I Refuse To Be The Villain

Chapter:1.2

Chapter 1.2

He no longer had those painful memories, but he always remembered the twisted branches that occupied most of his view from the window.

He recognized that tree—it was an elm tree. His dad had planted a large elm tree in the yard at home, and from the window of his room, he could see a corner of the elm tree.

Looking at that tree felt like being back home.

He burned with fever for several days in a daze. Eventually, that family didn't want to bear the cost of taking care of him any longer, nor did they want him to die from illness in their home, so they sold him off.

The experiences of being sold during those years were something Lu Yu'an always tried to avoid recalling. Every time he thought about it, he would be overwhelmed by an endless darkness that suffocated him.

What kept him going through those days was his unwavering belief that his mom and dad were still looking for him.

And he would meet them again amidst all this darkness.

But as time passed, just surviving consumed all his energy, and his memories of home gradually faded. Except for a few profound memories, he couldn't remember his parents' names. Slowly, he stopped expecting, because without expectations, there would be no pain.

Later, Wang Ru saved him. Wang Ru then married Li Fangjia, and he became an adopted son of the Li family. They moved to the city together, and Wang Ru tried to protect him, but she herself was beaten and abused by Li Fangjia. What could she do to help him? He was still young at that time and had to protect Wang Ru from being killed by Li Fangjia.

Later, Wang Ru became pregnant and gave birth to Lele.

Those years were relatively better, except that he felt more and more redundant at home. Li Fangjia was willing to bring home his wages from the factory to support the family, especially for Lele, the only heir of the Li family.

Every day at dawn, Lu Yu'an would carry a stool, step on it, and start boiling hot water for the family. He would also cook meals for the whole family.

However, as Lele grew up, something was not right. It was evident that he was different from other children. Li Fangjia accompanied Wang Ru to take Lele to the hospital, and it was finally diagnosed that Lele had intellectual disabilities and needed long-term medication to prevent further deterioration.

The Li family's already tight financial situation worsened as a result, and Li Fangjia became even more aggressive. Every time he got drunk and went crazy, Wang Ru would throw herself on him and Lele to protect them. Wang Ru suffered injuries that never healed, until one time Lu Yu'an took a knife and swung it near Li Fangzhu's hand, he finally restrained himself.

However, what he didn't know was that after he disappeared for a year, his mother who dived in the water to save him fell ill and deteriorated rapidly. Following the advice of their close elders, his father adopted Lu Yuning, who was the same age as him, from an orphanage after calculating their fate using astrology.

Perhaps it was effective, as the condition of the mother improved significantly after Lu Yuning came home. Lu Yuning's presence also alleviated the mother's depression caused by losing him, and she finally had some laughter in her final days.

After the mother passed away, Lu Yuning stayed in the Lu family. His obedience and understanding greatly comforted the father and the older brother's wounded hearts.

Bit by bit, it erased any trace of Lu Yu'an's existence in the Lu family.

From then on, the Lu family no longer had Lu Yu'an, only Lu Yuning.