Ch 117: Kick Zhou Xiaofei Out Of The Gu Family
“Look at what your good daughter has done? It’s all because you spoiled her!”
Gu Jianjun’s face was ashen. He never imagined the Gu family would produce such a scourge, actually disregarding national interests and engaging in trickery in a major matter involving the reception of foreign guests.
If Shen Mingyue had not thrown away the medicine but had drunk the water full of strong laxative, the Gu family, from top to bottom, would have become a laughingstock among foreigners.
Tian Shufang walked to Zhou Xiaofei. She saw the scattered papers on the floor and wanted to pick them up to look at them, but Zhou Xiaofei snatched them up first, hugging them to her chest.
“Dare to do it but not dare to let people see it?”
Gu Jianjun, seeing her petty appearance, felt even angrier and scolded her.
Zhou Xiaofei could only grit her teeth and hand the papers in her arms to Tian Shufang, but her eyes were full of pleading, hoping Tian Shufang would say a few good words for her.
Tian Shufang ignored her gaze, took the papers, and read them carefully.
Song Xue bought a strong laxative and gave it to Zhou Xiaofei, and Zhou Xiaofei did put the strong laxative in Mingyue’s cup.
Yesterday, a teacher witnessed Zhou Xiaofei’s actions firsthand and considered whether to tell Shen Mingyue, but out of a desire not to offend anyone, she ultimately held back.
Now that someone has come looking for her, she simply told the truth, carefully recalling the situation at the time.
And Song Xue’s side was even easier to investigate. It’s not easy to buy this kind of medication. Song Xue only has one friend who can get it, but with a few threats, that person confessed.
Tian Shufang closed her eyes in despair, and after a while, she opened her eyes again, her gaze at Zhou Xiaofei full of disappointment.
Her lips trembled slightly, and she asked Zhou Xiaofei, “Do you have anything else to explain?”
Zhou Xiaofei shook her head like a rattle, denying it repeatedly.
“It wasn’t me, I didn’t do it! It was… it was Song Xue. She has always liked Second Brother, and she wanted Shen Mingyue to make a fool of herself, so she deliberately gave me the strong laxative and told me to do it. I was just momentarily confused and was misled by her.”
After hearing this, Tian Shufang’s gaze became even dimmer. She didn’t expect Zhou Xiaofei to still be denying it.
“So you mean you were forced? Song Xue came up with the idea?”
Shen Mingyue asked her calmly.
“Of course, we are family. What benefit would I get from you being ashamed? If I hadn’t been tricked by her, how could I have done such a foolish thing?”
Zhou Xiaofei replied repeatedly.
“Okay, since you’ve said so, you shouldn’t be afraid of a confrontation, right?”
“What did you say?”
Zhou Xiaofei’s forehead was already wet with cold sweat, her hair sticking to her scalp, her whole appearance looking disheveled.
“The teacher who witnessed you giving Mingyue the medicine is waiting outside, including Song Xue.” Gu Yuanzhou opportunely added, “They’ve been waiting for a while and can come in to confront you at any time.”
At this moment, Zhou Xiaofei understood that further explanations were futile. She looked at Gu Jianjun and Tian Shufang; both of them were looking at her with disappointment.
“Dad, Mom, please give me another chance. I will definitely not be misled by outsiders in the future!”
Zhou Xiaofei crawled to Tian Shufang’s legs, hugging her thigh and crying, as if grasping at the last straw.
“Mom, you know my temper. I was only momentarily blinded by others and did this.”
Zhou Xiaofei understood that pleading with Gu Jianjun was useless; only Tian Shufang would be soft-hearted towards her, after all, Tian Shufang was the one who had spoiled her the most since she was a child.
Seeing that she was about to die yet still wanted to shift the blame to others instead of bravely admitting her mistake, this made Gu Jianjun so angry that he beat his chest and stamped his feet. After calming down for a while, he directly looked at Shen Mingyue.
Taking a deep breath to calm his voice, he asked, “Mingyue, how do you want to resolve this?”
After all, Shen Mingyue was the victim in this matter, and her opinion should be sought.
“People can make mistakes, but they cannot keep making mistakes. I have given her chances. There is no private feeling in front of the nation. What she did this time was too much; she must be punished, otherwise, she will not change. I mean, she can temporarily move out. When she realizes her mistakes, she can come back.”
Shen Mingyue lowered her eyes to look at Zhou Xiaofei and said.
These words sounded nice, but the subtext was to let Zhou Xiaofei leave the Gu family, and from then on, the Gu family would no longer protect her, preventing her from making mistakes and feeling that someone would always bail her out.
Zhou Xiaofei wanted to hate Shen Mingyue to death. At this moment, she wished she could tear her to pieces. Since this woman arrived, she had been gradually ostracized.
First, she was driven to the second floor, and now she was going to be driven out of the Gu family; she was given no way to live.
But even though she hated her in her heart, she couldn’t show it on her face. Instead, she had to endure humiliation and show weakness.
Zhou Xiaofei’s fingernails dug deeply into her palm. She softened her attitude and apologized to Shen Mingyue.
“I’ve learned my lesson. Second Sister-in-law, I apologize to you. Please let me stay in the Gu family. I will reform myself. I want to be filial to my parents.”
“If you wanted to be filial to your parents, you wouldn’t have done this.”
Gu Yuanzhou spoke opportunely. He also thought that Shen Mingyue’s words were reasonable. This matter was of great importance and they couldn’t be soft-hearted anymore.
Seeing Zhou Xiaofei shedding a few crocodile tears, Tian Shufang remained unmoved. She turned her head, avoiding looking at Zhou Xiaofei, and said coldly, “Small matters are fine, but daring to do these things in the face of national interests, regardless of whether you were misled, shows a lack of determination.”
Yuanzhou and Mingyue are right. Xiaofei has been spoiled too much. She needs to learn a lesson, to prevent her from making bigger mistakes in the future; otherwise, no one will be able to save her then.
Gu Jianjun sighed repeatedly. Zhou Xiaofei was still raised by him. To say there was no affection would be a lie.
This child used to be so well-behaved and sensible. How did she suddenly become like this?
“In that case, let Xiaofei move to the school dormitory. Let her reflect properly. When she figures things out and understands, she can come back home. Mingyue, do you think this is okay?”
Gu Jianjun said, looking at Shen Mingyue.
“Okay, I’ll follow Dad’s arrangements.”
Zhou Xiaofei, sitting on the ground, instantly felt the sky fall. She could act wantonly at school because of the Gu family. Now, she was going to be driven out like a rat, so how would she live in the future? How would others look at her?
The words spoken by Gu Jianjun were the final decision. After all, Gu Jianjun was still the head of the family for now, and no matter how much she pleaded, it was useless.
Seeing that there was no turning point, Zhou Xiaofei could only dejectedly get up from the ground and go back to her room to pack her things.
Gu Sisi watched from the side, her heart complex. She didn’t expect Zhou Xiaofei to actually be driven out of the house by Shen Mingyue.
Although Zhou Xiaofei’s actions were inappropriate, this punishment was a bit too harsh.
She hesitated, wanting to plead, but seeing her father’s ashen face, she immediately dismissed the idea.