vstars Chapter 12 The Jiang Family Brothers
Chapter 12 The Jiang Family Brothers
Silence, long silence.
Jiang Luoyu was surprised by Jiang Qingyue's change.
As for Jiang Luoyun, she's already dumbfounded, and Jiang Qingyue isn't exactly smart either! Can't she understand right from wrong? No…
Jiang Luoyun was extremely frustrated, feeling a sense of powerlessness, like punching cotton.
Seeing that Jiang Qingyue did not react as she had expected, Jiang Chuchu angrily dug at her hands hidden in her sleeves, while maintaining a polite and smiling demeanor on her face.
"My sister received a lot of gifts yesterday, including many valuable ones. I didn't hear her say anything about it. It seems she really likes what my brother gave her, hehe."
Although she was smiling, the disappointment and grievance in her eyes were obvious to anyone with eyes.
Jiang Chuchu's words immediately drew the attention of the two brothers.
They were focused on their journey and didn't pay much attention to the streets and alleys, so they hadn't heard about what happened yesterday. Therefore, they were quite surprised by Jiang Chuchu's words.
Did my uncle reveal Jiang Qingyue's true identity at yesterday's birthday banquet?
Thinking of this, both brothers were somewhat dissatisfied, and Jiang Luoyun, being the younger one, wore his dissatisfaction on his face. He hadn't guessed this, but he felt that Jiang Qingyue must have bullied his sister again.
Therefore, he glared at her and said, "Jiang Qingyue, what have you done now? Did you bully Chuchu again? How could you receive so many gifts? You must have snatched them from my sister. Otherwise, why would you be forced to kneel by your uncle again!"
Without thinking twice, Jiang Luoyun started cursing Jiang Qingyue, her finger almost poking Jiang Qingyue's face.
Normally, Jiang Luoyu would definitely have said a few words of criticism, but this time she did not stop her. Instead, she frowned, clearly also somewhat dissatisfied with Jiang Qingyue.
Jiang Qingyue found it quite amusing, looking at the furious Jiang Luoyun as if she were watching a clown.
"You two must have rushed back without hearing about yesterday's events, right? Why don't you go and inquire about it?" Jiang Qingyue kindly suggested.
"Besides, all of this should have belonged to me in the first place, shouldn't it? A pheasant can't become a phoenix no matter how long it stays in the phoenix's nest, don't you agree?"
Jiang Qingyue, who no longer craves familial affection, has no need to fawn over them.
“You…” Jiang Luoyun was speechless for a moment. Jiang Qingyue had always been the one who never talked back when he scolded her, but today she actually did… He was stunned and didn’t know how to refute her.
Jiang Luoyu looked at Jiang Chuchu, who was silently crying and heartbroken, and felt extremely sorry for her. She frowned and said, "Qingyue, you've gone too far. We're all family. Where's your manners? I thought you'd learned something after being back for so long, but I'm really disappointed in you."
Normally, Jiang Qingyue would immediately admit her mistake after saying that, but this time she directly asked, "Oh? My dear second brother." Jiang Qingyue deliberately emphasized the word "dear."
"When Jiang Luoyun insulted me just now, I didn't see you say he was ill-mannered. How come when it comes to me, he's ill-mannered? It seems that your sense of manners varies from person to person!"
“You…” Jiang Luoyu didn’t expect Jiang Qingyue to become so sharp-tongued after not seeing her for a while. “Qingyue, Luoyun is still young. Why are you arguing with him? If you were even half as well-behaved as Chuchu, we wouldn’t be in this situation.”
"Come on, Jiang Luoyu, don't you feel guilty saying that? In your heart, I'm just a country bumpkin who can't be presented in public. You feel ashamed to stand next to me, but you still have to pretend to be a good brother. Aren't you hypocritical?" Jiang Qingyue mocked coldly.
"Qingyue, how could you look at me like that? You've really hurt my second brother so much." Jiang Luoyu clutched her chest, looking extremely hurt.
"Alright, stop pretending. Can you really guarantee that your conscience is clear and that you haven't done anything wrong? If your uncle knew about the things you've done, how do you think he would feel..."
Jiang Qingyue didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear. Having been given a second chance, she naturally possessed many secrets, some of which, once revealed, would surely cause serious harm.
Jiang Luoyu was clearly taken aback, a fleeting look of panic crossing her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.
No, impossible. How could she possibly know? She must be talking nonsense.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Qingyue has become smarter and more difficult to deal with since she came back this time. Chu Chu is so naive, wouldn't she be bullied by her? No wonder Chu Chu has been forcing a smile since the beginning.
Thinking of this, Jiang Luoyu's face darkened considerably.
"Jiang Qingyue, how dare you speak to your second brother like that? I'll teach you a lesson."
Jiang Luoyun had been holding back for a long time, but now that he saw his second brother's ugly face, he could no longer hold back and went forward to hit Jiang Qingyue. However, Jiang Qingyue dodged him easily, and he almost fell. He felt extremely embarrassed and wanted to take revenge again.
"Jiang Luoyu, if you don't discipline your brother properly, I won't mind disciplining him for you." Jiang Qingyue's icy voice rang out, snapping Jiang Luoyu out of her reverie. She stopped Jiang Luoyun, "Luoyun, come back!"
"Second brother, you heard what she just said about you."
"I told you to come back!" Jiang Luoyu's tone became somewhat stern.
Although Jiang Luoyun was usually a bit unruly and acted like a devil, she still listened to her second brother. She angrily retreated, but her eyes seemed to want to tear Jiang Qingyue to pieces.
Hmph, wait until Second Brother isn't around, and see how I teach you a lesson!
Jiang Luoyu looked at Jiang Qingyue with disappointment. "Qingyue, a mistake is a mistake. Now you're still trying to evade the issue. It seems I should have a serious talk with your uncle. Your time for reflection isn't enough."
Jiang Qingyue in this state is probably hard to control. We must send her back to that awful place. This time, we should send an old woman there to temper her temperament.
"Second brother, is all you can do is use your elders to intimidate people? I'm sorry, but Father really can't control me these days. If you don't believe me, why don't you give it a try?"
Jiang Qingyue raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at Jiang Luoyu with a leisurely air.
That's right. With the Emperor and the King of Qin around, his cheap father would at most punish him lightly, like yesterday, and wouldn't dare to really do anything to him. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to justify himself to the Emperor and the King of Qin.
Jiang Luoyu was unaware that seeing Jiang Qingyue's confident demeanor only strengthened her belief that her uncle had already revealed her true identity. But even so, it shouldn't be like this…
It seems we need to investigate thoroughly what exactly happened yesterday.
Jiang Chuchu had been waiting to watch the show, expecting Jiang Qingyue to become the target of everyone's criticism and cry her eyes out. But things turned out completely differently than she expected. Even the two brothers didn't get away with it. What a bunch of useless trash!
She could only put on a sad expression, her brows furrowed, tears welling in her eyes, and stood between Jiang Luoyu and Jiang Qingyue, who were facing off. Both of them spoke with sobs in their voices, "Stop arguing, it's all my fault, it's all my fault!"