Jiang Jingxiu's eyes darkened. For some time now, no matter who asked, she insisted on not letting Jiang Tian go and making sure she was imprisoned and paid the price.
But today, Jiang Jingren spoke about their mother's tomb, and she changed her tune. Was she worried about him?
She thought too little of herself.
"If you want to let her go, I won't interfere. Mianmian is my daughter, and she is my niece. As you said, she has learned her lesson, and I won't give her another chance to harm Mianmian in the future... However, if it's about my mother's tomb, I don't need to compromise. Being kicked out of the Jiang family is something only her own mother can do!" Jiang Jingxiu declared with overwhelming dominance.
Jiang Mi was speechless.
"I've considered it. Let's let her go this time. If there's a next time, I will absolutely not let her off."
Jiang Mi knew that with Jiang Jingxiu's capabilities, he could definitely resolve it. However, although he and Jiang Jingren weren't full brothers, they were still part of the Jiang family. If surface-level peace could be maintained, it would be the best.
Ultimately, she didn't want him to be troubled, nor did she want him to clash with the Jiang family.
"Since you've decided, so be it. However, your face is disfigured from being beaten; asking for some medical fees is not unreasonable," Jiang Jingxiu said with some annoyance. Thinking of how she had lived in poverty for years to treat their daughter, even resorting to escorting, made him deeply uncomfortable.
He also knew that he had indeed hated children back then, and had even told his mother that he absolutely did not want children and would remain a bachelor for life, threatening to kill anyone who dared to have his child.
But hadn't she heard that even a tiger doesn't eat its cubs? Couldn't she have brought the child to try and beg him?
Besides, his mother's greatest regret was probably not seeing him get married and have children. Jiang Jingxiu became more and more agitated as he thought about it and got up to leave the ward to smoke.
He suddenly realized that Jiang Mi was affecting him more and more. Whenever it concerned her and their daughter, his emotions fluctuated greatly.
This was not a good sign.
...
As Jiang Jingxiu instructed, Jiang Mi asked Jiang Jingren for a sum of medical fees. Zhong Xiu was furious and cursed Jiang Mi as ungrateful, heartless, and a leech. She herself had been beaten; should she also demand medical fees?
Jiang Jingren directly rebuked Zhong Xiu and transferred the money to Jiang Mi. He was already bothered enough by his troublesome daughter and had to listen to her incessant nagging.
He had come to rescue his daughter. Giving Jiang Mi some money was nothing, as long as his objective was achieved.
Zhong Xiu was unwilling. She hated Jiang Mi to death. Giving her more money was like cutting out her heart. However, she would deal with everything after her daughter was released. All accounts would be settled once her daughter was safe.
Jiang Tian was released three days later. She had lost a lot of weight, her face was sallow, and her hair was disheveled. She must have suffered a lot inside.
After returning to the hotel, Jiang Tian took a bath and changed her clothes, but she still looked dazed. Tang Xinran brought her a bowl of bird's nest soup, saying she had cooked it herself. Only then did Jiang Tian drink it.
The three women gathered and began to talk about the incident, about Jiang Mi, and about that little bastard Jiang Mianmian.
Originally, Jiang Tian felt a little guilty for having harmed her uncle's child. Tang Xinran suddenly said, "I noticed that child doesn't resemble your uncle at all. Could it be that Jiang Mi doesn't know whose child she gave birth to, and just passed it off as your uncle's? It's not like paternity tests can't be faked these days."