Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 15 The Ruler

It's quiet at night.

Squeak!

A door was carefully pushed open, and a dark figure slipped in.

Jiang Rourou, having confirmed that Nan Wu was not in the room, began to rummage through drawers and cabinets by the light of a flashlight.

She believed that if Nan Wu had any problems, she would definitely leave clues in the room.

Once she finds her, I'll tear off her fake mask.

However, things didn't go as planned, and after searching for a long time, they found nothing.

Just then, Jiang Rourou noticed something behind her and instinctively turned around.

"Ah! Ghost!"

With a close-range shot, Jiang Rourou screamed and staggered backward, tripping and falling flat on her back like a turtle.

Before I could catch my breath, someone grabbed my hair again.

"You audacious scoundrel, you're asking for death!"

"It's me, sister, it's me, stop hitting me..." Jiang Rourou couldn't take it anymore and struggled, howling and screaming.

The light is on.

Nan Wu feigned surprise and covered her mouth, "Rou Rou? What are you doing in my room?"

"Nan Wu, you bitch, you did this on purpose, didn't you? It hurts so much..." Jiang Rourou covered her face, wincing in pain.

Nan Dongxue and Jiang Xue rushed over upon hearing the commotion.

"what happened?"

"Rou Rou, your face... how did it become like this?" Jiang Xue rushed over and hugged her daughter.

It was too dark just now, and Nan Wu lost her balance, hitting a little too hard. As soon as Jiang Rourou saw her protector arrive, her anger immediately turned to sorrow, and she burst into tears, "Mom, it hurts so much, waaaah..."

Nan Dongxue glared at Nan Wu with a questioning look, "Xiao Wu, you..."

"Waaah!" Nan Wu cried even louder, clinging to his arm with snot and tears streaming down her face. "In the middle of the night, I saw a thief stealing things here. To protect myself, I took action. Who knew it was Rou Rou? Dad, you have no idea how scared I was! Rou Rou, really! If you like anything of my sister's, you can tell me. How could you steal it? It's so degrading!"

Jiang Rourou almost jumped up, but luckily Jiang Xue held her down. "I, when did I steal anything? Nan Wu, don't make false accusations!"

“Yes, Xiaowu, this must be a misunderstanding. I swear on my integrity that Rourou absolutely did not steal anything from you!” Jiang Xue defended her daughter with great conviction.

Nan Dongxue naturally sided with the mother and daughter, saying, "Everything requires evidence. Rou Rou is the second young lady of the Nan family, and she has no worries about food, clothing, or daily necessities. What do you think she could steal from you? Besides, did you actually lose anything?"

Seeing everyone on her side, Jiang Rourou felt smug, her eyes gleaming even more fiercely than before. "Dad, actually I came to apologize to my sister. I was wrong about what happened before, but she wasn't in her room, so I..."

pat!

As she walked forward, something fell off her.

"Oh! Isn't this the diamond brooch Dad gave me? How did it end up with you?" Nan Wu exclaimed, picking it up and showing it to Nan Dongxue.

How could Nan Dongxue not remember that this was the gift he gave Nan Wu on her twenty-first birthday?
"This...how is this possible? Dad, Mom, I didn't..." Jiang Rourou said incredulously, pointing at Nan Wu, "She framed me, I didn't, I really didn't!"

Nan Wu shrugged. "Caught red-handed, everyone's not blind!"

He shook Nan Dongxue's arm and said, "Dad, stealing is a small matter, but disgracing the family is a big one. If you let her off the first time, she'll do it again. You can't be soft-hearted!"

"I!" The girl cut him off completely, and with so many servants present, Nan Dongxue couldn't simply turn a blind eye, even if he wanted to. Protecting Jiang Rourou was less important than maintaining his authority as the head of the Nan family; weighing the pros and cons, he could only proceed officially.

"Rou Rou, you've really disappointed us. How could you do such a thing?"

Seeing that the matter was already settled, Jiang Xue stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry, Dongxue. It's my fault for not teaching Rou Rou well, which led her to do such a foolish thing. I'll make her stand facing the wall to reflect on her mistakes in a bit!"

"How can it be just a minor offense!" Nan Wu interrupted with a smile. "This concerns the Nan family's reputation. Such petty theft must be severely punished!"

"Someone, bring out the ruler!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Rourou turned pale with fright and grabbed Jiang Xue, pleading, "Mom, no! Help me..."

The story of this ruler is quite interesting. It was Jiang Xue who instigated Nan Dongxue to prepare it. It turned out that Nan Wu had upset Jiang Rourou at home, and Jiang Xue came up with this idea to get revenge for her daughter.

With the help of the mother and daughter, Nan Dongxue punished Nan Wu severely with the ruler without distinguishing right from wrong.

Jiang Xue never imagined that she would end up shooting herself in the foot.

Nan Dongxue was being held hostage and couldn't help. Jiang Xue had just said that if she didn't get a beating, she would lose face. Helpless, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and accept the ruler.

Nan Wu rubbed her temples and yawned. "I'm so sleepy. You guys continue, I need to go back to sleep!"

"Wang Ma, keep an eye on things, and remember to record the whole thing for me!"

In the first half of the night, Jiang Rourou's ghostly wails echoed throughout the Nan family home.

In the room, she lay on the bed, crying her heart out. Jiang Xue applied medicine to her, and seeing the crisscrossing bloodstains on her back, she felt extremely distressed.

"Waaaaah, Mom, it hurts so much!"

"Who told you to be so careless? I've reminded you so many times, that bitch is very cunning. You're lucky you weren't hurt on your face this time, otherwise your audition next week would probably be ruined!"

Jiang Rourou angrily pounded the bed a few times, "But I clearly didn't do anything, how did that thing get on me? That bitch must have used some kind of evil magic!"

"It's too late to say anything now. You can only blame yourself for not being able to beat her. But it's okay, in your dad's heart, you'll always be the one who suffers. By the way, your dad said he'll use his connections to get you a lead role in the next movie!"

"Really? That's great! Ouch..." As soon as Jiang Rourou moved, the pain aggravated her wound, causing her face to contort in agony.

She realized her suffering hadn't been in vain. Her hands tightened around the bedsheet, her eyes filled with malice. "Nan Wu, that bitch, just you wait, I'll definitely get my revenge!"

Nan Wu was in an extremely good mood, especially when she saw Jiang Rourou being helped up the next day; she felt incredibly happy.

Meanwhile, Nan Dongxue was urging her to get a reply from the Xiao family. The proposal had been submitted three days ago, but there had been no response from Xiao Shen.

But Nanwu overlooked one thing: she still hadn't replied to the wild man's message.

How to do?
Will he use his position to settle personal scores?

With this realization, Nan Wu immediately took out her phone and replied to the other party nearly 24 hours later.

[Fourth Master, where are you?]

Sure enough, this man was petty and completely ignored her.

Nanwu panicked and immediately set off for the Xiao family.

We were told that Mr. Xiao was not in the company.

Not at the company? Where could it be?
The company employees naturally wouldn't reveal the big boss's whereabouts. Fortunately, Nan Wu had inquired beforehand and learned that in addition to the Xiao Group, Xiao Shen also owned several properties, among which the Palace Garden was his most frequent residence.

Listen to that, Palace Garden, such an imposing name, it suits his status perfectly.

(End of this chapter)