Chapter 195: Apologizing and Kowtowing

Jiang Chunhua’s face was beaming with a smug smile as she swaggered into the restaurant.

As soon as she entered, she saw Ling Xuemei and Ling Yao happily chatting with an elegant middle-aged woman.

She walked over, “Ling Xuemei, Ling Yao, I’ve called the Zhu family. They’ll be here soon. You’ll be begging on your knees.”

Jiang Chunhua said provocatively, then turned her head triumphantly and looked at Lu’s Mother, “Madam, I advise you to keep your distance from them. You’ll be implicated by them. The people they’ve offended are the Zhu family. You must know the Zhu family, right?”

Ling Yao, Ling Xuemei, and Lu’s Mother all looked at Jiang Chunhua as if she were an idiot.

“The Zhu family is nothing! Get out of our sight. Don’t bother us.” Lu’s Mother waved her hand at Jiang Chunhua impatiently, as if she were shooing away an annoying fly.

Jiang Chunhua was furious. Her face turned red, and her fingers trembled as she pointed at Lu’s Mother. It took her a while to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth, “You… you’ll regret this!”

Lu’s Mother just glanced at Jiang Chunhua indifferently, with a look of disdain. As if telling Jiang Chunhua that she didn’t care about the so-called Zhu family at all.

“You’ll all pay for this!” Jiang Chunhua stormed towards another table. As she passed by the two bodyguards, she angrily kicked them both, “Useless things! You can’t even beat a woman.”

Time passed minute by minute. Half an hour flew by.

Ling Yao, the three of them, sipped tea, ate snacks, and laughed constantly.

Jiang Chunhua glared at them from time to time. Laugh, laugh. You won’t be laughing soon.

Footsteps sounded. Zhu Yunchang walked in with five or six tall and strong bodyguards.

When Jiang Chunhua saw Zhu Yunchang, her eyes lit up. She quickly got up and ran over, “Big Brother, you’re finally here. It was them who bullied me.” She pointed at Ling Yao and the others, giving them a triumphant look.

Zhu Yunchang followed the direction of Jiang Chunhua’s finger. In an instant, his face changed. It was these three. Oh no!

He hurried towards Ling Yao and the others.

Jiang Chunhua smiled and followed. Soon, she would see Ling Xuemei and her daughter kneeling on the ground begging. But she wouldn’t let them off easily.

“Madam Lu! Madam Ji! Miss Ling! I’ve heard about everything. My little sister was rude and offended you. I apologize on her behalf. I’m really sorry!” Zhu Yunchang apologized sincerely to Ling Yao and the others. Their Zhu family was already on the verge of collapse. They couldn’t afford any more trouble. If they offended these three again, the Zhu family would be kicked out of Beijing immediately.

“Big Brother, what are you doing?” Jiang Chunhua pulled at Zhu Yunchang’s clothes unhappily. She had called him over to help deal with Ling Xuemei and her daughter. Why was he apologizing to them?

Zhu Yunchang’s face darkened unhappily. He turned to Jiang Chunhua, “Apologize to them quickly. Otherwise, don’t come back to the Zhu family.” The Zhu family did owe her, but compared to the future of the Zhu family, they would definitely choose to abandon Jiang Chunhua. After all, she had just come back, and they didn’t have much affection for her.

“I was bullied by them. Why should I apologize?” Jiang Chunhua’s eyes widened, her face full of defiance. She was now the eldest daughter of the Zhu family. How could she bow her head and apologize to Ling Xuemei and her daughter?

“Apologize! If you don’t apologize, don’t call me Big Brother.” Zhu Yunchang’s tone became more severe. If it had been before, he wouldn’t have been afraid of Ling Xuemei and Ling Yao. But the Ji family was no longer what it used to be. It had not only formed an alliance with the Lu family, but it also had a close and frequent relationship with the Chu family.

Jiang Chunhua stiffened her neck, her face stubborn, “I won’t apologize. I just won’t apologize. I’ll go back and tell Dad that you bullied me.” Now, Old Master Zhu doted on her. She didn’t believe that Old Master Zhu wouldn’t help her.

Zhu Yunchang couldn’t take it anymore. He raised his hand and slapped Jiang Chunhua across the face.

“Slap!” A crisp and loud slap echoed in the air.

“Apologize or not?” Zhu Yunchang roared.

Jiang Chunhua was stunned. She covered her burning, aching cheek with her hand and looked at Zhu Yunchang in disbelief. Her voice trembled, “You… you hit me…” Tears instantly blurred her vision.

“Apologize immediately, or don’t blame me for being ruthless!” Zhu Yunchang’s face was extremely gloomy. He raised his right hand again, ready to teach her a lesson at any time.

Jiang Chunhua shrank her neck in fear. Reluctantly, she turned her head and looked at Ling Yao and the others, “Sorry.”

Ling Yao put down her teacup and said slowly, “We don’t accept an insincere apology. Besides, someone said that we should kneel down and beg for mercy.”

She looked at Jiang Chunhua with a mocking smile, her voice devoid of warmth, “Why don’t you kneel down and kowtow to us now?”

“You’re dreaming!” Jiang Chunhua glared at Ling Yao with a venomous look. She wished she could eat her alive.

Ling Yao shook her head gently, a faint smile playing on her lips, “We gave you a chance, but you didn’t take it. Don’t blame us.”

Jiang Chunhua was about to scold Ling Yao when a powerful force suddenly kicked her shin.

In an instant, her legs lost their support. “Thump!” She knelt heavily on the ground. The pain in her knees made her cry out.

“Kowtow and apologize immediately!” Zhu Yunchang felt a pang of heartache, but he had no choice. Now, their Zhu family was under the eaves and had to bow their heads.

Jiang Chunhua was filled with resentment. She gritted her teeth and refused to speak.

“Didn’t you hear me?” Zhu Yunchang lowered his voice, his tone carrying a stern warning.

Jiang Chunhua’s body trembled slightly. She knew that if she wanted to live a good life, she had to rely on the Zhu family.

Gritting her teeth, Jiang Chunhua lowered her head and quickly kowtowed three times, “Sorry!”

She clenched her fists, her eyes filled with resentment. She would one day get her revenge a hundredfold.

Zhu Yunchang forced a smile, “Madam Lu! Madam Ji! Miss Ling! We won’t disturb you anymore.”

When Jiang Chunhua got up from the ground, Zhu Yunchang led everyone out.

They left the mall and got into the car.

Zhu Yunchang turned to Jiang Chunhua and said coldly, “Do you know who you’ve offended?”

Jiang Chunhua snorted coldly and turned her head, ignoring Zhu Yunchang. She wouldn’t let this go. When she got back, she would tell Old Master Zhu and ask him to stand up for her.

“You just offended Madam Ji from the Ji family, Madam Lu from the Lu family, and their daughter and daughter-in-law. The Ji family and the Lu family are not someone our Zhu family can mess with.”

Jiang Chunhua turned her head in shock, “You said Ling Xuemei is the wife of the Ji family?” She had heard Old Master Zhu say that the top three largest families in Beijing were the Lu family, the Ji family, and the Chu family. The Zhu family was only ranked fourth.