Madam, Please Behave
Chapter 427: The First Time Disciplining a Child

The originally relaxed and cheerful atmosphere changed in an instant.

Liu Changqing held his daughter's phone in hand. The slight smile he had while taking photos earlier gradually faded as he saw the newly popped-up message.

His thumb tapped the screen a few times, then swiped upward.

Liu Xiazhi, still oblivious to the situation, maintained her innocent and slightly silly expression from earlier. She took a few steps forward to stand before her father, reaching out to retrieve her phone from his grasp.

But... her attempt was thwarted.

While examining his daughter's QQ chat history, Liu Changqing kept his eyes fixed on the screen but extended his arm to press against his daughter's forehead, holding her at bay.

Treated this way by her father, Liu Xiazhi naturally resisted, stretching her arms forward repeatedly while mumbling complaints.

"Daddy, why won't you give me my phone back?"

"......"

Chen Dafu, who had been watching this unfold from the side, noticed Liu Changqing's sudden change in expression but didn't understand why. Having just stood up from the sofa moments earlier, he immediately moved closer and sat down beside Liu Changqing.

He leaned his head toward Liu Changqing, his gaze falling on Liu Xiazhi's phone screen.

His initially curious expression shifted when he saw the chat history—first looking surprised at Liu Xiazhi, who was being held back by her father's hand, then glancing at Liu Changqing beside him, from whom he could sense rising anger.

As if talking to himself, he read aloud from the chat:

"Send a full-body photo of you..."

"Show me your feet..."

After just these two lines, Chen Dafu fell silent. As he spoke, he could clearly hear Liu Changqing's increasingly heavy breathing beside him.

This...

Liu Changqing abruptly closed his eyes, as if unable to bear reading further, and turned off the phone screen.

He took a deep breath.

When he opened his eyes again, he released his hold on his daughter's forehead and instead grabbed her arm firmly.

Staring at his 11-year-old child, Liu Changqing realized that what he had long feared had finally happened.

With the development of the internet, it was inevitable that some ill-intentioned individuals would emerge. They might appear as decent, polite people in real life, but online—where they could hide their identities—they would act without restraint or morality.

When he first bought his daughter a phone, Liu Changqing had warned her repeatedly:

"Don't chat with strangers."

The rise of QQ chat would naturally attract young users. While Liu Changqing couldn't monitor his daughter's every move, he had made it absolutely clear when giving her the phone for communication purposes:

"Never chat with strangers online, and never reveal your home address."

After reviewing his daughter's chat history, he now understood why she had changed clothes earlier and asked him to take her photo.

Because... her so-called "online friend" had provoked Liu Xiazhi with manipulative messages.

To put it simply, the person on the other end—fully aware that Liu Xiazhi was an 11-year-old girl—had made suggestive requests for photos and, after being refused, sent numerous taunting messages to anger her.

For example...

【You must not actually be a girl—probably some guy catfishing online.】

【Otherwise, why won't you send photos?】

【Daddy won't let you? What a baby. Whatever, you're probably just too ugly to show your face.】

Words like these easily provoked the young Liu Xiazhi.

Already sensitive about her appearance, she couldn't stand being called unattractive—which was why she had changed clothes earlier and asked her father to take a photo to send to that person.

From the chat logs, Liu Changqing learned that they had added each other as friends three days ago. The other party's vulgar language also revealed who had been responsible for his daughter's earlier attempt to touch the pet turtle.

Now, seeing these messages, Liu Changqing suddenly recalled their conversation in the elevator on their way home, when he had asked why she touched the turtle. Her response had been:

【Blowing on it makes it stop hurting... someone told me that.】

Blowing...

The turtle's head...

As a man, Liu Changqing instantly understood the implied meaning behind those words. But his daughter, unaware, had misinterpreted them—leading her to touch the turtle's head on her own.

At this realization, Liu Changqing found himself at a loss for words.

He tossed his daughter's phone onto the cushion beside him and exhaled deeply.

The next second, he turned to his daughter with unprecedented sternness.

"What did you promise me when I bought you this phone?"

"I..."

"Answer me!"

Liu Changqing's voice rose sharply, startling Liu Xiazhi, who trembled involuntarily under his grip.

Her eyes widened as she stared at her father, who was now visibly furious. Even she, who often acted spoiled around him, could sense his anger now.

The authority in his presence made her shrink back in fear.

Her gaze instinctively darted away, unable to meet his eyes.

Her shoulders hunched slightly.

"N-not to chat with strangers..."

"......"

"A-and... not to share my real name or home address..."

Liu Xiazhi's voice was so quiet that, had the living room not been deathly silent, the two adults might not have heard her at all.

Hearing her response, Liu Changqing's expression remained unchanged.

He didn't say a word in reply.

Time passed silently.

The ticking of the wall clock echoed through the quiet room.

"Tick, tock."

Sitting nearby, Chen Dafu watched the scene unfold before him.

Attempting to mediate, he spoke up:

"Old Liu, she's still just a kid. Maybe—"

He didn't get to finish. The moment the word "maybe" left his mouth, Liu Changqing moved.

With a sudden tug, he pulled his daughter toward him—so quickly that Liu Xiazhi had no time to react.

The next instant, she felt herself being lifted and placed horizontally across her father's lap.

Then, Liu Changqing raised his right hand.

For the first time...

He spanked his daughter.