Lou Caiyun gave a dry laugh and shook her head. "I'm just here to smooth things over. I wanted to say things gently, but my sister-in-law was too quick with her words and already explained everything."
Tian Jing waved her hand, and the oppressive weight on the three of them disappeared. "You can go now."
Lou Caiyun exclaimed in surprise, "Thank you, thank you, Captain Tian. We'll leave right away."
Lou Caiyun got up and pulled Liu Ailing. "Ailing, let's go."
Liu Ailing refused to move. This woman was powerful, but was she more powerful than the Gao family?
Why should she be forced to kneel?
Moreover, she hadn't even expressed her dissatisfaction with Lili.
"You, since you are Lili's mother, you should discipline her properly."
"Whether I approve of her cohabiting with my son or not, I will not agree..."
Lou Caiyun quickly pulled Liu Ailing aside. "Ailing, this is Captain Tian, the distinguished guest that Grandpa personally went to my place to meet."
If she didn't say anything more, things might become even more uncontrollable.
The distinguished guest that Grandpa requested to meet?
How was that possible? What kind of distinguished guest would make Grandpa go and request a meeting?
Seeing that Liu Ailing still hadn't grasped the situation, Lou Caiyun wished she could crack Liu Ailing's skull open.
She had never yearned for this sister-in-law to possess both beauty and wisdom as much as she did at this moment.
She lowered her voice and said, "Captain Tian of the specialty team."
She dared not say Captain Tian from Ku Mountain. With her sister-in-law's intelligence, she might mistake Captain Tian for a village leader.
The third son's couple had always been marginalized by Grandpa and knew very little. They might not even know about the Ginseng Root Solidification Pill.
Specialty team?
Liu Ailing turned to her sister-in-law. "Are you implying that Lili's father is the captain of the specialty team?"
Oh my goodness! Lou Caiyun was about to cry from her sister-in-law's stupidity.
On the other side, Gao Mingxiu, who had just stood up, was so embarrassed by his mother's words that he almost knelt down again. "Uncle Li, Captain Tian, my mother, she's just a bit simple-minded."
"She is quite simple-minded," Tian Jing nodded. "You should take her back first."
Her son's words made Liu Ailing stare at Tian Jing in surprise. This woman, younger and prettier than her, was the captain of the specialty team?
Right, Second Sister-in-law had said 'thank you' to Captain Tian just now, and it was to this woman.
Gao Mingxiu looked at the door of the west room. "Captain Tian, I, I..."
"Gao Mingxiu," Tian Jing interrupted him. "No matter how deep your feelings are, they won't pass my test."
"It's not just because I have a prejudice against the Gao family, but also because of your mother."
"I can accept my daughter's mother-in-law being a shrewd and capable woman, but I cannot accept her being a fool who is used as a pawn without knowing it."
"Because I worry that my future grandchildren might inherit her genes."
"And because Lili is about to take over Jingyuan Company. If her children were as foolish as your mother, do you think I would personally strangle Lili's child?"
Jingyuan Company?
Lou Caiyun clenched her fists tightly. "Tian, Captain Tian, is Jingyuan Company the Li family's?"
"No," Tian Jing shook her head. Just as Lou Caiyun was about to feel relieved, she added, "Jingyuan Company is mine."
"Bang!"
Lou Caiyun could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.
She had ruined a perfectly good situation.
She would be beaten to death by her husband and driven out of the Gao family by her father-in-law.
Why? Why wasn't Mingxiu with Lili? Where did it all go wrong?
If Mingxiu had ended up with Lili, their move with her husband would have been a fortunate mistake.
Liu Ailing shook her head in disbelief. "Impossible, impossible. Jingyuan Company has powerful backing. Jingyuan..."
"Don't say another word," Gao Mingxiu pulled his mother's arm, stopping her from uttering more foolish words that would bring shame upon them.
Wasn't the captain of the specialty team powerful enough? A team directly under the higher authorities, what more could one ask for?
He spoke with difficulty. "Captain Tian, is there truly no hope for me?"
"Yes!" Tian Jing nodded. "One's background determines everything. Just like how your Gao family thought Lili was an ordinary person, unworthy of entering your Gao family."
"You were born into the Gao family, and your family has such character. You can't shake it off, unless you lose your humanity."
"In that case, you will never get my approval."
"I understand," Gao Mingxiu pulled Liu Ailing and turned to leave.
Lou Caiyun quickly got up from the ground and followed them.
Tian Jing looked towards the door. "Little brother, you and Zhicheng should go back first."
Lin Zhicheng said with concern, "Aunt Tian, Lili seems unwell. Please take her to the hospital."
"I will," Tian Jing nodded.
After Lin Zhicheng and Le Xiaodi left, Tian Jing said to the west room, "Come out together."
In the west room, Li Weili slowly lowered her hand that was covering the man's mouth.
Nothing could be hidden from her mother.
The man reached out and touched her face. "Running away is useless."
"I'm not," Li Weili denied. "It's all your fault. Who told you to come find me last night?"
The man's eyes were fixed on her. "I'm very glad I came last night."
Li Weili's face turned red. "What am I going to tell Mom later? Dad is here too."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here for everything," the man said, pulling her into a tight embrace before letting go. "Hurry up, don't keep Mom and Dad waiting."
"Who are your Mom and Dad?"
Li Weili, flushed with embarrassment and annoyance, raised her hand to hit him. He caught her hand. "We'll explain everything later, and then we'll get the marriage certificate."
"No, I can't," Li Weili shook her head. "I promised my family I wouldn't marry out."
"Okay!" the man nodded. "Then I'll join your family. Are you willing?"
Li Weili looked at him in surprise. "You, you, you, can your family agree?"
"I don't have a family," the man shook his head. "Let's talk outside."
When Li Zhengguo heard his wife say "Come out together," he frowned. Then he heard a man's voice from the west room. He stood up abruptly, about to rush into the west room, but his wife pulled him back.
Tian Jing shook her head at him, signaling him to sit and wait.
From the moment she entered, she knew there was someone in her daughter's bed.
Given her daughter's personality, she would not engage in premarital intimacy.
And she would certainly not be caught in the room by someone.
Therefore, she first dealt with the outsiders.
From the words of the three people from the Gao family, she could conclude that Lou Caiyun was involved in her daughter's situation.
Gao Mingxiu's mother was completely a pawn in Lou Caiyun's hands. No matter how capable the son born to such a fool was, he was not a suitable son-in-law for her.
Moreover, her daughter had already slept with someone, and she had to be responsible for that person.
Therefore, she could hear all the hushed conversations in the room clearly, and she was quite satisfied.
The door of the west room opened.
A tall man walked out first, holding the hand of Li Weili, who was reluctantly following and afraid to come out.
The man was about 1.9 meters tall, with a stern aura and a chiseled face, exuding an air of aloofness.
However, the gentleness in his eyes softened this aura considerably.
Tian Jing was quite satisfied with his overall appearance, although his age seemed a bit older.
After leading Li Weili out, the man raised his hand and gave Tian Jing a crisp salute.
"Hello, Captain Tian. I am S-team member Han Lushi."
Han Lushi?
Tian Jing frowned. "The little captain of the martial arts team?"
"Yes!"
Han Lushi's answer made Li Weili angry. She immediately pulled her hand away, intending to leave his side.
Han Lushi, who had not let go of her hand, gently tightened his grip, pulling her back to his side.
He explained, "Lili, I didn't deliberately hide it from you. I was on a mission."
"I don't want to hear it!" Li Weili shouted at him. "You've lied to me more than once."