Chapter 453: Twenty Whips
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Patriarch Lu looked at the grandson he was the proudest of, and who was arguing back. The flame of fire deep within him could not be suppressed at all and he asked him one last time, “Are you really refusing to listen to my words for this woman?”
Lu Jingye replied, “I can heed anything you say, except for this.”
“Good! Very good!” Patriarch Lu shouted towards the housekeeper, “Go get me my whip.”
The moment Zi Yi heard that he wanted to fetch his whip, she furrowed her brows. “You’re going to hit Ah Jing?”
Lu Zhiheng immediately shouted at her in a loud voice, “This is the Lu Family affairs and it’s not an outsider’s turn to question.”
Zi Yi tilted her head and shot him a chilly look.
A sneer curled up on the corner of Lu Zhiheng’s lips.
Zi Yi felt her hand itching. Just as she wanted to take action, a large hand grabbed her hand.
Lu Jingye said to her in a low voice, “Yiyi, don’t talk.”
Zi Yi looked at him with discontentment.
However, she still kept her mouth shut.
The housekeeper soon came back with a whip in hand.
Patriarch Lu took the whip and looked at Lu Jingye. “Since you have chosen this woman, then you have to accept these twenty whips. After twenty whips, get lost with her at once.”
“You-” Zi Yi was beyond angry.
However, Lu Jingye was one step ahead of her as he replied, “Okay.”
“Ah Jing!”
Zi Yi’s eyes turn red from anxiousness.
Lu Jingye held her hand and said, “Be good, stand by the side and wait for me.”
He then looked towards Lu Jianlin and Mrs. Lu. “Father, Mother, I’m sorry.”
Mrs. Lu’s eyes were also reddened.
When he was saying that, The First and Third Family had already retreated to the sidelines.
Mrs. Lu wanted to protect her son, but Lu Jianlin grabbed onto her arm and forcefully pulled her to the side.
Aisha looked at Lu Jingye with reddened eyes and asked in a sad tone, “Brother Lu, can’t you just marry me?”
“I’m sorry. I can’t.”
As soon as he said that, he gave Zi Yi a reassuring look.
Zi Yi glanced at Patriarch Lu and Aisha unhappily, before she slowly moved back.
As for whoever dares to harm her Ah Jing today, she will definitely repay this grudge a hundredfold!
Soon, only Lu Jingye and Patriarch Lu remained in the center of the large living room.
Patriarch Lu asked for the last time with a grim expression, “You really intend to give up everything? Even your family?”
Lu Jingye said, “I am only giving up the identity of the Lu Family’s Second Young Master which is preventing me from marrying Yiyi. You are all my family no matter what.”
“Hmph! Then you better not regret your decision!”
As soon as Patriarch Lu said that, he waved the whip in his hand.
Whoosh~ Pa!
The sounds of the whip landing on flesh caused the spectators to tremble.
When Patriarch Lu gave Lu Jingye his first whip, Zi Yi could not endure it anymore and immediately called out Shadow.
The Lu Family members were all shocked at the sudden appearance of the robot.
Zi Yi said with a chilly expression, “You’re not to hit Ah Jing!”
Patriarch Lu glared at Zi Yi in anger and he shouted, “I dare you to have your robot make a move.”
Just then Lu Jingye turned to her and said, “Yiyi, don’t move.”
Zi Yi was anxious and angry at the same time. “I can’t stand other people hurting you.”
Lu Jingye gently coaxed her. “It’s only twenty whips. After these twenty whips, we can be together.”
Zi Yi bit her lips at his words and was boiling in rage deep down.
Patriarch Lu looked at both of them and the flames of fury in his heart burned even stronger. He directly raised his whip and whipped down on Lu Jingye’s back.
Whoosh~ Pa!
The second whip.
The third whip.
…
One by one, the whip strokes landed on Lu Jingye’s back and his clothes and skin tore, while revealing his flesh. However, Lu Jingye stood up steadily, and even if he was in great pain, he merely took a small step forward. There were no traces of pain in his expression on his face.
Mrs. Lu felt her heart breaking when she saw her eldest son getting hit and she hid her face as she wept bitterly.
Her second son was in a coma and she didn’t even know when he would be able to regain consciousness. Her eldest son merely fell in love with a woman and yet, he was treated like that!
She hated the Lu Family to death!
Lu Jianlin wanted to hug her, but he was pushed away.
Outside the door.
Ouyang Ming looked at He Fei who had a complicated look on his face. “Do you want to go in and take a look at Second Brother’s appearance from getting hit?”
He Fei knew that he had lost when he heard the words Lu Jingye had said. He had lost thoroughly. Compared to what he had done for Zi Yi, he felt that he was unable to do the same.
Thinking of this, he felt irritated deep down as he turned to look at Ouyang Ming. With a sullen expression, he said, “I’m not interested.”
He turned around and left.
Ouyang Ming followed him and teased him. “Aren’t you striving to catch up to Second Brother? Your opportunity has now arrived. As long as Second Brother gets chased out by Patriarch Lu, he will have nothing under his name.”
He Fei suddenly stopped walking. He stood there for some time before he clenched his fists and said, “You’re right. As long as Second Brother is chased out of the Lu Family, he will have nothing. I have to work hard and earn more money so that I can catch up to him… No, to surpass him!”
Having said this, He Fei grabbed Ouyang Ming’s shoulders and said, “Ah Ming, we’ll set off tomorrow.”
Ouyang Ming looked at him with a strange expression. “You are not planning to show yourself before Zi Yi to increase your sense of presence in her mind?”
“No. I will return only after earning billions. At that time, I’ll be able to show off in front of them.”
Ouyang Ming: “…”
So, when this person repeatedly said that he likes Zi Yi, was it because he truly liked her, or did he just find it hard to swallow the rejection and want to strive for vindication?
…
Even though Patriarch Lu was already in his seventies, the strength he possessed was still surprising.
After Lu Jingye endured the twenty whips, his back was already in a mess. The strong scent of blood hovered around the entire living room.
It was a shocking sight.
Mrs. Lu and Aisha cried uncontrollably.
Zi Yi had been glaring at Patriarch Lu with those blazing eyes of hers the entire time.
After the twenty whips, Lu Jingye’s body lightly swayed.
Zi Yi hastily walked over to support him and called out. “Ah Jing.”
There were traces of blood on the corner of his lips. He had clenched his teeth earlier and accidentally bitten his tongue. He originally wanted to pat Zi Yi’s hand to reassure her. However, with the slightest movement, it affected the injury on his back and he could not help but convulse slightly.
Zi Yi knew that his back must be hurting really badly right now and she was anxious to bring him away for treatment. She then asked Patriarch Lu with a cold expression, “I believe we can leave now, right?”
Patriarch Lu looked at Lu Jingye coldly. “After leaving this house, there’s no need to come back in the future.”
Everyone was looking at Lu Jingye and Zi Yi.
The First Madam shed crocodile tears as she said, “Jingye, why do you insist on doing this? You’re clearly aware of your grandfather’s temper. No one is allowed to go against his decision. If you really leave with her, you won’t be able to interfere with the affairs of the Lu Family in the future.”
Lu Jingye had his eyes lowered and he did not respond.
Mrs. Lu coldly snorted. “Isn’t this the result you have been looking forward to seeing?”
She then walked over to Lu Jingye and asked, “Jingye, are you able to walk by yourself?”
“Mother, don’t worry.. I’m fine.”