Guan Xi quivered at her husband's words.
Belatedly, she realized that she had said something stupid.
Her small body shrank and she moved away from him as far as she could, not daring to make any more noise.
...
Twenty minutes later, the car stopped in front of the Xiao Mansion's main house.
Xu Ye pushed Xiao Jiuyan inside.
Guan Xi followed behind them meekly.
When Xiang Guan saw the couple coming in, he asked in surprise, "Wasn't Master Jiu supposed to do something tonight? Why did he come back with Little Madam?"
His words were like a punch to the gut for Guan Xi.
Bitterly, she answered, "I... I ran into Master Jiu outside."
Xiao Jiuyan added lightly, "It was a coincidence. Otherwise, I don't know if you would have come back tonight."
Xiao Jiuyan's tone was neither salty nor indifferent, but it scared Guan Xi so much that her knees almost gave out.
She said pleadingly, "Master Jiu, I was wrong!"
Housekeeper Xiang was puzzled. "Master Jiu, what's wrong?"
He was confused as to why it sounded like the young mistress had done something wrong.
With clenched hands, Guan Xi walked nervously in front of Xiao Jiuyan. She lowered her head and said, "Master Jiu, what happened tonight was my fault. You... just tell me how you want me to be punished."
She had resigned herself to her fate.
"Punished?"
Xiao Jiuyan sneered. "Well, aren't you just so self-aware?"
Guan Xi twisted her fingers nervously. "I know I was wrong."
There was nothing she could do now except admit her mistake.
She might still have a chance to survive if she pleaded guilty.
She was afraid any other action other than that might result to her dying more tragically.
Xiao Jiuyan's slender fingers tapped on the armrest of the wheelchair. His dark eyes were trained on her as he calmly said, "Twenty laps."
Guan Xi's beautiful eyes widened. "Twenty laps?"
She knew that Xiao Jiuyan was angry.
But... twenty laps? Did he want her to die?
He probably does.
'How is this man still so cruel to me? His beautiful wife?'
Xiao Jiuyan's eyes turned cold. "What? Do you have any objections?"
"No, no."
Guan Xi shook her head fervently. "No, no! You're right, Master Jiu, I deserve to be punished. I'll go right away."
"What happened? Are you being punished, Little Auntie?"
Xiao Jingming looked on curiously as he came downstairs. He had overheard the conversation between Xiao Jiuyan and his wife.
He said to Xiao Jiuyan, "Uncle, twenty laps is too much for Little Auntie, she's just a girl."
Ever since she beat him up, Xiao Jingming had been solidly on Gu Wenxi's side.
He couldn't help but speak up now that Gu Wenxi was being punished by his uncle.
Xiao Jiuyan repeated, "Too much..."
Guan Xi's eyes brightened. "Then..."
"Jingming, you'll run with her for these twenty laps," Xiao Jiuyan said lightly.
Guan Xi wanted to curse out loud.
Xiao Jingming's jaw dropped open. 'What the f*ck?!'
...
Guan Xi and Xiao Jingming went to change their clothes dejectedly.
After being punished so much, Guan Xi and Xiao Jingming, the two unlucky kids, have special camouflage uniforms for running.
Xu Ye watched Guan Xi and Xiao Jingming leave, feeling bad for them. He said to his employer, "Boss, you can't do this. Sister-in-law and Young Master Ming are your family, how can you scold them like you do to us?"
They were punished so easily.
It was too military.