It was raining very hard, with winds gales blowing faster and faster. Occasional lightning accompanied by thunderous sounds could be heard in a distance.
In a rented-flat, a large commotion could be heard with loud cries of children.
A five-year old, thin boy was crying his lungs out, his eyes depicting his scared emotions. On his side was an elderly, about 60 years old man. The old man was banging a door while consoling the child at the same time.
"Xiao-Jun, don't be scared. She will definitely open the door. I have also called the police. They will be here soon. Nothing will happen to Xiao-Bai."
Suddenly, a shrill cry of a woman with loud crying sounds of a child were heard. The little boy was scared and anxious, he joined in the banging while crying louder at the same time. The man also worriedly started banging the door with a greater force. "Zhuang-Ling! Zhuang Ling, open the door!"
The boy knew that the old man was just consoling him but today he couldn't control himself. That woman had been looking at his little brother with strange, scary eyes since the whole day. He was doubtful when she asked him to get medicine from the old uncle.
And now, she really is doing something bad inside to his little brother. He was praying very much inside. Just this time, please… just this time save his brother.
The neighbors started gathering there, understanding that it was not the regular drama of that woman. Few men also joined together and decided to break-open the door.
Inside the room.
A woman was crying and laughing with a crazed look. She occasionally muttered something to herself, then laughed, and then again started crying after some time. A three-year old boy was sitting on the bed nearby, crying while looking at her.
"Ge-ge, ge-ge, waah...*hiccup*...GE-GE!!....wah!"
The way the little boy was calling for his brother instead of his mother showed his dependence on the older brother.
He was scared. He wanted to quickly go and hug his ge-ge. He really did not want to stay here with his mother.
The woman in front of him was Zhuang Ling, his mother. Instead of being a haven for him,, she was his nightmare.
She always hurt him and his ge-ge. She was bad.
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Not all people in this world were good to their children or considered them their top priority.
Zhuang Ling was one such case.
Who takes care of children? Wasn't it the maid's work to do? She also grew up like this.
Bottled up in a rented flat, she was depressed about how here life turned out to be like this. All her saved money had ended up and there were also two children whom she had to take care of.
Zhuang Ling, the child's mother, originally belonged to a rich household. She was the perfect case of falling from heaven to hell.
She was the only daughter in the main branch of the influential Zhuang family and was pampered to the heavens ever since her childhood.
Having a snobby and willful temper, she was a nuisance to everyone around her.
Because of this willful temper and arrogant personality, she fell in love with the school grass Fang Lowei who was originally a two faced despicable person. Originally a scholarship student from a village, he wanted to get rid of that identity and become a phoenix flying to the heavens.
Seeing the benefits he could get from the Zhuang family, he agreed to be her boyfriend and even manipulated her to fund him for his company. They secretly got married.
When the Zhuang family found this out, they secretly manipulated Zhuang Ling by offering a huge amount of money in exchange for cutting off family relations.
Blinded by love, Zhuang Ling also accepted the deal and hid it. Fang Lowei found it out when the money supply was dwindling and their first son Fang Junjie was already 1 month old.
Fang Lowei suffered a great blow here. He had gained most of his connections by riding on the coattails of the Zhuang family.
And now he was jeered at and ridiculed by his competitors.
He then busied himself in the company matters, rarely remembering his family, and Zhuang Ling who understood the truth later also worked hard to make connections for the company's benefit.
They heavily neglected their child in the process, and Fang Junjie grew up in the care of maids. Because of the situation at home, he matured much faster than other kids.
The situation with the couple dragged on like this.
Two years later, when Zhuang Ling was pregnant again, she discovered her husband's mistress who was also pregnant like her.
Mad with jealousy, none of her rationality was left. When had she been ever humiliated like this? She wanted to take advantage of the little bit of guilt left in Fang Lowei by using the crazy idea of seducing him.
But, she was pregnant. She controlled her violent urges until the delivery of the baby to prevent health complications.
And finally, came the day of delivery. Fang Lowei was again out for 'business'. Her heart was utterly cold. When she saw the white and soft baby boy, she blandly said 'Bai'(meaning White).
And the boy was named Fang Bai.
After giving birth to Fang Bai, she directly handed him to the nannies and went to fight with Fang Lowei and the mistress named 'Wang Ling', who had the same name as her.
Fortunately, for the child, being in a rich household, the maids could buy nutritional supplements for him easily. And, there was a two-year old, little mature Fang Junjie, who would love him and guard him, taking care of all his basic needs timely. Because of this responsible big-brother, the maids dare not slack at serving the little child.
The relations between Zhuang Ling and Fang Lowei strained and they started fighting with each other daily.
Desperate in love, Zhuang Ling started blaming all other things for Fang Lowei's cheating. So much, that she also secretly started hating little Fang Bai.
Time passed by.
After 3 years, the mistress had married Fang Lowei and became his legal wife. As for Zhuang Ling, she was living in a rented apartment. She often abused little Bai and little Junjie. Most of the time, little Junjie would protect his little brother by hiding him and getting more hits himself.
Blinded by love, Zhuang Ling was a nightmare for everyone, especially her children
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This day, Zhuang Ling had a complete mental breakdown. The day before, when she went to the market, on the way, she had seen Fang Lowei and the mistress having a romantic ride in a sports-car. Her heart burned with hatred.
She went crazy and wanted to kill herself. Not just herself, she wanted to take Fang Bai along with her, whom she thought of as the root of all things. This day, she sent Fang Junjie to the old man, their landlord, to get simple cold medicine.
While he was gone, she planned to drink poison herself and then strangle Fang Bai to death.
The loud sound of thumping was clear. She knew that the door won't be able to support this any longer. "I hate you! Little bastard! If it wasn't for you, I would have seduced Lowei when that bitch was pregnant! Why were you born?!! Go to hell!!"
Fang Bai was frozen scared by the look of his mother. She was much more scary than the normal times. He could only cry, which was the only thing in a child's instincts.
"Ge-ge...waahh!! J-jun-ge! Waa..*hic* ge-ge..waah!!"
He could also hear the faint sound of his brother crying outside the door. He was feeling darkness all around. His head was spinning by all the crying. He wanted to drink water.
His throat was burning. Zhuang Ling's occasional fits of anger made him shiver, his heart beating faster and faster. He wanted to go away from here. He wanted to cry in his brother's embrace. He wanted to...
At the same time, Zhuang Ling was getting panicked too. She quickly drank the poison she had bought, and walked towards Fang Bai.
But, the effect of poison was not what she expected. Suddenly, she felt an extreme pain in her stomach. So much that she felt like her stomach would blast. Her throat started burning, blood trickled through her mouth. All the pain gave her the feeling of hell. She suddenly did not want to die.
She wanted to live, as long as she could live, she would do anything. Even if she had to submit her soul to the devil.
But, reality told her she can't be saved. Her eyes became red, she was desperate. She looked around the room, looking for a ray of hope to save her.
Then suddenly, her eyes fell on Fang Bai, who was scared silent by her look. She dragged herself to him, looking horrible.
"It's you, it's you... It's all because of you!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!!"
She started strangling the child's neck with the little bit of strength left in her. Because she was very, very weak, her nails only made superficial scratches on his neck. But the droplets of blood made the wound look very big, which gave her strange satisfaction.
Fang Bai looked at Zhuang Ling who was approaching him. Her face was ugly, the look on her eyes horrible.
He shivered. He wanted to run away but he had no strength left. No strength to even cry. Then he felt hands around his neck. They were so cold that he shivered more.
It was painful. He could not breathe. The crazy face near him made him too scared to even attempt to struggle. It was painful…
He suddenly felt a force in his mind, calling him in. He was lost, and was transported away there.
Fang Bai stopped struggling, Zhuang Ling thought that she had succeeded.
She started laughing maniacally.
Then the door broke open.
People entered the room to witness the maniacally laughing woman abruptly stopping and falling down and the smaller, Fang Bai in a bloodied state.
Feng Junjie's heart almost stopped when he saw Feng Bai in that state. He tremblingly ran to his baby brother and started calling for him, shouting his name.
He felt like the world had ended.
"Xiao-bai, xiao-bai, waahh... w-wake...up*hic*my dumpling...xiaoo-baiiiii!!!! waaahhhh!!!"
From behind, a neighbor who was a doctor came forward to check the child.
"He's sleeping. He must have been so scared that he fell unconscious. And those cuts are just superficial. But we need to bandage them to prevent further loss of blood."
Fang Junjie listened to the doctor's words and felt a wave of relief passing through him. He too passed out, tired, next to his baby-brother.
The sirens of the police and ambulance sounded from behind.