Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

Xu Qingcheng forced her eyes open, but managed to squeeze out only a few tears.

She was so angry that she didn't have time to show any sadness, and tears wouldn't come.

If the acting isn't enough, then let's make up for it with costumes.

Xu Qingcheng reached out and pulled hard on her clothes. The material was too good to tear, but it barely revealed a bit of her shoulder.

The woman's intentions were obvious. Fu Jingting's brow twitched slightly as he reached out and put her clothes back in place, covering her completely.

Xu Qingcheng lifted her face from his embrace, looking somewhat disappointed. She pulled down a little more, and he silently pulled her back down.

The family gathered around, and Xu Qingcheng couldn't do anything, so she could only continue to hold him and cry.

Outside, firecrackers crackled and fireworks lit up the sky, but in this corner of the Fu family's old house, the atmosphere was surprisingly oppressive.

Even without anyone explaining the process, the mere sight of Xu Qingcheng crying in Fu Jingting's arms already put Fu Hongxin at a disadvantage.

Fu Hongxin was both in pain and filled with hatred. He was furious and had never seen such a blatant green tea bitch, so brazenly throwing dirty water on him.

"Did I fucking touch you? You're making false accusations, aren't you?" Fu Hongxin was sweating profusely from the pain, gritting his teeth as he cursed, "Fu Jingting, are you just waiting here because you don't like me? Let me tell you today, if there's even the slightest problem with this hand, I'll make you pay tenfold."

Wang Yunzi rushed over, pushed through the crowd, and saw Fu Hongxin lying on the ground. She went over and helped him up, asking, "What happened?"

Fu Hongxin spat, "This woman is turning the tables on me. If I ever lay a finger on her, I'll change my surname from Fu. Don't think that just because she's pregnant, she's some kind of genius. We're not even sure if she's a member of the Fu family."

This man's words were incredibly offensive. Xu Qingcheng sensed that the man she was holding suddenly tensed up, displaying a power that threatened to beat her senseless without a second thought. She could barely hold on to him.

Xu Qingcheng felt a chill in her heart; Fu Hongxin was nothing but a beast in human skin.

You can't expect something good to come out of a dog's mouth, so even if you're angry, there's no need to confront him directly at this time.

During the Spring Festival, all the adults in the family are together, and they are all relatives no matter what. Fu Jingting just hit him very hard, and Fu Hongxin's wrist will probably need to be set with bone-setting surgery.

If Fu Hongxin had only grabbed her hand once and it had caused such a commotion, not only would Fu Hongxin not have let it go, but neither would Fu Minghui and his wife have let it go easily.

Even though Xu Qingcheng didn't know much about the Fu family's situation, she could still tell from Fu Sichen's words that the relationship between the two families was tense.

Fu Jingting's accusation of beating and injuring someone is even less justifiable. Everyone would think he made a mountain out of a molehill and used the incident as an excuse, which would be an ugly situation.

My in-laws didn't look happy either, and besides, it's Chinese New Year, so my grandparents must have been unhappy too!

Most importantly, she didn't want him to be ridiculed again because of her.

She clung tightly to him, her arms wrapped around him tightly. Looking up at Fu Jingting, her face contorted with grievance and sobbing, she said, "No, husband, he's lying. It was clearly him..."

She bit her lip, as if she could no longer speak, and buried her face in his chest, with intermittent sobs coming out.

This woman... she's so damn dramatic... it's hilarious.

Fu Jingting watched her act in silence. What was supposed to be a particularly angry scene was ruined by her meddling, and all the emotion was gone.

Fu Jingting had to force himself to keep from laughing. The feeling of her arms tightly wrapped around him was strange; he could easily break her thin arms without much effort.

But at this moment, she held him in her territory as a protector, calling him "husband" in a pitiful tone. Even though he knew she was acting, his heart softened.

The man tightened his arms around her, holding her tightly, and said cooperatively, "Don't be afraid. I believe in you."

Xu Qingcheng slightly raised her eyes from his embrace, and two words were revealed in her crystal-clear, watery eyes.

Get on track.

Fu Jingting lowered his face and touched her forehead, suppressing the smile that was about to spread across his face.

The two put on a show of deep affection for each other in front of everyone, with all eyes pointing to Fu Hongxin.

Not to mention others, even Wang Yunzi secretly glared at her youngest son, feeling disappointed in him.

Fu Hongxin was so angry that his chest ached, and the pain in his wrists made all the color drain from his face; he was on the verge of collapse.

The man's face darkened, his head spinning with anger. He couldn't believe that the two of them would use such clumsy acting to deal with him. The key point was that everyone looking at him didn't think the couple was acting.

"That's such a damn convincing performance; she's just a bitch trying to protect Cheng..."

A loud slap interrupted his words and startled everyone present.

Even the elderly couple who had just come along had never seen their gentle and refined second daughter-in-law so fierce.

Zhong Wanxiu's face was cold, and her hands were trembling. She didn't even glance at Fu Hongxin again, but turned to Wang Yunzi and said, "Sister-in-law, Hongxin is not a child anymore. He speaks without thinking, and I can't stand it. If you don't care, then I'll have to teach him a lesson for you. He's my daughter-in-law, and no one else has the right to talk about her."

Xu Qingcheng quietly looked up, her nose suddenly stung, and tears welled up in her eyes without her having to force them out.

If you get used to being criticized, you won't be used to being defended.

My heart felt both tender and bittersweet.

Her head was pressed down by the man's palm, his face completely buried in his embrace. He gently pressed his fingertips on her scalp, as if to soothe her.

Wang Yunzi's face was grim. This woman, whom she had always suppressed since marrying into the family, had never shown any sign of hostility. To put it nicely, she was unassuming; to put it bluntly, she was pedantic and incompetent. Now, she had actually slapped her son right in front of her! Her anger flared. She scoffed, "You can't stand it, so you're going to interfere? I didn't hear Hongxin say anything about her being outspoken. That's just who she is, and you won't allow others to talk about her? Why didn't the Ye family want her? Why did they insist on annulling the engagement? She flaunts her face everywhere, attracting countless men. It's your business if you want to fawn over her; we don't need to!"

Wang Yunzi has a sharp tongue. Coming from a family with many siblings, she developed a fiery personality.

Zhong Wanxiu knew she couldn't win an argument, but she still said, "Sister-in-law, you should reflect on your words before criticizing others. Can you say Hongxin didn't do anything wrong? Qingcheng came to our family in her first year. She was the granddaughter-in-law whom the old master and grandmother agreed to marry into the family. She's the daughter-in-law that Pinghui and I approve of. She's Jingting's legally married wife. She's a member of the Fu family just like you and me. What you're saying really doesn't reflect the proper conduct of an elder. The Fu family values ​​family tradition the most. We speak and act truthfully. How can you bring hearsay into the open?!"

"you!"

Zhong Wanxiu pinpointed every word to Wang Yunzi's words, and it was the first time Wang Yunzi had encountered Zhong Wanxiu arguing with her like this. For a moment, she didn't know how to respond.

"shut up!"

Fu Minghui's voice came heavily from behind, carrying a deep, angry roar.

After being yelled at by her husband, Wang Yunzi reluctantly shut her mouth.

Fu Shiqing's face was already long enough. He slammed his cane heavily on the ground, and his coughs grew louder and louder. Looking at the mess that had been made in his home, all the ugly things were condensed here.

The old man gripped his cane tightly. "This year's New Year celebrations are quite lively."

No one dared to utter a sound.

The old man's sharp gaze fell on Fu Hongxin. "You dare say you haven't overstepped your bounds at all?"