The heavy, suffocating mood left behind by the farce of the courtyard meeting had not yet dissipated. Just as Su Changshun and Li Xiaomei reached the moon gate leading from the middle courtyard to the front courtyard, a heart-wrenching sound of wailing and pleading rang out from the back courtyard, piercing the stillness of the evening.
"Dad! Dad, I know I was wrong! I'll never dare do it again, wuwuwu… Stop hitting me, I'm begging you, Dad…"
It was Liu Guangtian. His voice carried a distorted panic and sharp pain, sounding like a cornered kitten.
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