nycdaug Chapter 111 Fighting
Chapter 111 Fighting
"Chen Xi, come out here! How dare you touch a hair of our Dabao? Are you tired of living?" Old Mrs. Chen's shout penetrated the door and shocked all the neighbors.
Chen Xi was taking a nap in the house when he was suddenly awakened by the sudden knocking on the door. He muttered to himself, the force of the knocking was so strong that he might really want to take the door down.
Apart from Zhou Xuemei and Old Mrs. Chen, no one else would come to the door so rudely.
Chen Xi was not in a hurry to show up, but Zhou Xuemei's anger was like adding fuel to the fire, and her scolding became more and more unbearable:
"You ignorant little girl, you did something bad and you still want to hide? You beat up our Dabao, and now you are too scared to face him?"
Chen Xi quietly approached the door and caught the abuse outside the door. He calmly fought back through the door: "If I don't open the door, what can you do to me? Unless you can come through the wall."
"If you have the guts, then come out. How can you be called a hero if you hide in the house and yell nonsense?" Zhou Xuemei tried to provoke Chen Xi with words, but the other party remained unmoved.
"This is my home. I can come out when I want to, and I can not come out when I don't want to. What's it to you?" Chen Xi looked lazy and his words were full of provocation, which made Zhou Xuemei outside the door so angry that her face turned blue.
Chen Xi's stubborn attitude completely ignited Zhou Xuemei's anger. She secretly complained in her heart, with her few mediocre skills, she actually dared to come to her house to cause trouble?
At this time, Mrs. Chen, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up. Seeing that Zhou Xuemei was having trouble controlling the situation, she said slowly, "If you have anything to say, open the door and talk it over. It's not proper to make such a fuss like this."
"Talk nicely? I think you just want to trick me into opening the door so that you can deal with me. I'm not afraid. Opening the door is no problem. I just don't want to look at your mean faces."
"You were so arrogant even after beating someone up. You beat my Dabao so hard that his face was bruised and swollen. What were you thinking?" Zhou Xuemei's voice was full of indignation and injustice.
Chen Xi suddenly opened the door, his eyes as calm as a pond, staring directly at Zhou Xuemei: "Why don't you ask what good thing your Dabao has done? I just taught him a lesson."
"What bad things could he do? Murder or arson? You dare to touch my son? Today I will fight you hard and let you know that Zhou Xuemei is not someone you can mess with easily."
Before she finished her words, Zhou Xuemei rushed forward and instantly wrestled with Chen Xi.
Chen Xi was agile and soon gained the upper hand. Zhou Xuemei's cries for help rose and fell as she struggled.
Zhou Xuemei stretched out her hand to grab Chen Xi's hair, but Chen Xi reacted quickly and tightly grasped her throat. Zhou Xuemei could only utter intermittent groans in pain, and the fight between the two sides became more and more intense.
The sudden intervention of Old Mrs. Chen was like a sudden storm, making the already tense atmosphere even more tense.
Although she was old, she used her rich experience to launch clever attacks from behind Chen Xi from time to time, making Chen Xi feel quite exhausted even when facing Zhou Xuemei alone. Now the one-on-two situation made her feel even more stressed.
Chen Xi's eyes were sharp as torches, and he quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind.
She knew very well that Zhou Xuemei had a stubborn personality and was difficult to convince, so she decided to deal with the hidden worry behind the scenes first - Old Mrs. Chen.
Chen Xi seized the opportunity, suddenly pulled out his restrained arm, gathered all his strength, and pushed hard. Old Mrs. Chen staggered, and finally fell to the dusty ground, unable to support herself.
Without the disturbance behind him, Chen Xi felt the pressure around him suddenly reduced, and his confrontation with Zhou Xuemei became easier.
The two men clashed again, and the battle was extremely fierce.
Zhou Xuemei's usually carefully combed bun had long since fallen apart, leaving her hair in disarray, covering half of her face. Her aggressive behavior made her look just like the legendary shrew in the neighborhood.
In comparison, although Chen Xi was not much better, with slightly disheveled hair, she still maintained a trace of dignity in her aura, forming a sharp contrast with Zhou Xuemei.
To onlookers, Zhou Xuemei looked more like a beggar living on the streets. If it weren't for her neat clothes, it would be hard to mistake her for a real beggar.
"Ouch, it hurts so much, help me!" Seeing that the situation was not good, Mrs. Chen fell down and lay on the ground, posing like a victim, which caused an uproar around her.
Passersby were attracted by the sudden quarrel and gradually stopped, forming an impenetrable human wall. The villagers were accustomed to the frequent conflicts between the Chen family and Chen Xi, but they still watched with enthusiasm every time.
Chen Xi and Zhou Xuemei seemed to have reached a certain exhausted balance in this battle of physical strength and will. They both stepped aside, gasping for breath.
As the crowd gathered, Zhou Xuemei and Old Lady Chen seized the opportunity and began to speak loudly, trying to let the villagers around them judge the right and wrong for them.
These onlookers were all old residents of Xianghe Village. They were all very clear about the grudges between the Chen family and Chen Xi, as well as the intricate conflicts. It was as if they were watching a repetitive drama.
"Fellow villagers, come and give us some advice on this! Chen Xi beat our Dabao until his face was covered in bruises and she even cruelly stepped on him. Tell me, isn't this clearly bullying?"
Old Mrs. Chen avoided the main point in her speech and did not mention at all how Chen Dabao had bullied Chen Rong before. Her protectiveness was shocking. She had no idea that over-indulgence was actually the greatest harm to a child.
Chen Xi heard the voice, a helpless smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he shook his head: "Why, Dabao doesn't dare to stand up and face it, but lets you speak for him, what is this play?"
"Dabao has been beaten by you and is bedridden. How can he come again?" Zhou Xuemei exaggerated and deliberately fanned the flames.
“Is it really like this? He was begging for mercy swiftly this morning, but in the blink of an eye he’s unable to move?” Chen Xi responded with doubt in his eyes, full of disbelief.
"Don't talk nonsense. It's wrong for you to hit someone, not to mention that you hurt my baby so badly. You have to pay for the medical expenses today."
Old Mrs. Chen was very experienced and she skillfully directed the topic to the issue of compensation in just a few words, trying to gain benefits from it.
"So this is the purpose after all. Want to take advantage of me? Forget it. You will end up with nothing in the end."
"If you don't pay for the medical expenses, we will report to the police and let the county magistrate judge the case!" There was a hint of threat in Zhou Xuemei's words.
"Go ahead and report it. It's a good opportunity for the county magistrate to investigate the incident in which your Dabao gathered a group of kids on his way home from school and robbed Chen Rong and Xiao Xiaoyang of their candy and pocket money. Then we'll see who will be arrested!"