Rebirth After Divorce

By the time Luo Xiao Zhou Qiang rushed back, they saw the door being kicked open with force as sounds of heated fighting rang from inside.

 

“Mom!” Luo Xiao lost his composure and quickly ran inside the house.

 

Zhou Qiang saw the situation and also rushed inside. After stepping inside the house, a scene greeted his view. Heh, is this a thing a great man would do?

 

“Mom, are you alright?” Luo Xi fixed his eyes on Luo Qian who was pushed to the floor, and hurriedly moved his legs to support her, “Are you hurt? Did they hit you? Aunt Xu, are you alright?” Luo Xiao supported his mother to sit on the chair beside her, and then also attentively assisted Xu Yan to stand up.

 

His eyes fell on their torn clothes and disheveled hair, then on the bruise marks left on their faces, and only felt an intense hatred in his heart. He desperately wanted to fight these people right now. But the trace of rationality in his mind caused him to stop himself from doing such impulsive thoughts. After all, when faced with these young and middle-aged men that had bear-like figures, their group of women and one child stood no chance at all of going against them.

 

Additionally, if he really took action to do something, he would certainly not have a good end. When that happens, his mother would surely join the fight to protect him, and the two of them would only receive more and more wounds as a consequence.

 

Out of helplessness, Luo Xi controlled his raging hatred and glared ferociously at the few men in front of him. He intended to imprint the faces of these men on his mind, vowing to ‘entertain’ them properly once he gained strength in the future.

 

In his previous life, he was foolish enough to support a white-eyed wolf beside him just because of a sudden moment of kindness, causing him to lose his life as a result. In this life, he promised not to make those mistakes again, and work hard to take revenge on those bastards who hurt the people around him!

 

The young man at the front was scared after seeing Luo Xiao’s murderous eyes, but in order to save face in front of his subordinates, he acted as if he was unaffected and yelled menacingly, “What are you looking at! You little bastard really deserves to be beaten. Believe it or not, I’ll gouge your eyes out and kill you!”

 

“Xiaoxiao.” After hearing what he said, Luo Qian quickly stretched out her hands to protect Luo Xiao in her arms and hugged him with force. She was afraid that he would receive even the slightest wound.

 

“What are you doing!” A crease appeared on Zhou Qiang’s forehead and roared with a loud voice, “A few large men are feeling proud because they are bullying a divorced woman with her son, don’t they? How dare you hit people? Perhaps you are planning to accompany me to have a drink of tea?”

 

“Zhou, Zhou, Brother Zhou. How come you’re here?” The young man looked at the source of the sound and was greeted by the sight of Zhou Qiang. In an instant, strength left his body.

 

“How come I’m here?” Zhou Qiang lifted an eyebrow, “If I didn’t come now, you might have beaten my sister and eldest nephew to death!”

 

“Sister? Eldest nephew?” The young man at the front quickly got what he meant. He immediately waved his hands and spoke to him with a fawning smile, “How come? It’s all misunderstanding, it’s all misunderstanding.”

 

“Misunderstanding?” Zhou Qiang pointed his finger to the unfavorable conditions of Luo Qian’s body and the rest, “How about I also give you a few misunderstandings?”

 

“Oh, no, no need.” The young man at the front squeezed out an awkward smile, then directed a wink to the other men behind him. After that, they turned around and headed in the direction of the door.

 

However, before leaving, he still spoke to Xu Yan who was seated on a chair, “Stinky bitch, imprint this on your head for me. Don’t resist anymore and go back willingly, or else you will know what the consequences will be. Let me tell you, your brother has already sold you to us, so it is good for you not to resist any more. If you try to run away for the second time, then I will make a direct move on your family.”

 

Watching the departing backs of the few men, Zhou Qiang and the rest breathed a sigh of relief. Those young men were famous in the town as punks who liked to find trouble everywhere. Even though Zhou Qiang is a police officer in the town, he only had himself. When faced with those several men, he simply had no chance to beat them.

 

“Xu Yanzi, what are you planning to do in the future?” Luo Qian’s eyes fell on Xu Yan, who was lying weakly on the chair and asked with concern.

 

“What am I planning to do?” Xu Yan laughed bitterly. “What else can I do? Those people simply didn’t give me a way to live. It’s obvious that they are forcing me to die!”

 

“Xu Yanzi!” Luo Qian detected the strangeness of her tone and was scared that she would do something stupid out of desperation, “Don’t do anything stupid! If you really do that, wouldn’t that just giving them an upper hand?”

 

“Then what can I do?” Xu Yan bowed her head in pain, “I have no parents or brothers. The same goes for husband and children, and I only have you as a friend. However, I don’t want you to be implicated in this mess again. It’s better to settle it once and for all, so that no one will be hurt.”

 

“Stop talking!” Luo Qian straightened her feet and approached her before giving her a slap in the face,”Quickly come back to your senses for me. What do you mean by being dead and not? Stop being so useless!”

 

“But…” Yu Yan lifted her head with a blank expression.

 

“Look at me, the people outside were all talking and scolding me behind my back, always pointing their fingers at me. But, am I still surviving and supporting my family’s Xiaoxiao to continue to live?” Luo Qian’s voice became louder, “Don’t forget, I’m the first woman who got a divorce in our town. Just imagine how many people are waiting there to see a good show of us mother and son with malicious intentions. But I did not let them have their way. Divorced woman, single mother living with her child, so what? I don’t believe that women cannot live without a man!”

 

Xu Yan looked at Luo Qian, who had become more independent and strong after the divorce, and felt a kind of indescribable envy and complicated feelings in her heart.

 

Looking at Xu Yan who had her emotions in disarray, Luo Xiao recalled the things he had placed inside the space. A bold idea popped into his mind, but before this idea could be implemented, he must first do something.

 

“Aunt Xu, look, mom and I are living a good life compared with before. Even though… we are short of money, at least we are living happily.” Luo Xiao said and moved one step forward, “Do you want to live with us?”

 

“That’s right, Yanzi. Why don’t you just move in and live with us?” Luo Qian’s eyes brightened up upon hearing this.

 

Although she wanted badly to say yes, Xu Yan was still having some second thoughts in her heart. She was very aware of what kind of people her younger brother and parents were. If she really chose to move in with them, it would definitely affect them. She didn’t want to involve her only good friend and sister. As such, she shook her head and disagreed.

 

Luo Qian saw this and she quickly became worried, “Yanzi, why did you disagree? We…”

 

Zhou Qiang, who had been standing at the side, suddenly opened his mouth, “If you’re really concerned that those people will come back to mess with you, you can set your mind at ease. Those punks are only doing this because they receive money from your brother, and they won’t help him if there is no money involved. But, from what I remember your family don’t have the money to pay them, right?”

 

“That money should be the money my brother got after he sold me to Old mangy-head.”

 

“Old mangy-head1Mangy means dirty and uncared. This word can also imply a slang word of gross as a person; an insulting word.? Do you mean the old mangy head who lived on the east side of the bridge?” Zhou Qiang inquired with a frown.

 

“En, it’s him.” Xu Yan nodded bitterly.

 

This old mangy-head, everyone had no idea what his original surname was. The only reason why he was called old mangy-head is because he was already in his sixties, almost seventy, yet he still kept mooching off some young girls from time to time. This caused everyone to despise him. In addition, his face also has some bumps similar to those on the back of a toad.

 

For the same kind of people like Old mangy-head, the surrounding people all avoided them like a plague. After all, they are all aware that this old mangy-head is a scoundrel. A lot of orphans and widows in the town were ‘bullied’ by him, but because of the feudal thinking, those women who were taken advantage of by him dared not come out to seek justice. This led old mangy-head to become more and more unscrupulous.

 

It’s just that it never came to them that Xu Yan would be sold to him. But luckily, Zhou Qiang made up his mind in his heart after considering the old mangy-head’s unscrupulousness, “I’ll go back and handle old mangy-head’s matter.”

 

“Are you sure?” Xu Yan’s eyes widened upon hearing what he said, “Brother Zhou, thank you, thank you very much.”

 

“It’s okay, just leave this matter for me to handle.” Zhou Qiang nodded, “If there is nothing to do, then I’ll go back first. Your big sister is still waiting for me at home.”

 

“En, alright.” Luo Qian escorted Zhou Qiang to the door, “Brother-in-law, be careful on the road. Today, you work hard.”

 

“We’re all family. It’s not hard work, I’m leaving. You can close the door.”

 

“Goodbye, Big Uncle. Take care on the road.”

 

“Well, goodbye Xiaoxiao.”

 

After watching Zhou Qiang’s figure disappear on the road, Luo Qian locked the door and Luo Xiao also returned inside the house. Looking at Xu Yan who was crouching on the floor and picking up things thrown and smashed by those people, Luo Qian couldn’t stop the distressed feeling in her heart.

 

1Mangy means dirty and uncared. This word can also imply a slang word of gross as a person; an insulting word.