"Besides, letting Hu Zi join us does not mean that he will live with us, so you don't have to worry too much. I will be extra careful." Li Xue knew that Jian Hui was afraid that her space would be exposed, so she patiently explained and assured her.

Jian Hui also knew that the situation was urgent, and after hearing what Li Xue said, she could only nod and agree.

When Xiao Ye saw that Jian Hui agreed, she jumped up with joy. When Hao Hao saw Xiao Ye's expression, he also laughed foolishly. After

discussing this matter, they went back to their rooms to sleep.

In the middle of the night, Li Xue, who was sleeping soundly, had a painful look on her face. She knew she was having a nightmare, but she couldn't wake up.

In her dream, she saw Gao Yun nestled in Liu Ming's arms, with her chin raised, looking at her with contempt: "Xue'er, don't blame me, blame the world if you want to blame someone! I'm just trying to live a better life for myself. If people don't work for themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth, haha!" She wanted to hold Liu Ming and make her change her mind, but Liu Ming kicked her hand away with an impatient look on his face, and walked away holding Gao Yun's waist. No matter how she begged with tears, he never looked back, and Gao Yun's arrogant and sarcastic laughter came to her ears.

The scene changed, she and Haohao received a small piece of bread after a day of hard work, and the mother and son carefully carried the bread back to the "home" built with rags and wooden boards.

As soon as they entered the house, they saw Gao Yun standing at the door with a happy face, flattering Liu Ming who had just returned from hunting. The mother and son tried their best to reduce their presence and huddled in a corner, fearing that they would upset Liu Ming. Gao Yun rolled her eyes and said to Liu Ming in a coquettish voice, "Ming, I want to eat bread." Liu Ming pinched Gao Yun's high breasts with a wicked smile, then walked up to the mother and son and said coldly, "Take out the bread you received today."

"Haohao hasn't eaten anything all day, can you leave some for him?" Li Xue held the piece of bread in her hand and begged Liu Ming, and Haohao looked at the bread in her hand eagerly.

"Give it to me, why are you wasting so much time talking! If you say anything else, I'll beat you up!" Liu Ming snatched the bread and threatened.

Li Xue wanted to get some back, so she held on to Liu Ming's leg tightly. Liu Ming glared at Li Xue fiercely, raised his leg and pretended to kick her, which scared her so much that she quickly let go.

Haohao watched the bread being snatched away, tears kept falling, but he could only cover his mouth with his hands, fearing that his crying would upset Liu Ming and cause him to be beaten again.

Liu Ming took the piece of bread, smiled and handed it to Gao Yun, and his hands began to touch Gao Yun dishonestly. Gao Yun glanced at Li Xue who was sitting on the ground, giggled, took a bite of the bread, and then spit it out: "Bah, it's so disgusting." She stuffed the bread into Liu Ming's hand with an unhappy face. Liu Ming threw the bread on the ground and said to Gao Yun flatteringly: "Baby, throw it away if it doesn't taste good. Come on, I have something good for you. I will treat you well later. Hehe." "You look so stupid..." The two of them laughed as if no one was around and went into the tent. After a while, a burst of noise came from inside.

Li Xue picked up the bread that rolled on the ground and was covered with dirt, and patted it carefully. Tears kept falling on the back of her hand and soaking into the bread. Haohao came over and held her head. The mother and son huddled together, crying silently...

The scene suddenly changed again. Gao Yun looked at Li Xue with raised eyebrows: "I didn't expect you to dare to steal food from home! You are so brave. Don't you know that you risked your life to get these things? He usually doesn't want to eat them. How can you be so bold? Do you want to starve us to death?..."

Li Xue looked at Gao Yun blankly. She and Haohao had just come back from work. They were tired and hungry. Their throats were dry and painful. They had no strength at all. They finally got home, but Gao Yun blocked them at the door and scolded them. What happened? The food was gone? But she didn't take it!

"It wasn't me, I didn't take it." Li Xue said hoarsely, feeling

that smoke was about to come out of her throat. "It wasn't you? Could those things have legs and run away?" Gao Yun got angry when she saw Li Xue's innocent look.

"It really wasn't me, I don't even know where you hid the things?"

"Humph, if it wasn't you, then it was your little bastard who stole it! You are so naughty at such a young age that you actually stole things from your own home."

"I didn't!" Haohao, who was already six years old, had long understood that the reason why he and his mother lived in pain and hardship was because of this bad woman. He glared at Gao Yun fiercely, wishing he could bite a piece of meat off her. She deserved that her things were gone, and it would be best if she really starved to death.

"Okay! You still dare to glare at me. I think you and your son must have colluded with each other to bully me while Liu Ming is not around. Just wait and see, when he comes back, you will have a good life! Humph!" Gao Yun threw down this sentence and walked away with a twisted waist.

Li Xue was very worried, but Haohao patted her hand and told her not to worry. But how could she be at ease? She had long understood that Liu Ming didn't care about the life and death of her and her son. Losing food was such a big thing, and she was afraid that she and Haohao would suffer this time.

Sure enough, in the middle of the night, Liu Ming came back. Li Xue was awakened by the movement of his return. She hugged the sleeping Haohao and huddled in the corner, listening to the movement inside with her ears tilted up. Gao Yun's voice was heard intermittently, and it seemed that she was talking about the lost food.

After a while, Liu Ming came out angrily, and Li Xue quickly hid Haohao behind him. She wanted to defend herself and Haohao, but before she could open her mouth, she was slapped in the face, and her ears were buzzing. Then, Liu Ming grabbed her hair and dragged her out from the corner of the wall. She stretched out her hand to pry Liu Ming's hand away, but was kicked in the stomach by Liu Ming. She shrank into a ball in pain, tears all over her face, but she dared not make a sound. Liu Ming is a man who cares about his reputation. If the news of him beating his wife in the middle of the night gets out, even if no one will say anything, he will still mind it. The result of minding is that she and Haohao will be beaten again because their crying was heard by others. After receiving a lesson, she and Haohao never dared to cry out loud again.

Liu Ming did not say anything either, but kicked and punched Li Xue.

Gao Yun stood at the door, with her arms around her chest, looking at Li Xue, who was curled up on the ground with her hands protecting her head, with a sneer on the corner of her mouth.

Haohao suddenly woke up, saw the situation clearly, and rushed over to protect Li Xue. Liu Ming pushed Haohao away and kicked Li Xue on the back again. Haohao rushed over and hugged Liu Ming's legs again, silently begging him.

Gao Yun whispered: "What a deep mother-son relationship. Who knows, maybe you stole those things together? Ming, you can't keep spoiling Haohao, or the child will be ruined."

"Shut up, you bad woman, we didn't take it." Haohao yelled angrily.

Gao Yun looked aggrieved: "Ming... I..."

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