Chapter 1026: Enduring Humiliation and the Dancer of the Republic of China (1)
"Xu'er, Dad knows that I have neglected you in the past, but Dad knows that you are a good child, and you have always been gentle and kind. You must promise Dad that after I die, you will take good care of Dingjun and raise him up..." The man, who was lying on the hospital bed with only skin and bones left and was obviously terminally ill, held the hand of a thin girl of about eleven or twelve years old who was standing in front of the bed, and spoke in a weak voice, his eyes fixed on the girl, as if he would not let go unless the girl agreed to him.
He held the girl's hand tightly, her eyes were red, her whole body was trembling, and she lowered her head, looking sad and at a loss.
The man on the bed continued, "Although the family lost a lot of money due to the failure of the business, there is still a little left, enough for you two siblings to live for a few years. Dingjun is young, but he is smart and studies well. He will definitely have a bright future...Xu'er, you must support him in his studies and let him succeed so that you can avenge our Wan family. Xu'er, you promised Dad that you would protect your brother..."
The man finished speaking breathlessly. Seeing that the girl remained silent, he immediately used the last bit of strength in his bamboo-like hand to hold her tightly. His cloudy and bulging eyes stared at Wan Xuer: "Xuer, promise Dad! Take good care of your brother...Xuer..."
Wan Xuer, who was lost in thought at this moment, finally raised her head. She used a little strength to shake off her hand that was grabbed, and easily got rid of the man's hand. She also wiped her tears, and her expression suddenly returned to calm from panic and sadness. Then she shook her head sarcastically at the man on the bed and said, "Sorry, I won't agree to you. What does your son have to do with me? He is your son, not mine. Do you still want to throw him, a burden, to me and let me continue to work for him? I can't do it..."
When the man heard her words, he suddenly widened his eyes, which had become bulging and ugly due to his illness, and asked in disbelief, "What did you say?"
"Didn't you hear? Then I'll say it again, after you die, I will never care about your good son." Wan Xuer gave him a provocative smile, stared at him, and answered clearly.
"He's your brother!" The man stared at Wan Xu'er. "I've raised you for more than ten years, and I asked you to protect your brother, but you're not willing to do that?"
Even though he was already very weak from illness, the fierce light in his eyes was still very frightening. He never expected that his cowardly concubine would dare to go against his request. How dare she? !
Of course the previous Wan Xu'er wouldn't dare to do that, but now Wan Xu'er's soul has been replaced by Shi Chu, so she is naturally very brave.
"Yes, I just don't want to. You haven't forgotten what kind of life I lived at home before, right? When your business was good, you had delicious food and drinks, but my food and clothing were not even as good as the servants at home, and I was beaten and scolded by you from time to time. Now you ask me to protect your son? It's a nice thought." Wan Xuer sneered.
The man's face was grim for a moment, but he knew that he was now terminally ill and would not live for many days. He had to put the hope of taking good care of his son on his daughter, whom he had always looked down upon. Therefore, he held back his anger and forced out a little guilty look, and said to Wan Xu'er: "Xu'er, it was Dad's fault in the past. I didn't treat you well. Dad knows I was wrong, but all the mistakes were Dad's fault alone, and had nothing to do with your brother... When Dad is gone, you two siblings will be the only blood relatives left in this world. No matter how you blame me, don't blame your brother, okay? Even if you don't consider your brother, you should consider yourself. In this chaotic world, a young girl can't live a good life. When you get married in the future, you can't marry into a good family without parents and brothers. If you have a brother and a man at home, it will be different. If you don't live well after getting married, he can support you... So Xu'er, you can live better in this chaotic world with your brother..."
The man racked his brains to persuade Wan Xuer, but knowing that she resented him for mistreating her, he immediately stopped trying to persuade her with the relationship between father and daughter, or sister and brother, and instead stood on her side and tried to persuade her with the bond of interest.
If an ordinary girl heard his words, she would hesitate immediately. After all, these terrible years are indeed full of dangers for an orphan. If she had a brother, she could at least resist a lot of malicious intent.
However, now he was facing Shi Chu, who was dressed in Wan Xu'er's shell. She was not moved by his sweet words, saying that she had a brother who could at least support her after marriage. But the tragedy of the original owner's life was caused by this brother. If she didn't have this brother, she might not have lived a good life, but she would definitely not end up contracting syphilis and dying on the street.
Therefore, no matter how this hypocritical father tried to persuade her emotionally and logically, she did not waver in the slightest. Instead, she watched his final struggle with sarcasm: "After you die, your son will have to rely on himself. I will definitely not care about him. Don't worry, I will change my surname and name, and no one will know that I am your daughter. Whether your only blood can survive in the future depends on whether he is strong enough."
"Wan Xu'er!" The man finally couldn't hide the resentment and anger on his face: "He is your brother! How can you be so heartless!"
"I inherited my cruelty from you. You should be happy about that." Wan Xuer smiled and then said hypocritically, "I hope your son has inherited this too. After all, he will be an orphan in the future. If he is not a little more ruthless, how will he survive?"
The man's eyes had turned red as he stared at Wan Xu'er, and his fierce gaze seemed to want to bite people. Unfortunately, he was now a toothless, sickly tiger with only an old and sick body. He could no longer scare anyone.
Seeing the sarcastic look on Wan Xuer's face, the man finally realized her cruelty and ruthlessness, but for the sake of his only son, he finally lowered his noble head to his daughter whom he had always looked down upon.
His expression immediately changed, and he became an old father who was sad, helpless, painful and desperate. He said with tears streaming down his face: "Dad, please, Xu'er, Dad knows that you have resentment in your heart, but please don't vent this resentment on your brother, okay? Dad, please take good care of him and don't let the Wan family be extinct. As long as you agree to this, Dad will kneel down and beg you..."
As he said this, he really wanted to support his weak body and get out of bed to kneel down to Wan Xuer, but he was too weak to get up.
Wan Xuer folded her arms and watched his performance coldly.
(End of this chapter)
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