84. I am Xu Yanmei’s daughter

The footsteps that seemed to come from hell continued.

Xu Wenqiang couldn't help but walk towards the room and knocked on the door. "Chen Yang?"

The sound inside paused for a moment, then quickly began again, heavier and more urgent than before.

Xu Wenqiang turned around and glared at Chen Long fiercely, "Why don't you let him out? Are you going to cause a death?"

Chen Long shrugged when he heard that, then walked over reluctantly, took out a key from his pocket, and muttered, "I wanted him to come out for the New Year too..."

The door opened, and a sound like the roar of a small animal or the whimpering of a child came from the room.

Xu Wenqiang looked inside and saw Chen Yang sitting in the back of the room with his head lowered. He held a huge weight in his hand and hit the ground again and again.

Xu Wenqiang looked at the weight in Chen Yang's hand and her heart trembled.

The weight is already a rare object.

Before electronic scales became popular, every household doing business in the farmers' market had a scale, and each scale had several weights of different sizes.

She knew how to use a scale, and it was Lu Xue who taught her.

When Lü Xue was teaching her, Chen Yang was there too. In the same room where Chen Yang was imprisoned, Lü Xue had patiently taught the two children that the weight on the scale must be kept clean, and that when reading the scale, the beam must be clearly visible to the person paying the bill.

Later, as more and more people used electronic scales, ordinary scale rods and weights were gradually forgotten. Just like Lü Xue, she was also gradually forgotten.

But not everyone has forgotten.

Just like a weight, even if no one is using it, it will still be held in Chen Yang's hand. As for Lu Xue, she is dead, but as long as Chen Yang lives, she will not be forgotten.

"Chen Yang, son." Chen Long called out twice tentatively, then walked towards Chen Yang very carefully. "It's New Year's Day today, let's not argue or make a fuss, let's just have a good reunion."

Chen Yang said nothing, just kept his head down, and the weight in his hand did not move.

Chen Long seemed to be relieved. He straightened up, walked towards Chen Yang, and squatted in front of him. "Chen Yang, I am your father, you are my son, we are a family——"

Chen Long's words stopped when he heard the sound of something heavy hitting flesh.

Chen Yang finally raised his head.

He looked at Chen Long in front of him expressionlessly, raised the bloody weight in his hand and smashed it down again.

Chen Long stared at Chen Yang in amazement, then slowly fell to the ground.

"Chen Long!"

Xu Yanmei screamed and tried to rush over, but Xu Wenqiang pulled her back, "Mom, don't go over there."

"Get out!" Xu Yanmei pushed Xu Wenqiang desperately.

"You can't go over there." Xu Wenqiang became ruthless and held Xu Yanmei tightly.

While Xu Wenqiang and Yanmei were struggling, Chen Yang stood up from the ground. He still held the bloody weight in his hand, stepped over the collapsed Chen Long, and walked over step by step.

After a moment of madness, Xu Yanmei came to her senses. Xu Wenqiang was right. Chen Yang hated Chen Long and her too. She couldn't go there.

Just as she was about to be pulled away by Xu Wenqiang, she caught sight of Chen Yang approaching. She watched as Chen Yang lifted the weight and threw it towards her and Xu Wenqiang.

"Get out!" Like a conditioned reflex, Xu Yanmei used all her strength to push Xu Wenqiang aside.

Xu Wenqiang was pushed to the ground by Xu Yanmei. Turning around, she saw Xu Yanmei with blood all over her head staggering twice and then falling to the ground.

"mom!"

Xu Wenqiang screamed at the top of her lungs, and used her hands and feet to get up from the ground, only to see Chen Yang picking up the weight from the ground.

"Xu Wenqiang, there is nothing for you to do here, please leave." Chen Yang walked towards Xu Yanmei.

"Chen Yang, that's enough." Xu Wenqiang rushed over and stood in front of Xu Yanmei. "Do you want to smash everyone to death?"

"How can that be enough?" Chen Yang took the weight and glanced at Chen Yang and Xu Yanmei lying on the ground, then looked down at Xu Wenqiang, "I really want to smash everyone to death."

Chen Yang's words were devoid of any emotion; he was simply stating the fact that he was going to "smash someone to death." His eyes held nothing but hatred and a dead look.

Xu Wenqiang took a deep breath and said, "Chen Yang, if you kill someone, you must pay with your life."

"I can pay with my own life," Chen Yang said. "It's a good deal to trade my life for the lives of these two people."

After saying that, he pushed Xu Wenqiang away with an expressionless face, raised the weight in his hand and prepared to hit Xu Yanmei who was already lying on the ground again.

Xu Wenqiang turned around and stood in front of Xu Yanmei again. "Chen Yang, if you want Xu Yanmei's life, you have to add mine. One life for three lives is a better deal!"

"Xu Wenqiang..." Chen Yang looked at Xu Wenqiang and muttered, "Why are you Xu Yanmei's daughter?"

"It would be great if you were not Xu Yanmei's daughter."

"I wish you wouldn't be Xu Yanmei's daughter."

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Xu Wenqiang ignored Chen Yang's mumbling. Her attention was all on Chen Yang's hand holding the weight.

Chen Yang muttered to himself for a few words, and finally whispered, "Xu Wenqiang, we only know each other because you are Xu Yanmei's daughter. Therefore, you can only be Xu Yanmei's daughter."

Hearing this, Xu Wenqiang looked at Chen Yang with a firm expression, "Yes, I am Xu Yanmei's daughter, and I can only be Xu Yanmei's daughter."

Chen Yang looked at Xu Wenqiang in front of him and raised his hand to lift the weight. "Then you can die with her."

As soon as Chen Yang made a move, Xu Wenqiang rushed towards him with all her might. Chen Yang was caught off guard and was knocked to the ground by Xu Wenqiang's brute force.

Xu Wenqiang turned over and sat on Chen Yang, but was soon knocked to the ground by Chen Yang.

Chen Yang stood up and went to pick up the weight that had fallen to the ground, but he didn't expect Xu Wenqiang to hold one of his legs tightly, making him unable to move. Unable to escape for a moment, Chen Yang kicked Xu Wenqiang with his other leg in anger.

Xu Wenqiang endured it tightly, a feeling of despair flashing through her heart. It was New Year's Day, was she going to die here?

Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking glass and Chen Yang stopped.

Xu Wenqiang looked up amid the scattered glass shards and saw Chen Yang fainted on the ground.

"It's New Year's Day, I can't die here." With blood all over her head, Xu Yanmei threw the glass bottle in her hand aside and collapsed on the ground.

Xu Wenqiang struggled to crawl to Xu Yanmei's side, "Mom..."

Xu Yanmei closed her eyes and gasped, "Stop yelling, call someone quickly."

"I understand." Xu Wenqiang got up from the ground and walked towards the phone in the living room.

Picking up the phone, Xu Wenqiang first dialed "120". After hanging up, she looked at the mess in the room and finally dialed "110".