She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

Chapter 296

When Chen Xiangbei woke up, he found himself in the hospital, with a throbbing pain in the back of his head, and many people standing by his bedside.

"Oh dear, Xiang Bei is awake."

Hearing the voice, Chen Xianghong turned to look at him. "Xiangbei, tell me, are you feeling unwell?"

Chen Xiangbei was stunned for a moment before remembering that he seemed to have been beaten like this by his mother. He felt a little aggrieved and said, "Sis, my head hurts. Mom hit me too hard. Was she trying to kill me?"

Chen Xianghong: "Don't talk nonsense. You always talk nonsense like this, which is why you've driven Mom crazy."

Chen Xiangbei: "Even if you're furious, you can't beat me to death! Where is Mom? I'm never talking to her again."

Chen Xianghong felt a little embarrassed. They had been there for quite a while, but her mother hadn't shown up. She had even forgotten to look at her mother when she brought Chen Xiangbei to the hospital. Could her mother have gotten hurt too?

Seeing that Chen Xianghong remained silent, Chen Xiangbei's eyes widened. "I'm injured like this, and Mom hasn't even come to see me? Is she still my mother? Does she want me to die?"

Chen Xiangnan told him to stop talking, but if Chen Xiangbei were such an obedient person, he wouldn't have ruined his family's New Year because of a few words from him.

Old Chen came over from behind the curtain, his head wrapped in layers of gauze, looking much more seriously injured than Chen Xiangbei.

Chen Xiangbei immediately shouted, "Dad, she beat you up like this? Does she not want to live with our family anymore? I will never forgive her."

Old Chen was silent for a while. Before his eldest son was kicked out, he had said something similar several times. If nothing unexpected happened, he felt that his wife would not be threatened by this.

Moreover, he saw her crying when he arrived at the hospital.

In all the years he'd been married to her, Old Chen had seen her cry no more than three times. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and even the hospital is nearly empty; everyone who can get up will happily go home to celebrate the New Year.

Only in their family were there injuries and tears; there was no joy to be seen.

Chen Xiangbei was still cursing at Old Lady Xia when Old Chen suddenly raised his hand and slapped him several times.

Chen Xiangbei was stunned, as were the others in the ward.

Old Chen was about to hit him again when Chen Xiangnan stopped him, saying, "Dad, Dad, stop hitting him. He's not very bright to begin with, and he won't understand even if you hit him."

Old Chen pushed Chen Xiangnan aside, pointed at them, and said, "Did you see your mother when you came out?"

Everyone shook their heads. They were too busy getting them to the hospital to check on the situation at home or what had happened to their mother, since she wasn't injured anyway.

"Beasts, they're all beasts, she's absolutely right." Old Chen cursed them incoherently before staggering out of the ward.

"Dad, where are you going?" Chen Xiangnan ran out.

"Get out of my way, don't interfere with me, you're trying to tell me what to do, get out!" Old Chen shoved him away and slowly walked towards the hospital gate. As he got on the tricycle, he glanced back at the messy house, where his wife was sobbing on Yin Donghua's shoulder.

After he finished bandaging himself, he remembered this scene and for some reason felt very uneasy. He couldn't stay in bed any longer and wanted to go back and see it.

The few neighbors and Chen's children who remained in the ward looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What's wrong? Why is he suddenly unhappy?"

"Aunt Xia beat someone up like this, so why is Uncle Chen scolding you?"

"Tell us, what exactly happened?"

"Why has Aunt Xia suddenly gone mad during the Lunar New Year? Xiang Bei, did you do something bad?"

Chen Xiangbei was wronged. He felt he hadn't done anything wrong, hadn't caused any trouble, and had only said a few words. Wasn't it said that you shouldn't hit or scold children on the first day of the Lunar New Year? He hadn't even sworn; he was just chatting normally with his sister. Then his mother suddenly went crazy and beat him to death.

Chen Xiangbei wanted to speak, but Chen Xiangnan interrupted him, "Thank you all for today, uncles and aunts. We'll have Xiangbei come to thank you when he's better. It's the first day of the Lunar New Year, and we don't want to spoil your mood. Why don't you go home first?"

Only a few of them remained in the ward. Chen Xiangnan noticed that Chen Xiangbei and Chen Xianghong still looked confused, and sighed, "Dad is angry with us."

Chen Xiangbei was very confused. "I'm already like this, and Dad still wants to upset me? Is there any justice in this world?"

Chen Xiangnan rolled his eyes at him, "If you hadn't said those hurtful things to your mother, none of this would have happened today."

"And Xiang Hong, your temper probably disappoints your mother too. As for Battalion Commander Yu and the others, I can't really say anything. If you're angry, then I'll apologize on behalf of my mother."

Chen Xiangbei retorted, "That mother has such a terrible temper. She beat me and Dad into the hospital with just a few words. Does she want to be the emperor at home? We can't even say whatever we want?"

He couldn't reason with him, and Chen Xiangnan was exhausted. He had a very bad feeling about him. He had suddenly sensed it when his father insisted on leaving.

"Jiaojiao, come home with me and let's take a look?" Chen Xiangnan was too lazy to talk anymore, so he pulled her and walked towards the house.

Chen Xiangbei shouted in the ward that his second brother and parents were no good.

Yu Hongzhen and Yu Qingqing hadn't said a word since entering the hospital. They were stunned by what Grandma Xia said. After thinking about it carefully the whole way, they realized that what she said was absolutely right. Although her words were harsh, they directly pointed out their problems.

Why didn't they dare to fiercely resist after being bullied by Yu's parents since childhood? Even the legendary Little Ma's wife dared to muster the courage to do such a big thing. Compared to Little Ma's wife, they have read more books and seen more things, but they are not even as good as her.

Yu Hongzhen felt very guilty towards his sister. If he had taken her out when he noticed something was wrong with Yu Qingqing after she returned home, she wouldn't have had to suffer so much. If he had gone to see his sister sooner instead of thinking that anywhere else would be a better place after leaving their parents, Yu Qingqing wouldn't have been locked up by that family for so many years.

Yu Qingqing was also thinking about what Grandma Xia had said. If she had the courage to resist and was determined to make them pay the price even if it meant dying, or if she were more assertive and had a stronger temper, not only them, but even her parents might not dare to control her so easily.

Why can't she muster that kind of courage?

The two sat in the ward, neither of them uttering a sound. Neither Chen Xiangbei's angry curses nor Chen Xianghong's comforting words could pull them out of their own thoughts.

When Old Chen arrived home, the house was in a mess, and Old Lady Xia was not there.

He asked around and finally learned that Old Lady Xia had gone to Old Lady Yin's house. He immediately went over and knocked on the door to inquire. He made up his mind that even if his wife hit him on the head again, he wouldn't be angry; at worst, he would apologize.

You should know that Old Chen is a man of iron will and rarely apologizes.