Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 676: Chapter 676: Don’t Make Things Worse

Huo Shanhe heard this and couldn’t help but frown. After pondering for a while, he said, "It’s good for her to get out for a bit. I’ll arrange for someone to secretly escort her, so don’t worry."

Jiang Jingya’s eyes reddened, "Shanhe, I feel so wronged. What did we, mother and daughter, ever do to deserve this?"

Huo Shanhe felt distressed too, "Don’t worry, I’ll make sure that boy is well taken care of. If he dares to bully my precious daughter, then he will have to face my wrath."

The next day, Huo Jiayuan boarded a train to Ji City.

Once she left, Du Shujian faced his first beating since the incident.

Nobody ambushed him, but instead, they bumped into him accidentally on the street, which led to a scuffle. It seemed quite legitimate, but those people gave Du Shujian a thorough beating before quickly dispersing and disappearing.

When Zhang Xiaolu saw her son with a bruised and swollen face, she cried out uncontrollably, "Which bastard did this? How could they hit so hard?"

Suddenly thinking of something, she looked sharply at Du Shujian, "Son, was it the Huo Family?"

Du Shujian shook his head, "No, Mom, don’t make things worse."

He didn’t want to come home, but he couldn’t stay at work, as everyone was pointing fingers at him, so he had no choice but to return home.

Zhang Xiaolu looked incredulous, "You still want to cover for them?"

Du Shujian was truly exhausted, "I told you it wasn’t them, why do you keep involving them? I just accidentally bumped into someone while walking, and with my frustration, it escalated into an argument and then a fight. Stop dragging the Huo Family into this."

Before Zhang Xiaolu could say anything, noisy sounds came from outside, "Du Shujian, come out! You think hiding will make this go away?"

Zhang Xiaolu, hearing the shouting outside, stormed out in anger, "What do you want?"

The woman leading the group saw Zhang Xiaolu and got even angrier, "Zhang, if not for your bad idea, things wouldn’t have gotten to this point. Your Du Family must give my daughter an explanation."

Zhang Xiaolu now felt a bit regretful, "You say you care for your daughter, so why come here to stir trouble?

Didn’t I ask for some time? Let me sort this out, then I’ll handle Fangyue’s issue. Why do you have to be so pushy?"

Gong Fangyue’s mother wouldn’t relent, "Zhang Xiaolu, you came up with the idea, but now it’s blown out of proportion. Do you know how much pressure my daughter is under? Since the incident, she hasn’t even left the house. If your Du Family doesn’t give me an explanation, I’ll have no choice but to go to the authorities and spill everything."

Zhang Xiaolu panicked, "No, no, please. I’ve always liked Fangyue, that’s why I tried to match them up. Who could have thought it would spiral out of control like this? We’re all in this together, and if one falls, we all fall. Don’t let others deceive you."

Gong Fangyue’s mother’s eyes were filled with conflict. It’s true, she was heartbroken for her daughter, but she also came here today under someone else’s suggestion.

But that person was right—if this matter gets swept under the rug and Du Shujian refuses to admit anything, what would become of her daughter?

Moreover, her daughter genuinely liked that boy Shujian, and even if he didn’t fancy her, she believed once they got married, her daughter would win him over. "Xiaolu, we’re both mothers, I trust you understand how I feel right now. Seeing Fangyue in such pain is like having my heart cut out with a knife."