Chapter 101: Vicious Family

Zeng Chenglin has always regarded Liang's father as his benefactor.

When he was young, his family lived a wealthy life, his parents were loving, and his biggest worry every day was that his mother would not let him eat too much sweets.

But suddenly one day, a tragic change happened at home. He came to the hospital from kindergarten and saw only his father's body. As a little child, he didn't even see his mother's body.

He secretly heard people in the hospital say that his mother had jumped from a very high building and was badly maimed, and they were afraid that it would scare him and leave him with a psychological trauma.

Zeng Chenglin only remembers that he was very sad at the time. He felt that what the doctor said was wrong. He was his mother's baby, so how could he be afraid of his mother?

But in the end he never had the chance to see his mother again.

At that time, Zeng Chenglin, who was still not very sensible, understood for the first time what death meant. It meant that they would never see each other again, and his parents could only remain in his memory.

It means that he is bullied and no one cares about him.

Later, the Zeng family's only house was robbed, and Zeng Chenglin was sent to an orphanage because he had no guardian.

Life in the orphanage was not good. The children there knew how to survive better than he did. The food in the orphanage was just enough for them to barely fill their stomachs, so Zeng Chenglin became the hungry one.

At a young age, he didn't understand anything, but he already knew what it felt like to be hungry.

Maybe they thought he was easy to bully, so the kids who came earlier would always secretly bully him. The most that kids would do when they bully you is to take your food, occupy your bed, or make other kids ignore you. But for Zeng Chenglin, who was also a child, this was tantamount to a psychological shadow.

He thought the orphanage was terrible and wanted to leave, but why didn't his parents come to pick him up?

Just when he was in great pain, the teacher of the orphanage suddenly came to him happily and told him that his father's friend said he would take him home to take care of him.

Adoption was not that difficult at that time, and Liang's father was indeed a friend of Zeng Chenglin's father, so Zeng Chenglin was eventually taken away from the orphanage by the other party.

Zeng Chenglin clearly remembered that day when he put on nice clothes and was led away by Liang's father, there were envious eyes all around him, including the child who bullied him.

So in Zeng Chenglin's eyes, Liang's father was like a savior who pulled him out of the fire.

Life in his "new home" was much better than he had imagined. He could sleep in a clean bed, wear nice clothes, and have a full meal every time.

Liang Fanyou was unhappy about having a new child in the family and often looked for opportunities to bully Zeng Chenglin.

Zeng Chenglin would never resist because he had suffered more bullying in the orphanage. Moreover, he knew clearly that Liang Fanyou was Uncle Liang's child. He did not want to make Uncle Liang embarrassed, and he was also afraid that he would be sent back to that terrible orphanage.

Because of his experience in the orphanage, Zeng Chenglin especially cherishes his life in the Liang family. At the same time, no matter how Liang Fanyou bullies him, he is grateful to the Liang family from the bottom of his heart.

He always regarded Liang's father as his benefactor.

But now he realized that the so-called benefactor, the person he had always regarded as a benefactor in his heart, was actually the culprit who caused his family to be destroyed!

It was ridiculous that he had mistaken his enemy for his benefactor for so many years. Zeng Chenglin thought of his parents. Over the years, his memory of them had become vague, but he knew clearly that his parents were the ones who loved him the most.

He regards the enemies who killed his parents as his benefactors. He feels sorry for them!

Under the strong stimulation, Zeng Chenglin's eyes went dark and he passed out.

Qi Nian was startled and hurried to help him.

Liang Fanyou, who was also shocked, reacted and said madly: "You are talking nonsense. If it weren't for our family, Zeng Chenglin would be just a poor bug! Our family is his benefactor, he should be grateful!"

Qi Nian was too lazy to pay attention to the other party and quickly took out his cell phone to call an ambulance.

Liang Fanyou kept repeating: "You are talking nonsense, right? What you just said is all false!"

Liang Fanyou was a child who knew nothing at the time, so he naturally didn't know what his father did. He always firmly believed that his family was Zeng Chenglin's benefactor, so he bullied Zeng Chenglin without any psychological burden.

But now that I tell him that his father is the culprit who caused Zeng Chenglin's family to be destroyed, his hands and feet instantly turned cold and he kept repeating those words, as if this could change the truth.

Unfortunately, no one paid attention to him. Qi Nian felt that he couldn't reason with Liang Fanyou, so he was too lazy to talk to him.

——

Zeng Chenglin was rushed to the hospital. The doctor said that it was nothing serious and that he was probably just suffering from the shock and would wake up soon.

Zeng Chenglin has no family and his parents could not be notified. When counselor Teacher Zhang heard that Zeng Chenglin was hospitalized, he was so scared that he rushed to the hospital. He was relieved to learn that it was not serious.

"Why did you suddenly faint?" Teacher Zhang asked puzzledly.

Qi Nian didn't know what to say and could only remain silent.

Fortunately, Teacher Zhang did not ask any further questions.

Qi Nian was in no mood to talk. He was a little worried about Zeng Chenglin and sat silently beside the bed.

At this moment, Chu Rongshi suddenly called. Qi Nian quickly pressed the mute button and hurried to the corner to answer the call.

"Brother?" He was a little surprised why Chu Rongshi suddenly called him.

Chu Rongshi: "Why did you go to the hospital?"

Qi Nian was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion: "How did you know I was in the hospital?"

Chu Rongshi said casually: "The hospital you went to is ours."

Everyone thought: "..."

He looked around the huge hospital, wondering how his brother managed to say this in such a calm tone.

He coughed lightly and took the initiative to explain: "One of my classmates fainted."

Chu Rongshi breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew that Qi Nian was fine before making the call, he was still worried until the other party said it himself.

Chu Rongshi said, "If you need the hospital to do anything, go directly to the director. He knows you. I'll send you his phone number later."

"Ah? Not really." Qi Nian complained, "You are exaggerating too much."

Chu Rongshi chuckled: "Well, I worry about you when I think about something that is not arranged properly."

Qi Nian's face flushed instantly, he tapped the wall with his fingers, and whispered, "Oh, I see, you should get back to work."

After Qi Nian hung up the phone, he patted his red face and paused for a while. Then he came to Zeng Chenglin's ward and found that he had woken up.

Zeng Chenglin looked a little agitated, but fortunately he did not pass out again. When Teacher Zhang saw Qi Nian, he breathed a sigh of relief: "You are finally back. Zeng Chenglin said he wanted to find you as soon as he woke up, and even said he would call the police."

Before Qi Nian could speak, Zeng Chenglin's eyes turned red, and he grabbed Qi Nian emotionally, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw: "You help me testify, he killed my parents, please help me!"

Qi Nian felt a little sad when he saw Zeng Chenglin's expression. However, even though he knew the truth of the matter, some things still required evidence.

"Calm down. No matter what happens, you have to hold on. Let's call the police first." Qi Nian quickly sorted out his thoughts. No matter what, it would be right to find the police first.

My great-father died of poisoning. All we had to do was call the police and then ask a forensic doctor to re-examine the case.

By then, as long as the police can determine the cause of Zeng's father's death, they will naturally continue the investigation.

To be honest, Liang's father's methods were not very clever. He just took advantage of the fact that no one had appealed to his great-grandparents. He believed that with the police's methods, there were plenty of ways to find out the truth.

Even though this truth has been revealed for more than a decade.

Zeng Chenglin's excitement gradually calmed down, and he murmured to himself: "Yes, you are right."

No matter what, he must hold on now. Now only he can seek justice for his parents.

What they didn't know was that while they were calling the police, Liang Fanyou suddenly thought of something and hurried back home.

When he saw his father, he ran over and said in panic, "Dad!"

Father Liang looked at his son worriedly, and asked in confusion: "What's going on?"

"Dad, it was you who killed Zeng Chenglin's parents, right?" Liang Fanyou was now eager to verify it. He felt that how could his father be the murderer? It must be fake!

Father Liang's fingers trembled, and he frowned and asked, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Liang Fanyou breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his father deny it: "I knew it was fake!"

Father Liang was not at peace. How could this incident suddenly come up after more than ten years? Unless...

Liang's father's eyes became sharp, and he asked Liang Fanyou: "Tell me, who said this?"

Liang Fanyou said it honestly. He looked at his father's expression and vaguely sensed something was wrong: "Dad, you wouldn't really..."

"Don't worry about it!" Liang's father took out his cell phone in a panic and made a call in a hurry. After hanging up the phone, his face looked a little bad.

He thought of something and hurriedly called Zeng Chenglin, but the other party did not answer his call at all.

Liang's father had a bad feeling. If Zeng Chenglin really called the police to investigate what happened that year, then he would be really finished.

If he had known that this matter would be exposed one day, he should have..., a gleam of ruthlessness flashed in Liang's father's eyes.

But it was too late to say anything now, he had to find a way to resolve this matter. Thinking of this, Liang's father hurried out.

Liang Fanyou looked at his father's leaving back, his face pale and his fingers trembling. Originally, he did not believe that his father would do such a thing, but now the other party's reaction told him that everything might be true.

Originally, he had always regarded himself as Zeng Chenglin's benefactor, but at this moment, everything seemed particularly ridiculous.

However, even though he knew what happened back then, Liang Fanyou was still cold and selfish at heart. He was more afraid that his father would be arrested than feeling guilty about Zeng Chenglin.

He prayed silently in his heart, hoping that his father could successfully resolve the matter. As for Zeng Chenglin, although his father caused his family to be broken up, he also raised him for so many years, and all the grudges should be settled.

Liang Fanyou thought this in his heart, not realizing how ridiculous his idea was.

However, the subsequent developments did not go as he wished. In the next few days, Liang Fanyou's parents went out early and came back late, obviously busy managing relationships.

Liang Fanyou occasionally saw that they were also looking worried. Under such circumstances, even someone as arrogant as Liang Fanyou would not cause trouble. The Liang family was surrounded by a depressing atmosphere every day.

That day, Liang Fanyou met Liang's father again and found that although the other party looked tired, he was smiling for the first time.

Seeing this, Liang Fanyou knew there was a solution, and couldn't help but smile: "Dad, is everything okay?"

Father Liang lit a cigarette for himself and flicked the ash: "Don't worry, I've found someone to investigate. They won't find anything."

At this point, Liang's father laughed sarcastically, with a bit of viciousness in his eyes: "Tsk, a stinky boy, you still want to shake me."

Because his son was here, Liang's father did not say what was in his heart. He was very regretful now that he had cut off the roots of the problem and left himself with so much trouble.

But even if Zeng Chenglin knew, what could he do? In his sight, the other party was still like an ant and could be easily crushed to death.

After some time, when this incident is over and the police are no longer paying attention to Zeng Chenglin, he has plenty of ways to make him shut up.

It's just right, let them go down and reunite as a family.

Just as he was thinking this, a quick phone call rang out. Liang's father quickly turned on the phone and saw who was calling. He had a bad feeling.

He gritted his teeth and answered the phone.

The man over there apologized, "Lao Liang, I really can't help you this time."

"Why?!" Liang's father felt cold in his heart. The cigarette butt burned his hand, but he seemed to be unaware of it. He asked, "You promised me everything before, why do you suddenly regret it? You accepted my things!"

"Do you think I don't want to help you?" The man on the other end was also a little angry: "You don't know how powerful the family background of that boy's classmate is! This time I almost got caught. I will have someone send the things you sent back intact. Don't come to me about this matter in the future. Just pretend that I never knew about it."

Liang's father called the other party anxiously, but the other party didn't want to talk to him at all and hung up the phone without hesitation.

Liang's father was really scared at this moment. He tapped his phone with trembling fingers and sweat broke out on his forehead. He kept calling the other party, but the other party simply didn't answer. Maybe he felt annoyed and blocked him directly later.

Liang's father listened blankly to the emotionless mechanical female voice coming from the phone. He gritted his teeth in anger and threw the phone to the ground. The phone, which was originally of good quality, was broken into pieces by him.

Liang Fanyou was shocked. In his impression, his father was always in control, as if everything was under his control. He had never shown such a panicked and frightened expression as he did now.

Liang Fanyou swallowed and looked at his father carefully: "Dad..."

"Get out!" Liang's father no longer cared about the feelings of his most beloved son. He kicked the sofa hard and walked back and forth anxiously with his hands on his hips.

Under normal circumstances, Liang Fanyou would have been angry and mad, but now he didn't dare to take any responsibility and could only whisper: "It's all Zeng Chenglin's fault. If he hadn't pursued this matter, nothing would have happened."

When Liang's father heard this, he suddenly stopped and kept repeating: "Yes, that makes sense..."

Liang Fanyou didn't quite understand what his father meant. Seeing the sudden ecstasy on the other person's face, he actually felt a little scared.

Liang's father didn't bother to say anything more and went straight to University A. He had no choice but to go to University A to find Zeng Chenglin, because the other party had directly blocked his contact information.

Zeng Chenglin finally slowed down a bit in the past few days, and Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief to see that his condition had improved. However, just as he was about to speak, he saw a middle-aged man walking towards him in a hurry not far away.

Qi Nian looked at the other person and inexplicably felt that this person might be Liang's father.

Given Zeng Chenglin's current situation, it would be best for him not to meet Liang's father. However, before Qi Nian could do anything, Liang's father had already walked quickly to Zeng Chenglin's side.

"Chenglin, uncle has something to tell you." Father Liang tried to give a gentle smile.

Zeng Chenglin's body subconsciously trembled when he heard the voice. He turned around and saw the smiling face of Liang's father. He couldn't help but clench his fists. Even if Liang's father's smile was gentle now, in Zeng Chenglin's eyes, he looked like a devil from hell, with a hideous face.

Zeng Chenglin was almost speechless. His face turned red with anger and he stared at Liang's father fiercely.

Liang's father seemed not to see the hatred in his eyes. Seeing that Zeng Chenglin did not follow him, he could only say directly: "Chenglin, do you have any misunderstandings about your uncle? Over the years, your uncle has watched you grow up. Don't really be separated from your uncle just because of some people's words of discord. Chenglin, although we are not related by blood, your uncle is your only relative in this world. It really makes your uncle feel disappointed that you believe others so easily."

"..." Qi Nian was being scolded maliciously at the side.

My goodness, Mr. Liang is so shameless. How can he have the nerve to say such things? It is really hard to imagine the mental state of the other party when he said these words.

Seeing that Zeng Chenglin was so angry that he couldn't speak, Qi Nian finally couldn't help rolling his eyes. Really, he was so angry that his social phobia was cured without treatment.

Qi Nian: "Zeng Chenglin just called the police. The police will of course investigate. If you have done nothing wrong, what are you afraid of?"

When Mr. Liang heard what Qi Nian said, his face darkened for a moment. Then he remembered that Zeng Chenglin had a friend with a very powerful background, and he was probably the one in front of him.

Knowing that he couldn't afford to offend him, Liang's father suppressed his anger and forced a smile: "Little friend, it seems that I haven't offended you."

Everyone thought in unison: “…” What a weird name that kid is calling, so disgusting.

Liang's father turned to look at Zeng Chenglin again and continued to play the emotional card: "Chenglin, I know Fanyou has been rude to you for so many years, but your uncle raised you, and even if there is no credit, there is still hard work!"

To be honest, Zeng Chenglin was really grateful to Liang's father in the past, even though Liang's father didn't spend much money on him. At most he gave him a place to live and food to eat.

Zeng Chenglin had always attended public schools where tuition was very cheap. He was a good student, so the school waived his tuition. As for living expenses, the scholarships were enough.

As Liang's father's son, Liang Fanyou has always attended aristocratic schools. The two are very different in the way they travel and dress.

Zeng Chenglin never thought anything of this, because he knew that Liang Fanyou was Liang's father's biological son, and it was good enough that Liang's father was willing to take him home to take care of him. If he asked for too much, he would be too greedy.

However, Zeng Chenglin only now realized that all the money used to support the Liang family's extravagant lifestyle was stolen from his parents!

Not only that, they also killed his parents.

Zeng Chenglin watched Liang's father's mouth moving back and forth, not knowing what he was saying. His mind was filled with why, why his family was destroyed, while the Liang family was living a life he had never dared to imagine before!

Why, why shouldn't this beast just die!

When Mr. Liang saw that Zeng Chenglin was just looking at him and not saying anything, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He wanted to say something, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Zeng Chenglin suddenly clenched his fist and hit him.

Liang's father had no time to dodge. With a "bang", Zeng Chenglin punched him in the mouth, knocking out two of his front teeth and causing blood to ooze out of his mouth.

However, Zeng Chenglin did not stop, he kept hitting Liang's father with his fists. After all, he was young, and no matter how Liang's father struggled, he could not break free and could only be forced to take the beating.

Zeng Chenglin looked at the enemy who killed his father and mother, and at this moment he had only one thought: "Why didn't you die? Why? You deserve to die, you deserve to die!"

Every time Zeng Chenglin spoke a word, he would hit Liang's father hard. In a short while, Liang's father's face was smashed into a pig's head, and he could only make unconscious sounds from his mouth.

Qi Nian didn't hesitate at first. He thought that Zeng Chenglin should beat Liang to death for all the dirty things his father had done. However, he couldn't beat him too hard, otherwise Zeng Chenglin's life would be ruined.

It's not worth it for such a person.

So Qi Nian hurried forward to stop Zeng Chenglin, and finally rescued Liang's father from Zeng Chenglin's hands.

Qi Nian disliked Liang's father and didn't want to touch him, so he pulled Zeng Chenglin with him. Only after Liang's father ran away in a panic did he breathe a sigh of relief and let Zeng Chenglin go.

He glanced at Zeng Chenglin's swollen hand and sighed, "You have to believe in the law. He will be punished. Go get your hand bandaged."

Zeng Chenglin nodded stupidly, tears flowing out uncontrollably.

——

Soon Zeng Chenglin received good news. The police finally got the exact evidence and arrested Liang's father and mother.

It is said that Liang's father and mother had packed up their property and were preparing to flee to another country, but the police who received the arrest order immediately gave instructions, contacted the airport, and arrested Liang's father and mother on the spot.

Liang Fanyou, who had originally fled with Liang's father and mother, was arrested along with them for obstructing official duties.

However, although Liang Fanyou is a bad person, unfortunately, he has not broken the law and will be detained for a few days at most and then released.

The situation of Liang's father is more serious. As the principal offender, he is charged with multiple crimes including premeditated murder, and he is doomed to die. Liang's mother, as an accomplice, is not in a better situation either. She will face several decades in prison. When she is released from prison, she will probably be old, and what awaits her is definitely not a happy old age.

All the illegal gains that Liang's father and mother obtained after they harmed Zeng's father will be returned to Zeng Chenglin. However, because the amount of property is quite large, it may take some time.

Zeng Chenglin watched the whole process when Liang's father and mother were sentenced in court. After leaving the court, he did nothing else but took a taxi directly to his parents' grave, knelt there and kowtowed several times.

Zeng Chenglin did not feel happy. Although the evildoer was punished, his parents would not come back. They were very loving and loved Zeng Chenglin very much.

Originally, they could have lived a peaceful and warm life like most ordinary families, but those evil people made their lives stay forever in their best years.

Mom and Dad, I wish nothing had happened.