Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 117 - 116 Scared to Death

Chapter 117: Chapter 116 Scared to Death

Lin Xia rubbed Lin Dong’s head, "Dongzi! Why bring up those things now? Weren’t you just a kid back then? And big brother wasn’t much older!

If you talk like that, aren’t my second sister and I the same? We didn’t have that kind of courage before either!

But now mom is gone too, there’s really no need to fuss over those things. Besides, we have the courage now, right? Look, when he came knocking, none of us backed down!"

She didn’t want her younger brother to dwell on those memories and feel guilty, nor did she want to recall those past events herself.

She had come to understand a principle; to live a happy, joyful, and satisfying life, one must not look back but always look forward.

Otherwise, you’d be stuck in those frustrating emotions, never able to enjoy your days!

Lin Dong and Lin Qiu nodded, this time they indeed hadn’t backed down, no longer the people who could be hit, yelled at, and bullied by just anyone.

She patted his shoulder, "Alright! Let’s stop talking about this and hurry up with packing.

We’ll find a place and move out tomorrow. We can’t wait for him to recover and have another go, can we?" Sticking together in the end isn’t always the best thing; sometimes, leaving is the best strategy!

Lin Qiu and Lin Dong obediently started packing, but the expressions on their faces were complex, and their hearts wouldn’t settle, after all, Lin Aiguo was their real dad.

Usually, they were so angry they could gnash their teeth; but at a moment like this, each one of them felt a heavy weight in their hearts.

But if they had followed Qian Chunli’s wishes and stayed there, even without their eldest sister saying anything, they all knew the consequences.

When Lin Aiguo woke from his coma, he only felt a severe pain at the back of his head, dizzy and nauseous.

Qian Chunli anxiously watched over him. Seeing him awaken, she hurriedly burst into tears and leaned in to help him, "Aiguo, you’re awake at last! I was so scared!"

She sighed in relief; as long as nothing serious happened, it was fine.

Lin Qiang didn’t dare to come closer, staying on the side with his head hanging, not daring to utter a word.

Lin Aiguo sat up and shook his head, "Hiss," he felt pain and reached for the back of his head, cursing softly, "Who hit me?"

He remembered he was about to hit Lin Xia with a stick, then he felt a pain in the back of his head and knew nothing after that.

Qian Chunli quickly said, "It was Lin Xia and the others! I saw it with my own eyes! Aiguo, they were really vicious! They even hit their own dad!"

She felt guilty saying it, but for the sake of her son and to be convincing, she had to say it like this.

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiang’s head lowered even more. He regretted his impulsiveness which had led to this situation.

Now, he just hoped Lin Aiguo would believe it was those people, or else in the end, as his mother said, he would end up with nothing, and he definitely didn’t want to go back to his grandmother’s place; his uncles and their family were a tough crowd.

Lin Aiguo cursed furiously, "Which one of them hit me?" The pain from his throbbing at the back of his head made him grimace.

Qian Chunli thought about where everyone had been standing. She really wanted to say it was Lin Xia who hit him, but Lin Xia was on the opposite side of Lin Aiguo, how could she possibly hit the back of his head? It would sound like an outright lie.

"Lin Dong!" Qian Chunli firmly accused Lin Dong, "I saw it, it was him who hit you! Aiguo, look at that kid, always silent, but he really dared to strike a malicious blow!"

"Lin Dong?" Lin Aiguo felt bewildered, how could he remember Lin Dong standing by his side?

But it was a mess at that time, and he couldn’t quite recall clearly, yet to say it was Lin Qiu, that was utterly impossible. How could that good-for-nothing dare to strike him?

Lin Aiguo’s eyes widened as he looked toward Lin Qiang, who had been silently by his side since he woke up, "Where was Lin Qiang standing at that time?" Why did he have this nagging feeling that Lin Qiang was behind him?

Qian Chunli also became anxious, "Qiangzi was standing next to you, ah!"

"Yes! Dad! I was standing next to you!" Lin Qiang panicked, feeling even more uncertain and nervous now; his calves trembled, nearly unable to keep him upright.

Lin Aiguo observed Lin Qiang with a probing gaze. Something felt off, yet with his head throbbing with each pulse, his brain wasn’t operating normally.

Qian Chunli dared not let Lin Aiguo recall any further, so she exaggeratedly wailed, "Aiguo! Thank goodness you’re awake! We were all so worried before! You have no idea, those few just left!"

Lin Aiguo glanced around the hospital room and saw that besides the three of them, indeed, no one else was there. "They just walked away? Such heartless people!" Didn’t they even bother to see if he was alright?

Qian Chunli breathed a sigh of relief; she quickly shifted Lin Aiguo’s attention, "Aiguo! Forget about it! The few of them, following the neighbors, brought you to the hospital and didn’t even care whether you lived or died, just turned around and were about to leave! Even when I tried to pull them back, I couldn’t hold on!

Especially that Lin Xia, even telling me to shut up saying you won’t die. How can they be so heartless!"

She didn’t dare to say that Lin Xia and the others hadn’t accompanied Lin Aiguo to the hospital. The on-duty doctors and staff had seen them all; one misspoken word could spoil everything, so she could only stir things up by adding fuel to the fire.

Lin Aiguo immediately became furious; he knew how ruthless that brat Lin Xia could be. She could say such things, she could take her two brats and turn away without looking back!

"They dare to beat me like this and then just walk away? I’ll sue them!

I will sue them for intentional injury! How dare they beat me! They’re not getting away with this! Let Lin Dong be the one to rot behind bars!"

He was livid! What kind of creatures had he raised? How did he end up with such a brood of domineering offspring! Lin Xia brandished a knife at him, while Lin Dong even hit him with a stick!

One by one, they were defying heaven’s will! And then there’s Lin Chun, who’s always so quiet, that he’d gone off to work in another place! It was enough to drive him mad! His liver and gallbladder were about to burst from anger!

Qian Chunli and Lin Qiang exchanged frightened glances. How could they possibly sue?

Once the police start investigating, they’d find out it was Lin Qiang. Besides Lin Xia and the other two, there were several neighbors as witnesses!

Even if they could bribe one, could they bribe several?

Besides, even if they sued and in the end there were no consequences, no prison sentence, if Lin Aiguo found out it was Lin Qiang, could he ever tolerate them again?

Qian Chunli clenched her thigh hard, trying to appear normal, "Aiguo! I think it’s best not to make a big deal out of this! Think about it, if we go and sue them, what if your injuries aren’t that serious in the end, and it ends up that they can’t be charged with a crime...

Then the whole thing gets spread around. You know our household, any small matter becomes gossip, and if people find out, won’t they talk behind our backs? How will you ever be able to work at your job after that?"

Lin Aiguo closed his eyes in contemplation. Even if his head was spinning, he understood what Qian Chunli was saying, but he just couldn’t swallow his pride and let it go!

"There’s no way I’m just letting this go! I’m going to settle accounts with those brats right now!" Lin Aiguo attempted to get out of bed to go find Lin Xia and the others, but dizziness overcame him, and he collapsed straight to the floor.

Fearing the worst, Qian Chunli’s face went pale, and she cried out in worry, "Aiguo! Aiguo!"