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The fireworks blooming in the night sky are gorgeous and beautiful, the sound of firecrackers can be heard one after another, and people are reuniting and cheering.

However, all the excitement was theirs, and Jiang Yuchen got nothing.

If someone had told Jiang Yuchen when he was young that one day he would be left with nothing, become a beggar, and not even be able to get food, Jiang Yuchen would have grabbed that person and beaten him up without hesitation, and let him experience what it means to be worse than a beggar.

Now, Jiang Yuchen sat alone in the dark and cold bridge hole, watching the fireworks lighting up the night sky, feeling the pain and itching of the pustules and frostbite all over his body, listening to the groaning in his stomach, without any resentment in his heart.

The life of extravagance and decadence he once had was long gone. He had spent three years in a mental hospital and two years begging to realize the reality that without the halo of the Jiang Group, he was nothing but a waste.

His nose twitched. The air seemed to carry the aroma of food. Unable to resist such stimulation, he supported himself against the wall with his hands and slowly stood up. Unfortunately, as soon as he stood up, the blood circulation in his legs was poor due to long-term inactivity. He lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground.

His remaining strength was completely exhausted, and he no longer had the energy to stand up. His journey to find food ended before it even began.

Lying on the ground, he was gasping for breath, his heart beating as if it was about to explode in his chest, and hunger made him dizzy.

He might not make it through the night, he thought.

"Wow, it's snowing."

There was a cry of surprise from afar.

Is it snowing?

He slowly turned his head with difficulty.

Crystal snowflakes fell from the sky, as if to cover up all the ugliness and darkness in the world.

Jiang Yuchen inevitably fell into memories again. When he was a child, he loved winter the most. One year he fell in love with skiing, but he couldn't ski well, so his mother built a ski resort for him and accompanied him to practice over and over again. In the end, his skiing skills became very good.

Also, there was one time when he accidentally fell while skiing, and his mother, who had always been strong and steady, cried in front of him for the first time.

He remembered the soup his mother made for him, the nervousness he felt during his first board meeting, and the silent hug his mother gave him at the door. He remembered how his mother always attended his parent-teacher meetings on time no matter how busy she was. He remembered how his mother took him to apologize to other parents when they mocked him for not having a father. He remembered how his mother brought Su Zhao home and told him with a smile that he had a younger sister.

Oh, Su Zhao, he hasn't thought of this name for a long time.

When did he start to treat her badly or even hit her?

He remembered that it was when she worked hard to get a perfect score in the exam and looked at her mother expectantly in the corner, when she was becoming more and more outstanding in everyone's eyes, and when her ability far surpassed his, that his initial welcome for her arrival turned into disgust and hatred.

He was afraid of the tone of comparison from others, afraid of the comparative gazes from everyone, and even more afraid of his mother's satisfied smile.

Now, on a night like this, he suddenly recalled every detail of the past thirty years. He didn't know why he had become this half-human, half-ghost appearance, and he didn't know why he had caused his family to be broken up.

A chill swept through his body, Jiang Yuchen's eyes blurred, and he heard voices in his ears.

"Please leave my son. He already has a fiancée."

Jiang Yuchen was delighted. It was Jiang Yanyi's voice.

Mom, you came to see me, right? You came to take me home, right?

He raised his head with amazing strength.

However, the scene before him was still pitch black and empty, with only the occasional fireworks exploding casting dots of light on the wall.

The light in Jiang Yuchen's eyes dimmed, and he fell to the ground again.

"Mom, don't be like this. Zhenxin and I really love each other."

There it was again, that voice, and this time, it was his own voice.

Jiang Yuchen wanted to find out what was going on, but he no longer had the strength to look up. His face was sunken in the cold, damp mud, and his breath was filled with a fishy smell.

He just listened quietly, listening to the conversation between "him" and "Jiang Yanyi".

"Yu Chen, are you doing this to Zhao Zhao? She has been with you for so many years and has given so much for you. How can you bear to hurt her like this? I tell you, I will never recognize Miss Gu as our daughter-in-law. I will only have one daughter-in-law."

"Mom, why are you so unreasonable? I don't like Su Zhao. I don't like Su Zhao at all. The person I love is only sincere. Why can't you bless us?"

"Pa" "he" was slapped.

Jiang Yanyi's voice was shaking. "Son, why have you become so unreasonable? You don't like Su Zhao, so why did you provoke her? Why did you do those things to her? Why didn't you make it clear earlier? When I got you engaged, I asked for your opinion. Why didn't you refuse? Now you say I'm unreasonable, but it's not me who's unreasonable, it's you. How could I raise someone as heartless and ungrateful as you? Go away, both of you. I don't want to see you again."

"Mom, calm down. I'm your son and really your daughter-in-law. You're so old and confused that you're actually driving us away. Please don't hurt our feelings for an outsider, okay?"

"Outsider? Who is an outsider? Zhao Zhao is not an outsider. From today on, you are the outsiders. Get out, get out right now, get out, get out."

Jiang Yuchen heard the noises becoming more and more intense, and the two sides even started pushing each other.

"Pa" another slap.

Deathly silence.

After a long moment, “he” apologized in a trembling voice: “Mom, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it, I really didn’t mean it, I didn’t think…Mom, does it hurt? I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.”

"Get out, all of you, get out. Don't come over here. Don't come over here." "Jiang Yanyi" picked up a fruit knife from the table and said, "Get out, get out of here."

In the chaos, there was a "whoosh" sound, which was the sound of a knife stabbing into flesh.

Jiang Yuchen's heart immediately tightened.

"Ah..." "Gu Zhenxin", who had been silent the whole time, screamed in shock, "Blood, so much blood."

"Zhenxin, are you okay? Where are you hurt? Is it serious? Don't be afraid, Zhenxin, I will take you to the hospital right away. Be good and hold on." "He" left holding "Gu Zhenxin".

In the hall, "Jiang Yanyi", who had been stabbed, fell to the ground, making a hoarse sound, "Help... Help me..."

Unfortunately, the servants in the villa had been driven out by "Jiang Yuchen" long ago. "Jiang Yuchen" only cared about "Gu Zhenxin's" life and death, and had no idea that she was the one who was injured.

The blood under his body flowed more and more, and "Jiang Yanyi" lay in a pool of blood, stopping breathing in despair.

Jiang Yuchen was startled and cried out in surprise: "Mom." However, no one heard his call.

After a while, the scene seemed to change again, but the voice was still that "him".

"Funeral? What funeral? Does someone as vicious as her need a funeral? Stop it all right there." He threatened viciously, "Send her body to the crematorium and burn it."

"Don't move. I said don't move. Do you hear me? Come here. Whoever dares to cry to me, get out of the Jiang family immediately. I tell you, from today on, from now on, I have the final say in the Jiang family."

"Master, the lady is your mother."

"Hmph, mother, when he framed Zhenxin, did he ever think that she was my mother? When she grabbed the knife, did she ever think that she was my mother? When she hurt the one I loved, did she ever think that she was my mother? Mother? She doesn't deserve it! From today on, I sever my mother-son relationship with her. We are completely done with each other."

Crack, a flash of lightning streaked across the sky.

"Master, what you are doing is against the will of heaven."

"Stop talking nonsense, come quickly and take her away. I don't want to see her again."

"No, no, you can't do this." Tears fell into the mud, and Jiang Yuchen clenched his fists helplessly, "Don't do this."

Although he didn't understand why he heard all this, he knew that the "he" was himself.

No wonder he had fallen to this point. At this moment, he finally understood.

Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven!

The coldness on his body became even more intense, and Jiang Yuchen felt colder and colder. This coldness was like a maggot in his tarsal bones, drilling into his flesh, into his bones, into his heart, and into his soul.

"It's so cold." He murmured.

He hugged his knees tightly with his hands and curled up into a ball, as if returning to the womb.

"Mom, I was wrong."

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"Dear viewers, according to our reporters, this morning a homeless person found a body in a bridge tunnel about 500 meters from the Jiang Group. A preliminary investigation revealed the deceased is a male, approximately 30 years old, who died between 11 and 1 last night. Someone with inside information..."

"Mom, change the channel."

Su Zhao put the dumplings in her hand on the dining table. "Mom, come here and try these dumplings. They were made by the children themselves. They said they must let you taste their cooking skills."

Jiang Yan smiled and agreed.

Ding Dong, someone is visiting.

"I'll open the door."

Su Zhao just opened the door and saw several rows of unforgettable children standing neatly outside. There were boys and girls, some in their twenties, some seventeen or eighteen years old, and some four, five or six years old.

Their eyes are bright and warm, and their energetic faces are filled with the most sincere smiles.

Seeing Jiang Yanyi, they all shouted in unison: "Happy New Year, Mommy Yanyi, I wish you good health, good luck, and all your wishes come true!"

Jiang Yan was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "Okay, all is well, you all have a happy new year too, grow up healthily, and have a promising future!"

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"I love you walking alone in the dark alley, I love you for not kneeling..."

Early in the morning, teeth-grinding singing could be heard from the Jiang family.

Jiang Yan, who was suddenly woken up, rolled his eyes speechlessly, then pulled the quilt to wrap his head, wailing: "Jiang Pengpeng, what time is it now? Can you please stop singing? Please, we are allies, don't say anything. I have to sleep even if you don't, and I have to go to school soon."

Jiang Pengpeng, who was on the bed, not only did not calm down when he heard her voice, but became even more excited. "I love you walking alone in the dark alley, I love the way you don't kneel..."

"Ah, Jiang Pengpeng, you're so noisy."

Jiang Yan couldn't stand it any longer and kicked the bed.

"Ahhh, Mom and Dad, Jiang Yanyi is going to kill someone, please come and save me, she wants to eat me."

Jiang Pengpeng, who was singing happily just now, suddenly changed his expression and started howling like a pig being slaughtered.

"What are you doing? You want to die so early in the morning, Jiang Lai Di? Did you mess with your brother again? I think you're itching for trouble. Your brother is so young, and you're such a grown-up, don't you know how to give in to him? You just sleep all day long, how can you not sleep to death?"