☆、Forty、What a sin! (2165 words)
Upon hearing this, Qin's father immediately said, "I have no father-son relationship with him. He is not my son, and I am not his father. Let me go! I don't care how many years you want him to sell himself into servitude!"
Looking at the person who was hastily severing his father-son relationship with him, Qin Tian felt extremely melancholy, a mix of bitterness and relief.
When Grandma Qin heard that she had to sell herself for twenty years, she was stunned and couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Zhan Xiaoyu turned the contract to the page with the signature. "After all, we're related by blood. And you only have one son. What's wrong with sharing the burden for ten years? It's better than your son losing twenty years of his prime!"
Qin's father didn't even glance at Qin Tian. "I've said it before, I don't have a son like him. I'm not going to sell myself for him. Do whatever you want, it's none of my business!"
Zhan Xiaoyu remained silent and looked at the old man.
The old woman looked at her son, and before she could speak, Qin's father hurriedly said, "Mom! How many decades do I have left? What's the difference between this and going to jail? And you saw how they treated me just now. If I sell myself to this kid, do you think I'll even survive? Mom, I'm your only son. Can you bear to see me lose the rest of my life?"
The old man couldn't bear it; no matter what, he was his son, but on the other side was his grandson.
The heart was ultimately biased. The old man looked at his grandson with tears in his eyes and a sense of apology. The answer was obvious.
Qin Tian felt heartbroken, heartbroken to the point of despair.
He really wanted to ask, "You only have one grandson, how can you bear to see me lose the rest of my life?"
In the end, he didn't say a word, turned his head away, and didn't look at them again.
I've sacrificed so much for this family, and all I got in return was an apologetic look.
He wanted to laugh, to laugh out loud, but in the end, all he could do was get teary-eyed.
Seeing Qin Tian's expression, Zhan Xiaoyu felt a pang of pity and sighed inwardly, "Li Yaxi, how will you repay this sin?"
“Severing the father-son relationship isn’t something that can be done just like that,” Zhan Xiaoyu said, placing another document in front of Qin’s father.
“We have already made several preparations. This is an agreement to sever the father-son relationship. After signing it, Qin Tian will have no relationship with you anymore. No matter how much money he pays us or how many years he sells himself to us, he will have no connection with you anymore.”
Qin's father read through the agreement from beginning to end, confirmed that it meant severing ties, and signed it without saying a word.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief.
The moment the old man breathed a sigh of relief, Qin Tian felt as if the sky had fallen and the earth had collapsed.
Zhan Xiaoyu glanced at Qin Tian, who was pale-faced, then at Qin's father, who looked relieved, and the old man, who felt guilty.
My heart was filled with mixed feelings.
However, it was still necessary to go through the motions. Another agreement was presented to Qin Tian, who signed it without even looking at it.
Zhan Xiaoyu and his group took their things and left without saying a word.
After listening to the whole story, Li Yaxi felt sorry for Qin Tian, but she understood that this was reality.
The betrayal and abandonment he experienced back then must have driven him to despair at one point.
"Ya Xi, aren't we going too far? What if Qin Tian does something rash?"
Zhan Xiaoyu trembled at the thought of the despair and deathly silence on Qin Tian's face before he left.
If Qin Tian commits suicide, he will feel guilty for the rest of his life.
Li Yaxi looked out the window, her voice somewhat calm, "No, he's a man of his word. Someone once said that every obstacle God sets is one you can overcome; it's just that some people bravely cross them, while others cowardly retreat. Qin Tian… is brave."
Zhao Yi was also a little worried, "Are you so sure? You seem to know him very well."
Li Yaxi smiled softly, her expression nonchalant. "I don't know him, but I'm certain because..."
Because I am standing right in front of you. If it weren't for that shot, no matter how desperate or devastating the blow, even if I had thought about suicide, I would never have done it.
Why should we help him?
Li Yaxi, munching on a grape and flipping through a comic book, glanced at Feng Zihao sitting on the edge of the bed, then took one and fed it to him.
"I didn't help him. I just found myself a little slave to play with."
Maybe it was because Li Yaxi fed the grapes that they tasted so sweet. "Then why didn't you look for me, but instead looked for Xiaoyu and the others?"
Li Yaxi knew he would ask, "I'm afraid you'll freeze someone to death the moment you show up. You should at least consider the elderly person's psychological well-being."
Feng Zihao stroked Li Yaxi's head without saying a word, and Li Yaxi snuggled up to him like a caterpillar.
"Zihao, let's go on a trip this summer vacation?"
Feng Zihao frowned slightly, looking troubled.
Li Yaxi gently pushed aside Feng Zihao's slightly furrowed brows with her index finger. "What's wrong? Did your grandfather arrange another class for you?"
Feng Zihao gave a barely audible "hmm," and Li Yaxi pouted in disappointment, "It's always like this. You can't even play with me when I finally have a holiday."
Feng Zihao couldn't bear it. "Ya Xi... I'll go and talk to my grandfather again."
Li Yaxi chuckled, "Fine, I know everything your grandpa arranges for you is for your own good. Save up your time when you go out to play. You should hurry up and learn until your grandpa has nothing left to teach you, then we'll have time to go out and play!"
Feng Zihao affectionately pinched Li Yaxi's cheek, but it was slippery and he couldn't hold it. "Yaxi, I promise you, I'll take you on a trip whenever I have time."
Li Yaxi took Feng Zihao's hand and hooked her little finger around his little finger, saying, "If we made a pinky promise, we can't go back on it."
Seeing Li Yaxi's childlike actions, Feng Zihao's eyes welled up with tears. "Okay, I won't go back on my word."
As the weather gets hotter, Li Yaxi becomes less and less active.
With a mountain of test papers to write every day, Li Yaxi was on the verge of tears, having to relive the painful high school experience all over again.
He tossed all the exam papers to Qin Tian in one go, saying, "Your task!"
Qin Tian looked at Li Yaxi with some disapproval, but then he thought about how she always got high scores and decided to let it go.
Qin Tian stared blankly at Li Yaxi's back as she lay slumped over the table. He understood Li Yaxi less and less.
She always gives people the feeling of needing to be cared for. Sometimes, Li Yaxi's childish and spoiled behavior makes Qin Tian feel like he is a child, while at other times, he is intimidated by the aura that Li Yaxi unintentionally exudes.
What a... hard person to understand!
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