The name "Red Star Welfare Institute" sounded familiar, but I couldn't quite remember what had happened there.
It wasn't until Shen Chengzhou pulled a hairpin from his pocket that everything came rushing back to me.
I had indeed stayed at that welfare institute for a while when my parents were away on business and there was no one to look after me. A relative of ours worked there, so they placed me in their care for a time.
"That couple saw me first! They were supposed to choose me! I waited so long for someone to take me home, but you showed up and stole their attention! You took my chance!"
What a mess this all was.
That day, when my parents finished their business trip and came to pick me up, they mistook Shen Chengzhou for me because I had short hair like a boy.
When I saw my parents holding another child and crying, I burst into tears too, and it was my cry that made them realize they had mistaken their child.
Before going home with my parents, the little boy cried, and I thought he was sad to see me go, so I even gave him the hairpin from my head.
But I never imagined he would misunderstand for so many years and harbor such deep resentment because of it.
I explained the whole situation to Shen Chengzhou from start to finish, but not only did he not believe me, he accused me of lying and threatened to kill me.
"Shen Chengzhou, this was all just a misunderstanding! Besides, you were adopted later too. What do you have to complain about?"
"Don't even mention it! If you hadn't stolen my chance back then, I wouldn't have been adopted by Shen Dagen and Li Xiaomei. My life has been miserable since they took me in; it's all your fault!"
"You big man with hands and feet, why don't you put in some effort? Every day you just think about sucking others' blood and blaming the heavens. It's a wonder you can live well!"
Shen Chengzhou immediately pulled out a knife and pressed it against my neck. "You filthy woman, shut your mouth! It's all your fault; everything is because of you!"
The tip of the knife cut into my skin, and I endured the pain, gripping my phone tightly, afraid to make a sound.
"Right now, unconditionally transfer your shop and house to me. I've already prepared the documents; just sign them!"
The blade had pierced my skin, and blood dripped down my neck onto my hand.
To save my life, I could only tremble as I picked up the pen and began to sign on the paper.
But before I could finish, I heard a voice shout, "Stop!"
I turned toward the sound and was surprised to see Shen Dagen and Li Xiaomei.
Shen Dagen, limping on one leg, pointed at Shen Chengzhou and shouted, "You little brat! Didn't we agree that the shop and house would have our names on them? How did it become yours again?"
Li Xiaomei was even more outrageous; without saying a word, she slapped Shen Chengzhou twice across the face. "What do you mean by that? What do you mean our suffering is all caused by you? Do we need you to eat or wear anything?"
Seeing the anger in their eyes, Shen Chengzhou could no longer control himself. He pressed the knife against Li Xiaomei's neck.
"You still have the nerve to say that! It's because of your shameless actions that I got fired from my job. You're not my mother, and I want to sever ties with you!"
As soon as Shen Dagen heard this, he immediately punched Shen Chengzhou. "You beast! Your mother did all this for you!"
"You have no right to talk! You spend every day idling around and gambling. When you can't satisfy your wife, you let her sell herself. You're not even a man!"
After that, Shen Dagen immediately got into a scuffle with him.
Both of them fought fiercely, completely oblivious to the fact that they were father and son.
Just when the two were locked in a fierce struggle, the sound of police sirens suddenly pierced through the air.
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