Bruising Obscuring the Eye

The next day, when Liu Xiaozhe finished work and returned home, his wife had already prepared a large table of dishes.

There were no home-style dishes; it was mostly food meant to be enjoyed with drinks.

There were five bottles of baijiu (Chinese liquor) on the table and four cases of Wusu beer on the floor.

Looking at the way his wife had set up the table, Liu Xiaozhe found it even more amusing. She must have learned it from the internet to scare him.

With his mind made up, Liu Xiaozhe sat down opposite his wife.

"Honey, you're really drinking with me? I apologize, I'm sorry about yesterday. I'll be more careful next time, okay? Don't do this, you bought so much wine, what's the point of this empty promise to scare me?"

Liu Xiaozhe was quite accommodating; he apologized to his wife. However, Liu Xiaozhe wife showed no sign of backing down, simply shaking her head. "Liu Xiaozhe, so you're afraid to drink it?"

"Oh dear, I was worried you'd feel unwell if you drank it! Come on, I didn't realize you had this stubborn streak."

Liu Xiaozhe also got stubborn and wanted to teach his wife a lesson.

At first, the two drank baijiu (Chinese white liquor). Liu Xiaozhe's wife had placed a large half-jin (250ml) wine glass on the table, along with a bottle of baijiu, which they each drank in half.

After a few bites, Liu Xiaozhe noticed that his wife hadn't even touched her chopsticks. Feeling resentful, Liu Xiaozhe also stopped eating and simply drank with his wife...

When Liu Xiaozhe felt dizzy again and woke up, he found his wife sitting in the living room, feeding their son egg custard, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing that Liu Xiaozhe was awake, his wife said softly, "Your stomach must be upset. The kitchen made some hangover soup, go and have some. It'll make you feel better!"

Liu Xiaozhe staggered into the kitchen, drank a bowl of hangover soup, and then went back to sleep. He slept soundly for a long time, but when he woke up, he continued to vomit. After vomiting, he went back to sleep.

After Liu Xiaozhe woke up, he asked his wife how much alcohol she had drunk.

Then he heard his wife calmly say, "You each drank a bottle and a half of baijiu, I drank five bottles of Wusu beer, and you drank two bottles, and then you fell under the table."

Liu Xiaozhe was completely speechless. Liu Xiaozhe accepted his bet and stayed quiet at home for a while.

After a while, Liu Xiaozhe started to become disobedient again.

Liu Xiaozhe began to try and challenge this rule, but at first, he found that his wife did not react.

Then Liu Xiaozhe became bolder and started staying out all night again.

For two days in a row, Liu Xiaozhe did not return, and his wife did not look for him either.

On the third day, Liu Xiaozhe discovered that his wife had once again accurately located him. However, this time, Liu Xiaozhe wife was not as gentle and refined as before.

Instead, he grabbed Liu Xiaozhe by the collar and lifted Liu Xiaozhe out.

Looking at his wife's slender figure, Liu Xiaozhe couldn't understand how she possessed such strength.

Liu Xiaozhe was quite drunk at the time, and being dragged out by his wife like a chick in front of everyone made Liu Xiaozhe feel extremely embarrassed.

So, outside the restaurant, Liu Xiaozhe and his wife got into a heated argument.

Instead, he reached out to hit his wife.

Of course, Liu Xiaozhe was not a violent person, but the moment Liu Xiaozhe reached out, he felt everything go black.

When Liu Xiaozhe woke up again, he found his parents beside him, and his wife holding their son and playing with him.

The smell of disinfectant around him made Liu Xiaozhe realize he was in the hospital.

When Liu Xiaozhe reached out to hit his wife, she kicked him in the chest.

He had three broken ribs, and the pain, combined with the alcohol he had been drinking, caused him to faint immediately.

"Xiaozhe, from now on you must listen to Yaya. Don't you dare hit her! Look at you!"

Liu Xiaozhe's father patted his son's hand helplessly.

Liu Xiaozhe was so scared he wouldn't dare lay a hand on his wife. It was also on this day that Liu Xiaozhe learned that his wife had previously been an instructor in the Armed Police Force, and before that, she had been an excellent reconnaissance soldier.

And all of this was something his wife, Yaya, had never mentioned.

Actually, Liu Xiaozhe's father knew about it, but Liu Xiaozhe never said anything. All he wanted was for his daughter-in-law to keep his son in check.

It seems that it has been completely brought under control now...

From that day on, Liu Xiaozhe was the type to go east if his wife said east, and west if she said west.

From that time on, Yaya realized that Liu Xiaozhe was the kind of person who wouldn't amount to anything without being disciplined.

Thus began Liu Xiaozhe's long career of domestic violence, where being punched and kicked was a common occurrence.

It was around that time that Liu Xiaozhe and Xie Dong met.

The two met at a shelter for male victims of domestic violence.

As for the bruises around his eyes this time, they were inflicted by his wife.

I made this with a thermos. It started because my wife, Yaya, is pregnant and we're planning for a second child.

Liu Xiaozhe couldn't resist and stole some. Then Yaya discovered him.

The reason for the discovery was also strange; Liu Xiaozhe somehow ended up putting the woman's socks in his pocket.

In a fit of anger, Yaya slapped Liu Xiaozhe.

Afterwards, Yaya regretted it, but what's done is done.

What's frustrating is that Liu Xiaozhe found that although his injury wasn't too serious, it felt like there was a dark shadow obstructing his vision, making it difficult to see clearly.

After a check-up at the hospital, the hospital said there was no problem and told Liu Xiaozhe to go home and rest.

Liu Xiaozhe was in a domestic violence shelter when he contacted Xie Dong again, and Xie Dong then asked Liu Xiaozhe to come and check on Su Ziyang.

Su Ziyang listened to Liu Xiaozhe's experience and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

Isn't this definitely me, the Prado little wife of a rich second-generation?

"Dude, I really sympathize with your story. But let's take a look at the injury. I feel like what you have is a surgical condition, a bruise that's obscuring the view. You'll need to apply some medication."

Su Ziyang used a cotton swab to disinfect Liu Xiaozhe's eye socket.

"Okay. Go ahead and do it. Sigh, I'm not too worried about that right now. I'm mainly worried about whether my wife will forgive me, and what if I get beaten up again? She hits really hard..."

Xie Dong looked at Su Ziyang, his head buzzing, but Xie Dong was also helpless to help.

Su Ziyang sighed as well, then said, "Dude, if all else fails, try the self-inflicted injury trick. I'll bandage your head really hard later, and when you get back, just say the doctor said your injury is quite serious, and he'll forgive you. I can even get you a certificate and stamp it with my seal!"

Upon hearing Su Ziyang's plan, Liu Xiaozhe clapped his hands in delight and agreed.