After school, Ning Dong returned to the house with his head lowered.
When Su Tong saw her son, she could tell something was amiss. Hence, she pulled her son over and asked, "What's wrong, son?"
Ning Dong tried his best to avoid Su Tong's probing gaze and shook her hand off impatiently.
At this time, Su Tong finally saw the bruise near her son's lips. She asked in shock, "What happened? Who did you fight with?"
Ning Dong pushed his mother's hand that was on his cheek away before he said irritably, "No one. I'm to blame for this."
"Nonsense! How's that possible? Tell me who did it? I won't let him off!" Su Tong said, clearly distressed.
Ning Dong smiled bitterly. "I've already said I'm to blame. After all, I'm the devil who caused a pregnant woman to miscarry.."
Su Tong was stunned into silence; she raised her hand and covered her mouth in shock. When she finally found her voice again, she asked, "Dongdong, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Ning Dong looked at Su Tong indifferently as he asked, "Mother, what can we do to atone for our sins?"
Su Tong's tears streamed down her face immediately. She reached out and hit her son's arm as she said, "Nonsense! You're speaking nonsense! What sins do we have to atone for? We've not sinned! We've not sinned!"
Ning Dong retreated two steps before he raised his face, trying to prevent his tears from falling. "We've not sinned? Mother, there's a ghost of a child here who's crying day and night saying that I killed him and that he wants me to return his life to him."
Su Tong reached out and touched Ning Dong's forehead with an uncertain expression on her face upon hearing Ning Dong's words.
Ning Dong avoided Su Tong's hand and made his way to the stairs. He said without looking at Su Tong, "There are so many men in the world; why did you have to choose a married man? Why did you put me in such an embarrassing situation?" A hint of despair could be heard in his voice when he spoke.
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