mynovelweb Chapter 171 Foster Father's Outburst
Chapter 171 Foster Father's Outburst
Li Zhenggang's chest heaved violently, his bloodshot eyes fixed on his wife. With all his might, he forced out a single sentence:
"Wang Xiufen! Haven't you made enough of a scene?!"
The entire ward fell instantly so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Wang Xiufen was completely dumbfounded.
She covered her burning face and looked at her husband as if he were a monster.
This man, who had been with her for over twenty years, who never talked back when she scolded him or hit him, and who was always a silent gourd in front of her, actually dared to hit her today?
For the sake of Tang Wei, an outsider?
"Li Zhenggang! You bastard!" After realizing what was happening, Wang Xiufen instantly erupted, lunging at Li Zhenggang like a madwoman.
Ning Xiuyang frowned and was about to step forward to call security.
"That's enough!"
Li Zhenggang let out a loud shout, his voice hoarse but carrying an unprecedented authority and determination, which actually subdued the unruly Wang Xiufen.
His bloodshot eyes stared intently at her, and the disappointment, anger, and pain in his gaze made Wang Xiufen's heart tremble.
"Son...you've spoiled our son so much, isn't that enough?!" Li Zhenggang's voice trembled, filled with endless regret. "What more do you want? Are you only satisfied when you've completely destroyed this family?!"
"You've spoiled him since he was a child! You give him whatever he wants! And when he makes a mistake, you always make excuses for him!"
"Now look what's happened! He's learned to hit people! He beat Weiwei up like this, sending her to the hospital! He's locked up in jail himself! And you still don't repent, you even come here to cause trouble! Do you have no heart at all?!"
"Spoiling a child is like killing a child. It's such a simple truth, how can you possibly understand it?"
Li Zhenggang pointed at Wang Xiufen and accused her one sentence after another, as if he were venting the pent-up frustration of half a lifetime.
"I……"
Wang Xiufen was stunned by his shout, her momentum instantly weakening. She muttered defiantly, "I was just worried about my son... Besides, Tang Wei... she's not really in any serious condition..."
"Not a big deal?!" Li Zhenggang trembled with rage. He pointed at Tang Wei, whose face was deathly pale, on the hospital bed, then at the data on the monitor beside her, and roared in anguish, "Concussion! You call this not a big deal?! Wang Xiufen, are you even human?!"
"Mingfeng is in this state because of you, his mother! You're the one who sent him to detention!"
Every word Li Zhenggang said was like a heavy hammer blow, striking Wang Xiufen's heart.
She opened her mouth, wanting to refute, but found that she couldn't utter a single word.
yes……
Is it really not my fault that my son has turned out this way?
Li Zhenggang's outburst not only stunned Wang Xiufen, but also left Ning Xiuyang and Tang Wei speechless.
Ning Xiuyang glanced at the unassuming, taciturn middle-aged man with some surprise.
Unexpectedly, he still had some backbone.
Tang Wei stared blankly at her nominal adoptive father.
This was the first time she had seen him stand so firmly on her side, fighting against the woman who had the final say in the family, all for her sake.
A complex emotion spread through her heart.
After yelling at his wife, Li Zheng turned around and looked at Tang Wei, who was being protected in Ning Xiuyang's arms.
When he saw Tang Wei's pale face and the lingering fear in her eyes, this weathered man's eyes instantly reddened.
On his face, which was filled with guilt, a smile that looked more like a grimace appeared.
"Weiwei...the baby..."
He opened his mouth, but his voice was hoarse.
"Dad..." Tang Wei called out softly, subconsciously.
That one word, "Dad," was like a switch that instantly shattered all of Li Zhenggang's psychological defenses.
"Why……"
He responded, and tears streamed down his face.
A man in his forties broke down in tears in front of everyone.
With a "plop," he actually knelt down straight down in front of Tang Wei!
"Dad! What are you doing!" Tang Wei exclaimed in shock, struggling to get out of bed.
Ning Xiuyang quickly pressed her down, while he stepped forward to help Li Zhenggang up.
"Don't help me up! Let me kneel!" Li Zhenggang forcefully pushed Ning Xiuyang's hand away. This honest man used his rough hands to slap himself hard across the face.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
"I'm so sorry, Vivi!"
"I'm so sorry for your deceased parents, I didn't take good care of you!"
"It's my fault for being useless and cowardly, causing you to suffer so much at home all these years!"
"I'm not a good uncle, and I'm even less of a good father!"
He cried and cursed himself, slapping himself so hard that his face soon became red and swollen.
This sudden turn of events stunned everyone.
Wang Xiufen was dumbfounded.
Ning Xiuyang also frowned.
Tang Wei cried uncontrollably, sobbing, "Dad, please don't be like this, please get up!"
She didn't hate her adoptive father.
She knew that all these years, he had been silently caring for her in his clumsy way.
Every time Wang Xiufen scolded him, he would secretly comfort her behind her back.
Every time Li Mingfeng took something from her, she would find a way to buy her a new one.
He was just... too cowardly.
He had no say in the family.
"Weiwei, it's Dad's fault..." Li Zhenggang knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face. "Dad begs you, just... just pretend you don't have a father like me, and don't acknowledge that beast Li Mingfeng as your brother anymore... From now on, just live your own life and don't worry about us anymore."
He raised his head and looked at Ning Xiuyang with an almost pleading gaze.
"Young man, I know you're a capable person. My Weiwei is a good girl; she's suffered a lot... I beg you, from now on, you must treat her well and never let her suffer again..."
After saying that, he actually tried to kowtow to Ning Xiuyang.
Ning Xiuyang reacted quickly, catching him and saying in a deep voice, "Uncle, don't worry, Weiwei is my sister now, and I won't let anyone bully her again."
Upon hearing Ning Xiuyang's assurance, Li Zhenggang seemed to relax completely, and his body went limp.
He looked at Tang Wei, his lips trembling for a long time, and finally only managed to say one sentence: "Child...forget about us, live a good...life."
After saying that, he struggled to his feet, and without looking back, walked out of the ward in a daze.
He didn't look at Wang Xiufen even once more from beginning to end.
Wang Xiufen stood there, stunned, watching her husband's resolute departure, then looked at Tang Wei, who was crying her eyes out on the hospital bed, and the young man who was protecting her with cold eyes.
She suddenly realized that she seemed to have... messed everything up.
My son has been arrested.
Her husband didn't want her anymore either.
This family seems... to be really falling apart.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found that her throat felt like it was blocked with cotton, and she couldn't utter a single word.
In the end, she could only slink away like a defeated rooster.
The ward was finally quiet again.
Tang Wei nestled in Ning Xiuyang's arms and burst into tears.
This time, it's to put an end to that lost, distorted, yet so-called "family affection" that carried her entire youth.
Ning Xiuyang gently patted her back without saying anything.
He knew that from this moment on, the girl had truly been reborn.
And her future will be entirely written by him.