'Did I hurt you?'
The innkeeper's eyes flashed for a moment, but it disappeared in a flash. His face was full of anger.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm not lying. It was this brat who broke my jade pendant."
As he spoke, he tightened his grip on Wei Yi's hand.
Wei Yi frowned in pain and looked at Ji Yunshu with a pitiful expression.
Ji Yunshu's eyes darkened as she raised the two halves of the jade pendant. "You said that this jade pendant was just broken. You're obviously lying through your teeth. Regardless of whether it's a piece of jade or a piece of rock, if it was just broken, the crack would be uneven and sharp. It would also hurt to touch it. However, the crack on this jade pendant is flat and smooth. It's as if it's been rubbed for a long time, causing it to become blunt."
As soon as she said this, the innkeeper was dumbfounded.
He was trying to cover up his panic!
Yet, he struggled on his deathbed, unwilling to give up. "This is a top-notch jade. Even if it was broken, the crack should still be smooth. This is very reasonable."
'Reasonable? Sophistry!
Fine, let's see what else you can come up with. '
Ji Yunshu's gaze fell on the innkeeper's hand. She continued, "Innkeeper, if I'm not wrong, you just ate some soup dumplings! Your hand is still stained with oil. "
'Ah!'
The innkeeper was flabbergasted. He looked at his hand and wiped it on his clothes. He looked embarrassed.
"Am I guilty of eating soup dumplings?"
"Of course I'm not guilty." Ji Yunshu took a step forward. "But because your hands were stained with oil, this jade pendant was also stained with the same oil. Since I'm holding it in my hand, my hand is also stained."
As she spoke, Ji Yunshu suddenly raised Wei Yi's hand and spread open his fingers.
He explained, "If this jade pendant was really smashed by this silly boy's hands, then his hands would definitely be stained with oil. But coincidentally, there was no oil on his hands at all. This could only mean that he had not touched this jade pendant at all. This jade pendant was obviously smashed by you a long time ago. Seeing that he was a fool, you put the blame on him and planned to cheat him of a sum of money."
"I … You …"
"If you still won't admit it, then I'll have to report it to the authorities and let the magistrate decide. How about it?"
The innkeeper felt guilty and let go of Wei Yi. He clenched his fists and hid them in his sleeves.
Everyone began to point fingers and discuss animatedly!
The shopkeeper swallowed his saliva. His eyes flickered and his voice trembled. "Forget it, forget it. Just … just pretend that nothing happened."
Forget it?
That wouldn't do!
Ji Yunshu leaned to the side and looked at Wei Yi. At this moment, he was twisting his arm with a painful expression. The innkeeper must have used brute force when he hit him.
She raised her brows and asked, "Wei Yi, when he said you broke his jade pendant, were you angry?"
Wei Yi pouted and looked at the innkeeper. He nodded seriously a few times.
"When he hit you, did it hurt?"
He nodded again!
"Okay, then give me your hand."
Obediently stretch out your hand!
"Clench your fists."
Squeeze tight!
"Hit his arm with all your strength!" Ji Yunshu ordered.
Wei Yi was like a little turtle. He quickly withdrew his hand and moved behind Ji Yunshu, shaking his head.
Seeing him like this, Ji Yunshu wanted to laugh. However, she still kept a straight face and looked serious.
"Why didn't you hit him? He scolded you and hit you. "
He shrank behind Ji Yunshu and was a head taller than her. His cat-like hands weakly rested on her shoulders as he stammered, "I can't.
Mother said that I can't casually hit people. Although he scolded me and hit me, I can't scold him or hit him. Otherwise, mother will be unhappy, and I will also be unhappy. Big Brother, I won't hit him anymore. I won't hit him anymore … "
"Really?" She glanced at him and asked.
Wei Yi nodded with all his might. His lowered eyebrows still looked pitiful.
Ji Yunshu didn't force him anymore. She turned to the treacherous shopkeeper and said, "Listen carefully. If you wrongly accuse others again, I will invite you to the yamen. The red wooden board used for beating people hasn't been opened for a long time."
"Yes, yes, yes. Young Master is right. I won't do it again. I won't do it again." The shopkeeper bowed and spoke in a gentle voice.
Some people were like this. If you don't teach them a lesson, how will they know their wrongs?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
The one laughing was herself!
If it weren't for the promise from two years ago, she wouldn't have swallowed her anger and humiliation. She wouldn't have stayed in the Ji Residence and suffered the abuse.
However, she wasn't worried about that. What she was worried about was whether that person would come. Or would he not come?
'Ji Pei, it's been two years. Where have you been?'
Ji Yunshu's thoughts gradually drifted away.
Seeing that the shopkeeper admitted his mistake with a good attitude, she left the jade shop and continued forward.
Behind her, Wei Yi's lifeless figure followed closely behind her.
She was one step faster!
He was also one step faster!
She was one step slower!
He was also one step slower!
In the end, she stopped and turned around. She saw that his head was slightly lowered, but his eyes met hers without the slightest bit of concealment. His fingers were spread out and intertwined in front of his chest.
'He's quite cute!'
"Why are you following me?" Ji Yunshu asked.
He pursed his lips and didn't answer.
"I'm asking you, why are you following me?"
He cautiously took a step forward and said, "I don't know where to go."
'How innocent!'
"You can go home."
"I don't want to go home."
Ji Yunshu felt a headache coming on. 'If you don't want to go home, then don't follow me!'
"I have something to do right now. I don't have time to play with you. You should find a place to sit. When you're tired, you can go home."
Just as she was about to continue walking, Wei Yi ran forward and blocked her path. A bright smile slowly bloomed on his face. His eyes were filled with longing. "Big Brother, where are you going? Take me with you. I like to play with you, okay? "
"No." He flatly refused.
"Why?"
"There's no why." Ji Yunshu walked around him and continued walking.
She didn't expect that Wei Yi would grab her hand. Perhaps it was because he didn't know how to control his strength, but when he pulled her arm, she felt a sharp pain in her back. She frowned and let out a soft "Ah!"
Wei Yi jumped in fright and waved his hands frantically.
"I … I didn't do it on purpose. Big Brother, I didn't do it on purpose."
"It's none of your business."
Ji Yunshu hugged her arm. When the pain in her back subsided, she took a deep breath and looked at the frightened Wei Yi.
In the end, she couldn't bear to see him like this. She opened her mouth and said, "Don't you want to follow me? Let's go. "
Ji Yunshu hugged her arm and walked forward. Wei Yi followed.
"Big Brother, did I hurt you just now?"
"No."
"Then why are you hurting?"
"Because …"
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