Liu Guangqi stood to one side, watching the chaotic scene. He shook his head helplessly, his eyes filled with exhaustion and resignation. He turned and walked into his room, closing the door softly behind him.
Inside, the expression on Liu Guangqi’s face was one of intense pain. His brows were furrowed, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and his eyes revealed a deep sense of despair. He thought of his father—a man with little foresight, yet someone obsessed with the singular goal of climbing the official ladder. Back then, Liu Guangqi had tried to reason with him, carefully and meticulously analyzing the situation and laying out the pros and cons in plain terms. But his father? He had been completely hoodwinked by a few sweet words from Yi Zhonghai, losing all sense of judgment in an instant.
Moreover, Liu Haizhong’s temper was like a wild beast on the verge of snapping. At the slightest sign of trouble, he would lash out at his children, striking with heavy hands and venting all his frustrations upon them. Caught between his father and his two younger brothers, Liu Guangqi felt trapped and aggrieved. He was doing this for the sake of the family, yet his father’s blatant favoritism had filled Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu with resentment toward him. He had tried many times to urge his father to change his way of parenting, but every attempt was in vain; his father remained as stubborn as ever. Looking at the chaotic, restless home it had become, a powerful desire b…
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