Chapter 1048 – Love Deprived by the Underworld Fetus
”Is this love ……” Chen Ge’s hand was very heavy, Du Ming couldn’t climb up for a while, he covered the wound on his face, and seemed to have finally calmed down, and began to think about Chen Ge’s words.
”Your mom controls you very strictly, but she doesn’t seem to have told you what love is, or she hasn’t taught you how to love someone properly.”
”Love is an ability, a responsibility, it’s not equal to happiness, and it’s not just a longing for the person you love, it also includes attitudes towards family, friends, and the world.”
”Those who know how to love, with tenderness hidden in their eyes and light in their hearts, will not get lost even if they walk in the midst of fog and darkness.”
Du Ming’s tutelage was very strict, his mom was already to the point of being harsh on him, the way things were going, Du Ming would become an excellent person, but he was destined to lack something in his heart.
The wind on the rooftop whistled and hung over, Chen Ge gave Du Ming time to think, then he took his cell phone and squatted in front of Du Ming.
”Did you spread those rumors in school?”
Chen Ge clicked on his phone’s photo album, which had been emptied, only two photos remained in the favorites, one was a sneak peek of Zhang Ya, and the other was the back of Zhang Ya and Chen Ge walking towards the outside of the school with umbrellas.
”I didn’t pass it on.” Du Ming only managed to stifle a sentence in half a day, he lifted his puffy face, “My mom peeked at my phone, she found the photos and asked who that woman was, I said it was our new teacher.”
”What does that have to do with the rumor?”
”She saw you and the teacher going home with an umbrella, and felt that such a trainee teacher was very unqualified, so she talked about it in the parent group.” Du Ming’s eyes were filled with self-reproach and guilt, and he hated the fact that he couldn’t do anything about it.
”Parent group? When did this happen? Does my dad know?”
”It was on the day you left with the teacher, your dad should have known about it as well, at that time some people in the group recognized you by your back, and many of them wanted your dad to come out and give an explanation. Your dad kept speaking up for you, and then it seems he was kicked out of the group, something I thought he would have told you about.”
”My dad already knew?” Chen Ge calculated the time, he happened to be staying at Zhang Ya’s house that day and didn’t go back.
His dad didn’t accuse him, proving his trust in Chen Ge with his actions.
”Parents felt that such a teacher couldn’t teach students at all, and felt that there was something wrong with her quality, so they decided to talk to the school. Some parents even told their children about it, warning them never to do such a stupid thing.” Du Ming knew everything in his heart, but he never said anything about it, and it was no wonder that he didn’t dare to talk to Chen Ge afterwards, and just put all his homework on the table, as if he wanted to express his apology in this way.
”Zhang Ya’s interview and written test ranked first among all the trainee teachers, of course the school wouldn’t dismiss Zhang Ya just because of a few photos, and the two sides were at a standstill for a few days.” Du Ming became even more guilty as he said this, “I was very upset with my family because of this, I had never rebelled against them before, but I didn’t want to back down in this matter, but my rebellion wasn’t understood by my family, instead she felt that the child she carefully taught was brought down by that new teacher.”
”In other words, your mom blamed Zhang Ya for her own educational failure?” Chen Ge realized that he had neglected one person before, and that was Du Ming’s mother, that woman was the best person in the world to Du Ming, and at the same time, the one who hurt him the most.
Chen Ge had never understood why Du Ming, who was so good in his studies, was so unpopular, acting selfish and cold a lot of the time, never responding to others, and now he finally understood why.
”The conflict really erupted because my test scores a few days ago were terrible, my mom thinks that my grades will regress solely because of Zhang Ya, and then letting this new teacher be in charge of educating me will probably destroy me.” Du Ming’s expression was bitter and agonizing, he was like a bird locked in a jar, the person outside the jar appreciated his pleasant “chirping” and thought that everything was all the bird tamer’s fault, she didn’t even consider the bird’s inner feelings.
”My mom told the class group about me that night, and a lot of parents came out in support of her, involving their own children’s education, there was no room for sloppiness, and they decided to run to the school to discuss it with the school authorities.” Du Ming no longer had the strength to say any more, “You know all about what happened after that, it was said to be a ‘discussion’, but it was actually an argument, my mom is a very strong person.”
”Adults won’t understand children, my mom feels that after doing so much for me I should understand her bitterness, she thinks she’s arguing loudly in the office for the sake of her child, but all I can think about when I hear her shrill voice is that I can find a place to hide, I know that she loves me, but I’m now afraid of being told that she’s my mom.”
Du Ming’s mom’s education did go wrong, Chen Ge felt that she should go and see the other side once: “I think you should communicate with your mom properly, never going to admit your mistakes and only binding your child with strict requirements and moral bundles is not education.”
Du Ming was already able to communicate normally, Chen Ge pulled him up from the ground, both of their eyes were filled with blood, “Listen, there is still a chance to be able to keep Ms. Zhang Ya, but I don’t know if you dare to go for it.”
”Me?”
”Yes, you take your phone and go to the office right now, tell everyone the truth about the photos, there is no unseemly thing between Zhang Ya and I, we both held an umbrella that day because I forgot to bring it, all of this is clear to you, you can testify to it, you can go and poke holes in those rumors.” Chen Ge shoved the phone back into Du Ming’s hands, “The key lies in whether you dare or not?”
Holding the cell phone whose screen was shattered, Du Ming stood still and did not speak.
”Think clearly before you tell me.” Chen Ge didn’t go to force Du Ming, he quietly watched Du Ming, but what came to his mind was Yu See’s figure.
”I ……” Du Ming clenched his five fingers together, his eyes were red, after a long time he slowly spoke, “I can’t go.”
”How did you just question me? Your pain is clearly no less than mine why don’t you dare to face it? You just want to keep sinking like this right?” Chen Ge wanted to help Zhang Ya and at the same time, he was also helping Du Ming, if Zhang Ya left on this, Du Ming would probably feel guilty for the rest of his life, and this was an unraveling knot in his heart.
”If I go and clarify all this, my mom will be very angry, after all, she went and did all these things because of me, this is her love for me.” Du Ming put away his phone, gray slowly emerged under his eyes, his whole face seemed to be lifeless, making this decision was not easy for him, “Teacher Zhang still has you, but my mom only has me, my dad left when I was very young, she was strict with me because she put all her expectations on me.”
”To turn you into a selfish monster for your own good? To deprive you of your joy, to deprive you of the ability to love other people, did your mom always emphasize how hard it was for her, how hard she worked, how much she gave for you?” Chen Ge could understand, but he didn’t agree, “Your mom didn’t raise you to be yourself, but rather raised you to be what she wanted you to be. I don’t deny that she loves you, but her love for you shouldn’t be based on stifling your personality, love is mutual, there may be certain inequalities, but by and large it is fair.”
Du Ming clenched his teeth as he listened to Chen Ge’s words.
Chen Ge didn’t bother Du Ming as he looked at the little fatty in front of him.
Physiologically Du Ming did not have any defects, but he also lacked one thing, something that a person born as a human should have, and that was “love”.
”I will accompany you there and explain all the circumstances.” Chen Ge grabbed Du Ming’s shoulder, “I can drop out of school, I can give up everything, because this is all a mistake I made, and the one who should suffer the punishment is me, it shouldn’t be Zhang Ya.”
Under Chen Ge’s continuous efforts, Du Ming finally nodded.
Seeing that Du Ming had changed his mind, Chen Ge was also relieved as he accompanied Du Ming and left the roof of the building.
Knocking on the door of the office, Chen Ge and the bruised and swollen Du Ming walked over to Director Shi’s desk.
”Are you two up to something? Who did you fight with?” Director Shi was taken aback when he saw Du Ming like this, after all, Chen Ge did hit him hard, and he started reasoning only after he beat Du Ming until he couldn’t stand up.
”Director Shi, in fact, Ms. Zhang is not like the rumors, she didn’t do anything that violated her professional ethics.” Du Ming took out his cell phone, “The photo that was first circulated in the parents’ group was this one, and what really happened that day was that Chen Ge didn’t have an umbrella with him, and Teacher Zhang was worried about him getting wet, so she walked with him with an umbrella, and I was right next to him.”
”But that’s not what your mom said when she came over yesterday, didn’t you tell her that?”
”I did, but she didn’t believe me.” Du Ming put his cell phone on Director Shi’s desk.
”So it’s a misunderstanding ah, this got, you immediately give your mom a call, let her come over here, let’s talk it all out.” Director Shi wanted to solve the problem, Zhang Ya was one of the best teachers he had interviewed, firing someone because of a misunderstanding, how could he say anything.
Du Ming called his mother, who quickly came over. Director Shi also called with Zhang Ya, but couldn’t get through.
”Something won’t happen to Ms. Zhang, right?” Chen Ge wanted to go to Zhang Ya’s house to take a look, but Director Shi wouldn’t let him go, saying that he was also one of the parties involved and had to be present to testify for Zhang Ya.
After waiting for about half an hour, footsteps sounded outside the door, there was no knock, and the office door was directly pushed open, and a middle-aged woman walked in.
She originally had impatience on her face, but when she saw Du Ming’s miserable appearance, her expression instantly changed and she trotted to Du Ming’s side.
”What happened? Beaten by who? Was it him?” The woman glared at Chen Ge, “I told you a long time ago not to associate with this kind of person, he doesn’t learn, do you want to follow him too? It just so happens that I came over today, Director Shi how about you consider changing my son’s seat?”
”I called you over today, I still want to talk to you about that thing before, you guys wronged Teacher Zhang.” Director Shi took out Du Ming’s cell phone, “Teacher Zhang didn’t do anything out of the ordinary with the students, they were together under an umbrella because Chen Ge didn’t bring one.”
”Who told you that?” That middle-aged woman’s face bristled and darkened.
”It was Du Ming who told me, you don’t believe Teacher Zhang’s words, don’t you still believe your own son?” Director Shi had thought that he could easily convince Du Ming’s mom, but he didn’t realize that the other party was determined to want Zhang Ya to leave.
”Impossible! Someone must have forced him to lie!” The middle-aged woman looked at Chen Ge: “Where did my son get the injuries on his body? Did you force him to give you false testimony?”
Du Ming’s mom was like an enraged lion, her pitch rising.
The argument attracted all the teachers in the office to watch, Du Ming lowered his head while Du Ming’s mom seemed like she didn’t care at all as her voice got louder and louder.
”Du Ming’s mom calm down, I interviewed Teacher Zhang, she’s a really nice girl, she definitely won’t go and do what you’re talking about.”
”How can you guarantee that?” The middle-aged woman slammed her bag on the table, “She doesn’t look like a good teacher, I sent my son to your class because I trust you, and this is how you treat me?”
”You are being a bit unreasonable.” Director Shi was also in a bit of a bind, he couldn’t change the middle-aged woman’s mind even after saying all the nice things, so he could only look at Du Ming: “Du Ming, tell the teacher the truth, was it Chen Ge who forced you to say those just now?”
Hanging his head low, Du Ming grasped his clothes with both hands, his face pale.
”Du Ming, tell us how Chen Ge forced you to say that!” The middle-aged woman was almost using a commanding tone.
The office was quiet, Du Ming hadn’t said anything, his mom’s expression was getting more and more anxious, just when she was about to explode, Du Ming spoke.
”No one forced me.”
Director Shi and Chen Ge were relieved, but Du Ming’s mom couldn’t accept it, she grabbed Du Ming’s shoulders, “Don’t be afraid, tell the truth, were you threatened by him?”
”I’m telling the truth, Mr. Zhang didn’t do anything shady with Chen Ge, you just saw Mr. Zhang’s picture in my phone and were afraid that Mr. Zhang would affect my academic performance, that’s why you tried to do everything you could to get Mr. Zhang out of the way!” Du Ming had held his tongue for a long time, and this time he said everything he wanted to say in one breath.
”Du Ming?” That face of the middle-aged woman was clouded over, her teeth gnashing and creaking, her nose gasping for air, she never seemed to think that Du Ming would say that, and that feeling of anger and betrayal instantly surged to the top of her head, “Isn’t it for your sake that I’m doing all this? Why don’t you understand!”
Du Ming didn’t dare to reply, at this time, the bell rang, and many students ran out of the classroom and into the corridor.
”Is it easy for me to be a father and a mother all by myself and bring you up like this? Do you know how many sins I have suffered?” The middle-aged woman clenched her teeth, “I put all my expectations on you, and this is how you respond to me?”
Du Ming’s mother’s voice was so loud that the students in the corridor could hear it clearly, they gradually gathered around and leaned down next to the window to peek.
”I’m talking to you! What the hell are you thinking about every day? For that teacher Zhang, you don’t even listen to me anymore? What kind of ecstasy did she give you?” The middle-aged woman grabbed the clothes on Du Ming’s shoulders, “After your father abandoned us, I was the best person in the world for you, everything I did was for you, as long as you were good, I was happy too, why don’t you understand?”
”I’m the only one in this world who really treats you well! Du Ming! You disappoint me too much!”
One sentence tore at Du Ming’s heart, and the wound split open, filled with blood in the name of love.
He gasped violently, his hands twisting his clothes in death, his knuckles rattling.
The argument was so loud that it could be heard clearly outside the corridor, a student’s face pressed against the window, an unfamiliar gaze falling wantonly on everyone in the room.
Du Ming felt like he was now being stripped naked and placed on a stage, he desperately covered his private parts, trying to find a place where he could hide.
”Du Ming his mom is here again?”
”I heard the sound during class.”
”Du Ming his mom has such a temper.”
”Come and see! It’s a fight again.”
”Is Du Ming a single parent? His dad abandoned them?”
”No wonder he’s withdrawn and has low self-esteem, and he stutters a bit when he speaks in class. ……”
Sentence after sentence reached Du Ming’s ears, tormenting his every nerve, the last bit of self-respect that he tried his best to maintain was stomped to smithereens.
His chest rose and fell violently, he wanted to cover his ears and escape from this place.
His pupils rotated uneasily as his mother’s reprimands and questions continued to come in, and the strange looks and comments from the hallway flooded into his mind.
”Stop it, you guys, stop it, please stop talking ……” His mouth opened unconsciously, his body trembled, and he slowly retreated backward until he was next to the window sill.
The unconscious fingers pressed on the edge of the window sill, and Du Ming, who was panting violently, as if a drowning man had finally found an exit from the water cellar, he violently opened the window.
Legs crossed the window sill, his body seemed to be getting lighter, the wind blew head-on, and a pair of hands grabbed him just as his world was about to turn upside down.
”Are you crazy?!”
Reflected in Du Ming’s eyes was Chen Ge’s slightly unrealistic face, “Dying won’t solve anything!”
With all his strength, Chen Ge was able to drag Du Ming back.
He had realized just now that Du Ming was having emotional problems, so he had been standing by his side.
Everyone in the room was stunned, none of them expected Du Ming to do such a thing, including his mother.
The teachers in the office all looked at Du Ming, and the onlookers didn’t dare to speak anymore, it was as if the world had suddenly stood still.
”Why did you do that?” Du Ming’s mother opened her mouth after a long time, but her voice was already significantly different than before, as if another person’s words were coming out of that mouth of hers.
”Why would you rather die than listen to me? Obviously I’m the one who treats you the best in this world, I’m the one who truly understands you and loves you in this world.”
Black patches surfaced on the middle-aged woman’s face, and the world behind the door, which was barely too different from the real world, began to change, as thin black threads sprang from the corners, and a pungent stench poured in from all around.
A cloudy sky pressed overhead, and torrential rain poured down, washing away the town’s false pretense.
Black skies, red rain, gray buildings, and countless intertwined curses.
”You’re obviously the same person as me, I’m the only one in this world who can understand you, I’m the only one who is genuinely helping you, but why would you rather die than become the same person as me?” The middle-aged woman raised her head, and the black curse escaped in all directions, revealing a baby’s face.
The Underworld Fetus!
As this face appeared, Du Ming’s body was slowly changing, his fat flesh resembling a cage woven with curses, with a bony boy locked inside.
Du Ming’s cell phone also fell to the ground, and the woman in the background of the screen was no longer Zhang Ya, but another strange woman wearing glasses.