Chapter 552 - The Past (1/2)
Ex-wife? Chu Lui's expression suddenly turned cold again, and the lips that he had pressed together became air-tight. Li Manni emerged from the shadows tightly gripping onto Rainy's small arm. Rainy's hair was unkempt, and on her small face, there were clear finger marks. Her eyes were red, and yet—at that moment, she bravely flattened her mouth and fought back her tears.
She sniffed. Mommy said that Rainy was the bravest. That's why she couldn't cry—she definitely couldn't cry. However, the moment she came out and saw Chu Lui, tears quickly fell from her eyes. She didn't want to cry, but she really felt like crying. She missed Mommy, she missed Daddy, and she was in pain.
The child's small mouth opened. She didn't know what to say. Upon seeing his daughter being mistreated, Chu Lui's heart ached unbearably. He lifted his head, his dull eyes directed towards Li Manni.
”Li Manni, if you have any problems, you can come at me. Laying your hands on a three-year-old child, do you still have any conscience?”
Li Manni laughed so much she started to feel breathless. ”Conscience? Chu Lui, everybody else can say this word, but you… you shouldn't. I've said this before, but everything that I've done, I learned them all from you. Everything that I've done can't even amount to one-fifth of what you have.
”What right does this child have to be your daughter? What right does that woman's child have to be called 'Chu' while my child can only be treated as a low-life?” Li Manni's grip tightened, almost about to break Rainy's tiny arm.
”Because Rainy's family name was originally Chu. Your own child's family name—shouldn't you know it yourself?” Chu Lui endured his urge to fight her. Right now, Rainy was in their hands, he shouldn't act rashly. He couldn't. Instead, he started planning out how to save his daughter. However, everything in his plan was completely negated due to the child who was still young.
He could ensure that these two people could be subdued in an instant. However, there was no guarantee that these two people wouldn't do anything to Rainy.
That's why he held back from taking action, for fear of Rainy's safety.
Rainy lowered her head, tightly biting her small lips. She couldn't cry, she couldn't cry… she couldn't cry in front of this evil woman. However, she was in so much pain.
She was in so much pain that her tears fell to the ground. Pit-pat, pit-pat. Tiny cries escaped from her mouth intermittently and listening to them made Chu Lui really want to rip Li Manni into pieces.
However, at that moment, he didn't even dare to move. He was afraid that Li Manni would put more force into that hand of hers and hurt his daughter. Rainy was just a child; she didn't understand anything. Why did a three-year-old have to bear the brunt of the a.d.u.l.t's disputes and schemes?
That man simply crossed his arms over his chest and sneered. ”Her child's family name should definitely be 'Mi', the same as me. The four years worth of medication that you drank, they were all given to her by me.” He suddenly spoke, and finally, Li Manni let go Rainy's small arm. However, she then placed her hand over Rainy's neck, getting a sudden impulse to choke the child.