Chapter 254: Fight for Justice for Myself_l

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“I’ve been back to the mansion since this morning and haven’t seen you around. Qianwan has been waiting by the bed this entire time, and Wanwan’s maid says that she hasn’t slept for many nights!” Wei Yichen stated.

“Who told you that I wasn’t serving our father? Was it Wei Qingwan? Was it mother? Or someone else?” Wei Ruo questioned.

“What are you trying to say?” Wei Yichen furrowed his brow.

“Did Wei Qingwan tell you that she’s been serving our father all these days?”

Wei Ruo sarcastically retorted.

“Don’t defame Qianwan, she never said anything of the sort. Upon returning home, your whereabouts remained unknown to me, and Qianwan has been rushing about from dawn till dusk. 1 asked her about you, and she said you might not be feeling well and are resting in the garden. She hasn’t negatively spoken about you, even tried to cover up for you!”

The conclusion that Wei Ruo didn’t serve at father’s bedside was deduced by Wei Yichen himself. Although Wei Qingwan didn’t explicitly say it, seeing her trying to cover up for Wei Ruo, he made an educated guess.

-Is that what she said? I should ask her for myself.” Wei Ruo finished speaking and headed swiftly towards Cangyun Garden.

Wei Yichen paused for a moment, then quickly followed.

“What are you intending to do?” Wei Yichen chased after Wei Ruo, asking her.

“I need to justify my standing, and moreover, I can’t take this slap without a good reason!” Wei Ruo stopped in her tracks, cold and determined as she responded to Wei Yichen’s words.

Wei Yichen was slightly startled by Wei Ruo’s assertiveness, but on second thought, he hadn’t done anything wrong. If their eldest sister neglected her parents in this way, the consequences would be dire if left uncorrected.

Wei Ruo quickly entered Wei Mingting’s room, where Lady Yun and Wei Qingwan were present.

Seeing Wei Ruo rushing in, everyone in the room looked at her curiously.

“Ruoruo, what are you doing? Your father is resting, your movements should be gentle, don’t be so hasty.” Lady Yun scolded softly.

Wei Ruo did not respond, and instead fixated her gaze on Wei Mingting who was lying on the sickbed and apologized: “I am sorry, father. You are not fully recovered and I shouldn’t have disturbed your rest. But I was slapped as soon as I returned home today and I felt I was falsely accused. I want to justify

myself.”

Hearing her words, Wei Mingting frowned and Lady Yun’s facial expressions also changed.

Everyone looked at Wei Ruo’s cheek where the outline of a handprint was starting to appear, indicating that the slap she received wasn’t light.

Lady Yun quickly responded, “No matter who slapped you, don’t discuss it in front of your ailing father. Let’s go somewhere else. I, your mother, can seek justice for you.”

Although she was unaware of why her daughter had been slapped, Lady Yun did not want her daughter’s matter to affect her husband s rest.

“That’s not necessary. I am fully aware of father’s condition. A bit of ruckus won’t worsen his illness.” Wei Ruo refused to change location.

Wei Ruo knew Wei Mingting’s condition better than anyone else. A bit of commotion would not aggravate his illness further.

“Ruoruo, you speak.” Wei Mingting spoke. He was feeling much better compared to yesterday and was able to speak a lot more easily.

Seeing Wei Ruo in such a state, as a father, Wei Mingting wanted to know what was going on.

Once Wei Mingting spoke, Lady Yun had no room to say anything else.

Wei Ruo walked up to Wei Qingwan, her sharp gaze fixed on her, making Wei Qingwan feel utterly exposed.

“Sister?” Wei Qingwan blinked at Wei Ruo, lifting her head slightly with a fearful and puzzled expression.

“I heard that you’ve been taking care of our father these past few days?” Wei

Ruo asked.

“Sister, what’s wrong? Is there something wrong with me taking care of our father?” Wei Qingwan tried to dodge the question.

“Answer my question directly. Has it been you who’s been caring for father since he was brought back home?” Wei Ruo asked.

“Not at all, how can I manage better than the doctors? I dare not take credit frivolously. The fact that father is on the mend is all thanks to Doctor Cheng. I only offered a slight contribution.” Wei Qingwan hastily explained.

“Impressive. Your answers are always so evasive.” Wei Ruo couldn’t help but want to applaud Wei Qingwan.

“Sister, what are you saying? I don’t understand.” Wei Qingwan bit her lip, a look of fearful unease filled her eyes.

Seeing this, Wei Yichen stepped in, pulling Wei Ruo back to put some distance between her and Wei Qingwan.

“Ruoruo, what are you trying to do? You’ve scared Qianwan!” Wei Yichen’s face darkened.

“I’ve scared her without even doing anything?” Wei Ruo scoffed, “Just look at her, she can’t directly admit that she’s been caring for our father these past few days, but she has a way to make you think she’s been sacrificing oneself the whole time, while I, as the eldest legitimate daughter, have been just gallivanting about!”

Wei Ruo’s attitude darkened Wei Yichen’s expression further, and also cast a shadow over Lady Yun’s face.

Lady Yun took a reproachful tone, “Ruoruo, what is this attitude when speaking to your older brother? If you have something to say, can’t you say it properly? Also, your father is here, still unwell, why are you making him upset?” “Then why couldn’t you speak properly to me, recklessly slapping me, what was the meaning of that?” Wei Ruo counter questioned.

With that, Wei Ruo’s gaze fell back upon Wei Qingwan. Wei Qingwan hung her head low, her eyes red, and her body slightly curled up, looking terrified.

“Ruoruo, whatever your issue is, direct it at me. Today’s matter has nothing to do with Qianwan. I was the one who disciplined you. Don’t disturb father’s rest anymore!” Saying this, Wei Yichen reached out to pull Wei Ruo’s arm, attempting to drag her out of the room.

Wei Ruo resisted, “Whether it has anything to do with her isn’t for you to decide. I just need her to clarify who was caring for our father during these past few days and how many days she took care of him. Is such a simple question, that difficult to answer? Does she have to beat around the bush to deliver an answer? She hasn’t done anything, but does she need to act as if she’s hugely wronged?”

Wei Qingwan bit her lower lip, her eyes welling up with tears. Her head was hanging low, making her look even more pitiful.

Indeed she was slightly taken aback by the commotion caused by Wei Ruo. When Wei Yichen returned home and saw her bustling about, he showed some concern, and inquired about it. To leave a good impression on her older brother, she ambiguously suggested that she was caring for their father.

She never anticipated that her older brother would directly confront Wei Qingruo and slap her.

She was even more surprised that Wei Qingruo chose to seek justice right in front of her father’s sickbed.

Caught within this situation, Wei Qjngwan chose to respond silently.

At that moment, Wei Yilin entered the room.

Weilin had just gone to prepare medicine with Jing Hu. Upon entering the room, he found the atmosphere to be ice cold.

Seeing Wei Yichen trying to pull Wei Ruo, Wei Yilin quickly rushed over.

“What’s going on, brother? Why are you pulling sister?” He caught Yichen’s hand with one hand, and protected Wei Ruo’s arm with the other..