Brother Long no longer cared about his son's safety; his life was at stake. He slapped the little fat boy several times and made him kneel on the ground.
The chubby boy cried and apologized, kneeling on the ground and not daring to utter a sound.
Fortunately, Li Qi from the education group arrived in time. He bowed and scraped, apologizing profusely and claiming that he had not properly disciplined his subordinates.
"Mr. Li, is this one of your company's teachers?" Ye Xingchen pointed to Teacher Yang, whose face was ashen.
"Yes, yes." Li Qi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Get her out of here, and don't let me see her again." Ye Xingchen said, "My sister will still be studying here. If something like this happens again, you know the consequences."
"Understood, Mr. Ye. Please rest assured, I guarantee this will never happen again." Li Qi nodded repeatedly, then looked at Teacher Yang, whose face was deathly pale: "What are you still standing there for? Get out of here!"
Teacher Yang was so frightened that she roared and then left with a look of fear on her face.
After driving Teacher Yang away, Li Qi couldn't help but lecture Brother Long: "Little Long, how many times have I told you, children need to be properly educated."
"Look at yourself! What kind of person are you? Do you want your son to grow up to be as good-for-nothing as you? Do you even know how much trouble you've caused today?"
"I know, Uncle, I won't do it again." Brother Long cried and pleaded, "I'll definitely teach that brat a lesson when I get back, and I promise he'll never cause trouble again."
"Alright, you're too much of a burden to me. I can't afford to support you anymore. Take your son to another school and stop causing me trouble." Li Qi glared at Brother Long.
"Okay, okay," Brother Long said meekly.
"Zhenzhen, have you forgiven this kid yet?" Ye Xingchen turned to look at Zhenzhen.
“I forgive him.” Zhenzhen nodded. “As long as he doesn’t bully people again, that’s fine.”
"Definitely not. If he dares to bully anyone again, I'll break his legs." Brother Long was overjoyed.
"Alright, get lost." Ye Xingchen waved his hand.
"Okay, thank you, brother." Brother Long felt like he had been granted a pardon and ran away with his son and mistress, tumbling and crawling.
After bringing Zhenzhen home, Yi Qingmeng began preparing a meal.
She put on an apron, tied her hair up, and looked quite like a domestic woman.
"I'll help you." Ye Xingchen went to the kitchen and helped her wash the vegetables.
"No need, I can manage on my own," Yi Qingmeng said. "You can just sit there and wait for dinner to be served."
"Sigh, I'm so lucky to have married a woman like you," Ye Xingchen teased.
"Really? Then the person I want to marry might not marry me." Yi Qingmeng glanced at Ye Xingchen, her tone tinged with resentment.
"This..." Ye Xingchen was extremely embarrassed. Was he digging a hole for himself by joking about this?
“My mother was actually an incredibly virtuous woman, but after my father disappeared, she took on the responsibility of the entire Yi Chen Group.” Yi Qingmeng lowered her head and said quietly while washing the vegetables in her hands, “And what I never expected was that my fate would be so similar to hers.”
"Don't worry about anything, it will pass sooner or later," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
"Actually, everything was already in the past the moment I met you." Yi Qingmeng smiled. "I even thought you were a liar back then."
"Was I too enthusiastic?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"Yes, I was too enthusiastic at the time," Yi Qingmeng said. "Especially since I had just gone through so much, I was very wary of everyone around me, let alone a stranger."
"And you?" Yi Qingmeng tossed her hair. "What were your motivations when you wanted to help me?"
"When I said I saw a beautiful woman in trouble, I simply wanted to help her out. Do you believe me?" Ye Xingchen chuckled.
"I believe you." Yi Qingmeng glared at Ye Xingchen, then finished washing the vegetables. "But I don't think that's the most important reason."
"I can't quite explain the most important reason myself," Ye Xingchen said. "Just remember that you're out of this misery now."
"Yes, I'm... out of that misery now. I have a man by my side taking care of me and shielding me from everything. I feel... very happy," Yi Qingmeng said with a smile, a hint of mist in her eyes.
Yes, only those who have experienced despair know how hard-won everything is when they encounter light.
"Don't move." Ye Xingchen suddenly grabbed Yi Qingmeng's hand as she reached into the vegetable basin.
"What's wrong?" Yi Qingmeng was slightly taken aback. She looked up at Ye Xingchen with a puzzled expression.
The pot of green vegetables was incredibly vibrant, and the water sprinkled on it made it appear even more lush. However, Ye Xingchen was looking at the vegetables with a serious expression, as if he had encountered some problem.
He took Yi Qingmeng's hand and put it aside, then bent his right hand and pointed at the vegetable basin in the air.
Wherever he pointed with his finger, the pot of vegetables immediately changed.
A wisp of black smoke rose up and then spread in all directions. As a ray of light, like ashes of calamity, swept by, the dish instantly lost its color.
The withered vegetable leaves looked somewhat grayish, and on these leaves, there was a dense layer of insects.
These insects are bizarre in shape, wriggling around, and the sticky secretions they secrete are enough to make your scalp crawl.
"Ah..." Yi Qingmeng couldn't help but cry out in surprise. Her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground.
The vegetables looked incredibly green just moments ago, but in the blink of an eye they turned into worms, which greatly surprised her.
"How vicious!" Ye Xingchen looked at the basin of insects, his expression changing slightly. He pointed with his right hand, and a beam of spiritual light emanated from his fingertip.
A ball of real fire rose up, and even in the basin of water, the fire burned extremely brightly.
With a series of squeaks, the entire pot of insects turned to ashes in an instant.
The fire gradually died down, and as the water from the tap continued to flow, the ashes were washed into the sewer.
"What's going on?" Yi Qingmeng's voice trembled slightly. Everything that was happening before her eyes was too bizarre; she had never seen anything like it before.
“A type of black magic from Southeast Asia.” Ye Xingchen’s gaze was icy: “It seems someone is targeting us.”
"Who is it?" Yi Qingmeng was so frightened that her face turned pale.
"It's aimed at me." Ye Xingchen thought for a moment and understood the reason. He took out his phone and called Zhou Kunsheng.
"Mr. Ye, is there anything I can do for you?" Zhou Kunsheng asked.
"Get ready, something might happen," Ye Xingchen said.
"I understand... Is he going to make a move?" Zhou Kunsheng's tone was calm, but it was not hard to hear that his emotions were somewhat unusual.
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