Chapter Eighteen: Hospitalized

  "Spare me... spare me... let me go... spare me..."

  As he watched the woman's plea in the video, his heart felt incredibly relieved. When he held the hammer and thrust it into their lower body with all his might, hearing them let out mournful cries, a surge of excitement would arise from deep within him. In the midst of the women's wailing cries, he released his youthful energy.

  Four women, four women died at their own hands, this is not enough, far from enough. Watching the performance of these four women, listening to their screams, he was fed up. No way, I want another one, and another one, I want them continuously, different women all the time. No way, I cannot stop, if I stop, I will die. I don't want to die, I don't want to think about dying. Next one, who's next? Ah, it's you, yes, it's you. You wait for me, I'll come find you soon, I'll appear behind your back, right behind you, watching you.

  Liu Jianjun brought Liu Hao home, but before they even entered the house, Liu Jianjun kicked Liu Hao to the ground with one foot. Liu Hao fell to the ground and slid out for a distance before silently getting up, hanging his head low, not saying a word, just standing there like that.

  Seeing Liu Huan like this, Liu Jianjun became even angrier. Without saying a word, he walked to the gate and picked up a stick, striking Liu Huan with it. The force of his blows was not held back at all, and the dull thudding sounds came one after another.

  Liu Jianjun wanted to hear Liu Hao's plea for mercy, but no matter how he beat him, Liu Hao didn't make a sound. Liu Jianjun got tired and kicked Liu Hao again, using his foot to kick him hard. Liu Hao lay on the ground with his body curled up, holding his head, just letting Liu Jianjun kick him. He was already used to this kind of brutal beating.

  "I've raised you for nothing, have I? You've caused this kind of trouble. Where can I put my face now? Why don't you just die? What's the point of you living in this world? Believe it or not, I'll beat you to death today." Exhausted from kicking, Liu Jianjun started hitting him with a wooden stick. Liu Hao lay on the ground, occasionally letting out muffled sounds, but refused to beg for mercy.

  Wu's mother rushed out of the kitchen upon hearing Liu Jianjun's scolding, saw Liu Hao lying on the ground, begging for mercy, and cried out in distress: "Sir, stop hitting him, sir, or you'll kill him!"

  Liu Jianjun was already furious, and he didn't care about Wu Ma's words. He cursed loudly while his foot kicked mercilessly at Liu Hao's left arm.

  "Don't kick him there, he's hurt, if you kick again, it'll get infected and cause trouble! Sir, stop quickly, don't hit anymore!" Wu Ma saw Liu Hua lying on the ground motionless, and hastily went forward to grab Liu Jianjun's hand, stopping his stick from hitting Liu Hua again.

  Liu Jianjun pulled his hands out of Wu Ma's arms, "Wu Ma, let go! Today I must beat this little rabbit to death. This thing that doesn't know life from death actually caused me so much trouble!"

  Wu's mother said, "No matter what, you can't let Liu Jianjun hit Liu Hao again. Look at Liu Hao's pale face, he's already fainted. Sir, look at Liu Hao, he's already passed out, hitting him again won't make a difference to him, so don't hit him anymore. Wait until he wakes up and then settle the score with him."

  When Liu Jianjun heard Wu Ma's words, he realized that Liu Hao had already fainted and there was no point in continuing to beat him. He threw the stick away in anger, sat down on the sofa panting heavily, "From today on, don't let him go out, Wu Ma you're in charge of watching him. If I find out he's gone out, Wu Ma, you should know the consequences."

  Although Liu Jianjun was no longer hitting Liu Hao, Wu Ma still stood in place, not daring to move or help Liu Hao up. "Yes, I know, sir, don't worry."

  "Useless thing, how infuriating!" Looking at Liu Huan lying motionless on the ground, Liu Jianjun was furious and wanted to beat him to death. Out of sight, out of mind, Liu Jianjun kicked Liu Huan's stomach twice before leaving him and returning to the bedroom.

  When Liu Jianjun closed the door, Wu Ma quickly squatted down to check on Liu Hao's condition. Wu Ma was already over 60 years old and it would be difficult for her to carry Liu Hao upstairs, so she could only laboriously support him onto the sofa and then went to the kitchen to fetch a basin of water, carefully wiping Liu Hao's face.

  This child is really pitiful, after Wang Ting's death, Liu Jianjun would beat him whenever he was unhappy. It's a pity that at such a young age, he has to suffer from domestic violence. Wu Ma doesn't have children and can be said to have raised Liu Hao as her own grandson. Every time she sees Liu Hao being brutally beaten by Liu Jianjun, she is unable to intervene and feels extremely distressed in her heart.

  Perhaps due to the cold water, Liu Hua opened his eyes and saw Wu Ma wiping his wounds. Liu Hua smiled painfully, but the smile pulled at the wound on the corner of his mouth, and the pain reminded him that he was still alive.

  When Liu Huan woke up, Wu Ma's tears flowed uncontrollably. "You child, why do you have such a stubborn temper? If you had begged for mercy, maybe Master wouldn't have beaten you so severely. Why didn't you say a word of apology?"

  This time, due to the injury on his arm, Liu Huan was somewhat weak. If it were in the past, he would have gotten up and applied the medicine himself. This time, he really didn't have the strength, and could only watch as Wu Ma applied the medicine for him. "If I begged for mercy, he would hit me even harder. It's better like this. When I couldn't take it anymore, I can pretend to faint. He'll see that I'm not reacting and won't hit me again. Wu Ma, don't cry. After all these years, I've gotten used to it. You still haven't?"

  "Wu's mother knew that Liu Huan was only saying this to comfort her, but this time Liu Huan really fainted. It was different from before. 'Get used to what? How can I get used to it? Every time I see you getting beaten up, my heart aches more than anyone else's. Next time, don't make the same mistake again, or you'll be the one who gets hurt, and Wu's mother will be the one who suffers.'"

  "No matter what I do, it's always wrong in his eyes. When he's in a bad mood, he takes it out on me, not because of anything I've done, but just because he's unhappy. Wu Ma, you know this, he can't wait for me to die, but I won't die, I'm living well, and I want to see him walk into his own grave." Liu Hao Yue said, her eyes becoming more terrifying, making Wu Ma feel a little scared.

  "Silly child, what are you saying? What's this nonsense about dying? Wu Ma hasn't died yet, and you can't die either. You promised Wu Ma that you would take care of her until the end of her days. You're a man, you can't just go back on your word." Wu Ma saw that Liu Hua had woken up, and worried that if Liu Jianjun came out and saw him again, he would beat him once more. So she supported him as they sent him to the bedroom on the second floor.

  Liu Hua didn't want to appear in front of Liu Jianjun either, so he supported Wu Ma and hobbled towards the bedroom. Wu Ma applied medicine to Liu Hua's wounds, covered him with a quilt, and dimmed the lights, letting Liu Hua rest well.

  Watching Wu Ma close the door and leave, Liu Hua lay on the bed, his eyes motionless. When will this kind of day come to an end? He turned over and accidentally touched his left arm, the torn wound making him take a deep breath. Because of Liu Jianjun's reason, the wound had worsened again. It seemed that it would leave a big scar. Actually, it didn't matter, just a scar, a scar with a story. Liu Hua smiled slightly and fell into a deep sleep.

  In his dream, he dreamed of his mother's laughter, the two of them watering flowers together in the garden, the sun was good and warm, his mother opened her arms wide, calling out his name, this feeling was like sunshine, he ran towards his mother's embrace, but the scene suddenly changed, his mother's face turned purple and blue, her eyes were wide open as if they were about to pop out, her tongue was also sticking out, the sunshine disappeared, his mother's body was swaying, a rope was around her neck, just dangling there, extremely terrifying.

  He wanted to shout out loud, but he couldn't make a sound. He wanted to run, but his legs wouldn't move. He was terrified - was he going to die too? No, he didn't want to die, he didn't want to die.

  In the evening, Wu's mother brought dinner to Liu Huan and found him lying in bed, constantly making painful noises, which scared Wu's mother. She walked over and touched his head, which was extremely hot, and his body was also soaked with sweat. Could it be that the wound had become infected?

  Liu Jianjun went out in the evening and hasn't come back yet. Fortunately, Liu Jianjun is not at home, otherwise he would never let Liu Hao go to the hospital. Wu Ma quickly picked up the phone and dialed 120. Within ten minutes, an ambulance arrived at the community. The doctor took a look at Liu Hao's condition and hurriedly carried him onto the ambulance. Wu Ma grabbed her bag and followed them to the hospital.

  Because Liu Hua's scald on his hand had not been properly treated, and coupled with Liu Jianjun's severe beating in the afternoon, although he was young, he still couldn't bear it. Fortunately, Wu Ma discovered it in time, and under the doctor's rescue, Liu Hua's condition stabilized, and the fever gradually subsided a lot.

  During the doctor's emergency rescue, Wu Ma called Liu Jianjun and told him about the situation here. Liu Jianjun was somewhat impatient, but at Wu Ma's request, Liu Jianjun asked Liu Chong to send some money to the hospital, while he himself did not show up at the hospital.

  "How is Liu Hua?" Liu Chong completed the hospital formalities and handed over the money, then saw Wu Ma sitting alone in front of the ward, guarding Liu Hua. Liu Chong took a look at Liu Hua, whose face had an unhealthy flush, probably still unconscious.

  "It's good that it was discovered in time, there's no major problem. The doctor treated the wound and I'll be staying in the hospital for observation tonight. If everything is fine, I should be able to leave tomorrow." Wu Ma's eyes were fixed on Liu Huan, her hands grasping his tightly. Fortunately, she was here at home, if she wasn't around either, leaving Liu Huan alone, what would happen then?

  "That's good, if there's anything you need, just give me a call. I'll leave first." Liu Chong couldn't stay too long, as Liu Jianjun might need the car at any time and he had to hurry back to the company.

  "You go, there's nothing here." Wu Ma and Liu Chong walked out of the ward together. Liu Huan hadn't eaten much all day, and when he woke up later, he would definitely be hungry. She wanted to go to the porridge shop downstairs in the hospital to buy him some hot porridge first.

  The two arrived at the hospital building, Liu Chong went to the parking lot to drive, while Wu Ma went to the porridge shop to buy porridge.

  Waiting for her to buy porridge and come back, she happened to see two people standing at Liu Hua's hospital room door. These two people she recognized, from the time Liu Hua came back, they had been guarding their home door, should be police officers.

  The ones standing at the gate were none other than Fang You and Yang Rong. Seeing Wu Ma return, the two of them nodded to each other, which was their way of greeting.

  "You haven't eaten yet, have you? I bought some extra porridge, why don't you have some?" Wu Ma thought that these two people probably hadn't eaten either, so she bought a bit more.

  Yang Rong waved the convenience bag in her hand, which contained two instant noodles and a pack of sausages. This was their dinner. "Don't bother, we have instant noodles. You don't need to take care of us, go inside and take care of him instead."

  Wu's mother didn't say anything else, pushed open the door and walked into the ward, poured out the porridge she had just bought, cooled it down a bit, and Liu Huan would be able to drink it when he woke up.

  "Unexpectedly, this old lady is quite good to Liu Huan!" Yang Rong looked at everything that happened inside through the small window on the door.

  There's nothing reasonable inside, but to tear open the instant noodles, put the seasonings in place, and prepare to get some hot water. "If you knew what kind of person Liu Huan is, you'd probably be heartbroken! You wait here, I'll go get some hot water."

  "Alright, you can go!" Yang Rong stretched and sat down in a chair in the corridor.