Chen Guosheng was also stunned. Chen Cha’s words sounded sincere and he indeed lacked attention towards her.

However, he didn’t want his son to have any hardships in the future.

The tenderness in his heart for Chen Cha didn’t last for a minute before it turned into hard steel again.

When Wei Siyun heard Chen Cha, her face showed approval but she was furious in her heart. What kind of cheap daughter was this? Why would she treat the dirty bastard well?

Wang Qihui saw that the atmosphere was a bit stiff, so she quickly smoothed things over. “It must be a misunderstanding. Jiamu is still young, so he probably took it the wrong way. It’s Jiamu’s birthday today, so there’s no need to be angry about such trivial things.”

“Mm!” Chacha stood up with a bright smile on her face. “Aunt Wang is right.”

The mood became harmonious and the melon eaters came up to them to offer toasts.

After having seven or eight glasses of wine, Chacha quietly headed to the restroom to relieve herself.

Once she was done, Chacha walked out and run into Chen Jiamu in the hallway.

Chen Jiamu lost his sweet and cute attitude in the banquet hall. He stopped in his tracks when he saw her and stared at her with a malicious look that didn’t suit his age, then tauntingly said, “I didn’t expect you to become so good at talking nonsense after not seeing you for a while. Did you pick out such disgusting habits by hanging out with shifty people at school?”

Chacha showed a shallow smile and said, “I can’t compare to you when it comes to being disgusting. You’ve learned a lot of bad things at such a young age. Who taught you? Your mistress mother?”

“What did you say?!” Chen Jiamu’s face became twisted. “You’re the mistress! Sure enough, everything you just said was a lie, you slut!”

Slut?

Her smile faded and she walked in front of Chen Jiamu. It was the first time that he saw her expression this neutral, but it was more terrifying than her usual fierce glares. He couldn’t help but feel scared and one of his feet started stepping back before his brain could even give it command.

Chacha grabbed a handful of his hair. Chen Jiamu was a lot shorter than her so it was very easy to do.

“What are you doing?!” Chen Jiamu struggled and hit her hand, but couldn’t pry it open.

Chacha dragged him into the women’s restroom and open the faucet to fill the sink with water.

Chen Jiamu had no idea what she wanted to do, but her silent look gave him a sense of oppression. He felt scared and yelled, “Let go of me! I’ll tell Dad everything!”

“Shut up.” Seeing that the sink was almost full, Chacha pushed his head into the water, face down. The water level reached just below the base of his ears.

“Grlbglbrlbgrlbglbrg——”

Chen Jiamu struggled with all his strength, and in his panic, he forgot to hold his breath and drank a few mouthfuls of water.

Chacha counted the time leisurely, and when she reached thirty, she lifted Chen Jiamu’s head. She leaned over slightly, stopping about a foot away from his face. Her voice was indifferent, “Chen Jiamu, I’m just teaching you a lesson this time. If you dare insult me again, I won’t let you leave my sight unscathed.”

“You— Cough, cough—” Before Chen Jiamu could continue his words, he started coughing from the water. He took a few big breaths before finally recovering from the fear of death.

He looked at Chen Cha’s emotionless eyes and the idea of ​​yelling at her instantly disappeared. Instead, he weakly said, “Aren’t you afraid that Dad will know you’re bullying me like this……? I-I will definitely tell Dad……”

“Have you not drank enough water?”

Chen Jiamu closed his mouth.

Chacha grabbed his hair with one hand again and took out a few tissues with the other to wipe the water off his face and the hair on his forehead.

After wiping away the excess water, Chacha dragged him over to the automatic blow dryer, tugging his head so that his face was right in front the machine’s mouth. She let it blow air for a while. He had short hair so it quickly dried.

Chen Jiamu wanted to curse but he didn’t dare to speak.

Chen Cha’s appearance gave him unreasonable fear. He intuitively believed that if he spoke again, Chen Cha would definitely shove his head into the sink, but wouldn’t let his face out of the water again.

Chacha let go of Chen Jiamu’s hair and bent down to unhurriedly tidy it up, as well as his clothes. While doing so, she faintly said, “Jiamu, I don’t want a third person to know about what happened here. If I find out that you told others, then next time, I won’t just let you drink water in the bathroom. I’ll find a place with better scenery so you can feel the gentleness of the water with your whole body. Understand?”

Her tone was as if she was talking about something trivial, but when Chen Jiamu looked at her serious and indifferent eyes, he felt that she would definitely keep her word.

Her hands moved around the top of his head and tugged on his clothes. Her movements were gentler than his mother’s, yet he felt that these hands were terrifying.

He pursed his lips in frustration, not wanting to admit defeat but not daring to speak.

After Chacha was done tidying his clothes, he looked like a clean young boy once again. It’s just that he wasn’t speaking.

She wasn’t angry. She just squatted down and looked at him in the eyes while showing a friendly smile. “Do you understand what I said?”

Chen Jiamu’s young heart could hardly withstand it and he nodded with fear.

It was fake before, but now he was truly scared.

“Very good.” Chacha showed a loving smile and added, “I like well-behaved and sensible children like you. Okay, let’s go out. You’re the main character today so it’s not good not to entertain the guests in the banquet hall. Remember to smile. You can’t face the guests with a cold face.”

Chacha took his hand and felt that his palms were sweating. She pulled him back to the banquet hall with a smile.

As soon as they arrived, Wang Qihui came up to them.

Not far away, Chen Guosheng saw the two of them holding hands. His son’s face was pale while his daughter was smiling brightly. He suddenly felt that something was wrong and immediately went over and asked, “Why are you two together? Where did you just go? What did you do?”

“Dad.” Chacha kept her bright smile and said, “I went to the restroom. When I came out, I met Jiamu and chatted with him for a while. We saw a beautiful pot of flowers in the hallway and couldn’t help but admire it for a while. Jiamu likes roses very much and says they’re very beautiful. How about planting some in our yard?”

Chen Guosheng looked at the somewhat wooden Chen Jiamu and asked him, “Jiamu, you like roses?”

Chacha also lowered her head to look at Chen Jiamu.

Chen Jiamu glanced at Chen Cha, and then at his worried parents. He should have cried and complained immediately, but looking at Chen Cha’s impeccable smile, he didn’t know why all the words got stuck in his throat, and he couldn’t say a thing.

It seemed as if something terrible would happen if he speaks out.

He remembered Chen Cha saying that she wanted him to smile. He didn’t want to but he couldn’t help forcing out a smile. He nodded and said, “Hmm, they’re beautiful.”

Chacha shook Chen Jiamu’s hand that she was holding. “I remember a place with a beautiful sea of flowers. Jiamu, should we go there together during the holiday?”

“No—” Chen Jiamu subconsciously refused, but fearing that Chen Cha would get angry, he explained, “Sister, you’re in the third year of high school now, so your studies are more important.”

“Okay.” Chacha showed a regretful expression.

Inwardly, she thought to herself that as expected, children would become wild and rebellious when they reach adolescence, and by then, the parents would be no match to them.

Therefore, disciplining children should be done before it’s too late.

Parents who punished their children when they were young and only scolded them when they grew up had probably learned this truth early on.

Especially at Chen Jiamu’s age, his experiences could basically determine his future personality. She was now invisibly instilling fear in him and he would become more and more afraid of her in the future.

It could be considered a punishment for him.

After that, Chen Guosheng and Wang Qihui showed concern for Chen Jiamu. They even pulled him away from Chacha to ask him again.

But as long as Chen Jiamu looked up, he would see Chen Cha looking at him with a smile not far away. Her gaze was as if she was looking at her beloved younger brother, but he saw threat in those eyes.

So he didn’t dare to tell the truth and followed Chen Cha’s script.

Chen Guosheng and Wang Qihui saw that he was still maintaining his previous statement and finally believed Chen Cha’s words.

Both of them felt it was strange. Did the sun came out in the west that day? Otherwise, why would Chen Cha suddenly be so nice to their son?

Wei Siyun felt particularly uncomfortable when she saw her husband walking alongside his mistress and illegitimate son, leaving her daughter behind instead. They were particularly concerned about the little bastard, which further enraged her.

She walked up to Chen Cha and asked, “What were you talking about with them?”

Chacha shrugged. “Nothing much.”

“You’ve grown now and your wings have hardened so you refuse to listen to me anymore, right?” Wei Siyun gritted her teeth and it was unknown which nerve of hers had been stimulated, she lowered her voice and fiercely spat, “Are you looking down on me? I know you are, but I’m still your mother! I carried you in my belly for nine months. Did you know how much hardship I endured? Now that mistress and that little bastard have moved into our house openly, lived in our place and spend our money. Are you willing to just watch?”

Chacha turned her head towards Wei Siyun and smiled. “You’re getting too emotional. It’s Jiamu’s birthday party. Let’s not talk about these things here.”

“Emotional?!” Her voice rose a little higher and she received side glances from the people around them. She got a bit embarrassed and turned down the volume of her voice again, “Do you want to see all of your father’s property fall into the hands of that b*tch and that little bastard? I’m telling you this for your own good. While that little bastard is still young, you need to please your father more so you can get everything as much as possible. Do you understand me?”

Chacha was too lazy to pay attention to her.

It’s actually normal for Wei Siyun to say these things. After all, her father’s mistress and their son weren’t exactly good people.

However, Wei Siyun wasn’t a good person either.

Chen Cha’s real name was Chen Chacha. When she was five years old^[1]Robbin: This is the world of fiction and anything can happen, err, yeah….., she went to an amusement park with her parents. She was happily playing when Wei Siyun spotted her.

Wei Siyun saw that everything they had, from her family’s car, to their accessories and clothes, was extremely expensive, and the little girl they brought with them looked as if she was carved out of the same mold as Wei Siyun’s daughter. That’s when the evil idea came to Wei Siyun’s head.