Mr. Xie was livid. He raised his hand and slapped Xu Chunyan hard across the face. "Jingwei's wife, you've disappointed me deeply."
"AHH!" Xu Chunyan shrieked as she collapsed to the floor. Her already burning cheek was struck again by Mr. Xie, piling injury upon injury. She stared up at him in disbelief. "Dad."
'Her father-in-law hit her. Her own father-in-law actually hit her.'
"He's Jing Si, Jing Er's fourth brother! And you're Jing Er's wife! How could you swing a knife at him? How could you bring yourself to do it?" Mr. Xie scolded, his voice sharp with disappointment and accusation.
In a contest between son and daughter-in-law, it was at moments like this that one's true standing was revealed.
"Dad." Jie Jingwei emerged from the bathroom with his son after their shower. It wasn't that he hadn't heard the commotion outside; his wife could stir up trouble with anyone. As long as it was nothing serious, he seldom got involved.
