Chapter 10 The Ruse of Self-Injury

the time until lunchtime arrived. Zhou Guangtao tried calling Yan Luoxi again but still could not reach her.His heart immediately sank; what was this little girl up to Did she get angry with him Thin...Chapter Ten: Self-Injury Scheme

Luo Haonan turned around and glared angrily at Li An, who was already handsome with his long curved eyebrows, straight nose, thin lips, and slightly upturned full mouth. At this moment, he had a pouty expression of innocence while secretly smiling, resembling Gu Xiaobei in seven-tenths, looking wicked enough to take someone's life.

"Little Li An, are you going to admit your mistake or not If you don't tell the truth soon, I'll break your other leg!" Since Li An looked so much like Gu Xiaobei, Luo Haonan felt a bit shaky and lost confidence. He furrowed his thick eyebrows, narrowed his eyes, clenched his fists as if ready to hit him at any moment, but didn't actually strike.

Li Yi saw his father getting truly angry and hurriedly stood up to protect his brother, looking anxiously at Li An: "Why are you still being stubborn Quickly apologize to Dad and Mom!"

Li An turned around to glance at Yan Luoxi, who was sitting on a black leather sofa next to her mother with big, distinctively colored eyes wide in alarm, making her look more delicate and vulnerable. His heart softened instantly for the sake of his happiness; he decided to go all out even if it meant sacrificing his good looks.

"What did I do wrong You want me to admit my mistake, isn't that beating a confession out of me" Ignoring his brother's warning, Li An continued to act innocent, bringing his handsome face close to Luo Haonan's eyes with a taunting smile: "Dad, even the police stations don't allow torture for confessions these days. Are you going to execute me now"

Luo Haonan was nearly spitting blood; this son wasn't a magical jade pendant but rather a smelly stone from a latrine—stupid and stubborn.

Enraged by Li An's rascal-like grin, he reached forward to grab the collar of Li An’s shirt with one hand while swinging his other large hand back and forth, landing several slaps across Li An's face in quick succession: "Slap slap" sounds rang out as four or five smacks landed on Li An.

He kept cursing as he beat him: "You rotten brat... I'll show you for being so mouthy... I'll teach you to act so clueless... I'll make you pay for your arrogance... What's wrong with me punishing you privately... I am beating you... You think you're above the law, don't you... Die, you brat... I'm going to beat you until you die today..."

“Dad... Please stop hitting him... He has an injured leg... You can’t hit him like this...” Li Yigan was always on high alert for when Li Haonan would lose his temper. When he saw Li Haonan move his hand, he rushed over, but Li Haonan’s movements were too quick; by then, Li An had already received several hard slaps.

Li Haonan’s punches were heavy. Although Li Yigan tried to protect him, the force of the blows caused Li An's eyes to bulge with pain, and his ears felt like they were ringing from the impact. His face was burning hot and swollen, and his mouth tasted salty and bloody. He deliberately screamed at the top of his lungs: "Mom... Help me... Luoxi... Save me..."

Hearing Li An’s exaggerated cries for help, Li Haonan became even more infuriated. He had only hit him a few times; now he was already calling out for help. This child is truly incorrigible. No longer caring about his head or butt, Li Haonan continued to pummel him through Li Yigan.

Gu Xiaobei felt heartache watching her husband beating their son but thought of how infuriating Li An had been and stayed seated with a stern face. She could sit still, but Luoxi couldn’t bear it anymore.

No matter what, this situation was all because of her. If she hadn’t been adopted by the Lis back then, none of these problems would have happened.

Because of her, a perfectly fine family had ended up in such turmoil; how could she bear to sit idly by She no longer cared about the past grievances with Li An and rushed over to help pull him away along with Li Yigan.

Li Yigan protected his brother as if risking his life, using his body to shield Li An completely. The little rascal, Li An, was clever and tightly clung to both his big brother and father.

The posture was wrong, and Li Haonan couldn't put in much effort no matter how he swung his arms as they were too close.

Li Haonan was truly infuriated by Li An today. He kept swinging his big hand down without caring whether or not it hit Li An, nor did he care which son it hit; after all, they were both his sons anyway, so hitting them would be pointless.

The situation on the field immediately changed when Yan Luoxi rushed over. Although Li Haonan was seething with anger, he knew that a delicate girl like her couldn't withstand what his two rugged sons could endure. If his big hand hit Yan Luoxi, it would be disastrous.

Fearing any harm to Yan Luoxi, the speed and strength of his punches had to be reduced.

"Uncle Li, stop hitting, this whole thing is my fault, I'm sorry for everything… Please stop…" As she spoke, Yan Luoxi felt wronged and sad, her eyes reddening again.

Li Haonan was here to discipline his own sons, not Yan Luoxi. Seeing her like this, he let out a cold snort, stopped his punches, and pointed at Li An's nose: "Little Li An, today I'll spare you for Luoxi's sake, but you must be careful from now on and stop acting recklessly or else I will surely peel your skin off!"

Li Yi saw that Father had finally stopped and endured the pain in his body as he moved away from Li An. Just now, to protect his brother, he didn't care about anything and took most of their father's punches. However, his injuries were hidden on his back, shoulders, and legs, while Li An's wounds were visible.

From the pig-like face Li An had, it was clear that he got hit pretty badly. His fair cheeks were marked with red fingerprints, and his eyes, nose hole, and mouth corners were all bleeding.

He weakly got up from the sofa, pulling Yan Luoxi's hand as he did so. He gritted his teeth and panted, "Luoxi... only you are good to me... at critical moments like these, you come to save me...

Liyi, who was stretching out his aching limbs nearby, couldn't help but curse silently. His dear little brother truly forgot righteousness when faced with beauty; even as he was about to be beaten to death by their father, he hadn't thanked him once.

Yan Luoxi's eyes had reddened earlier, and now her face was flushed red too. She felt extremely awkward being so tender in front of everyone while Li An held onto her hand tightly like that, and she desperately wanted to pull away from him. However, despite appearing weak, Li An clung on even tighter.

"Luoxi... look at how Dad has beaten me up; have you had your revenge now Let's stop fighting, okay... Luoxi, please don't be angry with me anymore...

Yan Luoxi looked at the hand that was holding hers tightly and immediately sounded an alarm in her mind. She knew something fishy was going on with this Li An.

The other three people in the room suddenly understood everything.

No wonder Li An, who was usually as shrewd as a monkey, could not tell his situation clearly and refused to admit fault; no wonder he shamelessly begged for punishment. It turned out that he intended to carry out a ruse of self-sacrifice on Yan Luoxi!

The three members of the Li family were simultaneously at a loss as they laughed bitterly in their hearts. This child, Li An, had truly done too many evil deeds in his daily life. Even now that he wanted to marry a wife, he had to go through such a roundabout and manipulative process.oxi always thought the world wasn't so bad after all.Yan Luoxi waited for an hour, then another hour. The sky went pitch black before slowly beginning to lighten up again.Sitting alone in the dead sil...