Chapter 565: A Bully Out Of Nowhere
Qin Qiu was filled with worry. When he thought about how his father would react to the news of him getting a divorce, Qin Qiu wished he could die. His father would definitely not leave him alone. When he married Luo Yeqing, his father told him again and again that he should never let go of her.
And his half-brothers!
They would laugh at him for getting divorced. Qin Qiu still remembered the time when he used to mock them for being used by women and then being left behind; however, now that it was his turn to be abandoned, Qin Qiu felt like his world was crashing down. He didn't want to be mocked! Nor did he want to get scolded by his father.
He was the only one in his family who married well. He was the one whom his father could never stop praising; how could such a thing happen to him?
Thus, Qin Qiu activated his skills and turned to look at his daughter. He said to her, "You have to help me; you really need to help me, Qingling. I am your father; you cannot leave me in this mess. Think about it, if I got divorced, then what would others say about you?"
"I cannot divorce your mother!"
Luo Qingling smiled at her father, and seeing her comforting smile, Qin Qiu thought that his daughter was once again under his control, only to hear her say, "Then, Father, are you going to surrender and let the police officers arrest you?"
When Qin Qiu heard the words of his daughter, he was stunned, as he could not believe his ears. he parted his rosy lips and said, "You—"
"I know about your skills, Father," Luo Qingling told the mer who was looking at her with a bewildered expression. "I have always known about them, and I also know how you awakened these skills and used them to make mother fall in love with you. I don't want to talk about the past, Daddy. But that doesn't mean that you should push me too much."
Luo Qingling knew everything; after all, she was an S-rank hunter. How could she not know her father's little tricks? She knew, but she turned a blind eye to them because she didn't wish to ruin the life of her father. She thought that as long as her father didn't cross the line, she would never say a word about his actions.
Though she cared about Luo Huian and Ye Shun, she also cared about her father and wished he could live a good life without causing trouble for anyone. Unfortunately, her father didn't care about the things that she had done for him; he was too greedy and only wanted more and more things.
When Qin Qiu heard the words of his daughter, his eyes were filled with panic. She always knew, then —
"I listened to you because I truly care about you," Luo Qingling cleared up the doubt that her father had in his mind and smiled at him softly. "Unfortunately, I made a mistake. I should have stood up against you when you did such a thing the first time. If you had been honest, careful and considerate like you were in the past, then mother would have still liked you."
"You wouldn't have to do such a thing, father," she shook her head and questioned, "Just what happened to you?"
Hearing the question of his daughter, Qin Qiu had nothing to say to her.
When Luo Qingling saw that her father was not saying anything, she got to her feet and left the ward, leaving Qin Qiu to sob alone. Where did things start to go wrong? Obviously, everything was fine; his daughter was filial, and his wife was loving.
They were obviously happy and it was the fault of that mer, Ye Shun, who intervened in his and Luo Yeqing's happy life. If that mer had not come in between, then he and his wife would still be happy and living a good life. It was the fault of that mer and not him!
Who asked that mer to come between him and his wife? If he didn't intervene, then Luo Yeqing would only be his!
"AHHH! I hate this!"
Luo Qingling, who had returned after talking with the doctors, frowned when she heard the yells of her father. She stepped close to the ward and saw him going crazy. Seeing the actions of her father, Luo Qingling pursed her lips. She knew that her father had not understood a single thing that she said to him. He was still holding a grudge against Luo Huian and Ye Shun.
She sighed and nursed her building headache before asking the nurses to sedate her father.
If this went on, Qin Qiu would become a danger to himself and the others.
"Let go of me! I will talk to my wife; I will talk to her. She must have been fooled by that mer; I know she was. She will never abandon me, never!" Qin Qiu shrieked and screamed. Seeing his actions, the nurses only doubled their efforts and then pushed him down on the bed. They didn't even think twice before injecting the sedating liquid into Qin Qiu's body, as one could see that he was really agitated.
Once the mer was calm enough, they helped him onto the bed and then stepped out of the ward. They relayed the condition in which Qin Qiu was at the moment and suggested that Luo Qingling brought a psychiatrist, given that Qin Qiu's emotions were unstable; only a psychiatrist could help him for the time being.
When Luo Qingling heard their suggestion, her lips twitched slightly. She, too, knew that the mer needed therapy, but the question was whether he was willing to take one?
While Luo Qingling was caught in trouble, Luo Huian was caught in another trouble. She looked at You Ruojin, whose entire face was covered in gloom, and wondered if something had gone wrong. She turned to look at Yu Xiang Qiao and asked, "What happened?"
"She is upset." Yu Xiang Qiao whispered back, and Luo Qingling felt her lips twitch; she dumped the bag that she was holding in her hands onto the table and then said to the woman, "Well, I figured it out on my own, funnily enough. I want to ask why she is upset."
"Oh," Yu Xiang Qiao shrugged and said, "It's because of what happened earlier."
Yu Xiang Qiao then told Luo Huain about what had happened earlier in the morning. Turned out that one of You Ruojin's classmates came to buy some cakes from their bakery. When he saw You Ruojin working in the bakery, he not only mocked her but even called her a lot of names, including 'girl toy.
Though no one knew her relationship with Chu Cheng, they could still make the crux of their relationship by paying attention to what Master Chu did with You Ruojin. Thus, the man who came to the bakery looked down on You Ruojin, who was the topper of their class, but ended up failing in life.
He was quite harsh on You Ruojin, and as the woman was still shrouded with insecurity and an inferiority complex, she couldn't say a word. She could only listen to the things that the man was saying; ever since then, You Ruojin couldn't even raise her head.
Once Luo Huian finished listening to the good things that happened behind her back, she was speechless. She turned to look at You Ruojin, whose face was covered with tears, and couldn't help but say, "Why are you crying like a child!? You should have fought back when he said those things to you. Why did you listen quietly?"
"Because he was right," You Ruojin spoke in a sobbing voice. "He was not wrong when he said that I was a woman who sold my body to please a high-ranking hunter." This was a stain that You Ruojin could never get rid of, even if she wanted to; she could only lower her head and accept it. What was worse was that she couldn't even hatch the egg that Luo Huian gave her with so much trust.
She was nothing but a failure.
When Luo Huian heard the notifications of the system, she felt her head ache. She wondered why You Ruojin was this sensitive. There was no need for her to be this touchy! It was as if she were made of water.
She turned to look at Yu Xiang Qiao and said to her, "Do you remember who this man was?"
"I do," replied Yu Xiang Qiao. "I remember who he is and even noted down his name because I was so angry; he said something about his company dinner or something."
"Block him! Block everyone from his company." Luo Huian gritted her teeth and spoke coldly, damn it. That man dared to ruin her good deed, then she would teach him a good lesson.