"Later, the teacher stopped him and said a lot of things, and my uncle's anger finally subsided. He even apologized to me. I thought he had returned to his old self and that the slap was just a momentary impulse."
But later I realized how naive I had been! In every exam that followed, whenever my grades surpassed my cousin's, they would berate and berate me. Seeing this, my cousin became even more ruthless towards me, bullying me even more. Once, because of his mischief, he accidentally broke one of my uncle's favorite porcelain vases. Afraid of being scolded, he blamed me for the mistake.
When my uncle returned home that night and learned of what had happened, he was furious. No matter how I explained, it was no use. He locked me in a small room and whipped me until my skin was torn and bleeding. I was in excruciating pain and eventually passed out.
I had never seen such a terrifying person. That incident became a lifelong shadow for me. The next day, my uncle apologized to me again, saying that he shouldn't have hurt me. He asked if I would blame her and if I would tell others. I was so scared that I didn't dare to say anything. I thought that since I was living under someone else's roof, enduring it was the best choice.
But this only emboldened them further. Because of my weakness, they no longer held back. Whenever something happened at home, or when they were in a bad mood, they would beat me. I became a complete punching bag. For many years afterward, this incident remained an indelible shadow in my heart.
She had never even told Yi Tianran about this; it was the deepest scar in her heart, but now she had to reveal it in order to clarify herself.
Yi Tianran's initial idea was indeed to have Liu Meiling expose the evil deeds of the Liu family couple, such as forcing her to marry someone.
But she never expected that she had experienced such a shadow in her childhood, and for a moment she felt a pang of pain and distress in her heart.
No wonder she felt that Liu Meiling was different. After experiencing such pain, who could still be as naive as before?
Netizens were speechless for a long time, seemingly shocked.
But some people still don't believe her, saying, "What evidence do you have for these claims? Show it to me if you dare!"
Liu Meiling gave a bitter smile, as if she had expected such a question.
In front of everyone, she slowly took off her coat, revealing a slip dress underneath.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, she turned around and revealed a large expanse of her back.
There are more than a dozen crisscrossing scars on his back, which, even though they have gradually faded over the years, are still shocking to behold.
Now, at least 80 percent of the people believe Liu Meiling's story.
"This scar must be at least a decade old! So, the Liu couple adopted her back then just to find a punching bag?"
"Isn't this domestic violence and child abuse? It's horrible. That couple pretended to be so pitiful and miserable on the surface, but they are actually such heartless and insane beasts behind the scenes."
"No wonder Miss Liu wanted to sever ties with them. Was she waiting to be beaten to death if she didn't run away?"
"It seems we misunderstood her before, and actually believed that couple's one-sided story. How despicable! I even donated money to them, give them back their money!"
Of course, some people stubbornly refused to admit that they were wrong, saying, "Alright, alright, no matter what, they lost their son, and that couple is already pitiful enough."
"Isn't calling it domestic violence a bit too harsh? Didn't you get beaten by your parents when you were little? Besides, she's grown up now, so the Liu couple probably stopped hitting her!"
He was immediately met with an indignant retort, "Is that the same thing? If your parents hit you because you were naughty, would they beat you so badly that you'd be left with scars?"
"But at least they adopted her and gave her food; otherwise, she would have been sent to an orphanage long ago."
"I think Miss Liu would rather be sent to an orphanage, where she can eat and drink well and not be forced to do all the dirty and hard work, let alone be beaten!"
"That's hard to say. If she happened to run into a heartless orphanage, it's not impossible that she could be sold to donate her organs. The Liu couple are at least her uncle and aunt, so they wouldn't really be so heartless as to sell her. Otherwise, they wouldn't have adopted her in the first place."
The two sides argued endlessly, each believing that their own words made sense.
Liu Meiling also saw the comments and immediately sneered, "Yes, they didn't beat me up later, and they certainly wouldn't sell me off secretly. Because I'm an adult now, taller and not bad-looking than my peers, they wanted to find me a rich man to marry so they could benefit themselves!"
She gradually revealed a sharp and somewhat cold-blooded side that Yi Tianran had seen once before.
Someone immediately remarked, "Wouldn't you be the one enjoying a life of luxury by marrying a rich man?"
Liu Meiling and Yi Tianran had anticipated this, and they exchanged a knowing glance.
Yi Tianran then snapped her fingers, and the next second, a pre-recorded video played on the large screen behind her.
"In all my years as a matchmaker, I've rarely seen someone as beautiful and elegant as Miss Liu Meiling. She's like a daughter of a wealthy family, so well-mannered. So many people would kill to go on a blind date with her!"
A matchmaker in her thirties or forties smiled and said to the camera, "However, Miss Liu's aunt has a strict requirement: the blind date she introduces to her niece must be a rich man, the richer the better."
Even a bald man with a beer belly, or someone who's been married two or three times, or even an old man over sixty, is fine, as long as he has money.
I've introduced three men to Ms. Liu, and each time it ended badly. This girl has it tough. Tell me, what young, beautiful woman would like someone who isn't so good-looking and has been divorced before? She probably wants to find someone who's similar to her in looks and other qualities.
Netizens watching on screen were once again speechless.
Yi Tianran turned off the recording and smiled at the camera, "Which friend just said that Meiling is lucky to have married a rich man? Do you want that luck for yourself?"
That keyboard warrior has long since retreated into his shell, not daring to utter a single word.
"So it turns out that the old couple in the Liu family are the real bloodsuckers! They adopted their niece, treated her like a maid when she was little, used her as a punching bag when they were in a bad mood, and now that she's grown up, they want to marry her off to a rich old man to make a quick buck, squeezing every last bit of profit out of her before they're satisfied?"
"I was actually deceived by their tears, thinking that if they were crying so sadly, what they were saying must be true."
"These two bastards are really exploiting their son's death! Just thinking about it gives me the creeps."
“They were bullied since they were young, and their son’s kidney failure was their retribution. If it were me, I would think they deserved it and I would never go to match and donate a kidney.”
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