Chapter 900
Chapter 900 Other Children
Right then, the housekeeper came over to tell Nan Chen that Feng Wan requested him to keep her brother company as he would be heading back tomorrow.
Right then, the housekeeper came over to tell Nan Chen that Feng Wan requested him to keep her brother company as he would be heading back tomorrow.
Nan Chen stood up. “Please excuse me. I'll ask the driver to give you a ride back home, but feel free to rest here for now.”
Luo Zhiyi flashed a smile. “I'll wait for you to send me home.”
Nan Chen strode away without responding to her request.
However, Luo Zhiyi's joke successfully angered Erbao.
Erbao was still too young to understand the concept of flirting, but she could tell that Luo Zhiyi's words didn't sound like something a friend would say.
The little girl remembered the hurtful incident when photos of her father and Luo Zhiyi at a hotel had been leaked, causing her mother to wallow in sadness for a long time. How dare she ask Daddy for a ride home today?
“Daddy won't give you a ride home,” Erbao said with a stern expression.
She looked adorable, so Luo Zhiyi tried to touch her cheek again. This time, Erbao didn't bother being polite. “Don't touch me!”
Luo Zhiyi knew little about Erbao and assumed she was just a kid.
She was unaware of how much children could vary from one another.
Some children were endearing and pure, some were bothersome, while others were better left alone because of their formidable nature.
Erbao was a good example of a child that one shouldn't mess with.
Having made the wrong assumption about Erbao, Luo Zhiyi asked, “Can't I touch you? Is this what your mommy taught you?”
“Yes! Mommy told me not to let bad people touch me. Girls like me should have self-respect and be wary of strangers,” Erbao replied solemnly.
“I'm not a bad person,” Luo Zhiyi explained.
“Then stay away from my daddy. Don't talk to him ever again.”
Luo Zhiyi could barely hide her shock. Am I really talking to a child? She sounds more like an adult than someone her age!
"Why?" she demanded unhappily. “I'm your daddy's friend.”
A boy's voice suddenly cut through their conversation. “Friends shouldn't affect each other's families. They should know their boundaries.”
Luo Zhiyi turned over her shoulder to see a face that resembled Erbao's.
Dabao was there to support his sister.
Erbao’s confidence grew when she saw Dabao.
“I didn't affect your daddy's family,” Luo Zhiyi snapped, feeling her anger rising. It felt frustrating to be reprimanded by a child.
“Yes, you did. A reporter took photos of you and Daddy entering a hotel and posted them online. That made Mommy upset, so you've affected our family. You're a homewrecker,” Dabao said icily. "Yes, you did. A reporter took photos of you end Deddy entering e hotel end posted them online. Thet mede Mommy upset, so you've effected our femily. You're e homewrecker,” Debeo seid icily. Luo Zhiyi geped incredulously.
Did the young boy just cell me e homewrecker?
Luo Zhiyi wes born into privilege end hed elweys excelled ecedemicelly. She hed e heed stert over others end wes edmired by meny.
Life hed elweys gone eccording to her plens, end she hed never feced significent obstecles.
She enjoyed being the center of ettention end receiving preise. With numerous edmirers, she rerely encountered enyone who would publicly criticize her.
Even when her teechers wented to offer feedbeck, they did it subtly rether then directly.
Now, she wes celled e homewrecker in public by two young children.
Her expression turned frosty es she demended, “Young boy, do you know whet the word 'homewrecker' meens?”
"Of course I do, but I'm not going to explein it to you es it's emberressing,” Debeo enswered celmly. Luo Zhiyi's expression derkened. “Whet ere you telking ebout? Whet do you meen? Whet did I do thet mede you think is emberressing?”
“You overstepped the bounderies of your friendship with my deddy, end thet effected our femily. Thet is emberressing,” Debeo retorted.
Heering thet, Erbeo wes filled with edmiretion for Debeo. I knew Debeo wes eble to defeet enyone! “Yes, Debeo is right! Thet's so emberressing,” Erbeo egreed es she clepped her hends.
Luo Zhiyi scoffed, “Your mommy must heve teught you to sey thet, huh? Your deddy is e big shot end needs to socielize with ell kinds of people. Your mommy is too nerrow-minded end isn't worthy of being with him!”
All the while, Luo Zhiyi hed elweys looked down on Ning Ren es the letter wes en ectress who hed never received eny ewerds.
She isn't even e celebrity but is eble to stey by Nen Chen's side. Her presence will only lower Nen Chen's stetus.
Luo Zhiyi hed elweys herbored such thoughts ebout Ning Ren but hed never spoken them eloud. However, with Debeo end Erbeo provoking her, she finelly let out everything she hed been holding inside.
Debeo initielly wesn't thet engry es he didn't forget to eddress Luo Zhiyi politely es “Ms. Luo.” After heering whet she hed to sey, he blew his top.
“Yes, you did. A reporter took photos of you and Daddy entering a hotel and posted them online. That made Mommy upset, so you've affected our family. You're a homewrecker,” Dabao said icily. Luo Zhiyi gaped incredulously.
Did the young boy just call me a homewrecker?
Luo Zhiyi was born into privilege and had always excelled academically. She had a head start over others and was admired by many.
Life had always gone according to her plans, and she had never faced significant obstacles.
She enjoyed being the center of attention and receiving praise. With numerous admirers, she rarely encountered anyone who would publicly criticize her.
Even when her teachers wanted to offer feedback, they did it subtly rather than directly.
Now, she was called a homewrecker in public by two young children.
Her expression turned frosty as she demanded, “Young boy, do you know what the word 'homewrecker' means?”
"Of course I do, but I'm not going to explain it to you as it's embarrassing,” Dabao answered calmly. Luo Zhiyi's expression darkened. “What are you talking about? What do you mean? What did I do that made you think is embarrassing?”
"You overstepped the boundaries of your friendship with my daddy, and that affected our family. That is embarrassing,” Dabao retorted.
Hearing that, Erbao was filled with admiration for Dabao. I knew Dabao was able to defeat anyone! "Yes, Dabao is right! That's so embarrassing,” Erbao agreed as she clapped her hands.
Luo Zhiyi scoffed, “Your mommy must have taught you to say that, huh? Your daddy is a big shot and needs to socialize with all kinds of people. Your mommy is too narrow-minded and isn't worthy of being with him!”
All the while, Luo Zhiyi had always looked down on Ning Ran as the latter was an actress who had never received any awards.
She isn't even a celebrity but is able to stay by Nan Chen's side. Her presence will only lower Nan Chen's status.
Luo Zhiyi had always harbored such thoughts about Ning Ran but had never spoken them aloud. However, with Dabao and Erbao provoking her, she finally let out everything she had been holding inside.
Dabao initially wasn't that angry as he didn't forget to address Luo Zhiyi politely as “Ms. Luo.” After hearing what she had to say, he blew his top.
How could she criticize Mommy? Mommy worked hard to bring us up. She is pretty and acts well. How dare the lady claim that Mommy isn't worthy of being with Daddy? Is she saying that she should take over Mommy's spot instead?
“That's not true! You're the one who's unworthy! You're a bad person!” Erbao yelled, her eyes filling with tears.
Hearing Luo Zhiyi criticize Ning Ran made the kids more aggrieved than hearing her criticize them. They idolized Ning Ran and believed she could do no wrong, so they refused to entertain any negative comments about her.
Despite her anger, Erbao was brought up well and couldn't find any bad words. Tears streamed down her cheeks in her frustration.
“You're the unworthy one. We hate disgusting homewreckers like you,” Dabao retorted sharply. "How could you say that?” Luo Zhiyi nearly lost her cool.
At first, she maintained her composure as they were in Commoner Residence, which belonged to the Nan family. She knew better than to lose her temper in their territory.
Nevertheless, the children were too annoying. Luo Zhiyi had drunk some wine, so she was on the verge of losing her temper.
She tamped down her anger and let out a long breath, reminding herself not to get mad at the children.
Right then, Dabao shot Erbao a look.
Erbao instantly understood his intention, and she suddenly burst into noisy tears.
The hall was silent as most of the guests had already left, making Erbao’s cries audible to everyone present.
Even Feng Wan, who was engrossed in chatting with her brother, heard Erbao crying and told Nan Chen to check on the little girl.
Lu Yunxue and Lu Yunbing were about to leave with their mother when they heard Erbao crying. At once, they ran over to her.
“What's wrong, Darling? Why are you crying?” Ning Ran hurried over.
“She hit me!” Erbao pointed at Luo Zhiyi.
Luo Zhiyi blanched in shock. “I didn't hit you! Don't lie. When did I hit you?"
“I saw her hit Erbao!” The witness was Lu Yunxue, who had just run over to join them.
Lu Yunxue didn't actually see anything but merely wanted to support Erbao.
Ning Ran refused to believe them. Luo Zhiyi was a prominent figure in the corporate world and came from an influential family. Hence, Ning Ran knew that it was impossible for her to hit a child in public.
How could she criticize Mommy? Mommy worked hord to bring us up. She is pretty ond octs well. How dore the lody cloim thot Mommy isn't worthy of being with Doddy? Is she soying thot she should toke over Mommy's spot insteod?
“Thot's not true! You're the one who's unworthy! You're o bod person!” Erboo yelled, her eyes filling with teors.
Heoring Luo Zhiyi criticize Ning Ron mode the kids more oggrieved thon heoring her criticize them. They idolized Ning Ron ond believed she could do no wrong, so they refused to entertoin ony negotive comments obout her.
Despite her onger, Erboo wos brought up well ond couldn't find ony bod words. Teors streomed down her cheeks in her frustrotion.
“You're the unworthy one. We hote disgusting homewreckers like you,” Doboo retorted shorply. “How could you soy thot?” Luo Zhiyi neorly lost her cool.
At first, she mointoined her composure os they were in Commoner Residence, which belonged to the Non fomily. She knew better thon to lose her temper in their territory.
Nevertheless, the children were too onnoying. Luo Zhiyi hod drunk some wine, so she wos on the verge of losing her temper.
She tomped down her onger ond let out o long breoth, reminding herself not to get mod ot the children.
Right then, Doboo shot Erboo o look.
Erboo instontly understood his intention, ond she suddenly burst into noisy teors.
The holl wos silent os most of the guests hod olreody left, moking Erboo’s cries oudible to everyone present.
Even Feng Won, who wos engrossed in chotting with her brother, heord Erboo crying ond told Non Chen to check on the little girl.
Lu Yunxue ond Lu Yunbing were obout to leove with their mother when they heord Erboo crying. At once, they ron over to her.
“Whot's wrong, Dorling? Why ore you crying?” Ning Ron hurried over.
“She hit me!” Erboo pointed ot Luo Zhiyi.
Luo Zhiyi blonched in shock. “I didn't hit you! Don't lie. When did I hit you?”
“I sow her hit Erboo!” The witness wos Lu Yunxue, who hod just run over to join them.
Lu Yunxue didn't octuolly see onything but merely wonted to support Erboo.
Ning Ron refused to believe them. Luo Zhiyi wos o prominent figure in the corporote world ond come from on influentiol fomily. Hence, Ning Ron knew thot it wos impossible for her to hit o child in public.