You Chose the Adopted Son, I Chose Madness
Chapter 41

Su Qiqi Slapped Herself in Terror

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All that could be heard was.

"Smack." "Smack." "Smack."

Several crisp slaps rang out in succession.

Su Mu's cheeks swelled, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Su Mu was furious.

He had never suffered such humiliation before.

Neither his Dad, Su Zhenxing, nor his Mom, Liu Yanran, had ever hit him.

Yet Su Chen dared to hit him?!

Su Mu glared hatefully at Su Chen.

Then, Su Mu's hateful gaze met Su Chen's eerie eyes, filled entirely with whites and devoid of pupils.

In an instant, Su Mu trembled in fear.

Damn it, was this really Su Chen?

Or was it Dad Su Zhenxing's dead mother?!

Su Mu's mind was thrown into chaos.

The hatred in Su Mu's heart vanished instantly, along with his courage to resist.

But Su Chen was not about to let him off.

Su Chen had seen the hateful look Su Mu had given him just now.

Grabbing Su Mu by the collar, Su Chen pulled his face close to his own.

Their faces were only two centimeters apart.

Su Mu could see clearly that there was truly not even a trace of black in Su Chen's eyes.

How could these be the eyes of a living person?!

The last shred of spirit in Su Mu's body vanished.

"Still dare to be angry with me?! Still dare to glare at me?!"

"You eat from the Su Family, drink from the Su Family, spend the Su Family's money, yet you don't know to be grateful to me?!"

"You still dare to hate me and glare at me?!"

"What an ungrateful little brat!"

As he spoke, Su Chen raised his palm high again and struck Su Mu across the face.

Su Mu's swollen face puffed up even more, and more blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

But Su Mu no longer dared to reveal the hatred in his heart so easily.

Su Mu turned pleading eyes toward his Dad, Su Zhenxing, hoping his Dad would save him.

Unfortunately, Su Zhenxing held his head low in his hands and did not even look in Su Mu's direction.

Su Mu was disappointed.

Then Su Mu turned his pleading gaze toward his Mom, Liu Yanran.

Mom cared about him so much, and he was being beaten because of her. Surely she would not just ignore him, right?!

Then Su Mu saw it.

Mom Liu Yanran covered her face and cowered in the corner, burying her head against the wall and ignoring everything happening to him.

Su Mu was enraged.

Fine, fine, fine!

One was Dad Su Zhenxing, who had just been acting all affectionate and fatherly with him. The other was Mom Liu Yanran, whom he had saved, yet who did not care whether he lived or died.

Neither of them cared that he was being beaten now!

Fine, fine, fine!

Su Mu had already added Su Zhenxing and Liu Yanran to his ledger.

But he knew that, for now, he still could not do without the support and favor of Dad Su Zhenxing and Mom Liu Yanran.

Su Mu knew he still had to hide himself.

But one day, he would make Su Zhenxing and Liu Yanran pay for their indifference toward him being beaten today.

Su Mu lowered his head and stopped resisting, looking as though he had accepted his fate.

Let Su Chen hit me as much as he wants!

Su Chen narrowed his eyes.

Did Su Mu think that acting like he would take any beating or scolding meant Su Chen would stop hitting him?

Dream on!

Su Chen still remembered everything Su Mu had done to him in his previous life.

For the moment, Su Chen ignored everyone else. He raised his arm high again and continued to strike Su Mu's face heavily.

At last, Su Mu's cheeks on both sides had been beaten black and swollen, gleaming as though they would burst with a poke.

Only then did Su Chen finally let Su Mu go.

If he kept hitting him, it would be hard to explain.

If he really beat someone to death, Su Chen would not be able to withstand an investigation.

The moment Su Chen released him, Su Mu slid weakly to his knees on the floor. He lowered his head and said nothing, but inwardly swore with hatred.

One day, he, Su Mu, would make every person who had offended him today pay a terrible price!

With a leap, Su Chen turned his pupil-less eyes toward Su Qiqi.

Su Qiqi, who was crouching on the floor and inching her way beneath the table, saw Su Chen's terrifying eyes turn toward her. Her soul nearly fled her body.

Su Qiqi no longer doubted that Su Chen was pretending.

Hadn't she seen that Su Mu had been completely unable to resist in Su Chen's hands?!

If Su Chen had been pretending, how could Su Mu have allowed him to slap him like that?!

So Su Chen definitely was not pretending.

This truly had to be her Grandma, who had been dead for thirteen years and had come up to beat people up for her grandson Su Chen.

Then Su Qiqi thought of what she had done to Su Chen not long ago: framing Su Chen as a thief and verbally humiliating him.

Though none of it had succeeded, and Su Chen had instead taught her a lesson.

Still, she really had wanted to hurt Su Chen at the time.

Su Qiqi immediately knelt before Grandma, crying bitterly as she confessed and begged for mercy.

"Grandma, I was wrong."

"I shouldn't have framed Su Chen as a thief."

"I especially shouldn't have verbally insulted Su Chen."

"Grandma, I was wrong. I really was wrong."

"Grandma, please spare me. Spare me!"

As she spoke, Su Qiqi began slapping her own cheeks hard.

Su Qiqi had thought it through clearly.

Seeing the miserable state of her parents, sister, and Su Mu, beating herself was far better than being beaten by Grandma.

Even Su Chen was stunned.

Just as Su Chen was about to leap over to Su Qiqi and teach her another lesson, her performance left him dumbfounded.

He had not expected Su Qiqi to be so tactful, or so ruthless toward herself, that she had started hitting herself.

Su Qiqi's move made it difficult for Su Chen to keep hitting her.

Su Chen paused. Rather than continuing toward Su Qiqi, he leaped back in front of Su Zhenxing.

Su Qiqi secretly rejoiced.

The other Su Family members cast resentful glances at Su Qiqi.

She had such a good method, yet she had not said so earlier!

As Su Zhenxing watched his own mother leap in front of him again, he could not help trembling once more.

"Mom, Mom, you're not going to keep beating your son, are you?!"

"Your son admits his mistake. Your son will listen to everything you say."

"Your son will never mistreat, beat, or scold Su Chen again."

"Mom, please stop hitting your son, okay?!"

Su Chen froze again. He had wanted to slap Su Zhenxing a few more times so that Su Zhenxing would remember his words well.

He had not expected Su Zhenxing to drop to his knees as well.

"Fine, Da Xing Zi, remember what you said."

"If you dare mistreat, beat, or scold my good grandson Su Chen again, I'll come up and beat you again."

"After giving you all such a beating, I'm a little tired too. I'll be heading back now."

"Da Xing Zi, don't miss your Mom too much!"

Su Zhenxing's heart gave a frightened jolt.

Mom, who would dare miss you?!

Just stay down there properly when you have nothing to do!

Please don't ever come back up!

But Su Zhenxing did not dare say that aloud.

"Mom, don't worry. Go back in peace."

"Your son means what he says. I'll definitely treat Su Chen well from now on."

It was as though Su Grandmother had been waiting for those very words.

The moment Su Zhenxing finished speaking.

Su Chen fainted and collapsed to the floor.

The other Su Family members looked at one another, but still no one dared move.

Who knew whether Su Grandmother had really left?!

What if moving caught Su Grandmother's attention and got them beaten?!

After a long while, Su Chen woke up.

Su Chen seemed dazed for a moment before remembering what had happened earlier. Then he began hopping about anxiously and shouting again.

"You really do look down on me, look down on me!"

"If that's the case, I'm cutting ties with your Su Family, cutting ties!"

"No, no, absolutely not!"

Su Zhenxing was so frightened by Su Chen's words that he immediately jumped up.

His Mom had only just left. Was this going to summon her back again?!

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