"Later, Cheng Hao's dad showed up." Just that one sentence from Pei Yining made Xu Nianhua's heart tighten.
As a father, you always want your child to be happy.
He hadn't even gotten through the door, and was already being asked to borrow two hundred thousand for that girl—Cheng Hao's dad's first reaction was, did his son get hexed or something?
Cheng Hao's dad dropped the phone and rushed over, dusty from the journey. When he finally saw Cheng Hao, the guy was dead drunk, completely out of it.
"Cheng Hao, you didn't get beat up, did you?"
Even though Xu Nianhua wasn't there, she could totally picture the atmosphere—not exactly pleasant.
No loan, straight to a breakup. In Cheng Hao's dad's eyes, what kind of impression could this girl possibly leave?
Pei Yining painted the whole scene vividly: Cheng Hao's dad gave him a serious beating, then had someone drag Cheng Hao back to Ningbei.
"Your brother didn't get... yelled at, did he?" Xu Nianhua suddenly asked.
