Although Lu Qingjiu knew from the start that this situation was definitely different from their assumptions, she couldn't help but feel angry after learning the truth. Children are still too young to express themselves clearly when they're being bullied, and sometimes parents are careless and overlook it, and by the time they realize it, it's too late. Lu Qingjiu asked Lele some more questions, such as who stung him and whether other children were stung.
Lele answered Lu Qingjiu's questions obediently, saying that everyone who stung him was sent to the hospital by Xiaojiao, and no other children were punished. It seemed that everything was directed at Lele alone.
This struck Lu Qingjiu as odd. Normally, if a problem like this occurred in a kindergarten, many children would be victims. Teachers had already used acupuncture as a means of punishing disobedient children. Yet, Lele was the only one to be punished. Could it be that there was something special about Lele's identity?
Of the three injured, two were teachers, but one was a wealthy woman with connections to the investor, who had also done the same thing to Lele. From Lele's description, Lu Qingjiu learned that he had never met this woman before, until one day, when a teacher suddenly took him to a separate room and found an excuse to punish him. This woman, whom he had never met before, was the one who carried out the punishment. She deeply disliked Lele and even cursed him with vicious language while stabbing him. Lele was terrified and in pain, crying uncontrollably.
After returning home that day, Lele wanted to tell his mother about the incident, but his mother wasn't home, and the servants ignored him. Feeling wronged, Lele ran away from home and, as usual, cried to a beehive hanging on a tree in the park near his home. Unexpectedly, a boy named Xiaojiao jumped out of the bushes. The two children hit it off immediately. Xiaojiao helped Lele get revenge, and Lele discovered that Xiaojiao loved honey, so he brought a jar of honey from home every day to meet Xiaojiao.
Lu Qingjiu knew the whole story and decided to take Lele home to talk to his mother. He felt that most mothers in the world loved their children, although there were some exceptions. But as Lele's parent, he felt it was necessary for her to know these things.
Besides, Lele is still so young. If he encounters such a thing in the future, he can't let Jiaochong step in every time.
"But Mom isn't home. She's busy with work." After hearing Lu Qingjiu's suggestion, Lele looked very lonely. Her long eyelashes drooped, and tears began to flash in her eyes again. "Lele doesn't know when Mom will come back."
"When can Lele usually see her mother?" Lu Qingjiu asked.
"I don't know." Lele said, "Sometimes on Sundays, Mom will eat with Lele, but only for a short while..."
Lu Qingjiu asked, "What about Lele's father?"
Lele said: "Dad is busy too, he hasn't shown up for a long time..."
Lu Qingjiu asked, "Does Lele know her mother's phone number?"
Lele nodded, but her expression was a little hesitant: "But Auntie said that I can't call Mom casually."
The auntie refers to the maid who takes care of Lele at home. It seems that she doesn't care much about Lele, otherwise how could she not notice so many wounds on Lele's body. And according to Lele, the auntie repeatedly told Lele that his mother was very busy and he should tell her if he had anything, otherwise his mother would be angry if he bothered her. Lele, who was only five years old, believed it.
The more Lu Qingjiu listened, the angrier he got. Finally, with a belly full of anger, he said, "Lele, tell uncle your mother's phone number. I promise that your mother won't be angry."
Lele hesitated for a moment, looked at Jiaochong standing next to him, and when he saw Jiaochong nodded, he told him the phone number.
Lu Qingjiu called directly, but was hung up the first time. The second time, the call rang for a long time before it was picked up. A somewhat impatient female voice came from the other end of the phone, asking who Lu Qingjiu was.
Lu Qingjiu asked: "Are you Lele's mother?"
"Le Le? What happened to Le Le?" The woman suddenly became nervous when she heard her son's name. "Excuse me, who are you? Is something wrong with my son?"
Lu Qingjiu said, "Something serious has happened to your son. I'm planning to send him home now. You'd better come back right away."
The woman said, "But I have a meeting downstairs, can I..."
Lu Qingjiu said coldly, "No." Logically, one should be nicer when talking to a stranger for the first time, but Lu Qingjiu didn't intend to be nice to Lele's mother.
"You'd better come back immediately, otherwise I can't guarantee that anything will happen to Lele." Lu Qingjiu directly issued an ultimatum.
The woman was frightened by Lu Qingjiu’s tone and wanted to ask something else, but Lu Qingjiu hung up the phone directly.
"Let's go, let's go home." Lu Qingjiu touched Lele's little head, "Say goodbye to Xiaojiao."
"Xiao Jiao, goodbye, I'll come to see you tomorrow." Lele leaned over again and kissed Xiao Jiao's chubby cheeks.
Xiao Jiao's ears flushed red again, but he still waved at Lele, making a goodbye gesture. He knew that Lele would eventually return to human society. He could help Lele solve temporary problems, but he couldn't change anything fundamentally. In fact, it was best for Lu Qingjiu to guide him.
Besides, what if one day... Lele can't see him anymore?
Lu Qingjiu picked up Lele, and under Jiao Chong's watchful eyes, he and Bai Yuehu left the park and brought Lele back to their nearby home.
It can be seen that Lele's family is well-off. They live in a large garden-style flat. However, the aunt who takes care of Lele was a little surprised when she saw Lu Qingjiu carrying Lele back.
Lu Qingjiu just said that she was an employee of the kindergarten and something happened in the kindergarten, so she brought Lele back specially, and there were still some issues to discuss with the parents.
Auntie looked at Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu. Although she had some doubts, she still agreed to let them enter the house.
While the three of them were waiting for Lele's mother in the living room, Lu Qingjiu was also observing the entire house. He found that there was no trace of children's life in this house, at least there were no children's toys in the living room. The empty house exuded a cold smell. No wonder Lele liked to run outside.
Lele's mother was probably afraid that Lu Qingjiu would do something to Lele, so she turned down the meeting and drove home in a hurry.
When she got home and saw Lu Qingjiu sitting in the living room, she asked rudely, "Who are you?" It was obvious that she must be very successful in her career, and she was very imposing when questioning people.
But Lu Qingjiu didn't buy it at all. He waved at Lele's mother and said, "Come here."
Lele's mother frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly walked in front of Lu Qingjiu.
Lu Qingjiu took a deep breath and said, "Just watch carefully." After he finished speaking, he reached out and lifted the corner of Lele's clothes, revealing Lele's back.
Lele's mother was about to lose her temper when she saw Lu Qingjiu's actions, but she noticed the subtle marks on Lele's back. She looked at these small spots and immediately understood what had happened. Her expression changed drastically, and her voice became distorted with anger: "Who did this?! Lele, someone stabbed you with a needle?"
Perhaps her expression was too ferocious, Lele was frightened and threw herself into Lu Qingjiu's arms, looking at her mother with fear in her eyes.
Lele's mother felt a pang of pain in her heart when she saw Lele's eyes. She said in a trembling voice: "Lele, don't be afraid of mom, mom loves you..."
Lu Qingjiu held Lele in his arms and gently patted her back to soothe her. He said, "Calm down and don't scare the child. Lele was stabbed by the kindergarten teacher, but both teachers are in the hospital now..."
Lele's mother was furious after hearing what Lu Qingjiu said, but she was afraid that her overreaction would scare the child, so she swallowed her surging anger and forced a very forced smile at Lu Qingjiu: "Hello, my name is Du Qinghong... I'm Zhuang Le's mother. May I ask who you are?"
"My name is Lu Qingjiu," Lu Qingjiu said. "I saw your son crying in the park when I passed by today. I asked and learned about the situation. I wanted to tell the parents and ask them to pay attention."
Du Qinghong said, "Thank you, Lele. Come on, tell mom what happened?"
Lele stayed in Lu Qingjiu's arms without moving, observing her mother carefully. Du Qinghong almost cried because of Lele's hesitant gaze.
Lu Qingjiu said, "I have already inquired about the specific situation. Let me tell you." He directly told Du Qinghong what Lele had said to him. Of course, the focus was still on the lady who sneaked into the kindergarten to give Lele an injection. He always felt that this person was the key to the whole thing.
As expected, when he told these things, Du Qinghong's face became more and more ugly. In the end, if she hadn't been concerned about the presence of the child, she would probably have burst into curses. But even so, she couldn't suppress her inner anger: "I said... who dared to lay hands on my Lele? It turned out to be her. I let her go, but she actually treated my son like this. What a bitch!" The last word "bitch" was squeezed out from between her teeth. Looking at Du Qinghong's hateful expression, if that person was in front of her, she would almost want to eat her flesh and blood.
"Why on earth would she do this? How could she actually attack such a young child?" Lu Qingjiu really couldn't understand what kind of personal grudge could make that person do such a thing to a five-year-old child.
Du Qinghong glanced at Lele and sighed, "Let's go outside and talk." She stood up and took some desserts from the refrigerator and said, "Lele, you sit here obediently. Uncle and I will go out and chat." It seemed that she didn't want Lele to know too many of these dirty things.
Lele nodded confusedly and sat there obediently without moving.
Seeing the child's well-behaved appearance, Du Qinghong couldn't hold back her tears. She bit her lower lip tightly and used up all her strength to stand up from the chair and walked outside with Lu Qingjiu.
Then, Du Qinghong briefly explained their family affairs to Lu Qingjiu. It turned out that Zhuang Le's father had cheated on his wife six months ago and wanted to divorce Du Qinghong, but Du Qinghong still had feelings for him and refused. Because Zhuang Le's father was a son-in-law, Du Qinghong managed almost all of the family's assets, even the company where Zhuang Le's father worked.
Du Qinghong was so busy with work that she neglected her family. In order to compensate Zhuang Le, she even invested in the Garden Kindergarten in advance, but this investment was under the name of Zhuang Le's father... Du Qinghong is still in a stalemate with her husband, wanting him to change his mind and give Zhuang Le a complete family, but she ignored the most important person around her and didn't even notice Zhuang Le's abnormality.
Zhuang Le was a very well-behaved child and seldom cried like other children. He had no one to complain to when he was wronged because he had not seen his mother for a long time. Du Qinghong had never thought that the woman would dare to do such a thing under her nose. She had underestimated the ugliness of human nature and never imagined that they could do such a dirty thing.
"She's crazy. How dare she do such a thing?" Du Qinghong was filled with hatred. She gripped the railing in the corridor tightly, not even noticing her fingernails split in half. "I will make her pay for it now."
Lu Qingjiu said: "She is still in the hospital. Whether she can make it through is another matter."
"What's wrong with her?" Du Qinghong frowned.
"She was stung by a bee." Lu Qingjiu said, "This is probably what happens when evil is done to evil."
Du Qinghong sneered, "Being stung by a bee? She wants to escape punishment for such a minor injury. No way." She took out a tissue and wiped the tears from her face. She regained her strong woman demeanor and said in a frighteningly cold tone, "If she's dead, I won't pursue the matter. If she's not dead... hehe."
Lu Qingjiu asked, "What about your husband?"
Du Qinghong said, "Him? He can't even think of running away. If he wants to leave, then just leave." She let out a breath, as if she had let go of something. "Don't even think about taking anything from this house." Thinking of the needle marks on Lele's body and the child's cautious look, Du Qinghong's heart ached again. She hadn't imagined that her negligence would lead to this happening to the child. It was so absurd, yet it had actually happened. Fortunately, everything was discovered not too late, and it wasn't too late to make amends.
Thinking of this, Du Qinghong looked at Lu Qingjiu gratefully: "Thank you, Mr. Lu, if it weren't for you, Lele..."
Lu Qingjiu said, "You're welcome." He thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we go to the hospital to see the patients?" He wanted to know what was happening to those people.
Du Qinghong said: "Okay."
The two decided to go to the hospital that night to see how the bee stings fared. After their conversation, they returned to the house and saw Bai Yuehu and Zhuang Le sitting on the sofa, taking bites of cake.
Although Bai Yuehu usually looks unapproachable, he and Zhuang Le get along well. Zhuang Le also likes this handsome uncle very much and generously gave Bai Yuehu two red cherries on the cake.
Lu Qingjiu looked at the two of them and felt that they were really just two little kids.
There was also a hint of tenderness in Du Qinghong's eyes, and her expression was somewhat similar to Lu Qingjiu's.
After dinner, Du Qinghong coaxed Zhuang Le to sleep and then drove to the hospital with Lu Qingjiu and the others. The hospital was quite close to them, only a 20-minute drive away.
It's just that Du Qinghong was on the phone all the way, apparently asking about the condition and identity of the injured. After Lu Qingjiu's statement was fully confirmed, she was so angry that her teeth were itching.
The three people who were stung were lying in the ICU. Normally, they were not allowed to enter as outsiders, but I don’t know what method Du Qinghong used. After arriving at the hospital, they were directly led into the ICU by the nurse and saw the lady who was unrecognizable.
Logically speaking, Du Qinghong should be happy to see her target of revenge so miserable, but she was not happy at all. After all, it was not her who did it.
The lady seemed to have regained consciousness, but she could not speak yet. After seeing Du Qinghong coming in, her eyes showed great fear, and she obviously recognized Du Qinghong.
Du Qinghong looked at her expression and smiled. She said gently, "Zhu Xiaorong, you must get better soon."
Zhu Xiaorong wanted to speak, but her swollen mouth could only make sounds like "ah ah".
"Don't you like tormenting my son?" Du Qinghong smiled. "I like tormenting people too, especially people like you. Get well soon. Only when you get better can I enjoy myself."
Zhu Xiaorong was so scared that she burst into tears.
It’s a pity that these tears are not moving, they are just crocodile tears. Only when disaster strikes, do people realize what their past actions will bring to themselves.
They checked on the other patients. The doctor said their conditions had stabilized and their lives were no longer in danger, but they would still need a long recovery time to fully recover.
Du Qinghong said coldly: "It's okay, I can wait."
It has to be said that an angry mother is a very scary avenger. At least Lu Qingjiu felt scared when she saw Du Qinghong's expression.
When the three of them were about to leave, they saw an unexpected person in the parking lot - Du Qinghong's husband, Zhuang Le's father Zhuang Wenshi.
After the meeting, before Du Qinghong could even speak, Zhuang Wenshi suddenly launched into a tirade, shouting at her. He declared that it was Du Qinghong who had indeed done this, and that he knew she would not let Zhu Xiaorong go. He also said he hadn't expected Du Qinghong to be so vicious, to have done such a cruel thing to Zhu Xiaorong. It seemed he was blaming her for the bee sting.
After he finished speaking, he thought Du Qinghong would refute him angrily as before, but he didn't expect Du Qinghong to just look at him indifferently, with complete disappointment and strong hatred in her eyes, which made him feel a chill on his back.
"Come to my office tomorrow morning," Du Qinghong said. "Bring your documents and we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce."
Zhuang Wenshi was stunned, as if he hadn't expected Du Qinghong to suddenly agree to this matter, and with such a decisive attitude. He opened his mouth to say something, but after seeing Du Qinghong's cold eyes, he swallowed the words back.
"Do you really want to divorce?" Du Qinghong had never wanted to divorce before, and no matter what Zhuang Wenshi said, it was useless. Now that her attitude suddenly changed, Zhuang Wenshi naturally felt a little uncomfortable.
"Of course we have to divorce." Du Qinghong said, "You were the one who cheated first, so forget about the company shares. Since you want your love so much, let me see if love can fill your stomach." She said this with a sneer, and no longer paid attention to Zhuang Wenshi, leaving him with only a cold back.
The three of them sat in the car, and Lu Qingjiu sighed deeply.
"Are you okay?" Lu Qingjiu asked her.
"It's okay." Du Qinghong said, "I can handle this little bit." She said slowly, "Besides, this is just the beginning. It's still a long time before it ends." She would not take the lives of Zhu Xiaorong and Zhuang Wenshi, because only the living can taste pain. She would get back everything her son had experienced.
Du Qinghong sent Lu Qingjiu and Bai Yuehu to the vicinity of the kindergarten and said goodbye to each other after watching them get on the truck. Of course, before parting, they exchanged contact information, and Du Qinghong and Lu Qingjiu agreed that if Lele had any problems, they would tell him as soon as possible.
Before going back, Lu Qingjiu went to the park first and found Jiaochong.
"You live here?" Lu Qingjiu asked, "Are you the mountain god here? What do you eat?"
Jiao Chong snorted and raised his chin: "I eat a lot."
Lu Qingjiu: “For example?”
Jiao Chong: "...For example, the honey Lele brought me."
Lu Qingjiu said, "What do you eat when Lele doesn't bring you honey?" He would never have considered this before, but when he saw his poor fox spirit and his friend the mountain god, he miraculously became worried about the daily life of the little mountain god in front of him.
Jiao Chong said, "Eat...eat fruit or something." He spoke very softly.
Lu Qingjiu knew at first glance that Jiao Chong was lying. There were no fruit trees in the park, so how could there be any fruit to eat?
Bai Yuehu had been silent until she suddenly said, "Did you rummage through the trash can?"
Unexpectedly, Jiao Chong flew into a rage upon hearing Bai Yuehu's words, shouting angrily, "What do you mean by rummaging through trash cans? This is my territory, every trash can belongs to me! What's wrong with me rummaging through it?!"
Lu Qingjiu couldn't bear to watch, and even wanted to cover his face with his hands. The point wasn't why Jiao Chong had rummaged through the trash can, but how Bai Yuehu guessed that Jiao Chong had rummaged through the trash can. Could it be that his vixen had done the same thing because of life's pressure? But this was too tragic.
Thinking of this, Lu Qingjiu felt an infinite love for the two of them, and even her voice became much gentler: "Xiao Jiao, do you want to go back with us?"
Jiao Chong asked, "Go back? Where to?"
Lu Qingjiu: "Shuifu Village is right next to the city. I can cook for you when we get home..."
Jiao Chong said, "I can't go that far." He rejected Lu Qingjiu's kindness.
Lu Qingjiu asked, "Then how big is your range of activities?" He guessed that Jiao Chong and Yin Xun were somewhat similar, both confined to a range and unable to leave.
Jiao Chong said, "It's probably somewhere in the city."
Lu Qingjiu said "oh" and felt a little regretful. He had to let the matter go.
On the way back, Bai Yuehu told Lu Qingjiu that Jiao Chong was lying. He and Yin Xun were not the same kind of mountain gods at all. He just didn't want to leave the park, so he found that excuse.
"But no matter how bad he is, he can still control bees." Lu Qingjiu said, "Isn't there still honey to eat? Why would he resort to rummaging through trash cans?"
White Moon Fox: "Would you get tired of eating honey for a hundred years?"
Lu Qingjiu: “…”
Bai Yuehu said, "I will definitely do it anyway."
Lu Qingjiu hadn't expected this at all, and was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He asked, "By the way, how did you know that Jiao Chong had rummaged through the trash can?"
Bai Yuehu stared straight ahead, calm and composed: "I guessed it."
Lu Qingjiu: “Hmm…” He decided not to bring up this issue, so as not to bring up Bai Yuehu’s sad memories.
The author has something to say: Lu Qingjiu looked at the trash can and shed tears silently: What kind of life did my fox live before I was born?
Bai Yuehu: I am not, I don’t have it!
Lu Qingjiu: Really?
Bai Yuehu: ...I just took a look, I didn't go in
Lu Qingjiu: ...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
