Chapter 482: Chapter 471: Fierce Ghost
Hurry up, faster!
Ling Xiao floored the accelerator, his expression tight with tension.
Meanwhile, Ye Qiu, fueled by rage, rushed towards Chu Cheng and Song Jin’s villa, cursing their names and wishing she could dice them into a thousand pieces.
"Wash this dress for me, and don’t even think about sleeping until it’s clean." In the villa at Green Lake District, Song Jin pointed at a white dress and commanded Xiao Ran. Although the dress was of a classic design and looked expensive, it now lay pitifully on the ground, stained with oil.
Xiao Ran lowered his head helplessly and remained silent. Chu Cheng seemed unable to bear it, "Come on Xiao Jin, it’s just a dress. How about we buy a new one tomorrow, okay?"
"Easier said than done." Song Jin glared at him, "Do you think money grows on trees? I want him to learn a lesson. Having such a vengeful mind at such a young age, what will he become when he grows up?"
"I didn’t do it on purpose, the bowl was too heavy, I couldn’t hold it steady." Xiao Ran couldn’t help but defend himself, his voice already tearful.
"Enough, Xiao Jin. Look, Xiao Ran has admitted his mistake. Let’s let it go for today. You as well, why would you make him carry such heavy things at his age?" Chu Cheng said impatiently, thinking Song Jin was making a big fuss over a small issue today.
However, his words only infuriated Song Jin further. Yes, she did make Xiao Ran do chores intentionally today, but so what? Wasn’t he living off them without contributing? Shouldn’t he do some work?
"Are you blaming me now?" Song Jin scoffed at Chu Cheng, "Chu Cheng, you need to understand, I just had a miscarriage not long ago, can I do heavy work? And you, you act like a lord the moment you’re off work, sitting around doing nothing. If he doesn’t do the work, who will? Besides, it’s just carrying a bowl, how bad could it be? Didn’t we all do chores when we were young? When it’s his turn, why is he so delicate? I don’t believe it. Such a spacious house, and he ’accidentally’ bumps into me with the bowl. If this isn’t revenge, what is it? I really need to teach him a lesson today!"
Seeing how angry Song Jin was, Chu Cheng did not dare to argue anymore; he gently patted her back and said, "Alright, don’t be angry anymore. It’s not worth spoiling your health over this. It’s late, let’s go to sleep, honey."
Song Jin snorted softly, "At least you know better. But I can’t just ignore how malicious Xiao Ran’s heart is, you ask him to wash this dress, and we’ll go to sleep when it’s done."
Chu Cheng looked troubled, "It’s so late, how about we wash it tomorrow? Besides, Xiao Ran is only four years old; he definitely can’t clean it properly. We’ve already taught him a lesson; it’s not worth ruining your dress."
After hearing this, Song Jin stared at him, "Unacceptable. A day’s work in a day. He has to wash it for me today. If we don’t fix his temperament now, others might think I’m not competent as a stepmother!"
Chu Cheng, having no choice in the face of her persistence, reluctantly said to Xiao Ran, "Xiao Ran, don’t disappoint us. Go, wash the dress."
When Chu Cheng commanded this, Song Jin finally smiled triumphantly. Hmph, in her hands, he’d better obey her from now on. As for how his future would unfold, that would depend on her mood.
Ye Qiu, do you see what your son looks like now? What can you do to me?
So what if you are beautiful? So what if you have good grades? So what if everyone likes you?
Now, the house is mine, the husband is mine, your compensation is mine, and even I can freely hit and scold your son. If you were still alive, I truly wish you could see this with your own eyes, see how I completely dominate your life, see how miserably you used to live!
Upon hearing Chu Cheng asking him to do the laundry, Xiao Ran blankly raised his head, then sniffed his nose and said, "Dad, Xiao Ran doesn’t know how to wash."
Song Jin sneered after hearing this: "Who is born knowing how to do laundry? If you don’t know, then learn."
Seeing that Xiao Ran still didn’t understand, Chu Cheng’s face showed slight displeasure, "Xiao Ran, be good, don’t make your dad and Aunt Xiao Jin angry."
Xiao Ran stiffened, unwilling to move, and clenched his small fists. Although he was young and didn’t understand many things, he knew today’s issue was not his fault. He had already apologized for something that wasn’t his fault, so why were dad and Aunt Xiao Jin still punishing him?
The little boy felt that Aunt Xiao Jin didn’t like him, and that dad was siding with her. In this moment, he immensely missed his mom and Uncle Ling Xiao, because they loved him, and they wouldn’t scold or punish him without reason.
He didn’t understand, if dad didn’t like him, why did he bring him back home?
"I won’t wash, I want Mom, I want to go back to Uncle Ling Xiao’s place." Suddenly, Xiao Ran shouted out loud, then started crying and calling, "Mom, where are you, please come back, Xiao Ran misses you so much."
"Xiao Ran, what are you doing? I asked you to wash this dress." Hearing Xiao Ran start calling for Ye Qiu, Chu Cheng got angry, what was wrong with this child? Was it that he found his dad incompetent, or that he thought he couldn’t compare to Ling Xiao?
"Listen, listen to who your good son is calling? He’s calling for his Uncle Ling Xiao! In his heart, you as a dad probably can’t even compare to someone else’s uncle! Those who don’t know might think that someone else is his dad!" Song Jin said provocatively from the side, the more she said, the angrier Chu Cheng became.
"Mom, Uncle Ling Xiao, please come pick up Xiao Ran, Xiao Ran is scared!" Xiao Ran cried while running outside.
"Shut up, where are you going? What exactly do you want to do? Do you even know who your real dad is?" Chu Cheng roared and then quickly got up to grab the fleeing Xiao Ran, and with a strong pull, Xiao Ran fell to the ground.
"I don’t want you, I hate you!" Xiao Ran cried loudly, his little feet kicking continuously at Chu Cheng.
"Wow, a son hitting his dad, if this were ancient times, this would be a grave sin of great disrespect." Song Jin continued to make taunting remarks from the side as Chu Cheng grew more and more repelled by Xiao Ran, and the more pitiable Xiao Ran became, the happier she was. Why should Ye Qiu’s son still be alive in this world, when her innocent child didn’t even get to see this world? It is unfair!
Mother’s debt, son repays; since Ye Qiu made her lose her child, she would never make it easy for Xiao Ran, this cursed child!
"Damn you, daring to kick me, do you even consider me as your dad at all?" True to form, hearing Song Jin’s words made Chu Cheng even angrier, and he even slapped Xiao Ran, "Is this how your mom taught you when she was alive? Today, I’m really going to teach you some manners."
"Ah! Don’t hit me, Dad, please don’t hit me." Xiao Ran fell to the ground crying in anguish, Chu Cheng blocked his way, so he crawled towards another direction.
However, his appearance of trying to escape only provoked Chu Cheng more, he kicked him, and Xiao Ran was knocked down to the ground again: "Run? Where do you think you can run to? Don’t expect anyone to rescue you!"
Ye Qiu arrived at the villa just in time to witness this heart-wrenching scene.