Chapter 14: Smack On Your Forehead!
As she spoke, Jiang Xinxin’s legs gave way, and her entire body began to fall downward.
Jiang Yueyao cried out in alarm: “Xin Xin! What’s wrong with you? Don’t scare Mother!”
Ge Peiyao’s face paled in panic, and she immediately let go of Nan Yuanman, turning around and running to Jiang Xinxin’s side: “Xin Xin baby, what’s wrong? Where does it hurt—”
Before she could finish her words, Nan Yuanman interrupted: “What? She’s sick? I’ll handle it! I know how to treat illnesses!”
As soon as she spoke, the Jiang family members present saw Nan Yuanman suddenly appear in front of Jiang Xinxin, pulling out a red, square object and slapping it forcefully onto Jiang Xinxin’s forehead.
“Pa!”
Jiang Xinxin, who had been pretending to be in pain, didn’t expect Nan Yuanman to act so suddenly, and she froze completely, staring at her in a daze.
Ge Peiyao instantly flew into a rage and shoved Nan Yuanman away with force: “What are you doing!?”
Nan Yuanman’s small, thin body staggered back two steps from the push, and she spoke in confusion: “Helping her get treated. Isn’t she in pain?”
Jiang Xinxin clutched her reddened forehead and burst into tears with a wail: “Wahhh, Mother, Grandmother, Xin Xin hurts so much!”
Jiang Yueyao trembled with anger. She forcibly restrained her urge to strike, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at Jiang Lixuan and Jiang Hengzhi: “Second Brother, Little Brother, I…”
Jiang Hengzhi, who had been on the telephone, suddenly darkened his face. He gave Nan Yuanman a cold glance, strode forward, and picked up Jiang Xinxin: “To the hospital.”
Jiang Lixuan was furious too and glared at Nan Yuanman: “I’m going too!”
Whether on purpose or not, none of the three adults stayed behind. They left Nan Yuanman at the doorway and all got in the car, taking Jiang Xinxin to the hospital.
After the car started, Jiang Xinxin nestled in Jiang Hengzhi’s arms, tears still on her face. She anxiously glanced out the car window, feeling a bit uneasy in her heart: “Uncle, I’m fine now. Sister just came back; she probably didn’t mean it. We… we’re just leaving Sister behind like this, okay?”
“She’s no sister of yours! What kind of sister hits her little sister the first time they meet!” Ge Peiyao’s face was grim: “Who knows how Bai Wenyin raised her child! So ill-mannered! Once Xin Xin’s checkup is done and we’re back, I’ll definitely punish her properly!”
Jiang Lixuan looked through the window at the small, lonely figure standing at the doorway, belatedly feeling that something was off.
Nan Yuanman had just returned, and Big Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, and Father hadn’t come back from the company yet. Leaving her alone at home didn’t seem right.
Jiang Lixuan hesitated for a moment and was just about to speak when Jiang Yueyao suddenly sobbed: “Little Brother, did she do it on purpose?”
“Did Sister tell her about what happened in the Jiang family before, and she wanted to get revenge for her mother, so she attacked Xin Xin?”
As soon as Jiang Yueyao started crying, Jiang Lixuan’s attention was instantly pulled back.
He spoke with heartache: “How could that be? Perfection is only five years old; she doesn’t have those kinds of malicious thoughts.”
He recalled Nan Yuanman’s mysterious methods in Batang Village, hesitated, and explained for her: “Maybe she really wanted to treat Xin Xin?”
“You said yourself she’s only five! What does she know about treating illnesses? I think she did it on purpose! Just like Bai Wenyin!” Ge Peiyao spoke irritably.
She gently touched Jiang Xinxin’s hand with heartache, comforting her: “Don’t cry anymore, Xin Xin. Once we’re back from the hospital, Grandmother will make her apologize to you.”
Jiang Xinxin hurriedly lowered her eyes, mumbled an agreement, then turned and buried her face in Jiang Hengzhi’s chest, not daring to speak.
She… she didn’t mean to either.
It was just that Sister’s hit really hurt, so she couldn’t hold back…
Sister was older than her; she should… forgive her, right?-
Nan Yuanman felt perfectly fine about being left behind by the Jiang family members, and her heart held no discomfort.
After all, she shared no familial bond with them.
The Jiang family was just a temporary place to stay for her.
Nan Yuanman didn’t stupidly stand at the doorway waiting. She quickly stuffed the small coffin into the cloth bag and was just about to turn and enter the villa when—
The wide-open iron gate behind her slammed shut with a bang.
Nan Yuanman frowned and looked up at the person who had closed the door.
It was a woman around fifty years old, looking at her with utter disgust: “Bai Wenyin bullied Miss Yao Yao as soon as she returned back then. As her daughter, you have the same vicious personality! And you even hit Miss Xin Xin! Truly outrageous!”
“You just stand outside as punishment! You can only come in when Miss Jiang Xinxin returns!”
Nan Yuanman: “?”
She asked her seriously: “Are you saying this on behalf of the Jiang family?”
The woman, who was Chen Ma, the nanny who had cared for Jiang Yueyao for nearly ten years, sneered and said: “Of course!”
She was Miss Yao Yao’s dedicated nanny and had some authority in the Jiang family. This little bitch dared to bully little Miss Xin Xin; she had to teach her a lesson!
Chen Ma wasn’t worried that Nan Yuanman would storm off in a huff. After all, the Jiang family was now the richest in S City, with wealth this little bitch could never have in her lifetime. She didn’t believe she could let go of the chance to cling to the Jiang family and leave!
“I understand.”
Nan Yuanman nodded, her dark eyes fixed intently on Chen Ma.
Being stared at by those clear black-and-white eyes, Chen Ma felt a slight chill in her chest and suddenly sensed some unease. She barked harshly: “Keep staring, and I’ll dig your eyes out!”
“Auntie, I see your cheekbones are high and fleshless, your chin sharp and petty. You must have done plenty of bad things before, right?”
Nan Yuanman’s voice was eerie: “Now your children’s palace is dull and sunken, a sign of losing a son. What goes around comes around; the karma you created has all come back on your son.”
With that, Nan Yuanman didn’t give Chen Ma a chance to react and turned to run off pattering away.
She wasn’t dumb enough to really stand outside the villa all day.
She was going to find a restaurant to eat first. As for what the Jiang family members would do when they returned and didn’t see her, that could wait!
Chen Ma froze for a moment, and when she realized what Nan Yuanman had said, she exploded in rage, flung open the villa door, and wanted to chase after her: “Little bitch! What nonsense are you spouting!?”
But she didn’t expect Nan Yuanman to run so fast; in the blink of an eye, her figure vanished from sight.
A cold gust suddenly blew, and Chen Ma abruptly felt a chill in her chest, a trace of unease rising in her heart.
The butler hurried out upon hearing the noise: “Chen Ma, what are you yelling about? Where’s the new little Miss?”
He had just been inside preparing a room and dinner for the new little Miss when he received Jiang Lixuan’s call and learned they had left the new little Miss at the doorway.
He had hurried out to fetch her.
Chen Ma panicked inwardly and lied: “Little, little Miss said she felt guilty for hitting Miss Xin Xin, so she chased after the car.”
Butler: “???”
He widened his eyes in disbelief: “You just let a child chase after the car like that? Didn’t stop her??”
Chen Ma said guiltily: “I-I tried to stop her, but she wouldn’t listen.”
The butler stomped his foot in frustration: “Oh man! You really!”
The young master had said the little Miss was just a five-year-old child! It was her first time in S City—what if she got lost?
The butler pointed at Chen Ma with a grim face: “When the young masters return, I’ll report this exactly as it happened. You can explain it to them then!”
With that, he quickly gathered the servants in the villa to go look for Nan Yuanman.
At that moment, Nan Yuanman had run out of the Jiang family villa’s grounds, then magnificently… got lost.
She stood at the crossroads, looking left and right, her small face bewildered: “Eh, where’s the exit again?”
Nan Yuanman pointed her chubby little finger like choosing soldiers: “Pointing soldiers, whoever it lands on is the one.”
She pointed to one path and stepped forward to leave: “Alright, you it is.”
A hoarse male voice suddenly came from the nearby bushes: “Is what you said true? My mom’s soul is still waiting for me in the underworld? If I die, I can reunite with her… right?”
