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Suddenly, Song Qian slapped Qiao Yingzi across the face, stunning both of them.

Song Qian, who was already furious, finally snapped when Qiao Yingzi mentioned Qiao Weidong. She couldn't help but slap Qiao Yingzi across the face. After hitting her, she regretted it and felt heartbroken looking at the five-finger mark on Qiao Yingzi's face. However, she couldn't bring herself to lower her head at the moment, so she didn't say anything.

Qiao Yingzi was stunned after being hit, not understanding why her mother hit her. After she came to her senses, she didn't say anything to Song Qian and ran out the door crying.

"Yingzi." Seeing Qiao Yingzi rush out, Song Qian immediately became anxious and quickly followed after her, wearing slippers as well.

However, Qiao Yingzi runs frequently and is wearing sneakers, so how could Song Qian possibly catch up with her?

"Eiko!"

As soon as Su Chang got downstairs, she ran into Qiao Yingzi, who had just run out of her house. Su Chang saw her covering her face and crying as she ran, so she called out to her.

"Waaah... Teacher Su!" "680"

When Qiao Yingzi saw Su Chang, she rushed over and hugged Su Chang tightly, bursting into tears as if she wanted to vent all her grievances.

Su Chang was also taken aback. Although Qiao Yingzi was still a child, she was still a seventeen-year-old girl. It wouldn't be good for others to see this, so she could only comfort her gently, "Yingzi, don't cry. Come home with your teacher and tell her what happened, okay?"

Qiao Yingzi was still crying, but she nodded. Su Chang had no choice but to half-embrace Qiao Yingzi, who looked like a wounded kitten, and take her home.

Little did he know that as soon as he closed the door, Song Qian rushed over, perfectly missing the two of them.

Upon entering the house, Su Chang saw Qiao Yingzi still crying in his arms. He shook his head helplessly and handed her some tissues to wipe her tears. Only then did he notice a bright red handprint on Qiao Yingzi's left cheek. He asked anxiously, "Yingzi, who hit you?"

Upon hearing Su Chang's question, Qiao Yingzi quickly covered her left cheek with one hand, shaking her head without replying.

Su Chang could only guess, "Is it Teacher Song Qian?"

Qiao Yingzi nodded, then shook her head. She didn't want Su Chang to know that her mother had hit her.

Seeing this, Su Chang immediately understood that Song Qian must have hit Qiao Yingzi. Seeing Qiao Yingzi's obedient appearance, he felt a pang of heartache.

"Yingzi, wait for me! Let me put an ice pack on you first, and then I'll boil two eggs. Otherwise, your face will be swollen tomorrow, and you won't look pretty."

"Um... Waaah... Thank you... Teacher Su!" Qiao Yingzi replied intermittently while crying.

"It's alright, sit down for a while." Su Chang gently patted Qiao Yingzi's head and said, thinking to herself, how could Song Qian bear to hit such an obedient girl like Qiao Yingzi? It's really a statement from the heart. No wonder she drove Qiao Yingzi to suicide in the end. It seems I need to find Qiao Weidong and have a good talk with him.

Su Chang then took a picture of Qiao Yingzi's face, then gently applied ice wrapped in a towel to Qiao Yingzi's face, and then rolled a peeled egg on Qiao Yingzi's face to dissolve the bruises.

Qiao Yingzi felt a warmth in her heart when she looked at Su Chang's gentle yet handsome face. Her heartbeat quickened involuntarily, and a trace of affection unconsciously welled up in her eyes. However, Su Chang did not notice any of this, mainly because Qiao Yingzi was only 17 years old, and he dared not "take advantage" of her.

"Yingzi, why don't you call your dad? Otherwise, your parents must be worried." Su Chang said, pretending not to know about Qiao Yingzi's family situation after doing everything.

"Teacher Su, I... my parents are divorced, and I don't want my mom to know I'm here. Teacher Su, what should I do?" Qiao Yingzi said softly with a wronged expression.

"Then you should call your dad even more and have him call your mom to tell her you're safe, otherwise she'll go crazy looking for you," Su Chang continued to advise.

"Well... okay then!" Although he felt that his dad was a bit unreliable, in order not to make his mom worry, he still picked up Su Chang's phone and dialed Qiao Weidong's number.

"Hello! Who is this?" Qiao Weidong's lazy voice came through the phone as soon as it was answered.

"Waaah... Dad, it's me." Upon hearing Qiao Weidong's voice, Qiao Yingzi burst into tears again, feeling wronged.

"Yingzi!" Upon hearing Qiao Yingzi's cries, Qiao Weidong's roar immediately came from the other end of the phone: "Yingzi, why are you crying? Whose phone is this? What happened to you?"

Hearing her father's barrage of questions, Qiao Yingzi had no choice but to stop crying temporarily and explained, "Dad, this is our teacher's phone. My mom hit me, and she should be out looking for me now. Call my mom and tell her I'm safe and she doesn't need to look for me anymore, but don't give her the phone number, understand?"

"What? Yingzi, Song Qian actually hit you! You wait here, Daddy's coming right now. Tell Daddy your location." A series of hurried footsteps and a woman's voice came from the other end of the phone. Qiao Weidong had clearly already taken action.

Qiao Yingzi looked at Su Chang with a troubled expression, wondering if he would agree. When Su Chang nodded, Qiao Yingzi gave Su Chang's home address to Qiao Weidong.

"Okay, honey, be a good girl and wait for Daddy at your teacher's house. Daddy will be here soon." Qiao Weidong hung up the phone after giving his instructions.

After Qiao Yingzi hung up the phone, Su Chang comforted her while waiting for Qiao Weidong to arrive.

Less than half an hour later, there was a knock at the door. Su Chang went to open the door and found not only Qiao Weidong but also an angry Song Qian.

"Su Chang, what do you mean? Why did you hide my daughter? I'm calling the police to have you arrested. You abducted a minor, you..." Song Qian roared as soon as she saw Su Chang.

Su Chang ignored her and instead looked at Qiao Weidong with a serious expression, saying, "Qiao Weidong, as a man, you can't even keep your promise to our daughter. You have disappointed me greatly. It's not terrible that you've disappointed me, but what's terrible is that I believe Yingzi will also be very disappointed in you."

Qiao Weidong smiled awkwardly, wanting to say something, but Su Chang didn't give her a chance and closed the door directly. As soon as Su Chang turned around, she saw Qiao Yingzi standing not far from him with tears streaming down her face...

"I'm sorry, Teacher Su, I've caused you trouble. I'd better go out." Qiao Yingzi said firmly upon hearing the roar outside the door.

Su Chang walked over and patted her head with a look of tenderness.

"Alright, go and rest in the living room. There are teachers here, so don't be afraid."

"But······"

"Alright, Yingzi, don't you trust your teacher?" Su Chang interrupted Qiao Yingzi before she could say anything more.

"Oh, okay then." Seeing Su Chang's serious expression, Qiao Yingzi agreed and slowly walked back to the living room.

Su Chang heard Song Qian's voice outside the door, and his brows furrowed even more. He finally realized just how unreliable Qiao Weidong was. No wonder Qiao Yingzi ended up like that. With parents like that, Qiao Yingzi had a very difficult life.

At this moment, outside Su Chang's house.

Song Qian kept banging on Su Chang's door, yelling, "Su Chang, open the door! I know Yingzi is inside. Get out here right now! Or I'll call the police..."

Qiao Weidong tugged at Song Qian's arm, but before he could speak, Song Qian glared back at him: "What? Help me knock on the door? What are you looking at?"

"No...that...Song Qian..."

"What are you talking about? Don't you know Yingzi is inside? Hurry up and knock on the door for me, or you can get out of here!" Before Qiao Weidong could finish speaking, Song Qian shouted hysterically.

"Uh!" Qiao Weidong was immediately stunned by Song Qian's imposing aura and could only hang his head and watch from the side.

The loud noise alerted many residents and the community's security personnel. When the security personnel saw that it was Song Qian, they hesitated. After all, Song Qian was also a major homeowner in the community, and the other family was also a major homeowner. This left them at a loss and they had no choice but to contact their property manager to maintain order at the scene.

Not long after, the property manager came over, inquired about the situation, and came to Song Qian with a big smile, saying, "Sister Song, what's wrong? Why are you so angry? You're such a gentle and virtuous lady."

When Song Qian saw the property manager arrive, she pointed at him and said, "What else? My daughter was abducted in my own community. Doesn't your property management company have any responsibility? Open the door for me now. My daughter is inside this house."

"Sister Song, please calm down." Although Song Qian's words were harsh, the property manager still maintained a polite smile and said, "Sister Song, is there some misunderstanding here? This Mr. Su is also a teacher at Chunfeng Middle School. We can talk things over properly. There's no need to get so angry."

"What a load of rubbish! What kind of teacher is he? He doesn't even deserve to be a teacher. He's abducting underage girls. I'm telling you, if you don't do anything about it, I'll call the police."

Song Qian's words became increasingly offensive, and the onlookers around them began to murmur amongst themselves. Su Chang, unable to bear it any longer, opened the door and came out, then closed it and stood guard at the entrance.

"Song Qian, have I been too kind to you? Do you think everyone is like Qiao Weidong, someone you can manipulate and control, someone who can say whatever they want?" Su Chang said, pointing at Song Qian.

Chapter 146 Angry Outburst at Song Qian

Not long after, the property manager came over, inquired about the situation, and came to Song Qian with a big smile, saying, "Sister Song, what's wrong? Why are you so angry? You're such a gentle and ladylike person."

When Song Qian saw the property manager arrive, she pointed at him and said, "What else? My daughter was abducted in my own community. Doesn't your property management company have any responsibility? Open the door for me now. My daughter is inside this house."

"Sister Song, please calm down." Although Song Qian's words were harsh, the property manager still maintained a polite smile and said, "Sister Song, is there some misunderstanding here? This Mr. Su is also a teacher at Chunfeng Middle School. We can talk things over properly. There's no need to get so angry."

"What a load of rubbish! What kind of teacher is he? He doesn't even deserve to be a teacher. He's abducting underage girls. I'm telling you, if you don't do anything about it, I'll call the police."

Song Qian's words became increasingly offensive, and the onlookers around them were also discussing the matter. Su Chang, unable to bear it any longer, opened the door, walked out, closed the door behind her, and stood guard at the entrance.

“Song Qian, have I been too kind to you? Do you think everyone is like Qiao Weidong, that you can control them and do whatever you want?” Su Chang said, pointing at Song Qian.

“When you went to the school to complain last time, I made it very clear that you should be mindful of your status.”

"You say I abducted your daughter, but can you tell me why there's such a big handprint on your daughter's face?" Su Chang said, taking out her phone and showing her the photos she had taken earlier.

Upon hearing Su Chang's words, Qiao Weidong immediately came over. Upon looking at it, he saw that Qiao Yingzi indeed had a large handprint on her face, and it was clear that the slap had been delivered with deadly force.

At this moment, his fists were clenched tightly, and his eyes were like erupting volcanoes as he stared at Song Qian and roared, "Song Qian, why did you hit my daughter? And you even tried to kill her."

Song Qian was also startled by Qiao Weidong's sudden outburst, and her body involuntarily took two steps back.

"Song Qian, tell me, why? What did our daughter do wrong that you had to hit her so hard?" Qiao Weidong didn't give Song Qian a chance to calm down and continued to question her. At this moment, Su Chang crossed her arms and blocked the doorway, coldly watching this unreliable couple, no, they should be called ex-couple.

"Qiao Weidong, what right do you have to ask me? I raised my daughter with great difficulty, what does it have to do with you?" Although Song Qian felt somewhat guilty, she was used to being assertive in front of Qiao Weidong, so how could she tolerate him yelling at her?

"Song Qian, yes, I was wrong, and I don't deny that it wasn't easy for you to raise Yingzi. But she's also my daughter, Qiao Weidong's daughter. What did she do to you that you could hurt her like that? Tell me!" She cried as she spoke. Qiao Weidong was a complete doting father to his daughter. He wouldn't dare to hit Qiao Yingzi or even say a harsh word to her. How could he not feel heartbroken seeing the miserable state of Qiao Yingzi in the photo?

"Hmph!" Song Qian snorted coldly and turned her head to the side. Although she knew that she was in the wrong for hitting Yingzi, she was not going to back down.

"Fine, Song Qian, you won't talk, huh? Fine, I'll take Yingzi back to my home. I'll also file for custody in court. Whatever compensation you want, just ask. I won't allow my daughter to be beaten to death." Seeing Song Qian's unyielding attitude, Qiao Weidong became even angrier and threatened her coldly.

"No, Yingzi is my daughter, no one can take her away!" Upon hearing Qiao Weidong's threat, Song Qian immediately roared at him.

Qiao Weidong, however, just pursed his lips.

"I don't care. I'll ask Yingzi later. If she says she doesn't want to live with you anymore, I'll take her away even if it means going to court." Qiao Weidong rarely showed such strength.

Qiao Weidong then looked at Su Chang and said, "I'm sorry, Teacher Su. I didn't know it was like this before, so I brought Song Qian along so she wouldn't worry. I'm really sorry."

Su Chang waved his hand and said, "Qiao Weidong, I've said it before, whether I'm disappointed or not is not important, whether I forgive or not is not important, what's important is whether your daughter Yingzi will forgive you."

"Yes, Teacher Su, you're right. Do you think I can go in and see Yingzi? I also want to apologize to her," Qiao Weidong said humbly.

"I want to go in and see Yingzi too." Just as Su Chang was about to agree, Song Qian spoke up again.

Su Chang frowned and pondered. Qiao Yingzi was, after all, a minor, and Song Qian and Qiao Weidong were her parents. He couldn't keep stopping her, otherwise, if the police were called, things would get complicated. But given Song Qian's current state, letting her in would probably make Qiao Yingzi even more upset.

"Qiao Weidong, you handle Song Qian yourself. I'll go in and ask Yingzi if she's willing to see you. If she is, you can come in alone. I hope you won't disappoint me and Yingzi this time," Su Chang said to Qiao Weidong after thinking for a while.

"Don't worry, Teacher Su, I'll handle it," Qiao Weidong said gratefully.

"Why? Yingzi is my daughter, why can't I see her?" Song Qian shouted again as soon as Qiao Weidong finished speaking.

"Song Qian, that's enough..." Qiao Weidong directly blocked Song Qian's way, preventing her from getting close to Su Chang's house.

Su Chang ignored Song Qian, turned around, opened the door and went in. As soon as she entered, she saw Qiao Yingzi squatting on the ground crying. Su Chang closed the door, went to Qiao Yingzi's side and sat down on the ground. She said in a low voice, "Yingzi, to be honest, before I met you, I was quite envious of you children."

"Why...?" Qiao Yingzi asked, her attention diverted by Su Chang's question.

"Why? Let me tell you my story. I grew up alone in the United States, so you could say I was an orphan..." Su Chang told her about how much she longed to have her own parents when she was a child: "So do you think I used to envy you guys?"

Qiao Yingzi nodded slightly, then, as if she had made a decision, asked, "Teacher Su, is it very difficult to live alone abroad? How can one survive?"

Su Chang's heart skipped a beat. He remembered that in the original drama, Qiao Yingzi seemed to have chosen Nanjing University to stay away from Song Qian. Now that she was asking him this, could it be that she was thinking of going abroad?

“Yingzi, you don’t need to think about these things. You need to think that besides your mother, there are other people who can help you. You don’t have to go through all this alone.”

Su Chang could only patiently persuade her. Seeing that Qiao Yingzi was still deep in thought, Su Chang continued, "Frankly speaking, life abroad is definitely not as safe as in China. And it's impossible for you to learn anything truly advanced or cutting-edge. So I advise you to stay in China. The country is developing better and better, and you should have confidence in the country."

"Then... Ms. Su, please let my dad in," Qiao Yingzi said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, I'll call him for you right away." Su Chang nodded with relief. He knew that Qiao Yingzi still needed Qiao Weidong to take care of her, since it was inconvenient for him, an outsider, to get too involved.

Su Chang got up and opened the door. She saw that Qiao Weidong had several scratches on his face, but he was still standing firmly in front of Song Qian. She nodded in satisfaction.

"Qiao Weidong, you can go in now. Yingzi wants to see you."

"Teacher Su, please wait a moment, I..."