178 Su Qiao Made a Mistake
Su Jun looked at Su Qiao deeply, turned around, and strode away. Su Qiao remained knelt with his fist clenched as he stared at the ground.
Su Su looked around, wondering if she should go in and make sure Su Qiao was okay when Chen Shun walked over and sighed. He picked Su Qiao up and took him away.
“W-What’s going on?” Su Su stammered. She didn’t know why Su Jun and Su Qiao had such an argument when they were fine before. Su Jun even beat Su Qiao when they quarreled.
“I don’t know either, Su Su. Your brother must’ve done something horrible for Su Jun to beat him like that.” Wan Shuang was just as confused as Su Su. She hugged the little girl and stayed rooted to the ground.
Although Wan Shuang had witnessed worse punishments in the army, she had never seen Su Jun beat a child before.
“What are you two doing here?” While Su Su and Wan Shuang remained at the window, Su Zhen’s voice echoed from behind.
Su Su turned around and saw Su Zhen after not seeing him for a few days. She hurriedly stretched her arms out and yelled, “Fourth Brother, I’ve missed you!”
Su Zhen took Su Su from Wan Shuang and carried her to the empty living room. Then he said, “How could you dare watch what happened? Weren’t you afraid of getting caught?”
“Su Qiao deserves it,” Su Zhen sighed helplessly. He hid in a corner and watched the whole thing unfold. Su Zhen knew why his big brother beat Su Qiao and felt that Su Jun was taking it easy on Su Qiao.
Su Zhen patted Su Su’s head and explained, “Su Qiao lifted a girl’s skirt at school. The girl’s parents went to the school shortly after, but Su Qiao didn’t tell Big Brother about it. His teacher had to call Big Brother, and that’s when he found out.”
‘Su Qiao lifted a girl’s skirt?’ Su Su was stunned as she looked at Su Zhen in disbelief.
Su Zhen smiled and said in disdain, “It looks like you’re surprised as well. I know you’re wondering how a member of the Su family could do such a thing, right? But that girl was the one who claimed that Su Qiao did it. But Su Qiao refused to admit it no matter what.”
Su Su fell silent after hearing Su Zhen’s explanation.
One would interpret Su Qiao’s behavior simply as a young boy going through puberty. Perhaps Su Qiao didn’t mean any harm, but Su Su suddenly remembered something that had happened before she traveled back in time.
Su Qiao’s days were tough when the Su family went bankrupt. He had countless debts, and his brothers had no choice but to run around and make a living. Su Qiao had done something terrible at that time.
After taking some drugs, Su Qiao almost raped a girl. The girl’s family then demanded financial compensation from the Su family, or else they would press charges.
Su Jun and the others almost had to sell their blood and kidneys to prevent Su Qiao from being sent to jail. They had to pay the girl’s family 1.2 million yuan to keep this matter hidden from the public. Su Qiao was already in the deep end at that time and didn’t know how he could repent.
Su Qiao grew up to be unruly and heartless. He had no morals and was a major burden to the Su family. Su Su never expected Su Qiao to be flawed at such a young age.
Su Zhen felt conflicted when he saw Su Su lowering her head. He pretended to relax and shrugged. Then Su Zhen consoled the little girl, “Su Qiao is a rebellious person. He won’t listen to us if we don’t punish him. We usually lock him in a dark room for a few days, hoping he learns a lesson.”
Su Su felt that Su Qiao would be in greater danger in the future if he didn’t learn from his mistakes. ‘If Su Qiao becomes the person he was before I traveled back in time, the Su family will be finished.’