Chapter 896: Chapter 900: Qi De Academy (18)
Su Li followed Liuliu all the way into a high-end residential area.
Then watched as he stopped in front of a European-style garden villa.
Liuliu didn’t go in immediately but lingered at the door for a long time until someone inside noticed him.
"Liuliu, why don’t you come in?" A woman in a green dress, looking as elegant and gentle as a lily, warmly waved at Liuliu.
Liuliu took a deep breath, forced a smile, and walked in, "Mom."
The woman immediately reached out, took the heavy backpack off Liuliu’s back, and unzipped it, pulling out the exam papers.
While doing this, she asked, "How did you do in this exam, was it a perfect score?"
"Your daddy will be back tonight, just in time to show him the results....."
She didn’t finish her sentence, as the moment she saw the bright red score on the paper, the whole scene seemed to freeze.
Liuliu’s eyes were filled with fear, his thin shoulders started to tremble, and he called out softly in fear, "Mom," then tried to explain, "This, this time the questions were too difficult, some of the knowledge points were beyond the syllabus, so I...."
The once gentle woman suddenly turned her head, her face twisted, glaring at her child like a beast released from Hell, hysterically questioning, "Why didn’t you get a perfect score this time? My son shouldn’t do this poorly. You’ll make him angry...."
The thorny rod lashed against Liuliu’s body; he didn’t dodge. His upbringing taught him that avoidance would only prolong the beating.
Since he was a child, he knew his existence was just a reason for his mother to keep a man.
He was not just a child but a tool, a weapon in his mother’s hands.
Today, classmates said some people aren’t bound by parental education laws. They were right; his mother was one of them.
These mundane rules only restrict most ordinary mortals.
If Qi De Academy really existed, all these unqualified parents should be taken in for re-education.
So they deeply understand that children are not appendages of their parents.
In the evening, the man didn’t come, and Liuliu inevitably suffered another beating.
He curled up in a corner, licking his wounds like a hurt little beast.
"Liuliu, do you want to come with me?"
An abrupt voice echoed in the room, but Liuliu wasn’t scared at all, thinking it would be good to leave.
"Yes."
Su Li smiled and extended her hand to him, "Qi De Academy welcomes you."
The students talked about Qi De Academy as an urban legend, saying it was a base for punishing irresponsible parents. Little did they know it was more importantly a haven and paradise for those who endured tragic lives and found salvation.
The following day, when the nanny returned from her day off, she panic-strickenly found that the young master Liuliu was missing, along with Madam.
When she hurriedly called the main house, the housekeeper informed her that the gentleman had also disappeared early that morning.
After decades of silence, Qi De Academy, forgotten by the public, resurfaced in everyone’s eyes due to the perseverance of some above.
Decades ago, the shocking case of the Qi De Academy’s hundred-person disappearance was brought up again.
The darkness bred by light and selfish desires began to tremble.
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Extra (2)
"Manager, your letter."
"Thank you, Xiao Mei." Cong Yang said to his assistant in a flat tone, his serious expression still making her blush.
Cong Yang looked up at Xiao Mei’s departing figure, then lowered his gaze again.
He was quite aware of his male charm.
In the company, whether it was assistants, secretaries, or other female subordinates, he had seen their poorly hidden admiring glances many times.
He understood it well; after all, men like him, elite and charming, were rare.
So, he felt that Su Li should be honored to be his wife.
Just like his father- and mother-in-law, who always bragged about him to relatives, friends, and neighbors.
But he was fairly satisfied with his wife.
Her family, appearance, and temperament matched his ideal, the only downside being a bit wooden, but that was fixable; a hint to the mother-in-law, and she would personally adjust her daughter to his liking.
Surely, any mother-in-law would dream of having such a wealthy, handsome, and generous son-in-law.
With such knowledge, Cong Yang was confident, not taking Su Li’s talk of divorce seriously.
She even dreamt of making him leave with nothing.
Thinking of this, a mocking smile appeared on Cong Yang’s face.
Impossible, absolutely impossible. His mother-in-law, Cheng Lisu, would never allow her daughter to have such a blemish.
Over the years, he saw through the Su Family, otherwise he wouldn’t have become increasingly arrogant and disregarding of Su Li.
Having mistresses outside while keeping the home intact was probably every man’s dream.
But recently, Su Li had gone too far; it seemed he hadn’t put enough pressure on Cheng Lisu as they still hadn’t controlled their daughter.
Cong Yang thought lightly, quickly opening the envelope.
A court summons slipped out of the envelope’s opening.
Cong Yang’s first reaction was to check the door, seeing no one noticed, he quickly drew the window blinds and shut the door, then frowned at the legal summons.
Unexpectedly, Su Li, who had changed personality, actually had the guts to take him to court for divorce.
Cong Yang wanted to smash things in anger, but he feared the noise would be heard by subordinates outside.
He tore the summons to pieces, but after calming down, he had to helplessly pick up the torn pieces and put them in the shredder.
For the first time, he realized how ruthless a woman could be.
Cong Yang, suppressing his temperament, called his father- and mother-in-law, but the lines were busy and couldn’t connect.
In his company, character was most esteemed; every leader had a beautiful family.
He couldn’t let Su Li ruin the results of his hard work over the years.
Whatever he tried, losing the strong weapon to control his wife—his in-laws—he had to compromise, reluctantly signing the divorce papers.
Even his secretary avoided him, fearing to provoke his temper.
He comforted himself by thinking of it as money spent to avert disaster.
Just when he thought everything had settled down, members of a special enforcement agency unexpectedly appeared at the company.