Chapter 18 Su Muqiu’s Family Background [Don’t Cry]

“There was once a little boy who disliked his parents. He felt that his parents controlled him every day and he had no freedom at all.”

“One day, the boy didn’t go to school. He skipped classes and secretly went to the town’s video game arcade to play games.”

“The boy’s absence from school was soon known to his father, so he looked for him everywhere. At three o’clock in the afternoon, he found the boy in the video game arcade.”

“The boy was caught by his father and taken back. On the way back, his father did not say a word. But when they got home, his father hung him up and beat him, breaking a belt.”

“At that time, the boy hated his father so much. He kept thinking how good it would be if he didn’t have a father. He could play games however he wanted and no one could control him.”

“One year later, the boy’s father passed away. That morning, he and his mother went to the city to buy goods, but they were involved in a car accident and they left this world forever.”

“That year, the boy was only 10 years old, and he had a cute and well-behaved sister who was only 6 years old.”

Hearing Su Muqiu’s voice becoming more and more choked, Ye Qiu’s heart suddenly trembled.

He seemed to realize something.

Could it be that the story Su Muqiu was telling was his own story?
He and Su Muqiu had known each other for two years, but Su Muqiu had never mentioned her family background to him. He only learned from Tao Xuan that Su Muqiu’s parents were dead, but he didn’t know how or when they died.

Ye Qiu silently stopped smoking, then turned to look at Su Muqiu.

Sure enough, Su Muqiu’s eyes were already wet with water droplets.

If he hadn’t been trying hard to hold back his tears, they would have already flowed down.

Ye Qiu threw away the half-remaining cigarette and asked.

“Does the boy still hate his father now?”

“Where does the hatred come from? The boy only hates himself for growing up too late.”

Su Muqiu turned her head away, not wanting Ye Qiu to see that she was about to cry.

“The boy dreamed of his father countless nights afterwards. He prayed that his father would come back, even if he had to be beaten every day.”

Ye Qiu nodded and said, “After all, blood is thicker than water. His father disciplined him and beat him so that he could study hard and become a talent in the future. The boy can understand his father’s difficulties, which shows that the boy has really grown up.”

Su Muqiu agreed with Ye Qiu’s words. He raised his head and held back the tears in his eyes. Then he said, “In fact, there is no conflict between father and son. All conflicts are just temporary grudges.”

“When you are angry, no one wants to give in. But when your father is old, you will find out, but by then it will be too late to regret.”

Ye Qiu was silent.

He understood the logic of what Su Muqiu said, but just as Su Muqiu said, neither side would give in while they were still angry.

Ye Qiu took out another cigarette from the cigarette box, lit it, took a puff, and then said, “Let me tell you a story, too.”

Su Muqiu smiled barely perceptiblely when he heard that.

Are you finally willing to speak your mind?
As long as Ye Qiu is willing to express his true feelings, it won’t be long before he can be convinced and the knot in his heart is resolved.

“You said.”

Ye Qiu smoked a cigarette while recounting, “There was once a boy who loved playing games so much that he would save up his pocket money to buy game discs. But his father thought playing games was a waste of time and would interfere with his studies, so he would always confiscate his game console and even beat him.”

“That day the boy told his father that sooner or later he would leave this home.” “Dad said, if you leave, don’t ever come back, and don’t say you are from our family when you are out there, I don’t know if you can survive out there.”

“So one day, the boy secretly ran away from home to pursue his dream of playing games.”

After hearing Ye Qiu’s story, Su Muqiu asked, “How long has he been away from home? Has he gone home to visit?”

Ye Qiu shook his head: “The boy has been away from home for three years and has never returned home.”

“Did the boy succeed in pursuing his gaming dream?” Su Muqiu asked.

“It worked. He got the championship he always dreamed of.”

“Since you have achieved success, why don’t you go home?”

“If the boy returns home at this time, will his father laugh at him, mocking him for finally realizing that he was wrong and that he can’t make it out there and decided to come back?” Ye Qiu asked.

“How could that be? A prodigal son who returns home is worth more than gold. When the boy returns home, his father will only be happy. Even if his father says something tough, his heart is soft when he turns around.”

“What’s more, the boy has proved that his pursuit of gaming competition is right. His father should be happy to see the boy win the championship.”

Ye Qiu fell silent.

He didn’t say anything, but just smoked by himself, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Seeing this, Su Muqiu did not say anything more, but stood up, looked at Ye Qiu and said: “You have such a good family background and parents who love you so much. I don’t know how much I envy you.”

“If my parents were still alive, I would give up gaming for them and stay with them to fulfill my filial duty.”

“Take advantage of the off-season and go home and take a look!”

“Perhaps the boy’s parents had already aged a lot when the boy ran away from home.”

Su Muqiu patted Ye Qiu on the shoulder, then turned and left, leaving Ye Qiu alone standing there in a daze.

“Want to go home and visit?”

Ye Qiu was struggling in his heart.

He wanted to go back and take a look, but he was afraid to do so.

His memory went back to three years ago, when he had not yet run away from home, and what his father said to him that day, and what he said to his father.

—Dad, I like games, I can play games well, I can become a professional player, I want to be a professional player, why can’t you support me?
——You want to become a professional player by playing games? Have you not realized it yet? Playing games is a road that is doomed to failure. If you choose this road, you are doomed to fail!
——I am your father, how can I harm you? I have arranged everything for you, because as a person who has experienced it, I know what is best. I don’t want your life to be full of regrets!

——If you don’t listen to me, you will regret it one day, and then there will be no way back!

——Dad, you don’t understand me at all. You only care about yourself. You have too strong a desire for control!
——Maybe I will regret it in the future, but I will try my best not to regret it. But if I didn’t choose e-sports, I would regret it now!
——You! You really pissed me off! How could our Ye family have such a disobedient descendant like you? Do you know that you are bringing shame to our Ye family?
——I only have one thing to say to you now. Either you listen to me and do what I say, and you will be my, Ye Dingtian’s son. Otherwise, never come back again!
——If you don’t want to come back, then don’t come back! Who cares! ?
——If you dare to step out of this door today, you are no longer a member of our Ye family. When you go out, don’t say you are my son, Ye Dingtian! From now on, you have nothing to do with this family! !

Ye Qiu’s thoughts were stuck on the memory that caused him pain and regret, and he couldn’t get out of it for a long time.

It was not until the cigarette at his fingertips burned out that Ye Qiu was awakened from his memories.

Looking at the cigarette butt that fell on the ground, Ye Qiu muttered to himself: “Dad, am I wrong, or are you wrong, or are we both wrong?”

(End of this chapter)