bookrebus Chapter 308 Parting on bad terms
Chapter 308 Parting on bad terms
Pushing open the glass door to the living room, Sweetie appeared like an uninvited guest, breaking the previous liveliness.
When everyone saw Tian Tian walk in with a blank expression, their good mood was instantly affected, and their smiles faded.
"School's out," Ruolan asked.
Sweetie ate a sweet treat and walked from the doorway to the sofa. Looking at the small gourd in Gu Jingsi's hand, she guessed that Mengmeng must have bought it with Gu Shiyu at the antique market today.
She is clearly an adopted daughter, yet she receives such high treatment.
"Are you tired? Go upstairs and change your clothes. Dinner will be ready soon." Ruolan didn't get a response, but still greeted her with a smile.
Although she wasn't as warm and affectionate towards Tian Tian as she was when they first found her, she still couldn't ignore or neglect her because she was her and Gu Yinshen's biological child.
Seeing Ruolan come to her side, Tiantian took the initiative to hand her her schoolbag, saying, "Mom, I fell down at school today."
"Really? Where did you fall?" Ruolan asked, but her body clearly didn't show any sign of her urgency.
Sweetie rolled up her trouser leg, revealing the location of her wound.
To the naked eye, it appears to be just a small abrasion.
Gu Yinshen called to Aunt Xue, "Bring me the medicine for sprains and bruises."
While listening to Tian Tian's complaints, Aunt Xue had already gone to get the first-aid kit.
After Gu Yinshen finished speaking, she placed the first-aid kit on the coffee table.
“You can apply Yunnan Baiyao on it,” Aunt Xue said.
"You help her apply it," Gu Yinshen instructed.
In the past, Ruolan would have tenderly wiped his wounds. But now, after Gu Yinshen's words, she no longer rushed to treat Tiantian's wounds.
Aunt Xue obediently poured Yunnan Baiyao into her hand and bent down to apply it to Tian Tian's abrasion, but Tian Tian dodged it sharply.
"I want my mom to do it for me," Sweetie cried out.
Upon hearing her angry shouts, Ruolan felt inexplicably agitated.
She took a deep breath and took the Yunnan Baiyao from Aunt Xue's hand. "Let me do it."
Gu Yinshen felt sorry for Ruolan and grabbed her hand to stop her, saying, "Let Aunt Xue treat her wounds."
A little child, throwing tantrums and manipulating people all the time. This is a habit she's developed, and it needs to be corrected.
As Tian Tian listened to Gu Yinshen's words, her tears fell even harder.
"I want my mom!"
The cries echoed repeatedly in her ears. Helpless, Ruolan pushed away Gu Yinshen's obstruction and said, "Let me do it."
She may work hard for a while, but at least everyone can have some peace and quiet.
Having achieved her goal, Tian Tian's tears stopped instantly. She sobbed and looked down at Ruolan.
"Mom, don't you like Sweetie anymore?"
The question emanating from the depths of her soul caused Ruolan's hand to freeze, unsure of what to do.
Don't love me?
But she was someone she carried for ten months and gave birth to with great difficulty. In addition, an accident occurred during childbirth, leaving her outside.
It wasn't just love, it was also guilt.
However, as Tian Tian focused on her family life, these feelings gradually faded away.
Ruolan kept her head down and continued applying medicine to her hands, without responding to Tiantian's question.
"Mom?" Tian Tian grabbed Ruolan's hand, causing the medicine bottle to fall to the ground.
In an instant, the sofa area was filled with the herbal scent of Yunnan Baiyao.
Gu Yinshen was already angry when she insisted that Ruolan apply the medicine, and when he saw that Tiantian had spilled the medicine, his temper exploded instantly.
"Judging by how much effort you've put in, you don't need to apply any more medicine!"
Looking at Gu Yinshen's face, which was as black as coal, Tian Tian immediately pouted, looking like she was about to cry.
She had hoped to gain Ruolan's sympathy, but instead, she only added fuel to the fire.
Gu Shiyu put the Yunnan Baiyao back into the medicine box and handed the medicine box to Aunt Xue.
Seeing Tian Tian's aggrieved look, Ruolan reached out and tugged at Gu Yinshen's arm. "Yinshen, you can't do this."
Even though Tian Tian was being a little temperamental, we still had to treat his wounds.
Ruolan raised her hand to stop Aunt Xue and took the first-aid kit from her.
"Sweetie, come here, Mommy will treat your wound," Ruolan called gently.
Gu Yinshen had almost lost his temper and hit Tian Tian, so she froze, hesitant to step forward.
Her blank expression only made Gu Yinshen angrier.
Being harsh won't work, and neither will coaxing.
Seeing that she was becoming increasingly attentive to him, Gu Yinshen could no longer tolerate Ruolan letting Tiantian continue to cause trouble. He took the medicine box away again, grabbed Ruolan's wrist, and led her upstairs.
Once Ruolan left, no one else wanted to talk to Tiantian anymore.
Worried that Mengmeng would approach Tiantian and start a conversation, Gu Shiyu pulled Mengmeng away from the living room as well.
In the blink of an eye, only Sweetie and Aunt Xue remained by the sofa in the living room.
Ah ~
Sweetie was screaming inside, her hands clenched tightly, wishing she could punch the sofa through.
"Miss Sweetie, do we need to apply ointment to the wound?" Aunt Xue asked.
"Get out of the way!" Sweetie vented all her resentment on Aunt Xue and turned to walk out of the yard.
It was almost dinnertime, and her commotion caused everyone to return to their rooms.
Aunt Xue looked at the empty living room, sighed deeply, and walked towards the kitchen.
inside the room.
“Yin Shen,” Ruolan said with a hint of dissatisfaction, “she is our daughter. Although she is not as well-behaved as Mengmeng and always throws tantrums, we as her parents cannot just ignore her.”
“I understand what you want to do, Ruolan, everything has its limits. We can’t spoil her and indulge her just because of what happened back then.” Gu Yinshen tried his best to be patient and talk to Ruolan about Tiantian.
Sweetie is like a relationship killer now; just mentioning her name will ruin even the best mood.
Ruolan sat on the bed and sighed helplessly, "But what else can I do if I don't coax her?"
She gets angry and unhappy easily. If you're too tough on her, she might leave the Gu family at any moment.
Does that mean that if we lost her back then, we'll lose her again now?
Seeing Gu Yinshen's restrained temper, Ruolan stepped forward and took his arm. "Yinshen, I understand what you're doing. Let's forgive her a little more, okay? I believe that if we use love to influence her, we can soon integrate her into the family."
Stroking Ruolan's hand, Gu Yinshen did not speak again.
He wouldn't interfere in how Ruolan treated Tiantian. But his suspicions about Tiantian wouldn't be dispelled by Ruolan's words.
Releasing Ruolan's hand, Gu Yinshen said, "You should rest first. I'll go down and take a look."
"Okay." Ruolan added worriedly, "Don't lose your temper, she'll be scared."
Once Tian Tian becomes increasingly distant from them, it will be even more difficult for him to integrate into the family.
Gu Yinshen nodded, "Okay."
After leaving the room, he adjusted his mindset and returned to the living room on the first floor.