"Your shameless bitch, she stays at home like a rich girl and does nothing every day. I feed her with good food and drink, but she still steals my money..."
"You stole 20,000 yuan from me. Even if I sell you off, it's not worth it!"
"Why didn't she take you with her? She left you behind to get in my way..."
"Debt collector, asking for money, asking for money all day long!"
"You son of a bitch, why are you reading such a stupid book!"
The moment his senses returned, Wei You heard a heart-wrenching sound of glass breaking.
He opened his eyes and found himself back at the door of Wei Xu's room. The lights in the room were dim, but when he looked into the living room, he could still see broken beer bottles scattered around the sofa.
The air was filled with a strong smell of cigarettes and alcohol, which gave him a very bad feeling.
He quickly took off his backpack and placed it and the takeaway bag at the door of the room.
As soon as I walked out of the corridor sandwiched between two rooms, I saw a strange man sitting on a chair next to the dining table on the right.
The man sat leaning against the back of his chair, and his complexion looked very gloomy under the dim light.
Because he had been drinking, his cheeks were abnormally red, making his face look even more ferocious and terrifying. Even though he was sitting on a chair, one could tell that he was tall and thin, and not the type to be messed with.
Could it be Wei Xu's father who appeared here on the weekend?
If that's the case, Guazi said his father was a truck driver, but Wei You thought his father was more like a loan shark.
By the way, where is Guazai?
The light in the room was too dim. Wei You searched the entire living room before he saw Wei Xu squatting in the corner near the kitchen door, hugging his knees and trembling slightly.
"Idiot!"
The boy slowly raised his head when he heard his voice, and there was a bright red slap mark on his fair right cheek.
Wei You suddenly felt his throat tighten and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
After finding Wei Xu's location, he discovered that the area around the child was where the most glass fragments were concentrated. On the wall, he could even see dents left by wine bottles hitting the child and marks of scattered liquid.
The scene suddenly appeared in his mind.
Every time the drunken man finished a bottle of wine, he would smash the bottle against the wall next to his son, leaving the child to curl up on the ground and tremble at the sound. It seemed like both a threat and revenge for fun, and his behavior was filled with ugliness, weirdness and badness that ordinary people could hardly understand!
"Who are you?" The man at the table finally realized that there was someone else in his house. He stood up unsteadily with the bottle of wine in his hand. "Who are you? How did you get in?"
Wei You glanced at the other person's face which was blurred by alcohol and ignored him. He walked straight to the kitchen door and picked up the child curled up there.
Wei Xu said nothing and did not resist at all. He obediently hugged his neck and buried his face in his neck.
"Who the hell are you?" the man suddenly roared, "You're deaf! Can't you hear me?"
He was like a drunk and madman, kicking over a chair while talking, just blocking Wei You.
Wei You felt Wei Xu's arm around his neck suddenly tighten, and he quickly patted his back soothingly, whispering "Don't be afraid".
At the same time, he turned his head and looked at Wei Xu's father, and rationally judged that it would be difficult for him to have normal communication and reasoning with such a violent drunkard.
But if he were to take action, he wouldn't get any benefit given his body as a nerd who doesn't like sports.
Since you can't beat him, just hide!
After finding his position, Wei You kicked the chair away and ran back to the room quickly with the child in his arms.
Before Wei's father came over, he put his backpack and takeaway bags into the room, then immediately closed and locked the door.
This old-fashioned door has one advantage. It uses a latch lock, which means it can only be opened from the inside once it is inserted. There is no key.
"Fuck you, son of a bitch!" Just as he locked the door, the man came after him in anger and punched the door.
"Open the door for me. This is my house. Where the hell did you come from? Get out here!"
"Fuck. Your mother!"
"Oh... I see. You are that woman's new gigolo, right?"
"Did she ask you to steal money or her son?"
"I'm telling you, I'd rather beat this guy to death and feed him to the dogs than give him to that bitch for free!"
"What a mess." Wei You complained, feeling very speechless.
However, the people outside were cursing and banging on the door so loudly that it sounded like thunder. Even Wei You couldn't help but feel frightened after listening to the sound, let alone Wei Xu who was still a child.
He carried the boy to the bed and whispered to him to get under the quilt so that he would not be so scared if he had something to hide. However, the boy seemed to have lost his mind and held his neck tightly no matter what he said.
The dim vision magnified the human body's senses. Wei You felt Wei Xu's body trembling slightly against his. Every time he knocked on the door, his body would contract and tremble violently.
Wei You could do nothing but stroke his back and whisper in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here, brother is here..."
"Brother is 1.8 meters tall. I won't let him hurt you."
"Be good, don't be afraid..."
Wei You didn't know whether it was because his comfort was effective or because the knocking on the door gradually stopped, but he felt that the child's body finally stopped shaking.
Wei You slowly loosened his body, took down the arms that were around him, then turned around and turned on the light in the room.
The bright orange light of the incandescent lamp made the red and swollen slap marks on Wei Xu's face clearly visible.
Wei You couldn't help but frowning when he saw it. He raised his hand to touch his red and swollen cheek, but put it down again for fear that he would feel pain.
He suppressed his anger and asked, "Did your father beat you?"
Wei Xu nodded gently.
"Does he often hit you like this?"
Wei Xu lowered his head and shook his head slightly: "Only when I drink."
He spoke with a strong nasal tone. Wei You was worried that his nose was damaged, so he carefully lifted his chin to take a look. Fortunately, the position of the handprint avoided the nose.
"Besides the face, were you hit anywhere else?"
Wei Xu shook his head silently as usual.
Wei You put his hand down and looked at the boy's face, which had a numb expression that was completely different from his usual calm and lovely state, and he felt mixed emotions.
"I'm sorry, kid, I'm late."
Wei Xu's nose suddenly felt sore. He had been holding back from crying for so long, but when he heard these words, his emotions suddenly got out of control.
No matter how his father cursed and threatened him, he never frowned, because past lessons told him that in this situation, the more he cried and begged for mercy, the more likely he would be insulted and beaten by the other party.
He had long learned to treat himself like a wooden man when his father was drunk, to control his expression, ignore the pain, and build high walls around his heart, so as to minimize the damage.
However, at this moment, his rock-hard defense suddenly collapsed because of Wei You's almost silent exclamation.
No matter how hard he tried to hold back his emotions and grit his teeth, tears still rolled down his cheeks uncontrollably, as if the blocked flood had finally found an unguarded breakthrough point and wanted to vent out all the accumulated grievances.
This look couldn't be more pitiful.
Wei You hugged him in his arms with concern and patted his back gently like before.
The cool tears wet the collar of his T-shirt, but he didn't care. He patted the boy's back repeatedly to comfort him: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm back late."
Wei Xu buried her head in his neck, sobbing silently, her hands tightly grasping the fabric of his clothes.
He cried for a long time, until there was no movement at the door. He then suppressed his surging emotions, wiped away his tears with his sleeve, and asked with sobs: "Where have you been? Gua, Guazi has been waiting for a long time..."
"I..." After hesitating for a moment, Wei You decided to tell the truth, "I went back home and got some clothes. I also brought a gift for Guazi. Didn't you say you wanted to eat eel rice before? So I brought you some."
Speaking of eel rice, Wei You remembered the tablet computer he brought with him. The Doraemon movies downloaded in it could be used to entertain the children.
So he picked up Wei Xu again and put him on the chair next to the desk, then opened his backpack and took out the tablet computer.
When he turned it on, he was a little worried that this thing would turn into a beautiful brick like his mobile phone, but fortunately, what he worried about did not happen.
Although there is no network or signal, some basic software and stand-alone games can still be used, and videos downloaded to the tablet can still be watched.
He tilted the tablet in front of Wei Xu and started playing the Doraemon movie.
The other person's eyes were really attracted by this novelty. He stared at it intently for a while, then wiped his red eyes from crying, looked up and asked, "Brother, is this a TV?"
"No, it's called a tablet computer. It can also be used as half a TV. You will know its specific uses when you grow up." Wei You explained.
He didn't intend to hide anything in front of Wei Xu. In the other's eyes, he was a magical existence anyway, so it was normal to have some magical things.
Wei Xu's attention was completely attracted by the tablet. He remembered Wei You's action of clicking the screen just now, and tried to touch the screen. He saw that the movie suddenly stopped and a line of incomprehensible symbols popped up under the screen. He immediately withdrew his hand and looked at Wei You with an innocent look as if he had done something wrong.
"It doesn't matter," Wei You clicked to continue playing, "Just try it. You'll get it working after a few tries."
Wei Xu nodded thoughtfully, but did not dare to touch the screen for the time being.
Although he didn't know much, he could guess by intuition that it was a very valuable item.
Wei You's gaze paused for a moment on his still slightly red and swollen face, and said, "I'll go outside and take a look."
Wei Xu turned around and grabbed the hem of his clothes.
"It's okay. I won't go out yet. I'll just open the door and see what's going on outside."
Because there had been no movement from Wei's father for a long time, Wei You suspected that he might have fallen asleep.
Wei Xu hesitated and let go of his hand, watching him open the door with wide eyes.
Wei You walked to the door and listened for any noises by the door. After making sure that there was no sound outside, he pulled the lock and went out to take a look.
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