CHAPTER 775: CHAPTER 771: SLAPPING HIMSELF HARD ACROSS THE FACE

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When they saw Xie Jingchen and the fainting woman, the hospital leaders who had been reminded to socialize took a sharp intake of breath, "Ms. Yan?"

My God, Ms. Yan actually fainted?!

Now, there was no need for Xie Jingchen’s family to call for help anymore; the chief doctor of the cardiology department had already called his assistant to quickly administer oxygen and then pushed the hospital bed into the already disinfected operating room.

"District Chief Xie Rong, has Ms. Yan been stimulated by something?" Seeing Xie Rongwei still in his dirty, lowest-ranking Rong Soldier uniform, the hospital leaders roughly understood that District Chief Xie Rong was out on a mission again.

And now, in the presence of Ms. Yan, even with District Chief Xie Rong by her side, the hospital leaders didn’t care about Xie Jingchen’s cold face anymore and asked anxiously.

"Was she stimulated by something?"

Xie Jingchen narrowed his eyes, only then realizing that since he had come home and saw his wife collapsed, he had actually not seen his little princess?

Where is Xie Yuyue?

The moment they saw District Chief Xie Rong narrow his eyes, the hospital leaders immediately laughed nervously and backed away a few steps before being pulled aside by Shiyi.

"Where is your sister?" Although Xie Jingchen was very worried about his wife’s condition, he was no less concerned about his daughter.

I knew Dad would realize! Xie Yuchen heaved a deep sigh and then slowly said:

"Dad, don’t be angry, sister she—she just left home on impulse... and didn’t know mom would end up like this!"

"Left home?" Xie Jingchen’s face darkened even more, "Was your. Mommy upset by Xie Yuyue?"

"No, it’s not like that..." Xie Yuchen wanted to redeem the situation... but Dad was actually angry enough to call little sister by her full name!

Oh no, Little Shier is going to suffer now, and it’s going to be severe!

"Is it?"

"Most likely." Xie Yuchen resignedly replied.

Previously, Mommy’s health had been fine; they didn’t even know she actually had a heart condition!

To think, over the years, Xie Jingchen himself would sometimes fall ill, but Yan Jinsu, being an alchemist, never even caught a cold or took any medicine.

Now, however, she had been brought down to the ground by Little Shier’s fury...

"What’s going on at home? Tell me honestly!" Xie Jingchen had noticed that the atmosphere at home was strange, especially when he came home; although the whole family seemed cheerful, he was sharply aware that something was off.

However, his wife didn’t want him to worry about domestic affairs, telling him straight that these were just household matters, minor issues, and that all he needed to do was to take good care of himself and come back to enjoy the happiness of family.

Moreover, each child had their own little scheming, not getting along well with her, so she couldn’t blame the children either. She could only say that she had a difficult temperament and was focused on her career, inadvertently neglecting the children’s feelings.

It’s normal for children to have a bit of attitude or a rebellious phase. Although Xie Jingchen wasn’t satisfied with his wife’s explanation, these few years had seen major policy reforms, and international peacekeeping was facing critical moments, so he had to focus his attention on his career.

Another point, Little Shier never dared to confront their mom in front of dad, so this superficial balance, there it was, had been maintained for three to four years.

"Dad... this is what happened..." Left with no choice, Xie Yuchen had to betray all of his little sister’s and brothers’ improper behaviors, feeling that they all deserved whatever punishment was coming.

Thinking of Little Shier’s audacity to run away from home as a young girl, what would happen if she encountered danger?

Fortunately, she came across Du Yanming, but what if it had been a bad person?

Did that little girl really think her mediocre martial arts skills made her invincible?

The thought of his sister’s brainless action made Xie Yuchen feel no pity for the suffering his siblings would soon endure.

Knowing they were wrong and still not correcting or guiding them was his mistake as the eldest brother.

"So, when I’m not around, you just let your brothers and sisters defy my wife, your own mother?"

"..." Hearing this accusative tone and seeing his father turn his back on them just because Mom got sick made Xie Yuchen realize his role as the big brother couldn’t escape this collective punishment.

Hah, the person who spoils Little Shier the most is the very dad standing here!

Seeing his eldest son’s silent face, Xie Jingchen’s tone turned even colder: "So, you all are quite the actors, a bunch of drama kings and queens, huh? Is your sister found?"

Xie Yuchen hurriedly replied: "Yes, she is found. She happened to see Du Yanming in the city, sneaked onto his car, and went back to his place with him. I had already informed mom before she fainted."

But he did not expect that he was merely going upstairs to inform his brothers when he overheard their crazy conversation, which then led to mom fainting downstairs...

"Great, such wonderful children I’ve raised. I don’t expect you to be highly capable, but have you even fed your basic filial piety to the dogs? Well done, you even dared to anger my wife to the point where she needs surgery!"

Xie Jingchen was so furious he could spit blood. He hadn’t expected his children to be so excessive, thinking it was just a minor mother-children disagreement, but it escalated to running away from home to rebel against his beloved wife. What would be next?

Would his beloved wife have to kneel and beg them not to make trouble? They’ve been spoiled!

"Dad." Xie Yuchen tried to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, calling out anxiously.

Shiyi, terrified by the anger on Xie Jingchen’s face, had a chain reaction, froze, and dared not move, shrinking behind his elder brother.

"F*ck, don’t call me! My well-raised children turn out so wonderful!

Xie Yuchen, I thought you, as the eldest brother, always acted the most intelligent and rational. I entrusted you to protect mom and your little sister. Look what you’ve done!

Mom has collapsed, and your sister is staying at another man’s house? You’re really something!"

Xie Jingchen’s anger led him to punch the solid wall, the echoing thump scaring Shiyi into cowering in the corner, shivering uncontrollably.

Even the eldest brother, who did nothing wrong, got reprimanded so harshly by dad, not to mention what punishments awaited the three brothers!

After Xie Jingchen’s punch, he suddenly "slap" hit himself hard across the face, startling Xie Yuchen and Xie Yutian into exclaiming "Dad!"

"You’re harsh! It’s me, as a father and husband, who’s useless!"

Xie Jingchen slapped himself so hard that his face quickly swelled up. It turned Xiaojiu and Shiyi pale, who both knelt down: "Dad, we’re sorry, please don’t be mad."

Xiaojiu added the most critical thing: "Dad, mom needs you, don’t hurt yourself, mom will worry so much if she sees you like this."

Yan Jinsu was already ill, and if she woke up to find Xie Jingchen’s face injured, she’d surely be anxious and feel guilty. This thought instantly came to Xie Jingchen.

Therefore, hearing Xiaojiu’s words, Xie Jingchen clenched his teeth—