Reborn As Lucky Star-Chapter 168 - Bullying Yue Xingxing

Chapter 168 -168 Bullying Yue Xingxing

Just as Mother Yu had anticipated, the adults of the Yue Family had indeed lived through the darkest days.

The idle gossip, however harsh, couldn’t cause much harm as long as they were ignored.

But the children lacked such strong psychological resilience.

That day, Yue Xingxing returned home earlier than dinnertime.

Lin Chunju found this odd and asked, “Xingxing, why didn’t you go to school?”

Although not many families in the village valued education, there was still a simple schoolhouse.

Lin Chunju had sent Xingxing to school as soon as she was old enough.

Yue Xingxing was a well-behaved child and had never skipped classes like the other kids.

Yue Xingxing shook her head haphazardly, “Grandma, it’s nothing. I just don’t feel quite well today.”

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As Lin Chunju was about to question further, Yue Xingxing ran back into her room.

The old Yue family home had been expanded over the past three years, much larger than before, allowing the three children to each have their own room.

Though small, these were their domains, and Lin Chunju required everyone to knock before entering anyone’s room.

“Qingqing!”

Lin Chunju called Yue Qingqing out of her room and shared her concerns about Yue Xingxing’s unusual behavior.

“Help me find out what’s really going on,” she said.

Yue Qingqing agreed and went to Yue Xingxing’s door, gently knocking.

No one responded, so Yue Qingqing tentatively pushed the door open a crack and peeked inside.

She saw Yue Xingxing with her face buried in the pillow, soaked with tears.

“Sister, why are you crying?” Yue Qingqing hurried to the bedside.

Upon hearing her voice, Yue Xingxing lifted her head and hastily wiped her cheeks.

“I’m fine. I’m just feeling a bit down,” she mumbled.

Yue Qingqing, though pampered as a child, had grown to become more sister-like with age.

Kicking off her shoes, Yue Qingqing jumped onto the bed and cajoled, “Tell me, you’re even keeping it from me now?”

Looking at Qingqing’s demeanor, Yue Xingxing’s eyes reddened again, threatening more tears.

Startled, Yue Qingqing promptly embraced her, patting her back gently with small hands, and whispered in imitation of Zhang Ying, “Don’t cry, don’t cry, I’m here.”

Yue Xingxing sniffed and immediately felt embarrassed.

Thinking that Qingqing was still young and might not understand, she decided to confide in her a bit.

“The children at school are talking about our family, saying really nasty things, cursing grandma, cursing my uncle, cursing my aunt, and more…”

Yue Xingxing, influenced by her family since childhood, couldn’t bring herself to repeat the swear words.

Those children, repeating what they heard from their parents, said that Lin Chunju was a hard-luck widow, Yue Jiannan was shamelessly philandering, and that he, a toad, was lusting after the swan meat of Yu Yaxian.

They also said Yue Xiaofang was disgraceful for being sent back home by her husband.

Most despicable was Wang Caidie, no, she was now Zhang Caidie.

They claimed her former father, Wang Jinshun, was framed by the Yue family, that he was still in prison, and wouldn’t be released until next month.

It was bad enough they insulted others, but Zhang Caidie also called her little sister an unwanted mongrel, unknown whose child she was, tossed away and picked up by the Yue family as though a treasure, when in fact she was nothing but a jinx.

Yue Xingxing dared not relay these words to Yue Qingqing; in her memory, her sister had always been by her side, how could she be the mongrel they spoke of?

It was because of this that Yue Xingxing didn’t believe a word they said, seeing it as sheer fabrication.

Yue Qingqing, being playful and cute, continued to comfort her before going to explain the situation to Lin Chunju.

Lin Chunju was truly angered and discussed the matter with Yue Jiandong after dinner.

“We’ve been ignoring the past rumors, but when it comes to the children, it can be most cruel. If Xingxing is being bullied, the scars can last a lifetime,” she said.

“I’ll keep her home from school for the time being. We must get to the bottom of this as soon as possible!”

Yue Jiandong responded gravely, “Mother, don’t worry. I’ve nearly finished investigating, and I’m heading into town tomorrow just for this reason!”