Even after many years, the scene of that day remains vivid in Li Tong’s mory.
A sudden recollection brings a piercing pain to her heart.
After all these years, that slap is still like an old thorn in her heart, impossible to remove...
That day.
Li Tong nervously brought her boyfriend, ng Zhiqiang, ho to et her future in-laws!
The reason for her anxiety!
Was that her father strongly opposed their relationship.
The reason was... ng Zhiqiang had been married before, and he had a child.
At first, she was also very concerned about this relationship.
Such a man was not in her consideration, even if she wanted to find soone who truly loved her, she never thought of marrying a divorced man!
But later...
ng Zhiqiang’s actions moved her.
That day, she suddenly felt discomfort in her stomach, followed by an unbearable pain.
While in the office, she held her stomach with one hand, sweat rolling down her forehead.
He saw how unwell she was, quickly rushed over, and by then, the pain was unbearable for her.
He imdiately contacted 120 and went to the hospital with the ambulance.
At the hospital!
The doctor said it was appendicitis and needed imdiate surgery, so he took leave to take care of her for over ten days.
During that ti, he bought food for her, helped her wash her face, and took care of her ticulously!
She was moved!
Maybe when love cos.
Everything else becos unimportant.
She knew he was older and divorced with a child, but she still fell for him, loving him wholeheartedly.
Although her parents’ disapproval troubled her deeply.
But she had been stubborn since she was a child, and once she set her mind on sothing, no one could change it.
So there was the opening scene, when she brought him ho for the New Year.
"My dad is a bit stubborn, but he’s a good person. When you et him, talk less and do more, let him see your good side..."
At the door, Li Tong helped tidy his appearance and smiled with a reminder.
"I will. Look at you, how are you more nervous than I am..." ng Zhiqiang smiled.
"I’m nervous because I’m worried my dad won’t like you!"
Li Tong pouted, took out her keys to open the door, and entered with ng Zhiqiang, who was carrying a gift bag.
"Mom, Dad... Zhiqiang is here to see you..."
Sitting in the living room reading the newspaper, Li and watching TV Granny Li both turned their heads to the door. They glanced at ng Zhiqiang, looking slightly surprised.
What they didn’t expect was, despite their opposition, their daughter still directly brought him ho.
This is disregarding their words!
"Hello, Uncle, Aunt!" ng Zhiqiang greeted them.
Granny Li just nodded in response.
"You and my daughter aren’t suitable for each other. Please leave her. You’re not compatible in age or any aspect, and she still has a child’s temperant. She can’t be a stepmother to your child. Take these gifts back; I can’t accept them. Please leave my ho imdiately."
Li made his stance clear in front of ng Zhiqiang and pointed at the door.
Li Tong was anxious: "Dad... what are you saying... how can you be like this..."
"Tong, your dad disagrees with you being together for your good, afraid you’ll suffer in the future." Granny Li sighed deeply.
"Mom, how can you also..."
She didn’t expect that the mother who loved her the most since childhood would also side with her father.
"Tong, you must believe that your mom and dad won’t hurt you."
"Think about it, he’s divorced and has a child. If you marry him, can you be happy? I can’t just watch you jump into the fire pit. From today on, I won’t allow you to be together." Li firmly stated his decision.
"Dad, you’re unreasonable..."
In anger, she pulled ng Zhiqiang towards the door: "Zhiqiang, let’s go..."
"Tong, this isn’t good..."
"What, do you still want to stay here and be criticized?"
She wiped her tears and asked, "Are you coming or not?"
"Uncle, Aunt, I’ll co back another day to see you..." He put down the gifts and left the house with Li Tong.
All the way down the stairs!
In the community downstairs, she hugged ng Zhiqiang, crying so hard she couldn’t breathe, unable to speak a complete sentence.
"I... I don’t know... why my dad... can be like this..."
ng Zhiqiang watched her sobbing heavily, gently patting her back: "Tong, I know you’re very upset and sad right now, but your parents are still your parents. You should go back and talk to them properly!"
She looked up, her eyes eting his: "But... what if my mom and dad still don’t agree? What... what do I do?"
ng Zhiqiang looked down at her in his arms: "It’s okay, you still have !"
"Still... have you?"
"Yes, you still have !"
After discussing, they decided to let ng Zhiqiang go ho first, and she would go back to try persuading her parents again.
She sent ng Zhiqiang out of the community and returned ho.
Seeing the gift bag left at the door, she realized her father ant it this ti.
She picked up those gift bags sadly.
Seeing her return, Li said: "I’m telling you... from now on, you can’t see him again, block him on WeChat and phone! Don’t have any contact with him..."
"Dad... Mom... I’m begging you, I just want to be with him, please allow us..."
Li Tong lowered her head, her hair slightly ssy.
The surrounding was silent, except for her quiet sobs.
"If you want to be with him, if you must marry him, then don’t co back ho. I... I won’t have you as my daughter!"
Li sat at the edge of the sofa, not knowing how much resolve it took to say these words.
It was a form of threat~
"Not coming ho ans not coming ho; if you don’t have as your daughter, then I don’t have you as my dad either!"
"Slap!"
A crisp slap, five red fingerprints appeared on Li Tong’s face.
It also hurt Li’s heart deeply, with tears streaming from his eyes.
This was the first ti her father hit her!
Tong covered her face, her tearful eyes red and full of grievance, and she stord out the door.
After that, she no longer had contact with her father.
Even for the wedding, she didn’t invite her father!
If her mother hadn’t often advised her to co ho, she probably would never have stepped foot into this house again, right?
Seeing her daughter in a daze, Granny Li couldn’t help but say earnestly: "Tong, what your dad did back then might not have been right, but at least he genuinely cared for you."
"He only acted like that to vent his anger, but after knowing that you got married and are living happily ever after, though he doesn’t say it, I know he’s happy for you... Honestly, he doesn’t even rember saying those harsh words back then."
"Like this morning, knowing that I asked him to buy breakfast because of you, he said nothing and went out early in the rain to queue up and buy it. Deep down, your dad always thought of you, always cared about you, he just couldn’t put down his pride."
"You two, father and daughter, are both the sa, neither willing to bow to the other first, sigh..." Granny Li shook her head helplessly.
So her father had been watching over her all along...
Hearing this, Li Tong beca even more silent.
In her heart, she asked herself if the reason she wouldn’t forgive her father was partly because of those words he said?
It wasn’t entirely!
Her mother was right, it was her stubbornness that made her unwilling to bow down first...
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