Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 389 - 380: Tingfan, You Should Divorce Qiao’er
Before Lin Qiao could say anything, he ran over and kicked Song Tingfan, threatening fiercely, "If you bully mom again, I’ll feed you to the pigs!"
Living in the countryside since childhood, he had picked up on the women’s curses.
Song Tingfan pressed his lips together without saying a word.
Afraid that the antagonist would get angry, Lin Qiao quickly pulled Lin Ling over and explained, "No, I just got bitten by a bug, quickly call Grandma, Grandpa, and Grandma."
Lin Ling didn’t believe it at all; he felt from the bottom of his heart that it was the bad dad who hit her, "Mom, don’t speak up for him, he’s so bad, he even stepped on a green frog to death on the road."
Song Tingfan’s lips tightened; he had been carrying him and walking quickly, so he didn’t see the frog by the road until it was too late and it was crushed to death.
Lin Qiao almost laughed at this child’s antics but quickly held it back, changing the subject, "Grandma, Grandpa, Grandma."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ling snuggled closer to them and quickly hugged Lin Qiao’s waist, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Grandma, Grandpa, Grandma."
"Mom, I’ll go get the medicine." After shouting, he ran off.
Song Qin watched his back, tears falling uncontrollably, but not wanting Qiao’er to see her upset, she looked down and wiped them away.
Li Guifen and Lin Han didn’t fare any better, not only because of seeing the child, but also knowing that their daughter had raised the child alone and must have suffered a lot.
Lin Ling quickly returned with a bottle, clumsily opened the cap, and used his small hand to take some, "Mom, sit down, I’ll put it on for you, it’ll only get better if you apply it."
Lin Qiao knew his nature; if she didn’t let him apply it, he’d worry about it endlessly, just like his father used to be.
She sat down on the stool, and the small hands gently applied it on her face, alleviating much of her inner discomfort. Her eyes curved with a smile, "So good."
Lin Ling loved being praised by his mom, putting on a little adult demeanor, "Mom, from now on I’ll apply the medicine for you, only for you." After saying this, he leaned over and kissed her.
He felt that his mom wasn’t happy at all during this period, and he didn’t want to play with his bad dad anymore.
Even though sometimes he was quite happy...
"Okay." Lin Qiao, of course, understood her child’s thoughts, sighed softly in her heart, she couldn’t bring negative emotions to him anymore, and pinched his face with a bright smile.
"Don’t think that you can get away from practicing your calligraphy. Bring it to me to see later."
Lin Ling’s little face fell immediately, "Ah～"
"Ah what? Go talk with Grandma and the others." Lin Qiao took the medicine from his hand, gesturing for him to go with Song Qin and the others.
Then she got up and said, "I’ll go make lunch, you guys sit for a bit."
"I’ll go with you." Li Guifen wiped the corners of her eyes and followed her in. She glanced at Lin Qiao and asked, "Daughter, do we need to prepare this dish?"
"Yes."
Lin Qiao washed her hands and then stood on her toes to take down a big pot. The pot was somewhat heavy, and when she took it down, her body bent slightly under the weight.
Li Guifen hurried to help, and once the pot was set on the stove, she couldn’t help but have tears well up in her eyes, "Daughter, if you don’t want to live with Tingfan anymore, then don’t. Your father and I will talk to him for you."
Ever since her daughter left, she regretted and blamed herself every night. Why did she force her to marry Tingfan? They thought it was a good match without considering if their daughter was willing.
She paused for a moment, "If you want to marry Zhang Dong, your father and I won’t oppose it anymore, as long as you’re happy."
Li Guifen was a down-to-earth person; saying such words meant she cared deeply for Lin Qiao, her daughter.
Willing to risk being talked about behind their backs.
Lin Qiao was taken aback, her eyes instantly filling with mist, "Mom."
Hearing the sobs in her voice, Li Guifen hugged her and patted her back, "Daughter, don’t cry. It’s mom’s fault for forcing you to do things you didn’t want."
"No." Lin Qiao held back her tears, fearing that if she cried, the child would see and also cry.
She rubbed her head against Li Guifen’s shoulder, "I’ll handle it myself, you and dad don’t worry anymore."
The antagonist had an unpredictable temper now, so it was better for Li Guifen and Lin Han to have less contact.
Li Guifen’s nose felt even more sour, "You won’t say anything. When Tingfan bullied you, you didn’t tell us. Your dad would often be angry at home because of this."
Hearing this, Lin Qiao was surprised. How did they know Song Tingfan bullied her?
"No..."
"Tingfan admitted it himself, and you still want to hide it from us. We wouldn’t have let you go to Lunan City if we had known." Li Guifen was deeply remorseful as she spoke.
The antagonist admitted that he bullied her?
Lin Qiao couldn’t understand why he would say that when Li Guifen continued, "If you’ve been wronged, don’t keep it from us, and running away with the child to suffer so far away..." Unable to continue, her voice trailed off.
The slap earlier was not for running away with the child but for hiding her suffering from the family.
Even though they liked Tingfan, it was mainly because of their daughter. How could they let their daughter suffer indefinitely?
They just never thought Tingfan, such an honest child, would be bad to their daughter.
While the two of them were talking, neither noticed the man passing by the door. His shadowed expression made it hard to guess what he was thinking.
...
Lin Han examined the courtyard inside and out, finding flaws everywhere, "This beam is too thin. Tomorrow, I’ll buy a thicker one to replace it."
"The tiles are old, probably leaking, need to call someone to fix them."
"The water tank is too small, can’t hold much water."
His muttering amused and warmed Lin Qiao, "Dad, I just had someone repair it."
"You must have been ripped off; they didn’t fix it properly. Which household did it? I’ll go to them; they just think you as a woman are easy to bully." Lin Han was slightly angry.
He usually had a good temper, but his inexplicable anger now was clear to Li Guifen. It was because he felt bad seeing his daughter not living well.
Even though Lin Qiao didn’t guess this much, she knew Lin Han meant well, "Ling’er, didn’t you say you wanted to go bird egg hunting with Grandpa?"
Lin Ling’s eyes lit up with joy, "Grandpa, are you going?"
Family is always family, and children can tell who treats them well.
Lin Han naturally wouldn’t refuse him, nodding, "Yes, Grandpa will go get bird eggs for you."
After they left, Lin Qiao saw that Song Qin couldn’t resist her sleepiness anymore, so she took her to sleep inside the house.
Outside, only Li Guifen and Song Tingfan were left. Song Tingfan was about to leave when Li Guifen called out to him, "Tingfan, I have something to say to you."
Song Tingfan probably guessed what it was about, feeling inexplicably panicked, his body stiffened.
Li Guifen understood from her daughter’s words today that she didn’t want to be with Tingfan anymore, so she would have to say the words.
She hesitated for a moment, "Tingfan, if you want to blame, blame me. Don’t blame Qiao’er. She didn’t want to marry in the first place, but we insisted she marry you, leading to this situation."
"You and Qiao’er should... part ways. We will return the bridal gifts to you in full. The child... will stay with us."
"Now that you’ve achieved something, you’ll naturally find a good match."
