Chapter 270 Coincidence

Yueyue felt wronged and wanted to confide in someone, but after receiving a reminder from Yangyang and Xingxing, she quickly held it back.

Su Youling assumed she was upset about the stray dog, so she gently touched her face and comforted her, saying, "With the blessing of our kind-hearted Princess Yueyue, that little dog will surely be adopted by a kind person."

As she spoke, she took a strawberry from the fruit plate next to her and held it to Yueyue's lips, "Baby, this is your favorite strawberry, try it and see if it's sweet."

Yueyue took a small bite and then said she didn't want to eat anymore.

Su Youling rarely saw her looking so down, and felt a pang of heartache.

Suddenly remembering an event at an arts center, she suggested, "Don't be sad, honey. How about we go to the arts center as a family this weekend? You love pottery, don't you? Mommy will take you to see it. If you like it, we can go often."

Yueyue finally perked up, jumped out of bed, hugged her neck, and her eyes lit up again, "Really?"

Su Youling smiled and nodded, then looked at Yangyang and Xingxing, "The art center also has many other categories such as painting and sculpture. Yangyang and Xingxing can try it out and see if there's anything they're interested in. Mommy will go with you."

Of the three children, only Yueyue inherited her artistic talent. At just five years old, she already showed amazing talent in pottery making, and she herself really enjoys making pottery.

Su Youling actually wanted to cultivate her two sons' interest in art at the same time.

However, Yangyang and Xingxing seemed uninterested, but they readily agreed just to make Yueyue happy.

Yueyue cheered happily, got off the bed, and started stuffing fruit from the fruit plate into her mouth while urging Su Youling, "Mommy, I'm hungry!"

Su Youling, both amused and exasperated, playfully flicked the tip of her nose.

Yueyue's appetite is directly linked to her mood; she ate until she was stuffed at night.

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Meanwhile, Li Tingxi escorted Lele to the five-star hotel where she and Karina were staying.

Karina welcomed him into the room, took Lele from his arms, and tenderly wiped away her tears. "Sweetie, what happened?"

Li Tingxi recounted the events with a blank expression.

Karina could easily see the anger in his eyes, and immediately her face turned cold. She forcefully dragged Lele to the corner to stand as punishment, saying, "Kalele, how could you disappoint your mother like this?"

Instead of getting support from her, Lele was scolded and couldn't hold back any longer, her emotions completely exploding, "Dad is bullying me on behalf of that nasty kid, and Mom, you're not on my side either, I hate you both!"

As she spoke, she shoved Karina aside, rushed to the coffee table, grabbed a cup, and smashed it on the ground.

A series of ear-piercing cracking sounds rang out, and shards of glass scattered all over the floor.

Li Tingxi's eyelids twitched, and he subconsciously frowned.

Karina noticed the change in his expression and panicked. She walked over, picked Lele up, and slapped her bottom hard several times. "You did something wrong and then took it out on others. That's what bad kids do. Is that how I raised you?"

Lele buried her face in her shoulder and cried bitterly, then looked up at Li Tingxi for help: "Daddy."

Li Tingxi felt a little soft-hearted, but considering that she was so young yet had such a bad temper and had developed a habit of bullying others, he felt that she really needed to be disciplined, so he kept quiet.

Karina sensed his attitude from his silence, gritted her teeth, put Lele down, and directly...

He took a branch from the vase next to him, grabbed Lele's right hand, pried it open, and lashed out at her without saying a word.

Lele trembled all over, realizing that she was really angry. She opened her swollen eyes wide with fear and cried, "Mommy."

Her voice was weak and pitiful.

Li Tingxi tried to stop her, but it was too late. Lele's palms instantly turned red, a glaring sight.

“When did I ever teach you to bully people like this? You’re only four years old, how did you develop such an arrogant and domineering personality? It seems I’ve spoiled you too much,” Karina said, looking furious. “This is the first time Mom has hit you. Tell me, do you know you’re wrong?”

Lele's swollen eyes looked like little light bulbs as she sobbed and nodded frantically, "Mommy, I know I was wrong."

Unexpectedly, Karina showed no sign of stopping.

"I don't think you know anything at all. Today I'm going to teach you a lesson you won't forget." With that, he slapped Lele's palms a few more times.

Li Tingxi's eyes darkened. He couldn't bear to watch any longer. He rushed forward, snatched the branch from her hand, and threw it away. "That's enough. She's only four years old. She can correct her mistakes slowly. Is this the way a mother should hit her?"

Karina's face paled, and just as she was about to explain, her hand suddenly felt heavy.

Immediately afterward, Lele nestled into her arms, weakly grabbing her arm, struggling to speak: "Mommy, I... feel so... uncomfortable."

Only then did she and Li Tingxi notice that Lele's little face, covered in tear stains, had an abnormal bluish-purple hue.

Karina's face drained of color, and she looked helplessly at Li Tingxi, her eyes instantly reddening: "Tingxi, Lele, she..."

Li Tingxi's heart tightened for a moment. He calmed himself, carefully picked up Lele, and rushed out without stopping: "

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I took Lele to the hospital.

Karina realized what was happening and immediately followed.

On the way to the hospital, Li Tingxi kept checking on Lele's condition in Karina's arms in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Karina placed her hand on Lele's forehead, tears streaming down her face. "It's all my fault! I didn't even notice Lele had a fever, and I even hit her! I deserve to die!"

Li Tingxi's grip on the steering wheel tightened unconsciously, and his eyes darkened.

Lele was born prematurely and has always been very weak. Even though Karina paid close attention to her nutrition, she had difficulty absorbing it. In addition, her resistance was also very poor, and she often got sick, so she looked much thinner and weaker than other children her age.

This is something that Li Tingxi has always felt guilty about. If it weren't for the car accident he caused that led to Karina's premature birth, Lele would be a healthy child now.

Lele's bad temper is partly due to his and Karina's indulgence; he seems to be too harsh on a four-year-old child.

Meanwhile, Lanjiang New Garden.

Yueyue was suddenly woken up by a stomachache in the middle of the night. "Waaah, my stomach hurts...it's so uncomfortable..."

"Yueyue, what's wrong? Wake up?" Su Youling was awakened by her daughter's cries of pain. Seeing her daughter's pale face, she was so frightened that she immediately put on her clothes, asked Wenxi to help take care of her two sons, and rushed to the hospital with Yueyue by herself.

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On the way, Li Tingxi had Qin He contact the hospital, and after taking Lele to the hospital, she underwent a full-body check-up.

After Lele's test results came out, several indicators showed abnormalities, and she needed to be hospitalized for observation for a period of time.

Li Tingxi felt even more guilty and offered to keep watch with Karina: "I'll take care of Lele tonight. She's physically weak, and her high fever might relapse tonight; you won't be able to manage."