At this moment, when Luan’er heard the commotion coming from outside, she peeked out for a look and became alarmed.
She’d witnessed her young miss, who was about to fall, being helped by Ji Wanxin. She dashed to her miss’ side to support her.
“Miss, are you alright?”
Ji Yunshu shook her head.
“Second Sister, why did you protect her? This bastard should just fall and die.” Ji Lingzhi complained upon seeing Ji Wanxin helping Ji Yunshu.
Ji Wanxin’s slender and jade-like fingers released Ji Yunshu’s shoulder. She displayed a nondescript countenance as she walked toward Lingzhi.
Ji Lingzhi believed that her second big sister loved her the most and thought that Ji Wanxin wanted to stroke her head and comfort her.
But how could she have guessed that reality was far from her imagination.
Slap! The slap hung in the air. The hand had fallen firmly on Lingzhi’s tender face.
“Who taught you this kind of misbehavior? Yunshu is your big sister and your elder. How can you speak to her like that? Didn’t the teacher at school teach you that you can’t treat people in such a rude way?”
The rebuke and the slap had followed one after another!
The good-tempered Ji Wanxin could unexpectedly show such a severe and fierce face, scaring everyone present.
Ji Lingzhi covered her burning cheek, staring at her second sister in utter shock.
Ever since she could remember, her second sister loved her the most and would never hit or scold her. But today, had she eaten the wrong medicine? “Second Sister? Why did you hit me?” She didn’t understand; and thus, she grew enraged.
Ji Wanxin held her hands in front of her abdomen and returned to her usual appearance. “You have been pampered and spoiled since you were small. Your temper is becoming more and more unruly and wicked. Your birth mother died giving birth to you, and dad also didn’t teach you. As for grandmother, she wasn’t concerned about you. We send you to school, but now you refuse to go. Instead, you followed Third Brother all day long, causing trouble everywhere and only learning a bunch of evil tricks!”
Wow!
The words coming out from the normally serene Ji Wanxin were like strikes of lightning hitting Ji Yunshu. Why hadn’t she discovered that she had such an eloquent, well-rounded, and talented older sister!
Lingzhi’s anger was now causing her small body to shake. She absolutely couldn’t accept it. The more her anger grew, the bigger the pout on her face became, which altogether made her expression the more intense. She walked around Ji Wanxin and murderously looked at Ji Yunshu.
“It’s all your fault! I am going to kill you!”
The words had yet to echo before she lunged for Ji Yunshu.
Ji Yunshu quickly evaded while pulling Luan’er away, and Ji Lingzhi ended up with an armful of air.
Because the flagstones were now covered in snow, and the fact that Ji Lingzhi was wearing smooth flat purple embroidered shoes, she couldn’t stop herself in time as her body skidded out of control. Unexpectedly, she ended up crashing into a porcelain flower vase.
Crash!
The porcelain flower vase shattered on the ground, and Ji Lingzhi tumbled on top of it.
“Lingzhi!”
Ji Yunshu’s kindness surfaced, and she rushed forward to help Lingzhi up.
Behind Ji Yunshu, Ji Wanxin was scared frozen! Because of the broken porcelain, Ji Lingzhi’s two hands were now bleeding, dripping onto the ground.
As Ji Lingzhi let out a resounding cry, she didn’t forget to push Ji Yunshu away.
“I loathe you. I hate you. I forbid you from touching me. My hand…”
“Luan’er.” Ji Yunshu anxiously shouted. “Quickly take the fourth miss into the house for medicine.”
“Yes, Miss!”
Luan’er stepped forward, but Ji Lingzhi kicked her without holding back, landing her kick right on Luan’er tibia.
“Get lost!”
So much strength from such a small person! Unflinching, Ji Yunshu solemnly warned her, “If you want your hand to be impaired forever, then go ahead, continue…”
She didn’t care about anything else as she cried or shouted. “I’ll tell father! I’ll tell him that you bullied me. I will make father kill you! I hate you all!”
When she was done, she spread her bloody hands for all to see and ran out of the courtyard wailing.
‘Hey! You don’t want your cuju ball back?’
1. Cuju is the equivalent of soccer/football in ancient China