Chapter 24

"Bang"

The door was slammed shut.

“Kneel down!”

The sudden roar made Tu Mian's legs tremble and he almost fell to his knees.

This sudden anger left Tu Mian confused.

But she is not a girl who only obeys.

"Why are you kneeling?"

This is how she thought, and naturally she asked this question. Her world is always straight because whichever path she takes is straight.

In her world, there are no twists and turns, not even a small stone that can trip you.

"You're still being stubborn! Don't you know what you've done? Are you worthy of us?"

Tu Chenglin knew he was a stubborn person, and so was his daughter. He used to like her personality because it allowed her to grit her teeth and persevere, even in pain.

But now, when this character becomes a knife stabbing him, everything is not so beautiful.

"If I hadn't thought about the area under your bed today and how long I haven't mopped it, I wouldn't have known you were playing with that thing behind my back! Can you handle it? Are you going to let it ruin your life? There are so many things for you to play with, piano, Go, violin, aren't all these enough for you? You want to play skateboard? Do you know how dangerous that is? Have you forgotten how you got hurt? You never learned your lesson!"

The world is changing with each passing day, and there are more and more things that attract children, which are becoming more and more bizarre and strange, and they are leading children to depravity step by step.

On the one hand, Tu Chenglin was afraid that Tu Mian would be attracted by new things and gradually lose his ambition. He did not believe that Tu Mian could control herself. She was only seven years old. It was harder for him to believe that a seven-year-old child could control herself than to believe that the sun rises in the west.

On the other hand, skateboarding isn't like other sports. It's an extreme sport, very dangerous. If you're not careful, you could fall and get hurt. Injured hands and feet can be treated, but if your brain is injured, how can you recover? Besides, Tu Mian had been injured by a skateboard before, how could she have no memory at all?

Tu Mian doesn't know how to cherish her talent. How can her parents bear to see her go astray?

Tu Chenglin didn't want Tu Mian to regret his whole life because of his parents' inadequate supervision.

She is still young, but he is not young anymore.

But Tu Mian didn't understand. In her opinion, she just liked skateboarding, so how could she become obsessed with it? Besides, she didn't think she couldn't control herself. It wasn't like she was thinking about playing all day.

Why can dad put such a big hat on me?

Why can he make her kneel down whenever he wants and do whatever he wants?

Yes, she is still young, but she is a thoughtful person. She is not a puppet in her father's hands that can be manipulated as he pleases.

Tu Mian's stubborn temper came up and she didn't explain that she had just received it today and hadn't played with it yet.

She just stared at Tu Chenglin with her tearful eyes without saying a word.

Tu Chenglin was ready to listen to her explanation, but seeing Tu Mian's unfazed look, he got angry.

Tu Yin was beaten by him when she was little, but Tu Mian had never been beaten by him.

One reason is that when he was taking care of Tu Yin, he was young and energetic with a bright future, so he would not control his temper. But when he was with Tu Mian, he was suffering from all kinds of setbacks in life, so his temper was not as bad. In addition, he had established a new family, and he did not want to be abandoned by his family again.

Another reason was that Tu Mian never had a reason to give him a chance to beat his son, or in other words, he always lacked an opportunity to establish his father's authority.

She had a bit of a temper, but she had never done anything wrong. In addition, she showed her intelligence early on. Tu Chenglin was afraid that if he beat her, she would remember that he was unfilial in the future, so he often endured it.

This time, all the accumulated emotions, both external and family, came together and made him explode.

Tu Mian's behavior made him feel that his authority as a father was challenged, as if it was once again reminding him of the rights he had long lost.

His eyes suddenly turned red, and her tears became fuel, making him even angrier.

Tu Chenglin returned to the bathroom and brought out a few clothes hangers. Hitting someone with just one hanger was enough to cause pain, but the combined force of several was more than multiplied.

"Have you realized your mistake?"

Tu Mian didn't say anything, she lowered her head as if she was disappointed.

Tu Mian refused to bow his head and continued to stand there.

Thinking that Tu Mian didn't listen to him, Tu Chenglin no longer suppressed himself, picked up the clothes hangers, stacked them together and threw them at Tu Mian.

The exposed arms and legs were beaten, leaving red marks.

Gradually, the red color turned into blue, and blood began to seep out.

The more this happened, the more Tu Mian refused to show weakness. She didn't say a word even though the beating hurt her. Tears streamed down her face. She didn't understand why she was being beaten for such a minor offense.

Does her father really love her as much as he says?

She did do something wrong by hiding it from them, but why should she be punished like this?

As he beat him, Tu Chenglin said, "You say you're a genius, but you're just an idiot! You don't take care of yourself and act recklessly. No matter how talented you are, it's all in vain! Raising a child like you is all in vain! There are many people in this world who are more talented than you. Not only are you arrogant, but you're also wasting your time on material things! If I don't teach you a lesson today, you won't understand how hard your parents work."

"For your education, I quit my job, and your mom has been working hard to earn money for you. Is this how you repay us? I'd rather raise you than a dog. A dog barks. What's the point of raising you? You're just a waste of money! You might as well pack up your things and get out of here!"

After being suppressed for a long time, Tu Chenglin himself was also in pain. He used to comfort himself that everything was worth it. He linked everything with rewards, and he always wanted to be respected by everyone.

But Lin Mei's perfunctory attitude, Tu Yin's disrespect, and Tu Mian's disobedience all made him suffer.

But the most painful thing is the rumors from outsiders.

For the sake of his imagined bright future, Tu Chenglin endured blindly, but all these negative emotions were just suppressed in the corner and would eventually explode.

Tu Mian was just the fuse, he needed to vent.

Especially when he saw that Zhong Yulan's boyfriends changed one after another, getting younger and more handsome.

What about him? Will Lin Mei abandon him? She is so rich now and has such a high social status.

His current value lies in Tu Mian. In his eyes, Tu Mian's stubbornness means disobedience and lack of respect for him.

If his hope Tu Mian doesn't care about him, why should he tolerate him?

Little Tu Mian had no idea that someone would put all their hopes on one person. She just felt that Tu Chenglin was getting angrier and angrier, and was hitting her harder and harder, and it was getting more and more painful.

It hurts so much... When will it stop?

In the last moment before closing her eyes, Tu Mian still didn't understand why her father suddenly changed.

Tu Mian didn’t understand. No matter how hard some people pretended, they couldn’t change their nature.

Tu Chenglin didn't change, he was just like that from the beginning, but Tu Mian just didn't know it.

When Tu Mian opened his eyes, he saw Lin Mei and Tu Yin with worried faces.

"Mom, sister?"

The faint call was picked up by the girl, Lin Mei helped Tu Mian up, and Tu Yin handed him warm water.

"Drink a sip of water first. No rush. Mom is here."

I followed my sister's hand and took a few sips of water, which relieved my dry throat.

Mother’s embrace was so warm that Tu Mian lowered his head and buried it in Lin Mei’s chest.

Now the person she trusts most is her mother. She feels safe only with Lin Mei.

"Does it still hurt?"

There was something flashing in Lin Mei's eyes. She had already cried once.

She thought Tu Chenglin was Tu Mian's father and would be sensible even when educating his children. She didn't expect that he would beat the child so hard that he had to go to the hospital.

Moreover, Tu Mian has never been beaten by anyone since she was a child. Even when educating her, she is always spoken to nicely. The child is smart and does not need to be beaten to learn her lesson like ordinary children.

How could Tu Chenglin be so cruel? This was his precious child.

Tu Mian didn't want to talk, but just hugged Lin Mei's waist tightly.

Tu Yin was also feeling uncomfortable. She had a bad feeling when Tu Chenglin didn't come to pick her up after evening study tonight. When she returned home and saw the mess on the floor and her dejected father sitting on the sofa, Tu Yin knew that something big had happened.

After repeated inquiries, Tu Chenglin finally told her.

Tu Yin collapsed on the spot.

"That's the skateboard I gave to Guo'er! I just put it in her room last night. How could she have had time to play with it? Why did you hit her without knowing the truth?"

Tu Chenglin said awkwardly: "She didn't say it herself!"

He had actually regretted it a long time ago. When Lin Mei opened his hand and carried Tu Mian to the hospital, he came to his senses.

Tu Yin looked at him deeply, turned around and rushed to the hospital.

Seeing the scars on Tu Mian's body, Tu Yin was overwhelmed by guilt.

"I'm sorry, Guo'er. I didn't expect that giving this to you would cause such a situation... I just wanted to make you happy."

Her voice was intermittent and fragile like a flower about to wither.

Tu Mian didn't think Tu Yin did anything wrong, so she let go of Lin Mei and looked at Tu Yin.

"No, I'm very happy to receive this gift. I like it very much. It's my fault for hiding it from you. I'm sorry."

Look, if you talk to Tu Mian nicely, she won't be stubborn. She can tell right from wrong. It's just that Tu Chenglin has a high self-esteem. Doesn't that mean Tu Mian has no self-esteem at all?

Lin Mei sighed. She had thought that such an arrangement would bring harmony to the family. After all, the two girls were Tu Chenglin's children.

Her heart was so tired, but Lin Mei could not expose her vulnerability in front of the two children. She was the only adult present.

But Lin Mei couldn't swallow it and continue to live the same life with Tu Chenglin as before.

She was afraid that Tu Chenglin would still be mentally unstable in the future. This time was enough to make people unbearable. If it happened again, Lin Mei couldn't imagine what Tu Mian would become.

Tu Mian is Lin Mei's bottom line. No one can cross her line and hurt her child, not even the child's biological father.

After taking good care of Tu Mian and coaxing her to sleep, Lin Mei covered her with a quilt and took Tu Yin out of the ward.

"It's already this late. Auntie will book a room for you in a nearby hotel. Go get some sleep first. You still have school tomorrow."

Tu Yin shook her head. She wanted to stay with Tu Mian.

In Tu Yin's opinion, all this situation happened because of her. If she hadn't given the skateboard to Tu Mian, nothing would have happened.

Seeing Tu Yin's self-blame, Lin Mei patted her shoulder.

"This isn't your problem, it's my problem. I've known what kind of person your father is for a long time, but I kept deceiving myself. Plus, your father has been taking good care of the family and taking good care of you over the past two years, so I thought he had changed."

Hearing the implication of Lin Mei's words, Tu Yin raised her head with complicated eyes, but she didn't expect that Lin Mei was also looking at her with a moved expression.

Tu Yin is in her third year of high school this year, and Lin Mei doesn't know what to do. If they divorce, it might have a huge impact on the children, but if they continue living together, Lin Mei feels disgusted and scared.

Thinking about the years they had spent together, tears flowed uncontrollably. In Tu Yin's heart, she had long regarded Lin Mei as her mother.

Since she is a mother, she should not be made to suffer.

"Don't worry about me. I'm almost an adult, and it's okay for me to stay with my dad. He's always been nice to me. You should move on like my mom did."

When she was a child, Tu Yin didn’t understand why her mother abandoned the family and chose to have an affair.

When she grew up, she realized that her mother was very miserable in this marriage, so she had to stay away from it in order to save herself.

She's just not a good mother, but she wasn't born to be one either.

Lin Mei should have chosen to stay away like her mother did, but this time, she must take Tu Mian with her and not let Tu Mian become the second Tu Yin.

The two women hugged each other in the hospital. They didn't cry out loud, but their tears wet each other's clothes.

It is difficult for the law and morality to continue this half-way mother-daughter relationship, but the feelings in their hearts cannot be hindered by these.