Before Li Yang could speak, Li Jianhai walked quickly towards her.

Li Jianhai pointed in the direction Gao Xinchen left and said, "Is he the wild man you stole?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Li Yang frowned.

Needless to say, Li Jianhai must have heard Feng Mei's slander, but as a father, his words were insulting and really made her unhappy.

Seeing Li Yang remain silent, Li Jianhai thought he had hit the mark, and grew increasingly furious. "When your mother told me at first, I didn't believe it. I never imagined you'd actually found a stranger behind Ji Huaizhi's back!" He pointed at Li Yang, his beard trembling with rage. "Growing up, despite everything I taught you, how could you possibly do such an unchaste thing!"

As Li Jianhai's words became increasingly outrageous, Li Yang couldn't help but yell, "Dad, what are you talking about? He and I are just partners!"

"I'm talking nonsense?" Li Jianhai pointed at his own eyes, "I saw it with my own eyes!"

Thinking of the way his neighbors had looked at him recently, Li Jianhai was furious. "You're a woman, just quietly going to work. Why would you want to work with a man? Do you know how disgusting these rumors are?" He slapped his face and said, "You have no shame, but your mother and I still have some dignity!"

Li Jianhai values ​​face the most. No matter how Feng Mei exploits and punishes Li Yang on a daily basis, it is at least a matter behind closed doors at home. Now that someone is pointing fingers at his daughter and accusing her of cheating on him, he certainly cannot accept it.

Hearing this, Li Yang couldn't help but laugh angrily, and was too lazy to explain any further: "You can think whatever you like, I have nothing to explain." After that, he walked around Li Jianhai and was about to leave.

Seeing that Li Yang completely ignored him, Li Jianhai became even more furious and grabbed her arm. "I'm trying to teach you a lesson, and look at your attitude! I don't want to be called a daughter born by a mother but raised by a father!"

Li Yang scoffed and looked up at him, his eyes full of sarcasm. "What have you taught me since I was little? You've only helped my family bully me. Isn't it a little late to care about what others say now?"

"You..." Li Jianhai's eyes widened, and he was so angry that he raised his palm as big as a palm fan and slapped Li Yang in the face, "You rebellious girl!"

Li Yang was caught off guard and was slapped hard on the left cheek. He staggered to the side a few steps before steadying himself like a leaf falling from a branch.

First came a numb and hot sensation, then a sharp pain as if half of my face was being gouged out. Even my head was buzzing, and I even had a brief tinnitus.

She pulled the corner of her lips, pulled her painful left cheek, and spat out a mouthful of blood. When she looked up at Li Jianhai again, there was only coldness in her eyes.

In her previous life, Li Jianhai had beaten her like this before.

That was when she failed to escape from the Fu family for the first time and was beaten by Fu Jin so badly that she couldn't get out of bed for several days. She ran to her parents' home for help, hoping that they could come forward and help her divorce Fu Jin.

After Feng Mei's insults failed to work, Li Jianhai slapped her and pretended to be heartbroken: "Xiao Yang, if you divorce Fu Jin, what will happen to your mother, me, and Yaozu's family? The Fu family has spent so much money on our family, they will definitely force us to pay it back!

You're a divorced woman, and you think you can get married again? Not only you, but also us... will be stabbed in the back."

The last sentence is like a warning: "There are always conflicts between husband and wife. Be patient and it will pass. Don't be willful."

She used to think that Li Jianhai and Li Jianyue were cowards, but later she realized that they were not cowards at all. Their silence was only because their interests were not involved.

Just like Li Jianyue opposed Li Xue's divorce, Li Jianhai was also afraid that Li Yang would bring disaster to himself because of the divorce.

Li Jianhai looked at his palms which were numb from exerting too much force, and then looked at Li Yang's left cheek which immediately turned red and swollen. Self-blame flashed in his eyes, but was quickly replaced by a sense of entitlement. He wanted to say that he was doing this for her own good, but when he met her cold eyes, his throat seemed to be strangled by someone, and he could no longer make a sound.

Li Yang once again made him feel strange and scared.

But Li Yang didn't say a word, walked past him and left.

Li Jianhai stood there, looking at Li Yang's thin but stubborn back, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

*

Li Yang walked alone on the way home, his steps getting faster and faster, as if he was venting his inner emotions.

She bit her lips tightly, her eyes were red, tears lingered in her eyes but refused to fall, was it because of stubbornness, or did she feel it was not worth it for such a family.

She returned home, opened the yard door, and slammed it shut. The whole movement was smooth and flowing. Finally, she leaned her back against the wooden door, slowly slid down, and fell to the ground.

She reached out and touched her cheek, then drew her hand back in pain.

At this moment, the tears that could no longer be held back finally slid down her swollen cheeks and dripped into the soil.

She sniffed and told herself: "Li Yang, they are not your relatives."

They are blood-sucking leeches and exploitative capitalists, but they are no longer her relatives.

She had realized this a long time ago, but she couldn't remain indifferent when they hurt her again and again.

But she will work hard and gradually become stronger until no one can hurt her in the slightest.

"Sister-in-law?" A Tao climbed up the wall and saw her sad look.

Li Yang quickly wiped away her tears, turned her other cheek to him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Seeing that Li Yang didn't want him to notice her embarrassment, A Tao pretended not to know and said with a forced smile, "I have good news for you. The boss will be back tomorrow."

Li Yang didn't show much joy on his face at this news. He just said calmly, "Oh, really?"

During the time that Ji Huaizhi was away, she had thought of him, when she was tired, helpless, and when she had just been beaten by Li Jianhai. She didn't know whether this was an attachment or a habit.

Later, she realized that the more she missed him, the more she felt bad, and she gradually became disappointed again and again during the days of waiting. So, she filled her schedule every day, kept herself busy, and...made herself accustomed to dealing with everything alone.

Because she understood one thing: no one can always be someone's support, and no one can always be with anyone.

If you have no expectations in your heart, you will be immune to all poisons.