The noise of the argument outside grew louder and louder, and it seemed like a fight was about to break out, so the villagers who enjoyed a spectacle hurried out to mediate. No matter what, Lu Family Village now was different; they couldn't let any attention-seeking incidents leak out and become the laughingstock of other villages.
Dezi's little arm was tightly gripped by Lai Zi, and no matter how much he struggled, he couldn't break free, his face flushing with panic.
He now knew he was wrong, truly understood his mistake. Knowing that his mother was getting remarried, his heart also ached immensely. Today, being dragged over here to take a beating made his body hurt, but the pain in his heart was even worse. Yet, he harbored a glimmer of hope, thinking that if his mother saw how pitiful he was, wouldn't she reconsider the marriage?
