Ever since He Lianjing was young, he had lived in an environment where his father would beat his mother up every day. Whenever he had a bad day or his mother talked back to his father, his alcoholic father would pick up anything to beat his mother.
He Lianjing had been heavily influenced since young; he would hold extreme views while holding grudges against his father at the same time. Moreover, he had gradually gotten more extreme as he grew older. From feeling sorry for his mother, he had become hateful toward his mother for her cowardness.
Whenever he asked his mother to leave the monster that was his father, his mother would always hold his head in his arms and say, “Silly boy, we won’t be able to live on without him.”
He Lianjing would say, “I will make money, Mother. When I’m all grown up and able to take care of you, we shall leave the He Family, alright?”
His mother shook his head while crying before she wrapped him in her arms. “Lianjing, don’t say this in front of your father. He will get mad if he hears you saying that. I’m doing fine, so please don’t hate your father. Your father has treated me well in the past; it’s just that he has changed now. We need to believe that your father will get better one day, alright?”
He Lianjing, who was still young at that point in time, really believed what his mother had said; he was pure and innocent back then. After all, he really thought his father would change for the better.
However, what happened after that? His father had indeed changed, but he no longer had feelings for his mother anymore. Mr. He had affairs with all kinds of women out there. His mother did not realize it at first, but she noticed a lipstick mark on Lianjing’s father’s shirt one day—that was when she had fallen out with him. Lianjing’s father, whose heart was fluttering outside, was being ignorant toward his mother. However, his guilt might have caused him to not lay his hands on his wife.
However, a woman came knocking on their door. At that moment, He Lianjing was hiding behind the door and could clearly hear the conversation between them.
The woman told his mother, “I’ve been with your husband for quite some time now, so why don’t you divorce him? I’ve heard that he really hates you and is disgusted because of the marriage between the both of you. He even doesn’t want to take a glance at the child you’ve given birth to. Why don’t you divorce him? Are you worried that you’re not able to bring up your child by yourself?”
The face of He Lianjing’s mother had turned ghastly pale after the woman had talked to her; even her body was shivering.
“W-What nonsense are you talking about?”
“Nonsense? I’m not talking any nonsense. Your husband has promised me to marry me later on. As for you, you’re just a deserted wife. If you’re sensible enough, please leave on your own just in case it becomes unsightly in the future. You’ll still be able to keep your dignity if you initiate the divorce!”
“One more thing.” The woman had bright red lipstick on as she smiled at Lianjing’s mother. “I’m pregnant and your husband likes me very much; you won’t stand a chance by then.”
After the woman had left, He Lianjing ran out and into his mother’s arms. “Mother, let’s leave father, alright?”
However, He Lianjing’s mother still firmly believed that his father would change. At night, his mother begged piteously when his father had returned. He Lianjing saw his mother kneeling down on the floor through the slit of the door, and her head had even started to bleed from all the kowtowing.
He clenched his fist while his lower lips were harshly bitten.
He did not understand why his mother had to act cowardly. His father was such a b*stard, but why did she kneel down upon him? He Lianjing immediately pushed the door open and shouted.
“Mother, don’t kneel down in front of him. He doesn’t deserve this—he’s a bad person.”
The couple was startled before his mother pounced toward him and wrapped him in his arms. “Stop it, Lianjing.”
“I don’t want to!” He Lianjing gritted his teeth while staring dead at his father. “You don’t qualify to be my father!”
He Lianjing was really going too far for saying that in front of his father. His father immediately landed a kick on his mother’s body. “It’s all because of you, you b*tch. You must’ve told him malicious remarks about me, right? How do you even teach your son? How do you teach him?”
Kicks after kicks landed on his mother’s face. He Lianjing wanted to protect her, but he was too little. As for his mother, she held onto him tightly until she was sent to the hospital after passing out.
When they had returned from the hospital, that woman had actually moved into the He Family’s residence. He Lianjing’s mother was too tired to even beg or fight. She simply said in a weak manner, “Forget it. If he really wants to let her stay, I can’t control him. Lianjing, you shall stay obedient from now on. Don’t ever curse your father ever again. He’s still your father no matter what, okay?”
“I don’t have such a father!”
“Shut up! Don’t ever say things like this!”
“He’s not my father. I don’t have a father like this!”
He Lianjing was slapped. He staggered for a while before he fell onto the floor. He then looked at his mother with utter disbelief.
“Lianjing, if you say things like this about your father again, I will abandon you!”
Why? He Lianjing did not understand why his mother was not able to stay tough whenever she faced his father, who was always beating her up. She only knew how to beg and endlessly hoped that his father would change one day. However, she would always be strong in front of him, but why?
He Lianjing became untalkative after he was slapped by his mother.
He then ran into his father and the woman exercising in the living room afterward. The woman looked at him and let out a smirk. Later on, she even came to him again and said, “Did you see that? He’s not your father anymore. Why aren’t you and your mother leaving? Do you want to stay here until I chase you out after my child is born? What a shameless kid—don’t look at me like that.” The woman mocked He Lianjing cruelly.
He Lianjing stared at the woman in a vicious way, his eyes similar to a killer’s. The woman then flung her hand to give him a slap on the face as she had gotten angry after being stared at in such a way.
“B*stard, how dare you stare at me with that look on your face. Do you believe that I will dig your eyes out? How can you look so vicious at such a young age? No wonder you are your mother’s child. Once I give birth to my child, I’ll drive you and your mother out!”
The woman even kicked He Lianjing in his tummy after she had finished her sentence. She was completely discontented.
How could He Lianjing, who was so young back then, withstand a kick from a vicious adult? His tiny body immediately fell back, which made the woman put on a satisfied smile. Then, she turned around and was about to head downstairs.
A sense of ruthlessness flashed across He Lianjing’s eyes when he caught sight of her heading down. A dreadful thought abruptly popped into his mind, and he slowly helped himself up while he stared dead at the woman from her back.
The next second, the little silhouette moved. He Lianjing quickly dashed forward, pushing the woman down the staircase.
“Ah!”
He had great speed, and his strength was both powerful and immaculate. The vicious woman was pushed in the waist, and she tumbled down the stairs before she could even react.
She then rolled down the stairs with an immense speed.
At the same time, the sound of the woman yelling was heard.
He Lianjing finally felt relieved after witnessing this scene.
