Don't cry, baby. I'll punish you tonight.

The ancestral hall of the He family's old house.

He Yanlang didn't know how many days he had been locked up in the ancestral hall. The old man cut off all his sources of information and even forbade his parents to visit him.

I can only go out when he agrees to marry into the Ouyang family.

He lay in bed bored, the wounds on his body aching slightly, so the old man just asked the family doctor to give him a few simple treatments.

"master!"

When his grandfather came in, he was still lying on the bed with his legs crossed.

"Old Bai, go wait for me at the door!" He Yanhe asked Old Bai to leave, and only the grandfather and grandson were left in the room.

Ever since He Yanlang was old enough to understand, his grandfather has had the final say in the entire family, and no one dares to disobey the old man.

"That girl from Jing City, are you serious about her?" The old man's voice was so majestic that it made people shudder.

He Yanlang's heart was in turmoil, but his face remained calm. "Grandpa, which girl are you talking about? I can't remember clearly."

"Humph! You think your acting skills are perfect. You can fool those idiots, but you can fool me?" After all, He Yanlang is his grandson. He knows his temper better than anyone else. "You don't want your grandfather to threaten you with a little girl, do you?"

Among all his sons and grandsons, He Yanlang was the most outstanding.

For wealthy families, the most taboo thing is emotions, which are their weak spot.

The old man is playing psychological tactics with him!

"Grandpa, I have played with so many women. Which one are you referring to?" He looked at He Yanhe provocatively. He was not interested in women, but in order to hide his true colors, he would bring female companions with him, making people think that he was also a dissolute person who indulged in the world of pleasure.

"Lin Qinghuan!" The old man emphasized these three words.

"Which one? I can't remember?" He continued to pretend ignorance.

He Yanlang always knew that his every move was being watched. Therefore, he never dared to let his emotions run wild and let others see that he liked Lin Qinghuan.

Before the wings are fully grown, emotions will only be a weakness and a fatal injury.

However, he underestimated his grandfather's understanding of him.

The old man took out a photo from his pocket and threw it at He Yanlang's face. The photo showed Lin Qinghuan being violated by Xie Jingxing on the fire well.

Her clothes were half-cut, revealing a large area of ​​her body, and her big eyes were full of fear.

Where's Lin Shen? Didn't he ask Lin Shen to go back to Beijing to keep an eye on Lin Qinghuan?

"Guess what happened to the child?" He Yanhe asked.

Almost instantly, He Yanlang lost his mind. He stood up, grabbed his grandfather by the collar and yelled, "Did you hire someone to do this, old man!"

He Yanhe smiled. This little bastard was most like himself. He was strong-willed, lawless, and looked down on everything. Although Yan Qing was obedient, he was too thoughtful and lacked courage.

The old man hit He Yanlang's back with his cane. He felt pain, but he still didn't let go and kept getting angry at him.

"If she gets hurt, don't blame me for ignoring you as my grandfather!"

The old man pushed him away. He Yanlang took a few steps back and fell onto the bed. He stood up and was about to walk out the door.

The old man slammed his cane against the ground, making a loud noise. “If you dare to leave here now, I can’t guarantee that you will ever see that girl again!”

He Yanlang could no longer take a step forward.

The old man turned around and shouted at him, "Kneel down!"

He Yanlang struggled in silence for a long time, and finally fell to his knees with a plop.

The crutch hit his back hard again, adding new injuries to the old ones. He had been beaten three times in a row within a few days of returning home.

"Admit your mistake?"

Silence! Only the sound of the cane hitting my back.

"Are you admitting your mistake?"

He still just knelt there, speechless.

The old man's hands were tired from beating, but he didn't say a word or admit his mistake.

"Tomorrow, go to Ouyang's house with your parents to discuss the engagement."

He Yanlang was furious and clenched his hands into fists.

"Not convinced?" The old man didn't even bother to look at him, and threw his cane aside. "Not convinced? If you have the guts, climb over my head. If you can't climb over me, then just be a stepping stone for me."

As the old man walked out, He Yanlang stood up despite the pain. Although he was obviously very weak, he still refused to give in and blocked the old man's way.

"let me out!"

"What a worthless thing!" Lao Bai had already opened the door and welcomed He Yanhe out.

Two bodyguards at the door blocked He Yanlang's way.

"Let me out! Let me out!" He struggled desperately, trying to break through the bodyguard's defense, but he was already injured, so he was no match for this burly bodyguard.

"Keep a close eye on him. Don't give him any food or water before tomorrow afternoon. If he runs away, I will hold you accountable!" As the old man finished his words, the door was locked again.

He Yanlang punched the door hard, leaving a few scratches on his fist, "Let me out, bastard!"

The person outside the door didn't react at all.

...

He Yanlang shouted in the ancestral hall for a whole day and night, his voice became hoarse, but still no one paid attention to him.

When Lan Meiyu came, she was so heartbroken that she almost passed out.

He Yanlang's lips were peeling due to lack of water, and the old man was fasting, so he sat down weakly in the corner. His whole body was swollen. After being beaten three times in a few days, even a strong man could not endure it.

Lan Meiyu stared at He Xiaoyi fiercely, wiping her tears while scolding her husband: "Useless thing, giving birth to a son for your He family to ruin!"

He Xiaoyi was also feeling distressed, so he quickly asked someone to get a stretcher, carried He Yanlang out of the ancestral hall, put him in a car, and sent him to the hospital.

"Mom, I want to go back to Beijing!" He Yanlang weakly pulled his mother's hand and begged.

Lan Meiyu pulled her hand away and turned her face away, "You would rather be beaten to death than let go, right?"

With such a stubborn personality, who does he follow?

"Grandpa hit her?" he asked weakly.

He Xiaoyi came over and said to him seriously, "Alang, if your grandfather had really taken action, she would have disappeared."

If grandpa doesn't take action, the consequences will be irreversible.

"Marry into the Ouyang family and don't harm their daughter. You have your mission. Don't drag them into our life of swords and shadows. It's so scary!"

He Xiaoyi wanted to ease the atmosphere, but he unexpectedly silenced his son. He Yanlang turned his face away and didn't look at his parents.

"Son! What's wrong with you?"

Lan Meiyu rolled her eyes at He Xiaoyi and said, "Shut up!"

He Xiaoyi closed his mouth and handed the water to Lan Meiyu.

"The girl is fine, someone rescued her!"

He Yanlang finally let go of his worries.

"Alang, we have to stop at any cost!" Lan Meiyu said firmly, "If you don't stop, you're harming her. Mom has told you that love is also about forbearance and restraint."

He Yanlang remained silent.

"You should have a good rest. Your father and I will go to the Ouyang family. Your marriage to the second daughter of the Ouyang family is a done deal. You should get your heart away from that girl as soon as possible. It will be good for both you and her."

Lan Meiyu stood up, sighed, and continued to add.

"Also, Grandpa said that you are not allowed to go anywhere except the hospital recently. Be a good boy and don't disobey your grandfather!"

"Where is Lin Shen?" he asked.

"Put me in solitary confinement like you!" He Xiaoyi replied.

Lan Meiyu and He Xiaoyi left the ward, and he was the only one left in the huge room.

Lin Shen was also put in solitary confinement.

So, Lin Qinghuan is now alone and helpless.

Is this the price of disobeying your old man?

There was nothing he could do, nothing at all, except lie here.

Unless he climbs over the old man's head, he will not be free and will only be a pawn serving the family business.

Climb up, he must climb up.

Only then can you be free, only then can you truly be with the person you love, only then can you not be controlled by others, and only then can you protect Lin Qinghuan.

I'm sorry, Lin Qinghuan, I can't love you openly yet.

I'm sorry, please wait a few more days and then I'll go back to Peking University.

He Yanlang unconsciously thought of the photo again. Lin Qinghuan was helplessly pressed down by someone, with her clothes half-undressed, revealing her beautiful body. Her deer-like eyes were full of fear.

He punched the bed, and the whole bed was shaking. He was looking for death! He dared to touch his body.