If You Want to Hit Someone, Hit Me

Later, those people all disappeared for no apparent reason, without leaving a trace. No one knew whether she had thrown them into the river full of crocodiles.

Xiao Li disliked cute, fluffy little animals. She only liked fierce, cold-blooded creatures.

All she kept in the backyard were crocodiles and vicious dogs.

When their families came to make a scene, Xiao Qianmo pretended to know nothing about it.

She even sat calmly in her seat and sneered, saying that if they wanted, they could go into the river and look for themselves.

Or she could help them get in.

Those words frightened them so badly that they barely dared to breathe.

That was no ordinary river. It was full of piranhas and giant crocodiles, with five or six vicious dogs on the bank.

Xiao Li and Xiao Zhao had personally raised those dogs from the time they were puppies.

Anyone other than Xiao Li and Xiao Zhao who came even a step closer would have trouble getting away.

They could only leave the Xiao Family's main residence with their hands and legs trembling.

Later, she eliminated many more members of the collateral branches who had plotted against the main family.

From then on, no one dared to cause trouble.

Of course, Lin Jingchen understood what she meant, but he was confident she would not tell anyone.

After all, their ultimate goal was the same.

There were five minutes left before the bidding began.

The representative sent by the head of the Qin Family and the head of the Gu Family had both arrived.

At the sight of Lin Jingchen, the latter gritted his teeth in fury.

If they had not been at the venue, he would have rushed over and torn Lin Jingchen limb from limb.

The four of them sat in their seats, each preoccupied with their own thoughts.

Finally, it was announced that the prime plot in the west of the city had gone to the Lin Group.

Lin Jingchen was not particularly surprised. Everything had gone as he had expected.

But when everyone cheered and congratulated him, he merely went through the motions with a smile that never reached his eyes.

"Mr. Lin, you've come out on top again. Congratulations."

"Not at all. The credit goes to our employees. How could I have won it all on my own?" Lin Jingchen said.

"Everyone knows it's all thanks to you, Mr. Lin. There's no need to be modest."

Standing nearby, Gu Zhengde was so furious that his vision blurred. All his painstaking preparations had been ruined by that good-for-nothing son.

He was absolutely livid.

He drove straight home.

The Gu Family's main residence.

When he arrived home, his wife was preparing dinner in the kitchen, while Gu Cheng sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, playing on his phone.

Seeing her husband return, Xiao Muling hurried over to take his jacket.

"Zhengde, how did the bidding go today? Wasn't the proposal our son prepared excellent?" Xiao Muling had great faith in her son.

His face full of anger, Gu Zhengde walked straight inside without even taking off his shoes.

He grabbed the teapot on the coffee table and hurled it away with force.

Startled, Gu Cheng immediately shouted, "Dad! What are you doing?! That water is scalding hot! It could disfigure me!"

He hurriedly blew on himself to cool the scalded spots.

Gu Zhengde strode over and threw down the proposal his son had prepared.

Pointing at his head, he roared, "Hot? So you know it's hot! Why didn't it scald you to death, you useless, good-for-nothing wastrel?!"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became, until he ordered the butler to bring him a stick.

Xiao Muling hurried over too, her legs trembling in fear. "Honey, wh-what happened? We can talk this through. Put the stick down first. Our son can't take a beating. You've never hit him before. You'll hurt him."

She did not understand why Gu Zhengde was so angry today. He was usually neither warm nor cold toward Gu Cheng, but he would still cover up any trouble their son caused outside.

Yet today, he actually wanted to beat her precious son.

Gu Cheng was so frightened that he hid behind Xiao Muling.

"Mom, save me." Gu Cheng hid behind her, peeking his head out.

He had taken shelter behind her because he was sure his father would never hit his mother.

"Look at the proposal you prepared! I trusted you, so I left something this important to you. And then someone found a whole pile of problems with it! Our company has been reported to the authorities! This is all your doing, Gu Cheng!"

He shoved Xiao Muling aside, causing her to crash into the table behind her.

Gu Cheng could hardly believe what he saw. He stepped forward and demanded, "Why did you push Mom? If you want to hit someone, hit me!"

Xiao Muling drew in a sharp breath from the pain, her eyes filling with tears.

"Gu Zhengde, will you stop acting like a madman? If you want to hit our son, hit me first. I'm the one who failed to raise him properly." Xiao Muling rose as she spoke.

She shielded her son behind her once more.

"So even you dare to defy me now! I'm the one who calls the shots in this house. You're nothing!" As he spoke, he moved to strike.

Xiao Muling stared straight at the stick in his hand without a trace of fear and snapped, "Go ahead and hit me if you have the nerve! Without my Xiao Family, do you think you could have become the head of the Gu Family? Hahaha... what a pipe dream! Hit me even once, and I'll expose everything you've done over the years!"

"You... you..." Gu Zhengde's hand, which had been about to swing down, suddenly stopped.

He stared wide-eyed at the woman before him, filled with hatred.

She had used this to threaten him before, and now she was using it against him again.

If not for the Xiao Family, he would have divorced her long ago.

"Fine. Fine! You're so capable. Let's see how you clean up the mess this disgrace of a son has made. The board won't let him off, and neither will the Gu Family." Gu Zhengde cast a cold glance at Gu Cheng behind Xiao Muling.

With that, he strode out of the Gu Family home.

Looking at the mess before her, Xiao Muling slumped down, tears falling one after another.

"After all these years, your father still can't forget that woman."

Why could he never see anything I did for him?

Fortunately, she still had her son. Otherwise, her husband would have abandoned her years ago.

Faced with everything that had happened, Gu Cheng felt completely at a loss too.

Although his father was not usually very affectionate toward his mother, that was normal for a man.

After all, what man did not like fooling around with other women?

He liked it too. It was only human nature.

But who was that woman his mother had mentioned?

His father had never hit his mother the way he had today, either.