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He had refused to divorce her, but under pressure and persuasion, he had finally agreed.

Just as Deng Qin was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Su Jian changed his mind. After repeated pleas to get back together failed, he brought their daughter to the school.

At Monday's flag-raising ceremony, Su Jian dropped to his knees in front of his daughter and the entire school, begging for forgiveness.

"Qin, I know I was wrong. Please, can we not get divorced?"

"I'm a monster. I'm a bastard. I shouldn't have been drinking. I didn't mean to hit you. I... I lost control for a moment. I deserve to die..."

Su Jian clung to Deng Qin's leg, his voice full of feeling and tears streaming down his face.

"I love you. I can't live without you and Mianmian."

"I swear I'll never drink again. I'll treat you well for the rest of my life. If I don't, may lightning strike me dead!"

With that, Su Jian knelt on the ground and slapped himself. The sharp cracks rang across the entire field.

The teachers came over to help, but they couldn't pull him away. The students stared, dumbfounded.

"He loves Ms. Deng so much. He even gave up his dignity and knelt for her..."

At first glance, Su Jian's display of "devotion" was rather moving. Someone softhearted might even have forgiven him.

"If he loves her, why did he hit her?" Su Yan asked pointedly.

The photo of Deng Qin after the abuse had been taken down quickly, but many students had seen it.

Su Yan had seen it too. She couldn't understand what the middle-aged man in front of her was doing.

"But he knelt down and even swore an oath..." someone said. "A man doesn't kneel lightly. He knows he