Chapter 18: Self-harm
Born in an ordinary working family in Wuhan, Yu Dezhi was just an ordinary high school graduate at the time, but later became the boss of a company with assets of over 100 million yuan. Not only did he marry the beautiful and virtuous Chen Linzhi as his wife, but he also gave birth to an equally beautiful and intelligent daughter.
Many people say that Yu Dezhi was born with a business vision and mind, so he quickly succeeded with the spring breeze of reform and opening up. He was also a famous entrepreneur in Hubei Province. However, Yu Dezhi himself did not think so. He believed in fate. He felt that the reason why he achieved today was that three points depended on hard work, two points depended on opportunities, and five points depended on the support of Chen Zhilin's mother's family. Moreover, he had always remembered the dream he was young. Yu Dezhi, who was inexplicably grateful to his wife, was low-key, generous and intelligent, and made many friends, including some big figures in the underworld, which also made him feel like a fish in business.
Yu Dezhi's love life is plain and he will never get involved in socializing outside. The couple naturally loves each other and can be regarded as middle-aged success. After giving birth to Xiaoyu, he naturally loves him very much and relies on his daughter in everything. In the end, Xiaoyu, who could have been to Fudan, chose this third-rate business school in Shiyan because he liked the scenery of Wudang Mountain and Shenlongjia. Yu Dezhi, who had long regarded Xiaoyu as his successor, agreed without saying anything.
But Xiaoyu has been away for four years, and during the four years, he has almost never been at home except for a few days during the Spring Festival. He originally thought that his daughter, who received scholarships every year, was devoted to her studies. Unexpectedly, a call from his old friend Wei Jun made him completely insomnia, so he immediately took his wife all the way.
Yu Dezhi only has such a daughter, so he naturally attaches great importance to Xiaoyu's marriage. He is not an unintentional parent. It is natural for men to marry when they are old and women to marry when they are old. But what he can't accept is that his daughter, who always claims to never fall in love before graduating from college, fell in love with a poor boy who works in a billiards room. Although the information Wei Jun gave him was a bit of praise for Ma Liu, he still showed Ma Liu's ordinary and ordinary everywhere, which made Yu Dezhi still able to bear it.
Yu Dezhi, who came to ask for punishment, thought it very clearly. If his daughter did not agree to break up with Ma Liu immediately and return to Wuhan with him, he would use force and even tied him up to take Xiaoyu back. What made him even more angry was that Xiaoyu didn't tell her his address. He could naturally imagine the tricks in this. If Chen Linzhi hadn't persuaded him, he would have been almost angry and smoked.
Xiaoyu called dad and mom timidly. Yu Dezhi, who was full of anger, snorted coldly and turned his head aside abnormally. Chen Linzhi, who looked a little like Xiaoyu, felt sorry for her daughter and agreed with a smile, while making her face look on her daughter while nodding at her husband.
"Do you still know me, my dad?" Yu Dezhi, who was slightly fat, turned his head, glared at his daughter fiercely, and said coldly.
Xiaoyu restlessly and said carefully: "Dad, mom, why are you here in Shiyan?"
"You still have the face to ask me what good things you have done, Hum!" Yu Dezhi snorted coldly again: "You have kept it tight enough for us. If you weren't your Uncle Wei calling me, your mother and I were still covered in bones by you, tell me, what's wrong with you? I'm so surprised. Why are you so stupid this time?"
"Dad!" Xiaoyu knew that it was unnecessary to pretend, and said, "My daughter is not stupid, she knows it."
"Is there any idea?" Yu Dezhi slapped the table in anger, scaring Xiaoyu.
There were several tables of guests in the cafe. When they heard the sound, they couldn't help but look over. Chen Zhilin quickly whispered: "Why are you doing so fiercely? They are all family members. If you have something to communicate, you can't speak well?"
"Okay, okay, okay, then I'll talk about it!" Yu Dezhi, who has always been steady and decent, was already so angry that he lost his mind. He nodded heavily, pointed at Xiaoyu, and asked, "Then tell me, what's going on with Ma Liu, it's best not to lie to us like before!"
When Xiaoyu mentioned Maliu, there seemed to be a hint of spirit in his eyes. He nodded and smiled: "Dad, mom, don't worry, I won't lie to you anymore. Regarding me and Maliu, even if you don't come, I'm going to take him back to see you after graduation!"
"Don't change the topic, just talk about the key points, just say, how far you have developed now!" Yu Dezhi interrupted his daughter, took a sip of coffee, and waved to the waiter not far away.
"Give me another cup of coffee!" Yu Dezhi paused, pointed at Xiaoyu again, and said to the waiter: "Give her a cup of juice! Remember, you need it to be lemon-flavored."
Feeling his father's love for him, Xiaoyu was slightly moved, but he did not dare to neglect and said, "Dad, I love Maliu. I have been living with him for more than two years!"
"What?" Yu Dezhi almost fainted from anger: "Have you lived together? It's been more than two years, are you crazy? Do you know who Ma Liu is?"
"Clear." Xiaoyu lowered his head and said.
Yu Dezhi had nowhere to vent his anger, so he turned his head to Chen Linzhi and said, "Look, is this still our always well-behaved daughter? I don't think she looks like her anymore!"
"What are you talking nonsense?" He glared at Yu Dezhi fiercely. After hearing Xiaoyu's words, Chen Linzhi's face changed. He looked at his daughter with some concern and said, "Xiaoyu, it's not that my mother didn't help you this time. You did something wrong. You said, what's good about this Maliu? I just saw his photos. I may not be very handsome. I have also checked his information. I am just an orphan. There is also a cripple old man and a silly big brother at home. How could you fall in love with him?"
"Mom!" interrupted Chen Linzhi, Xiaoyu said seriously: "Yes, Ma Liu is a working person now, but he is ambitious, and loves to study. You don't know how many books he has read in the past two years. I'm sure he knows much more profound than me. He just hasn't had the luck. I believe he will definitely have a promising future. Besides, even if he has no promising future, I am willing to follow him all my life, because he is nice to me, and I really love him!"
Chen Linzhi was stunned and her expression became solemn: "Xiaoyu, you have to think clearly. It's still time to regret it now. You have to know that he is not worthy of you at all, do you understand?"
"I don't understand." Xiaoyu was also a little excited. He took the juice from the waiter, but did not move. When the waiter walked away, he continued: "What does it mean to be worthless? What does not mean to be worthless? Then let me ask you, when my father was young and had nothing, how could you fall in love with him?"
The more aspired and trembling, Chen Linzhi quickly winked at her daughter and said, "We were different at that time. Besides, I believe in your father's talent and will sooner or later have a future. He is different from your father!"
"I don't think there is any difference. He is motivated and has ambition-"
"What a motivated and ambitious!" Yu Dezhi said angrily: "My good daughter, do you really think everyone will have such good luck as your father? Do you know how many motivated and ambitious men in China are like Maliu? Do you know how many such men are ordinary and ineffective all their lives? I am not afraid of you to joke. If your grandfather hadn't pulled me, I wouldn't have been today!"
"You can also help Ma Liu!" Xiaoyu said quickly.
Yu Dezhi was stunned and said angrily: "That's impossible. I absolutely cannot help him. However, if you break up with him now, I can give him some money, as long as he will never see you again in his life, and he cannot tell others that it has anything to do with you!"
Xiaoyu stood up suddenly and said excitedly: "Impossible, okay, if you don't help him, I believe he will definitely have a future. Anyway, I am determined to be with him. Now I am free from love, and you can't force me, because--"
"Why?" Yu Dezhi said angrily.
Xiaoyu wanted to speak but stopped. She didn't even tell the biggest secret between herself and Ma Liu. She didn't even tell this secret, and she didn't want to tell anyone.
"Okay, no matter what I say, we are your parents. Today, yes, we will take you back to Wuhan today. Your mother and I have already found a boyfriend for you. If you see him, we will look for him slowly. In short, we will never agree to date Maliu." Yu Dezhi did not care about being watched by other guests, and also stood up and said firmly.
"I won't go with you." Xiaoyu bit his lip and looked at his father.
Yu Dezhi suddenly felt a little sad. He was so well-behaved and obedient since he was a child. But he hadn't finished college for four years, and he actually made a fuss with him for a poor boy. Although it was a girl who changed a lot, this change was too big, right?
Seeing that the scene was a little out of control, Chen Linzhi quickly said, "What are you doing? I have said everything that I can't talk about, sit down."
Seeing that the father and daughter had no intention of sitting down, Chen Linzhi sighed and advised Xiaoyu: "Xiaoyu, don't blame your father, your father is also for your own good. You are still young and you can't understand many things. When you become truly sensible in the future, you will understand everything. You won't eat any tiger poison. It's a pity that parents in the world are all for your own good. We must believe us!"
Xiaoyu's tears finally rolled down, but he said stubbornly: "Dad, mom, I know you love me. For so many years, you have been pampering me and loving me. I know that, but this time, your love is wrong. If you really love me, then let me choose my happiness and respect the power of my choice. Even if you don't want to help Ma Liuyi, don't force us to separate. I'm begging you!"
"Impossible, I have to be responsible for your future. I tell you the truth. Even if it is tied up today, I will take you back to Wuhan!" Seeing his daughter crying, he felt as if he was cut off. But considering his daughter's future, Yu Dezhi made up his mind and took out the phone after he finished speaking.
"Dad, don't force me!" Xiaoyu suddenly took out a blade from his body.
"What are you going to do?!" Chen Linzhi could no longer sit still, stood up and rushed over.
"Don't come here!" The blade in his hand was placed on his wrist, and the little fish took a step back.
Chen Linzhi stopped immediately, but begged with tears in her eyes: "Good daughter, good Xiaoyu, everything can be discussed. I'm begging you, don't hurt yourself!"
"You promised me not to break up Maliu and I, or I would die in front of you!" Xiaoyu burst into tears, but he said while the iron was hot.
Yu Dezhi reached out halfway and shrank back, looking worried and angry, but he didn't say anything.
"What are you doing here? Tell Xiaoyu well, don't be impulsive, let's talk about it carefully." Chen Linzhi pushed her husband.
Yu Dezhi didn't say anything.
"ah!"
Xiaoyu's blade passed by his wrist, and a trace of blood gushed out. Chen Linzhi screamed and was about to rush over. Yu Dezhi was so scared that his face turned pale and said quickly: "Little Fish, don't!"
"Do you agree?" Xiaoyu took two steps back, still full of tears.
The nearby guests and waiters were shocked, and they all stood up and surrounded them and persuaded: "I said you are really, are there anyone who is so forced to do this? You will feel at ease if you get someone alive!"
"Okay, we promise you that no matter what you and Ma Liu are, you can put down the blade first!" Even if Yu Dezhi was reluctant, he would not dare to joke about his daughter's life. The blade was cut on his daughter's hand, as if it was directly cut on him, and now he was also cut like a knife.
With a clang, the blade fell to the ground. Chen Linzhi took advantage of Xiaoyu's inattention and knocked off the blade, covering the wound about an inch, and cried in a hurry: "Waiter, please help me call an ambulance!"
"Mom, no need, it's just a minor injury, just bandage it!" Xiaoyu felt guilty and distressed in his heart when he saw his parents' appearance, so he quickly said.
The waiter on the side brought the yarn bag and Yunnan Baiyao to bandage Xiaoyu. Xiaoyu then said, "Dad, mom, don't worry about my affairs. I will never regret what I chose today. You will go back to Wuhan by yourself. I said, when I graduate, I will bring Maliu to see you. If you think it is not suitable, I will wait for him to have a future and then bring him back!"
"Xiaoyu, we promised you everything, but you must not hurt yourself like this anymore. You must know that your knife is equivalent to cutting your father and me in the hearts!" Chen Zhilin agreed first to help her daughter wipe away the tears from her face.
Yu Dezhi wanted to speak but stopped, but he was reluctant, but he didn't dare to force Xiaoyu anymore. He sighed and said intimately that he could only find another way to do this.
Xiaoyu nodded and said seriously: "Okay, don't let Ma Liu know about this matter, let alone look for him or force him, otherwise I will never forgive you for your whole life!"
"Okay, okay, we all know!" Chen Linzhi quickly agreed.
"Then I'll leave first!" Xiaoyu nodded to the couple, ran down from the stairs, thinking all the way to what excuses to make for the injury on his wrist to hide from the careful and sensitive Ma Liu.
But as soon as he walked out of the cafe gate, Xiaoyu was stunned. Not far away, on the side of the road, a familiar figure was squatting there and smoking, and the cigarette butt had been thrown all over the floor.
Chapter completed!