"He is my dad."
"He called me and said that if I couldn't come up with the money, he would commit suicide."
"What else could I do?"
As she spoke, the girl's eyes turned red.
"You... have a bad relationship with old man Li?"
The girl nodded.
"It's more than just bad."
"If it weren't for his relentless pressure, I wouldn't have run away from home."
Then, the girl began to tell her story.
It turned out that old man Li had a terrible habit—he favored sons over daughters.
In his eyes, sons were the most important.
As for daughters, they were meant to be raised by others.
So, from a young age, old man Li treated his son and daughter very differently.
Whatever the son wanted, he would buy it for him.
Whatever the daughter wanted, he wouldn't buy at all.
In fact, when his daughters were in school, old man Li even wanted them to drop out and work to earn money.
If it weren't for the girl's mother threatening to die, she probably wouldn't have even finished middle school.
Even so, the girl only completed her first year of high school before dropping out.
The reason for dropping out was her brother, who was mentally disabled.
According to the girl, her brother became mentally disabled at ten years old because a high fever went untreated and damaged his brain.
Since then, old man Li had spoiled his son even more.
He tried to fulfill every wish of his son.
As for the daughter, she was no longer important.
The girl still remembers that when she was fifteen, her brother secretly watched the neighbor's older sister take a shower. When they were discovered, the neighbor wanted to hit them.
old man Li not only refused to apologize but also blamed the older sister for seducing his son. "At such a young age, already knowing how to seduce men; she'll grow up to be a promiscuous woman!"
"Hit her, hit her hard!"
Encouraged by old man Li, several relatives began to beat the older sister mercilessly. Later, she was left bruised and battered and had to be hospitalized.
The girl couldn't bear to watch any longer and spoke up, "What you're doing is illegal."
As a result, old man Li slapped the girl hard across the face. "You have no right to speak here!"
"Get lost!"
The girl covered her face, tears streaming down uncontrollably. From that moment on, she was determined to leave this place.
So during summer vacation, she left a letter for her parents saying she was going on a trip and then left home. In reality, she didn't go on a trip; she went to another city.
"I thought that after I graduated, I would come back."
"That way, they wouldn't be able to find me."
"But I never expected..."
At this point, tears streamed down the girl's face again. I handed her a tissue and softly comforted her.
"It's okay; everything is in the past."
The girl wiped her tears and continued to speak. The woman looked at me and cautiously asked.
Later, the girl, through her own efforts, was admitted to a prestigious university and successfully enrolled. She worked part-time while studying and eventually passed the entrance exam for graduate school. However, Li Jing never expected that just when she thought she could finally escape from her father, he found her.
"I haven't been in touch with them for years."
"They didn't know anything about me either."
"Until a few days ago, my dad suddenly contacted me, saying he was in some trouble and needed my help."
At this point, the girl gave a self-deprecating smile.
"Actually, I know he just wants me to give him money."
"But what can I do?"
"After all, he is my dad."
"As for my brother..."
"Even though he has a disability, he is still my brother."
"I can only help them."
I sighed.
"Unfortunately, your kindness is not appreciated by them."
"They only see you as a cash cow."
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