Winter, River Dam's single-story houses.
The light faded, leaving only a bright red glow on the horizon, slightly hazy.
Dark brown poplar branches, a round red sun, empty fields—the world was filled with peace and quiet.
The weary birds had returned to their nests, but Xingxing, after a hard day at the strawberry farm, was still working like a beast of burden.
His hands trembled from exhaustion.
Dongdong had found a whip from somewhere. He stood nearby, supervising Xingxing's work, repeatedly stressing, "When your dad comes to take you home, if you dare tattle, I'll beat you to death!"
"Okay, okay, I definitely won't say anything." Xingxing obeyed on the surface, but rebelled inwardly. Once he left River Dam today, he would never come back!
What could Dongdong do to him then? Hahaha! Dongdong stared at Xingxing and suddenly grinned. "You go to Yucai Internet Cafe a lot, don't you?"
Xingxing's expression changed drastically. "How did you know?"
Dongdong looked immensely pleased with himself. His fat, sturdy body radiated the bearing of a domineering tyrant. "Because you can't escape Dongdong's Five Finger Mountain!"
Actually, Jiang Ning had given him that information.
As Dongdong's first employee, Xingxing was someone he had high hopes for.
Xingxing was terrified inside and secretly swore, I'll never go to Yucai Internet Cafe again!
Dongdong suddenly leaned close, as if he had seen through his thoughts. In a mysterious, sinister tone, he said, "You may choose not to go online, but do you dare skip school? You're in Class 3, Grade 5, at South Rainbow Primary School!"
Xingxing finally panicked. How did he even know that?! His scalp went numb with terror. Then Dongdong stepped forward, nearly face-to-face with him. "Xingxing, even if I become a ghost, I won't let you off!"
Xingxing screamed, "Ah!" His