Chapter 580: We want to accept--NOT!
Luo Huian turned to look at the mer whose face had turned pale and smiled at him. She asked in a sweet voice, "Are you going to tell us how you lovingly raised Sister Qingling, or should I tell them?" Though Luo Huian didn't raise her voice at Qin Qiu, the mer flinched.
He had never expected that someone would be able to find out the things that he had done in the past. In the past, when he used to beat Luo Qingling, he was worried that he would be caught, but as time went by and nothing happened, Qin Qiu became bolder and bolder.
At first, he only used to hit Luo Qingling a few times, but soon, as the stress of getting abandoned, being used and thrown to one side, and Luo Yeqing's affection towards Ye Shun started making its way to his heart, Qin Qiu slowly started to lose his mind.
The first time he slapped Luo Qingling, who resembled Luo Yeqing, Qin Qiu felt really relieved. It happened once and then another time, and before he could understand what was happening to him, Luo Qingling was lying in front of him, her back covered in scars as she wept silently.
That sight did scare him, but he threatened his daughter to stay quiet and not breathe a word about it in front of her mother or else he would be kicked out and she would become an unfilial child who caused her parents to divorce.
Luo Qingling, who was just a child, didn't understand the lies in his words, and she agreed.
After that, it was as if someone had handed him the key to the heavens. Qin Qiu started taking his anger out on Luo Qingling. Every time Luo Huian did something good and was praised by Luo Yeqing, he would hit her. If Luo Yeqing got close to Ye Shun or took care of him, he would beat Luo Qingling.
In fact, every time Qin Qiu thought that Luo Yeqing had wronged him, he would hit Luo Qingling.
And because he never got caught, he never thought of stopping. Qin Qiu believed that it was the perfect solution to all his problems. Even if he lost his temper, he wouldn't lose it in front of Luo Yeqing. He would lose it in front of Luo Qingling, who would never tell anything to her mother.
He never thought that the truth of his wrongdoings would come out like this one day; thus, he was completely thrown off track.
"QIN QIU!"
Luo Yeqing roared. She had slept with this mer for more than twenty years; how could she not notice those flickering eyes and subtle changes in his expression? Her eyes turned red when she thought about how this mer had ruined both of her daughters. She thought that even if Qin Qiu tried to harm Luo Huian, that was because Luo Huian was not his daughter.
But she never thought that Qin Qiu would actually dare to raise his hand on Luo Qingling.
"I didn't!" Qin Qiu snapped out of his haze and refused instinctively. He knew that Luo Yeqing was already determined to divorce him; if she found out that he had hurt Luo Qingling like this, wouldn't she kick him out without seeing his face?
With a swish, his face turned pale, and he shrank his neck and squeezed his palms, as he was truly terrified. While he had hurt Luo Qingling because he wanted to take out his anger on Luo Yeqing, he had never wanted to show his ugly side to Luo Yeqing. He wanted to be kind and generous in front of Luo Yeqing.
Like a sweet and adorable flower.
Now that his hideousness was out in the open like this, he was filled with fear.
"You need to think twice before lying," said Luo Huian. "Since I dared to bring this matter to the front, it naturally means that I have evidence to prove it, because I knew that you would refute my claims. Think before you try to deny and make unfounded accusations."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Qiu choked; he had indeed thought of turning the situation around and blaming Luo Huian. He thought that since the woman was the one who brought this secret of his to light, she should be the one to take the blame, but who would have thought that before he could push the blame on her head, she turned around and told him that she had the evidence to back her claims!
A part of him wanted to refute Luo Huian's claim. He thought that he had done a really good job of keeping his secret a secret. But when he raised his head and looked at Luo Huian, the woman looked too confident.
Did she really have a piece of evidence? He wondered.
"I—" Qin Qiu wanted to deny it, but Luo Yeqing had lost her patience with him. She picked the vase that was sitting on the table next to her bed and threw it at him, causing everyone in the ward to gasp in surprise and shock.
"Don't deny it! Don't you fucking deny it!" she screamed. "I slept in the same bed with you for more than ten years. Don't think that I can't see when you are lying to me,"
"And yet he fooled you for the majority of your life," Luo Huian commented from the side, causing everyone to turn and look at her.
She shrugged and remarked, "What? I was just telling the truth, wasn't I?"
"Shut up before you get smashed with an ornament too," said Xiao Hei as he pulled Luo Huian back with his tail. He looked at Luo Yeqing, who seemed furious, and wondered if the woman was about to throw the second vase at Luo Huian. Fortunately, even though that woman was blind, she was not unreasonable. She didn't hurl anything at Luo Huian and instead turned to look at Qin Qiu after she was done scowling at Luo Huian.
Luo Huian was speechless. No one appreciated the truth these days!
She then turned silent since no one wanted to hear her speak; she would not speak until it was her turn.
Qin Qiu, who was hit in the head by the ornament, was filled with pain and worry. He wanted to say that he didn't do anything wrong, but at the same time, he was too stunned to speak. He knew that even if he tried to deny it, Luo Yeqing would not believe it.
He could only lower his head and kneel in front of Luo Yeqing. He said to her, "It's not that I wanted to do it; I never meant to hurt her. I just wanted to teach her—look at her; hasn't our daughter grown up as an excellent woman?"
When Luo Yeqing heard the shameless words of the mer, she breathed harshly. Her chest moved up and down hard as she glared at the mer. She wished she could skin Qin Qiu alive; however, she knew that there was no point in going to prison for a mer like him.
She raised her hand and pointed at the mer. However, she was so angry that she couldn't speak. In the end, Luo Yeqing simply snapped. "Go! Get lost! I don't want to see your face. Don't ever come in front of me."
As she spoke, Luo Yeqing turned to look at Old Master Qin. She said to him, "You better take this bastard away and never appear in front of me. The last thing I want is to see him again. If you and this mer dare to appear in front of me again, then I swear I will sue you and throw him in the cell of a prison!"
Old Master Qin wanted to fight back, but when he looked at the many marks on the back of Luo Qingling, he couldn't bring himself to say anything. He turned to look at his son and glared at him for being useless. He never thought that this foolish mer would do something so stupid!
Such a good daughter, and he did such a thing to her! And what was more, he left so many marks and pieces of evidence behind for Luo Huian to catch. Now this was good! Luo Yeqing had found out the truth; it would be a damned miracle if they could even get anything from her.
He flatteringly smiled at Luo Yeqing and then said to her, "Wait a minute, daughter-in-law. I know that you are upset, but we should clear this matter up." He then turned to look at Luo Huian and said to her, "Miss Huian, does your offer still count? If we sign the severance document, will you really give us two hundred million yuan?"
"Father!" Qin Qiu turned to look at his father, as he had not expected him to accept Luo Huian's offer. He glared at his father, who glared right back at him.