Until Fang Xiaoxiao's small frame disappeared out the door, Fu Wenwen and Lu Chengsen did not leave. The two looked at each other.
"What are you waiting for?"
"What are you waiting for..."
They spoke in unison.
After hearing each other's words, they looked at each other and smiled.
"We can afford to raise her anyway..." Lu Chengsen glanced at Fu Wenwen, feeling unbearable about Fang Xiaoxiao's situation.
Fang Ming was too ruthless. If this continued, he genuinely feared he would lose control and beat Fang Xiaoxiao to death one day.
That would be no different than them abandoning Fang Xiaoxiao to her fate.
His conscience wouldn't allow him to pretend ignorance.
"Raising one more child is just one extra pair of chopsticks..." Lu Chengsen said softly, glancing at Fu Wenwen.
"You say that as if I'm stopping you." Fu Wenwen rolled her eyes at Lu Chengsen.
"I know my wife thinks the same as I do." Lu Chengsen hugged Fu Wenwen and kissed her.
If... if Fang Xiaoxiao was abused by Fang Ming again after going home...
"He won't be able to hold back much longer. I'll call the police." Lu Chengsen squeezed Fu Wenwen's hand.
"Go quickly and come back quickly. I think the time is almost up." Fu Wenwen reminded Lu Chengsen.
Because she had already 'seen' Fang Ming glaring fiercely at Fang Xiaoxiao, who was slowly approaching him, and was seemingly searching for something in the room.
Fu Wenwen boldly guessed that he was looking for a 'weapon' to inflict punishment on Fang Xiaoxiao.
The woman looked at Fang Xiaoxiao with disdainful laughter. Watching the man search the room for a weapon, she didn't forget to remind him.
"It's not in this room. You must have put it somewhere else. Where did you hit her yesterday?"
Fang Ming's eyes lit up. He immediately got up and walked to other rooms.
Fang Xiaoxiao squatted on the ground helplessly, obediently waiting for her father to find his favorite stick.
Lu Chengsen ran to the police station and, with two officers, headed towards the Fang residence.
As Lu Chengsen and the two officers arrived at the Fang house, the four of them heard a scream belonging to Fang Xiaoxiao.
The two officers' faces changed drastically. Lu Chengsen looked at Fu Wenwen, who nodded.
Lu Chengsen immediately stepped forward and kicked open the door of the Fang house, rushing in with the two officers.
Upon entering, they saw Fang Ming raising a stick to strike Fang Xiaoxiao's head.
With such force, even an adult man would bleed profusely, let alone a child like Fang Xiaoxiao.
If hit, it would be fatal.
"Stop!" the two officers roared. "Are you even human? To lay such heavy hands on your own child."
"Comrade police, this is my daughter. She's too naughty, so I couldn't help but discipline her. This is our family's private matter. You have no right, do you?" Fang Ming was not afraid of the police.
Typically, such incidents would result in a warning to treat the child well, a simple apology, and then they would leave.
Fang Ming was accustomed to this.
Over the years, it wasn't only Lu Chengsen and his wife who had sought police intervention.
But what good was it! His daughter, he could hit her however he pleased. Who could interfere in another's family affairs?
Seeing Fang Ming's indifferent and unrepentant attitude, the two officers' expressions also darkened. "Even if she's your child, you can't hit her like this! This would cause a grown person to bleed profusely! This is attempted murder!"
"She's fine, isn't she? I was just scaring her." Fang Ming sneered.
In the end, the two officers could do nothing about Fang Ming and left indignantly.
Seeing that Lu Chengsen and Fu Wenwen had not left, Fang Ming mocked them triumphantly.
"What's the use of calling the police? After they leave, I close the door, and do you know what I do?"
"Do you remember what I told you just now?" Lu Chengsen also smiled, his lips curving towards Fang Ming.
Fang Ming's face changed. Lu Chengsen walked directly towards him. Fang Ming initially wanted to cower, but he grabbed the stick in his hand.
Fang Ming's eyes sharpened, and he raised the stick to strike Lu Chengsen.
"Very good." Seeing Fang Ming actively attack him, Lu Chengsen's lips curled in pleasure.
Fu Wenwen couldn't help but smile. This was good; it turned into self-defense.
Lu Chengsen's hand flicked in front of Fang Ming, and the stick in Fang Ming's hand somehow ended up in Lu Chengsen's. Lu Chengsen then used the stick to hit Fang Ming's shoulder.
"Ah!!" Fang Ming screamed and clutched his arm.
Lu Chengsen's blow dislocated his shoulder.
"Where should I land the second blow?" Lu Chengsen leisurely assessed Fang Ming, a cold smile playing on his lips.
"Ah!!! How can you hit my husband!!" the woman screamed in horror.
"I just said! I'll hit him the way he bullies Xiaoxiao!" Lu Chengsen said with a smile at Fang Ming, nudging him with his foot. "I told you this just now, didn't I?"
"I... I'm calling the police. You're finished!" Fang Ming, holding his shoulder, vowed to call the police. This man dared to hit him, he was dead.
Lu Chengsen glanced at Fang Ming and hit his leg with the stick.
"Ahhhhh..." Fang Ming felt his leg about to break, writhing in pain on the ground.
Fang Xiaoxiao watched everything unfolding before her. Her most feared father was being beaten by the uncle and writhing on the ground.
This scene profoundly impacted her young heart.
"Call the police! Hurry and find the police!!!" Fang Ming gritted his teeth and shouted at the woman.
The woman immediately ran outside the door. Fu Wenwen smiled faintly, letting her find the police.
However, the police, who had just been angered away by Fang Ming, saw the woman and, hearing it was the Fang residence, sneered.
"We can't manage your family's affairs, nor do we have the right to. Female comrade, please go back!"
"How can you do this? That couple is beating my husband! Why aren't you doing anything!" the woman cried.
Hearing that Lu Chengsen was beating someone, a flicker of light flashed in their eyes, but their resolve not to go became even stronger.
"We're busy right now. Besides, a blow or two won't be anything serious! Go back and see what's happening..."
The two officers calmly looked at the documents in their hands, not even looking up even if the documents were upside down.
The woman shouted at the police station for a long time, but no officer paid her any mind. Others had already heard what happened through their colleagues' whispers, and they all felt indignant on their behalf.
Lu Chengsen hit Fang Ming blow after blow, and no matter how Fang Ming dodged, he was beaten black and blue by Lu Chengsen.
By the time there was nowhere else to strike him, the woman had still failed to bring the police.
"One more thing I'll tell you: from today onwards, if Xiaoxiao gets even a single scratch, I'll cut you as well. If Xiaoxiao goes hungry, I'll make you go hungry. If Xiaoxiao feels any discomfort, I'll hold you responsible. I, Lu Chengsen, mean what I say! You can test me if you dare!"