Outside the window, it was so quiet that even the wind could not be heard, making the already quiet night even more silent.
In a private villa, the sound of whips cracked like a child crying, each strike landing in the ears of all things in the world...
No matter how hard Shen Ye hit him, Jiang Lin'an didn't even utter a sound, let alone admit his mistake.
A brand-new cowhide whip was covered in bloodstains. The once clean and flawless back was now covered with whip marks mixed with blood, a shocking sight.
Jiang Lin'an was almost beaten to death. Several times he collapsed to the ground because he couldn't take it anymore, but in the end he gritted his teeth and straightened his back.
He did nothing wrong; the fault lies not with him.
The torture lasted for an unknown amount of time, until they could no longer bear to do it. Only then did Shen Ye throw away the whip and say expressionlessly, "If there's a next time, it won't be like this."
After saying that, he turned and walked away without looking back, his face grim.
Jiang Lin'an knelt on the ground and suddenly laughed out loud. Liquid flowed down, hot and salty. What was it? Was it tears?
No, it wasn't tears, it was blood...
Dawn broke quickly. When Aunt Wu arrived, she had prepared breakfast and called Jiang Lin'an to come down and eat, but no one answered after calling for a long time, and his bedroom door was also open...
A foul, fishy smell wafted from the bedroom. When Wu Ma went upstairs to check, she was horrified by what she saw before she even entered the room.
Jiang Lin'an lay on the ground covered in blood, the dried black blood emitting a foul stench.
Beside him was a bloodstained whip. Wu Ma immediately burst into tears. She knew that it was the master who had hit the young master of Lin'an.
She had been with the Shen family for over twenty years, and had watched Jiang Lin'an grow up, treating them both like her own children.
How could a mother not cry when she saw her child in this state?
She knew Shen Ye was home, so she ran to knock on the door, but the person inside seemed not to hear her and wouldn't answer no matter how much Wu Ma called out to them.
Having no other option, Wu's mother had to call the driver, Old Li, and ask him to drive Jiang Lin'an to the hospital.
Jiang Lin'an had been unconscious for a long time. When he woke up again, the unfamiliar surroundings and the pungent smell of medicine made him frown. Wu Ma was sitting by the bed.
When Wu Ma saw Jiang Lin'an wake up, she ran out briskly. Soon after, many doctors in white coats came in to examine him.
Fortunately, Shen Ye used a whip, which only injured the skin and flesh without damaging the bones. If it had been a stick, judging from the force of the whipping, the bones in his back would definitely have been broken.
Jiang Lin'an stayed in the hospital for a day, but Shen Ye didn't show up, so he chose to be discharged and go home.
When he returned to the villa, he saw Du Anning and Shen Ye's mother, Wang Xiuhui, sitting in the living room, while Shen Ye was sitting on the other side.
Hearing the noise, the two women turned to look at the door. Jiang Lin'an walked in as if he hadn't seen him. His gaze was fixed on Shen Ye, but Shen Ye didn't even lift his eyelids, as if he were invisible.
"Dad, I'm home..."
Wang Xiuhui never liked or accepted Jiang Lin'an, and Jiang Lin'an never needed Wang Xiuhui to like or accept him. For him, the liking of Shen Ye alone was enough.
But fate just wouldn't let him have his way.
Hearing Jiang Lin'an call Shen Ye "Dad," Wang Xiuhui's temper flared up, and she retorted bluntly, "Who are you calling Dad? Didn't I tell you not to call A-Ye 'Dad'? If outsiders hear this, where will you put the face of our Shen family?"
The thought of Jiang Lin'an calling Shen Ye "Dad" in front of Du Anning made Wang Xiuhui furious, and she launched into a tirade of accusations.
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