Chapter 300: Chapter 296: What Does a Slap Count For, What Does Kneeling Down Count For?_2
But this time is different.
She didn’t expect Li Qiu to hit her. In her impression, Li Qiu was a bit aloof but genuinely good to her. Except for the time she left, Li Qiu almost never raised her voice at her. She thought the most Li Qiu would do was scold her, but she didn’t expect to get slapped.
The anger inside was bubbling up uncontrollably. She closed her eyes and fiercely suppressed it.
Endure!
If she couldn’t endure the small things, she would mess up the big plans. She wanted to gain Li Qiu’s forgiveness, so what’s another slap?
"Don’t cry in front of me. If you feel wronged, just get out!" Seeing the tears on her face, Li Qiu grew even more annoyed, sitting down on the chair and turning her face away coldly.
"Aunt, I’m not wronged, not at all." Ji Wei moved to face Li Qiu, one hand covering her swollen, painful cheek, crying in sorrow: "If hitting me can relieve your hatred, then hit me again. I won’t feel wronged..."
"Go away!" As Ji Wei stood in front of her, Li Qiu felt a blockage in her heart. She sprang up and walked towards the door: "Get out immediately! Stay away from me, and from Leng Yan!"
Back then, she was so ruthless, and now she comes here pretending to be pitiful!
"Aunt Li! Don’t!"
Seeing Li Qiu going to open the door, Ji Wei hurriedly ran over, blocking Li Qiu’s way, grabbing her hand, slightly lowering her head. She bit her lip hard and slowly knelt down.
Things had come to this point. She knew doing this was losing her dignity, but she had no other choice. She couldn’t let Li Qiu drive her out. If she couldn’t make things clear this time, there might be no chance in the future.
Li Qiu’s actions halted, looking at Ji Wei incredulously. After a brief stupefied moment, she grew even angrier: "What are you doing? Get up immediately! Don’t let others think we’re bullying people in the Leng Family!"
Pretending to be a weakling, wasn’t she quite queenly before? Wasn’t she carefree back then?
"I won’t get up!"
Tightening her grip on Li Qiu’s hand, Ji Wei refused to let go, looking at Li Qiu with tear-filled eyes: "Aunt Li, I’m not asking you to forgive me, nor do I dare to hope you’ll treat me like you used to. I just..."
Her throat seemed blocked by something. After painfully taking a deep breath, she continued: "I just ask that you don’t hate me so much..."
Li Qiu watched her kneel there, turning her head away, talking with a cold voice: "What’s done is done, there’s no hate or not hate. Ji Wei, leave, I don’t want to see you again!"
So much time had passed since then. She indeed hit Ji Wei on impulse earlier. However, thinking carefully, because of Ji Wei’s departure back then, Leng Yan went crazy for a long time. Her heart almost broke with pain. But now, Leng Yan married Wen Nuan, and the young couple was happily living their life. She didn’t want to pursue it too much anymore.
"I won’t get up, Aunt Li." Ji Wei cried, shaking her head: "Aunt, please let me explain what happened back then. If after listening, you still think I’m heartless, I’ll leave immediately! Just a few minutes, only a few minutes, okay?"
"I don’t want to hear it!" Li Qiu rubbed her temples, feeling a headache: "If it was truly a misunderstanding, you should have explained it three years ago."
"I didn’t explain it three years ago because of Leng Yan. I didn’t expect it would cause him such harm. If I had known, I would have withstood any pressure. Now I’m explaining because I can’t stand Leng Yan and your attitude towards me. You once treated me like a daughter, but now when you see me, it’s like seeing an enemy. It really breaks my heart..."
Her voice was full of grievous sorrow: "If you don’t let me say it, I’ll keep kneeling here."
"Ji Wei, you..."
Li Qiu gritted her teeth in anger, tried to pull her hand back forcefully, but Ji Wei held on tightly, making it impossible to break free. She sighed helplessly: "Fine, say it, but let go of my hand first!"
She wanted to see what kind of story Ji Wei would make up, but no matter what was said, she wouldn’t believe it!
"Thank you, Aunt Li." Ji Wei stopped crying, released her hand, and used the back of it to wipe away her tears. Her slightly lowered eyes flashed with complex emotions.
"Aunt Li, do you remember three years ago when Yan fractured his bone?" Sniffling, bitter and painful emotions played at Ji Wei’s lips.
Li Qiu felt a pang in her heart: "I remember. But what does it have to do with anything?"
At that time, Ji Wei was busy running around, taking care of Leng Yan meticulously. Everyone in the same ward envied her fortune, having a son who found such a good girlfriend. She was indeed very pleased. But who knew, just after Leng Yan recovered from his fracture, Ji Wei seemed like a different person, and she broke up with Leng Yan...
"When Yan was hospitalized for his fracture, I was raped..."
Ji Wei was unable to continue, and those last two words came out. She, who had been silently crying, burst into loud sobs, tightly embracing Li Qiu’s waist, just like years ago when she sought consolation after being wronged.
She once told Li Qiu that Li Qiu had Mom’s scent. Staying in her arms for a while, all grievances would dissipate.
"What...what did you say?"
Li Qiu’s hand trembled, her whole person plunged into extreme shock.
Ji Wei started from wanting porridge, recounting the entire process of the ** incident to her. In the end, with a bitter, desolate smile: "Do you remember that case, Aunt? Several girls were victims then, and you even mentioned to me how silly they were not to report it.
But, you didn’t know I was one of the victims. For Leng Yan’s reputation, I didn’t dare report it and endured it silently. Later the case was solved, the culprit caught, and he recounted an incident near the hospital. He said he was almost scalded, and it was from the porridge I bought for Leng Yan..."
Li Qiu closed her eyes slightly, she remembered. There was indeed such a report. She saw that newspaper by chance and told Ji Wei afterward not to go out alone anymore, as it was too dangerous. She clearly remembered Ji Wei shed tears instantly. She was puzzled and asked what was wrong. Ji Wei explained she felt Li Qiu cared for her like a mom, making her feel at peace and happy...
Until today, after listening to Ji Wei’s recounting, she finally understood that Ji Wei cried not just because of her kindness, but more because of the pain she had suffered...