System: Card drawing in progress

Xi Lishen, who had just returned from his teacher, pushed open the door. The villa was brightly lit. His parents were sitting on the sofa, the housekeeper was standing beside them, and his two twin brothers were being taken care of by several maids, smiling happily.

The moment he pushed open the door, everyone's eyes turned to him, including the two babies. Being stared at by so many people made Xi Lishen feel uncomfortable, and subconsciously he prepared to close the door again and leave.

As soon as he lifted his foot, he controlled the urge to retreat. These people would never wait for him to come back. They would not care where he was, when he would come back, or whether he was in danger.

There is only one possibility for them to be waiting so neatly in the living room: they have something to ask him.

I thought about my recent behavior and there was nothing out of the ordinary. The incident of skipping school happened a month ago.

"What can I do for you please?"

A polite but distant question.

These people were always reluctant to waste their time on him. He couldn't figure out what on earth was going on that required the help of a guy who was considered a waste in the eyes of others.

The two people sitting on the sofa frowned, obviously not liking his attitude.

"Is that how you talk to your parents?"

Xi Lishen remained silent. Not all parents are qualified and worthy of admiration, at least the two in front of him are not. People's feelings are mutual. How can he expect him to treat the other two when they treat him like that?

His mother pushed his father, calming him down and making him remember why he stayed up all night waiting here.

"Don't come home so late next time."

His tone was full of impatience, without a trace of concern. It was obvious that he felt that Xi Lishen came back too late, wasting his time and making him wait for so long.

"The master's family has an engagement, and the engagement partner has changed to you. When you turn 18, go get the marriage certificate, and you don't have to go to school. It's useless to read so many books. You are not a supernatural person, and your martial arts talent is poor. It's better not to waste money."

Xi Lishen had heard of that marriage contract. Originally, the two families were well matched, but later something happened to that family and they fell into poverty. The daughter of that family came with a marriage contract. The host family looked down on that poor family, but did not want to cancel the engagement and affect their reputation. So, the result of the discussion was to throw this matter to him?

The following words chilled his heart. Could they not wait to use him as a reproductive tool and trap him in the villa? Not even allowed to read books? Are there any parents who do this?

Although he didn't like this couple, his idea was to leave this home and live far away when he grew up. He would pay back all the money he had spent over the years, and he kept a note of it.

But they actually wanted to control the rest of his life?

"Also, I'll have someone throw away all the mess in your room. My family will give you a store. You can learn how to run it and make sure you don't lose money..."

They looked down upon him with cold eyes, as if they were looking at an object rather than their own son.

Don't care about his thoughts.

Xi Lishen didn't hear the rest of the words clearly. He was a little dazed. What was in his room? Were those paintings, his paintings, thrown away?

How did they get in? He had clearly locked the door. In the entire villa, the only place that gave him a sense of security was his room. He never allowed anyone to enter, and even cleaned it himself.

They didn't participate in his childhood, were absent when he needed them, and now that he's grown up, they're telling him what to do with his life. Why? Why do they treat him like this? Why do they treat his hard work like this?

Is it because they are his parents?

"You, broke into my room? And tore up my paintings? Hehe, what qualifications do you have to do this? Is it just because of the word 'parents'? Are you worthy? You never took care of me when I was a child, and you have no right to take care of me now."

There were sounds of accusations, scolding, and vases being smashed. The broken porcelain pieces scratched his clothes, leaving marks just like his heart, which was full of holes.

After saying those words hidden in his heart, Xi Lishen looked coldly at the changes in the condescending eyes of the two people. He, the child who was always considered by them as dull and stupid, began to resist them, making them feel that their authority was challenged.

All kinds of dirty words are spoken.

Xi Lishen's heart was growing colder and colder. He was wearing a down jacket, but he felt as if he was wearing short sleeves in the snow and ice.

"It's so cold~"

He had long given up hope on these people, whether they were his parents or those who watched coldly from the sidelines. Now he felt as if he was in darkness, falling straight down. The bottomless darkness could swallow him whole.

The shouting and cursing in my ears gradually faded. I turned around and wanted to leave, but was blocked by someone. I pushed these people away instinctively, and used all my strength to stumble out of the villa. I kept running without stopping.

Gradually I couldn't run anymore, so I slowed down and walked slowly. Snowflakes were falling all over the sky. The bustling streets in the past were now sparsely populated. There were however many residential areas with lights on, bright and warm.

When passing by some houses, you can still hear laughter and joy from inside.

Xi Lishen wandered outside like a lonely ghost, letting the snowflakes fall all over his body and walking around based on instinct.

The laughter and joy made him feel even lonelier.

The snow fell thicker and thicker, and the places that had been swept were covered with a thick layer again, making a "crunching" sound when stepped on, and finally, it stopped outside a door.

When he saw the familiar courtyard through the railings, Xi Lishen felt that his soul had settled down and was no longer wandering around.

Across the yard, the light in the door was like a light of hope, illuminating his heart. He seemed to see the light in the darkness and no longer fell into the abyss.

But during this festival, the teacher might be celebrating with his family...

Thinking of this, the hand that was reaching for the courtyard gate stopped in mid-air. He felt very tired and cold, and he didn't know how long he had been walking. It was completely his body's instinct that brought him here.

His legs and feet were sore and it was uncomfortable to stand, so he changed his posture, squatted down, curled up into a ball, and huddled beside the yard gate.

Looking at the snow at my feet, pure white, covering everything

……

Until the sound of approaching footsteps woke him up. He looked up while squatting and saw the person slowly approaching in the snow and wind, like a goddess in the snow.

The moment he saw him, the pain in his eyes was so real that Xi Lishen's nose felt a little sore and tears slowly accumulated in his eyes.

Somehow, he wanted to burst into tears, but thinking that he was almost an adult, he held back, but his voice was a little nasal.

"teacher……"