Qi Rui strode forward and shoved the middle-aged woman standing to the side aside.

He took the cub in his arms... she was the little sister he had longed for for so long.

Qi Yuan was able to hold back her tears, but when she felt the familiar embrace, they immediately started falling like unruly pearls.

Besides disbelief, I was also filled with joy.

The cub's voice was very young, yet it was enough to break your heart.

Qi Rui hugged his sister tightly; he had finally seen her again after three years.

However, more than anything else, Qi Rui raised his eyes and looked sharply at the middle-aged woman beside him who looked flustered.

The middle-aged woman's expression remained blank.

She looked at Qi Rui, who was holding Qi Yuan, in disbelief. How could this be? This guy... didn't he say he would never come back?

How did I end up here?!

The middle-aged woman's expression went blank. She wanted to explain herself, but when she looked up, she saw Qi Rui's cold and stern face. She unconsciously took two steps back, thinking about how she had mistreated Qi Yuan over the years.

“Qi…Qi…”

The middle-aged woman was so flustered that she couldn't even utter a complete name. Qi Rui, seeing this, curled his lips in a mocking smile.

"What, after three years, Auntie has even forgotten my name?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman's eyes grew even more panicked. She waved her hands repeatedly, and after a long while, she finally managed a weak smile.

"How could that be? Why didn't you tell your aunt before you came back? I could have prepared a welcome-back feast for you. It's not easy for you to come back, so we should have a proper get-together."

"Shall we get together?"

The three words were played on Qi Rui's tongue.

Seeing Qi Rui's appearance, the middle-aged woman became even more flustered, and for some reason, her heart was beating exceptionally fast.

She looked at Qi Yuan beside her as if she had found a savior who could extricate her from this terrible situation.

"Speaking of which, you've come at the perfect time. Your aunt is just about to take your sister home. You have no idea what has happened these past few days. Let me tell you, I've put in a lot of effort to bring your sister home!"

Your sister was injured due to negligence at the kindergarten, but the teachers not only won't let us parents visit, they even want to leave Yuanyuan here. I had to pull some strings to get her here!

As the middle-aged woman spoke, she began to genuinely feel like she was a great contributor.

She seemed to get more and more excited as she spoke, and the reporter next to her, as if afraid of not finding a place to speak up, kept speaking up for the middle-aged woman.

"That's right, that's right. Your aunt has really gone to great lengths for your sister. She's been working tirelessly these past few days, running around to help her. You must be filial to her in the future!"

The comments section was scrolling faster and faster.

Judging from his luggage, this seems to be the child's older brother, and he's probably a soldier who just returned from base.

I suggest a thorough investigation of this kindergarten.

Exactly! And this hospital, how can they be so biased? It's like capital is trampling on people's heads and nobody dares to object. They must be severely punished!

The barrage comments became even more lively.

But just then, a mocking voice rang out from inside the room.

"Do your best? What do you mean by doing your best? Does it mean making my little sister cook and do laundry when she's not even three years old, and not even sharing a single penny of my allowance to buy her a brand new pair of dance shoes?"

Upon hearing this, the barrage of comments that had been overwhelmingly condemning the kindergarten and hospital paused for a second.

No, what were you just saying? What was that?!

Wow, things seem to be getting interesting!

The guy upstairs who just loves to watch the drama unfold.

I didn't understand what just happened—what about laundry, cooking, and dance shoes! Isn't this aunt a good person?

Is the person upstairs not fully developed? From what the older brother is saying, it sounds like abuse!

Yeah, what are you thinking about having a six-year-old do laundry and cook?

Qi Rui's voice grew colder and deeper, his gaze sharp as a knife. Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman's legs went weak.

What's going on? She's never mentioned anything like this to anyone outside. Could it be this little brat?! But Qi Rui just got back, how did Qi Yuan get in touch with him?

But there was clearly no time for him to consider these things now. The middle-aged woman's eyes darted around, and she immediately clapped her hands forward.

"Oh my, I'm innocent! I'm your aunt! Back then, when you had to leave and no one wanted to take care of your sister, I was the one who took her in. All these years, while you were away, I've done my best to help you raise her. How can you say such things about me?! Besides, children need to be taught independence from a young age. It's not like I'm hitting or scolding him or starving him!"

The middle-aged woman's acting was excellent; her eyes were already red and she was crying her eyes out.

Even the somewhat bewildered reporter standing to the side found these words quite reasonable. He couldn't help but step forward, even looking at Qi Rui with a rather naive gaze.

"That's right. No matter what, your aunt has done a lot of hard work, even if she didn't make any great contributions. Besides, kids these days need to be independent as early as possible. Being too spoiled isn't a good thing. You shouldn't hold a grudge against your child. It's already good enough that someone is willing to help you take care of her. What more do you want?"

Qi Rui sneered.

"Who gives you the right to speak?"

The middle-aged reporter was stunned, then his eyes widened in fury. For so many years, no one had dared to speak to him like that—and he was a top-notch reporter, a top-notch reporter, after all!

The reporter wanted to say something, but Qi Rui gave him a cold glance, and the reporter immediately fell silent.

"So you're making your child wash clothes in cold water in winter to make her independent?! Is that independence or abuse? And if you want her to be independent, why don't you let your child do the same? And..."

He pulled out the allowance slips from over the years from his pocket.

Since he couldn't go back, aside from the small amount he kept for himself each month as an emergency fund, he transferred most of it back to Yuanyuan as living expenses and to his aunt as child support.

It's a considerable sum each month, especially since he's a high-ranking military officer; he could easily afford to hire two nannies every month with that money.

Logically, this should have allowed Yuanyuan to live a good life, but he made a mistake. He misjudged the person; the caregiver he carefully selected turned out to be that kind of person in private.

“My monthly salary is deposited into your account, but why can’t my sister even have a new pair of dance shoes? She can only eat what you leave behind, while your daughter uses the money I send back to pay for all kinds of extracurricular classes and eat all kinds of snacks every month.”

Is this all the effort you've put in?

A thick stack of evidence, along with photos, was slapped onto the middle-aged woman's face.

The photo hit the middle-aged woman's face with tremendous force before fluttering to the ground. The reporter looked down...

The scene depicts a child washing clothes alone in a dark laundry room with only a small wall lamp, his little hands red, while a family of three is happily watching television in the dim light next door.

This photo appears to have been taken accidentally, as the image is very blurry, making it seem more like the person in the photo accidentally captured this family while taking a selfie.

Qi Rui found it hard to describe the terrible feeling he had when he rushed back only to be taken to a coffee shop by a butler in a suit and tie and handed these photos.

That's the child he cherishes like a treasure!

But he was treated this way because of his negligence!

And this time,

"Also, you know very well whether it's the kindergarten's private protection or your own methods. Adding Atkelin to sunscreen, Atkelin, ha, a stimulant, often used in the arena. You really have some tricks up your sleeve!"

!!

How could this have been discovered?! A cold sweat broke out on the middle-aged woman's forehead. How could this have happened? She had been so discreet, and she had even gotten her cousin to help her…

"Forget about your good cousin, he's told you everything, including your call logs."

The middle-aged woman stared wide-eyed in disbelief. What?! Call records?!

Qi Rui's eyes were cold and unbelievable. "No need to say anything more. I have already reported all of this to the military court. Military personnel's family members are eligible to enter the military court for trial, so you can just wait for the court summons."

You won't escape either the charges of abuse or intentional homicide.

Qi Yuan was stunned. She wanted to raise her head, but Qi Rui just patted her back reassuringly and then pressed her back down.

The middle-aged woman was still in a state of complete confusion.

But as if speaking of the devil, the military court arrived very quickly.

Under the operation of special relationships, there is not even a waiting period.

The summons and the arresting officer arrived at the same time.

The reporter standing nearby was completely dumbfounded by this development.

No…this…

"What are you still doing here? Do you want to be convicted of spreading rumors too?"

Qi Rui's eyes were filled with mockery as the reporter, who had been so energetic and cocky, looked at him with disdain: ...

A group of people came in and left in a flash, and the heart-wrenching cries disappeared from the room.

All that remains is warmth.

"Brother..." Qi Yuan blinked her beautiful eyes.

Qi Rui gently and awkwardly patted the child's head.

Rong Zhoudu, who arrived a step too late, looked at this scene with a thoughtful expression in his eyes.

He had never been involved before, but he seemed to know these two people.