Chapter 38: Truth Talisman!
Jiang Xinxin’s voice was sharp, and with this shout, Jiang Yueyao and Jiang Hengzhi, who had been in the living room, hurriedly rushed up.
Jiang Yueyao saw Nan Yuanman crawling up from Jiang Xinxin’s body with her buttocks sticking out, and her expression changed instantly: “Oh my god! Xin Xin!”
She quickly ran over and forcefully pushed Nan Yuanman away, then hugged Jiang Xinxin up from the ground with infinite heartache: “Are you okay? Did you get hurt anywhere?”
Nan Yuanman was small and light in weight, and being pushed so hard by Jiang Yueyao made her whole body lean backward.
Jiang Lixuan was so scared that his soul almost flew out, and he hurriedly pounced over to hold Nan Yuanman, barely preventing her from falling to the ground and hitting her head.
“Perfection, are you okay?” Jiang Lixuan anxiously held her and looked her body up and down, fearing she was injured.
“What could be wrong with her?” Jiang Hengzhi also took Jiang Xinxin from Jiang Yueyao’s arms to inspect her, and upon hearing this, he darkened his face and spoke coldly: “Nan Yuanman, last time you bullied Xin Xin, I didn’t hold it against you, but this time you bullied her again. Do you think she’s soft-tempered, so you can bully her as much as you want?”
“Why is your temperament so vicious like your mother’s? Get over here now! Apologize to Xin Xin!”
Jiang Xinxin also leaned entirely in Jiang Hengzhi’s arms, looking pitiful and extremely aggrieved at Jiang Lixuan, her round and pretty eyes filled with tears: “Uncle, Sister bullied me, she… she pushed me just now.”
Jiang Xinxin extremely expected Jiang Lixuan to come over and hug her to coax her like before, and to scold Nan Yuanman for barging into his room.
Uncle’s room could only be entered by her and Mother; Second Brother and Grandmother couldn’t enter! Why could Nan Yuanman enter?
Jiang Xinxin looked at Nan Yuanman held in Jiang Lixuan’s arms, feeling even more uncomfortable inside, as if her uncle had been snatched away by her; her eye rims reddened more, and she felt even more aggrieved.
It really looked as if Nan Yuanman had bullied her.
But Jiang Lixuan didn’t come over to hug and comfort her like before; instead, he held Nan Yuanman and looked at her with a complicated expression, asking: “Xin Xin, did Perfection really bully you?”
He had seen it clearly just now; it was Xin Xin who struck first.
Jiang Xinxin felt guilty inside, shrank her neck, and before she could speak, Jiang Yueyao’s voice rang out first: “Little Brother, what do you mean by that? Do you think Xin Xin would lie?”
Jiang Yueyao looked at Jiang Lixuan with disappointment and sadness: “Little Brother, Xin Xin was raised by you; you should know her character. She absolutely isn’t the kind of bad child who likes to lie.”
Jiang Hengzhi’s face also darkened, and he spoke unhappily: “Jiang Lixuan, what’s wrong with you? Xin Xin is your own niece whom you raised; are you now going to accuse her because of an outsider who’s only been here two days?”
Jiang Xinxin pursed her lips and shed aggrieved tears.
Jiang Lixuan saw her like this and felt especially upset inside; habitually, he let go of his hold on Nan Yuanman and wanted to go comfort her.
At this moment, Nan Yuanman struggled free from Jiang Lixuan’s arms, her small face tense, looking at Jiang Xinxin with a serious expression: “Are you sure I really bullied you? You didn’t lie?”
Jiang Xinxin panicked under Nan Yuanman’s gaze, extremely guilty as she turned her head and buried her face in Jiang Hengzhi’s arms, crying out: “Wah wah, Second Uncle, I’m scared, Sister is so fierce wah wah…”
Jiang Hengzhi’s face turned cold and stern, his voice raised: “Nan Yuanman! Shut your mouth!”
Nan Yuanman snorted, her voice even louder than his: “I won’t! I didn’t bully her! You can’t pin the blame on me!”
With that, Nan Yuanman turned around and ran back to the room with quick steps, her small fleshy hand carrying the shoulder bag, and her other hand pulling out a talisman from inside, which she clamped between her fingers and flung at Jiang Xinxin’s back.
Jiang Yueyao panicked inside: “Xin Xin! Perfection! What are you doing?!”
Jiang Hengzhi frowned, reached out to remove the talisman from Jiang Xinxin’s back, but the talisman stuck like it was grown there; no matter how he tore, he couldn’t tear it off.
Nan Yuanman wasn’t disturbed by them at all, staring at Jiang Xinxin and continuing to ask: “Jiang Xinxin, answer me: did I really bully you?”
Jiang Xinxin buried her small face tightly in Jiang Hengzhi’s arms, originally not wanting to answer, but her mouth suddenly spoke uncontrollably: “No…”
Jiang Xinxin: “!!!”
Jiang Xinxin whipped her head around, her face full of shock and fear.
“Who struck first just now?” Nan Yuanman asked again: “Why did you lie?”
Jiang Xinxin raised her hand to tightly cover her mouth, not wanting to speak, but still couldn’t control herself and answered her: “I struck first; I saw you in Uncle’s room and was very unhappy.”
“Uncle’s room can only be entered by me and Mother; you’re an outsider, why can you enter his room?”
“I was afraid Uncle would only like you and not me, so I thought of making a scene… Wah wah wah wah! Mother, I’m scared!”
Jiang Xinxin’s words stunned Jiang Hengzhi and Jiang Lixuan, their expressions gradually becoming complicated; Jiang Yueyao’s heart sank,and a hint of Yinying finally overflowed from her usually soft and weak face.
She restrained her inner fear and anger, asking Nan Yuanman: “What did you do to my daughter?!”
“Just stuck a Truth Talisman, what could I do to her?” Nan Yuanman unceremoniously rolled her eyes greatly at Jiang Yueyao.
She didn’t like this woman.
From the first meeting, Perfection could feel her strong hostility toward her.
She looked at Jiang Hengzhi, then at Jiang Lixuan: “Now
Nan Yuanman bared her teeth at Jiang Xinxin and said, “Jiang Xinxin, your uncle said that if you do something wrong, you have to apologize, otherwise you’ll be a vicious child oh~”
“You did something wrong, you falsely accused me, now apologize to me!”
The tiny little one, clearly not yet reaching Jiang Lixuan’s thigh height, yet with an extremely fierce momentum, tried hard to raise the spines on her body, protecting her own rights.
Jiang Lixuan closed his eyes briefly, looked at Jiang Xinxin with a complicated mood, hesitated with his lips, and said, “Xin Xin, Uncle just now… also saw it.”
Jiang Xinxin felt both guilty and panicked in her heart, not saying a word, just crying loudly.
Jiang Yueyao felt extremely heartbroken. She took her from Jiang Hengzhi’s arms, her eyes dropping as tears fell. She softened toward Nan Yuanman: “I know Xin Xin was wrong this time. Perfection, can you give her another chance?”
“She’s just insecure in her heart, that’s all. Don’t worry, there absolutely won’t be a next time. I… I’ll take Xin Xin and move out today, so she won’t bully you again.”
Jiang Hengzhi furrowed his brow, his mood exceptionally complex. Hearing Jiang Yueyao say this, he sighed and said, “Alright, it’s just a conflict between children. Don’t keep saying you want to move out at the drop of a hat.”
“Didn’t Perfection bully Xin Xin before too? One person bullied her once, so this time it evens out.”
“That evens it out for you, but I can’t let it go!” Nan Yuanman clenched her fists tightly, her small face full of stubbornness. Being wronged, being bullied—she would feel grievance and anger too.
She refused to yield an inch: “You don’t have the right to forgive her on my behalf either, Jiang Xinxin. You must apologize to me!”
Jiang Hengzhi spoke impatiently: “Nan Yuanman, that’s enough. You’re the sister—how can you be so petty with Xin Xin?”
“And you’re supposed to be the adult, but you were so petty with me before, making me apologize to Jiang Xinxin.” Nan Yuanman snorted coldly, her childish voice especially sharp: “How come you’re allowed to be petty, but I’m not? How can you be so hypocritical as an adult?”
Jiang Hengzhi’s face instantly darkened.
Jiang Xinxin tightly hugged Jiang Yueyao and refused to speak. Nan Yuanman didn’t back down an inch, and the two sides remained deadlocked.
Jiang Yueyao felt nauseous inside and grew even more disgusted with Nan Yuanman, but Xin Xin had been so obedient for so many years. If she tore into Nan Yuanman this time, then… her little brother would definitely blame her.
She pursed her lips, and in the end, coaxed Jiang Xinxin to apologize to Nan Yuanman. The mother and daughter swallowed their anger and turned around to go downstairs.
Just then, Butler Li hurriedly brought Meng Qinian in.
Meng Qinian saw Nan Yuanman standing on the second floor corridor, his eyes lit up, and he shouted at her excitedly: “Perfection, Perfection! Save me! He’s come looking for me again!”
