"Dad, Mom will be back soon."
Chu Yi gripped the rag tightly, keeping a wary eye on him as she glanced toward her bedroom door.
She calculated how long it would take her to run over and close the door.
"Your mom went out to play mahjong today. Who knows when she'll be back?"
'Hic.'
Chu Yongjun patted his round belly and belched.
He leered at the girl across from him.
"Our Xiao Yi has grown into a big girl. You're getting prettier and prettier, and more and more popular."
"I heard lots of boys at school like you. You even have a boyfriend now?"
As he spoke, Chu Yongjun suddenly leaned across the table and grabbed Chu Yi by the hair.
Then he forcibly and roughly dragged her in front of him and pulled her into his arms.
"How is it? Has your little boyfriend ever hugged you like this? Has he ever..."
Chu Yi struggled desperately, both frantic and furious, sweat covering her forehead. In the end, she slammed her head into him and knocked him away, then hid behind the sofa.
"Chu Yongjun, if you dare try anything again, I...I'll tell Mom!"
"Heh, tell your mom?"
Chu Yongjun rubbed his aching chin and gave a shameless laugh.
"Do you dare? If you did, would you have waited until now?"
"Besides, if your mom finds out, do you think she'll beat you to death or divorce me?"
Her mother had already been married once before.
If she got divorced again, who knew what people outside would say about her?
Would anyone want her in the future?
Besides, after a divorce, she and her daughter wouldn't even have a place to live, let alone let her attend school. They'd have to starve.
"Then...I'll tell everyone what happened two years