"It hurts, it hurts... let go, let go..."
Wen Rou's Second Aunt was in so much pain that her whole body spasmed, and tears and snot streamed down her face. She was half prostrate on the ground, looking up at Mu Jinyu and pleading.
She felt as though Mu Jinyu was about to twist her fingers off, gone was her previous arrogance and domineering behavior.
Mu Jinyu snorted lightly, finally letting go. He looked at Wen Rou's Second Aunt with a cold gaze and said, "Is there something you want? If not, please leave. You're not welcome here!"
If Mu Jinyu had spoken to Wen Rou's Second Aunt like this a few days ago, she would have definitely lost her temper and cursed, "What right do you have to talk to me like this, you little white face being kept by my niece? This is my niece's house. I come and go as I please. What can you do to me?"
But now, realizing that it was Mu Jinyu who was actually her niece's sugar daddy, and that Wen Rou's position as vice president at Jinyu Company was also given by him, she dared not display any of her previous arrogance!
Especially since her son, following her instructions, had attempted to take advantage of his company to make some side money, but was caught red-handed by him and was about to be sent off to jail for several years.
She was feeling extremely guilty...
Hearing Mu Jinyu's indifferent words, Wen Rou's Second Aunt ignored the pain in her fingers, quickly raised her head to look at him, and said, "We're all family here. Xiaoyan made a small mistake; don't be so heartless..."
Mu Jinyu coldly interrupted, "Oh, you're here for that dirty-handed guy?!"
Wen Rou's Second Aunt's face turned awkward upon hearing this.
Mu Jinyu, however, didn't care. He sneered and said, "I already gave him plenty of chances when we were at the company. It's his own fault for not cherishing them and for being greedy. Well, I'm sorry then..."
Wen Rou's Second Aunt hastily said, "For Xiaorou's sake, please forgive Xiaoyan this once. I promise he won't do it again."
Mu Jinyu scoffed, "You think there will be a next time?"
After saying this, he was too tired to deal with this woman and prepared to close the door, intending to go back to the kitchen to cook, since Wen Rou and the others would be getting off work soon.
Just as he was about to close the door.
Light footsteps came from the direction of the elevator.
Then, Wen Rou's Second Aunt was heard shouting excitedly and urgently, "Xiaorou, Xiaorou, come and persuade him. Xiaoyan is still young; he can't just go in like this..."
Huh? Wen Rou just came back?
Mu Jinyu thought so, paused his action of closing the door, and then stuck his head out to look.
He saw Wen Rou and Gu Xiyan walking towards him in professional attire along the hallway.
When Wen Rou saw that her Second Aunt had come, she was stunned for a moment, then understood that she must be here for Wen Yan.
She guessed that her Second Aunt had probably come to the company at noon after learning about Wen Yan's trouble, but was stopped by the security guards, which was why she thought to come here.
"Second Aunt, why are you here?"
Wen Rou spoke, her expression neutral, with a hint of detachment. There was no panic or distress.
"Xiaorou, Xiaoyan got into that mess, how could I not come? You must help me persuade him..."
As Wen Rou's Second Aunt spoke, not knowing exactly how to address Mu Jinyu, she simply skipped it and looked at Wen Rou with a beseeching face, crying and sniffling, "You must talk to him. Xiaoyan just wasn't thinking, he didn't mean..."
Wen Rou spoke up, cutting her off, her tone level and somewhat distant,
"Second Aunt, there's no need to say more. You should know who is at fault. Young Master Mu has given my cousin many chances already, but he insisted on going his own way, refusing to admit his errors. Now that he's ended up like this, it's a result of his actions. You should spend less time pleading with us and more on teaching my cousin to better himself in jail and to reform, in hopes of getting out sooner."
Wen Rou's Second Aunt heard Wen Rou's words, her eyes widened in disbelief, wondering if this was the same compliant girl she knew or if she had been possessed by the devil!
How could she say such heartless things?
That was her cousin after all!
Is she just going to stand by and watch him die?
After a moment of stunned silence, Wen Rou's Second Aunt, who had been repeatedly humiliated, finally couldn't suppress the raging anger in her heart. She burst into fury and cursed loudly:
"You ungrateful girl, did dogs eat your conscience? Huh? How did your Second Uncle and I take care of you as you grew up? Huh? Now that your cousin is in trouble, this is how you repay us?!"
Wen Rou said indifferently, "Second Aunt, I've never wronged you. It's pointless for you to go on about this here. You'd better go back and stop making a spectacle of yourself!"
Second Aunt's words didn't cause the slightest ripple in her heart or stir up any waves.
Yes, the Wen Rou of the past did owe her Second Uncle a debt of gratitude for a loan, but some time ago, when Second Aunt and Wen Yan pestered her to get them into Jinyu Company, Mu Jinyu helped them get in.
And Wen Yan's treatment, compared to others, was excessively generous. She felt she no longer owed them anything.
Although Wen Yan's family was ungrateful and thought that Wen Yan got into the company by his own merit, she didn't bother to argue about it.
But they went too far, taking advantage of their jobs to engage in petty schemes, damaging the company's interests for their own personal gain. Even so, Mu Jinyu had given Wen Yan several chances, yet Wen Yan remained obstinate. What could anyone do to save him?
Given the circumstances, if she still sided with Second Aunt and pleaded on behalf of Wen Yan, would she still have a conscience?
If her Second Uncle wanted to sever their family ties over this, then... let it be severed.
Wen Rou didn't care anymore.
When Wen Rou's Second Aunt heard Wen Rou's words, her eyes widened in shock, and she raised her hand, trembling as she pointed at her, unable to believe that she would speak to her in such a way.
Is this still Wen Rou?
Daring to say to her the words "making a spectacle of yourself"!
Wen Rou's Second Aunt was so angry she felt like exploding!
"I... I... I..."
Trembling, she pointed at Wen Rou, her anger rising from her heart, evil brewing from the edge of her gall, no longer wanting to beg humbly for her help. She raised her hand, aiming to slap Wen Rou across the face!
"I'll beat you to death, you shameless thing, daring to lord it over me. Your own cousin is in trouble, yet you still kick him while he's down, sneering and jeering..."
Wen Rou's Second Aunt continued her tirade.
And just as her filthy hand was about to strike Wen Rou's face.
Mu Jinyu's expression suddenly darkened, he took a step forward, stood in front of Wen Rou, and reached out a hand!
"Smack!"
The crisp, pleasant sound of a slap rang out, Wen Rou's Second Aunt failed to hit Wen Rou, but instead spun around on the spot like a top from the slap she received from Mu Jinyu.
By the time she finally stopped spinning, half of her face was already swollen high, looking terrifying.
"You..."
Wen Rou's Second Aunt covered her burning cheek with her hand, her eyes glaring hatefully at Mu Jinyu and Wen Rou.
She knew that even if she hadn't made a move just now, and no matter how humbly she had begged them, they never intended to help her from the start.
And now that she had been humiliated, she was even less likely to bow her head.
"Get out!"
Mu Jinyu protected Wen Rou behind him, looked at Wen Rou's Second Aunt, and coldly scolded her.