Lin Yue stared in fascination at the fallen puppet, admiring her handiwork until she heard her father's voice.
"That's enough, time to have lunch."
She sighed and finally averted her gaze before following her father to the dining room.
****
In another courtyard in the Lin Manor.
A boy was on his knees, coughing incessantly with his fist patting his chest, and in front of him was a man that he look exactly like. However, the man's face was as dark as night. Pointing at the boy, he bellowed in anger.
"Bastard! With all the amount of resources I spent on you, all I received was your failure! Do think that all the skills you practiced come at a small price?! Do you think that all the pills I bought for you were free of charge?!"
The man was so angry that he raised his leg and kick the boy again, causing him to land against the wall.
The boy lay sprawled against the wall, his eyes staring drowsily at the ceiling, with animosity burned in his eyes. The boy was Lin Hu.
Outside the door was a frail woman in white standing with the help of a maid, the woman's face was as pale as snow and tears streamed down her face. She could hear clearly what her husband is doing to their son.
"Is it that hard to win?! I give you the opportunity to win but you just laid there like an abandoned rag, if you had used the powder I got you on that boy, wouldn't you be the winner?! But all you and that bitch of a woman you call mother knew is some stupid righteousness!"
"My...my mother is not a bitch." Lin Hu said.
"Hahahaha Hahahaha" His father roared in laughter in a self-deprecating manner before nodding. "What a good son of mine... my son indeed."
He calmed down and declared coldly. "Pack your things and leave this place right now! From now on, I, Lin De is not your father!"
The lady outside can't take it anymore and barged in, and then kneeled at the man's foot. "Master! Please don't chase Xiao Hu out, he will listen to you from now on, just please don't chase him out, he is still young and didn't have anywhere to go. Please Master..." The woman, Guo Mian sobbed, however, Lin De couldn't care less as his feet struck the woman's chest, flinging her back outside.
Her maid quickly moves back to her side and tries to help her up.
Lin De sneered, pointing at the woman. "It is not your turn to tell me what I should do when I am the one that feeds you and your son, all you know is to eat off me but you didn't even make any use, why should I keep you then? To let you suck me dry?!" He turned to his son. "And you! If you don't want me to chase out your mom, pack your things and get out! I don't need a son like you!"
Saying this, he walked out.
The lady kneeled at the side and sobbed, her shoulder shaking and her maid patted her shoulder in tears of pity.
Her mistress was from a noble family in Red Moon Empire, however, her family committed treason and was executed but she managed to escape, however, it wasn't easy to live and the only thing she can do was to play zither and this skill came in handy when she decided to work in the brothel.
She made a living through this and her songs and beauty caught the eyes of Lin De, who was on a business trip and was there at that time.
Love blooms between them and they decided to board the bus of fate to see where it would land them and the lady followed Lin De to Blue Moon Empire, and fate's bus top is where they were today.
Closing his eyes, and mustering all the strength he had, Lin Hu stood up and packed all his clothes inside his bag, and carried them before walking out.
"Young... Young Master" The maid was shocked and Guo Mian's body stiffened before she look up.
"Mother, take care." Lin Hu said and was about to walk out when his mother caught hold of his hand. His footsteps paused but didn't turn back and his mother handed him a pouch of money, saying.
"Xiao Hu, Mother is sorry. Mother is not a good mother, I can only watch at the side as your father torment you, throw you around like a ball, I wouldn't stop you from leaving, after all, the torment at home is too much and... and I only hope you could live a good life, the money in this pouch should last you a year or so but before that, I will make sure that your father allows you back home."