Chapter 54 They won't even spare children

Immediately after making the call, Xiang Jingheng returned to the Xiang Mansion.

When he left the Xiangshi Technology Building, he was still besieged by the media, who asked him what he thought of the scandal at Xiaoxing Research Lab.

What can he think?

On the way back, Xiang Jingheng's face was so dark it could drip water, and the driver didn't dare to say a word.

When they arrived home, Mrs. Gan was still there, crying and sobbing as she told Mrs. Xiang that Gan Xiaoxing had been wronged, repeating herself over and over like a broken record. Mrs. Xiang barely managed to keep up her impatience and gave her a perfunctory reply.

As soon as Xiang Jingheng returned, Mrs. Xiang and Mrs. Gan looked at him as if they had seen a savior.

"Jing Heng..."

Xiang Jingheng ignored everyone and coldly asked the servant, "Where is the young master?"

"In the study."

Xiang Jingheng went straight upstairs to the second floor. The door to the study was pushed open with a loud bang, startling Xiang Chu.

"dad?"

Xiang Jingheng pulled Xiang Chu in front of him, made him stand up straight, and asked with a serious face, "Xiao Chu, when Dad asks you a question, you have to answer me truthfully and you are not allowed to lie."

My initial aspirations faltered, and I felt inexplicably flustered.

Although her father was usually quite serious, he was always more lenient than strict in front of her. So when her father suddenly showed such an expression, Xiang Chu couldn't help but feel nervous and nodded.

Xiang Jingheng was afraid of frightening his son, so he took a slight breath, but he was still angry inside and his expression remained unchanged.

"I'm asking you," Xiang Jingheng said in a low voice, "what else did you do besides the tasks I assigned you when you stayed with your mother the other day?"

Xiang Chu didn't understand and looked puzzled.

"What are you doing? No, I'm not doing anything."

Xiang Jingheng stared intently at his son, Xiang Chu, whose gaze was clear, frank, and without any stuttering.

He decided to be more direct, "Didn't your godmother, Gan Xiaoxing, assign you any other tasks?"

"..."

When his godmother was mentioned, Xiang Chu suddenly remembered the day his godmother took him out of school to play for half a day. This was a secret between him and his godmother, they had made a pinky promise and had not told anyone.

He hesitated for a few seconds, then shook his head.

Xiang Jingheng, however, accurately sensed that his son was hiding something from him. He narrowed his eyes and suddenly grabbed Xiang Chu's arm.

"Ah..." Xiang Chu groaned in pain, "Daddy, it hurts."

Xiang Jingheng's expression was even more somber than before. "Xiang Chu, what are you hiding from me?"

In the first year of junior high school, children are afraid of being called by their full names by their parents, usually when they have made a mistake.

He was indeed hiding something from his father, and upon hearing this, he became even more nervous.

Her little mouth was pursed tightly.

Seeing his expression, Xiang Jingheng became even more certain that something had happened, and narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Still not going to talk? Do you want to go to the dark room?"

Upon hearing the word "little dark room," Xiang Chu suddenly looked up, her face turning pale instantly.

"No, I won't go to the dark room."

He shook his head frantically.

Only those who commit serious mistakes are locked in the dark room. He has always known about the dark room, but he has never been locked in it yet.

Xiang Jingheng's patience gradually wore thin, and he said in a deep voice, "Speak."

"I..." Xiang Chu stammered, "I promised my godmother I wouldn't tell anyone."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Jingheng was so angry that his vision blurred again. "Did you really do this?"

Xiang Chu was stunned. "What?"

What did he do?

Xiang Jingheng slammed his hand on the coffee table with a loud bang, startling Xiang Chuyi. Seeing her father's dark expression, she was even more terrified.

When Xiang Chu was dragged into the dark room, she panicked and hugged Xiang Jingheng, begging for mercy, "Daddy, I was wrong, please don't lock me up..."

You are wrong!

Xiang Jingheng reprimanded her coldly, "You can do such a shameless thing, Xiang Chu, you have disappointed me greatly!"

This was the first time Xiang Chu had been spoken to so harshly. She shook her head frantically, crying in fear, "I'll never skip class to play again, Dad, please forgive me, I won't do it again!"

Xiang Jingheng looked at his son with a stern face, "Your godmother took you out to play without going to school?"

Xiang Chu nodded, sobbing.

"Why would I need to bring you along?"

Xiang Chu is more mature than other children her age, but no matter how mature she is, she is still a child. She is still afraid of making mistakes. When her father scolded her so sternly, how could she dare to hide it?

He sobbed as he recounted everything Gan Xiaoxing had taken him to do that day, "My godmother went to school to ask for leave for me and took me to... to the amusement park, where we played... the claw machine and go-karts..."

After listing all the fun activities, Xiang Jingheng didn't interrupt his son and waited for him to finish.

Xiang Chu stopped, and then continued to ask, "Anything else?"

"Hmm?" Xiang Chu looked up, sobbing.

Xiang Jingheng stared at him intently. "Did she give you a little monkey toy?"

Xiang Chu was taken aback, then nodded. "Yes."

Xiang Jingheng felt like his heart was about to burst, but he finally managed to ask the question. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "What did Gan Xiaoxing ask you to do?"

At this moment, Xiang Chu did not realize that his father's tone was more somber and colder than usual when he mentioned his godmother's name. He was immersed in the fear of his father's anger, and his heart was about to stop beating.

"My godmother asked me to give that gift to... her."

Xiang Jingheng asked, "Who is she?"

Xiang Chu stammered, sounding rather reluctant, "I... Mom."

Having not heard the word "Mom" from his son's mouth for a long time, Xiang Jingheng suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake in his education of Xiang Chu.

He let Xiang Chu and Gan Xiaoxing get too close, to the point that Gan Xiaoxing couldn't figure out her place, and Xiang Chu also confused the difference between godmother and mother.

He bears some responsibility for what happened.

Did Gan Xiaoxing tell you what that 'gift' was and what it was used for?

"Um?"

Xiang Chu's voice was thick with sobs, and her little face looked confused again. "The gift... it's something stuck to the computer. My godmother said it's a little thing that their lab developed that can stick to the computer. She told me to stick it to my... my mom's computer when she wasn't looking, and not to tell my mom it was a gift from her. Because my mom doesn't like her and won't accept her things."

After hearing all this, Xiang Jingheng completely understood.

At the same time, his face turned completely gloomy.

This anger wasn't directed at his son, but at Gan Xiaoxing.

Gan Xiaoxing tricked Xiang Chu into installing a monkey-shaped listening device on Yu Yan's laptop, stealing confidential documents without anyone knowing.

The exact amount stolen is still unknown.

Gan Xiaoxing's cleverness lay in the fact that she did not publish the paper under her own name, but instead gave it to Mu Zhiwei.

Even if the truth comes out, and Yu Yan tries to hold her accountable, she won't be held responsible.

Either Yu Yan swallows this bitter pill and her thesis is stolen and destroyed, or Mu Zhiwei's reputation is ruined. In any case, none of this will affect her, and she can protect herself.

Such heavy thoughts.

Xiang Jingheng knew that Gan Xiaoxing was cunning, but he never expected that one day she would use that cunning on him and Xiang Chu.

She even takes advantage of children, refusing to let them go!