After a day of visiting relatives and elders, He Jin listened to his mother brag to everyone about how obedient and obedient he was, how he won scholarships every year. He Jin's ears had grown calloused from hearing it all. People would ask, "When is your son graduating? He's so smart, shouldn't you let him study abroad?" His mother would always say, "What do you mean study abroad? Look at all the other families whose children go abroad and don't even know their parents are sick. Who would send their son abroad now? Isn't that stupid? I'm definitely going to ask him to come back to work, it's already been agreed upon at work …
He Jin thought to himself, "Who said that? I don't want to come back to work!"
That night, He Jin returned home after a day of running around. He didn't want to do anything other than go online and play with Shang Huo and Glutinous Rice Ball, as if that was the only way to lift his mood.
After dinner, He Jin locked himself in his room, but there was still movement outside. He didn't have the guts to put on his helmet now, so he casually picked up a copy of "Water Margin" from the bookshelf to read. His mother didn't allow him to read anything other than proper textbooks, including all kinds of novels, except for the Four Great Classical Novels. Therefore, He Jin could only flip through "The Three Kingdoms" countless times to pass his time.
But after a while, there was a sound behind him. He Jin grumbled, "Why didn't you knock?"
He Jin turned to see his mother bring him a glass of freshly squeezed juice. He Jin instantly felt guilty for his bad attitude earlier.
Mother He glared at him and slammed the glass of juice on the table. "You're at home and you don't knock. Why are you so nosy?!"
She turned to see what He Jin was reading and relaxed when she saw that it was only Water Margin.
He Jin took a sip of juice and looked up when his mother still hadn't left. "What else do you want?"
"Can't you let me see you if there's nothing else?" Mother He curled her lips. She seemed to feel the distance between her son and herself. He was just like her husband since he was young, and she didn't know what he was thinking.
She rolled her eyes and probed, "Hey, your aunt told me about a girl from Q University. I saw a picture of her today, and she looks pretty fresh. I heard …"
As soon as his mother started speaking, He Jin could already guess what was going to happen next. At this moment, there was a sudden clap of thunder in his head — F * ck, it's really coming, it can't be!
He Jin looked up at his mother impatiently. "Are you trying to arrange a blind date for me?"
Mother He was stunned by He Jin's annoyed look, "Yes, what's wrong?"
He Jin closed the book and said, "Mom, I'm only in my third year of university. I'm 23 years old. I'm not a 32-year-old unmarried young man! Can you not worry about this kind of thing like a girlfriend? I will find one myself! "
When Mother He heard this, she secretly thought that it was as she had expected. He Jin definitely had someone in his heart, that's why he was so disgusted with this kind of thing!
"Did you find her?" Mama He looked at He Jin and asked.
He Jin's eyes flickered. He tilted his head and said, "Not yet. I haven't graduated yet, and I don't have a job. I haven't decided anything yet, so I'm not in the mood to look for one."
Mother He speculated for a long time and increasingly felt that her son was lying to her. However, she didn't have any evidence, so she couldn't say anything for the time being. She could only casually say a few words and leave.
He Jin heaved a sigh of relief and calmed his emotions. He felt that every time he talked to his mother, he would either give up helplessly, or lose his mind in anger!
Finally, it was past midnight, and there was finally no sound inside or outside. He Jin endured his tiredness and persevered until now. Once he put on the helmet, he was completely energized. Because he had sent a message to Shang Huo offline, saying that he would come later, the other party was still waiting for him.
Shang Huo continued to take He Jin to the immortal pet competition rankings. These few days, He Jin had not lost a single match against real spiritual pets. He maintained a 100% win rate and fought his way into the top 500.
Shang Huo said, "Based on this momentum, I estimate that you will be able to enter the top 100 in another week."
He Jin was full of confidence. As he was chatting with Shang Huo, he suddenly felt the whole world shake … No, it was him who was shaking! He Jin's expression changed, and he said, "My mom is here." In the next second, "Ah Jin" in the game entered offline standby mode.
He Jin slid down the blindfold, and sure enough, he saw his mother's face right in front of him. He was so nervous that his whole body was about to collapse. He heard his mother ask, "What is this? Why do you wear this to sleep?"
He Jin forced himself to calm down as he recalled the previous lie. "I told you, this is to relieve insomnia."
Mother He shouted, "Do you know how scary it was when I just opened the door and saw your huge head lying there!? What do you mean by relieving insomnia? You have been wearing this every day recently? "
He Jin: "Yes …"
Mother He quickly caught the loophole in He Jin's words. "Then why didn't I see you wearing this when I came to wake you up in the morning!"
He Jin: "I … took it off when I woke up in the middle of the night."
Mother He: "Took it off? Where did you put it? Why did I only see it today? "
He Jin: "I put it in my school bag …"
"School bag? You woke up in the middle of the night and even put this thing in your school bag. You didn't want me to see it, right?! I don't know what you are hiding from me. I will ask you tomorrow! "Mother He stood up angrily and scolded," Hurry up and go to sleep! "After that, she took the game helmet and went out …
He Jin was dumbfounded by his mother's actions. He fell into an inexplicable panic, and his heart was pounding.
But he couldn't chase after them now and ask his mother to return the helmet to him. His mother would only ask him more questions about what the helmet was and why he wanted it. They would argue, and in the wee hours of the morning, the whole house, and even the whole building, would not be able to rest in peace.
So He Jin endured it and sat on the bed. He was at a loss. He wanted to shout and hit someone, and even hurt himself.
Until his bracelet vibrated. He Jin raised his wrist as if he had seen a life-saving straw. Sure enough, it was a message from Shang Huo.
Shang Huo: "How is it?"
He Jin almost cried. He hurriedly replied, "Mom found the helmet and took it away. What should I do?"
Faced with He Jin's request for help, Qin Yang didn't say, "You are already in the third year of university. Why are you still being controlled by your mother like a child?" This kind of question was too childish. To He Jin, that wasn't his mother, but his greatest enemy and also their common boss.
Shang Huo: "Besides taking away the helmet, what else did she do?"
Shang Huo: "Did she hit you or scold you?"
At this moment, He Jin was like a frightened child. He confided to the only person he trusted without reservation, "She scolded me, but she didn't hit me."
Shang Huo: "That's good. Don't think too much. It's okay, don't be afraid."
A Jin: "But she took the helmet away. What if she doesn't return it to me?"
It was fine if she didn't return it to him. He Jin was afraid that the more he treasured it and cared about it, the more likely his mother would use this weakness of his to destroy it. She would destroy it so that he would never have this thought again. Just like eight years ago, the same fear, the same feeling of helplessness … He Jin's body trembled. It was as if the seal on his memory had suddenly been opened. Fragments of images continuously surged out from the depths of his mind …
…
"I've worked so hard to raise you. I've trained you to study and go to school. I've given you the best of everything, but instead of studying, you play games behind our backs!" The woman poked his forehead with her finger and scolded him harshly.
He trembled as he promised, "I won't delay my studies. I'll only play for an hour a week, okay …"
The woman gave him a backhand slap. "Look at how much your results dropped last time, and you say it won't delay your studies!"
He tried his best to fight back. "Just this once, there won't be a next time …"
"You're still negotiating with me! What right do you have to negotiate with me! "The woman was so angry that she went to find a feather duster. When she came back, she hit him hard.
"I don't want to play anymore." He was scared and couldn't help but want to beg the woman. "Mom, just let me go online and tell my friends that I won't play anymore …"
The woman didn't listen to him at all. She held the feather duster and hit him like crazy. She kept muttering, "Why didn't you listen to me? Why are you playing games? You're so young, and you're still playing marriage with someone in the game … Do you have any dignity? Huh? Do you have any shame?! I'll beat you to death … "
So his mother knew everything. He Jin didn't know how she knew.
He didn't dare to take chances anymore, nor did he dare to explain. He could only promise over and over again that he wouldn't play anymore. He would never play again …
He had been able to endure pain since he was young and rarely cried. But that night, he was beaten by his mother until he cried all night. It hurt so much that he thought that death would be better than this.
His mother forced him to swear that he couldn't lie or hide anything anymore. No matter what he did, he had to report to his family first.
He Jin didn't remember how long he was lectured after that. In short, after the suppression, he didn't dare to speak to others for a long time. Whether he was awake or asleep, his mind was filled with his mother's scolding words, saying that he had no dignity and no shame. So even though he was outstanding in school and outstanding, he still felt inferior in his heart and was as lowly as mud.
But after that, his mother apologized to him and promised that she wouldn't hit him again. She said that she lost control because she was too angry. She even helped him apply medicine while crying. She kept saying, "I hit you, but the pain is in my heart." "Mom is doing this for your own good. You have to know that Mom has put in a lot of effort …"
He forgave that woman, but he knew that there was still something that had changed.
He seemed to have matured and grown up overnight. His superego activated its protection mechanism and instantly became stronger. He maintained the perfect appearance, but his original self would forever remain at the age of fifteen, lost in the river of time.
…
Thinking back to that experience, He Jin trembled all over. Now he was playing games again. What should he do? He even lied. That woman was going to go crazy again … He couldn't help but feel insecure.
The projection on the bracelet showed the three messages that Shang Huo had just sent —
Shang Huo: "It's okay if she doesn't return it to you. Be optimistic. It's just a helmet. I'll buy you another one when the time comes."
Shang Huo: "Don't get into a conflict with her over a helmet. Don't let yourself be bullied."
Shang Huo: "Are you still there? Do you want me to give you a voice call? "
He Jin didn't have time to reply when Shang Huo called him. He Jin quickly removed the wireless Bluetooth earplugs from his bracelet and stuffed them into one of his ears. He curled up under the blanket and wrapped himself tightly with it.
Shang Huo: "Ah Jin, can you hear me?"
The moment he heard Shang Huo's voice, He Jin's tensed nerves relaxed. It was as if he was being hugged gently.
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