1585 Retire From the Army if Needed
“That’s good. Then this matter ends here. If you have any other issues, you can come and look for me anytime. I’m going to bring my son to the hospital for a checkup. If there’s anything wrong with him, you’ll have to bear the consequences!” After Xia Zhe said that, he walked out of the garden with Xia Fan in his arms. Qiao Mei pushed the pram and followed closely behind him.

Lu Lin watched them leave with a resentful look. She thought Mao Wei had come back to help her, but she did not expect him to be such a coward! A pet dog would be more useful than him!

“Why aren’t you stopping them! Look at how your son has been bullied! Why aren’t you helping us!” Lu Lin said aggrievedly.

Mao Wei raised his hand and slapped Lu Lin so hard that she fell to the ground and could not move for a long time. Their son hurriedly held Lu Lin’s hand and cried out, “Mom! Mom, are you alright!”

“You have offended someone we can’t afford to offend! Do you know who that woman is! She’s my superior’s wife! How can you offend them! How can I have an easy time at work in the future! You idiot! Whether I can get promoted or not can be decided with one word from him! You stupid woman! How did I marry an idiot like you!” Mao Wei said furiously.

“How would I know who he is! You don’t even dare to stand up for your son and wife who have been bullied! Why are you blaming us! You’re the one who’s such a disappointment and yet you’re blaming us! What kind of man are you!” Lu Lin roared at Mao Wei as she cried.

Mao Wei kept punching and kicking Lu Lin, even hitting his son occasionally. Qiao Mei looked towards the garden from afar and then turned around to catch up with Xia Zhe. Lu Lin had chosen this ending herself, so Qiao Mei felt that there was no need for her to pity the woman.

“I’ll tell my superiors that I need to borrow a car. We’ll go to the hospital tonight to take a look. No! Let’s go back to the hospital in the capital and ask Aunt to check if Tuan Tuan is alright. At the same time, we’ll also get Yuan Yuan checked out! You should do a checkup too. What if you are also affected by what happened just now?” Xia Zhe said in a panic.

Qiao Mei placed Xia Fan and Xia Xing on the brick bed and let them play by themselves for a while. She held Xia Zhe’s hand and said, “Calm down. Aren’t the children still active and playing? I’ve already checked just now. The bump on Xia Fan’s head is not a big deal. Xia Xing just needs to rinse her mouth. Don’t worry too much.”

Xia Zhe took a deep breath and then said, “I’m sorry… It’s all my fault… I said that I would protect you well, but you’ve met with danger again.”

Xia Zhe no longer had any idea where the safest place was. He thought that he had maintained cordial relationships with everyone. In fact, everyone in the Xia family was mild-mannered. Then why did the Xia family still have so many enemies?

They had never meddled in the rights and interests of others, nor harm other people, nor slandered or insulted anyone. Why did all those people keep trying to harm the Xia family even without any provocation?

His wife and children were also not safe. If there was really no other way out, Xia Zhe would retire from the army and go home to focus on taking care of Qiao Mei and the children. As long as the children grew up to be safe and healthy, it was not a big deal even if Xia Zhe had to give up his career. In any case, the family could do well enough on their own.

“Delete all those thoughts in your head. This matter has nothing to do with you. Don’t blame it all on yourself,” Qiao Mei said earnestly.

“But…” Before Xia Zhe could finish speaking, Qiao Mei continued, “No buts. The children and I can protect ourselves. Look at how amazing Xia Xing is. She can even bite other people. I really didn’t expect that. Also, you didn’t see the way Xia Fan slapped that child!” Qiao Mei said proudly.

Although Qiao Mei knew that this was not proper behavior, her children did not attack until they were provoked. If they were being bullied, how could they get beaten up without fighting back?

The matter today was considered done and dusted. In the future, Qiao Mei would definitely find a chance to educate the two children that it was never a good thing to get into a fight.

“They are indeed very impressive,” Xia Zhe said with a smile as he looked at the two children.

“Don’t put so much pressure on yourself. We can all protect ourselves well. Then again, we need your protection too. If you hadn’t come back in time, that man would not have allowed us to leave!” Qiao Mei said as she leaned closely against Xia Zhe’s chest.