Hua Li received a call from Luo Shicheng, saying that Cheng Yichen would only confess if he saw Xiao Xiu. She led Luo Yan and Xiao Xiu to the military base, but they encountered Cheng Yi and his wife, who were making a scene at the gate, demanding to see Cheng Yichen.
"Cheng Yichen is our child, why can't we see him?"
The sentry who had been blocking Cheng Yi and his wife from entering let them through when he saw Hua Li.
"Dehuai!" Gu Xiu recognized the little boy being led by Hua Li as her son and immediately exclaimed excitedly.
He didn't stop walking during his short break, not even glancing at his parents.
"Cheng Dehuai, who taught you to be so unruly?"
Ignored by his own son, Cheng Yi angrily rebuked him, his accusing gaze falling on Hua Li.
Hua Li frowned and turned to look at Cheng Yi.
Gu Xiu snorted coldly, "What are you looking at? You've turned our perfectly good child into someone who doesn't even recognize his parents. What are you up to?"
Xiao Xiu held Hua Li's hand, looked up at Hua Li, and said.
"Aunt Hua, don't pay any attention to them..."
He then turned to Cheng Yi and his wife and said...
"You don't even care about your own son, so what right do you have to criticize Aunt Hua? Aunt Hua gave me a home, have you ever given me one?"
Cheng Yi and Gu Xiu felt guilty when asked, but Gu Xiu stubbornly insisted.
"Did you grow up out of thin air? Dehuai, you can't listen to outsiders' instigation. Your parents are the people who love you the most in this world."
Xiao Xiu scoffed, "Is your love just letting Cheng Yichen bully me at will? I don't want that."
Cheng Yi scolded, "What Cheng Yichen? That's your brother..."
Hua Li interrupted Cheng Yi, "Cheng Yichen is not Xiao Xiu's brother, he is your ancestor. Whoever's ancestor it is, that's who should be respected. Don't try to drag our Xiao Xiu into this."
Cheng Yi and his wife nearly choked to death, and Hua Li continued.
"Oh right, I forgot to tell you, Xiao Xiu's household registration has been transferred to Minister Liang's house. Strictly speaking, he now has the surname Liang, not Cheng."
"If you're not satisfied, go ahead and sue us. We'll also sue you for child abuse while we're at it, and you'll end up in jail keeping Cheng Yichen's biological father company."
"What, Cheng Yichen's biological father?" Gu Xiu panicked. "I've never heard of him before!"
Hua Li ignored the two of them and took Luo Yan and Xiao Xiu to the office to find Sun Bailing.
As soon as Hua Li arrived, Chen Yuanshan came over and took Xiao Xiu to see Cheng Yichen.
Luo Yan and Xiao Xiu walked hand in hand, and Chen Yuanshan did not object, so they were taken along as well.
Cheng Yichen was locked in solitary confinement. Because of his young age, the lights in the solitary confinement room were always on, and the bedding was all new.
After being detained, Cheng Yichen no longer dared to pretend to be stupid in the face of the upright soldiers. After regaining his normal self, he racked his brains to save himself.
Upon seeing Xiao Xiu, whom he had bullied since childhood, Cheng Yichen looked smug, especially when he saw that Cheng Dehuai was accompanied by a baby, which he didn't take seriously at all.
“Cheng Dehuai, as long as you get them to release me and my dad, I can let you go home, and I guarantee your parents will treat you well.”
Luo Yan followed along, wanting to hear what Cheng Yichen had to say to Xiao Xiu. Sure enough, this man was capable of driving Xiao Xiu to run away from home, and all his abilities came from Xiao Xiu's parents.
Luo Yan held Xiao Xiu's hand tightly. "Xiao Xiu, don't be afraid. Your mom, dad, and I support you unconditionally. Fight him! Fight him to death!"
Holding Luo Yan's warm little hand, Xiao Xiu knew that he was no longer the helpless person he used to be, and he found Cheng Yichen's suggestion laughable.
"I don't want Mom and Dad anymore, you can have them."
Cheng Yichen knew how much Cheng Dehuai longed for his parents' love, so she didn't believe Xiao Xiu's words at all.
"Are you only willing to help me if you kick me out of the house? Fine, I promise you, as long as you get them to release me and my dad, I'll give my mom and dad back to you."
"Is there anything else?" Xiao Xiu asked Cheng Yichen.
Cheng Yichen asked, puzzled, "What?"
Xiao Xiu led Luo Yan toward the door.
"Wait!" Cheng Yichen called out anxiously to Xiaoxiu, "What will it take for you to agree?"
"Are you willing to do as I ask?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yichen's tense expression relaxed. "Speak, what are your requirements?"
Xiao Xiu, "In front of Mom and Dad, tell them how you've treated me since I was little."
Even if he had told them, his parents wouldn't have done anything to him because they love him so much. But how did Xiaoxiu find out?
"Don't tell me you have memories from birth..." Cheng Yichen didn't believe it.
"Just tell me whether you agree or not."
Cheng Yichen laughed and waved her arms, "So what if we say it in front of them? Do you think Mom and Dad don't know? They know everything..."
After you were born, I often pricked you with needles. Every time you cried, your parents would get annoyed and I would hit you to shut you up. They never stopped me.
Also, when you were learning to walk, I often pushed you over. Even though it was just the two of us, they preferred to believe that you fell down on your own and never suspected that I pushed you.
When you're a little older, you should remember that I just pretended to say that you scolded me or hit me, and they wouldn't let you eat, made you stand as punishment, and even said they would throw you away and abandon you.
I'm abusing you right under their noses, and they're not blind. Why should I say anything in front of them? Cheng Dehuai, are you out of your mind? Hahaha!
He wasn't just in that house for a day or a month, but for a full six years. No matter how smart or cunning Cheng Yichen was, his parents, who lived with him day and night, couldn't possibly be completely unaware. So, he just didn't want to admit that his parents didn't love him.
Xiao Xiu's eyes were red-rimmed, his breathing was heavy, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on Luo Yan's hand.
Cheng Yichen smiled with satisfaction.
"Cheng Dehuai, you will never be able to compare to me. Everyone around you will stop liking you once they've seen me. Don't believe me? Just look..."
As he spoke, Cheng Yichen walked up to Luo Yan and reached out his hand to her.
"Little sister, come here."
Xiao Xiu gripped Luo Yan's hand tightly, trembling with fear.
Luo Yan glanced at Xiao Xiu, who was looking at her pleadingly, then at Cheng Yichen's outstretched hand. She raised her hand and gently placed the hand that Xiao Xiu wasn't holding into Cheng Yichen's palm.
Xiao Xiu witnessed this in horror, as if all the strength had been drained from his body in an instant, and his hand holding Luo Yan fell limply to his side.
Luo Yan ignored Xiao Xiu's disappointment and was led to the bedside by Cheng Yichen's hand. She lay down on the bed as instructed by Cheng Yichen.
Cheng Yichen glanced at the distraught Xiao Xiu, then reached out to touch Luo Yan's private parts.
Just as Cheng Yichen was about to touch Luo Yan, Luo Yan and Xiao Xiu threw punches almost simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks at Cheng Yichen.
Cheng Yichen screamed in pain as he was beaten, then curled up in a ball, covering his head with his hands.
Standing in front of the hidden window in the wall, Cheng Yi and Gu Xiu, who had been watching from beginning to end, felt a mix of emotions. But amidst Cheng Yichen's repeated wails, they couldn't help but call out, "Stop!"
Only then did the three children in the solitary confinement room realize that their every word and action was being monitored by adults.
Luo Yan heard this and pushed Xiao Xiu away.
Cheng Yi and Gu Xiu are Xiao Xiu's parents, not hers. Even if she beats Cheng Yichen to death today, she will still be in the right. If she doesn't beat him now, when will she?
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