"Young Master, Madam, you're finally back. The old madam asked me to pass on a message."
Before the butler could finish his sentence, Di Jianhan charged out of the room like a madman. Lu Sisi, with tears streaming down her eyes, followed closely behind him.
"You still know to come back!"
The first words that greeted them upon their appearance were a scolding.
Di Mingjue looked up nonchalantly, "This is my home, why wouldn't I know to come back?"
Seeing his complete lack of remorse, Di Jianhan glared at him in exasperation, "You ungrateful brat, my words mean nothing anymore? I asked you to have Sisi stay by your side to learn, and what did you do? You shoved her straight into the cleaning department. Are those tasks suitable for her?"
Sputtering saliva onto his face, Di Mingjue discreetly wiped it away with a handkerchief, feigning composure.
"Uncle, it's not Mingjue ge's fault," Lu Sisi said, feigning a comforting gesture by holding Di Jianhan's arm.
Di Mingjue put away his handkerchief, catching her words. "Did you hear that? The person involved says it has nothing to do with me, so how can you blame me?"
Di Jianhan was left speechless, and Di Mingjue gave him no chance to speak.
"She chose to be a cleaner herself. I followed her wishes completely. Was that wrong?"
A blockage formed in his chest, and Di Jianhan trembled with anger. He stared at Di Mingjue, and after a moment, managed to speak again, "Fine, let's not talk about the cleaning for now. Explain to me why, on her very first day at your company, even a cleaner dared to bully her?"
Reporting back so quickly!
Di Mingjue cast a thoughtful glance at Lu Sisi.
Knowing she was in the wrong, Lu Sisi hid behind Di Jianhan, too ashamed to show her face.
"Don't rush, wait until you've seen the full account before demanding an explanation," Di Mingjue said.
Jiang Ziyu pushed Di Mingjue towards the front hall and plugged the USB drive into the television.
Lu Sisi's right eye twitched incessantly as she watched Jiang Ziyu's actions with unease.
"Don't worry, I'll be your advocate!" Di Jianhan patted her shoulder.
With that pat, Lu Sisi trembled even more violently.
The television screen flickered to life, and the content displayed caused Di Jianhan to momentarily forget to comfort the anxious Lu Sisi.
The screen showed the cleaning department that afternoon, and the person appearing in the footage was Lu Sisi, who stood before them.
As the playback progressed, the television emitted a jarring sound of argument.
The Lu Sisi in the video was vastly different from the one outside. If not for the identical face, one could have mistaken them for two individuals with completely different personalities.
When the video reached its conclusion, showing Lu Sisi actively grabbing Wu Fang's hand and slapping her own cheek, Lu Sisi's mind raced, desperately trying to find a solution.
Jiang Ziyu pressed the pause button on the remote, freezing the video at the moment Lu Sisi stood up and defiantly faced Wu Fang.
"Sister Sisi, would you like to explain it yourself?" Jiang Ziyu inquired.
Di Jianhan snorted, seizing the opportunity to vent his anger onto her. "Is it your place, an outsider, to speak here?"
"I'd appreciate it if you showed some respect to my wife!" Di Mingjue immediately warned, fiercely protective.
No longer being respected as a father, Di Jianhan, in a fit of rage, swung at Di Mingjue's face.
However, Di Mingjue's reflexes were quick. His palm never got the chance to land before Di Mingjue flicked it away.
Following this action, a murderous aura filled Di Mingjue's eyes, instilling fear in Di Jianhan.
"Mingjue," Jiang Ziyu placed her hand on his shoulder, silently reminding him not to overstep.
But her action unknowingly pricked the two men before them. Di Jianhan felt annoyed and angry, seeing that his son, as a father, was less capable than a woman. Lu Sisi, on the other hand, was jealous of Di Mingjue's obedience to Jiang Ziyu, his constant protection of her, and the empowerment she gave her to act.