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Chapter 106 Cowardice [Seeking First Subscription]

"I think it was during junior high school. I was a poor little boy, and I didn't dare to argue back. I could only go home and cry to my dad."

"But my dad said I was useless and only came back to ask him for money."

"He cares more about money than anyone else; he wouldn't give me a single extra penny, as if it were his life."

"Later, a boy, who was my roommate, openly bullied me. He sat on my head while I was squatting on the balcony washing clothes."

"I was completely stunned. Everything went black, and then my face was pushed into the water. My nose hit the bottom of the basin, and I couldn't breathe. My eye socket was also bruised. That's when I realized that it's true that being punched can make you see stars."

"I'm a coward, a real wimp, but I don't know where I got the courage from, I lifted him up and punched him to the ground, then pinned him down and beat him."

"They had never seen me with red eyes before, and they were all stunned. They didn't come up and pull me away until I had beaten the person so badly that they couldn't make a sound."

"This matter has caused quite a stir; it even alarmed the head of the grade level. I heard his family is very wealthy and he has a good relationship with the head of the grade."

"His father came to the school immediately after he found out about it. I was standing outside the grade head's office at the time, and people passing by were pointing and whispering about me."

"After his father arrived, he pointed at me and started cursing, calling me a bastard child who was born of a father but not raised by one. He probably managed to stand up for a while, and I wanted to curse back, but then I thought about it and realized that I really was born of a father but not raised by one."

"Other people's dads rush over as soon as something happens, but my dad's probably still out drinking somewhere."

"At that moment, all the anger I had been holding in burst out, and I cried. I felt so wronged, and I didn't know who to tell. Nobody liked me, not even my only father."

"I just think, if he didn't like me, why didn't he just strangle me in the first place?"

Zhao Lei's eyes reddened as he spoke.

"When the homeroom teacher saw this, she pulled me away. The man was still cursing as he was being dragged away."

"Later, my dad finally came. I don't know how this matter was resolved, but I heard that the person I fought with broke his nose and had to pay a lot of money, more than my incompetent father could have saved up over many years."

"Back then, I saw my dad bowing and scraping to the head of the grade level, like a dog."

"I don't understand. It's clearly someone else who made a mistake, so why is everyone blaming me? It's my teachers, my classmates, even my dad—he's scolding me."

He said I was a money-loser, too impatient, and would only cause him trouble; he said it would have been better if he hadn't given birth to me.

"Actually, I didn't want to live in this world either. I also want to say, why were you born without asking my opinion?"

Zhao Lei spoke fluently, as if he had recalled it countless times. As long as he had a topic of conversation, it would bring out all his memories.

"Of course, he said those harsh words to me at home, because he also needs to maintain his image as a good father in front of others. Everyone who knows him says he's a very good dad."

"But whether he's really like what others say, only I know."

"Later, I carefully finished high school and then got into university. You know what? He wasn't willing to contribute a single penny. He even paid my tuition on the very last day of my university studies. He also gave me his old, broken phone. I guess he probably bought a new one for himself."

"At that time, I thought I would never ask him for money again, and I never wanted to see him again." "I consider myself a capable person, and I've earned some money through my own abilities. I no longer have to wear the same clothes for one season, and I even have a girlfriend, my first love."

"During this time, my dad never came to see me, and he almost never called me. Even when he did call, he would hang up in less than a minute."

"Later, he somehow found out I had a girlfriend, and immediately called to yell at me to break up with her, saying that I didn't send money home and only knew how to support other women, and that I should break up with her immediately."

“I definitely wouldn’t listen to him, so he bought a train ticket and came to my school to wait for me. He started cursing at my girlfriend when he saw her. I don’t know what he said to her, but later she broke up with me.”

"Isn't this dad a bit of a pervert?" the fat man frowned.

"After that, I never had a girlfriend again, and even after graduation, I never contacted my dad again."

“I couldn’t make it in the big city, so I came back here, but I didn’t plan to live with him. I rented a place outside and worked hard, earning a little money.”

"I haven't been in much contact with him over the years, and our relationship is just so-so, but it's not as awkward as it used to be."

"Later, my girlfriend contacted me again. She said she still couldn't forget me and wanted to get back together with me."

"I came up the mountain this time to talk to my dad about this. We're getting married. I didn't want to bring this up with him at first, but I thought I'd better tell him anyway, since he's my father."

At this point, the young man in his mid-twenties gave a disdainful laugh: "But I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to contact him."

After listening to Zhao Lei's account, everyone present had strange expressions.

If his father, Zhao Guanhai, is dead, Zhao Lei would be the prime suspect no matter what.

“You don’t need to worry so much,” Zhao Lei shook his head slightly. “I won’t do such a thing. Although my dad has never been good to me, I know he’s not actually that bad.”

Mobile Guy pursed his lips: "What makes you think your dad isn't that bad?"

This was simply the most bizarre father he had ever met, the kind that was evil to the core.

After Mobile Brother finished speaking, Zhao Lei frowned in confusion: "I used to hate him to the bone, but I don't know why, now when I recall these things, I don't feel that he is so hateful anymore. Actually, I don't know what I came to this conclusion. Maybe it's because time has diluted my emotions."

The group looked at each other, seemingly finding this explanation rather dubious.

Zhao Lei continued, "Actually, you don't need to go to too much trouble to find my dad. That's just how he is. Sometimes when I'm at school, I can't contact him. He'll just come out on his own."

After he finished speaking, it was completely dark outside, with only the branches of the trees swaying occasionally.

“Don’t worry,” Zhao Lei said. “The road will be cleared in a few days, and then you can go down the mountain. My dad will probably be back too.”

I'm afraid what will come out will be a ghost.

The author is currently writing the fifth update, sob sob (about to suffer from kidney deficiency ·jpg).

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