The Man of the Shadow (1)

"Smack"

A piece of mud was thrown on Wang Xiaoling's school uniform, and he looked at the large mud marks left on the clean school uniform he had just put on, and looked angrily at the initiator not far away. And the group of high school boys were covering their mouths and smiling, pointing at him. There were many people on the other side, so Wang Xiaoling had no choice but to clench her fists tightly and speed up the pace of going home.

And the group of people didn't seem to want to let him go so easily, and kept following him, shouting loudly, "Wang Xiaoling, male, seventeen years old, biological father unknown!" ”

He turned around abruptly and stared at the boys fiercely, "Say it again!" I'll let you walk around without eating. However, no matter how vicious he is, he has no deterrent effect when he is alone.

The boys were startled by him at first, and then they all came forward and surrounded him. The boy led by him approached Wang Xiaoling step by step, and said with a wicked smile, "You are alone, what can you do with us?" ”

As he spoke, he gave the brothers around him a look, "Brothers, give him a little color!" As soon as the words fell, the group of boys pounced on Wang Xiaoling like hungry wolves.

Wang Xiaoling was lying on the ground, her body curled up into a shrimp, and she protected her head with her hands. Even if he was beaten like this, he gritted his teeth and didn't say a word.

The boy in the lead was tired, so he told the brothers to stop, and several of them put their shoulders on their backs, talking and laughing. Only Wang Xiaoling was left curled up on the ground alone, motionless.

After lying on the ground like this for a long time, Wang Xiaoling gradually felt that his body was not so painful. He clutched his chest and stood up tremblingly. There were a lot of pedestrians coming and going on the street, but they just looked at him indifferently and left in a hurry.

"Phew"

There was a faint smell of blood in his mouth, and Wang Xiaoling spat at the mouth, with bright red blood in it. He didn't care, wiped the sleeve of his school uniform casually, and limped home.

I don't know how long I walked, but a small dilapidated house appeared on the beach not far away. Wang Xiaoling looked at the men's leather shoes at the door, and silently put down the hand holding the key to open the door.

This kind of thing happened from time to time, and he was numb. It's ridiculous to say, even though the door is right in front of you, you can't get in. He remembered the scene of the beating he had just been beaten, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he raised his foot and kicked the door hard.

Then he ran to the beach not far away, and did not forget to take a leather shoe when he was ready. He ran desperately along the seaside trail and ran until he reached the cliff by the sea. Lowering his head, looking down at the rough sea, he threw his shoe into the sea.

"Hahaha", watching his leather shoes being swept into the sea by the huge waves, he laughed insolently, and when he was tired of laughing, he sat on the ground.

Sitting on the edge of the cliff, watching the huge waves below crash against the reef, in an instant, Wang Xiaoling wanted to jump off. However, the timidity and reluctance in his heart made him not act in the end. As the sun set, he sat on the edge of the cliff, watching the fiery red sun disappear into the sea little by little, and then slowly returned home with a wound.

When he opened the door, a strong smell of smoke came to his nose, Wang Xiaoling subconsciously covered his nose, and then walked straight to the window and opened the window to ventilate. At this time, Wang Xixi had already washed up, and was neatly dressed and slumped on the sofa smoking. She is very beautiful and well maintained, at first glance, it is not surprising that she has a child as big as Wang Xiaoling. When she saw Wang Xiaoling coming in, she didn't move, and she didn't even bother to lift her eyes.

"There's food in the pot, go serve it yourself." With that, she took a cigarette in her mouth, rolled over, and walked to the balcony. Wang Xiaoling obediently walked to the kitchen, but saw that there was only uncooked white rice in the pot, and nothing else. He looked at Wang Xixi's indifferent back, and the grievances that had been holding back in his heart finally broke out.

"Are you still my mother? Can't you see the obvious wound on my face? Every day I know how to smoke and drink! Now, I don't even cook food, no wonder my dad doesn't want you! You know, because of you, I was looked down upon by my teachers, and I had to be beaten when I walked on the road! You're such an adult, you still don't care about anything! Why can't you be like other people's mothers! ”

Hearing his words, Wang Xixi sneered, took the cigarette butt, and walked towards him quickly, and before he could react, a slap had already slapped him in the face.

With a "snap", a slap mark appeared on Wang Xiaoling's face instantly, and half of his face was also in hot pain.

Wang Xixi hugged his shoulders and looked at Wang Xiaoling, who was covering half of his face, and sneered, "What, do you think I'm not worthy of being your mother?" Otherwise, you see whose mother is good, you can pack your luggage and ask if someone can take you in, and the province will raise you here all day long and raise a hate.

Even if you look down on me again, it is my hard work, not stealing or robbing, for you to eat, for you to wear, for you to go to school, and to give you pocket money. If you don't be grateful, how can it end up being my sin? You dislike me so much, but I don't see you spend a penny less on the money I earned! ”

She took another cigarette and put it in her mouth, gently exhaling the white smoke, "If you are bullied because of your identity, don't be upset, because this is the truth, a fact that you can't deny." That man is rich, but he has his own wife to give him an orthodox successor, even if you rush to call someone else's father, people will not recognize you, do you understand? ”

Wang Xiaoling covered half of her face with her hand, which had begun to swell, and looked at her with red eyes. Eventually, he went to the bathroom without saying a word and put a towel in cold water on his face. Then he went into the kitchen and added some water to the pot of rice that was still alive, and boiled it into a big pot of white rice porridge.

drank three bowls while it was hot, and didn't care whether Wang Xixi ate it or not, he directly cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and walked out of the house. When Wang Xixi saw him go out, he just snorted lightly and didn't care.

Wang Xiaoling hugged her schoolbag and came to an Internet café near her home to stay overnight. Unlike other people who come to the Internet café to play games, Wang Xiaoling opened a search engine and typed the name Lin Xiong into the search bar.

This was the name he found in Wang Xixi's diary, and it was then that he knew his true identity. Wang Xiaoling wanted to find Lin Xiong and let him know about his existence.

In his heart, after so many years, Lin Xiong didn't come to him, and Wang Xixi must be a hindrance. If Lin Xiong knew that he had a son, he would definitely not let himself go. If he is the son of Lin Xiong, the richest man in City A, see who else dares to bully him.

The search page appeared the address of Lin Xiong's company, and Wang Xiaoling took a pen and carefully copied it down. This is his ticket to 'happiness'.

The city center is full of tall buildings and cars coming and going. Wang Xiaoling carried a schoolbag on his back, held the copied address of Lin Xiong's company in his hand, stood under the tallest building in City A, and looked up. He imagined the scene when he saw Lin Xiong, father and son recognized each other and cried bitterly. Thinking like this, I saw a well-dressed middle-aged man with an extraordinary bearing get out of the car surrounded by a group of people and hurriedly walk towards the building.

Wang Xiaoling wanted to step forward, but he was squeezed far away by the people around him, and he couldn't get close at all. In this way, he watched as the man moved farther and farther away from him.

However, he didn't want to give up just like that. He sat on the ground outside the reception hall regardless of it, holding his schoolbag, his eyes kept on the elevator where Lin Xiong had disappeared, praying that he would appear soon.

However, the weather did not fulfill people's wishes, and it began to rain outside, and the ground was gradually wet with rain. Wang Xiaoling had to get up from the ground, pick up the schoolbag and put it on top of his head, and ran to the hall with his head down.

As soon as he stood firm, a uniformed security guard came over and waved his arms to chase him away, while saying sternly, "You can't just enter here!" Which school are you a student at! It's class time, you're not studying at school, what are you doing here! Get out, get out! ”

"But, uncle, it's raining outside! Is it okay for me to take shelter from the rain here? Wang Xiaoling hugged her schoolbag and asked in a low voice. Unexpectedly, the security guard ignored it and began to push him out angrily.

"You're sheltering from the rain here, and I'm the one who will lose my job then! Hurry up, or don't blame me! ”

Wang Xiaoling saw that the plea was useless, so he hit his head on the security guard's chest and ran inside with all his might. However, before he could run a few steps, he was surrounded by the security guards who ran out of it.

"Let go of me! I want to see your chairman! I'm his relative! He struggled to break free from his clamped arms. But how did he, a skinny high school student, win over a group of well-trained strong men. Seeing that Wang Xiaoling was about to be thrown out of the door, an old but powerful voice sounded behind him.

"What's going on? Mess around! Our family hired you to here, did you disgrace our Lin family in the hall? ”

Everyone was shocked and hurriedly explained, "Old lady, this student has broken in, and we will send him out." As he spoke, he pulled Wang Xiaoling out. How could Wang Xiaoling be the one who was at their mercy, he shouted at the old lady who was wearing a Tang costume and had a shrewd face, "I'm here to find my father, my father's name is Lin Xiong!" I am his son! ”

The old lady looked surprised when she heard this, and then exclaimed, "Let him go!" ”

The security guards obediently let go, and the old lady beckoned to Wang Xiaoling and asked him to come to his side, "You say, your father is Lin Xiong?" ”

"Yes, my dad is Lin Xiong!" Wang Xiaoling looked at her eyes and said seriously.

"How do you make me believe you?" Hearing the old lady's words, Wang Xiaoling took out a somewhat yellowed photo from her schoolbag, and the photo was a photo of Wang Xixi and Lin Xiong. In the photo, the two are standing by the sea, and Lin Xiong takes Wang Xixi into his arms, and his expression is intimate. He had stolen it from the man's wallet before he left today.

"It's my mom and dad."

The old lady squinted her eyes and looked at the picture in his hand. She had a slight impression of the woman in the photo, as if she was one of Lin Xiong's girlfriends when he was young. It may have been that Lin Xiong was tired of it, so he cut off contact, and she didn't care too much.

But now that the children are so old, if they are really the children of the Lin family, she must intervene. Thinking of this, the old lady couldn't help but think of the daughter-in-law who had only given birth to a granddaughter to the Lin family for so many years, and she was really angry when she thought about it.

For so many years, he has not been able to give birth to an heir for the Lin family, and he still refuses to divorce. But now it's okay, pick up the big boy for nothing. The old lady looked at Wang Xiaoling with a pleasant face and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"My name is Wang Xiaoling."

"Wang Xiaoling? Okay, you can go up with me. But before going up, I'll give you a chance to repent, if you're a liar, then you can leave now, I won't hold you accountable. However, if you get to the top and do a paternity test, if you are not from my Lin family, I will sue you. She smiled, but her tone was full of warning.

Although Wang Xiaoling sighed at the majesty of the old lady, she still straightened her waist and decided to gamble on a future for herself. He really doesn't want to be chased after him and scolded and beaten anymore, he wants to stand on the heads of those people, and he wants the people who have bullied him to beat their chests and feet.

"Grandmother, let's go up." After speaking, he walked up to the old lady and supported her as if she were already her child. The old lady smiled, grabbed Wang Xiaoling's hand, and the two walked into the elevator together.

"Mom? What are you doing here? Lin Xiong was a little surprised when he saw the old lady, so he hurriedly greeted him, and didn't even give Wang Xiaoling next to him a look. The old lady was supported by Lin Xiong and sat on the sofa, "Haven't you been home for a long time, Mom misses you, so come and have a look." It doesn't matter if you come this time, you also picked up a ready-made eldest grandson. As she spoke, she pointed to Wang Xiaoling, who had been standing obediently aside.

Lin Xiong looked at this strange teenager with a puzzled expression, "Boy, do you know me?" ”

"Recognize! You're my dad. Wang Xiaoling took out the photo and handed it to Lin Xiong. Lin Xiong frowned and took the photo, looking at the people above.

"Wang Xixi is your mother?"

Wang Xiaoling nodded, "Yes, she is mine, mother." He rarely called her mother, because he couldn't call her from the bottom of his heart. Now when I talk about the word mother, I still can't react to it.

"Heh", Lin Xiong chuckled lightly and looked at Wang Xiaoling, his eyes were filled with a sense of oppression from the superiors. "How can you be sure that you are my son just by virtue of a photo from the past? Even if you are, how can you be sure that I will definitely recognize you? ”

These words stopped Wang Xiaoling, at the beginning downstairs, he promised the old lady to come up, and he was already with the mentality of gambling. And now, when Lin Xiong said this, he suddenly felt a little weak. If he is really not Lin Xiong's son, then he won't even have the only chance to turn over.

When Wang Xiaoling was silent, the old lady on the side spoke, "It's not simple!" As he spoke, he reached out and pulled the hair of each of them.

"Let's get a paternity test. I just told my child that if not, he would be discredited by my Lin family; But if it is, our Lin family will not let our own blood flow out! ”

Lin Xiong was a little dissatisfied with the old lady's words, and said in a low voice, "Mom, don't talk nonsense, this is still a matter of eight words!" Besides, I promised Chunlin that I would play and not bring things outside home. Now, Peng Peng has been admitted to the best business school in the United States, and I can now come back to take over the company just after she graduates. ”

"Don't mention her to me!" The old lady said angrily, "She has been married into our family for so many years, and she gave birth to a daughter like Lin Pengpeng." said that she wanted to give birth to a son, but with her belly, it hasn't been any movement for so long.

Son, how many times has my mother told you, no matter how good Peng Peng's child is, you can't keep her for a lifetime. Even if it's the use of going to such an expensive school, as long as she gets married, our Lin Group will become someone else's family. You've been busy all your life, and in the end you've made wedding clothes for others! Therefore, only boys can really hold the power of our Lin clan firmly in their hands. ”

"Mom, I'm not happy when you say that."

The old lady looked at Lin Xiong with a displeased expression, and she was not afraid anymore.

"I'll leave you here today, and when the appraisal results come out, if this kid doesn't have the bloodline of our Lin family, it won't matter. But if he is my Lin family's blood and bones, I will recognize him back in whatever I say. When the time comes, Ye Chunlin, that woman, can accept it, and we will continue to live well; If you can't accept it, let her leave our Lin family! I can't let the inheritance of our Lin family be broken with you! ”

Lin Xiong couldn't say that the old lady could only sigh. He looked at Wang Xiaoling, who was standing on the side without saying a word, and felt very awkward in his heart, no matter how he looked at it, it was not pleasing to the eye. Because of his dislike, Wang Xiaoling became a thief in his eyes.

Both men prayed silently in their hearts, but only they knew what they were praying for.