inspire-indiana Chapter 347: The male protagonist of this soul-swap story is quite rebellious.
Chapter 347: The male protagonist of this soul-swap story is quite rebellious.
He Chengyi's gaze towards Madam He showed no anger, but rather a calm one.
But Madam He was afraid of him because he seemed to lack human emotions and desires, so she couldn't expect him to care about family ties.
A monster devoid of humanity is capable of any terrible thing.
Madam He covered her forehead, her voice sharp but her voice weak, "He Chengyi! I'm your mother, I'm only doing this for your own good!"
He Chengyi didn't speak, he just stared at her.
Under his gaze, Madam He's momentum waned until she finally couldn't hold on any longer. She picked up her bag and quickly said, "Think about it carefully yourself!"
Then he turned and fled in panic.
Yun Qing looked at He Chengyi with some concern, "Brother, are you alright?"
He Chengyi looked at her and suddenly said, "Qingqing, let me tell you about my family situation."
He and Yun Qing are getting close, so the He family's attention will be focused on her. It's better to let her understand the He family's situation so that she won't be taken advantage of without even realizing it.
Yun Qing, holding a carton of milk, nodded seriously, "Okay, go ahead."
After some consideration, He Chengyi decided to start by talking about his birth.
“He Xuan, that’s my father, was injured when he was young, so it’s hard for him to have children. The He family keeps this a secret, and outsiders don’t know about it.”
“My mother was determined to marry into a wealthy family and chose my father. She schemed and climbed into his bed, hoping to use this to cling to him. However, my father had a white moonlight in his heart and didn’t even look at a woman like her. He simply sent her away.”
"But I never expected my mom to do something miraculous and get pregnant."
“After the DNA test confirmed that the child in her belly was indeed my father’s, my father was still very resistant and unwilling to marry her. My mother, who was heavily pregnant, was so upset that she made a scene, which eventually alarmed my father.”
“The old man only has my father as his son. My father has no children, which means that the He family will not have a bloodline to inherit the He family in the future. This is his biggest worry.”
“He even thought about having another son, but I don’t know why it didn’t work out. I suspect he also has a health problem.”
"So when he found out that he had a grandson, even though he looked down on my mother, that disreputable woman, he still forced my father to marry her, so that she wouldn't keep causing trouble and hurt the baby in her womb."
“The old man valued bloodlines, but my father didn’t care. After being forced to marry my mother, he loathed her to the extreme, and even the child in her womb disgusted him.”
Upon hearing the word "disgusting," Yun Qing reached out and grabbed his hand, feeling a tightness in her chest.
He Chengyi uses this word; did he hear his father say it himself?
When He Chengyi talked about these things, his tone was quite objective, as if he were just telling someone else's story, without any emotional fluctuation.
On the contrary, Yun Qing's pity stirred ripples in his heart.
He grasped Yun Qing's hand in return and continued, "Out of revenge, my father was never home after the marriage and deliberately mistreated my mother, shattering her hopes of living a life of luxury."
“After my mother gave birth, he didn’t mention divorce. It seemed like he was deliberately tormenting her, making her watch helplessly as the things she was pursuing were within her reach, yet she could never get them.”
“His revenge was very successful. My mother was almost driven crazy by him. In the end, she accidentally injured me, which alarmed the old man again.”
Yun Qing was heartbroken, but He Chengyi simply described it as "accidentally hurting me," when in reality he almost lost his life.
And before this, how many times had there been abuse without ever failing?
"Later, I stayed by the old man's side."
“After my dad got married, he did a lot of terrible things. He didn’t care about the company at all and always went against my father. This made my father feel that he had failed in his parenting.”
"Therefore, he learned his lesson and became very strict with me, not allowing me to make the slightest mistake from childhood to adulthood, determined to cultivate a qualified and obedient successor."
To put it bluntly, in Old Master He's eyes, He Chengyi was merely a tool to protect the He family's legacy, not his own grandson with whom he shared a deep blood bond.
“Now that I am in control of the He family, the old man, who was originally pleased, is furious after discovering that I am no longer under his control and wants to regain control of me.”
“My dad has been living a life of debauchery for so many years, but I am still his only son. Now that he is getting old and his health is not as good as before, he started to try to improve his relationship with me. When he found that it was not working, he tried to suppress me.”
“My mother has never been able to control her husband over the years, but she has always dreamed of becoming a real socialite, living a luxurious life, being elegant, respected, and envied by others. So now she is determined to control me, her son.”
"They all seem to think that using a marriage alliance to control me is a good option, and you... are the first choice for a marriage alliance."
Yun Qing blinked. "Why?"
With so many heiresses from wealthy families, what makes me stand out from the crowd?
He Chengyi seemed to understand the thoughts of the He family members quite well, and explained to her, "Because the Song family and the He family are of similar social standing, and you don't seem as cunning as your sister, you seem easier to manipulate."
"I have always been unwilling to enter into an arranged marriage. What would happen if I were forced into one in the end?"
“My dad and mom are the best examples. I will take my anger out on you and mistreat you because I am against the marriage. If you are not happy in the He family, you will also resent me.”
"If other members of the He family extend an olive branch to you at this time, wouldn't it be easy for them to win you over?"
“Your parents, and even your sister, dote on you. Winning you over is equivalent to winning over the entire Song family. With the Song family’s support, it will be much easier for them to control me.”
Yun Qing couldn't help but ask, "What if you fall in love after the arranged marriage? Aren't they worried at all?"
He Chengyi fell silent, because I didn't have the ability to love... before.
However, he didn't say that. Instead, following Yun Qing's train of thought, he said, "Even if it's a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love, you're still the best choice."
"why?"
Yun Qing was a little flattered; they really thought highly of me!
"Because the Song family is different from other wealthy families, there aren't so many messy things going on. You grew up surrounded by love, and in your eyes, family affection should be beautiful. How can family members hold grudges overnight?"
"They can take advantage of your naivety and make you think that all the bad things they do to me are just because they don't know how to express themselves, and that they actually love me very much and that everything they do is for my own good."
"At that time, you will naturally want to ease the relationship between me and them, and hope that I can get closer to them. I will compromise because I am considering your feelings and can't bear to disappoint you. At least I will maintain the family relationship with them on the surface. Even more so, I will let go of my resentment and forgive them for your sake."
Yun Qing's expression was indescribable. "Brother, I do have some intelligence."
He Chengyi couldn't help but smile. "Yes, Qingqing is very smart."
Yun Qing found it hard to understand the He family's thought process. "Do they think you're stupid too? Do they expect you to get close to them just because I want you to?"
He Chengyi stared at her for a while, then said in a somewhat serious tone, "If you're happy... I might as well."
Yun Qing suddenly pushed him, and He Chengyi, caught off guard, stumbled and fell to the ground.
He leaned on the carpet, looked up at Yun Qing, and asked innocently, "What's wrong?"
Yun Qing moved her chair further away from him and said irritably, "I'm afraid of catching the idiot's 'infect'!"
Yun Qing was angry, but when she thought of her mother saying that He Chengyi might never have experienced what love was, she softened.
Then she felt that as his best friend and only sister, it was necessary to teach him a lesson.
She sat down on the carpet, facing He Chengyi, and looked at him seriously, saying, "Brother, remember this: if I love you, no matter if I'm stupid or smart, I'll stand by your side."
"Regardless of whether the He family meant well for you, they have caused you indelible and enormous harm, which is an unchangeable fact. I feel sorry for you, and I have hated them from the very beginning."
"Unless you desperately crave family affection, I won't presumptuously use the excuse of 'it's for your own good' to create the heartwarming scenes I want to see."
"How could I bear to let you compromise like this..."