Chapter 91 Xie Junheng Gets Beaten
Tongtong's eyes were filled with terror, and her body trembled like a leaf, yet she remained stubbornly defiant:
"I...I didn't..."
The man's temple throbbed with a vein. "Say it again."
"I didn't...it was all Xie Yilin...ah!"
Immediately afterwards, a scream filled with sobs echoed throughout the room.
Xie Jinghuai's phoenix eyes turned bloodshot, and he flew into a rage. Some righteous servant had left a feather duster on the bedside table, and he reached out, grabbed it, and slapped his son hard!
"Daddy! It hurts! It hurts so much!"
Tongtong had been pampered since childhood, with delicate skin and tender flesh. She had never suffered like this before. She rolled off the bed and onto the floor in pain, crying and screaming.
Lin Zhixin's face turned pale; she was instantly terrified!
She had been by Xie Jinghuai's side for so long, and this was the first time she had ever seen him so angry. It was like the sky was falling!
A mischievous child's quick wit can instantly transform a man with stable emotions into a "superman".
"It hurts? How dare you complain about being in pain?!"
Xie Jinghuai swung his arm and struck again with the stick, sending chicken feathers flying. "When you hit Fu Yansi with the stick, did you ever think about whether it would hurt others?"
"You're so young, yet you already bully others and lie habitually! Is this how I've always taught you? You've completely disgraced the Xie family!"
Tongtong inherited Jiang Shiyuan's stubbornness and Xie Jinghuai's diamond-hard tongue, refusing to admit anything, "I didn't, I didn't, I just didn't! Or you can kill me!"
"Brother Jinghuai! No!"
Lin Zhixin cried out and rushed over, hugging Tongtong tightly in her arms. At the same time, another stick struck her on the back, causing her to groan in pain and tremble all over.
"Aunt Xinxin!"
Tongtong was heartbroken. He, who had never spoken a word for his mother before, actually mustered up the courage to stand up for Lin Zhixin, "Dad! Aunt Xinxin is so good to you... How could you bear to hit her?!"
Xie Jinghuai exhaled a breath of stale air, "Zhixin, step aside, I must discipline this unfilial son properly today!"
"Brother Jinghuai! I don't believe Tongtong would do such a thing. Besides, the child is already weak. You'll hurt him badly if you hit him like that! He's the future heir of the Xie family... and your only child!"
Lin Zhixin clung tightly to Tongtong, tears streaming down her face, looking just like a tortured heroine from an old-fashioned Qiong Yao drama. "If you want to hit someone, hit me!"
Two people with no blood relation embraced and wept bitterly, a testament to the deep bond between mother and son, a display of maternal love and filial piety.
"Do you think that by hiding from cameras to do bad things and using Xie Yilin as a pawn, you can hide your evil deeds perfectly?"
Xie Jinghuai casually tossed the feather duster aside, pulled out his phone from his suit jacket, pulled up the video, and threw it in front of them. "You've been treating Xie Yilin like a fool, but little do you know, he's just as cunning as you. He secretly filmed everything you did!"
Tongtong watched the video playing on her phone; it was the scene of her attacking Fu Yansi.
He hit her while cursing, "You're a bastard who has no mother's love!"
Fu Yansi curled up, "I'm not a bastard! I have a mother!"
"You have a mommy, but you're taking my mommy away! You're going to fight me for her, you're going to snatch her away from me! I'll beat you to death, you bad thing!"
Tongtong never expected that while he had dodged the cameras, Xie Yilin would secretly film him!
His face flushed red, not from guilt, but from the shame of being tricked.
Hearing the two children arguing, Lin Zhixin's eyes instantly turned cold.
She thought Tongtong only hit the child because he didn't like him, but she didn't expect that the reason was because of Jiang Shiyuan.
She racked her brains to please Tongtong, filled his life with her own ideas, and even took over his duties, but in the end, the boy still couldn't let go of that bitch!
Blood ties and family bonds are truly hard to sever!
"So what if I hit him?! Who told him to steal my mommy from me!"
Tongtong cried her heart out, kicking her chubby little feet, "That's my mommy! Why did I have to go to the competition with her? Why did I have to eat McDonald's with him?! Mommy never did anything for me... but he got all of it! Why?!"
Xie Jinghuai's body trembled, and he staggered back half a step, panting heavily.
"Actually... when you hit me... didn't you have any ulterior motives at all?!"
Tongtong's voice trembled and broke into words, "You just wanted to upset me and embarrass you in front of Fu Yansi's father!"
You saw Mommy and Fu Yansi's father together, you got angry, you felt ashamed, so you hit me and took your anger out on me!
Xie Jinghuai growled, "Xie Junheng, shut up!"
"Aren't you very capable? You managed to snatch Mommy back from Fu Yansi's father!"
Xie Jinghuai's blood and qi surged wildly, colliding with his internal organs, causing him a splitting headache and blurred vision.
"Nothing between your mother and me is a reason for you to hit someone! If this happens again, don't blame me for disregarding our father-son relationship!"
Tongtong rolled on the ground crying, "Waaah! I want to go live with Grandma! I don't want to be with Daddy! Daddy punishes me! Daddy is abusive!"
Lin Zhixin hurriedly hugged him to comfort him, "Good boy, don't be afraid, Auntie is here, Auntie will protect you!"
...
Xie Jinghuai, with a gloomy expression and an aura of fierce hostility, entered the study.
Han Xu hurriedly and respectfully poured him a glass of water, and knowing he liked it cold, added a few ice cubes to cool him down.
"Mr. Xie, Miss Second called me. She said you should call her back when you have time, as she has something to say to you."
Xie Jinghuai gulped down a mouthful of water and chewed the ice cubes to pieces. "What else could she possibly want from me? It's nothing more than her good-looking but rotten-hearted son."
"You should tell her for me later that her son should obediently drop out of school, apologize, and not cause any more trouble. If she still wants her husband's career to go smoothly."
Han Xu nodded solemnly.
He knew that Mr. Xie was afraid that the second young lady might misunderstand and drag the young master down with her, thus exposing the video.
Under such pressure, the second young lady would certainly not dare to make a sound and could only swallow her anger.
After all, as the future heir of the Xie family, the young master cannot have any blemishes.
"When did Xie Junheng become so violent and tyrannical? Is this really my son?!"
Xie Jinghuai tugged at his tie hard, loosening his collar, but still felt extremely suffocated. "In the past, I was busy with official business and didn't have time to teach him, so I entrusted him entirely to Jiang Shiyuan for upbringing."
She's raised her child to be so unruly and lawless! This is the result of her excessive pampering! She's almost ruined her child!
Han Xu took a deep breath and frowned. "President Xie, I'll risk my life to say a few words in defense of my wife."
"Madam loves the young master, but she absolutely doesn't spoil him. She teaches him principles of conduct every day. And do you remember, although the young master used to be a bit spoiled, he was well-behaved and sensible, completely different from how he is now."
Xie Jinghuai ripped off his tie and unbuttoned the top two buttons of his collar. "How did it turn out like this? Can it be a genetic mutation?"
Han Xu paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Ever since Miss Lin began freely entering and leaving the Xie family and integrating into the young master's life, while distancing herself from the madam, the young master has been changing imperceptibly."
The man's phoenix eyes darkened. "What do you mean by that? Are you saying that Zhixin corrupted Tongtong?"
"This... I dare not speculate. But what I can see is that Miss Lin really spoils the young master too much. There are some things that are not suitable for a five-year-old child to do, but Miss Lin indulges and acquiesces in order to make the young master happy."
The child is still young and actually needs stricter discipline. Love is fine, but it's important to make him understand what is right and wrong. A solid foundation is essential for him to grow into a morally upright and honorable person.
Seeing Han Xu talking non-stop, Xie Jinghuai curled his thin lips into a mocking smile, "You have so many parenting tips, and you've been a bachelor for almost thirty years, yet you're still here teaching others how to raise children? You're quite absurd."
Han Xu couldn't help but smile wryly, "How would I know about these things? I just overheard my wife mentioning them by chance."
Xie Jinghuai's breathing became slightly labored, and he was momentarily speechless.
He never thought that raising and educating children was difficult. He felt it was far easier than conquering the business world and expanding one's territory.
But today, he felt more tired than ever before.
He personally inspected the construction site, and he never felt tired despite his business trips, travels, and meetings.
Seeing his child do such terrible things, he felt completely drained and on the verge of falling apart.
And so, Jiang Shiyuan lived quietly for five years.
He was completely unaware of and indifferent to everything she did. Therefore, he assumed that she had not taken responsibility and had not fulfilled her duties as a mother.
"Zhixin does spoil Tongtong excessively, but that's because she's too kind and doesn't know how to say no."
Xie Jinghuai picked up the cigarette pack on the table, knocked out a cigarette, put it between his lips, his fingers were still trembling, and he couldn't light it no matter what he did. "I have known her for many years, and she is a highly educated person. She graduated with a doctoral degree on a full scholarship. Doesn't she have the most basic sense of right and wrong?"
But you're right, we really need to keep a closer eye on Tongtong from now on, otherwise we'll regret it.
Han Xu frowned, unwillingly saying, "But a child's growth cannot be without his mother's company. Mr. Xie, please think of a way to get your wife back to you and the young master."
Thinking back to today, Jiang Shiyuan got into Fu Chenzhou's car without hesitation, leaving him with a belly full of exhaust fumes.
And then there were Tongtong's heart-wrenching questions.
A thick fog of coldness welled up in Xie Jinghuai's deep eyes. He picked up his phone and dialed Jiang Shiyuan's number.
All that came was the cold, automated voice message indicating that the phone had been shut down.
Thinking back, I remember my wife who would call him every day, always gentle and warm-hearted.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his heart felt like it was being squeezed tightly by a large hand, so suffocating that it seemed like it might burst at any moment.
*
The next day, early morning.
Jiang Shiyuan opened her sleepy eyes.
Fu Yansi had a fever again last night. She stayed by his bedside without changing her clothes. Later, she was so tired that she fell asleep without realizing it.
When she woke up, she felt sore all over, as if she had been beaten up.
"Hmm..." Jiang Shiyuan wiped the drool from her lips, straightened her back, raised her arms, and stretched.
There was a soft rustling sound; something had fallen to the ground.
She lowered her eyes to look closely, and suddenly froze.
What fell to the ground was a large black suit, which she recognized at a glance as Fu Chenzhou's.
So, it was Fu Chenzhou who came last night and... draped clothes over her?
He is indeed a considerate and thoughtful man; no wonder Banban praises his father to the skies.
Suddenly, Jiang Shiyuan noticed a ring of white marks on her collar.
She blushed instantly and wiped herself vigorously.
well.
I just paid for a trench coat, and now I have to pay for a suit...
At that moment, the door to the ward was gently pushed open.
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