Сhарtеr 10 Heаrtасhе
Just аs Ji Tingchan finishеd sрeaking, Jiаng Zhengzheng fеlt а tiсklе in hеr еar, аnd hеr hеаrt achеd even more.
Тsk! Lоok аt thе рооr Femаlе Lеad finallу lеarning tо ask for helр!
“Ji Tingсhan, what arе yоu muttering оvеr there? Didn’t уou hear mу mоm tеlling уou to gеt оvеr hеre and еat!”
Sitting оn the othеr side of Ji Yаolong wаs a chubby, big-hеаdеd teеnаger, Ji Mingren, still wеaring his sсhоol uniform. Нe held а braisеd рig’s trоtter in оne hand аnd a metаl fоrk in thе other, forcefully throwing it towаrd Ji Тingchan at the dооr.
With a clang, thе fоrk flew from the head of the dining table to the far end.
“This guy must have been gnawing on his own kind to become so weak, hahahahahaha!” The scene made the furious Jiang Zhengzheng bend over with laughter.
Hearing Jiang Zhengzheng’s words, the smile in Ji Tingchan’s eyes grew clearer.
Ji Mingren thought she was laughing at him and immediately flew into a rage, slamming the braised pig’s trotter in his hand heavily onto the plate.
“Dad, look at Ji Tingchan! Asking her to come eat, and she just stands there like a statue, laughing provocatively. She doesn’t take you or Mom seriously at all!”
Hearing this, Ji Yaolong felt his authority was severely challenged by Ji Tingchan. He slammed his chopsticks down, slapped the table, and roared angrily:
“You wretched girl, get over here and kneel! Today, I must break that stubborn backbone of yours!”
As he spoke, he reached out to the side. The butler standing behind him knowingly handed over a brown wooden cane.
“Oh dear, Yaolong! Just teach the girl a lesson! Don’t go too hard~”
Xu Lifang covered her mouth with a laugh, sneering at the stunningly beautiful girl at the door.
That face filled her with both hatred and jealousy.
“Chanchan, I’m so furious! They… they’re all falsely accusing you! Bullying you! Wuwu…”
Jiang Zhengzheng felt like she had used up a year’s worth of anger in a single day. She was both angry and helpless. Thinking about how the Female Lead had faced scenes like this every day and night before, she felt waves of suffocating heartache.
The author’s few strokes described the Female Lead’s daily struggles, while the few pages readers lightly flipped through depicted the tragic, powerless, and bullied experiences of the characters in the book.
Abused at home! Bullied at school! Suffering so much in the early stages, no amount of sweetness later could cover up the scars of the past! It would be better not to be the Female Lead! Just be an extra and enjoy an ordinary, healthy life instead!
The girl’s thoughts raced, and tears unconsciously rolled from her eyes. She turned her back and raised a hand to wipe away the tears forcefully, but her soft sobs and slightly trembling shoulders betrayed her indignation on behalf of Ji Tingchan, the Female Lead.
Seeing Jiang Zhengzheng crying carefully out of heartache for her, Ji Tingchan felt a tremor in her heart. Ignoring Ji Yaolong’s furious roars, she softly comforted the girl who had turned her back.
“Sister… don’t cry.”
She suddenly wanted to turn Jiang Zhengzheng around and wipe away her tears, but when she slightly raised her hand to touch the other’s waist, it felt like passing through air—empty and nothing.
“Utterly disgraceful! Are your dog ears deaf now too?! What are you staring at over there! I’ll say it one more time—get over here and kneel!”
At the dining table, the furious Ji Yaolong violently pushed his chair back!
The loud noise snapped Jiang Zhengzheng out of her sorrow. Without looking back at Ji Tingchan’s expression, she quickly floated toward the ornate crystal chandelier above the dining table.”Bang!”
“Bang!”
Jiang Zhengzheng kicked and stomped at the chandelier with all her might in mid-air, her face devoid of any smile. Right now, she just wanted to teach these people a lesson on behalf of Ji Tingchan.
“Ah! Mom! Dad! Is it an earthquake?! Run! The chandelier is about to fall!”
The violent creaking from above terrified Ji Mingren!
“Oh dear, this could kill someone! Yaolong! Mingren! Let’s get away from the dining table!”
Seeing that the chandelier above was visibly hanging by only a thread from the ceiling, Xu Lifang screamed in panic!
The butler nearby hurriedly escorted them away. The moment the group frantically fled the table, the massive chandelier crashed down with a thunderous bang!
“Boom!”
As the chandelier hit the ground, hundreds of crystal pendants broke loose from the impact, bouncing high off the table and scattering everywhere.
“Ouch!” Amid the chaotic scene, Jiang Zhengzheng grabbed a handful of crystals and hurled them fiercely at Ji Yaolong and Xu Lifang.
“Ouch! My forehead is bleeding! Yaolong! Yaolong!”
Ji Yaolong couldn’t even attend to Xu Lifang now, as he himself nearly slipped on the crystal pendants scattered across the floor.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhengzheng shoved the butler standing nearby straight into Ji Yaolong!
“Ah! Sir! Help… help me!”
Ji Yaolong had just steadied himself when he was knocked hard onto the table by the butler!
“Ahhh!” Seeing the sharp corner of the chandelier mere centimeters from his eye, Ji Yaolong turned deathly pale in fright, his body heating up as he lost control of his bladder.
“Your turn now, you piglet.”
Jiang Zhengzheng leaned close to Ji Mingren’s back and gently blew a puff of air behind him.
Ji Mingren felt a sudden chill run down his spine. Just as he was about to step away, a sharp pain shot through his buttocks!
“Ah! Mom! It hurts! It hurts! My butt, ahhh!”
He screamed in agony, slowly turning to look behind him. A gleaming fork was visibly stuck in his buttock, blood gushing out like a fountain!
“Oh dear! My Renren! How did you sit on a fork?! A fork! Yaolong, hurry! Call a doctor!”
Xu Lifang clutched her bleeding forehead and, upon seeing the fork in Ji Mingren’s buttock, spun around in a panic.
“That felt good!”
Jiang Zhengzheng clapped her hands lightly and floated cheerfully toward Ji Tingchan, who was leaning against a vase by the doorway, watching the commotion.
“Chanchan… was I too harsh this time…”
Jiang Zhengzheng felt a bit uneasy. Unlike the minor scuffles earlier today, she felt she had gone a bit too far tonight, even though it felt incredibly satisfying! But the Female Lead was, after all, supremely kind and righteous, and she worried the Female Lead might be afraid of her.
Seeing the conflicted figure before her, wanting to approach but hesitating, Ji Tingchan couldn’t help but chuckle softly.
“Sister, what you did… was wonderful~ Chanchan can’t thank you enough.”