The whole thing started with just a small peach blossom bookmark.
Yi Chenli cherishes his bookmarks. Every time he flips through a book, he can't bear to see them damaged by repeated folding. So he habitually places the bookmarks on the table and only puts them back after he finishes reading.
But in Yi Chenqi's eyes, this unconscious behavior was blatant boasting, as if Yi Chenli was shouting at him that what he cherished was nothing more than something that Yi Chenli could use or not use.
Yi Chenqi couldn't take it anymore. Taking advantage of Yi Chenli's inattention, he rushed up and took the bookmark.
The peach tree is young and tender, its blossoms are bright and beautiful.
Yi Chenqi sneered and attacked, "Yi Chenli, you're a cripple, do you even deserve to like someone or have friends?"
Yi Chenli suddenly turned around and stared at Yi Chenqi with a blank expression.
The two were locked in a fierce battle, neither willing to give in.
Yi Chenqi arrogantly waved his fist: "Yi Chenli, you can't beat me."
Yi Chenli stared at him coldly, his eyes flashing with anger.
When they were little, Yi Chenqi always bullied his younger brother and injured him several times, but he never got this angry.
Yi Chenqi suddenly felt guilty and annoyed. He couldn't help but think of what An Yuan'er had once told him: bullying others doesn't bring happiness. This time, Yi Chenqi didn't feel happy at all. In fact, he began to feel that he might have been wrong all these years.
But then he thought again, why should he take An Yuan'er's words to heart?
He said maliciously, "Yi Chenli, if you beg me, I'll give the bookmark back to you. You should know that you're a cripple, there's no way you can get the bookmark back from me."
The word "disabled" is so jarring it drives people crazy.
Laughter erupted from all around.
"Do you all remember that back when the Sixth Prince didn't have a wheelchair, he even had to be helped by a eunuch to go to the toilet?"
"Do you think he's ever wet his pants? Yi Chenli is absolutely disgusting."
"Ew~~"
"......"
No matter how excellent Yi Chenli's studies are or how well he performs, when others talk about him, they still talk about his legs, because he can't stand up.
Everything he had vanished in the face of his crippled legs.
Yi Chenqi's actions today have undoubtedly exposed Yi Chenli's misfortune to everyone.
Amidst such mockery, anyone else would have burst into tears long ago.
But tears are always the sigh of the weak. Yi Chenli was already numb to the ridicule. He didn't cry, but just looked coldly at Yi Chenqi and said firmly, "Give it back."
It wasn't a pitiful plea; the voice wasn't loud, but it left no reason to refuse.
Yi Chenqi's face grew increasingly grim. He hated himself for bullying others and also disliked Yi Chenli's stubborn personality. He only wanted him to show weakness and didn't want everyone to attack him, but the result was not what he expected.
Perhaps, the two of them will never have a good day.
Yi Chenqi was unwilling to compromise first, as if he wanted to win against Yi Chenli. He hit Yi Chenli's sore spot: "Yi Chenli, do you know why God is taking revenge on you? It's because your mother is a vile woman who has committed all kinds of evil deeds. She did so many evil things in the palace, and God has punished you for it all."
"So you deserve to be a cripple."
"You are destined to rot in the mud, to be ridiculed for the rest of your life, and to never be able to lift your head."
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