After strolling around the small square, Xu Qingqing spotted the little toy plane on the ground. Her heart skipped a beat.
Could something have happened?
Like a headless chicken, Xu Qingqing anxiously searched for the two kids in the neighborhood.
"Yiyi, An'an, can you hear Mommy? Come out quickly!"
"Yiyi! An'an!"
Where could these two kids have gone?
The more Xu Qingqing thought about it, the more panicked she became. Just as she was about to go to the security room to check the surveillance, she saw the two kids skipping back, holding Lu Chuanbai's hand.
"Where did you two go? You've scared Mommy to death!" Xu Qingqing rushed over and hugged the two kids tightly.
Xu Yiyi said apologetically, "Sorry, Mommy. We came back late."
Seeing the Band - Aid on Xu Yiyi's eyelid, Xu Qingqing lovingly stroked his face. "What happened? How did you get hurt?"
Xu Yiyi didn't want Xu Qingqing to know that he had been bullied. Otherwise, she would worry.
"Mom, I'm okay. I just accidentally fell."
Xu Qingqing pulled Xu Yiyi back and forth, looking him over. "Are there any other injuries?"
"No, Mommy." Xu Yiyi did a little spin. Xu Qingqing let out a sigh of relief when she saw that there were no other wounds on him.
Like a mother hen protecting her chicks, Xu Qingqing gathered the two kids behind her. Looking at Lu Chuanbai, who suddenly appeared, her expression darkened.
"Lu Chuanbai, what are you doing here?"
Could he be trying to get close to the kids?
Xu Qingqing's mind was filled with wild thoughts. These two kids were her life, and no one could take them away!
"Qingqing, I just wanted to see the kids..." Lu Chuanbai looked at Xu Qingqing's expression. It felt like a blunt needle was stabbing at his heart. It wasn't really painful, but it was torturous.
She must have had a really tough time raising the kids alone all these years.
Xu Qingqing took a step back, avoiding Lu Chuanbai. Her beautiful eyes drooped slightly. "Mr. Lu, our family's matters don't need your interference anymore."
Every time Lu Chuanbai showed up, nothing good ever happened.
Xu An'an spoke up in Lu Chuanbai's defense. "Mommy, it's not Uncle Lu's fault. It was Uncle Lu who protected us."
Xu Yiyi also tilted his little face up. "Mommy, don't be mean to Uncle Lu."
The two kids were defending Lu Chuanbai, and Xu Qingqing felt betrayed.
These were the kids she had given birth to and raised with so much hardship, and they were already siding with someone else.
"Let's go home." Xu Qingqing's face darkened, and she pulled the two kids home.
Just then, a shrill and aggressive female voice came from behind.
"Who pushed my son down? How shameless of an adult to bully a child!"
Mrs. Wang appeared with her two kids. Just now, the two kids had run home looking all dirty and had exaggerated the story to Mrs. Wang.
They said that Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an's father had bullied them, pushed them down, and even picked them up and thrown them on the ground.
Mrs. Wang already held a grudge against Xu Qingqing for exposing Wang Qinglei's affair. She rushed over aggressively.
She wanted to see what that slut's husband looked like!
Seeing the two brats hiding behind the fat woman, Lu Chuanbai guessed that the woman must be their mother.
He quietly stepped in front of Xu Qingqing and raised an eyebrow. "It was me."
Mrs. Wang didn't expect Lu Chuanbai to admit it so directly. She thought he was a hooligan or something.
"You! You're an adult bullying two kids. Aren't you ashamed?"
Looking at the man's handsome face, a flicker of jealousy crossed Mrs. Wang's eyes.
Bah! What a waste of such a good - looking face!
Hearing Mrs. Wang shifting the blame, Lu Chuanbai's eyes turned cold. His face was like frost, and his aura was intimidating. "Madam, before you accuse me, shouldn't you ask what your two kids did?"
Lu Chuanbai picked up Xu Yiyi and pointed at the wound on his eyelid. "This is the injury my son got from being hit by your son. I haven't even come to you for an explanation, and you're already coming after us!"
Mrs. Wang saw the Band - Aid on Xu Yiyi's face, while her two kids just had a bit of dirt on them.
Mrs. Wang immediately felt guilty and made an excuse. "Kids will play rough. It's normal to get hurt. That's no reason for you to be so petty!"
The more Mrs. Wang talked, the more excited she got, spitting everywhere. Lu Chuanbai took a few steps back in disgust, but this only emboldened Mrs. Wang.
"My son and daughter were both scared. If you don't pay for the mental damages, this won't be settled!"
Hearing Mrs. Wang's double - standard words, Lu Chuanbai sneered.
Her kids were kids, but other people's kids could be bullied at will.
This woman came so quickly. She must live nearby. Maybe these two brats often bullied his precious kids.
Xu Qingqing wanted to say something, but Lu Chuanbai gave her a reassuring look and spoke up bluntly.
"Then let's call a doctor for an appraisal. We'll go through legal procedures and see whose injuries are more serious."
Mrs. Wang, who thought she could extort some money, didn't expect Lu Chuanbai to be so tough and go through legal means. She pretended to be tough.
"Then let's go to court. Do you think the judge will side with an adult who bullies kids?"
"By then, you two lovebirds better have the money to pay!" Mrs. Wang's words were extremely vulgar. She just wanted to disgust Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai.
Dark clouds hung low in the sky, blocking out the sunlight and making it dim. For some reason, it made Lu Chuanbai's aura even more terrifying.
Hearing this, Lu Chuanbai squinted his eyes. His fists clenched tightly, and a chill emanated from him.
Xu Qingqing couldn't help but take a step back. What a powerful aura!
"Say that again." Lu Chuanbai slowly flexed his wrists, but his tone was full of threat.
"I might not have the habit of not hitting women."
Wang Qinglei, whose face was scratched by his wife, heard that his wife was going to cause trouble for Xu Qingqing and rushed out in a hurry.
Seeing the man standing next to Xu Qingqing, he almost choked on his breath.
Lu... Why is General Manager Lu here!
Lu Chuanbai was the top - level client of their group. Wang Qinglei's palms started to tingle.
After hearing his wife call them lovebirds, Wang Qinglei felt like he had been struck by lightning. His legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground.
This bastard! He's ruined the entire Wang family!
Mrs. Wang still didn't realize the seriousness of the situation. She shamelessly stuck out her face and provoked Lu Chuanbai.
"Then hit me! You'll have to pay for my mental damages then!"
The next moment, a resounding slap landed on Mrs. Wang's face. The slap was so hard that Mrs. Wang instantly had tinnitus and stood there like a statue.
A few seconds later, she reacted and covered her face.
This slap was from Wang Qinglei, who had rushed over. He shouted, "You stupid woman, shut up!"
Then, ignoring his wife's injury, Wang Qinglei turned around and kept apologizing to Lu Chuanbai.