Chapter 478: Chapter 478

Mai Qiqi took a step back, and Chuchu hugged her, "Don’t be afraid."

Chen Ke glanced at them and suddenly grabbed Zhang Gouzi by the back of his collar, forming his hand into a fist, punching Zhang Gouzi relentlessly, soon turning his face into a pig’s head.

"Spare... spare my life, hero... spare me, I was wrong... I won’t dare again..." Zhang Gouzi wailed, futilely dodging, but he couldn’t escape those iron-like fists.

Only then did Mai Qiqi feel relieved, angrily saying, "Let’s go, hand him over to the police."

Wan Chuchu nodded towards Chen Ke and said, "Deliver him to the police station overnight, and keep Qiqi out of it. This scum can’t be let out to harm others again."

Since he dared to target her and Mai Qiqi, let him understand who he shouldn’t mess with.

"Don’t worry," Chen Ke told Chuchu and Mai Qiqi to leave first; he’d handle the rest.

Wan Chuchu drove the car, towing Mai Qiqi’s previous car back.

Back at the residential quarters, knowing Liu Yufang was still home, Wan Chuchu helped Mai Qiqi upstairs to her room. It was best if no one else saw her current state. Although Liu Yufang wasn’t a gossip, the fewer people who knew, the less speculation and trouble there’d be.

They quickly entered without being noticed, and Wan Chuchu let Mai Qiqi sit on the sofa, went to the bathroom to prepare everything necessary, and then allowed Mai Qiqi to bathe. After she was clean and changed into pajamas, Wan Chuchu applied some medicated oil on her swollen ankle and helped her dry her hair with a towel.

Mai Qiqi suddenly said, "Don’t tell my mom." If her family found out, they’d definitely take her back to Beijing. Instinctively, she didn’t want her family to know about her distress.

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Chuchu sighed inwardly, nodded calmly, "Jiang Kechu is on a business trip and won’t be back for two months. For now, stay with me downstairs for a few days. I’ll handle things here and then we’ll leave this place."

The events of tonight were disgusting; staying here a moment longer felt unsettling.

"We’ll see. I don’t want to go back," Mai Qiqi hesitated, her mind in turmoil.

Wan Chuchu patted her leg, "Alright. If you get tired of it here, we can go somewhere else, maybe go on a road trip. Our country is vast and beautiful."

"Mm, Chuchu, thank you. You needn’t blame yourself for today’s events," Mai Qiqi said softly.

Wan Chuchu smiled, "Alright, tidy up and let’s go downstairs."

When they got home, Hunter, Chuanqi, and Liu Yufang’s daughter Yuanyuan were still playing excitedly. Seeing them, Chuanqi merely called out "Mom, godmother," hardly paying them any attention.

Mai Qiqi laughed, "The little ones are so carefree."

Wan Chuchu helped her onto the sofa and thanked Liu Yufang, "Yufang, sorry to trouble you tonight."

Liu Yufang waved her hand, "No need to be polite with me. Is everything alright tonight? Let me know if you need anything."

"Okay, I won’t be polite then," Wan Chuchu laughed, without mentioning what had happened. She took two bottles of wine Yan Hui brought back from France from the kitchen and gave them to Liu Yufang.

"Take these back and try them with Yuanyuan’s dad."

Their conversation continued politely, and only then did Liu Yufang take the wine, leaving with her reluctant daughter.

Once Liu Yufang and her daughter left, Chuanqi and Hunter pounced on Mai Qiqi.

"Godmother, I missed you."

"Godmother, I like you."

These little sweet-talkers recently learned some cheesy lines from cartoons and loved showing off to those close to them.

Sure enough, Mai Qiqi hugged the two treasures tightly, happily saying, "Godmother loves you both too," quickly forgetting these two little ones were just busy playing with friends.

At Mai Qiqi’s insistence, she spent the night on the living room sofa.

In the middle of the night, Wan Chuchu was suddenly awakened by sounds outside. Hearing Mai Qiqi softly sobbing, she quickly got up to check.

She saw Mai Qiqi’s eyes tightly closed, her cheeks wet with tears, crying sorrowfully.

She was having a nightmare.

Wan Chuchu shook her awake, "Qiqi, Qiqi, wake up."

Mai Qiqi came out of the nightmare when Wan Chuchu gently shook her awake, her tearful eyes looking at Wan Chuchu, "What happened?"

"You were crying so sadly just now, what did you dream about?"

Mai Qiqi momentarily dazed, said sadly, "I dreamt of being abandoned by everyone. I can’t remember the details, just that it was very, very sad."

Wan Chuchu patted her, "Dreams are often the opposite of reality. Probably the events of tonight made it worse."

"Oh, it’s fine, you go back to bed," Mai Qiqi said listlessly with a yawn, lying down again.

After some thought, Wan Chuchu went to the twins’ room, took Hunter to her own room, then guided Mai Qiqi from the sofa.

"Sleep holding Chuanqi, that little guy sleeps like a log, plus it’s contagious."

Mai Qiqi’s mouth twitched, "I’ve never seen a mother call her own daughter a pig."

Wan Chuchu pushed her inside, "Being a pig is a kind of happiness too."

Until the morning bugle sounded from the military base, Wan Chuchu didn’t hear any more sounds from Mai Qiqi. On the contrary, her breathing was even and long.

Today is an unusual day; the kindergarten in the residential area and Huangjia Gully Primary School are both starting their new semester today.

Chuanqi and Hunter were to go to kindergarten, while Wan Chuchu had to attend the opening ceremony at Huangjia Gully Primary School. She initially didn’t want to go but couldn’t refuse the several invitations from Village Chief Huang. The military leaders, considering military-civilian integration, also instructed her to attend.

So, after preparing breakfast, she went into the room to wake Mai Qiqi and the twins.

Mai Qiqi rubbed her sleepy eyes, slumping down, "I’m tired, I’m not going anywhere today."

Wan Chuchu pulled her up again, "Today you need to be the guardian who takes Chuanqi and Hunter to kindergarten."

"The kindergarten is right downstairs, I don’t need to take them."

She needed something to focus on, otherwise it was easy to overthink. Wan Chuchu ignored her, turning to get the little ones ready, washing faces and brushing teeth, then let Chuanqi and Hunter wake her up.

"Godmother, wake up, the sun is shining on your butt."

"Godmother, sleeping in makes you a little piggy."

One touched her face, one pulled her hand, Mai Qiqi couldn’t sleep any longer, embracing the small ones on the bed, the three laughing together.

After breakfast, Wan Chuchu instructed, "Hunter, Chuanqi, when you go to school later, ensure you take care of godmother and don’t let anyone bully her."

Hearing this, Hunter and Chuanqi’s eyes lit up, immediately puffing out their chests, "Mom, don’t worry, we’ll protect godmother."

Mai Qiqi rolled her eyes, urging, "Wan Chuchu, hurry up and go to the opening ceremony."

Initially, Mai Qiqi was definitely going to attend the opening ceremony of Huangjia Gully Primary School. For the past month, she had been running around for the school’s opening and operational preparations, investing a lot of effort. Now that the school she poured so much effort into was finally opening, naturally, she wanted to witness it.

But the events last night made her feelings toward the villagers of Huangjia Gully complex. She had given so much selflessly, what was it all for if not for Huangjia Gully, yet she received such a disgusting reward.

How could she pretend like nothing happened and even be cheerful about attending the ceremony?

Stewing in her thoughts, Wan Chuchu, understanding her well, didn’t mention the school’s opening again to Mai Qiqi, leaving her in the residential area while taking the two little ones to kindergarten.