Chapter 620: Chapter 620: Rong Xiaoyi
Han muttered quietly, “If you’re not even willing to give this little time to your child, why did you have a child in the first place?”
Momo raised an eyebrow in agreement.
Junjun thought deeply. If his mom could spare time to come here, no matter how long, she would spend it with him. On the contrary, if she didn’t come, it really meant she couldn’t get away.
If someone says they want to spend time with you but doesn’t do it properly, it might be better if they didn’t at all.
Suddenly, a child over there burst into tears, “I told you I wanted Mom to come with me, not you. What’s the use of you being here? It’s better if you didn’t come. I don’t need you as my dad, waaaah.”
The crying attracted a lot of attention. The parent, both angry and anxious, tried to speak kindly and firmly, but the child wouldn’t listen. Instead, the parent slapped the child.
Lin Qi frowned, “How can you hit your child?”
“That’s ridiculous. This is my child. I’ll hit him if I want to. What’s it to you?” The parent was quite domineering, pointing at his child, “Cry again, cry again, and you’ll go live with your mom through hard times. The car and house at home are all mine. I pay for your schooling and your food and clothes, yet you still pick a fight with me!”
Before Lin Qi could speak, the child suddenly kicked his father hard.
The child glared at him angrily, “I’d rather live a hard life with my mom than have a good life with you. I don’t even care about what you provide for me to eat and wear!”
“You little brat!”
“Don’t think I don’t know. It’s because that woman outside didn’t give you a son, so you came to curry favor with me. It won’t work. I won’t be your heir. I couldn’t care less about your stupid money even if you gave it to me!”
After saying that, the child stomped forcefully on his father’s foot again.
The parent immediately flew into a rage, and as he was about to punch the child, the teacher hurried up to stop him, only to be shoved hard.
Lin Qi quickly stepped up to support her, “Are you alright?”
The teacher shook her head, still worried about the student, “That child…”
The parent looked to be about six feet tall and wasn’t light. The child, after being punched by him, couldn’t get up for a long time.
Lin Qi, worried about the child, headed over in that direction.
Lin Qi said, “If you have something to say, say it properly. Don’t hit the child.”
“This is my child. It’s none of your business!”
“He’s already unable to get up.”
“I said, stay out of it!”
The parent reached out to push Lin Qi, but before he could push her away, his wrist was gripped firmly by someone, “Don’t touch her.”
Lin Qi was pulled to the side and protected by Huo Tingdong. The parent’s anger flared, about to throw a tantrum, but seeing Huo Tingdong’s face, he immediately froze.
“Huo, Mr. Huo?”
“You know me?”
The parent immediately stifled his anger.
Even though his anger was directed at his own child, with Huo Tingdong present, he didn’t dare show his temper.
He explained, “Mr. Huo, we met before at a banquet. You don’t remember? I even toasted you back then.”
“I don’t remember.”
“It’s okay if you don’t remember. This matter today is my fault. I was just trying to improve my relationship with my child, not expecting the process to be so long. You’re a very career-minded person, so I thought you might understand my eagerness to get back to work.”
The child, who had finally managed to stand up, shouted loudly, “You just want to finish quickly so I can go with that woman, right?”
“Xiao Jun! What are you saying?” The parent felt his face burning.
“I’m just telling the truth.”
Suddenly, the people around started pointing fingers at the parent.
Huo Tingdong and Lin Qi exchanged a glance and finally, he nodded. Lin Qi smiled and went over to the child’s side, “Since that’s the case, how about you come with us to find the hidden children, okay?”
The child nodded and without hesitation, abandoned his father to follow Lin Qi.
The parent felt embarrassed but didn’t dare to snatch the child from Huo Tingdong, so he pretended to make a phone call and hurriedly left with his head down.
After a while.
After the teacher distributed the materials, she came up to Lin Qi, carefully handing over four sets of documents, “These are the basic profiles of the kids Han, Momo, Junjun, and Xiao Jun are helping, including their names, classes, and possible places they might go. It’s also to help the kids learn more about West Street Experimental Primary School.”
Lin Qi accepted them, “Alright.”
The first three were found smoothly.
Although they were on different floors, it was easy to find them.
When it came to Xiao Jun, Lin Qi was troubled. She couldn’t find a girl named “Rong Xiaoyi” anywhere. The teacher said she had left early, and none of the classmates knew where she went.
She didn’t even have any friends.
Xiao Jun was a bit dejected because he had prepared a beautiful book that he loved and hoped the other person would love too, but now he couldn’t find her anywhere.
It was getting late.
Xiao Jun hugged the book and followed behind Lin Qi, finally mustering up the courage to say, “Aunt Lin Qi, maybe we should just give up. If we can’t find her, I’ll just take the book back and bring it next time. She’s probably gone home by now.”
Lin Qi felt a little guilty, “I’m sorry, Xiao Jun. We searched for a long time but still couldn’t find this student.”
Xiao Jun shook his head, “I’m happy enough. At least I have you all with me instead of being alone. I want to go back and find Mom.”
“Shall I call your mom to come and pick you up?”
“Okay.”
After calling Xiao Jun’s mom, the four of them walked together to the school gate.
Xiao Jun’s mom arrived quickly, thanked them multiple times, and even brought small cakes for Han, Momo, and Junjun.
Han thanked her with a “Thanks, Auntie,” took the small cake, and went off to enjoy it somewhere. After thanking her, Momo and Junjun followed him.
Lin Qi, a bit worried about Xiao Jun’s condition, spoke softly, “Xiao Jun’s mom, the issues between you and your husband are really affecting the child. You should take him to the hospital for an examination today.”
“What?” Xiao Jun’s mom was surprised.
“A lot of people saw the child’s father beating him today. If you end up getting divorced and fighting for custody of the child, this could be evidence you might want to collect.”
Xiao Jun’s mom immediately hugged Xiao Jun, feeling heartbroken, “Thank you, Han and Momo’s mom. I’ll take him to the hospital right away.”
Lin Qi nodded.
After seeing off Xiao Jun and his mother, Lin Qi walked toward the three children with Huo Tingdong.
Meanwhile, at the school gate.
Rong Xiaoyi, carrying a backpack, stood at the gate waiting.
Her brother said he would come to pick her up today, but he hasn’t arrived yet.
Suddenly.
A few muscular men in black vests, looking out of place on the school grounds, approached the school.
They asked everyone they met, making the passing students very anxious.
Rong Xiaoyi moved to the side, a bit scared since her brother hadn’t arrived yet and she was alone.
Unexpectedly, a few of them approached her quickly.
One of them spoke up, “Hey, kid, do you know Rong Xiaoyi?”