178: Chapter 178: The Little One Gets Hit 178: Chapter 178: The Little One Gets Hit “Do you think Lou Guohui would agree?”
Su He suddenly asked, a hint of curiosity on her face.
She hadn’t liked gossip before, nor did she enjoy discussing it, but perhaps the influence of her gossipy companions had rubbed off on her lately.
Upon hearing her words, Jiang Yan’s expression became obscure and unclear as he replied, “I’m not sure, but the Lou Family is short on money lately.”
Su He understood, Lou Guohui might agree to the divorce for the sake of money.
Uh…
This additional condition is quite a masterstroke…
a particularly brilliant scene…
However, why does she feel like this additional condition wasn’t left by Mr.
Jiang?
A possibility flashed through her mind as she stared unwaveringly at the man beside her.
“What’s wrong?” Jiang Yan asked.
Su He narrowed her eyes suspiciously and questioned, “Be honest, did you deliberately add this condition?”
The moment her words fell, he slightly parted his lips to speak, “Your reaction isn’t too slow.”
Su He: “…”
She just knew it, such a mean tactic, didn’t seem like something Mr.
Jiang would have left behind, but more like this man’s strategy.
“Then did dad set any conditions for the inheritance before?”
“Yep, there were.
She had to be Madam Jiang, but unfortunately, she’s no longer that.”
For a moment, Su He didn’t know what to say.
So no matter what, the five billion would never end up in Lou Ruozhi’s hands.
Ruthless!
“If she finds out, she’ll be so angry she’d spit out blood, right?”
She made a light-hearted comment.
Jiang Yan didn’t reply; such matters were beyond his concern and of no relevance to him.
Meanwhile, in another private room, Lou Ruozhi and Luo Hong had almost finished their discussion.
They had seen what needed to be seen, heard what needed to be heard.
With a glance from the man, Jiang Qi understood immediately, promptly came over, and put away the tablet.
After Su He had some more food and dessert, Jiang Yan then took her back to the hospital to resume work.
“I’ll pick you up after work tonight.”
Before getting out of the car, he held onto her for a moment of sweet cuddling before letting her go.
Her car was still being customized, and lately, Jiang Yan hadn’t been comfortable with the idea of her driving back alone.
“Okay, got it.”
After speaking, she quickly pushed him away and got out of the car, nearly fleeing.
She was worried if she didn’t leave now, she wouldn’t be able to face his two assistants later.
She had noticed that recently, Jiang Yan seemed to enjoy being more clingy and affectionate!
She had no idea what got into him…
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The Lou Family.
An eerie and heavy atmosphere pervaded the living room.
Not a single servant dared to get close to the living room.
An hour ago, Lou Ruozhi had returned home with a somewhat vacant look, followed half an hour later by the return of Lou Guohui.
Then, ten minutes later, a loud noise erupted from the living room!
Without a summons from the members of the family, no one dared to go in and ask, “What happened?”
Inside the spacious living room, Mr.
and Mrs.
Lou sat on opposite sides of the sofa.
Anyone entering would discover that both their faces were grave and fearful.
Especially Lou Ruozhi, whose face, aside from being grave, showed signs of disbelief.
She had broken the cup because she had not expected Lou Guohui to agree to the divorce without a second of hesitation after she had talked to him.
It wouldn’t be true to say she wasn’t shocked, surprised, or heartbroken.
At least, she had hesitated upon hearing about this additional condition.
At the same time, Luo Hong’s words “Mr.
Lou loves you so much, he probably won’t agree” echoed in her mind, now the most ironic sentence.
Lou Guohui naturally realized he had been too hasty and misspoken.
He leaned on the sofa, looking exhausted, and raised his head to massage his temples.
Then, he spoke, his deep voice somber but tinged with gentleness and apology: “I’m sorry, Ruozi, I’ve been entangled with company issues and failed to control my emotions just now.
Don’t take my earlier words to heart; I take back what I said.
Don’t worry about the company, you just relax at home, I’ll figure out a solution for the company’s problems.
As for the condition Jiang Zhongyu has proposed, I won’t agree to it; our Lou Family can do without that fifty billion.”
Hearing his words, Lou Ruozhi pursed her lips, feeling half of her frustration dissipate.
She knew he was currently overwhelmed by issues with the Lou Family, and his actions were all for the sake of the Lou Family and this home.
She indeed had no reason to get angry or argue with him because of this.
Divorce was divorce; as long as he still loved her and she could stay by his side, that was enough.
Then she stood up, moved to his side, and as she sat down, she took his arm, softly saying, “Husband, the one who should be saying sorry is me.
I can’t help you much, and I’ve only added to your worries.
Husband, I’ve thought about it, I agree to the divorce, to get the money sooner so you won’t have to work so hard.”
After hearing her words, Lou Guohui looked at her with eyes full of distress: “Ruozi, you don’t need to suffer like this; the Lou Family isn’t yet desperate enough to force you into this hardship.”
But Lou Ruozhi insisted, “I’m not suffering.
As long as I can lighten your burdens, I’m willing to do anything.
When my father entrusted me and the Lou Family to you, you have been good to the Lou Family and to me all these years.
I’ve never been able to contribute much to the Lou Family.
So let’s settle it this way.
Even if we divorce, I won’t leave you, even without the title, I want to be by your side.”
Lou Guohui suddenly held her in his arms, in a spot she couldn’t see, those eyes that had been tempered by time flickered with an unusual and elusive shine.
…
In the late afternoon, around three o’clock, Su Baobao’s kindergarten Teacher Yang gave Su He a call.
Su He had just finished her work and received the call, but initially, she didn’t know it was from the kindergarten teacher.
“Hello, may I ask who is speaking?”
“Hello, is this Yimo’s mother?
This is Teacher Yang from the Experimental Kindergarten.”
Su He was slightly startled and responded, “Yes, this is she.
Teacher Yang, is there something wrong with my child?”
At this time, school was not yet out, and a call from a teacher at this hour was certain to mean something had happened.
Her nerves tensed immediately.
As expected, the next sentence from Teacher Yang was, “Yimo had a conflict with another child in her class.
We tried calling Yimo’s father earlier, but he didn’t answer, so I’m calling you.
Could you come over to deal with it?”
Su He immediately said, “Okay, I’ll be there shortly.
Teacher Yang, I’d like to ask if either of the children are injured?”
Teacher Yang replied, “There are minor scrapes, no major issue; they’ve already been treated by the school nurse.
But the other child’s parents want an explanation, so we need to trouble you, Yimo’s mother, to come over.”
“Yimo’s mother, there’s something else I should tell you in advance, that is…,” Teacher Yang hesitated momentarily, “it’s better if we discuss this when you arrive.
Additionally, the other child’s parents might be a bit emotional, so please be careful when you arrive.”
The last sentence, Su He understood.
It was Teacher Yang hinting to her in a tactful manner that the other party might have ill intentions.
And the words Teacher Yang did not finish, she did not ask further.
“Alright, I understand, thank you Teacher Yang, I’ll be there in about half an hour.”
“Mm, okay.”
“…”
After briefly explaining some matters to Lan Yan, Su He drove away from the hospital.
At this moment, in the reception room of the kindergarten, Yang Li had been keeping company with Su Yimo all along, because his parents had already arrived, and the child was still all alone at present.
Su Yimo stood there, head slightly bowed, his chubby little face clouded over, and moreover, there were several red marks on his fair cheeks.
This experimental kindergarten was the most famous elite kindergarten in Yue City, where the children either come from wealth or nobility, and each child’s privacy is extremely well protected.
Therefore, it’s not lacking in people who are arrogant, think highly of themselves and are unreasonable.
The child who had a conflict with Su Yimo was Ji Mingxuan, who usually played quite well with him.
They went to wash their hands together and suddenly started fighting.
Later, after she found out, the one who started it wasn’t the child Su Yimo…
Originally, Su Yimo wasn’t hurt, but when Ji Mingxuan was pushed down, his neck got accidentally scratched by Su Yimo’s fingernails, making a shallow cut which has healed by now.
Ji Mingxuan’s grandma and aunt were the first to arrive at the kindergarten because Ji Mingxuan secretly called his family with a phone watch.
And when Mrs.
Ji heard that her grandson was hurt, upon arrival, without distinguishing right from wrong, she went forward and slapped Su Yimo on the ear.
At that time, everyone was shocked, the principal and teachers present didn’t react at all.
Yang Li was about to step forward, but was held back by the principal, who told her to quickly contact Su Yimo’s parents.
At the time, since the two children didn’t have any major conflict, they hadn’t immediately informed the parents about the incident.
Plus, school was about to end soon, and the teacher planned to have a talk with their parents after dismissal, but who knew…
Moreover, Mrs.
Ji’s mouth seemed soaked in snake poison; her voice was not only loud, but what she said was particularly unpleasant.
She didn’t think about the fact that standing opposite her was a child just over three years old.
Yang Li simply stretched out her hand to cover Su Yimo’s ears, trying not to let him hear these words.
She wanted to temporarily take him away from here, but Mrs.
Ji was being too unreasonable, and she did not wish to provoke her.
When Su He arrived at the doorway, she heard such a sharp and unfriendly sentence: “I don’t know what kind of parents you have, to raise such a bad luck dead child like you.
No manners at all, hitting and pushing others, without saying a word of apology.
Could it be that you’re a dumb child?
Would apologizing kill you?!”
The principal could not stand to listen anymore; Mrs.
Ji’s quality was beyond her imagination.
She had already tried reasoning with her, both politely and impolitely, but she refused to listen to a word of advice, adamant on saying unpleasant things.
The principal became stern and said: “Mingxuan’s grandma, I know you’re worried about your own grandson, but there’s one thing you may have forgotten that I mentioned earlier, the one who started it was your grandson, not Su.
If anyone should be apologizing, it should be Mingxuan apologizing to Yimo.”
Before Mrs.
Ji could reply to the principal, a cold voice suddenly rang out.
“My child’s upbringing, does not need to be judged by someone with no quality!
Of course, saying an apology is no big deal, and if the error lies with us, we naturally will admit it.
But why should we apologize to you without any wrongdoing on our part?
Who do you think you are?”
As Su He walked into the reception room, she felt an inexplicable pressure coming towards her, accompanied by a cold wind, making everyone inside feel a chill.
Seeing Su He, Su Yimo quickly struggled free from Yang Li’s hand and ran towards Su He.
“Mommy~”
The little one ran up to her, tilted his small head up, and looked at her with a face full of grievances.
Su He looked down at her son in front of her, and in an instant, the slap mark on the right side of the little one’s face struck a nerve in her, which reminded her of the words Teacher Yang had said on the phone, words she had hesitated to say.
It turns out that this was what she wanted to speak about.
Su He knelt down, cradling the little one in her arms, her fingers gently touched his face, and she asked with distress, “Does it hurt?”
Her baby, whom she couldn’t bear to hit, was actually slapped by someone else, and judging by the mark, it was obviously with great force.
Su Baobao blinked his eyes and replied honestly in his childish voice, “It doesn’t hurt much now, the school doctor has treated Baobao, and Mommy, you don’t need to worry about Baobao, I’m fine.”
Su He suppressed the emotions in her heart and asked again, “Are there any other injuries?”
Su Baobao shook his head: “No.”
“Good, then Mommy has a question for you, who was the first to start the fight?”
She asked this not because she distrusted her own son, she knew her son better than anyone else, even if it was really the little one who struck first, there must have been a reason for him to do so.
Su Baobao said, “I didn’t hit anyone, it was Ji Mingxuan who came up for no reason and pushed Baobao first, and he cursed at Mommy too, so I just…”
Su He now understood the whole situation clearly, including the few people in the reception room, who had heard everything clearly.
Regarding the incident of Ji Mingxuan cursing Su He, Teacher Yang and Director Li were previously unaware of it as Su Baobao had refused to explain before Su He’s arrival.
Su He smiled gently at the little one and said, “Alright, Mommy knows now, now you go out and wait for a moment, Mommy will take you home after settling this matter here.”
Su Baobao obediently nodded his head: “Okay, Mommy~”
After the little one stepped out, Su He stood up and cast a glance at the Ji Family members.
Her eyes were like those that had been soaked in the depths of a cold pool, chilling to the bone, giving a creepy sensation.
So much so that Old Madam Ji and Ji Yu did not dare to utter a word for quite some time.
Immediately after, the cold and stern voice of Su He sounded: “Tell me, who hit my son?”
Mrs.
Ji came to her senses, recalling the injuries her grandson had suffered, and immediately grew assertive: “What now?
Your son can hit my grandson, can’t I discipline him on behalf of my grandson?
You young parents don’t discipline your own children at home, naturally someone else will when they go out into society.”
Upon hearing these words, Su He’s red lips curled up slightly in a mocking smile.
She then took a few steps forward, approaching the two of them.
Ji Yu, sensing Su He’s posture, immediately stood up, using her robust body to shield Old Madam Ji.
But at less than 1.6 meters tall, she was much shorter than Su He and had to look up slightly when speaking.
“What are you trying to do to my mom?”
Su He glanced at her and asked an irrelevant question: “Are you her biological daughter?”
Ji Yu was baffled by her question “…”
The few people in the reception room also didn’t understand why Su He was asking this.
One factor behind Su He’s question was that Ji Yu looked too young, resembling a university student who had just graduated.
Could Mrs.
Ji really have such a young daughter?
In case she targeted the wrong person later, it wouldn’t be good, so it was better to ask and clarify.
Ji Yu felt uneasy under her gaze, and before she could respond, Mrs.
Ji behind her shouted: “What’s wrong with you?
She’s my daughter, born from me, how can she not be my biological daughter?
It really is true that a dog’s mouth can’t spit out…” Before she could finish the phrase ‘ivory’, she was interrupted by a crisp slap.
“Slap!”
Su He abruptly raised her hand and slapped Ji Yu’s face without hesitation.
Everyone present, including the person involved, was stunned by the slap.
Ji Yu snapped back to reality, glared at Su He, and roared, “Are you crazy, why did you hit me?”
Su He turned a deaf ear to her roar.
With a mocking and indifferent tone, she said, “It’s only fair, you hit my son, I return the favor to your daughter!”