How Dare You Hit Me?!

"Waaah... I really only wanted to explain what happened last time. Everyone was upset then, so we didn't talk things through properly. I just wanted to resolve the conflict."

"After all, we'll all be in the same social circle from now on. We'll be seeing each other all the time, so it wouldn't be good not to clear things up. I didn't expect you to still misunderstand me so deeply. Waaah, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have said anything."

"I thought so much time had passed that your anger should have faded. If you hate me, then hate me. I shouldn't have hoped you would understand me. Waaah, everyone says the Shen Household is so kind and peaceful. I... I was being ungrateful. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, waaah..."

Shen Keke apologized through a flood of tears, as though he had suffered some tremendous grievance.

"It really is all your fault. Wasn't our attitude clear enough last time, or are you blind? You say you want to resolve the conflict, yet you went to talk to our sister-in-law, who might not even know what happened. Are you sick?"

"Why are you acting like Shen Ze bullied you? Huh? Shen Ze only said that you had picked the wrong person and the wrong time, and that it seemed deliberate. And you started crying? Damn it, if your mental resilience is that weak, don't leave the house." Lu Shao cursed loudly.

"How can you speak like that? You're too domineering. Waaah, I already said I only wanted to solve the problem. Isn't today a good day? If we resolve our conflict together, wouldn't that be double happiness?" Shen Keke said as though frightened, ducking behind Zhou Jingxuan.

Lu Shao spat. "Screw you. Double happiness my ass."

"Lu Shao, watch how you speak!" Zhou Jingxuan demanded as he shielded Shen Keke behind him.

Just as Lu Shao was about to continue, a woman's voice came from behind him. "What's wrong with the way my little brother speaks?"

Upon hearing the eldest daughter of the Lu Household speak and seeing the Lu family arrive, the surrounding crowd made room, widening the circle enough for the Lu family to squeeze in.

"Second Sister, do you think there's anything wrong with what our little brother said?" the eldest daughter of the Lu Household asked her second sister beside her.

The second daughter of the Lu Household smiled. "What could possibly be wrong with it? Everyone knows our little brother may be blunt, but he's not someone who curses people for no reason."

The eldest daughter of the Lu Household nodded firmly before saying, "Although we didn't hear what was said earlier, we have a general idea of the situation. You chose the wrong person to apologize to, and you chose the wrong time to apologize. That's your first mistake."

"You clearly knew you were wrong, yet instead of admitting it directly, you kept making excuses. That's your second mistake."

"You knew today was an important day for the Shen Household, yet you kept making trouble without end. That's your third mistake."

"My little brother cursed someone who was already in the wrong. What did he do wrong? Hmm, Young Master Zhou?"

At that point, the people who had spoken up to mediate earlier fell silent. The Zhou Household was worth currying favor with, but the Lu Household was even less safe to offend.

Especially since no one in the Lu family was easy to deal with. Old Master Lu had come from the military and had a foul temper as stubborn as iron. Lu Qin, the eldest daughter of the Lu Household, had no shortage of means or strategy. Lu Sheng, the second daughter, might always wear a smiling face, but if she wanted to toy with someone, she could spin them around in circles.

Although the Lu parents were fairly ordinary, the third, fourth, and fifth children of the Lu Household were no simple figures either. Moreover, all of them had married well, and their husbands were not easy to deal with either.

It was precisely because the Lu parents were fairly ordinary that they had so many children. Neither of them had much ability, so Old Master Lu had always managed the family in the past while they traveled and played everywhere every day.

The two had a good relationship and were willing to have children. They said that since both of them were only children, they hoped their children would have siblings, so that if something happened, they would not have to face it alone. Thus, whenever they conceived, they gave birth. They were already rather old when they had Lu Shao, so they had no more children afterward.

The scene stiffened for a moment. After remaining silent for a while, Zhou Jingxuan finally spoke. "Keke did make a mistake, but he was only too anxious to apologize. He went to the Shen Household's eldest sister-in-law because he thought, as the eldest daughter-in-law, she could help mediate."

"If the Shen Household hadn't been so aggressive last time, would this have happened? Keke was already on the verge of a breakdown. Couldn't Lu Shao have been a little more tactful with his words?"

Shen Keke sniffled twice and said, "I know I was too reckless, but I meant well. I wanted to apologize last time too. They were just too cold and unreasonable back then."

"I thought they might be in a better mood today, and perhaps we wouldn't fail to come to an agreement like last time. Waaah, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have hoped they would be in a better mood. I was thinking too optimistically, waaah..."

Before Shen Keke could finish crying, someone suddenly rushed in front of him and slapped him across the face with a sharp smack.

Shen Can moved so quickly that even Zhou Jingxuan failed to react. Pain twisted Shen Keke's face, and he roared, "How dare you hit me?!"

"I dare. If I want to hit you, I'll hit you. Do I need to pick a date first?" Shen Can shook out his stinging hand.

"Shen Keke, after you bumped into me last time and made me fall into the lake, you didn't even call for help. You said you hadn't noticed? With such a huge splash, you couldn't hear it? Are you deaf?"

"Didn't you say we were aggressive? Then I'll show you what aggressive looks like. Do you have to apologize in public?"

"Couldn't you find a spot at the resort and talk to us privately? I've never seen anyone with such a fetish for apologizing in public and putting on a show for everyone."

"And don't you know what day it is today? My sister-in-law knows nothing about this, so why did you go looking for her?"

"Have you ever seen someone go disturb newlyweds on their wedding day just to talk about their own problems? Maybe you're the only freak in the world who would do something like that."

"Once you realized it wasn't appropriate to talk, you should have ended things quickly to avoid drawing attention. But you? You practically wanted everyone to come watch you put on a performance. Didn't you say we were heartless? That slap just now was what being heartless looked like."

After Shen Can finished, he turned to Zhou Jingxuan. "And you, blind and foolish idiot, always going on about how Keke didn't mean it, how Keke didn't do it on purpose, how everyone should just give him a break."

"I'm asking you, why should we? Who the hell are you? Once might not be intentional, twice might not be intentional, but after so many times, it's still not intentional? We're all adults, not idiots. I think every single time was deliberate."

"Don't you know Shen Keke was in the wrong? You clearly know he was wrong, yet you still support him doing this. What kind of good person does that make you? Or did you do it on purpose too? Did you just want everyone to see the Shen Household make fools of themselves?"

"And while you're at it, show everyone how loving the two of you are, and how deeply devoted and considerate you are, right? You can ruin other people's moods, you can wreck other people's important occasions, but the moment someone else gets angry, that's not allowed?"

Shen Can's words made Zhou Jingxuan's eyes redden with rage. This man had such a foul mouth. Once he dealt with the Shen Household, he would make sure Shen Can suffered.

Ever since learning that Shen Keke was related to the Shen Household, he had already planned the Shen Household's fate. The Shen Household should belong to him anyway, since Shen Keke would eventually marry him.

The Zhou Household agreed with his idea, and even his grandmother supported him. They had someone with blood ties to the Shen Household, and the Shen family structure was simple. If everyone in the Shen Household met with an accident, that person could inherit much of the Shen family's assets. Therefore, making a move against the Shen Household was highly suitable.

"At first, I didn't know why this gentleman had come to find me. After he said a few words, he began crying, which I also found very confusing. Then his crying drew everyone's attention, resulting in the current situation."

"If Mr. Shen Keke starts tearing up after saying only a few words and cannot explain the situation clearly, then he is not suited for communication. You're already in your twenties. Surely you know that discussing matters requires calmness and composure?"

"And out of so many people, you specifically chose me, someone who knows none of the circumstances. That seems rather meaningful as well. Your emotional intelligence and intelligence are also quite low. Do you not know that I am getting married today, that I am today's bride, Mr. Shen Keke?"

Xu Qingqing's tone was calm as she spoke, but every word was clear and forceful.