HBWMA -Chapter 133 Everyone Takes Sides

Yao Ge was stunned. In the blink of an eye, she felt something fly past her face, followed immediately by Yao Zilei’s pig-slaughter-like scream from behind.

“Ahhh! It hurts, it hurts!!!”

“Don’t press it!! The wound… the wound’s going to split open!”

By the time everyone reacted, Yao Zilei had already been kicked to the ground. Jiang Huashan was sitting right on his neck, yanking his hair and clawing at his eyes.

“This is outrageous!” Yao Ge turned around and shouted angrily at the maids, “Why aren’t you pulling her off?!”

The maids pushed and hesitated, but none dared to step forward. Left with no choice, Yao Ge moved in herself. Unexpectedly, Fu Sui’er suddenly sprang up from the sofa, grabbed Yao Ge by the hair, and yanked her down onto it.

“You dare talk about my mom? You evil woman—I’ll beat you to death!”

“Ah!” Yao Ge let out a miserable scream.

Afraid the situation would spiral out of control, the maids quickly rushed forward to intervene.

Shen Guiling stood where he was for a moment before slowly walking toward Jiang Huashan’s side of the battlefield.

“If you’ve got guts, beat me to death today! If you don’t, I’ll make sure you regret it for the rest of your life!”

Jiang Huashan immediately locked her arm around his throat. “Sure. Don’t worry—I definitely will!”

In an instant, Yao Zilei felt his throat tighten. His face flushed redder and redder, and his breathing grew increasingly labored.

Through his blurred vision, he saw the pair of eyes hidden beneath her messy hair—burning with fierce, murderous intent.

Suddenly, he was afraid.

“H-Help… help! I was wrong, I was wrong! I won’t dare do it again! Never again!”

“Damn! Are they trying to tear the house down?”

The commotion in the side hall finally alerted the people outside. Shen Lanxi and Shen Qingyu were the first to enter, followed closely by members of the Yao family.

The chaotic scene before them caught everyone completely off guard.

One member of the Yao family was pinned to the ground and beaten, while another was being dragged around by their hair.

It took the Yao steward a moment to react before he angrily shouted at the bodyguards behind him, “Why aren’t you helping?!”

“Wait~” Shen Qingyu lazily stopped them. “In the Shen household, we don’t need your people.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Zhi and Zheng Song walked in with a group of black-clad bodyguards.

Taking the opportunity, Shen Guiling lifted Jiang Huashan up by the collar. “That’s enough.”

The fight had drained quite a bit of her energy and left her hair in complete disarray. Jiang Huashan huffed as she tried to smooth down her messy bangs.

“Brother Lanxi.”

At that moment, Shen Mianzhi and Zhou Yanheng walked in one after the other. Seeing how big the situation had become, Shen Mianzhi quickly stepped forward to help Yao Ge up. “Auntie, are you alright?”

Zhou Yanheng’s expression froze as his gaze swept over the people involved. When his eyes landed on Jiang Huashan, she was busy ruffling her already messy hair into a bird’s nest.

Zhou Yanheng turned his head away and immediately came to a conclusion in his heart—this person was completely unhinged.

Shen Guiling lifted his eyelids slightly, casting an indifferent glance at Zhou Yanheng. But when Zhou Yanheng seemed to sense something and looked back, Shen Guiling’s gaze had already shifted naturally to Shen Lanxi.

Shen Lanxi had never had such a headache before. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, “Zhizhi, take Auntie back to her room to rest for now. Steward Shen, have someone call Doctor Meng.”

Shen Mianzhi sighed softly and carefully supported Yao Ge. “Auntie, please come with me.”

Yao Ge still wanted to say something, but Shen Lanxi calmly reassured her, “Auntie, don’t worry. Grandfather will handle this matter fairly.”

With things put this way, Yao Ge could no longer insist. She shot a vicious glare at the three of them before turning and leaving the side hall.

“Oh my~ oh my~ Murder! Murder!”

After being placed onto a wheelchair, Yao Zilei grabbed the steward. “Where’s my dad?! Where’s my dad?!”

Shen Lanxi glanced at Shen Guiling before finally fixing his gaze on Jiang Huashan, who stood beside him. “Fix yourself up and come with me to see Grandfather.”

Jiang Huashan raised her hand and gave her hair another rough ruffle—making it even messier.

Shen Lanxi, “……”

Shen Qingyu was about to burst out laughing. He deliberately lowered his head and teased her, “Oh my, oh my—given up already?”

Through her messy hair, Jiang Huashan shot him a glare.

Over in the main hall.

Everyone was engaged in polite, surface-level conversation.

Yao Li tactfully expressed that he had come seeking an explanation and hoped the Shen family would give an account. In response, Shen Zhuang directly revealed the two assassination attempts Yao Zilei had carried out against Shen Guiling.

Your son tried to take my grandson’s life, and my grandson merely beat your son up. No matter where you argue this, it doesn’t hold.

Yao Li hadn’t expected anything like this. He immediately reframed the matter as a scuffle between children. The Zhou and Su families, acting as witnesses, had originally intended to mediate. None of them were small, insignificant families—if things escalated, it would hurt everyone involved.

So, by unspoken agreement, they let the matter slide.

The negotiation had already reached the final stage—drinking tea to bury the hatchet—when it was suddenly disrupted.

Inside the main hall, Shen Guiling remained calm and composed. Jiang Huashan showed up with a bird’s nest of hair, Fu Sui’er had three bloody scratches on her face, and Yao Zilei’s wheelchair had been replaced with a stretcher.

What had been a spacious hall with just four people drinking tea was now crammed with onlookers. The atmosphere turned extremely awkward.

Looking at these little troublemakers, Shen Zhuang felt like he was about to have a heart attack.

The most confused of all was Yao Li. He had already finished apologizing, yet his son had somehow been beaten half to death again…

“Old Master, what exactly is going on this time?”

Shen Zhuang closed his eyes briefly, then looked at the three culprits. “Explain.”

Shen Guiling looked ashamed. “Grandpa, this is my fault. If I had admitted my mistake earlier, none of this would have happened.”

Fu Sui’er looked indignant. “Grandpa, Aunt insulted my mother—what right does she have to do that?”

Jiang Huashan spoke as if it were only natural. “He threw a cup at Sui’er. He made the first move.”

Shen Zhuang’s gaze shifted among the three before he took a breath. “Why were the three of you in the side hall? Shouldn’t you be at school today?”

Shen Guiling glanced at the old master, immediately understanding, and took the lead. “Madam Shen told me to go. She wanted me to kneel and apologize to Young Master Yao.”

Jiang Huashan followed right after. “Madam Shen told me to go too. She also wanted me to kneel and apologize. She even said if I refused, she’d kick me out of the Shen family.”

Fu Sui’er kept formation. “Same here—well, not exactly. I went with Shanshan because I was worried Aunt would make things difficult for her. And not only did she do that, she even said I had no manners.”

Shen Qingyu’s brow lifted slightly as he glanced sideways at Shen Lanxi.

No wonder he had sent the other party involved away—it made it easier for everyone to testify together.

Shen Qingyu snorted lightly and added, “That was out of line of Aunt. Grandpa and the elders hadn’t even spoken yet—what right did she have to discipline anyone first?”

Shen Zhuang shot him a faint glance. “You shut up!” Then he turned to Doctor Meng. “How is Xiaolei?”

Doctor Meng replied, “A few bandages were torn during the scuffle. I’ve already reapplied the medication.”

Yao Zilei looked shocked. “Only a few bandages? She was strangling me like this just now—she was trying to kill me!!!”

Hearing this, Doctor Meng crouched down to examine him again. After a careful inspection, he stood up. “There is some bruising on the neck, but the marks and force are very light.”

Very light?

What the hell do you mean, very light?!

He was almost strangled to death!!!

Yao Zilei turned to his father. “Dad, that little bitch grabbed my neck like this just now, she—”

“Shut up!”

Yao Li knew his son well enough. Back then, he truly hadn’t known that Yao Zilei had used snakes and hired people to target Shen Guiling. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought the Zhou and Su families along today.

Closing his eyes, Yao Li let out a soft sigh and turned to Shen Zhuang.

“Old Master, Xiaoge is your daughter-in-law, and though Xiaolei is useless, he’s still half your grandson. This incident happened in the Shen residence—handle it however you see fit.”