Chapter 177: Go Home and Look For Your Mother
Jiang Xue was very upset after being frightened by Shen Xi in the afternoon, so she immediately went home.
When she got home, Xia Chun, her mother, realised that her precious daughter was not in a good mood. She quickly arrived by her side and asked how she was with much heartache. "Xue’er, what happened? Why have you returned home? It isn’t Friday yet. You look so pale. Are you not feeling well?"
Jiang Xue burst into tears upon seeing her mother. She was the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, so why was Shen Xi still a thorn in her side?"
Earlier that afternoon, she had been so frightened by Shen Xi that her legs grew weak. It was an irrational fear, unbefitting the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, and the more she thought about it, the more miserably she cried.
Xia Chun hugged her daughter, asking worriedly, "Xue’er, what’s wrong? Your tears pain me, and my heart aches to see you so unhappy. Are you being bullied? Please speak to me. I’ll do whatever I can to help you."
Jiang Xue buried her head in her mother’s arms, wailing for a time. "It’s Shen Xi! She’s still in the same class as me. Every day, she threatens to expose the hotel incident... I’m scared. I’m terrified that I’ll be ruined by her one day. Mom, what should I do?"
When Xia Chun heard that Shen Xi dared to use the hotel incident to threaten Jiang Xue, her eyes flashed with anger. Jiang Xue was her daughter. She would let Shen Xi know that her daughter was not so easily bullied!
Xia Chun gently rubbed circled into Jiang Xue’s back. "Xue’er, don’t cry. With mom and dad around, Shen Xi won’t be able to hurt you. Mom and Dad will teach Shen Xi a lesson and show her the consequences of provoking our Jiang family. Don’t cry..." She said through gritted teeth.
Jiang Xue returned the hug, a victorious smile concealed by her mother glaring daggers over her shoulder. Still, she murmured weakly to keep up the act, "Thank you, Mom. You and Dad treat me the best. If it weren’t for either of you, I would continue being bullied. I used to be bullied before, and no one ever stood up for me... I’m happy; I’m so happy."
Xia Chun stroked her daughter’s hair tenderly, feeling the pain a mother feels when their child is hurt.