Chapter 55: Let You Kowtow to Know How a Dog Barks

“Ah, Zhixing Ge!”

Zhou Xinyue never expected Xie Yunshu to suddenly make a move. She had no strength to resist, only desperately protecting her hair and screaming, “Zhixing Ge, save me! Ah, it hurts so much, Zhixing Ge…”

“Aren’t you going to apologize? Then kneel down and kowtow to me!”

Xie Yunshu tightly grabbed her hair and pressed Zhou Xinyue’s face onto the cement ground. Only then did she laugh aloud with satisfaction, “Who made the mistake should kowtow. You pushed the child forward as a shield—who’s really shameless? I’m letting you kowtow to understand what it means to ‘bark like a dog.’ Then why just now did you hold your son down and not let go?”

Zhou Xinyue felt her head buzzing. Her carefully applied makeup was now smeared against the filthy, cold ground, tears blurring her face. She was utterly miserable. The overwhelming humiliation and anger almost drove her mad, but she had no strength to resist because Xie Yunshu’s grip was too strong!

She could only grit her teeth and keep up her weak, pitiful act, desperately protecting her hair: “Zhixing Ge…”

Before Lu Zhixing could react, Xie Yunshu had already let go of the person on the ground, mockingly curling her red lips: “You wanted to come kneeling to confess, now I’ve fulfilled your wish, and you’re unhappy again?”

Zhou Xinyue, embarrassed and fearful, hid behind Lu Zhixing, wishing she could tear Xie Yunshu apart and fight her. But with Lu Zhixing present, she could only pretend to be pitiful and cry, “Zhixing Ge, don’t blame Yunshu. She just misunderstood me deeply. I’m hurt but can endure it.”

Lu Zhixing sighed long and deeply, “Xinyue, why do you have to do this again?”

Then he looked at Xie Yunshu with reproach, “Yunshu, no matter what the reason, hitting someone is wrong. Apologize to Xinyue right now.”

“Do you believe I’ll slap you twice too?” Xie Yunshu chuckled, rolling up her sleeves without caring about appearances—everyone in the dormitory knew exactly what kind of person she was.

And Lu Zhixing? She couldn’t care less about him anymore.

Lu Xueting, who originally intended to stand up for Zhou Xinyue, retreated several steps the moment Xie Yunshu struck, terrified that Xie Yunshu would lose it and hit her too. The trauma of having her hair pulled and getting slapped still haunted her—she definitely didn’t want a repeat…

“Xi-Xie Yunshu… please, let’s talk this through. I… I beg you, don’t hit me…” she stammered, also hiding behind Lu Zhixing, desperately distancing herself from the mess, “It wasn’t me who brought Zhou Xinyue here…”

Zhou Xinyue’s heart chilled. Lu Xueting had always been on her side, and now that Xie Yunshu was attacking, Lu Xueting was so scared? Looks like the Lu family are all cowards who only pick on the weak! Once she got into the Lu family, she wouldn’t be so submissive like Xie Yunshu!

She tightly grabbed Lu Zhixing’s arm, playing the weak and helpless role: “Yunshu, as long as you’ve vented your anger, I’m fine. Please don’t quarrel because of me anymore. I’ll make Xiaowei more sensible in the future…”

Lin Cuiping, who had been sympathizing with the child until now, suddenly stepped forward. It seemed this woman was using the child to gain sympathy!

Listening before had made her feel suffocated, but now seeing Xie Yunshu actually hit someone made her feel relieved, as if a dark cloud had lifted—one word: great! Xie Yunshu treats everyone the same, and isn’t afraid to fight anyone!

Hearing Zhou Xinyue’s words, Lin Cuiping immediately curled her lips and loudly snapped, “I say, big sister, when will you stop? The kid never said a word, but you keep clucking like an old hen, annoying! And I’ve never seen anyone press their own son down to kowtow! You dress so nicely, but your kid’s just skin and bones, covered in bruises!”

“Your son still has blood on his forehead, and you don’t even feel sorry? Yet you cry and act pitiful in front of the men! This kid—did you abduct him from somewhere? What kind of mother are you? My goodness, you’re worse than a stepmother!”

As long as she wasn’t arguing with Xie Yunshu, Lin Cuiping’s verbal attacks were fierce. She unleashed a barrage of words that made Zhou Xinyue’s face go pale, and even Lu Zhixing and Lu Xueting’s expressions stiffened.

Lin Cuiping’s voice was loud, and suddenly everyone’s gaze in the room turned to Xiaowei, puzzled—such a skinny child was rare. If their mother and child were so poor, why was Zhou Xinyue wearing the trendiest wool coat and new tall boots, with stylish hair?

Rich enough to dress herself, but no money to feed the child?

Lu Zhixing’s face was extremely ugly. He pulled his arm free from Zhou Xinyue’s embrace and then picked up Xiaowei. Looking at Zhou Xinyue, his tone was accusing: “Did you force the child to kowtow?”

Zhou Xinyue’s heart skipped a beat, her gaze panicked: “Zhixing Ge, I just saw Yunshu wanting a divorce, and you were upset, so I wanted to help you… Sorry, it’s all my fault. I also care about the child.”

Xiaowei seemed unaware of the pain. His little face was numb, without any emotion. But in his heart, he thought, I can’t sleep tonight. Will Mom beat me to death? If I die, it won’t hurt anymore. How can I die?

But he was so afraid of pain. It really hurt… Before, someone used to hold him and care for him. Now, no one was there…

Lu Zhixing finally noticed something was wrong with the child in his arms. Though not a pediatrician, he felt Xiaowei was unnaturally light. Was this the proper weight for a five-year-old?

But right now his mind was in chaos, as Xie Yunshu and Zhou Xinyue were not what he imagined. Thinking about Xie Yunshu suing for divorce, he was unable to bear it or accept her complete lack of feeling for him.

She used to be so good to him, devoted wholly to him. How could a small matter lead them to a point of no return? Did she even understand what divorcing meant?

If that happens, even if she comes back, the Lu family will never accept her as a daughter-in-law again! Does she really want to block every path between them? Wouldn’t she regret it?!

At this moment, Zhou Xinyue was also panicking. Everything was different from what she expected. Her plan was to make Xie Yunshu suffer silently, helpless to express her pain. After all, Lu Zhixing was soft-hearted and liked to be the rescuer. Seeing Xiaowei kowtow to Xie Yunshu with his own eyes, he would surely get angry and blame Xie Yunshu.

So before bringing Xiaowei to the dorm, she deliberately hinted to Chen Xue, telling her to tell Lu Zhixing that she came to beg Xie Yunshu’s forgiveness for his sake.