Clinging to Devoted Fiancé, Heiress Slays the World!

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: You’ve always protected me since we were little, why not this time!

"Ungrateful daughter! What kind of heart do you have? It’s bad enough you raised someone like Shanshan, but to think even you could be so ruthless— I regret ever giving birth to you!"

The Old Madam Ji smashed her cane onto Ji Yunxiang with all her might, hitting her repeatedly while railing at her in fury.

"Mom, I’m your own flesh and blood, you have to help me! Everything I’ve done has been for the Ji Family. Only this way can the Ji Family’s business stay out of an outsider’s hands..."

Seeing that Ji Yunxiang was on the verge of confessing something shocking, the Old Madam Ji abruptly snapped, "Shut up! Don’t spout such nonsense. The Ji Family has fallen to ruin because of a disgrace like you— it’s my greatest failing!"

"Fine, fine! I’ll admit I misspoke. But I’m truly being wronged here!" Ji Yunxiang shamelessly continued to plead.

"Wronged?"

The Old Madam Ji let out a bitter, sorrowful laugh. "You think I don’t know how I ended up falling down the stairs?"

She shook her head, gazing at the daughter she’d spoiled all her life. In an instant, tears rolled down her wrinkled face as grief surged within her.

Ji Yunxiang’s eyes widened, filled with disbelief.

Mom understood everything!

The Old Madam Ji calmed herself, turning toward Ji Wei beside her. "Child, your aunt committed a grave mistake. Do what needs to be done— Grandma won’t protect her."

"Grandma..."

Ji Wei, seeing how deeply pained her grandmother was, couldn’t bring herself to reveal that Ji Yunxiang had drugged Ji Yunli and attempted to kill her. She choked on her words, managing only to call out softly before falling silent.

"I’ll leave this to you. Grandma is leaving."

The Old Madam Ji stifled her tears, spoke with effort, and then, leaning on A Xiu for support, walked out without looking back.

Seeing this, Ji Yunxiang dropped to her knees and crawled after her, attempting to grab at her mother’s pants. However, the Old Madam Ji mercilessly smacked her hand away with the cane.

"Mom, you can’t just abandon me like this! I’m the daughter you loved the most. Ever since I was young, you always stood by me— why can’t you protect me this time?!"

Ji Yunxiang’s cries of unwillingness echoed, but the Old Madam Ji had already been escorted out.

Ji Wei watched as her trembling grandmother hurried away, knowing she feared staying any longer would weaken her resolve.

Her heart ached for her grandmother, but her hatred for Ji Yunxiang only deepened.

The once harmonious Ji Family had been reduced to this state—all because of Ji Yunxiang!

As the person she had clung to for salvation walked away before her eyes, Ji Yunxiang’s glimmer of hope was extinguished, plunging her back into despair.

She slumped to the ground, her face ashen as if devoid of life.

Ji Wei stepped closer, towering over the woman she once respectfully called "Aunt." "Everything that’s happened, you brought onto yourself. You have no one else to blame." noveldrama

Ji Yunxiang tilted her head back and suddenly let out a laugh. "Ji Wei, are you really going to hand me over to the police? Can you bear to watch your beloved grandmother send her own daughter to prison?"

Ji Wei’s expression froze.

If Ji Yunxiang truly ended up behind bars, the person who would suffer the most would be Grandma.

The image of her grandmother’s heartbroken face lingered vividly in Ji Wei’s mind.

Though Grandma had firmly declared she wouldn’t plead for Ji Yunxiang, Ji Wei could sense why, even as night fell, Grandma had rushed back from the hospital.

Because deep down, she was still worried about this daughter of hers.

Ji Wei reluctantly admitted to herself that she was wavering.

She couldn’t bear to watch her grandmother, well past her prime, endure such a devastating blow. Yet, there was no way to overlook what Ji Yunxiang had done!

Just as Ji Wei wrestled with her inner conflict, two black-clad bodyguards suddenly entered from outside, striding directly to Gu Moqian.

"Mr. Gu..."

"Where have you two been?" Gu Moqian’s voice grew colder, laced with a distinct sharpness.

The two bodyguards had been stationed at the entrance to the private residence, yet when he’d arrived earlier, they had been nowhere in sight.

Gu Moqian’s bodyguards were always well-trained and disciplined; negligence was unthinkable. What, then, had they been up to?