When they met again, the boss' eyes turned red, kissed her and said sweet words to her

That day, Pei Rong secretly sent someone to deal with his fourth uncle's body and created the illusion of a car accident and falling off a cliff.

At the same time, he pushed the frightened and fainted little Pei Zhuo down the stairs, making people think that his injuries were just an accidental fall.

For more than a month after that, Xiao Pei Zhuo fell ill and was bedridden. He suffered from aphasia, urinary incontinence, vomited everything he ate, and had a high fever all night long...

Everyone thought he had become stupid from the fall or had some strange disease.

Qin Shuang was so scared that she invited internationally renowned pediatricians and even a psychologist to come to her home.

Only Pei Rong knew that the real reason was that little Pei Zhuo was severely stimulated and frightened to the point of mental breakdown.

In front of everyone, Pei Rong acted like a loving father who felt guilty for neglecting his children because he was too busy with work. He went to Country K under the pretext of developing overseas markets and proposed to take Pei Zhuo to live in Country K for two years and take care of him personally.

In Qin Shuang's eyes, Pei Zhuo is her first child. Moreover, this child has been smart and well-behaved since childhood. Not only does he not cause her any worries, he also takes care of his younger siblings, like a warm-hearted little angel.

This child is her precious treasure, so of course she will not allow the child to leave her side.

However, little Pei Zhuo, who had not spoken a word for more than a month, actually took the initiative to say that he wanted to go to Country K with his father.

Everyone thought that the child was dependent on and liked his father.

No one knew the truth. Little Pei Zhuo was secretly threatened by Pei Rong. If he dared not agree and told his mother about his fourth cousin, Pei Rong would kill Qin Shuang as well.

He didn't want his mother to be killed.

In this way, Qin Shuang stayed in the country to take care of Pei Han and Pei Yuning, and Pei Zhuo was taken to Country K, a strange country where only he and Pei Rong were left.

Qin Shuang video chats with Pei Zhuo every day.

In the video, little Pei Zhuo was held on Pei Rong's lap. The father and son got along very harmoniously, and Qin Shuang gradually felt relieved.

She didn't know that the ten minutes or so she spent video chatting with Xiao Peizhuo every day were the only time he could leave the room.

Pei Rong locked little Pei Zhuo in his room every day, feeding him leftovers, sometimes even letting him starve for days. Then he would repeatedly help him recall the incident of stabbing his fourth cousin ten times, telling him that he was the murderer...

Then, they instilled in him the idea that only the strong survive in this world, and the losers must die. To win, one must do whatever it takes, regardless of family. In the future, he must kill Pei Muchuan's son and seize the consortium...

During those two years, Pei Rong completely destroyed little Pei Zhuo's spiritual world and reshaped his three views.

Two years later, when he returned to China, everyone saw Pei Zhuo as the smart and well-behaved child he once was. Even better than before, he displayed a maturity and gentleness far beyond his peers.

Everyone praised it unanimously, saying that this was the result of Pei Rong, a good father, teaching by example and hard work over the past two years.

Only Pei Zhuo himself knew that he was awakened by nightmares countless nights, dreaming that he and his fourth cousin were lying in a pool of blood, and were killed by Pei Rong together.

Then he hid in the closet, as if he would be safe if he hid there, and from then on he developed the habit of sleeping in the closet.

From 8 years old to over 20 years old.

Pei Rong treated Pei Zhuo like an animal, attempting to control and tame him mentally, so that he wouldn't dare resist in the slightest. In reality, Pei Rong never physically assaulted him, but the long-term mental abuse was even more cruel than physical torture...

Pei Zhuo grew up to be an obedient wolf according to Pei Rong's shaping.

But wolves have sharp fangs and claws. You can't expect them to be both bloodthirsty and cruel, and at the same time cowardly and submissive.

Finally, in that car accident, Pei Rong saw for the first time that his son, whom he had trampled and humiliated like an animal for so many years, actually dared to stand before him, looking down at him with disdain like an ant, with a winner's smile on his face...

Pei Rong realized that he had been deceived by his submissive and fearful appearance over the years.

At that time, Pei Rong was lying in a pool of blood, with violent hatred and anger in his eyes, but his body was twitching and shaking uncontrollably. He was scared.

Looking at Pei Rong like this, Pei Zhuo stood in the sun for the first time in fifteen years and felt refreshed.

The room was very quiet.

Pei Zhuo bent his knees and curled up in the closet, with the back of his head pressed against the closet wall, his eyes closed and his head slightly tilted back.

His voice was calm and indifferent, as if he was telling someone else's story.

Xu Nanyin didn't dare to make a sound and carefully sat down on the ground next to him. Only then did she realize that his face was very pale and his thick and long eyelashes were trembling slightly.

She opened her mouth, but no words came out.

Shock, heartache and other complex emotions accumulated and fermented in her heart, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Suddenly, Pei Zhuo opened his eyes, tilted his head and stared at her for a long time.

"Sister-in-law, are you crying for me?"

Xu Nanyin was stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses. She raised her hand and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes: "No, I'm crying for that innocent and poor child whose innocent soul was strangled at the age of 8."

"I really envy you for being able to cry." Pei Zhuo let out a faint smile. "My tear glands seem to have disappeared. I've forgotten how to cry."

Xu Nanyin's eyes turned even redder, and she wiped her tears quickly while saying in frustration, "Actually, you made all this up!"

Pei Zhuo took out a gray handkerchief and handed it to her to wipe her tears. "You guessed it right."

"Don't all villains in TV dramas have a secret past? I made one up. Is it okay?"

Xu Nanyin didn't take the handkerchief. He came out of the closet, stood up straight, and walked out.

"Do you want to hear about my father?" Xu Nanyin suddenly said.

Pei Zhuo paused at the door and looked back at her.

Xu Nanyin took off the "Good Things Will Happen" necklace from her neck and held it in her palm: "This is the first birthday gift my father prepared for me, but he died in a car accident before I turned one..."

She talked a lot about her father, who was the scar in her heart, but also the warmest and softest corner she treasured in her heart.

Pei Zhuo listened quietly.

Xu Nanyin spoke gently, "What I want to say is that fathers as perverted and cruel as Pei Rong are only a minority in this world. What you experienced since childhood was not your fault, nor was it your will. You had no choice before, but now you can have a new life."

"Pei Zhuo, stop it. I'll go talk to Jing Mo. While there's still time, take An An with you and start a new life..."

"That's too late."

Pei Rong's obsession with seizing the consortium was deeply ingrained in his mind. This obsession was so powerful that he could not suppress it at all. To achieve this goal, he resorted to all means...

At this point, everything is irreversible. Unless he dies.

Pei Zhuo still had that clear, jade-like face, but his eyes were like a dark, bottomless abyss. "Do you know what the saddest thing in this world is? It's when one day you suddenly realize, without realizing it, that you've become the person you once hated the most."

He grew up to be the perfect son, husband, and elder brother in everyone's eyes... just like Pei Rong once was.

"Sister-in-law, you were the one who made me realize this. You weren't fooled by my disguise. You repeatedly tore through my hypocritical face, forcing me to recognize the fact that I was becoming more and more like Pei Rong."

Pei Zhuo looked at her steadily and said softly, "I think you are special to me."

"Before I met you, I thought I would never tell anyone about this."

"Once the consortium is in my hands, I can indeed start a brand new life. You will accompany me..."

Pei Zhuo opened the door and walked out.

"boom!"

The door closes.

Xu Nanyin's heart started to panic and she clenched her hands nervously. What on earth was Pei Zhuo planning?

She must find a way to escape from here as soon as possible...