âErbao, you scared me to death. Itâs all my fault. I shouldnât have left you all alone at homeâ¦â
âIâm sorry, Ding. Itâs my fault too. I didnât take good care of your child,â Ouyang Qing apologized hurriedly at the side.
âWhy did you come in? Get out!â yelled Nan Chen.
Ouyang Qing felt very upset. Itâs just an allergy. She didnât die, anyway. Do you have to treat me like that, Nan Chen?
âI just brought Ding here and wanted to apologize to her. Iâve wronged both you and your childâ¦â
âI donât need your apology!â replied Ning Ran coldly.
âI really didnât expect things to turn out like this. I donât even know what happened.â Ouyang Qing defended herself indignantly.
Nan Chenâs fury rose when he heard that. âYou still donât know what happened? Erbao is allergic to nuts, yet you still allowed her to drink almond milk. Of course sheâll have an allergic reaction!â
âWhat? You let my daughter drink almond milk? If youâre bringing someone elseâs children out, shouldnât you ask about their dietary restrictions?â
Ouyang Qing fell silent, her head drooping lower.
Ning Ran seemed to understand what happened.
âCould it be that you deliberately let my daughter drink almond milk while knowing that she canât take nuts?â
Ouyang Qing quickly waved her hands in denial. âOf course not! Thereâs no way Iâll do that!â
âYou asked me about it before, and I told you everything!â Nan Chen rebuked instantly.
âI really forgot about it. But I really didnât do it on purpose! Why would I even do something like that?â
âYou have ulterior motives! Youâre trying to harm my children. I donât care if you want to marry into the Nan family, but why are you using my children as tools?â scolded Ning Ran.
A hurt expression crossed Ouyang Qingâs face. âDing, how can you say that about me? I really didnât do it on purpose! Why would I want to harm the children? Iâm sorry. Please forgive me!â
âI might forgive you if you hurt me instead. However, since you put my children in dangerâs path, I will never forgive you!â asserted Ning Ran furiously.
âThen, Iâll kneel for forgiveness! Iâm really sorry. I didnât do it on purposeâ¦â
Although Ouyang Qing said that she would kneel, they were just empty words.
It was impossible for her to kneel to Ning Ran. After all, she was the heiress of the wealthy Ouyang family.
Ouyang Qing thought that Ning Ran would refuse her offer to kneel. However, Ning Ran did not buy into her act.
This made things even more awkward. It was impossible for Ouyang Qing to kneel, but if she did not, the situation would become more embarrassing.
âThatâs enough. Get out!â yelled Nan Chen coldly.
If things continued on, there would not be a nice ending.
As this was a hospital ward, it wouldnât be appropriate to create such a huge ruckus.
Since the incident had already happened, it was meaningless even if Ouyang Qing actually knelt.
However, if they forced Ouyang Qing to kneel just because of this, it would be a blatant disrespect to the Ouyang family.
At this moment, he could not afford to have a fall out with the Ouyang family.
As Nan Chen was helming the family now, he needed to consider the big picture instead of succumbing to his impulses.
Knowing that she would be placed in a more embarrassing position if she stayed, Ouyang Qing quickly left the hospital ward.
âYou let her bring the kids out?â Ning Ran stared at Nan Chen.
âNot me. She and the kids had an agreement,â defended Nan Chen quickly.
âIf you didnât allow it, she couldnât have brought the kids out.â
âThe kids were willing to play with her. Grandpa wanted them to be happy, so he let them out. They donât need to go to school anyway as itâs the weekends,â explained Nan Chen patiently.
âDid you tell her that Erbao canât eat nuts?â
âI told her, but she probably forgot.â
âAre you speaking on her behalf? Are you trying to defend her now? Oh, right. You are about to get married anyway, so you should protect her well,â snapped Ning Ran coldly.
âIâm not getting married with her. Itâs just a rumor.â
Nan Chenâs temper was starting to flare too. Ning Ranâs words were getting harsher by the second that he could not even take a breather.
âJust a rumor? Itâs all over the Internet, with a lot of publicity surrounding it. Itâs fine if you publicize it, but how shameless are you to use my children for it? Both you and Ouyang Qing are shameless a*sholes!â
In her agitation, Ning Ran said something that she was not supposed to.
âWhat did you call me?â Nan Chenâs expression turned cold.
âI didnât say anything. Youâve heard wrongly.â Ning Ran knew that she had crossed the line.
âSay that again!â yelled Nan Chen furiously.
âI said I didnât say anything, you must have heard wrongly.â
âWhat did you say before that?â
âMy memory is horrible. I only remember the last thing I said. I forgot what I said earlier. Besides, Iâm not a recorder where you can press the repeat button whenever you like!â snapped Ning Ran disdainfully.
Nan Chen was enraged, but he could not do anything about Ning Ran.
âNext time, take note of your image. Donât say such vulgar words in front of the children and teach them the wrong things!â
âWe wonât learn anything wrong.â Erbao backed her mother up seriously.
âYou too! You know that youâre allergic to nuts, so why did you drink the almond milk?â asked Nan Chen.
âAre you blaming my child? Sheâs so young, so itâs normal that sheâs not sensible enough to know.
Ouyang Qing is the real culprit here!â
As Erbao supported Ning Ran, she naturally had to back Erbao up too.
âIâm educating my child and teaching her how to protect herself. Why are you being so protective?â
âMy child is not at fault! The blame should be placed on that vicious woman! Everything is all your fault.
If you didnât invite her, she wonât even be in the position to bring my kids out to play. Something like this wouldnât have happened. Fundamentally, itâs all your fault! All yours!â
Wagging her finger at Nan Chen, Ning Ran reprimanded him.
Erbao made a face. Mommyâs so aggressive! With that, Iâm no longer the center of attention. Not bad, Mommy!
Furious, Nan Chen pointed back at Ning Ran. âIs this how you teach your children? How amazingâ¦â
âThank you for your compliments. Iâve always been amazing! This has always been how I raised my children, but theyâre still so outstanding. So what about it?â
Nan Chen was about to fly into a rage.
âMommy, thatâs probably enough!â
Dabao hinted to her out of goodwill. Donât go overboard, or youâll look like an unreasonable woman!
âLook at how youâre behaving now. Even your child canât stand it anymore!â Nan Chen was so furious that his face flushed.
âI didnât say anything wrong, nor did my kids do anything wrong. Ouyang Qingâs the one at fault! Sheâs not allowed to bring my children out anymore. Sheâs a sinister woman with shady motives and a devious heart that tried to harm my children! Sheâs nothing but an evil, unscrupulous woman. A fake, hypocritical b*tch!â
âMommy, what does that mean?â asked Erbao curiously.
Nan Chen looked confused too as he had never heard that phrase before.
âItâs a phrase only adults can use. Children donât need to know what it means.â Ning Ran decided to give her daughter a vague answer.
âDidnât you say that children should learn and apply new knowledge? Since I donât understand, I should ask.â Erbaoâs curiosity was piqued.
Since Mommy described Ouyang Qing with this phrase, itâs probably something bad.
If thatâs the case, I should learn it so I can scold others in the future.
âYou donât need to ask anything further. It doesnât mean anything.â Dabao chimed in from the side.
Naturally, Dabao knew what the phrase meant. After all, as he was well-versed with the Internet.
Although Nan Chen did not fully grasp the meaning, the words were already so obvious. After mulling over it for a while, Nan Chen understood.
âNing Ran, mind your language. As their mother, you shouldnât curse in front of the children! I know that youâre an uncivilized woman who doesnât mind your image. However, you should consider your influence on the children!â
Ning Ran regretted it too. She had a habit of not thinking through her words before uttering them.
Often, she would regret it afterward.
âDarling, what do you want to eat? Iâll buy it for you.â Ning Ran felt that it was time to change the topic of conversation.
âMommy, I want to eat many yummy foods. Can you buy them for me?â Erbao became excited.
âOf course!â Ning Ran would do anything to avoid Nan Chen. In addition to the guilt she felt towards Erbao, she decided to fulfill all of Erbaoâs wishes today.
âThatâs great! Mommy, I want to eat cake, egg tartsâ¦â Erbao listed more than a dozen food that she wanted to eat while Ning Ran nodded, showing that she had noted down everything.
Nan Chen and Dabao frowned at the side. Looks like thereâs still a long way to go before Erbaoâs diet succeeds.
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