CHAPTER 612: CHAPTER 612: VISIT TO APOLOGIZE

However, Yu Xia didn’t find it irritating at all; instead, she felt a sense of happiness, a happiness that came from knowing she was cared for.

Not only did Yu Xia not feel irritated, she actually wished Lin Mengyao would say a bit more and pay more attention to her.

"Yu Xia is very sensible. There’s no need to discuss this with her again. She’s been outside all day; let her go upstairs, change her clothes, and come down to eat. After dinner, let her rest. We don’t want her to fall sick after such a long day," Xu Ke said.

"You’re right," Lin Mengyao said with a regretful expression. "Look at me, all caught up in talking and almost forgetting the main thing. Go and change your clothes." Lin Mengyao patted Yu Xia’s arm.

"Okay," Yu Xia replied obediently, walking toward her room under the gaze of Lin Mengyao and Xu Ke.

"Really, you’re even jealous of a girl," Lin Mengyao said in a coquettish tone, lightly hitting Xu Ke’s arm when there weren’t many people left in the living room.

"What’s wrong with being jealous of a girl? Who says I can’t be jealous of a girl?" Xu Ke said with a haughty expression, planting a kiss on Lin Mengyao’s forehead.

"Alright, alright, whatever you say goes. How did I not notice you were such a jealous person before?" Lin Mengyao said with some amusement.

But undeniably, this feeling was quite nice.

"There are many things you haven’t noticed yet. You haven’t even realized how much I love you," Xu Ke’s sweet talk flowed freely.

In a short moment, he had Lin Mengyao laughing and swaying.

Tang Zhongwei’s injuries looked severe probably because her skin was so fair, but in reality, they were just minor wounds, some ointment and a bit of rest would heal them.

The family had a good day of rest, and the next day the manor welcomed a special guest.

Upon hearing the guest’s identity, Xu Ke raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Invite them in," Xu Ke said.

The man came in with a woman; the scars on the woman’s face after a night’s fermentation had become more terrifying and frightening, like a centipede crawling across her face. The swollen parts shone with an oily sheen like a bloated worm, disgusting and terrifying.

Xu Ke looked with curiosity at the woman who had been arrogant and domineering at the police station yesterday, now cowering like a quail behind the man with a face full of injuries.

Noticing Xu Ke’s gaze, the man looked at his wife with displeasure before turning to Xu Ke with a flattering expression, "I am Lu Chenyu, Lu Mengjiao’s father. I’ve heard about what happened between your sister and my daughter. It was our child’s mistake, and we won’t avoid responsibility. I work abroad for many years, and the child is always with her mother. As you know, a mother tends to spoil her child. Mengjiao has been spoiled by her mother beyond recognition." Speaking up to here, Lu Chenyu showed a guilty expression and let out a long breath.

"I only found out about yesterday’s events when I came home at night. It was wrong of my wife to act the way she did at the police station. I’ve already reprimanded her. She has realized her mistake and urged me to come here early in the morning to apologize to you and your sister, hoping for your forgiveness."

After speaking, Lu Chenyu gently nudged Mrs. Lu’s foot with his toe, and she, like a startled rabbit, mechanically said, "What happened yesterday was my fault. I am willing to accept any punishment, just please don’t hold a grudge against our family."

Mrs. Lu’s expression was numb, reciting lines she had memorized multiple times. Sitting upright on the sofa, trying to maintain her laughable dignity, but the pain from her injuries kept reminding her of what happened yesterday. The double torment of psychological and physical stress made her spirit somewhat unstable.

"I’ll get someone to call down those involved yesterday since it wasn’t just about me," Xu Ke said, giving Lu Chenyu no chance to refuse as he instructed Housekeeper Zhao to call them.

Lu Chenyu had no intention of refusing. The main purpose of his visit was to help Xu Ke vent; only after Xu Ke had vented could he have a chance to take a breather and continue developing in Shangjing.

Tang Zhongwei had suffered the most grievances yesterday, so upon hearing that Lu Chenyu brought Mrs. Lu to the door to apologize, she quickly got ready and rushed out. She wanted to see how that old woman would maintain her arrogance!

With pent-up anger, Tang Zhongwei descended the stairs the fastest, while Yu Xia and Lin Mengyao were still changing in the bedroom.

"Cousin-in-law, I heard from Grandpa Zhao that you called me," Tang Zhongwei said, addressing Xu Ke but looking towards Lu Chenyu and Mrs. Lu.

When Tang Zhongwei saw Mrs. Lu’s face, she was stunned, and her previously smug expression turned into something indescribably complex.

She remembered how arrogant this woman was yesterday, yet now she looked so wretched today. It wasn’t hard to imagine what she had gone through. It was surprising that this woman, who seemed so dignified on the surface, had been subjected to such misery and domestic violence.

Tang Zhongwei instantly lost the desire to kick someone when they were down. She found a spot on the sofa closer to Xu Ke, sat down with a slightly raised chin, and said, "If you have something to say to me, say it quickly. I haven’t even done my facial mask today; don’t delay my beauty routine."

Mrs. Lu stared blankly, unresponsive until Lu Chenyu nudged her with his foot again, making her jolt before speaking, "What happened yesterday was my fault. I am willing to accept any punishment, just please don’t hold a grudge against our family."

The same words, not a word more or less, Mrs. Lu numbly repeated them, causing Xu Ke’s brow to furrow slightly, though he quickly smoothed it out as if nothing had happened.

"Is that all?" Tang Zhongwei, not intending to add insult to injury, still couldn’t accept such a perfunctory apology. Mrs. Lu’s rehearsed words didn’t convey any sincerity, so she raised one eyebrow and asked.

"Of course not," Lu Chenyu said, nudging Mrs. Lu again. "Didn’t you say at home that you had many things to apologize for? Why aren’t you saying them now?"

Mrs. Lu shuddered, looked up briefly with her swollen eyes at Lu Chenyu, saw the violence lurking in his eyes, and instinctively trembled again. Her brain, without much thought, dropped her to her knees.

It wasn’t until her knees struck the cold marble floor that Mrs. Lu realized what she had done. Her already dreadful face turned into a mishmash of colors, bruised and swollen.

The air seemed to stagnate due to Mrs. Lu’s actions.