Chapter 490: Chapter 491: Shang Wan in Critical Condition (1)
"Youâ"
Shang Wan looked as if she had died of anger, this damn brat, didnât he realize she was giving him a way out, and yet he still talked back to her like that!
"Alright then, I see you really donât see me as your mother anymore, so donât blame me..."
"Shang Wan, stop hitting him!" Li Zhenhua grabbed Shang Wanâs hand, "Youâll end up hurting our son!"
"Heâs already broken, doesnât acknowledge his mother, doesnât want his family, whatâs the use of having a son like that!" Shang Wan shook off Li Zhenhuaâs hand, completely ignoring her loved ones in her rage.
"Enough, Aunt Li, isnât this enough for you!" Nianyang took the opportunity, as Li Tingyan was weak from the pain, to pull away from his embrace and helped him up.
Shang Wan was taken aback by the scolding, then sneered, "What now? Me disciplining my son has nothing to do with you! Havenât you always tried to please me? Now youâre finally showing your true colors, arenât you! I knew you were just pretending!"
Nianyang, unable to bear it anymore, retorted, "Aunt Li, let me make this clear, I have never tried to please you. Iâm reckless by nature, never caring to please people. If it werenât for the fact that I like Tingyan and you are his mother, do you think Iâd care who you are?"
"You!" Shang Wan was speechless with anger.
Nianyang reached and grabbed the whip from her hand, throwing it to the ground, "And, Tingyan may be your son, but heâs also a man. Besides the blood in his veins being yours, his person and his heart are mine!
Heâs mine, and you have no right to touch my man!"
"Are you trying to rebel? He is my son, how is he yours, do you think heâs some live-in son-in-law of yours!"
Nianyang pointed to Li Tingyanâs bleeding back, "Look for yourself, heâs your son, and you beat him as if you want him dead?
Just because of an outsiderâs words, itâs never been that Tingyan doesnât acknowledge you, itâs you who are forcing him not to.
Tingyan said youâve never cared for him since he was a child, so I think, you have no right to decide his future for him!"
Shang Wan was initially defiant, but seeing Li Tingyanâs wretched back left her stupefied.
Nianyang said nothing more to her, guiding Li Tingyan upstairs, helping him to the sofa, taking out the first aid kit, and removing his shirt.
"Tingyan, does it hurt?!"
Nianyang was about to apply medicine to Li Tingyan, but seeing the bloody part of his back made her cry from heartache.
Li Tingyan touched Nianyangâs chin,
"Donât worry, Iâm fine, itâs nothing. Iâve been through worse during training!"
"Idiot, why didnât you dodge?" Nianyang said while disinfecting him with spring water, then applied medicine and bandaged him.
Li Tingyan rubbed the red mark on Nianyangâs left hand and relaxed only after confirming it wasnât serious, "Sheâs my mom, Iâm her son, she has every right to discipline me. But you, you took a whipping for no reason."
Nianyangâs eyes reddened, "Your mom went too far, you canât beat someone that harshly, you already have so many injuries..."
"Itâs okay, itâs okay, didnât you just help vent my anger? I donât feel any pain at all, feeling warm instead!"
Nianyang broke into a smile through her tears, "I just showed my true nature, so your mom probably has even more opinions about me. Tingyan, weâre really pitiful, all we want is to be together, why is it so hard, why are there so many monsters and demons trying to stop us?"
Li Tingyan squinted, "This time, itâs all Chu Huanâs doing. She knows my momâs weaknesses, sheâs easy to fool, and she looked into our past issues, giving her the opportunity to exploit them!"