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Chapter 809: A Slap in the Face

At that moment, Zeng Xia was at home arguing with Huo Miao.

"Hey, you surnamed Huo, you're not going to sleep today unless you give me a straight answer!"

Huo Miao was exhausted by Zeng Xia's constant torment. He never expected that his wife would suspect him of having a mistress. No matter how much he explained, it was no use. Zeng Xia insisted that he had cheated on her. Huo Miao felt so wronged!

He argued forcefully, "I've already said it didn't happen. You say I did, then show me the evidence!"

"That's because you hid it too well, otherwise I would have caught you and your lover in bed together long ago!"

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Huo Miao really couldn't take it anymore and wanted to slap the woman awake, but he didn't dare. It wasn't that he couldn't bring himself to do it, but because of his brother-in-law.

My brother-in-law is a really nice guy and has helped me a lot. I can't do this for his sake.

Moreover, the brother-in-law is always biased towards his relatives and ignores the truth. He hit his second sister, and the consequences were predictable. That's why Huo Miao tried his best to prove his innocence and settle the matter. Unfortunately, Zeng Xia was relentless, and he couldn't make up a story even if he wanted to!

Liu Jin hid in her room. She was already twelve years old, and was growing into a young woman. She didn't help either of her parents' affairs, and she couldn't get involved. Her father was alright; when they argued, he would send her back to her room and try to avoid her. But her mother was unruly and didn't care about anything when she made a scene. The little girl could only sigh helplessly, shake her head, and secretly pity her father.

The master bedroom was a mess, with shards of glass from a lampshade scattered on the floor, along with pillows, clothes, and cosmetics—all the result of Zeng Xia and Huo Miao's earlier commotion.

This situation has been going on for several days now. Ever since Huo Miao returned from his business trip, this has been happening almost every day. Sometimes Huo Miao would rather stay at the factory and not come back, but he can't not come back. If he doesn't come back, things will be even worse. Zeng Xia could drive to the factory and make a scene, and then it will be even harder to explain.

The couple stood facing each other, one at the foot of the bed and the other at the window. Just as Huo Miao was thinking about how to get through the night, the doorbell rang.

He pointed downstairs and negotiated with Zeng Xia, saying, "I'll go open the door."

"Hmph!" Zeng Xia turned her head away.

Seeing that she didn't object, Huo Miao went downstairs to open the door.

When the door opened, Huo Miao was startled. His father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and even his brother-in-law's younger brother had all come. Could it be that they had come to confront him and demand an explanation?

Just as he was wondering what to say, his father-in-law angrily asked, "Where is Zeng Xia?"

Huo Miao quickly and weakly pointed upstairs: "In the room!"

Zeng Jiahua shoved his son-in-law aside, who was blocking his way. Despite his age, Zeng Jiahua was still as strong as ever. Huo Miao almost stumbled and fell backward, but Tang Jianhua caught him quickly.

Knowing that his troublesome daughter was in the room, Zeng Jiahua immediately began to search the room for a suitable weapon. Just then, his nephew Huang Xiaochuan handed him a feather duster.

He grabbed it in one go, waved it back and forth a few times, and it was just right!

Just as Zeng Jiahua was about to go upstairs, Zeng Xia came downstairs, and the father and daughter bumped into each other at the top of the stairs.

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Zeng Jiahua didn't waste any words with his second daughter. He grabbed her wrist, picked up a feather duster, and swung it at her. The first blow landed squarely on Zeng Xia's waist and hips.

This slap made Zeng Xia jump up: "Ouch, that hurts!"

"Why did you hit me? Ouch, Mom, Big Sister, Brother-in-law!"

Zeng Xia clutched her waist with her other hand and turned to run upstairs, all the while calling for help from her elderly mother, sister, and brother-in-law. Unfortunately, she couldn't break free from her father's large, clamp-like hand.

Unfortunately, the group ignored Zeng Xia's pleas for help, and her elderly mother, Qian Jiazhen, even complained that Zeng Jiahua had gone too far: "Where did all your strength go? Are you reluctant to hit her? If you're reluctant, I'll do it!"

Huang Xiaochuan found a spot with a good view and sat down, just watching his second sister Zeng Xia get beaten up. She deserved it!

Zeng Jiahua continued to slap Zeng Xia relentlessly, making her scream in agony.

"Ouch, Dad, I won't do it again!" Zeng Xia couldn't take it anymore. She wasn't stupid. Everyone in her family had come, but none of them were helping her. She knew better than to fight a losing battle, so she begged for mercy first. It really hurt so much, like a burning pain. Where did this feather duster come from? There wasn't one at home.

Zeng Jiahua was indeed quite tired from hitting her. He took a few deep breaths and released his second daughter's hand.

Zeng Xia quickly ran behind her older sister Zeng Hong and hid, her face covered in tears and snot, looking extremely disheveled.

While wailing, she didn't forget to lift up her clothes to look at the bruises on her body. When she saw the bulging welts from the whipping, she jumped up and down, crying and questioning her father, "Waaah, why did you hit me? Waaah, I didn't do anything wrong!"

Seeing that she was still being stubborn, Zeng Jiahua glared at her, picked up a feather duster, and was about to continue to punish her. Zeng Xia was so frightened that she quickly shrank back behind her older sister, Zeng Hong.

Tang Jianhua quickly stopped his father-in-law. Although Huo Miao was extremely pleased with himself, he also stepped forward to stop his father-in-law along with Tang Jianhua.

Although his two sons-in-law stopped him, Zeng Jiahua still pointed a feather duster at his daughter and yelled, "You think you're innocent? You little brat, just because your mother doesn't let you eat (get a beating) you think you can do whatever you want!"

Finally, the whole family sat down. Zeng Xia was still sobbing with snot and tears streaming down her face, and her eldest sister, Zeng Hong, went from feeling sympathetic to feeling helpless.

Zeng Jiahua was no longer as angry as he had been at the beginning, but he still relentlessly berated his second daughter: "If you're going to court death, this isn't the way to do it! What more do you want from Huo Miao? He's busy as a bee every day, and you're just being silly, making up baseless rumors that he's keeping women outside!"

Zeng Xia covered her burning waist and buttocks with one hand, still stubbornly insisting, "You've all been fooled by him. He's been hiding his true intentions very well."

Zeng Jiahua roared in anger, "Bullshit!" He immediately filtered out the word "mother".

But this shout startled Zeng Xia so much that she jumped.

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan sat down opposite Zeng Xia and said to her, "I've already looked into this matter. My second brother-in-law is completely innocent. He only works at the factory and stays at home. He rarely has any social engagements outside. You keep saying that he's keeping a mistress outside. Tell me, where does he find the time? Does he have the ability to be in two places at once?"

Zeng Xia might not believe what others said, but she did believe her younger brother. She knew that her brother would not lie to help Huo Miao deceive her. Looking at the scene tonight, she felt that perhaps she really was wrong.