Chapter 67: Let Me Stay with You for Two Days, Please
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“I’m your biological daughter! Why are you doing this to me?! Why do you have to do this to me?!” she said, uncontrollably lambasting her father.
Her biological father could watch others bullied, beaten, threatened, tortured, and even drugged. Now, he wanted her to prost.i.tute herself so she could earn some money for him to pay his debts.
He’s my daddy! My very own father!
“Your dad here knows he’s useless and despicable, but I didn’t want this to happen either! I wanted to protect you, and wish I had the ability to do that! But whatever I can do, I’ll do my utmost best for you! Look, every time you quarrel with Kexin, I always side with you…”
She looked at him and started to smile. Her smile broke into a chuckle before it turned into a sob. Soon, she was crying helplessly. “Dad, sometimes I wish for you to drive a knife through me instead. You can finish me off…”
Or, perhaps, she wished that he could be more heartless or ruthless, so she could give up on him once and for all. Then she would not be hurt by him, over and over again.
“What nonsense are you spouting? Why would I do that to you? You’re my daughter!”
She sobbed and laughed as she looked at him. And it was in this manner, crying and laughing intermittently, that she finally let go of his arm and walked away.
Mu Dongsheng wanted to stop her. He wanted to beg her to help him but, somehow, his feet stayed glued to the ground. Never had he seen his daughter behave like this before. She had been a strong and stubborn girl up to now.
Sometimes, it did not take a lot for a father to hurt a child. All he had to do was to give her love and hope, and then build her antic.i.p.ation, before mercilessly destroying all that he had built within her heart.
The worst was how the pain was still not sufficient for the child to let go. With that little love inside her heart, she could not put down their fetter even if she wanted to. And so, she had to bear with his betrayal time and time again.
The summer night was unpredictable indeed. The bright and sunny sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds and raging wind, hinting of an approaching thunderstorm.
While pedestrians were busy looking for shelter, she continued to wander aimlessly on the pavement.
She had been hardworking and motivated all along, but even the most positive person would have their downtime, too.
And right now, she was just too tired and burned out.
She had tried her very best to live life the way she ought to, but it seemed like a futile attempt now.
Droplets of rain fell heavily and speedily on her. The large droplets slapped relentlessly on her face, making her red and bruised face even more swollen.
Still, that did not stop her from moping around on the street like a soulless ghoul. So much so that the harried pa.s.sersby could not help stopping to take a second look at her.
…
The thunderstorm in summer pa.s.sed as quickly as it came.
After the rain, Li Meng was about to go out of the house to look for food when she saw her bestie looking drenched and despondent outside the door.
Mu Huan’s face broke into a smile when she saw her.
“What happened? Who hit you?!” Li Meng’s eyes instantly rimmed red upon seeing her ugly and swollen face.
She knew the answer after she asked, though. There were only two people who could hit her—Bai Xuexian or her grandma.
“Can I stay over with you for two days? I cannot let Bao Junyan catch me looking like this.” If the man were to see her in this state, he would jump. He would take these punches personally. It would be terrible if he was antagonized.
“Then how are you going to explain your disappearance to him?”
“I don’t know if he would believe me if I were to tell him that my good friend fell out of love again,” she commented with a laugh.
“Look at your face, you look terrible when you smile! Stop laughing!” Her bestie hurled her into the house.