Chapter 7: Li Bai's Memories
Looking at Li Qing in the field, Li Bai's thoughts returned to the room that day. It was a room he had only entered once in more than twenty years and would never forget.
Five years ago, that is, the day Li Bai's half-brother was imprisoned, his father took Li Bai into the room where no one in the Li family was allowed to enter without permission. This room is full of toys and decorated in a childlike style.
"Do you know whose room this used to be?" Father Li Longxia asked him with a kind smile.
Li Bai glanced at the toys in the room, all of which were liked by boys, and replied, "It's the eldest brother's." β
Li Longxia walked slowly to the bedside, wiped the dust off the bedside with his hands, and nodded: "Well, that's right, this used to be your eldest brother's room, no one lived in it for more than 20 years, and I haven't been here for a while, it's all dusty." β
"Dad, brother..." Li Bai's eyes flickered, and he pretended to say something to comfort his father, but was interrupted by his father's wave.
"Well, I brought you here today to ask you something." Li Longxia lowered his head and didn't look at his son Li Bai, and his tone of voice suddenly became extremely low, which made Li Bai panic. Of course, Li Bai knew that whenever his father was disgusted with someone, he would treat that person in this tone.
"Father, what question do you want to ask me?" Although Li Bai was very scared, he still mustered up his courage and pretended to be calm.
"You're an adult, and you're responsible for what you do." Li Longxia turned his head slowly, just motionless, staring at Li Bai, waiting for Li Bai's reply.
"Father, I didn't... I... Li Longxia's eyes seemed to have seen through his son Li Bai, Li Bai only glanced at each other, and then hurriedly shifted his gaze in fright, his heart tightened suddenly, and he almost turned his back on his breath. Li Bai wanted to try his best to defend something, but was interrupted by his father again.
"Don't explain, that will only make me hate you more ... You should remember the thing that poisoned your big brother when you were a teenager, right? At that time, it was fortunately found early, and your eldest brother was rescued in the emergency room for a day and a night before he was out of danger... At the time I thought you were a child, you didn't understand the seriousness of some things, you didn't do things in a measured way, so I didn't blame you... I thought that after a long time, you would be able to learn to understand and be considerate of your eldest brother, and the resentment towards your eldest brother would slowly dissolve, but I didn't expect that after so many years, you have never been able to let go... Do you just want your loved ones to die? Although Li Longxia's voice was very low, it was this low tone that made Li Bai panic the most, and it was only when his father was most angry that he showed it.
The whole room suddenly became extremely quiet, and the oppressive atmosphere was suffocating. Li Bai lowered his head, not daring to look at his father's aggressive eyes, but his body twitched vigorously. His face was pale, his forehead was bruised, and he used all his strength to suppress the resentment and unwillingness in his heart, the more he suppressed, the more crazy the resentment and unwillingness that had accumulated in his heart for many years.
"That's right, I just hate him, I just want him to dieγγγ So many years! It's your flesh and blood! Why can he have what he wants!? You can do whatever you want!? Why doesn't he take anyone seriously?γγ Why do you always bully me and my mother?γγγ Over the years, my mother and I have been in his eyes, and I am afraid that we are not even as good as the people in the family! You and all the people in this family, hehe, ridiculously, and my mother, who was bullied by him! From childhood to adulthood, you all favor him and tolerate him, he can do nothing, make trouble unreasonably, and do evil outside! And me! You can only be a good child! Follow the trajectory of your life, like a machine! You can't go wrong in the slightestγγγ His mother died! It's not our fault! Why did he treat us like this!? "The son of the Li family, who is also the most expensive, why is his father so unfair to him? He was still unwilling to yell like a madman and vent all the things he had wanted to say, which was the first time in his life that he dared to contradict his father. In the end, he found that he was already in tears.
"You!!" His son's words completely pierced Li Longxia's heart like a sharp knife. The angry Li Longxia walked quickly to his son and stretched out his slap, but in the end he couldn't bear to slap it. Li Long Xia Wan didn't expect that he, a slightly dull child who usually doesn't like to talk much, had so much pain in his heart.
Li Longxia was silent for a long time, sighed, and his eyes were full of indescribable sentimentality, "Yes, you are not wrong, it is me who is at fault, his mother's death was caused by me, and you and your brother Li Qing will become what they are now, and it is also my father's fault." β
"Dad, don't say that, don't say that! You're not wrong, you're a good father! You have worked hard for this family for most of your life, and without you, there would be no Li family today! The wrong person is me, an unfilial son, and I shouldn't have said something like that to make you sadγγγ As your son, I am ashamed that I planned that car accident and I am willing to bear all the consequences. Li Bai had never seen his father hurt himself so secretly, and his conscience found that he couldn't help but recall the deep love that his father had poured into him for so many years. This made him feel so guilty that he cried and fell to his knees in front of his father in repentance, hugging his father's leg tightly.
Li Longxia sighed, patted him on the shoulder, helped him up, and his face was much gentler than before, "Child, don't be like this, get up quickly, I don't blame you... As for the car accident, if I don't pursue it, no one will pursue it again... I just hope that after this incident, the grudge between you and your eldest brother can be written off... Carrying the foundation of the Li family is like carrying a heavy mountain, after so many years, I am old and tired, and the future of the Li family still depends on you. β
"Dad, don't say that, your body has always been fine." Listening to his father's low and slow words, Li Bai vaguely noticed that his father's great body, which had always been strong in front of outsiders, had become a little shorter, and his father was indeed tired and old.
Li Longxia said calmly: "I know my body, I know that you have learned very quickly with your brother-in-law Wei Lan in the past two years, although you don't say it, I know what you want in my heart." You've always been very concerned about my position on that position, and I'll tell you all about it today. As my child, although you have all made mistakes, I have always been equal in my position to that position. If you want to sit in that position, you must have a strong enough ability and a tenacious heart, because our Li family only believes in strong people who can lead the family to glory. As my children, of course, you are all qualified to inherit my position, as for how to decide, I have not thought clearly about whether to do this before, now that I have decided, I will create a fair game for you, and the winner of you will take my place and become the next head of the Li family. β
"Father, such an important matter is only decided by the winner or loss of a game, which is a bit of a bit... Li Bai didn't expect his father to forgive him so easily, let alone that his father would tell him such an important thing at this time. His father finally mentioned to him about the heir of the family, which made Li Bai's heart extremely excited, but at this time, he was still guilty, but he didn't dare to show it in front of his father. But in his opinion, the way his father said about choosing an heir sounded too vague, what kind of game could decide such a big thing? He was silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask his father with sincere fear.
The father shook his head and said, "Of course, this is not an ordinary game competition, you will understand when the time comes." Child, you have to have confidence in yourself, at least more than your eldest brother, after all, for so many years, the elders in the family have placed high hopes on you, and they are more optimistic about you, and they want to win the person who is you. His father looked at him, thought for a long time, and said, "From today onwards, you can move out." Once the game starts, no matter how you win, I hope that you can give each other some leeway and don't push each other to a dead end. β
"Father, I will take your words to heart, please rest assured, no matter who you choose to be your heir, from now on, I will never hold a grudge against my eldest brother again, and I will always respect him." Li Baiqing sincerely promised his father, but only he knew what he really thought.