novelaction Chapter 269 Seeking Justice
Chapter 269 Seeking Justice
Upon hearing this, Qiao Wei looked at Lu Wenguang and Yun Miao: "Is it all because of you, you old geezer, siding with Lu Mingxuan? And your shameless disciple?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Wenguang angrily pointed at Qiao Wei and said, "I don't acknowledge this unfilial descendant. Xinjun, call the police! Xiao Xuan has been maliciously burned. The perpetrator is right here. Have the police come and arrest him immediately."
Qiao Wei's mind conjured up images of Qiao Hongwei and Qiao Zhennan. She shrank back slightly, then raised her head and said, "Calling the police is useless. They can arrest me and take me in, but I'll be out right after. You old bastard, you won't even let me have the surname Lu, and you still don't care."
The people in the room looked at Qiao Wei with panic in their eyes, giving the impression that she had actually said such a thing.
Lu Xinjun kept comforting Lu Wenguang's chest with his hand. As a doctor, he knew where an elderly person's vulnerable points were.
"Fine! Since you show no remorse, I'll personally send you to prison so you'll learn how to behave."
Just as Lu Xinjun took out his phone to dial the police, Qiao Hongwei's voice rang out from the doorway: "Wait!"
Qiao Hongwei entered the ward and saw the scene inside. His gaze fell on Lu Xinjun: "Xinjun, she is your own daughter. Can you really bear to send her to jail?"
Lu Xinjun looked at Qiao Wei with a utterly disappointed expression.
"Since she shows no remorse, the only option is to send her in to reflect on her actions. We're both children; look at Xiao Xuan, he's been burned by her, his back is covered in blisters. Don't you feel any heartache?"
"He deserved it! Who told him to shield that bitch from the filth..."
Qiao Wei looked at Lu Mingxuan on the bed and Song Qiao standing to the side with a resentful expression.
"Snapped!"
Qiao Hongwei slapped Qiao Wei across the face: "Do you know what you're saying? He's your brother!"
Qiao Wei covered her slapped face, her anger instantly spreading, even the whites of her eyes turning red: "You hit me too? You have the least right to hit me. If you hadn't brought him back and taken me away back then, would things be like this now?"
Qiao Hongwei ignored Qiao Wei's clamor and went to Lu Mingxuan's bedside. He asked in an unusually gentle tone, "Xiaoxuan, Mom didn't know you were so badly injured. It's all Mom's fault for not disciplining Weiwei properly. I apologize on her behalf!"
Lu Wenguang saw through Qiao Hongwei's trick immediately. He looked at her angrily and said, "Hongwei, do you know the saying, 'Spoiling a child is like killing a child'? You have been protecting Weiwei time and time again, which will only harm her."
Hearing this, Qiao Hongwei turned around and glared at Lu Wenguang: "Shut up! Weiwei is your own granddaughter. Do you really want to see her go to jail? If she goes in, her life is over."
"She deserved it! Didn't you see how arrogant she was?" Lu Wenguang questioned sharply.
Facts speak louder than words. Qiao Hongwei's gaze shifted from Qiao Wei to Lu Wenguang, and his tone instantly softened.
"She'll change, Dad! I've already let her down enough. If she gets arrested, how much of a failure will I be as a mother?"
Lu Wenguang tapped his cane: "Nonsense! What have you done to wrong her? From childhood to adulthood, have you never cared for her more than you have for Xiao Xuan? If you ask me, it's all because you spoiled her. If you don't stop it in time, you will fail even more in the future. I'm saying this to help you."
Lu Wenguang's words gave Qiao Hongwei a moment to think, then he looked up and said, "No matter what, I beg you to let her go."
After saying this, Qiao Hongwei actually knelt down humbly beside Lu Mingxuan's bed: "Xiaoxuan, Mom begs you."
"Mom?" Lu Mingxuan shouted angrily at Qiao Hongwei's moral blackmail, then looked at Lu Xinjun: "Dad, forget it, let her go. I never want to see her again."
Qiao Hongwei didn't know if Lu Mingxuan meant to see her or Qiao Wei. After hearing this, he stepped forward and took Qiao Wei's hand: "Come on! Let's go home with Mom."
Qiao Wei snorted and walked to Lu Wenguang's side: "You old geezer, you just wait."
Upon hearing this, Lu Xinjun grabbed Qiao Wei and slapped her again: "I don't see any remorse in you. What's the point of keeping a rebellious son like you around? I'll beat you to death today."
Lu Xinjun was completely heartbroken; otherwise, he wouldn't have known how immoral Qiao Wei was.
After being beaten by Lu Xinjun again, Qiao Wei was furious: "Lu Xinjun, I've put up with you for so long, and you still hit me? You just wait, I will never let you get away with this."
After saying this, Qiao Wei turned and walked towards the door.
"and many more!"
It was Song Qiao who said this, and she slowly walked towards Qiao Wei: "You need to apologize to me!"
Qiao Wei glared at Song Qiao: "Who do you think you are? Make me apologize!"
"If you don't apologize today, I'm calling the police!"
Song Qiao stood silently to the side, watching the situation unfold. She understood that Qiao Wei was a menace if she stayed outside. She and Lu Mingxuan were about to get married, and who knew what she might do then?
Seeing Song Qiao take out her phone to dial the police, Qiao Hongwei quickly stopped her, saying, "Ms. Song, I apologize on behalf of Weiwei."
“You can’t replace her. She’s already a person of that kind. This was her mistake. You can take her place for a while, but not forever. If she continues to be so arrogant and domineering, next time it won’t just be about throwing hot pot. She’ll kill someone with a knife.”
Thinking about what happened at the hot pot restaurant and the injury on Lu Mingxuan's back, Song Qiao didn't want to let the matter go.
"Weiwei, apologize to your sister-in-law!"
In every word Qiao Hongwei spoke, he was reminding the people in the ward that they were a family.
"Sister-in-law? I'll apologize to her?" Qiao Wei glared at Song Qiao: "I will never acknowledge her as my sister-in-law!"
This time, Song Qiao didn't hesitate and decisively dialed 110.
"Hello! Is this 110? I need to call the police..."
When Qiao Hongwei saw that Song Qiao had indeed called the police, he went over to snatch her phone, but she cleverly dodged it.
For the first time, Qiao Hongwei knelt humbly at Lu Xinjun's feet: "Xinjun, please persuade Song Qiao. After all, we are family."
Lu Xinjun gave her a cold look: "I have no face to advise her, nor will I. Isn't Qiao Wei arrogant and domineering? Let's see if she's still like this when she gets to the police station."
Qiao Weian sneered, "Go ahead and report it. I told you, I'll be out the moment I go in. Song Qiao, try me if you don't believe me."
Seeing this, Qiao Hongwei shouted angrily, "Alright! You ignorant fool, shut up!"
Seeing Qiao Hongwei's anger, Qiao Wei dared not speak.
Ten minutes later, the police arrived and pushed open the door. Qiao Hongwei hurriedly went to greet them: "Officer, it's all a misunderstanding. I am Qiao Hongwei, the deputy director of the Economic and Trade Bureau. This is a family matter, so please don't trouble yourselves."
Of the three police officers who went in, one recognized Qiao Hongwei. He looked at him and asked, "Deputy Director Qiao, who called the police?"
Song Qiao came out and said, "I reported it. Two days ago, my husband was scalded on his back and legs by the culprit Qiao Wei overturning the hot pot at the hot pot restaurant. There are test results at the hospital, and the hot pot restaurant also has CCTV footage as evidence. I want to sue Qiao Wei for intentional assault and causing personal injury to my husband!"