She had just stepped through the door when Jiang Jiuming slapped her, and Jiang Hong, terrified, covered her face and didn’t dare to make a sound. She had never seen Jiang Jiuming look so angry before. "Old Jiang, what are you doing?" Liu Xiaoqin had just returned from chatting outside, and as she was about to open the door, she heard a slap. When she entered, she saw Jiang Hong holding her face, too scared to even cry. Even though Jiang Hong was a girl, and Liu Xiaoqin somewhat resented her because Jiang Hong’s presence had demoted her status in the Jiang Family, seeing her daughter so wronged still made Liu Xiaoqin feel hurt. "What am I doing? You should ask your good daughter what she has done!" Jiang Jiuming angrily sat in the chair, arms folded across his chest. "What happened?" Liu Xiaoqin felt a sudden jolt in her heart, "Xiao Hong, look at you, what on earth is going on? Hurry and apologize to your dad, look at how angry you’ve made him." After speaking, she dragged Jiang Hong, fiercely glaring at her, her warning expressions evident. "Apologize?" Jiang Jiuming abruptly stood up from the chair, "Do you know what she did? Liu Xiaoqin, is this how you’ve taught the child? Look at the kind of person you’ve turned her into?" "You better tell me honestly, what exactly happened today? If you dare hide anything, I’ll make sure you regret it." "I..." Jiang Hong was so scared her legs were trembling. To outsiders, her dad seemed like a super good father, always smiling when speaking to others, never seen losing his temper or anything like that. But only she and Liu Xiaoqin knew how terrifying he could be. He seldom got angry easily, but once he did, he would punish them in the most terrifying ways. Punishments that made her shiver just thinking about them. "You know the consequences of deceiving me." Jiang Jiuming sat on the chair with his eyes closed, not even glancing at Jiang Hong. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽 "I just can’t stand her." Jiang Hong bit her lip and said, "Why can that country girl enter our military compound when she’s not even part of the military?" "If it weren’t for her, would my mom be laughed at by those people? The kids in the compound don’t even play with me anymore because of her." Jiang Hong spoke with anger written all over her face, but Liu Xiaoqin picked up on something, "Did you... did you fight with that girl named Gu Lingling?" "No." Jiang Hong lowered her head, the bravado from before interrupted by Liu Xiaoqin, and she instantly became timid. She only intended to teach Gu Lingling a lesson, to stop her from being so arrogant, not only making her and Liu Xiaoqin a laughing stock in the military but even siding with Liu Yating and her sisters. During the performance, although Gu Lingling didn’t attend, Jiang Hong watched it from start to finish and was scolded by Liu Xiaoqin when she got back, blaming her for her incompetence. If she had been able to join the program with Liu Yating, it could’ve been a big deal for the Jiang Family. Who would’ve known it would have attracted a wild boar? If it weren’t for her growing accustomed to escaping beatings from Liu Xiaoqin from a young age, she might have been the one dead today. She didn’t think she would be luckier than Gu Lingling. Jiang Hong wasn’t stupid; at that moment, she realized she had been used. Seeing Liu Xiaoqin about to hit her, Jiang Hong quickly recounted the day’s events. "What? How dare you be so bold?" Liu Xiaoqin was startled to hear there was a wild boar and immediately asked, "What about that Gu Lingling? Is she dead?" "Let me tell you, Xiao Hong, whether we did it or not, we absolutely can’t admit it. Why didn’t you discuss it with me earlier?" "But that little brat deserved it if she’s dead, always strutting around. Daughter, you’ve truly avenged your mom’s humiliation." "Enough." Jiang Jiuming slammed the table, making the teacups on it rattle, "You... No wonder she turned out this way, all because of your influence." "That girl didn’t die." Jiang Jiuming said with a dark expression. "Didn’t she fall? How can she not be dead?" Liu Xiaoqin couldn’t believe it, "Did she break her leg?" So they have to pay compensation? That won’t do, they absolutely mustn’t admit it; their family’s money isn’t just blown in by the wind. "Alright, stop twisting your calculative face." Jiang Jiuming really didn’t want to see Liu Xiaoyan’s eyes full of calculations, "Not only didn’t she die, but she was also rescued by the neighbor." "You better pray they don’t have evidence; otherwise, even I will be in trouble." That Yang Yunhai? Now he’s not someone easy to mess with.