Chapter 816 - 746: At Worst, He Can Mooch Off Us for Life
Chapter 816: Chapter 746: At Worst, He Can Mooch Off Us for Life
Zhang Ming had never seen his parents like this, crying like fools, in his memory. They were always glamorous.
His father was always a successful man, calm at all times, whereas his mother was always fashionably dressed, never leaving the house without makeup.
But now, both of them had red-rimmed eyes, their eyes in disarray, tears streaming down with accompanying snot.
No matter how he looked at it, they didn’t seem like his parents. But when they started hitting him, he was sure they were indeed his real parents.
“If we don’t hit you, you won’t take your life seriously. We’re scared. You should just continue living aimlessly off us. Yueyue doesn’t mind you, and I can raise her, can’t I?”
Mr. Zhang was terrified and spoke up directly. He no longer hoped for a good son from strict discipline; now his only requirement for Zhang Ming was just to live.
“No. Please, no, Mom and Dad. Stop. I don’t want to hear her name ever again. You don’t even know how disgusting she is.”
He used to be so devoted, and now he felt so repulsed.
He hadn’t expected that woman’s disguise to be so thorough. Even his parents believed her now? When did this happen, and why didn’t he know?
“Isn’t Yueyue just asking you to be thriftier? Why aren’t you happy about that? Where can you find a good wife like that now?”
Mrs. Zhang was not happy to hear this. The woman was only looking out for him, but her son acted as if he was being wronged.
“Mom, why are you siding with her? Didn’t you always say she was only after our family’s money? Why have you changed your mind now? Keep thinking like you used to.”
Zhang Ming spoke anxiously, wondering why his mom has suddenly changed her perspective.
“We didn’t know Yueyue before. She’s truly in love with you…”
“It’s not true.” She even tried to kill me.
Bai Zhi frowned, having been forced to listen to all this, she slowly opened her eyes.
“Can’t you just tell your parents the main point? You were left in the wilderness, and your backpack wasn’t full of food but herbs to attract wolves?”
Bai Zhi couldn’t stand it anymore. Zhang Ming had been speaking for so long and hadn’t even reached the crucial point.
In this situation, get to the main point right away. Talking about other irrelevant things would definitely lead them to think you’re making excuses.
From their willingness to let him live off them for a lifetime, you could see their deep love for their son. Under such circumstances, they would definitely believe him if he spoke about his safety.
The Zhang Family’s Parent looked towards Bai Zhi. They heard that they successfully rescued themselves due to the correct methods she used; otherwise, there would only be two corpses now.
“Little girl, thank you for saving my son. I’m aware of his capabilities; he surely wouldn’t have thought of such a method. But what do you mean by herbs to attract wolves?”
Mrs. Zhang was somewhat puzzled, wondering how the herbs were used to deliberately attract wolves.
“No need to thank me, but Auntie, you really should listen to this… brother? He’s indeed been abandoned there and even had poison mushrooms. If I hadn’t met him, something would surely have happened.”
Bai Zhi looked at Zhang Ming and opened her mouth. This person was just so stupid, just get to the point.
As Bai Zhi thought, they were very concerned about their son’s safety.
Seeing this, Zhang Ming quickly spoke up.
“Mom, Dad, it’s not that I went to seek survival skills in the wilderness. They had already planned it. I found out the two of them were having an affair behind my back. They took me there to duel, and in the end, they made me drink and then ran off, leaving me there.
I got hungry and saw those Mario-like mushrooms, so I ate them, and then I met my master.
She helped me find the way and used needles to prick me, which brought me back to my senses. I even saw zombies and mushrooms dancing~”
Zhang Ming became serious when he started talking. He spoke with such seriousness that one could tell he was on the verge of exploding when talking about the betrayal.
The Zhang Family’s Parent exchanged glances. It’s not that they didn’t believe him, but it was hard to believe.
“Weren’t you just angry with us for making you go out to work?”
Yueyue said, that Zhang Ming left home because he didn’t want to work.
This kind of situation had happened before, so they were inclined to believe it. However, now it seemed completely different from the truth.
If this was true, they would’ve believed the wrong person.
Truthfully, between their child and someone else’s daughter, of course, they naturally believed their son.
A lot of things could be verified with a little investigation.
“No, I know you won’t change your decision. But I have my trump cards. I already called my grandmother and my other grandmother. What should I be afraid of?”
At that time, he had already called them, so he was not scared at all.
Zhang Family’s Parent: “…” Ah, so frustrating. How could he say it so naturally?
“I really had a terrible time this time around, and you still don’t believe me.”
“Call the police. This was an attempt to kill you.” Mr. Zhang was the first to react and immediately called the police.
If Zhang Ming didn’t go there willingly, he was tricked into going, and to leave him in such a dangerous place was practically wishing him dead.
The police hadn’t arrived, but Yueyue came.
Bai Zhi took the Zhang Family’s parent’s phone and immediately called Grandpa.
Bai Dan trembled the moment he saw an unfamiliar number; not many people knew this number. It was impossible for anyone to call on their own initiative. Could it be Xingxing?
His voice trembled as he spoke, “Who is it…?”
The voice carried a tremor, and he desperately hoped the person on the other end was Xingxing.
“Grandpa, it’s Xingxing…”
Just one sentence from Bai Zhi, and Bai Dan’s tears fell. He knew it, he knew Xingxing couldn’t bear to leave this old man behind.
She couldn’t bear it.
“Xingxing, where are you?”
Bai Dan’s voice choked up, and more tears fell.
They had been searching for so long but still couldn’t find the mountain gate, and now they were on the verge of collapse.
“Grandpa, I’m at…”
Bai Zhi gave the address and quickly hung up the phone, only to see Yueyue crying when she went in.
“Zhang Ming, how could you wrong me like this? That’s my brother. Why don’t you believe me? You clearly said that if worse came to worst, you’d just leave home and let Uncle and Aunt worry and fear. You even said you wanted to go for wilderness survival, preferably so they wouldn’t know for the rest of their lives.
I love you so much, how could I ever hurt you?”
Yueyue cried so sorrowfully, her eyes red like a rabbit’s, looking weak and pitiful, enough to make anyone feel heartache upon seeing it.
“Bullshit, that’s how you tricked me, that’s how you…”
Bai Zhi frowned, “Get to the point, early nonsense should’ve been said long ago.” How could he never learn, never seen someone so dense.
“Yes, master,”
Zhang Ming slapped his forehead with force, “I called the police already. You wait and explain to them.”