang Jinshen’s eyes.
“Son, what’s going on? Where’s Ji Yan?” Mrs. Shang was furious.
Shang Jinshen didn’t care. He said in a despised tone, “Then you should ask your good nephew. How dare he touch my woman!”
Mrs. Shang looked at Han Xian. “How is that possible? He is your cousin. Did that b*tch Ji Yan seduce him?”
Mrs. Shang’s first instinct was to believe Han Xian, not her daughter-in-law. Lan Si looked down on her. If it weren’t for the fact that she was the Young Master’s mother, he wouldn’t have bothered to explain.
“Madam, Han Xian drank a wine that was drugged. As for why he was targeting Young Madam, it’s hard to say,” Lan Si also looked at Huo Yunlu with a faint smile on his face.
Seeing that Han Xian’s face was flushed, Mrs. Shang also understood that it was likely that someone had schemed this.
Huo Yunlu originally wanted more people to come up and watch, but she thought that it would be bad if she was exposed. As long as Mrs. Shang saw what happened, it was enough. Ji Yan couldn’t stay in the Shang family anymore since she cheated and had a bad record.
But now, not only did she not see Ji Yan but also heard the words of Shang Jinshen protecting her. Huo Yunlu began to feel fear and she slowly retreated, wanting to escape downstairs.
“Huo Yunlu, stop,” Shang Jinshen snapped, his eyes narrowed coldly.
Her body trembled as her back was facing Mrs. Shang, Shang Jinshen, and the others.
At this point, the door next door opened, and Ji Yan walked out with a bruised face after changing her clothes.
She couldn’t just sit in the back and watch. If she still couldn’t tell that this was a trap deliberately set for her, then her life would be in vain.
As soon as she went out, she met the eyes of Huo Yunlu. Ji Yan clenched her hand and understood who was behind all of this.
Huo Yunlu saw the bruises on Ji Yan’s face and felt happy innerly. Maybe Ji Yan had already been insulted.
Even if they knew it was her doing, she believed that the Shang family would not do anything to her just because of Ji Yan. That was because she was the daughter of the Huo family. No matter what happened, they would not offend the Huo family easily.
Huo Yunlu suddenly became proud. She looked at Ji Yan as if she was looking at a dying ant.
Ji Yan didn’t like her eyes very much. She frowned and asked solemnly, “Did you do it?”
Huo Yunlu snorted and argued, “What are you implying? How is this related to me?”
She turned to look at Mrs. Shang and said with a smile, “Aunt, look at this daughter-in-law of yours. She even blamed me for her misbehavior.”