Chapter 22: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 22: Shanggou Village 22

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Zhanggen stood there in the rain, letting the rain soak his entire body.

He didn't know how long he had stood there, perhaps a few minutes, perhaps several centuries.

He just stood there blankly watching the scene before him.

The scene was like a knife, stabbing at his already bleeding heart one knife at a time.

"Crack!"

A clap of thunder brought him back to his senses from his immense grief.

He turned his disheveled figure, preparing to leave here silently.

Perhaps he shouldn't have come to disturb them...

But at this moment he was seen by the two children under the eaves.

"Daddy, Daddy!"

Eldest Brother Wang Dashan shouted at Wang Zhanggen's slowly receding back.

"Daddy, Daddy..." the Youngest Brother also babbled and shouted.

The thunderclap and the shouts of his two sons made Li Xiulan wake up suddenly from her coma and weakness; her eyes snapped open, and she saw Wang Zhanggen's lonely back walking away alone in the heavy rain, and saw that lone umbrella thrown in the mud, spinning alone in the cold wind.

Li Xiulan suddenly burst forth with a powerful strength, broke free from He Dazhu's embrace in one grab, and without caring about the heavy rain outside, hurriedly chased after him:

"Changgen, Changgen, don't leave!"

Li Xiulan shouted heart-rendingly as she chased.

Rain soaked her body, her messy hair stuck to her face mixed with rain and tears, making her look disheveled and pitiful.

"I'm sorry, I disturbed you."

Wang Zhanggen stopped far away; he turned back to look at Li Xiulan, and sneered self-mockingly.

"It's not what you think, it's not what you think, listen to me explain..." Li Xiulan shouted weakly and powerlessly, clutching her belly; the pain coming from her belly was like a meat grinder grinding her pain nerves.

"Li Xiulan, what else do you want to explain? Last time at He Dazhu's house, you could say He Dazhu forcibly hugged and kissed you, but this time here I personally saw you enjoying yourself in He Dazhu's arms!"

Wang Zhanggen was like a powder keg that had been lit; all his emotions exploded at once.

But he didn't hit Li Xiulan anymore, because he felt Li Xiulan was no longer worth him laying a hand on, and he had completely given up on her.

After saying this, he turned and left in quick steps.

After walking a few steps, he fell back again.

He came under the eaves, in front of his two sons:

"Do you go with your mom, or with me? Choose for yourselves!"

Wang Zhanggen's eyes were bloodshot; he had already maintained enough restraint.

Because He Dazhu was right beside him, just watching the show, saying nothing.

"Daddy, I don't want to choose, I don't want you and Mom to separate..."

Wang Dashan cried; he was only three years old, yet had to endure such a cruel choice.

"You must choose, you can't not choose!"

Wang Zhanggen urged sternly.

He had made up his mind to go handle divorce procedures with Li Xiulan early tomorrow morning.

"I choose Mom, I choose Mom..."

Wang Dashan finally made his choice, because he was raised by his mother, so he naturally preferred to be with his mother.

"Since you chose to go with Mom, then your younger brother will go with me!"

Wang Zhanggen picked up Wang Erhai, turned and left, without a shred of hesitation.

Even though Wang Erhai cried and struggled incessantly in his arms, he paid no attention.

"Changgen, don't leave, things really aren't what you think..."

Li Xiulan dragged her weak body, staggering as she chased after him.

Her voice was weak, carrying pleading, even begging.

But Wang Zhanggen didn't look back, absolutely resolute.

"Changgen, don't leave me behind..."

Li Xiulan chased after him in a disheveled and stumbling manner; even though her strength was exhausted, even though her belly hurt unbearably, she did not stop her chasing steps.

Because she knew that the divorce mentioned at the Village Committee before, both sides more or less spoke angry words; once both sides' anger subsided, there was still a possibility of reconciliation.

But now letting Wang Zhanggen misunderstand again; if she didn't explain clearly this time, then there would be no possibility of salvage anymore.

This divorce, it probably really had to happen!

"Changgen, Changgen, wait for me..."

Li Xiulan chased after him in a disheveled and humble manner, but Wang Zhanggen's back grew farther and farther away, becoming more and more blurred in the night rain; he didn't look back once, just so ruthlessly leaving.

Li Xiulan felt Wang Zhanggen walking farther and farther away; she knew she was about to lose the man she loved.

So she didn't care about her belly pain, gritted her teeth and used her last bit of strength, risking her life to chase after him.

As a result, she stumbled and fell directly into the rain.

"Changgen, don't abandon me..."

Li Xiulan felt dizzy, her vision gradually blurred, and her consciousness was rapidly draining away like an hourglass.

Before her vision turned completely black, she saw in her blur a figure rushing toward her, like a warm light shining into her world in the dim night rain.

The man backlit by the light was not very clear, but Li Xiulan felt it must be Wang Zhanggen, must be...

"Xiulan, Xiulan, what's wrong with you?"

Li Xiulan fell into a coma, and she probably never imagined that the Wang Zhanggen she saw before losing consciousness was just a hallucination.

The one who rushed over in the night rain to care for her was not Wang Zhanggen, but He Dazhu.

Wang Zhanggen had long since walked far away; how could he still notice her falling and losing consciousness?

Seeing Li Xiulan lose consciousness in the rain, He Dazhu immediately panicked.

Seeing Li Xiulan holding her belly with both hands and a pained expression on her face, he knew that the child in Li Xiulan's belly probably had a problem.

This was a big thing!

It might end in the terrible outcome of one corpse, two lives!

He Dazhu did not want to take this responsibility!

So he hurriedly carried the unconscious Li Xiulan and ran toward Wang Zhanggen's home!

After Wang Zhanggen returned home, he immediately went to clean up the miscellaneous room; tonight he and Second Brother would sleep in the miscellaneous room, he would not sleep with Li Xiulan again, and would never touch Li Xiulan again from now on.

After the divorce procedures were finished later and the joint property at home was divided, he would take Wang Erhai to live in the city.

Everything in this home, he could give to Li Xiulan, including this house.

As for the unborn child in Li Xiulan's belly, just give it to her; who knows if it might not even be his Wang Zhanggen's seed, so Wang Zhanggen did not want to fight for it either.

He only wanted to end this absurd and failed relationship as soon as possible.

While he was cleaning up the miscellaneous room and daydreaming, suddenly a noise came from outside the living room:

"Wang Zhanggen, come out quickly, your wife has lost consciousness, hurry and take her to the hospital!"

It was He Dazhu's voice.

Wang Zhanggen was stunned and hurriedly came out of the miscellaneous room, only to see He Dazhu carrying Li Xiulan in; Li Xiulan's face was pale, both hands covering her big belly, moaning in pain softly.

Just as He Dazhu placed Li Xiulan on a broken wooden sofa in the living room, Wang Zhanggen punched him right in that hypocritical face.

"Why didn't you take her to the hospital! Do you deserve to love her!"

Wang Zhanggen roared angrily.

He Dazhu covered his bleeding nose and helplessly gave a dry laugh:

"I don't have money, after all? Besides, she hasn't divorced you yet, she's still your wife, you still have to take responsibility anyway"

Wang Zhanggen stood stunned, looking at the unconscious Li Xiulan; he felt reluctant in his heart, but did not act immediately.

"Don't just stand there, hurry and take her to the hospital, it looks serious, if it's too late it might be one corpse, two lives! I don't care anymore, anyway I've brought her back to you, whatever happens to her is none of my business!"

After saying this, He Dazhu hurriedly turned around and slipped away.

Only then did Wang Zhanggen realize that human life was paramount; he no longer cared about those emotional grudges, hurriedly picked up Li Xiulan, and ran toward the health station in the village.