After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 214 Domestic Violence (2)

Xie Nu lowered her head: "Hmm..."

Zhao Jihua frowned, indicating his incomprehension: "Then why didn't you run away or fight back when you were first attacked?"

“I ran away. I ran back to my parents’ home the first time he seriously injured me. But…” Xie Nu smiled bitterly, “But, but not long after, he came to apologize with generous gifts, kneeling in front of me and crying while slapping himself. I didn’t intend to forgive him, but my parents said, ‘What couple doesn’t quarrel? Life has to go on,’ and persuaded me to go back. He also promised it wouldn’t happen again…”

At this point, she smiled bitterly and said, "But we were both wrong. Since he hit me, he was willing to keep hitting me! It's just that later he imprisoned me in the house, and even when he beat me half to death, I had no chance to escape. This time, I finally managed to..."

Didn't your parents notice anything amiss?

"He told everyone I was sick, so no one noticed..."

"They should visit you even more now that you're sick; they haven't visited you in the past two years?"

Xie Nu pursed her lips: "...No."

"Their daughter has been sick for two years, and they haven't visited you even once?"

Xie Nu shook her head.

Zhao Jihua was furious. She slammed her fist on the table: "What? What kind of parents are these? Their own daughter is so sick and they don't even care? If they had gone to see her even once, they would have found out long ago!"

"You can't say that!" Xie Nu hurriedly stopped her. "They gave me my life. From the moment I was born, I have always owed them a debt. I have failed them..."

Xia Li interrupted, "Don't say that. They had their reasons for giving birth to you, not because you owe them anything!"

!!!

Everyone present was stunned by her outrageous statement.

You must understand that filial piety is of paramount importance here.

If her outrageous remarks were to get out, who knows how much she would be criticized by the world!

Tao Yao panicked: "Miss!"

"I didn't say anything wrong," Xia Li said.

"Initially, they wanted a child, and that's how you came to be. They wanted a boy, wanted a sibling, wanted to gain status through their son... In short, it was because they wanted these things that you came to be."

"This..." The crowd wanted to refute, but for a moment they had to admit they had nothing to say.

"But no matter what, they gave us a life, and we should be grateful."

Xia Li smiled and said, "Of course we should be grateful. People who know how to be grateful will not think that their parents are too bad. Even if their parents do something wrong, they will still be filial and live a good life."

"Phew~" At least the young lady has a conscience.

“But…” Xia Li’s tone shifted, “not all parents deserve to be called parents. Some are just creators of suffering, demons from hell.”

"Miss, be careful what you say!" Tao Yao quickly stepped forward and covered Xia Li's mouth.

"Taoyao, we must face reality squarely, instead of blindly following filial piety. A loving father is essential for a filial son. Good parents are certainly rewarded, but those who abandon their children at birth, treat them as tools, or abuse them do not deserve to be parents!"

Xia Li's eyes reddened, and she clenched her fists tightly. One of her best friends from junior high school had been sexually assaulted almost from birth. Her father raped her for twelve years, and on the day she started menstruating, he invited a group of his friends to gang rape her. After that, he let people into her room every day for 50 yuan. Her friend's younger sister died less than two months after birth due to vaginal infection!

This isn't a father; he's a beast!

"Miss..." Seeing Xia Li almost going mad, Tao Yao quickly hugged her young mistress, fearing that she would lose her mind.

Xia Li gradually calmed down and said, "It's nothing."

She continued, "I'm only talking about some people. But to be honest, your parents didn't ask for your opinion when you were born, nor did they ask if you liked the child. They just let you marry the son-in-law they liked. Even if you suffered grievances after marriage and went back to your parents' home, they couldn't see your grievances. They just told you to go back for the sake of your family and children. You see, they have been restricting you for their own will. Even if you say you owe them, it's because that's what they always tell you, right?"

Xie Nu lowered her head: "Yes, that's true, but they've always been good to me..."

"They're always like this, not good enough to you, not bad enough to you. Then they leave you caught in the middle, tormenting you, unable to be ruthless to them, and unable to obey their orders."

After a pause, Xia Li continued:

“But girl, your life starts with yourself, then your parents and children. It’s undeniable that from the moment they gave you life, you owe them. Of course, you should try your best to be filial to them. But there are many ways to love them, and that doesn’t include sacrificing yourself to love them.”

For a moment, everyone fell silent and pondered.

Xie Nu murmured repeatedly, repeating those words: "Sacrifice yourself to love them...sacrifice yourself...sacrifice..."

Just then, a servant rushed in, looking flustered, holding a letter in his hand.

"Miss, this was just delivered," the servant said, panting heavily.

Zhao Jihua frowned, took the letter, and opened it with Xia Li.

The letter was written by the man imprisoned; the handwriting was crooked and messy, yet it exuded a chilling threat:

"Once I get out, Xie Nu, you're dead! I won't let you get away with this!"

Upon seeing the contents of the letter, Xie Nu's already fragile mental defenses completely collapsed.

Her tears flowed like a burst dam. "What should I do? He won't let me go when he gets out. He definitely won't let me go. Am I not going to live much longer?"

Her voice, choked with sobs, echoed desperately in the clinic.

"How could he do this? Does he really want me to die? Is he only satisfied if I'm dead?"

Xie Nu clung to Zhao Jihua's sleeve, pleading through tears, "Please, please save me. I'm sorry, it's shameless of me to beg you so many times, but I really have no other choice..."

Zhao Jihua helped her up: "Get up, we'll handle this."

A cold glint flashed in her eyes: "Since you hold a high position, you must do practical things for the people! Make those phenomena and people that should not exist disappear!"

Xie Nu, lying on the bed, bowed her head and said, "Thank you so much, I really don't know how to repay you..."

Xia Li smiled and helped her up, "We are saving you, but also millions of us. All women in the world should be like an umbrella, sheltering themselves from the wind and rain while protecting their compatriots."