Jiang Wujie put it down, wiped the corner of his mouth, and left the room.
Only after Jiang An sat down did fear set in. His heart lurched up and down, refusing to settle for a long time.
This time, he seemed to have truly miscalculated.
It was not that his scheme had been inadequate, but that he had misjudged everyone's tolerance of and trust in Jiang Shuyue.
That tolerance and trust struck him as exceedingly strange...
Bai Zong's courtyard was in utter turmoil too, with chickens flying and dogs leaping.
Madam Bai had just made a tremendous scene, and Bai Zong had slapped her several times. Both her cheeks had swollen, red and engorged like steamed buns-a frightening sight.
Madam Bai had been quite overbearing to begin with. After being hit, she became even more like a pheasant with its feathers bristling, springing up to grapple with Bai Zong and scratching several bloody marks across his face.
She had thought Bai Zong would stop after making a fuss, but instead, he struck ruthlessly, throwing Madam Bai hard onto the floor.
Bai Furong had been frightened into submission by the beating. Only now had she quieted down, huddling with Bai Yulan as they sobbed softly.
Bai Yulan also knew that her father was serious this time.
She was no longer as haughty as before, clinging to her mother and shedding a few pitiful tears.
"Father, whatever else may be true, we're still family. How could you be so heavy-handed? What if Mother had been badly hurt by that fall?"
"Badly hurt? At worst, she'd be crippled, and I, Bai Zong, can afford to support her. But if she keeps failing to recognize the heights of heaven and the depths of earth, smugly letting others wield her as their weapon, there's