Deng Cong, after going through a series of emotions including rage, regret, and self-bla, finally approached Deng Lishan’s hospital room unsteadily and gently turned the doorknob with his trembling right hand.
The girl in the hospital bed didn’t dare to move because of her wounds, but her eyes caught sight of Deng Cong’s figure.
"Daughter."
Deng Lishan closed her eyes and said nothing.
"It’s Dad’s fault, this ti, even if I have to go through fire and water, I will get your custody, and I promise all those who bullied you will pay!" Deng Cong took a seat next to Deng Lishan, but his hands resting on his knees were still shaking.
This ti, Deng Lishan finally had a response and squeezed out a few difficult words from her mouth: "Don’t let them get away."
"Absolutely not, it’s impossible!" Deng Cong said, his liver aching with anger.
At that mont, a nurse ca in with a tray to change Deng Lishan’s fluids and inford Deng Cong: "Mr. Deng, the child’s mother is here, right outside the door."
After hearing this, Deng Cong looked at Deng Lishan, and after seeing her turn her head away, he imdiately said: "Please take care of her, Nurse. I’ll go out to see her."
"But she is the child’s mother."
"She’s not! She doesn’t deserve to be!" Having said that, Deng Cong got up from his chair and stord out of the ward.
Seeing Deng Cong’s retreating figure, the nurse turned to Deng Lishan and said, "Your father must really care about you, he was crying with anger and self-bla while communicating with the police earlier."
"But... he was absent for a long ti."
"Then it must not have been intentional."
Deng Lishan was stunned, her heart, cold as ice, seed to have thawed a sliver at that mont.
"And, you actually know An Lan."
Deng Lishan: "?"
Deng Lishan looked at the nurse with a puzzled face.
"This is Shuangshi’s hospital; An Lan’s side specifically instructed to not allow any unrelated people to disturb your rest. Moreover, regarding the bullying you endured, An Lan’s side has provided a lot of evidence. I thought you knew each other, but don’t worry, the evidence is conclusive, and not one of those who bullied you will escape."
After the nurse had finished speaking, she took the tray and left.
Deng Lishan carefully thought back and concluded that she couldn’t possibly have any connection with the celebrity, and the only reason An Lan would help her had to be her father.
...
Outside the door, in the hospital corridor.
Deng’s mother, dressed simply and carrying a handbag, stood in front of Deng Cong: "How is Shanshan?"
"You still have the nerve to ask? You shouldn’t ask, you should go back and play mahjong all night long. If you didn’t care about Shanshan’s well-being, why did you fight for her custody in the first place?" Deng Cong asked harshly.
"My son died because of you!"
"Yes, I am responsible for my son’s death, but are you, as a mother, completely blaless? I admit I rarely spent ti with the family, but you were with him all the ti. Why didn’t you notice anything unusual about him? What were you doing the day our son committed suicide, can you tell ?" Deng Cong was furious, his eyes quickly bloodshot with anger, "The death of a son is heartbreaking for everyone, but why make Shanshan bear this bla? She has done nothing wrong! You took her away and then abused and tornted her without proper care. Don’t you know how much so people long for their daughters, to the point of madness!"
"Oh, I see, you are using the daughter to get back at , right?"
"You’re sick enough to falsify things even to the school."
"Shanshan was bullied to that extent, and soone even stabbed her. As her mother, you can’t shirk your bla. If it weren’t for your blatant disregard for your daughter’s grievances, if it weren’t for your utter indifference to the fact that she was being bullied, she wouldn’t be lying here today, drenched in her own blood."
"I was foolishly thinking of coaxing you into reconciling before, but now I realize, I’m really fucking sick in the head!"
"i Zhilan, I’ll see you in court. It’s ti you gave back Shanshan’s custody."
Having said that, Deng Cong turned around, feeling he had said all that there was to say to his ex-wife.
However, before leaving, he tossed out one last sentence: "I finally understand why my son wanted to kill himself. Having an arrogant father, and a mother who is... nothing at all."
If the previous remarks were not enough to shake Deng’s mother, Deng Cong’s last sentence was like a knife, literally gouging at her heart. She had always been clear about whose fault was greater, but she just couldn’t admit it. So she transferred her anger and gave up on herself, directing all her rage onto Deng Lishan.
After seeing Deng’s mother, Deng Cong returned to the ward, but before entering, he wiped his face to make himself appear less ferocious, even though Deng Lishan had already heard their conversation.
She thought...
Forget it, it doesn’t seem important now.
After returning to the ward, Deng Lishan pretended to sleep.
Deng Cong sat down on a chair and sighed, "Daddy won’t let you be bullied anymore, no one can."
Deng Lishan heard him, and for so reason, the tension that had been in her mind finally eased, and as a result, she really fell asleep, a very deep sleep.
...
That afternoon, the hashtag #DengCong’sDaughterSuffersSchoolViolence shot to the top of the trending list on Weibo.
Onlookers clicked in to follow the story, finding out it was the daughter of a big-ti director who had been bullied at two different schools, with all sorts of evidence.
Child-related issues are usually a sore spot for adults, so no matter whose daughter it is, any instance of violent treatnt triggers a huge social outcry.
@GreenGrassland: "Damn, if my daughter was bullied like that, I’d kill soone!!"
@sluend: "What kind of crappy school is this? The child ends up in the hospital and they don’t even call the police! How much money did they take to stay quiet?"
@123BigLog: "How has the great director been taking care of his daughter? Where’s the father’s responsibility?"
@ThousandFootDepthsPeachBlossomPond: "Did you guys even read the expose? Custody is with the ex-wife, the big-ti director has been kept in the dark, now he’s going crazy!"
@OscarOwesATrophy: "Please do not let these kids get away with this! This is a cri!"
@BronzeMovent: "More school violence, parents and schools really need to reflect on why so many issues keep happening over and over again?"
...
Due to the internet uproar, Fourth Middle School beca infamous.
Although Fourth Middle School’s officials were trembling because of Deng Cong’s influence, the school director still remained stubborn, refusing to see the writing on the wall.
He was completely unaware that the police had gathered evidence, still blustering: "The school violence was mutual, so how co it’s only my daughter’s fault? My daughter also has a concussion, I demand compensation for our losses!"
The school was under trendous pressure and had no choice but to contact Deng Cong.
But Deng Cong had only one thing to say: "Unless your school’s officials and the murderer co to kneel and bow their heads to my daughter, I will make sure you pay a hundred tis over."
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