Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 503: This is not Cruelty, This is Growth

Chapter 503: Chapter 503: This is not Cruelty, This is Growth

Qin Mei stiffened his neck, glared angrily at Xueqiu, who continued eating, and grumbled, "Who does it think it’s ignoring!"

Xueqiu could understand human speech.

It paused its eating, turned its body, and showed its butt to Qin Mei.

That was its way of showing disdain for its poop-scooping master.

Qin Jingcen put down the used napkin in his hand, stood up, and said to Qin Mei, "If you have anything to say, say it directly to Ruanruan. It’s time for me to go to the company. I hope that when I get back, Xueqiu has already been taken care of."

Qin Anguo reminded him, "Drive carefully and call me if you have any problems at work."

"Understood, Father."

Qin Mei obediently said, "Have a safe trip, Big Brother."

The hand Qin Jingcen was about to put down faltered, and he looked up.

He said to Qin Mei in a deep voice, "Behave at home, don’t go out recently. If I find out that you have, I’ll break your legs."

"Understood—" Qin Mei pouted.

He knew it. Qin Mei always threatened him like that.

From childhood to adulthood, he could say that he was raised under the strict discipline of his elder brother.

The eldest son of the Qin family walked over to his younger brother and mussed Qin Mei’s messy hair, "Behave better, so Dad, Ruanruan, and I can worry less about you."

Qin Mei hastily retorted, "It wasn’t me who caused the trouble this time, it was clearly Xueqiu’s fault!"

He almost hated Xueqiu to death.

It was all this creature’s fault. If it weren’t for Xueqiu, he wouldn’t have been grounded.

"Meow——"

Xueqiu disdainfully replied with a meow.

Qin Jingcen didn’t bother to argue with Qin Mei, instead, he patted his little brother’s shoulder.

"Ruanruan isn’t well, try not to give her any trouble."

Qin Mei: "I know."

Qin Jingcen sighed softly, "She probably has it tough in the Huo Family too. A prestigious family like the Huo’s is not easy to deal with. Ruanruan might be having a harder time than we think."

The severity of his words struck a solemn note in Qin Mei’s heart.

As long as it concerned Qin Ruan, he always took it seriously.

"I understand, Big Brother. Don’t worry."

So what if he’s grounded. He’ll just stay home and play video games until the start of the school year.

Qin Jingcen gave a faint smile, turned around, and left.

Contrary to what Qin Jingcen and Qin Mei thought, Qin Ruan, who was currently residing in the Huo’s residence, was living comfortably and leisurely.

After finishing her breakfast, she followed the servants of the Huo family to the flower room next to the third uncle’s small building.

There was an open-air tea room here. The flower room was so large that it took Qin Ruan some time to take a round inside.

The flower room contained most of the world’s precious flowers, many of them priceless.

Qin Ruan didn’t recognize them, but she found them pleasing to the eye.

She didn’t have much to do today and didn’t plan on going out. So, she leaned on the comfortable sofa in the flower room, flipping through a vintage magazine on the table.

When she was tired or thirsty, the servants would attend to her.

The little snacks, so exquisite, had already been changed twice during this time.

The servants of the Huo Family were very thoughtful towards Qin Ruan, being attentive to her daily preferences.

As Qin Ruan was pregnant, her taste changed every day.

For example, today, she didn’t touch any of the snacks she had liked in the past few days at all.

The servants, being quick-witted, noticed that Qin Ruan preferred richer flavors today and changed the snacks to those she wouldn’t have touched a few days ago.

Qin Ruan basked in the sunshine, lounged lazily, and appeared relaxed and content.

She was enjoying her leisurely life so much that she forgot about her third uncle, who was abroad.

When she got up in the morning, she saw a missed call from the third uncle.

Considering the time difference, she didn’t call back.

Deep down, she held some resentment towards her third uncle. He had cunningly lured her in, step by step.

Just when Qin Ruan was in a good mood, a phone call disrupted it.

Qin Ruan cast a glance at the phone on the table.

The incoming call was from Su Wang, who was in West City.

After their call last night, she had saved Su Wang’s number.

A bad premonition arose in Qin Ruan’s heart at the sight of the call on her phone screen.

She took a deep breath, swiped the screen of her phone, and answered the call.

Before Qin Ruan could say a word, a grumble from Su Wang came from the other end.

"Qin Xiaowu, where did you get this guy? He doesn’t eat or drink, is he staging a hunger strike with us!"

Qin Ruan blinked, asking, "Josh?"

"Exactly, this kid! He doesn’t eat this or that, he wants special dew for water, and fancy pasta for food! He wants a soft bed, a silk quilt, and a luxury room!

This isn’t the punching bag you promised us, he’s clearly a pampered ancestor, the kind that needs to be worshipped!"

Even Su Wang, who was usually patient, was driven to complain about Josh. It goes to show just how much of a headache Josh was.

Qin Ruan lowered her gaze to the delicate desserts on the table. The sight whetted her appetite.

She stretched out her slender fingers, picked up a thumbnail-sized dessert, and put it in her mouth.

"Brother Wang, if he wants to hunger strike, let him. Don’t worry about where he sleeps. If it really becomes a problem, just throw him onto the dirtiest and most chaotic street in West City. You don’t even need to leave a quilt for him.

As I’ve said, as long as he’s not missing any limbs, you can do whatever you want with him. As long as he gets a taste of the wickedness of the lower layers of West City, that’s all."

"That’s easy, we’ll take him to Sixth Brother’s place, let him see those brutal scenes, I guarantee he’ll be peeing his pants!"

In Su Wang’s words, there was an element of gloating malice.

It was as if he could already see Josh scared to the point of wetting his pants.

Qin Ruan shattered his fantasy with a single sentence.

"Brother Wang, the scenes of fighting and killing that Josh has seen are probably more than what we’ve seen. He’s not afraid of these fights, but they will stir up the fighting spirit in his blood.

I want him to see the ruthlessness of the people at the bottom, the things we’ve been through, to make him see clearly and remember."

On hearing this, Su Wang stayed silent for a while.

Through the phone, Qin Ruan could hear his breathing on the other end.

He didn’t hang up, he just fell silent.

After a while, Su Wang finally spoke.

"Qin Ruan, isn’t this too cruel?"

He could tell that Josh was the kind of pampered young master from a wealthy and powerful family.

Forcing this kind of boy to witness the most sordid parts of the lower levels could leave a dark shadow in his heart, which seemed a bit cruel.

A cold, emotionless smile tugged at the corners of Qin Ruan’s mouth.

She said, "Brother Wang, it’s not cruel, it’s called growing up. We all went through the same thing."

Su Wang was silent for a few seconds, "I’ll discuss it with Ranzi and Zilan."

"Okay, thank you. I will take Josh back in a week."

"Alright, we’ll make good use of our time."

"Thank you, Brother Wang."

Her words of thanks were met with a scoff from Su Wang.

He mocked her, "Qin Xiaowu, I’ve noticed that you are becoming more and more polite to me. What happened? After not seeing each other for a year, did we become estranged?"