"Dad..." The girl had never imagined that her ordeal would not only fail to win her father's protection and pity, but would instead bring down his fists and feet, plunging her into even greater despair.
However, the hunchbacked man's face was icy. "Don't call me Dad. You've disgraced the ancestors of the Ding Family. From today onward, the Ding Family has no one like you."
A middle-aged woman rushed out from behind the hunchbacked man and threw her arms around the girl on the ground. "My child, your life has been so miserable. How did you end up encountering something like this?"
"Mom..." Ding Qiulan clutched her mother's familiar embrace tightly and burst into loud sobs, crying out all her fear and all her grievances.
"All of you, shut up! If you want to cry, get farther away and cry. Don't make me lose face."
The hunchbacked man stormed forward, grabbed his daughter by the hair, and dragged her outside.
Ding mother was both heartbroken and frantic. Not knowing what else to do, she rushed over through tear-streaked cheeks and hugged her daughter again.
"My child, it's because your mother is useless. Just accept your fate! When you're reborn in your next life, make sure you're born into a good family. Don't be born from your mother's womb again."
"Mom..."
Ding Qiulan had never expected that even her mother wanted her dead. Her sobs became even more despairing.
Chu San took two restless steps in place before rushing over and saying impatiently, "What are you crying for? At worst, I'll marry her."
Once he spoke, Ding father and Ding mother stopped making a fuss.
Clearly, the two of them were fairly satisfied with this outcome.
However, Ding Qiulan was filled with fear and disgust toward Chu San. She couldn't imagine