Wu Yue will always remember that day.
Before the incident, he and his sister were locked in the woodshed by their uncle's eldest brother and went hungry.
Actually, it's not really that bad, since they haven't had dinner for quite a few days, so they're not exactly hungry.
Since their maternal grandparents' family lost power, the elders in the family have become increasingly displeased with them, and their father has stopped caring about them. That's why the eldest brother has become even more ruthless, trying every possible way to bully him and his sister.
The eldest brother said that he used to have to support his siblings, which caused him a lot of trouble.
"I, the eldest grandson, am not as favored as you children from the second wife. Everyone pampers you. Now, even if I let you starve to death here, who will care?"
“You can’t go out. If you leave this woodshed tonight, I’ll have my second uncle beat your mother tomorrow.”
This person didn't even lock the door to the woodshed.
My older brother is right. Apart from Mother, no one will take care of them.
And Mother, she couldn't even protect herself.
It was just an ordinary day; the eldest brother wanted to discipline his siblings and asked them to spend the night in the woodshed.
Although this man spoke fiercely, he didn't dare to kill anyone; after all, he was just a coward.
But he himself was different; Wu Yue dared to kill.
In the dead of night, a sharp wail suddenly came from the second room from the mother.
That alcoholic father of mine is back.
He would get drunk every day, returning home in the middle of the night, and then grabbing his mother and beating her.
Wu Yin called out to him, her voice trembling.
"Brother... save Mother."
The younger sister was terrified, but she dragged Wu Yue along to save Li Cao'er.
The Wu and Yue siblings still didn't listen to their elder brother. From the moment Li Cao'er first exclaimed in surprise, they ran out of the woodshed.
Apart from the occasional wails from the second wife, the entire Wu family was quiet.
No one wanted to interfere. Who would have thought that just six months ago, the Wu family was still harmonious and loving, and the second branch of the family was deeply loved by their grandparents?
Wu Yue's eyes were narrowed, full of mockery.
The next instant, it turned into terror.
When they rushed back to the second room, a strong stench of blood assaulted their senses.
Wu Gui had already passed out from drunkenness, lying on the ground, snoring loudly.
Li Cao'er lay on the ground covered in blood, crawling forward with all her might, leaving a trail in her wake.
Upon seeing Wu Yue and Wu Yin, their gazes became focused.
“Yue… Yue’er… Yin’er…”
Wu Yue's legs went weak, and he knelt down on the ground.
This time was different, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.
"Mother, Mother, what's wrong with you!"
Wu Yue moved his lips, and his younger sister rushed forward. So, it wasn't him who said it.
"Ah Yue, Ah Yin, don't cry... Keep your voice down, don't wake them... Listen to me, it's very important..."
Despite enduring immense pain, Li Cao'er called her two children to her side.
"You must leave quickly... You can't stay here. If you stay with the Wu family, they're no good; they won't treat you well..."
"Ah Yue, go to Lingnan, find Aunt Qi from the Qi family, and beg her to send you there so you can survive with your sister..."
"Mother! I'm going to kill them!"
Wu Yue's face was covered in tears, and his eyes were filled with hatred.
"Ah Yue! You don't even...don't you listen to your mother anymore?"
"Mother is dying."
"Waaah, no, Mother, don't die."
Wu Yin cried like a little rabbit, but dared not cry too loudly, because her mother told her to be quiet and not to wake them.
"Mother, I'm listening, please don't speak."
"I'll take you to see a doctor. You'll get better. Don't leave me and Ayin behind."
Wu Yue's voice was fragile, like that of an abandoned puppy.
He endured all the grievances of his elder brother because of their mother. If their mother were gone, would they still have a home?
Wu Yue gritted his teeth in hatred, his hateful gaze sweeping over the drunken Wu Gui from time to time, unaware that he was biting his lip until it bled.
Looking at the two children, Li Cao'er felt a pang of heartache. It was too late; everything was too late.
"Go, go without looking back, your mother can't live anymore..."
"Remember, go to Lingnan."
Wu Yue agreed, so how could he refuse?
"I will. I will live on with my sister and go to Lingnan to find my maternal grandparents."
"good."
Li Cao'er was already at her last gasp. Seeing that Wu Yue agreed, she breathed her last.
Her eyes were full of longing; at this moment, she was only thinking about whether her two children could live well in this world.
There was no need to hide; not a single member of the Wu family came out to investigate.
Wu Yue, along with his younger sister, kowtowed three times to Li Cao'er before leaving the room.
"Life and death are predestined. Those who don't survive will be buried with my mother. Those who do survive are lucky."
"Mother, I will take care of my sister and live a good life."
The boy grew up overnight, and led his sister away from the Wu family home, with flames raging behind them.
"Miss, there are two little beggars outside. They say they are distant relatives of the Li family."
"?"
"Two children."
Early in the morning, a servant from the manor came to deliver a message. Although Qi Wan was puzzled, she was willing to meet him.
"Bring him in and let us meet him. At this time of year, no one dares to claim kinship with the Li family."
The Li family was sentenced to exile, and she divorced Li Xuchang. Ordinary people would not come to her house to claim kinship.
Wu Yue brought his younger sister in and immediately knelt on the ground.
"Please, Aunt, save my life."
“….”
Seeing this, Qi Wan quickly woke the two of them up and dismissed everyone around her.
"You are the child of Fourth Sister Cao'er, how did you become like this?"
Qi Wan recognized him immediately; she had seen Wu Yue before and remembered him.
"Yes, Aunt..."
Wu Yue did not hide anything and told the whole story.
"What?! The Wu family, how hateful!"
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