Chapter 096: Better Not to See

Liu Sheng rushed hurriedly to the hospital. In the corridor on the 6th floor of the inpatient building, he saw Xiao Ya waiting for him. Looking at the inpatient payment slip in Xiao Ya's hand, Liu Sheng did not speak. He simply took the payment slip from her and ran down to the first-floor lobby to settle the bill.

After completing the inpatient procedures, Liu Sheng returned to the ward. The moment he pushed open the door, Yang He's parents rushed forward, grabbing at him and hurling abusive words.

The general meaning was that Liu Sheng had injured their son, so today they planned to beat him until he was hospitalized as well.

Liu Sheng had no desire to explain anything. Every parent loves their own child. To spare Xiao Ya the pain of knowing Yang He had gone out to find other women, he had no intention of clarifying the matter.

At that moment, the other four men who had been beaten also entered the ward. Their injuries were relatively light, and after simple bandaging they could leave without needing hospitalization.

Yang He's parents saw the four men enter and immediately said to them, "You're just in time. Help me avenge my son and beat him until he's hospitalized!"

Liu Sheng regarded the four men with cold eyes. They knew they could not defeat him, so they lowered their heads and avoided his gaze.

Seeing that the four men dared not attack Liu Sheng, Yang He's father then glared at them and said viciously, "The ones who used to call themselves brothers with my son, when it came to the point, turned out to be cowards!"

Yang He's mother then suddenly grabbed Liu Sheng's hair and slapped him hard across the face. Liu Sheng was furious, but to avoid making things difficult for Xiao Ya, he chose to endure the humiliation.

Yang He's parents saw that Liu Sheng remained silent and grew even more aggressive. The couple together attacked him with fists and kicks as revenge.

Xiao Ya saw Liu Sheng being beaten and her heart ached too. She rushed forward to help him break free from the old couple's grip, then stepped in front of him and said, "The inpatient fees were all given by him. Stop hitting him."

"You two are indeed sister and brother! You only know how to harm my son Yang He! Did our family owe you in the previous life?" Yang He's mother said, pointing at Xiao Ya's nose.

Liu Sheng thought to himself, "Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationships have always been difficult. It seems Xiao Ya is no exception."

But what he did not expect was what Xiao Ya said next.

Xiao Ya suddenly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and faced Yang He's parents, saying, "What do you mean I harmed him! Don't you know what kind of man your son is! He doesn't touch drinking, gambling, whoring, or smoking—none of it! How did he treat me? You don't know? Now you accuse me of harming him!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng's heart raced. He felt that Xiao Ya must have had a terrible time these past two years and wanted to ask what had happened.

Yang He's mother spoke again. "He's my son, how could I not know? It's all because you, this broom star, came to my family that he changed! My son was so obedient before; isn't it all your fault for giving birth to a girl!"

Xiao Ya answered forcefully, "Because of this, you want to advise your son to divorce me and find a wife who can give birth to a boy?! It's all because you treated me badly for giving birth to a girl, which made Yang He think I'm easy to bully. When my daughter was born, your son would go out and come back late, sneaking around outside. Now I'm pregnant again, and this is what happened. Good, he completely stopped coming home. If he hadn't been hospitalized today, I wouldn't have seen him!"

"Your meaning is that we bullied you? My son going out to find other women was because you weren't good enough. If you were better, he wouldn't go out to find anyone else!" Yang He's mother retorted sarcastically, refusing to give up.

Upon hearing that Xiao Ya was pregnant again, Liu Sheng's heart felt truly uneasy. Xiao Ya had worked hard for Yang He's family, given birth to their child, yet received such treatment. If not to avoid making it difficult for Xiao Ya, he would have exploded in anger long ago.

At this moment, Xiao Ya cried out emotionally, her voice trembling with suppressed grief. "He went out to find other women because I was bad?" Then she pointed at the four men standing by the door and shouted again, "Isn't it all because of them! They took Yang He out to gamble and to whore! The five million Liu Sheng gave, in two years Yang He gambled it all away and ended up owing tens of thousands of debts! In the end, it was still me who borrowed money everywhere to repay them! Until now, he still does as he pleases and doesn't know how to change!"

Seeing Xiao Ya in such a state of tears and sorrow, Liu Sheng also shed tears. He wept because he was heartbroken by her current actions; he had never seen her so utterly shattered. He could sense her helplessness, her grievances, and even the long-suppressed anger she had endured.

At that moment, Liu Sheng's heart suddenly "thudded" violently, and he instantly felt short of breath. Then overlapping voices flooded into his ears.

He looked around; no one was speaking, but he had indeed heard their voices.

His mind received the River God's voice once more: "Every time you face life-threatening danger or heartbreak to the extreme, you gain abilities beyond ordinary people. Congratulations, your heart has been awakened. Now your heart can arbitrarily link to one or multiple people's hearts to listen to their heartbeats, but the range is within your earshot. Like other abilities, you can close it at will!"

Liu Sheng suddenly gained the ability to hear others' heartbeats, but he was not happy; in his heart now was only heartache and pity for Xiao Ya.

Yet he still heard Yang He's mother's voice: "Once my son is better and comes home, see how I torture you. As long as I have one day to live, I'll make you suffer every day!"

Liu Sheng did not want to hear anything bad about Xiao Ya, so he quickly closed the heart-listening ability. Although he could not attack Yang He's parents, he could vent his anger on the four men at the door.

He glanced at Yang He, unconscious on the bed, and said softly, "Sorry, I have to disturb your peace."

Then he kicked the four men flying while chanting as he struck, "Gambling! Whoring! Prostitution! You really have the guts not to know that others have families!"

Yang He's parents saw Liu Sheng's recklessness and then said coldly to Xiao Ya, "Your family members are all so useless! Don't you know there's a patient here? No manners!"

After giving the four another kick, Liu Sheng pointed at Yang He's parents and said, "You have the manners, teaching a son who does drinking, gambling, whoring, and smoking! I think it won't be long before he not only does those but also scams, cheats, and steals!"

Xiao Ya pulled Liu Sheng toward the door. While walking he said, "Drinking, gambling, whoring, smoking, scamming, cheating, stealing—very fluent, best used on your son!"

After Liu Sheng left, Yang He's parents were thoroughly enraged by his words. Yang He's mother said, "Once my son is better, see how I torture that cheap bones Xiao Ya to death!"

Yang He's father said, "What kind of evil have we created! Son is useless, daughter-in-law gives birth to a son!"

"Are you hungry?" Xiao Ya, who had exited the ward, calmed herself and asked Liu Sheng.

Liu Sheng shook his head. He had been in a hurry when leaving and had not had time to eat.

Xiao Ya showed a forced smile and said, "I haven't eaten either. Let's go, have afternoon tea together."

Liu Sheng changed into a relaxed expression and said, "Okay, I'll treat you."

Liu Sheng took Xiao Ya to a cafe, ordered some desserts and milk tea for her, and only a cup of coffee for himself.

Watching Xiao Ya eat voraciously, Liu Sheng asked softly, "You've starved, haven't you?"

Xiao Ya pointed at her belly and said, "It's the little one in my belly who's hungry."

Liu Sheng looked at Xiao Ya's belly and saw no change, so he said, "Can't tell at all."

"Only three months, how could you tell? By the way, how did you come to Zhongshi? Why didn't you tell me?" Xiao Ya did not stop eating but still asked her question.

Liu Sheng quickly replied, "I came to Zhongshi to study at Zhongshi Normal University."

"Impressive! I didn't expect Liu Sheng student not only has a keen business mind but also studies are top-notch." Xiao Ya was sincerely praising Liu Sheng. In Xiao Ya's heart, Liu Sheng was the most intelligent, the most capable, and the most beautiful. If Xiao Ya had not hidden her KTV job from Liu Sheng at the beginning, Liu Sheng would not have seen those regrettable events. If none of that had happened, Xiao Ya should now be very happy with Liu Sheng.

After Xiao Ya ate her fill, Liu Sheng learned the following from her.

The reason the in-laws treated Xiao Ya badly was because she had given birth to a girl. The in-laws wanted a boy to continue the family line, so Xiao Ya wanted to get pregnant again to change the situation.

She also learned that during her first pregnancy, Yang He had started gambling, did not come home at night, and would disappear with friends to gamble. He never answered calls. If he did not come home, there was no way to find him.

After the first child was born, the in-laws developed prejudice against her. Gradually she could do nothing right. Later, after Yang He gambled away the five million Liu Sheng had given and owed tens of thousands of debts, the family scraped together money to repay them. At that time he knew he was wrong, stayed home every day, thinking everything would be fine.

Who could have imagined that this time when she was pregnant again, Yang He would completely stop coming home? No matter how they contacted him, he would not return. Later, when others told her, he was going out every day to find women.

Xiao Ya took a sip of milk tea, wiped her mouth, and asked Liu Sheng, "Will you tell me the truth? Where did you beat Yang He?"

Liu Sheng thought for a moment and shook his head, unwilling to say.

"Say it. Yang He has already chilled my heart. I still haven't left his family because of the child." As she spoke, tears welled in the corners of Xiao Ya's eyes again.

Liu Sheng sighed and said, "Fine. I met him at the KTV. Seeing him hugging another woman, I got angry and hit him."

Xiao Ya's tears fell as she listened. Seeing this, Liu Sheng quickly said, "If you divorce him, I'll marry you."

Xiao Ya shook her head. "There is a child now. I can't just leave. I'll endure it no matter how hard it is. For the sake of the child, I can't let it become a single parent."

Liu Sheng said "Oh" in a very disappointed tone and asked, "How much did you borrow from others? I'll pay it back for you."

"No need. I can handle it myself. I opened a flower shop in our county town. I earn some money, and I'll repay it slowly. It's all borrowed from friends, no rush." After she finished, Xiao Ya smiled at Liu Sheng.

Then she continued, "Thank you for today's generous treat, Liu Sheng student. I have to go back and take care of the child. Talking with you is really nice, because you're the only one who pities me."

Liu Sheng watched Xiao Ya walk away and quickly activated the heart-listening ability to hear her voice: "If everything could go back to the beginning, I would definitely stay by your side. No matter what happens, I would never leave."

After Xiao Ya left, Liu Sheng sat in the cafe and cried. He kept saying, "Better not to have seen, better not to have seen."

Other customers in the cafe looked toward Liu Sheng and silently pitied him. Although they did not know what had happened, they were certain he had suffered a great injury.

He sat until eight o'clock in the evening, then called Ren Xiaodong's phone.