Divorce

Of course Jiang Zhizhi didn't go to the movies. For her who was living a new life, every minute was precious.

She found a place with few people sitting under a street lamp and took out "Robinson Crusoe" from her schoolbag to read. In her previous life, she had only heard of this book but never had the chance to read it.

This book is easier to understand and easier to get into than "The Gadfly".

But after a while, the noisy sounds outside were completely blocked out by her, and Jiang Zhizhi entered the world of the book.

She really liked this feeling, as if her soul was filled with emptiness.

The open-air movie lasted for two hours, and Jiang Zhizhi watched it for two hours. She only pulled herself away from the book when everyone had left.

Only watched half of it.

She was reluctant to leave, but thinking that her mother was still waiting for her, Jiang Zhizhi did not hesitate and simply packed her schoolbag and left the stadium.

She looked in the direction of Cheng Yuping. On the dim street, only a street lamp was barely illuminating the street, making her mother's figure look bleak and deserted.

Cheng Yuping was dressed very plainly, her hair was a little rough, and a loose gray sweater made her look even more dull.

Jiang Zhizhi felt a lump in her throat, and she suddenly felt that she was wrong.

When that gentle voice appeared, she shouldn't have said that she wanted to study hard, she should have said that she wanted to live a good life with her mother.

In this way, my mother won’t have to die in two years, right?

"System, can I still change it now?" Jiang Zhizhi asked with a sob.

The system's gentle voice sounded, "Host, do you want the system to treat your mother's cancer?"

He actually knew what she was thinking.

"Yes." Jiang Zhizhi replied.

"This system serves the host, so it contains medicine to treat colon cancer when the host is thirty years old. The host only has one chance to redeem it. If you choose to treat your mother, you yourself will be unable to be cured if you develop colon cancer at the age of thirty."

The system's voice was gentle, but also cold.

"How much does it cost?"

"One million."

A smile appeared on Jiang Zhizhi's face.

She would not hesitate. Living a second life was something she had already gained. Even if she died at the age of thirty, she would have no regrets.

Moreover, she will have her mother's company for the next ten years.

Jiang Zhizhi returned to Cheng Yuping and was very happy to know that her mother's colon cancer could be cured.

Cheng Yuping could see that she was in a good mood. "Is the movie really that good? You look so happy."

"It looks beautiful, especially beautiful." Jiang Zhizhi hugged Cheng Yuping's arm affectionately, "Mom, let's go home."

I don’t know if Jiang Guozhong has left?

Even if he didn't leave, she wouldn't let Jiang Guozhong bully her mother again this time.

Cheng Yuping was riding a tricycle and Jiang Zhizhi was sitting on it. Looking at her mother's thin back, she felt that she was extremely tall and majestic.

She suffered a lot herself, but still tried her best to protect Jiang Zhizhi.

A smile filled Jiang Zhizhi's eyes.

Let me protect you in this life, mom.

When Jiang Zhizhi returned to the rented house, she saw that the lights were on before she even went in, and she could vaguely see Jiang Guozhong's figure through the window.

Normally, Jiang Guozhong would not stay with them for more than ten days or half a month. Every time he came back, he would either come to get money or to vent his anger on the mother and daughter.

Especially when he came back drunk after a social event, he would beat or scold them.

Jiang Zhizhi remembered that the birthday of his son with the woman outside would be in a few days. He came to Cheng Yuping to ask for money this time, definitely to buy a birthday present for his son.

How could he leave without getting the money?

Looking at Jiang Guozhong's figure in the window, Jiang Zhizhi's body trembled slightly.

The influence of more than twenty years of violence and oppression made her subconsciously feel fear when she saw Jiang Guozhong. His hideous and distorted face flashed through her mind, like a sharp blade in the wind, tearing her spirit and flesh into pieces.

"Zhizhi? What's wrong with you?" Cheng Yuping felt that something was wrong with Jiang Zhizhi.

Jiang Zhizhi tried to calm her trembling breathing, "Mom, I'm fine."

She is no longer the Jiang Zhizhi of the past.

Her flesh and blood had been completely sucked dry by Jiang Guozhong in her previous life. In this life, she and this man had only hatred for each other.

Gradually, the trembling of her body finally subsided. She looked up at Jiang Guozhong in the room upstairs again, with only indifference in her eyes.

Turning around, she jumped off the tricycle, holding her stomach and said, "Mom, my stomach hurts. I'm going to the toilet."

After saying that, without waiting for Cheng Yuping to ask any more questions, he slipped into the bathroom.

Jiang Guozhong had already heard the noise outside and stormed out, "Why did you just come back? Damn it, do you know how long I've been waiting?"

Cheng Yuping thought he was dissatisfied with her for not coming back in time to cook, so she quickly parked the tricycle and said anxiously, "I'll go cook right away."

"What are you cooking? Come up first. I have something to tell you."

They lived in a self-built house owned by a villager. There were seven or eight rooms on one floor, and many families lived there.

Jiang Guozhong was very concerned about his reputation, so he naturally wouldn't ask Cheng Yuping for money outside.

Cheng Yuping hurried upstairs, her voice trembling, "What's going on?"

She was scared of being beaten by Jiang Guozhong, and she would be afraid whenever she saw Jiang Guozhong get angry.

After entering the house, Jiang Guozhong slapped Cheng Yuping in the face, making her face turn red.

"Where's your money? Damn it! I searched everywhere and couldn't find a dime. You hid it on purpose to protect me, right? You bitch!"

Cheng Yuping fell to the ground after being beaten and said hurriedly: "I didn't hide the money. The money is all in the jar in the closet."

"How dare you lie to me? There's not a penny in there!"

Jiang Guozhong angrily threw the jar at Cheng Yuping.

"impossible."

Cheng Yuping took the jar and searched inside despite the pain, but it was actually empty, with nothing inside.

"This...what's going on? I clearly put the money in here."

"You bitch...Ahhhh!!!"

Before Jiang Guozhong could utter a single curse word, he was suddenly splashed with water. The water was awful smelling; it turned out to be sewage.

He almost fainted from the smoke, "Damn it, who splashed me..."

Looking back, I saw Jiang Zhizhi holding a small red bucket with some yellow water stains in it.

He reacted immediately, "Fuck it, I'm your father, are you crazy? You little bastard, I'm going to beat you to death today..."

Jiang Guozhong picked up the rolling pin on the chopping board and hit Jiang Zhizhi.

Jiang Zhizhi was not afraid at all. She rushed forward and took the blow from Jiang Guozhong. She pulled out a knife from her body and stabbed Jiang Guozhong's thigh fiercely.

Suddenly, screams like a pig being slaughtered were heard in the room.

Jiang Zhizhi pulled out the knife, and blood stained her fair little hand red. Her eyes were extremely cold, even tinged with a hint of madness. "If you dare to bully my mother again, I will kill you."

"You fucking..."

Jiang Zhizhi kicked him in the face and said in disgust, "You're full of shit, you're so disgusting!"

Cheng Yuping was completely stunned by the scene before her.

It took her a while to react, "Zhizhi, how could you do this?"

She hurriedly stood up and went to help Jiang Guozhong, "Guozhong, are you okay? I'll take you to the hospital right away."

Jiang Zhizhi pulled Cheng Yuping away and said, "Mom, don't worry about him. Someone else will take him to the hospital."

"Zhizhi, what are you doing? Are you crazy?" Cheng Yuping looked at her daughter in front of her and felt like she didn't recognize her at all.

Jiang Zhizhi looked at Jiang Guozhong with disgust and said, "Jiang Guozhong, my mother and I won't take you to the hospital. If you don't want to die from excessive blood loss, get out of here."

Jiang Guozhong was almost fainting from the pain. He didn't want to stay here any longer. He glared at Jiang Zhizhi hatefully and said, "Okay, little bastard, you have guts. Just wait, just wait!"

After saying that, he dragged his injured thigh and limped out.

Cheng Yuping wanted to chase him, but Jiang Zhizhi held her back tightly. "Mom, please wake up. He doesn't love you at all, and he will never love you. After all these years, can't you guess that he has someone else outside?"

Jiang Zhizhi's words touched Cheng Yuping's deepest sore spot, and she couldn't help but shed tears. "Zhizhi, no matter what, he's still your father. If you do this, others will say you're unfilial."

"Don't use filial piety to kidnap me. I only know who treats me well, and I will treat them well. You are the only one I will be filial to in my life." Jiang Zhizhi held Cheng Yuping's hand and begged, "Mom, can't we just live a good life together? I've had enough. I don't want to be beaten anymore, and I don't want to watch him beat you anymore. Are we living just to be bullied by him?"

"Zhizhi, you're still young, you don't understand." Cheng Yuping hugged Jiang Zhizhi and couldn't help crying. "If you didn't have a dad, you would be looked down upon by others in the future."

"I'm not afraid of being looked down upon. No matter how many times I get looked down upon, it won't hurt as much as a slap in the face."

She was firm and resolute.

Seeing her daughter like this, Cheng Yuping could only shed tears helplessly.

It was she who was blind and married Jiang Guozhong, causing her daughter to suffer such grievances with her.

"Mom, I took the money from the jar in the closet. It's your hard-earned money, and I don't want it to be spent on other women." Jiang Zhizhi took the money out of her pocket and only gave her 500 yuan. "I'll give you money for tomorrow's purchase and living expenses. I'll keep the rest."

She knew that Cheng Yuping was soft-hearted and would definitely give the money to Jiang Guozhong if she had it.

Cheng Yuping took the 500 yuan and looked at her daughter helplessly, "Are you going to take charge of Mom's money?"

"I'll take care of it! Mom, from now on, let's sever ties with Jiang Guozhong. Please, I will study hard, I will have a bright future and let you live a good life!" Jiang Zhizhi begged her with tears in her eyes. At this moment, Cheng Yuping's decision was the future of the two of them.

Jiang Zhizhi's humble attitude made Cheng Yuping feel very uncomfortable. She stroked Jiang Zhizhi's thin face and sighed, "Silly child, Mom has actually been considering whether to divorce your dad, but I'm afraid of letting you down."

She guessed that Jiang Guozhong had someone outside. No matter how humble she was in front of Jiang Guozhong, she still had the self-respect of a woman.

These days, she has been in a daze and always feels uncomfortable.

Hearing Cheng Yuping's words, Jiang Zhizhi's eyes lit up with joy. "Divorce, I must divorce, Mom. I'm not wronged. I'm really happy to be able to follow you. I'm the happiest person in the world!"

She threw herself into Cheng Yuping's arms and choked up, saying, "Mom, I love you."

Cheng Yuping had never heard Jiang Guozhong say these three short words to her before. Now, hearing her daughter say this to her, she felt sad and happy at the same time.

"Zhizhi, mommy loves you too."

Jiang Zhizhi felt indescribably sweet in her heart. She giggled and said, "Mom, I stink. Let me wash first."

She had just scooped up so much manure, and when she poured it on Jiang Guozhong, a lot of it got on her body as well.

"You still think it stinks, I really don't know what you were thinking, how could you do such a thing."

Cheng Yuping pinched Jiang Zhizhi's little face helplessly and lovingly, "Go ahead, Mom has to clean all this up, otherwise how can we stay here?"

Jiang Zhizhi was so happy that she stood up and went out to fetch some water. When she reached the door, she couldn't help but look back, "Mom, what you just said was true, right? Have you made up your mind? Don't lie to me."

"I'm not lying to you. It's true. Mom will go to him and file for divorce tomorrow."

Cheng Yuping was really scared when she saw Jiang Zhizhi's ferocious look just now. She only had that one daughter.

She was hesitant before, but now she has made up her mind.

She must take Jiang Zhizhi away from Jiang Guozhong and not let her daughter go astray.