TLAIALS Chapter 95

Since this was a major collaboration, Luo Qing Ye naturally couldn’t let the Group’s interests suffer over this matter. But he couldn’t bear the humiliation, mainly because He She was truly disgusting.

However, he came up with another plan.

Since He She was the person Gemini Group had appointed to oversee the European market, he naturally had to obey him. So he dumped all the hard work on him, including the field survey of the BO-induced inoculation rate in the European market, which was assigned to He She, who was also required to report personally.

He She naturally couldn’t stand this humiliation, and one day he went straight to his office and complained that this was disrespectful.

Without a word, he threw the contract in front of He She and said:

“If you want to work, do it. If you don’t, scram. There are plenty of people vying for the job. Someone with a shady past doesn’t deserve to be here. The only place that would reluctantly hire you is abroad by scamming elderly people.”

After saying this, he felt relieved to see He She’s face turn black.

He She was just a minor incident, after a few days of tantrums, he didn’t dare to cause any trouble.

 

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You Pan has been having a lot of trouble lately. The teacher calls them every day saying he’s not paying attention. They’ve questioned him and even called his parents, but the situation hasn’t improved.

On Friday, Luo Qing Ye and Chu Yi Qiao went to pick up the children from school.

“Why do you think this happened?” Luo Qing Ye leaned on the car window, gazing at the school gate. The more he thought about it, the more worried he became: “It’s obviously not right. If it was You Pan causing trouble before, Zuo Gu would have spoken out about it and criticized his brother. But I asked Zuo Gu last night, and he said there wasn’t anything.”

“He won’t tell us, and we can’t force him.” Chu Yi Qiao, in the passenger seat, flipped through the messages the teacher had sent him: “I don’t think it’s a premature love affair.”

Then, as if realizing a possibility, he looked at Luo Qing Ye.

Luo Qing Ye, as if realizing something, also turned his head to look at Chu Yi Qiao.

“Bullied by the older students?” Chu Yi Qiao speculated, frowning.

Luo Qing Ye’s face darkened completely: “Who dares to bully my son? I’ll break his legs!”

“Weren’t you just like that back then.” Chu Yi Qiao said sternly, on the verge of criticism: “You refused to tell me when I picked you up from school. You might have done it on purpose, but this subconscious act of hiding things from your parents is deeply wrong. Shouldn’t you have told your parents immediately if you were bullied at school? Only your parents can protect you. There’s no point in hiding it.”

“Lao Po, Lao Po, Lao Po.” Luo Qing Ye raised his hand to cover Chu Yi Qiao’s mouth. “I know I was wrong. This is You Pan’s problem now. Don’t drag me into it. Besides, that’s not how I raised them.”

Chu Yi Qiao leaned back in his chair, his brow furrowed: “We were still negligent, especially after Xiao Yu was born. Now Xiao Yu is behaving better. She actively shares what happened at school as soon as she gets home. We were so focused on Xiao Yu that we asked less about You Pan and Zuo Gu. It’s true that the two brothers rarely told us about school after they entered third grade.”

As he finished speaking, his brow furrowed, and he looked over.

“Don’t look so sad. It’s okay. I’ll take care of it.” Luo Qing Ye rubbed Chu Yi Qiao’s brow and soothed him. “It’s my fault. I’ve been so busy lately that I don’t have much time to sleep with them at night.”

“It’s not all your fault.” Chu Yi Qiao held Luo Qing Ye’s hand and sighed, feeling a little distressed: “I suddenly feel like I’m a terrible father. My child won’t tell me what’s going on. If he really doesn’t tell me because he’s being bullied by classmates at school, I’ll be furious.”

Luo Qing Ye leaned forward and kissed him: “Don’t be angry. Let me talk later.”

Chu Yi Qiao looked at Luo Qing Ye: “Back then, I went directly to the principal about you and had the bodyguards bring Jian Ze over.”

Luo Qing Ye looked shocked: “You went to the principal?”

He knew about going to Jian Ze, because Jian Ze had almost fought with him in the dormitory that time because of this incident, but he hadn’t expected Chu Yi Qiao to actually go to the principal for him.

“Of course. How could my heir be bullied? How would he know how important you are to me if I didn’t tell the principal?” Chu Yi Qiao continued: “Later, when you were entering your third year of high school, I even contacted the Parents’ Committee.”

Luo Qing Ye had never expected Chu Yi Qiao to do such a thing. He was at a loss for words, but his heart was overwhelmed with emotion. He unbuckled his seatbelt and reached out to hug him:

“Lao Po~~ Turns out I was so important to you back then.”

Chu Yi Qiao raised his hand to block him: “Now’s not the time to be moved. The question now is, does anyone really dare to bully our child?”

“It’s hard to say.” Luo Qing Ye remained unyielding, hugging Chu Yi Qiao and kissing him several times: “After all, Zuo Gu and You Pan isn’t the type to say “my dad is Chu Yi Qiao and Luo Qing Ye, don’t mess with me, or he’ll beat you.” when they see people.”

Chu Yi Qiao couldn’t help but laugh at his teasing.

Luo Qing Ye felt a little relieved when he saw him smile: “Zuo Gu and You Pan isn’t children who can’t protect themselves. Ask them when we get home tonight. Give Xiao Yu to the aunt, and we’ll each ask one.”

“You ask Zuo Gu, leave You Pan to me.” Chu Yi Qiao said.

“Okay, Lao Po!”

As expected, today after school, only Xiao Yu, the overlord, was having fun.

“Ge Ge, Ge Ge, this is the candy the teacher gave me as a reward. I’m giving it to you!” Xiao Yu dug a piece of candy out of her bag and thrust it into Zuo Gu’s hand, but her short hand couldn’t reach it because it was caught in the car seat’s seatbelt.

Zuo Gu, seeing this, reached out and took it, then patted Xiao Yu’s head: “Thank you, Xiao Yu.”

While Xiao Yu wasn’t looking, he secretly slipped the candy to You Pan. But noticing You Pan wasn’t paying any attention, he looked a little downcast, and lowered his head to play with the candy.

Chu Yi Qiao noticed the brothers’ little trick in the rearview mirror. While waiting at a red light, he patted Luo Qing Ye’s thigh, motioning him to look back.

Luo Qing Ye caught the hint and glanced up at the rearview mirror, just in time to see You Pan leaning on his head to look out the window, and Zuo Gu, with his head bowed, looking very downcast.

The two men exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion.

What’s wrong with these two brothers?

They usually love to be together, but now they’re fighting?

After dinner, they left Xiao Yu with the aunt and each took one child upstairs for some ideological education. To better understand the two children, they wore invisible Bluetooth earphones and staggered their sessions.

One was in the toy room, the other in the children’s room.

Chu Yi Qiao closed the door to the toy room.

You Pan seemed to sense his father’s question and ran to the block table to start building, his mouth tightly shut.

Chu Yi Qiao didn’t stop him, but sat aside, reading a book, and waited.

He couldn’t force a child, nor did he want him to feel pressured. He realized this matter might not be simple, even more serious than he imagined, otherwise You Pan wouldn’t have acted like this. He knew his child best. You Pan was a chatterbox, but lately, he’d been acting out of character.

So all he could do was wait, wait for the child to open up and talk to him about this.

Time slipped by.

The toy room was silent, filled only by the sounds of blocks being built and pages being turned.

Chu Yi Qiao noticed You Pan glance at him several times, as if trying to figure out what he was planning. Initially nervous, he relaxed a little, as if realizing his father wasn’t here to scold him.

“Daddy, can you help me take these blocks apart?”

It wasn’t until You Pan asked that Chu Yi Qiao look up from his book. He smiled at You Pan and said: “Of course.”

With that, he stood up and walked over to the block table.

He sat down beside You Pan and took apart the already constructed block castle: “Did you and Zuo Gu build this together?”

“En.” You Pan nodded.

“Why do you suddenly want to tear it down? Don’t you guys like to put your builds up on display?” Chu Yi Qiao glanced at You Pan as he took them apart: “Did you have a fight with him?”

You Pan fiddled with the scattered blocks on the table: “No.”

The unhappiness was evident in his voice.

“Didn’t you say you loved your Ge Ge? Now you don’t?” Chu Yi Qiao set the dismantled blocks aside and turned to face You Pan. Sensing You Pan’s avoidance, he said: “Come, let Daddy hug you.”

You Pan stole a glance at his father. His eyes immediately welled up at his words. He jumped off his chair and into his father’s arms.

“Tell Daddy what’s wrong? The teacher said you’ve been hanging around the junior high school a lot lately. Did you make some good friends there?” Chu Yi Qiao asked gently.

You Pan clenched his fists in anger, shaking with rage. He looked at Chu Yi Qiao, tears welling up in his eyes, as if he were on the verge of tears.

Chu Yi Qiao could feel You Pan trembling, so he could only continue asking patiently: “Did someone in junior high bully you? If so, tell Daddy, daddy will handle it. Only Daddy can protect you. If you bullied others, then you’re wrong, and Daddy will criticise you.”

“It wasn’t me who bullied others!” You Pan yelled at Chu Yi Qiao, tears streaming down his face as if he had completely lost control of his emotions.

Chu Yi Qiao had never expected You Pan to snap. He suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation: “What happened? Someone’s bullying you, right? If so, Daddy will go find that kid’s parents right away!”

You Pan pursed his lips as if trying to hold back tears, but unable to hold back, he hugged his father’s neck: “Someone is bullying Zuo Gu, but Zuo Gu won’t let me tell you. I’m so angry, so angry, so angry, but I……I can’t win against them, sob……”

Chu Yi Qiao was stunned: “What? Who’s bullying Zuo Gu?”

“Two Alphas in Third Grade A were bullying Zuo Gu. I happened to see them touching him, so I yelled and dragged him away. Zuo Gu wouldn’t let me tell you, sob……” You Pan broke down in tears. “I can’t win against them. I couldn’t even protect Zuo Gu, and he still won’t let me say I don’t want to care about him anymore……”

Chu Yi Qiao was silent for a moment. He pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and his slightly red eyes were completely filled with coldness.

In the children’s room, Luo Qing Ye was on the verge of losing his temper after hearing the voices in his earphones.

He’d assumed You Pan was causing trouble, but he’d never guessed that You Pan had been running to the junior high school all day because someone there had been bullying Zuo Gu, and he wanted to avenge him.

Turning around, he looked at Chu Gu Zhi, who was quietly reading a book. Pretty and well-behaved like a child, he felt a surge of anger rising in his heart. He patted his chest to calm himself.

Someone actually dared to bully his son?

Someone! Actually! Dared! To! Bully! His son!

How could he tolerate this!

“Zuo Gu.”

“What’s wrong, Big Daddy?” Zuo Gu put down his book and looked up at him.

Luo Qing Ye sat down on the sofa nearby and opened his arms to Zuo Gu: “Come here, give Daddy a hug.”

Zuo Gu didn’t know why his Big Daddy suddenly wanted a hug, but he could only put down his book and obediently walk over to him.

Luo Qing Ye lifted Zuo Gu into his arms and asked: “Are the older Alphas bullying you?”

Zuo Gu stared blankly at Big Daddy, as if shocked at how he knew. His eyes welled up at the thought of something he’d hidden and deeply feared being discovered.

“Why didn’t you tell Daddy?” Luo Qing Ye looked at his eldest son in his arms, suddenly wondering if he’d been negligent in some way.

Zuo Gu lowered his head, not daring to cry out loud. His entire body began to tremble. “……I’m afraid you’ll scold me, Daddy.”

“Why would Daddy scold you?” Luo Qing Ye hugged Zuo Gu tightly. Suddenly, he seemed to understand the murderous feeling a parent feels when they see their child being bullied. His eyes were red with anger, but he still didn’t dare to say anything harsh: “Listen, baby, Daddy will always protect you. As long as you don’t commit murder or arson, Daddy will always protect you. No one in this world can protect you except Daddy. Until you grow up and know that only Daddy can protect you.”

He watched Zuo Gu raise his head and look at him, his eyes filled with fear, tears welling in his large eyes, his tears heartbreaking.

“They were going to bite my neck……It was You Pan who pulled me away. I told You Pan not to tell anyone, and then he ignored me wu wu wu wu wu.”

Luo Qing Ye raised his head and took a deep breath. He felt like he was about to kill someone.

Dare to touch his beloved?

He pulled out his phone and dialed a number. The moment the call was connected, he said coldly:

“Yuan Ge, pull up all the junior high school surveillance footage from this month. Find me which class’s differentiated Alphas have touched Zuo Gu. Once you find them, contact their parents immediately. I will meet them shortly.”

 

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melon: Don’t go yet! I decided to translate 1 more chapter since this one ends on a cliffhanger + it’s the last chapter for this set of extras 😆.