Chapter 212
"I still have a meeting later. I should go now."
"Me too. I should leave too."
All guests left the wedding quietly. All of a sudden, the merry and majestic wedding of the Sun Family was reduced to miserable ruins with only a few old and weak members of the family left behind at the scene. The wedding's grandeur vanished without a trace, along with their notable guests who left the scene in haste.
Meanwhile, Zhou Ying ran out of the hotel to find Chu Feng's car parked beside the road. She saw her family was waiting for her beside the car.
"Brother!" Wiping away her tears, Zhou Ying threw herself into Chu Feng's arms. Sobbing, she lamented, "I'm through with Sun Mingxuan. From now on, I'll listen to you and dare not disobey you ever again." "Okay. Let's go home!" Chu Feng caressed Zhou Ying's head. He left the hotel with Zhou Lie and the others.
On this unusual occasion where Chu Feng and his family gathered together happily, Liu Minglan showed off her impressive cooking skills and prepared the whole family with a table full of delicious dishes. After the meal, Chu Feng and Zhou Lie were enjoying themselves with the mellow and richly flavored Xi Feng Liquor.
Zhou Ying was drinking too. She could not hold back her sorrow and bitterness anymore after a few glasses of liquor and she burst into tears.
She felt ashamed of herself because she only managed to see her boyfriend's true colors after five years of dating. She had wasted five years of her youth investing in a failed relationship which came to an end today. She was just an ordinary girl; it was impossible for her to remain calm in such a situation.
Tormented by her daughter's sorrow, Liu Minglan held Zhou Ying in her arms and comforted her, "Oh, my dear girl, don't cry, please don't cry anymore. You're still young and beautiful, I'm sure you have a bright future ahead of you and there are other nice young men waiting for you out there. Scumbags like Sun Mingxuan and people of the Sun Family are not worth shedding your tears for."
Chu Feng said with his serious voice, "You still have me. I'll always stay by your side and protect you!"
"You lied! You're lying again!" Wiping the tears off her face, Zhou Ying was finally able to get the long buried resentment off her chest with the help of alcohol. "You said the same thing ten years ago. And? You just left without saying goodbye! You went straight into the army. You were gone for ten years! Ten years without any news!" She sobbed, "How can you do this to me? How can you be so cruel to leave me when I needed you the most?"
This was the main reason for Zhou Ying's resentment toward Chu Feng. Her older brother, who cared deeply for her and who always protected her, left her suddenly. She felt as if she was an abandoned child, alone and helpless. This resulted in her resentment toward Chu Feng.
"I need the washroom." Chu Feng remained silent for a moment before leaving the room.
There was an awkward atmosphere in the room. After sipping his liquor, Zhou Lie explained, "Zhou Ying, back then, the reason Chu Feng left home in silence to join the army was because of you—" Zhou Ying goggled at Zhou Lie in surprise and disbelief. It was because of me?
Zhou Lie continued seriously, "Do you still remember the incident with Li Dafu?"
Zhou Ying shivered as fear and helplessness flashed through her beautiful eyes. Although the incident happened ten years ago, it remained fresh in her memory. It was a nightmare for Zhou Ying!
Li Dafu was a Deputy Director of the Moral Education Office at her middle school. The man was rich and rather influential, as his family owned a coal mining business, so he bought a Teachers' Qualification Certificate and was assigned to teach at Zhou Ying's school.
However, Li Dafu was a scumbag who had indecent thoughts on female students in the school. One day, under the pretext of giving the students a lesson, Li Dafu locked Zhou Ying and other female students in his office, intending to molest the girls to satisfy his twisted needs!
The girls resisted aggressively. They managed to escape after crashing through the door, but the incident became a horrible nightmare for the girls.
Infuriated, the parents of the students had lodged several complaints regarding the incident but to no avail. In the end, Li Dafu was released unpunished due to a lack of evidence and his powerful family influence.
At that time, Zhou Ying was frightened out of her wits, so much so that she could neither eat nor sleep properly for consecutive days. She often had nightmares of the incident and always woke up from her sleep, screaming for help. As a result, she lost over ten kilograms within a week.
Even until now, Zhou Ying could not forget the nightmare!
"Do you know why it didn't take long before the police finally arrested Li Dafu for investigation and he was imprisoned for over ten years?" Zhou Lie asked.
Zhou Ying's eyes flickered with confusion. "Wasn't it the police who managed to obtain enough evidence through thorough investigation and solved the case?"
Because of this, several parents of the students presented the police department a pennant to show their appreciation.
"Rubbish! It was all because of Chu Feng!" Zhou Lie snarled. Half-drunk, Zhou Lie recalled the story by saying, "That day, after Chu Feng found out that you almost got molested by Li Dafu, in a rage, he took a kitchen knife with him and stormed into Li Dafu's house. He went mental and waved the knife at Li Dafu hysterically, which scared Li Dafu out of his wits."