She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Jiang Ruining rushed into the flower bushes and saw a lewd hand reaching into Chu Jin's wide robe sleeves, and a deep handprint on Chu Jin's cheek, which was flushed from the aphrodisiac.

It's shameless for a grown man to bully a little girl!

His sense of justice reached its peak instantly, and he picked up a fist-sized rock from the ground and smashed it hard against the back of the thug's head.

Warm blood trickled down the back of his head, staining his moon-white robe crimson. The thug glared and turned his head, trying to see who had attacked him.

Jiang Ruining lifted her skirt and kicked him in the head again: "You bastard, die!"

boom!

The man collapsed and fainted.

The crisis is over.

Jiang Ruining leaned against the tree trunk, panting heavily.

His gaze fell on Chu Jin. Her usual aloof and broken appearance was shattered by the aphrodisiac. Her beautiful eyes were covered with a layer of wet mist. She was clutching her clothes, her breath was trembling, but she bit her lip tightly to prevent herself from making a sound.

Fragile yet resilient, not only do men feel pity for them, but women also feel their hearts soften.

"If we don't leave now, someone will be coming."

Chu Jin felt as if her blood and internal organs were being scorched by fire, causing her unbearable pain. She instinctively became wary of her cousin, who had always been targeting her.

Jiang Ruining pursed her lips: "I didn't drug you."

This is a fact.

The original owner of the body did too many things to the female lead in the story, so everyone assumed that she was the one who did it, and no one bothered to investigate.

The original owner investigated and proved herself, but no one looked at the evidence and immediately said it was fake or that she had forged it.

Seeing that nothing she did could change her mind, the original owner decided to give up entirely. No matter what happened to the female lead, she would admit to everything if anyone questioned or doubted her.

Chu Jin did not believe her.

If she hadn't drugged her, how would she have known? And how could she have appeared in time?

But in the end, she had a change of heart and pulled back from the brink.

Perhaps it's not so bad that it's beyond redemption.

Jiang Ruining squatted down, staring coldly at her: "Do you think you're so kind, acting like you believe me, as if giving me a chance is a huge favor?"

Since the original owner gave her the chance to live, she must explain everything clearly for the original owner and for herself, and never take the blame for anyone, nor accept anyone's doubts or slander!

"Don't try to pin the blame on me for the trouble you caused with your own face! I came to your rescue not because I was guilty or scared, but because I was afraid you'd tarnish my reputation and drag me down with you!"

Chu Jin keenly noticed that her eyes and overall demeanor were quite different from before.

Moreover, when it was just the two of them, Jiang Ruining never concealed his targeting and malice towards her.

There's really no need to deny this one thing.

But what exactly happened still needs to be investigated in detail.

"I was being paranoid. Thank you for saving me, cousin."

soon.

Chu Jin's maidservant arrived with her entourage.

One of the women, with her refined and elegant appearance, bypassed Jiang Ruining and went to check on Chu Jin, who was clearly feeling unwell.

Jiang Ruining realized that this was Madam Jiang, the original owner's mother who was so biased towards her!

When Madam Jiang saw Chu Jin's flushed face, she immediately realized that she had been contaminated by something unclean. There was also a clear handprint on her beautiful face. She felt both heartache and anger.

It suddenly turned and blew towards Jiang Ruining, the only two people present.

Disappointed and angry.

He raised his hand and slapped her across the face: "You've gone too far! She's your cousin, how could you do this to her!"

Jiang Ruining had anticipated this, and quickly pushed back, but was pushed back and still got hit.

The same is true in the book.

Without asking any questions, she started hitting her. Her daughter was kidnapped on the way and didn't return home all night, but she didn't know anything about it. The next morning, when she saw her daughter return covered in injuries and looking distraught, she slapped her without asking any questions and scolded her for not respecting herself and for not being as good as a hair on Chu Jin's head.

These two slaps shattered the female supporting character's desire for maternal love and ignited the hatred and malice in her heart, turning her from jealousy towards the female lead into a desire to kill her.

As a reader, I used to see things from the female lead's perspective and thought it was wonderful that this aunt genuinely loved the female lead, who had a pitiful background, and treated her like a precious gem!

But now that she has entered the body of the original owner who was abandoned, and felt the original owner's instinctive heartache, she realized that this mother who suppressed and ignored her day after day, and gradually drove the original owner into a twisted madwoman... How terrifying!

No wonder the original owner refused to stay; her heart was crushed by her own mother!

Chu Jin's maid, Chunxi, supported Chu Jin and glared angrily at Jiang Ruining: "Madam takes pity on our young lady, who has no parents, and has been more considerate of her. But our cousin is targeting her at every turn. She stole her things the other day, humiliated her yesterday, and beat her today. What does she plan to do tomorrow? Kill her?"

Chu Jin glanced at the maid disapprovingly.

Chunxi retorted indignantly, "I didn't say anything wrong!"

He was secretly pleased with himself, having just pushed Jiang Ruining and made her take a solid slap from the madam!

Who told her to be pregnant!

Live it!

Chu Jin frowned.

Chunxi felt wronged, but she kept her mouth shut.

Despite her discomfort, Chu Jin walked to Madam Jiang's side and opened her mouth to explain.

Jiang Ruining spoke first: "Actually, I've always wanted to ask my mother, do you know what I like to do now?"

Looking at her niece's swollen cheek, Madam Jiang was furious and launched into a tirade: "What do you like? You always fight with Jin'er for it! You're so selfish and greedy, you always have to take everything from Jin'er!"

Jiang Ruining recalled the scene where her mother slapped her three times hard when she was in a bad mood because of physical pain, and questioned her mother why she didn't just die. She also remembered accidentally seeing her mother's gentle expression as she gently stroked her belly during a prenatal checkup.

The original owner, a tiny six-year-old girl, was abandoned and could only watch helplessly as her mother showed affection to others, a situation she deeply sympathized with.

"You personally taught Chu Jin the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, leaving me with the teacher. When I pleaded with you, you told me to go away so Chu Jin wouldn't see me and be upset. When I was sick, I asked you to come see me, and you said Chu Jin needed you more."

"Six-year-old Chu Jin lost her mother and needs someone to love her. I'm only two days older than her, so why can't I have a mother's company? Fifteen-year-old Chu Jin had your coming-of-age ceremony that you cared about, but what about me at fifteen?"

"I always strive and fight, just so you can see me looking up at you with open arms, begging for a hug! I'm greedy, all I want is a little bit of your attention, just a tiny bit."

Madam Jiang was stunned.

The two ladies who came with her were heartbroken to hear this, as they had never known that Madam Jiang was so biased in private.

Jiang Ruining blinked hard to hide the tears welling up in her eyes.

With a sense of disappointment and calm that came from seeing through everything, she gave a self-deprecating smile.

"But how could someone who doesn't love me see the fear and grievance in the eyes of a six-year-old child?"

Cracks appeared on Madam Jiang's angry and disappointed face.

Hearing this, Chunxi panicked. Seeing the shock and remorse on Madam Jiang's face, she blurted out with a cold laugh, "That sounds nice, but it's clearly just an excuse to justify your schemes!"

Madam Jiang's emotion vanished instantly.

Chu Jin scolded her maid, "Shut up!"

Then he pointed behind the flower bushes.

"Aunt, you've misunderstood! It was Zhao Yue who followed me and tried to bully me. He was the one who hit me. It was my cousin who saved me in time."

Madam Jiang was taken aback.

Upon reaching the flowerbed, they indeed saw the young master of the Zhao family knocked unconscious on the ground.

He looked down at his swollen palms, then at Jiang Ruining's red and swollen face, his expression complex.

It was as if they didn't believe her good intentions.

It was as if he was embarrassed that he had hit her in public without asking any questions.

Chunxi didn't believe it, and coldly snorted with a straight face, "That doesn't mean you weren't accomplices! If she really had nothing to do with it, why would she be here!"