CH 317

"Grandpa, there's actually one more thing."

Zheng Jingen, the one who had provoked these family politics, was the first to stand out and break the silence of the oppressive atmosphere. When the Zheng Ru husband and wife, who had been begging, caught his calm expression, they suddenly became uneasy again. They feared that his next words would still be related to their son.

Zheng Ru suddenly dragged Wei Wei down to his knees so they were kneeling together, and hurriedly changed the subject, saying: "Father, I’ll let Xiao Wei apologize to Wang Cheng. Xiao Wei was only momentarily confused because he was instigated by Zhao Chenlin, so can’t you forgive him this once?" After she was finished speaking, she pinched and twisted Wei Wei's thigh and viciously said, "You still dare to not apologize to Wang Cheng?"

Wei Wei had long been frightened into shock while witnessing this battle. In the end, he was still at the mercy of his mother. He knelt towards Wang Cheng, his brain filled with thoughts of jianghu*. He was about to say the three words, ‘I am sorry’, when Wang Cheng opened his mouth.

[T/N: *ancient martial arts world as opposed to ancient governed society. In this context, he is probably just absentminded and his thoughts are in a different realm.]

"No need to apologize. I don't believe that Wei Wei was really instigated by Zhao Chenlin. Ever since I embarrassed him at Beijing University, he has hated me to the core - he even threatened me. In my opinion, the two of them more or less conspired to do this."

Wei Wei raised his head and stared blankly at Wang Cheng's contemptuous expression. His mind jolted, letting him finally return to reality. All of a sudden, his face turned into the color of a pig's liver.

When Wang Cheng noticed that Zheng Ru was about to speak again, he spoke right before she could, saying, "Let Grandpa have the final say on this matter later. First, let’s listen to what my brother has to say."

The crowd looked at Zheng Jingen once more.