Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO

Liang Huiyun and Gu Kuangyong heard Jin Xiu’s words and exchanged a glance; Jin Xiu was indeed acting strangely.

They had an unpleasant conversation with Yin Yue and Tao Manqiu at the Yin Family today. Lao Cheng said Jin Xiu came back from the Yin Family with red eyes.

What did that old woman say to Jin Xiu to make him change so drastically?

Liang Huiyun shivered with anger and whispered, "We shouldn’t have let anyone from the Yin Family contact our Jin Xiu. Yin Yue is no good; how good could Tao Manqiu possibly be?"

Gu Kuangyong didn’t oppose her this time, "Jin Xiu is still young and easily influenced. The Yin Family must be avoided in the future."

Liang Huiyun calmed down, "I want to see if An Junxi is biased towards the two children."

She was always worried about this issue. Jin Xiu wasn’t An Junxi’s biological child, and if An Junxi treated Jin Xiu unfairly, she would never accept it.

Gu Kuangyong, regardless of how reassuring he tried to be, shared Liang Huiyun’s concern. Jin Xiu was a sensitive child, and if Jun Xi handled things poorly, it would be easy to hurt the child’s heart.

An Junxi didn’t know whom Jin Xiu had met or what bad words he had heard while he was out studying. Judging from the current situation, it was indeed Aixi who was at fault.

She patiently coaxed the child, "Aixi, don’t cry. Mommy will find you another toy, okay?"

Gu Aixi wouldn’t agree, "I want the one brother has."

"You have so many toys, you can’t even play with them all."

"No, I want the one brother has."

An Junxi’s temper flared. She placed the child on the sofa, turned around, and smacked Aixi’s little butt a couple of times, "Your brother treats you so well, yet you still want to snatch his things. Who taught you to be so domineering? You’ve truly been spoiled!"

It was the first time Gu Aixi was hit by her mother, and she cried out loudly. Sister He quickly tried to comfort the young master, "Young master, just let your sister have it!"

"Don’t let her have it; she’s just spoiled." Her daughter was the apple of her eye, and although An Junxi felt pain in her own heart for hitting her, she had always taught them to love each other. These two children really disappointed her.

The sound of his sister’s crying made Gu Jin Xiu feel a deep sense of guilt; it was his fault that his sister got spanked.

He handed the learning machine to his sister, "Brother is giving it to you."

Gu Aixi no longer wanted the toy now. Being spanked by mommy was more unbearable than not getting a toy. She cried and begged for her mother’s embrace, "Mommy doesn’t love baby."

An Junxi hardened her heart and didn’t hug her, "Mommy doesn’t like disobedient children."

Aixi cried even harder, afraid that mommy really wouldn’t want her, "No, wuwu."

Gu Jin Xiu couldn’t bear it and said, "Mommy, don’t blame little sister anymore. If she wants it, I’ll give it to her."

Aixi climbed into An Junxi’s arms, but An Junxi pushed her aside, "You’re not being good. Mommy doesn’t want to hug you."

Aixi was terrified that mommy wouldn’t love her anymore. She cried so hard her little face turned blue, and her throat couldn’t even make clear sounds, "Aixi will be good, wuwu..."

Gu Jin Xiu protected his sister and said, "Mommy, stop scolding sister. It’s my fault."

Seeing her daughter cry nearly made An Junxi cry too. But if she softened now, the child would take advantage, and it would be harder to discipline them later.

She said sternly, "If you keep crying, mommy will get even angrier."

Gu Jin Xiu wiped his sister’s tears and reassured her, "Stop crying, or mommy will get angrier."

He didn’t expect things to escalate so much; he hadn’t thought mommy would actually spank his sister.

Gu Aixi pitifully bit her little lip, holding back her tears, although they kept falling.

An Junxi harshly disciplined her, "Do you know where you were wrong?"

Gu Aixi looked at her brother, then turned to her mother; she really didn’t know what she did wrong.

An Junxi patiently said, "You can’t just take other people’s things, not even your brother’s. Just because your brother treats you well doesn’t mean you can take everything from him. Aixi, you need to be good to your brother, too. You can’t make things difficult for him, understand?"

Gu Aixi didn’t fully understand, but she nodded vigorously, "Understood."

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An Junxi knew that her daughter might not understand everything, but grasping most of it was good enough.

She then turned to Gu Jin Xiu, "Jin Xiu, your behavior today has really disappointed mommy. As the older brother, it’s fine if you don’t want to play with your sister, but you need to speak properly. She plays with you because she likes you. If you treat her this way, she’ll feel hurt."

Gu Jin Xiu hung his head low; he knew he had crossed the line.

Gu Aixi turned to look at her brother, understanding that their mother was reprimanding him.

She patted his hand with her chubby little hand. Gu Jin Xiu looked up at her, and she flashed a smile showing her little white teeth, trying to cheer him up despite her tear-stained face.

An Junxi almost laughed but turned her head to hold back. She saw Sister He and Sister Li averting their gazes, their shoulders shaking.

Gu Jin Xiu didn’t notice the adults’ amused reactions. His guilt grew deeper as he was completely won over by his sister’s smile.

It was his fault she got spanked, yet she was comforting him. Compared to her, he felt he truly overstepped.

He gave his sister a kiss and admitted his mistake to his mother, "I won’t bully my sister anymore. I’ll give her the things she likes as much as I can."

An Junxi maintained a stern expression and continued, "It’s good that you know you’re wrong. Your sister doesn’t always want to take your things; she just wants to play with you. You two are siblings and should love and take care of each other. Aixi, go hug your brother and shake hands to make up."

Gu Aixi smiled and hugged her brother. The two shook their little hands. Gu Jin Xiu solemnly promised, "I will protect my sister in the future; no one can bully her."

Outside the hall, Liang Huiyun wiped her tears. Gu Kuangyong said, "An Junxi has a way with them, all right. If you had intervened just now, it would have become even more complicated."

Liang Huiyun, being tough on the outside but soft on the inside, said harshly, "As a mother, she’s passable, I suppose."

Gu Kuangyong didn’t know what to say, "You, it’s really hard to get a good word out of you."

They were about to go in when they heard Sister He instructing two servants to clean up the fruit on the floor, and An Junxi said, "Let Aixi clean up herself. She’s the one who threw the food around."

Through the window, Liang Huiyun felt sorry for her precious granddaughter, "How can you let Aixi do this?"

Gu Kuangyong also felt sorry but respected An Junxi’s educational methods, "Even if we have a lot of wealth, food shouldn’t be wasted. That’s how our grandfathers taught us. It’s good for Aixi to suffer a little so she’ll remember that it’s wrong."

Liang Huiyun understood this principle; otherwise, she would have rushed in already.

Gu Yikun parked the car outside. Walking through the garden, he saw his father and mother peeking at the window.

What happened inside that made his usually composed parents act so... down-to-earth?

Liang Huiyun saw Yikun had returned. She raised her hand, made a "shh" sound, and beckoned him over to watch with them. Gu Kuangyong also signaled him to keep quiet.