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Chapter 1079: Chapter 636: Shrouded in Mist
The Ouyang Family’s more than twenty members were packed into a living room, with the head of the Ouyang Family, Ouyang Qingfeng, Ouyang Zijing’s uncle, sitting in the main seat.
"The Grand Old Master spoils her beyond measure. How can he intervene in this matter?"
"Exactly, with this coming to light, we can’t clear ourselves of suspicion, and as for her inept husband, I doubt we can keep it under wraps."
"Sigh, it’s truly... truly disgraceful!"
"..."
Ouyang Qingfeng raised his hand slightly, looking at a middle-aged man in his early fifties: "Qingle, Zijing is your daughter, come up with a decision."
Ouyang Zijing’s father, Ouyang Qingle, stood up with a difficult expression: "Brother, whatever the family decides, we will abide by. As parents, we failed to educate her properly and have shamed everyone..." Saying this, he bowed deeply.
A graceful woman in her forties quickly stood up: "Brother, no matter what, she is still our daughter. Please show some mercy..."
"Lin Yuting!" Ouyang Qingle scolded, "Don’t make it hard on Brother!"
"But..." Lin Yuting choked up, "But she’s our only daughter, what if something happens to her?"
"Second sister-in-law, the Ouyang Family wasn’t considered a top family in the country to begin with, and with Zijing stirring things up like this, our standing is further reduced to nothing.
You only think of your daughter, but have you thought about the entire Ouyang Family? Why should we suffer because of her mistake?
Did everyone drop their work and come here just to clean up her mess? I’m not trying to be harsh, but if she’s let off this time, who knows what she’ll do next?" The speaker was the fourth sister of the Ouyang Family, Ouyang Qingyue.
Ouyang Qingfeng frowned: "Fourth sister, there’s no need to be so harsh, after all, Zijing is still one of us, a child of the Ouyang Family."
"Does Brother mean we, the Ouyang Family, should step in to save her?" Ouyang Qingyue chuckled, "How ridiculous!"
The third brother of the Ouyang Family, Ouyang Qingming, stood up: "I believe we should stand up for Zijing. If the Ouyang Family stays silent on this matter, wouldn’t that show us as too cowardly?"
"I agree with Third Uncle. No matter what mistakes my sister made, we shouldn’t resort to extreme measures. If we don’t intervene, that would truly bring shame to the Ouyang Family." The speaker was Ouyang Zijing’s cousin, Ouyang Zike.
"Whether the Ouyang Family steps in or not, we’ll get embroiled in this mess, so why not at least salvage our dignity?"
"I agree!"
"Exactly, those people are too bullying, acting like everyone in the Ouyang Family is dead. If taking action and inaction leads to the same result, it’s better to act."
"..."
Soon enough, the opinions were overwhelmingly one-sided.
Ouyang Qingfeng frowned: "Shouldn’t you all think it over more carefully, what the purpose of leaking this news to us might be..." Pausing for a moment, "If we don’t act, we’re cold-hearted, but if we do, we might be falling into someone’s trap.
The target is definitely not us, but the intention is certainly to use our strength to deal with someone else.
Analyzing the situation, if this is pursued further, Feng Tianzhi will be the first to face punishment, followed by Luo Ye. These two, one is the face of the Feng Family and the other is the treasure of the Wen Family.
Clearly, someone is afraid to deal with these two families directly and wants to use us as a scapegoat. Of course, they assume we won’t take the bait, but once this leaks, the impact on Feng Tianzhi and Luo Ye won’t be good, and that’s what they want."
"It’s evident Feng Tianzhi has responsibility, but why would Luo Ye be blamed?" Ouyang Zike asked in confusion.
"Feng Tianzhi’s affection for Luo Ye is an open secret. As long as the rumor is spread that Feng Tianzhi did this for Luo Ye, imagine the consequences?"
Ouyang Zike suddenly understood, patting his forehead: "The Feng Family would blame Luo Ye, and the Ye Family wouldn’t favor Luo Ye anymore; that’s the goal, right?"
"Exactly, regardless of the reason, a girl causing such a commotion among men is never good!
Someone clearly doesn’t want to see the Ye Family and the Wen Family form an alliance, nor the Feng Family and the Wen Family, so they’ll try every possible way to stop it."
Lin Yuting stood up angrily, "If it weren’t for Luo Ye, Zijing wouldn’t have been so stubborn and wouldn’t have ended up like this.
The root cause of all this trouble is Luo Ye. Brother, I want to stand up for Zijing. No matter if you agree or not, I must get justice for her."
Ouyang Qingyue sneered: "Second sister-in-law, you seem to have lost your clarity before old age; Zijing was once married, and Luo Ye and Ye Xuan’s marriage was consented by both families. When it comes to this matter, isn’t it clear who is right and who is wrong?"
Lin Yuting’s face turned red with anger: "Fourth sister, whose side are you on?"
"I’m on the Ouyang Family’s side, but I won’t blindly speak nonsense. If you ask me, Luo Ye has no responsibility. Everything is Zijing’s own doing; if she wasn’t so headstrong, would we be sitting here cleaning up this mess?
In other words, if she were as accomplished as Luo Ye, we wouldn’t need to sit here cleaning up her mess. And this isn’t the first mess we’ve had to clean up. I really don’t understand why Dad spoiled her so much; one day, the Ouyang Family will be ruined by her..."
"Qingyue!" Ouyang Qingfeng interrupted sternly, "Why are you speaking more and more out of line?"
"By the way, where’s dad? He loves excitement the most." Ouyang Qingyue said as she stood up, "No way, dad needs to be involved in this too. I’ll go find him."
"Qingyue!" Ouyang Qingfeng furrowed his brows deeply, "Can you be sensible? You know dad’s current condition, if he gets stimulated and falls ill again, there’ll be no way to recover!"
"Alas!" Ouyang Qingyue sighed, stepped back, "Forget it, I’m too lazy to care. You all decide, do whatever you want."
Ouyang Qingle hesitated for a moment: "Brother, I also feel something’s off. With dad’s personality, he should’ve been here causing a stir by now."
"Nanny Li, go check if Grandpa is still sleeping."
"Yes, grand master!" Nanny Li replied swiftly and headed to Mr. Ouyang’s room. Five minutes later, she came back panting, "Grand master... Grandpa... isn’t in his room, and the old butler is... also not there."
Ouyang Qingfeng pondered for a bit, then quickly got up, "Everyone, split up and search!"
Half an hour later, the Ouyang Mansion was thoroughly searched, but neither Mr. Ouyang nor the old butler were found.
After asking all the household staff, finally, a worker responsible for trimming the garden remembered that Grandpa and the old butler had wandered off to the entrance to look at the scenery, and then... seemingly did not return!
"Dad’s confusion is definitely an act; just look at this behavior, it’s akin to underground party antics." Ouyang Qingyue spread her hands, "No need to ask, Grandpa must have left for Zijing, well this is it now, whether we intervene or not, there’s no choice."
"Dad must’ve gone to Brother Lei’s place." Old Five anxiously pushed Ouyang Qingfeng, "Brother, quickly call Brother Lei, if he’s only gone to Brother Lei’s place, there’s still room for negotiation."
Ouyang Qingfeng dialed and exchanged pleasantries with Lei Dawei, then directly got to the point. Lei Dawei didn’t hide it, "Brother Ouyang, Uncle Ouyang indeed came to my place, but he’s already left."
"Did he..." Ouyang Qingfeng hesitated, "Did he say anything?"
Lei Dawei briefly repeated Mr. Ouyang’s words with a helpless smile, "Uncle Ouyang repeated the matter several times, upset with me for not listening, and left."
Hanging up, Ouyang Qingfeng shook his head at everyone: "Dad has already left Lei Dawei’s place, wherever he’s headed now, we can’t inquire. Let’s wait and see.
Whether we like it or not, we’ve fallen into the other side’s trap. Let’s see if there’s any way to make amends later."
...
After waking up, Ouyang Zijing remained silent, even though Zhao Qianqian tried to persuade her tirelessly, she didn’t respond. Finally, Liu Ailing held Zhao Qianqian back, stopping her from further futile efforts.
When Luo Ye and Xing Nong were tending to her, she pretended to be asleep with closed eyes.
"If you want to starve yourself, I have no objections, suit yourself." Luo Ye glanced at the now cold pigeon soup by the bedside and turned to leave the ward.
Xing Nong deliberately leaned in to sniff, exaggeratedly inhaling, "Smells so good, perhaps I should drink it, nourishing is always beneficial."
Ouyang Zijing opened her eyes, "Give it to me!"
"Why should I?" Xing Nong sneered, "Ouyang Zijing, your greatest joy is snatching things from others, right?"
"You!" Ouyang Zijing angrily tried to sit up, Xing Nong glanced down at her, "Careful, if you tear your wound, you’ll suffer for it!"
"Give it to me, I’m hungry!"
"Alright, those who act foolish remain foolish!" Xing Nong took a small spoon, scooped some soup and brought it to her mouth, "If not for responsibility, I wouldn’t feed you!"
Ouyang Zijing turned her head away, "I want Luo Ye to feed me!"
"You vain thing!" Xing Nong glared at her, "If you don’t want it, then forget it!"
"If you want me to cooperate, you better cooperate with me too, otherwise, no one involved with Fierce Tiger can escape!"
"Who are you trying to scare? You think I grew up being scared?"
The door gently opened, Luo Ye entered gracefully, scrutinizing Ouyang Zijing closely, "You want me to feed you, right?"
Ouyang Zijing gave her a smile, "If you cooperate with me, Zhao Qianqian’s suggestion, maybe I’ll agree to it, and I can promise, never to expose it."
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