allonlinenovel Chapter 1457 Chaos reigns; no one here has the right to lecture me.
Chapter 1457 Chaos reigns; no one here has the right to lecture me.
"what--"
With a muffled groan of pain, the seemingly peaceful war appeared to have ended quietly.
Zhuang Shiyuan looked at Zhuang Shijue with icy eyes, "This is a lesson for you. If you speak rudely again in the future, it won't be as simple as shedding blood."
Mu Ning looked at the knife on Zhuang Shijue's shoulder, her mouth slightly agape, "My God—"
Huo Yan had no idea what had happened. Just a moment ago, everyone was chatting and laughing, but a moment later they heard the crisp sound of a throwing knife hitting the ground. She was stunned for a long time before she was the first to speak.
"Blood is flowing, God! Se-yeon! That's your own brother, not your enemy, and you actually used a knife on him?"
Huo Yan stood up and shouted, quickly walking around the table, grabbing Zhuang Laoyao's arm to check his injuries, scolding him as she did so.
"Shiyuan, you've gone too far! What deep-seated hatred do you have for your brother that you treat him like this? This is a knife, not a toy gun! Do you even know who your family is..."
"Third Madam!" Zhuang Shiyuan interrupted angrily.
Huo Yan was startled by Zhuang Shiyuan's voice. She had just taken the clean towel handed to her by the aunt who had rushed over when she paused and looked at her eldest son in shock. She never expected that her boss would yell at her in such a tone. She was his own mother! How could he yell at her like that?
"Zhuang Shiyuan, get out!"
Zhuang Zhoucheng said coldly, "Regardless of right or wrong, is it appropriate to yell at your mother like that?"
"You've grown accustomed to the adoration of superiors, which is why you ignore other feelings, Father!" Zhuang Shiyuan retorted coldly, then looked at his mother. "I've always respected you, tried my best to be a dutiful brother, and diligently obeyed your every word and instruction. But how have you treated my people? Just because she's easy to bully, everyone bullies her? Third Madam claims to be fair and impartial, so why didn't you utter a single word when your precious youngest son repeatedly humiliated my people? Your silence is the biggest weapon that emboldens that brat! When we do wrong, Father punishes us severely. What, do you, Father, also think humiliating others is good and should be encouraged?"
"For the past few years, she has endured all this humiliation under your attacks. What do you take her for? A free babysitter to care for your paralyzed, living dead son?" Zhuang Shiyuan's expression grew increasingly agitated, and his voice grew louder.
"The master doesn't respect her, no wonder all the servants can order her around. I'm not dead yet! Are you all hoping I'll die so you can kick this stupid woman who can't even say no out loud?"
“Zhuang Shiyuan…” Mu Ning tugged at the excited Zhuang Shiyuan.
Zhuang Shiyuan shook off Mu Ning's hand, "Shut up!"
"..." Mu Ning bit her lip and slowly lowered her head. This was the Zhuang family, and she really had no right to speak, especially at this time. She didn't want to incur the wrath of the crowd.
Zhuang Shiyuan pushed his wheelchair, braced himself on the dining table, and slowly stood up, looking at the silent people with a cold smile.
"Look at your hypocritical faces, I feel like my stomach is being tainted just swallowing this food!"
Seventeen glared at Zhuang Shiyuan and retorted loudly, "Enough of you! You're not a fish, how can you know the fish's joy? Are you her? You didn't even ask her if she really suffered before you inexplicably want to stand up for her. You're really laughable. Are your parents and brothers less important than an outsider in your eyes? You're arguing with your parents like this over this woman who hasn't even entered the family yet. Is this your so-called filial piety?"
"Yes, I am unfilial, but how can I compare to you, Miss Zhuang? A pampered young lady, you've abandoned your family time and again for a man who's worse than a pig or a dog. I could never do that. When it comes to being heartless, Miss Zhuang, you're second to none! A woman who can abandon her own flesh and blood, hah..." Zhuang Shiyuan chuckled sinisterly, looking mockingly at the pale-faced Seventeen. "You have no right to speak ill of me!"
Seventeen was trembling with rage, and Huo Yan shouted, "Zhuang Shiyuan, that's enough!"
"Enough is enough!" Zhuang Shiyuan slammed his fist on the table and roared back, his gaze piercing as he stared at his mother. "Because you are my mother, my elder, that's why I respect you. But please stop using your superiority as an elder to scold me. Think about who was more at fault in this whole affair. How did your son mock my people? You heard it and pretended not to hear it. Does she even consider you one of our own? Have you considered whether what you did was right or wrong, or whether it made her uncomfortable? Don't just brush it off with a 'it was all a joke.' If someone else mocked you like that, my father would probably destroy that person's house the next moment!"
Zhuang Shijue laughed out loud, "That last point is correct. I believe my wise father would have done so without hesitation."
Zhuang Shiyuan's cold gaze fell on Zhuang Shijue's face. Zhuang Shijue shrugged, and this shrug aggravated his wound. After grimacing, he chuckled.
"Hiss... Ah, it's my turn. I know. Go ahead and say it, young master. To match your current prestige and to protect your woman's heart, I will try my best to cooperate."
"I really don't know how someone who spends all his time fighting and indulging in debauchery could be born into the Zhuang family! Do you know? You are not worthy!" Zhuang Shiyuan said, uttering the last word.
His anger toward Zhuang Shijue was undoubtedly more than just this one sentence, but this one sentence revealed too much of what he wanted to hide.
The scene gradually quieted down. Zhuang Shijue's eyes darkened upon first hearing the news, but he quickly smiled again. After a long while, he said softly.
"If I could, I wouldn't want to be born into a family of dealers."
He looked up at Zhuang Shiyuan and said, "All my fighting and debauchery is for you, brother."
He spoke earnestly, but then reverted to his usual arrogant demeanor, "Without me, how could your advantages be highlighted, hahaha..."
Zhuang Shiyuan instantly produced a throwing knife in his hand. He had wanted to bleed him at noon, but he didn't have the knife on him.
Mu Ning, sitting high up, saw that he was holding another throwing knife in his hand. She immediately grabbed his sleeve and said, "Don't do this. Let's talk this out. It's not as serious as you think."
It's really okay. Although Zhuang Shijue said she would be unhappy, the unhappiness would only last for a short while, and she would be fine afterwards. Besides, none of them meant any harm in their jokes; they only said them because they were on good terms with her. If they weren't on good terms with her, they wouldn't bother with her at all.
Huo Yan stood in front of Zhuang Shijue, looked at Zhuang Shiyuan with a stern face, and asked in a high-pitched voice, "You feel that your family and everyone else have neglected you, and that's why you're going to draw a knife against them? Do you even have any respect for your parents, brothers, or sisters?"