My Billionaire Exhusband Grovels Me After Divorce - Chapter 701 - Chapter 701: Chapter 701: Chen Yuan's Unbearable Childhood

Chapter 701: Chapter 701: Chen Yuan’s Unbearable Childhood

Chen Yuan had been good-looking since he was a child — fair-skinned with delicate features, he spoke in such a soft manner that he was almost like a pretty girl. He was quite likable in the early days.

Regrettably, his father was a gambler, his mother was an alcoholic, and both were idle. Their days grew poorer and poorer.

What to do when there is no money for alcohol and gambling? Sell household items. What to do when all the items are sold out? Sell their son.

After selling him three times, they could no longer find a buyer.

This is because Chen Yuan was very smart from a young age and had an astonishing memory. He always managed to sneak back home — the people who bought him did not treat him well, and there was even one buyer who was a sadist and tortured him relentlessly.

Even though his parents were not much better, it was preferable to being with the buyers.

When they no longer could sell their son, Chen Yuan’s parents began resorting to illicit activities.

At first, the adults were the thieves, and being caught meant they would be brutally beaten, sent to the police station, and jailed.

However, they later discovered that it was much better to have their son do the stealing.

Chen Yuan was only seven years old at the time, and his good looks meant that most people would not suspect him.

Even if he was caught stealing, no one would beat him too harshly, far less turn him into the police. At most, they would scold him a bit and give him a few kicks.

Having discovered a new way to make money, Chen Yuan henceforth became the third hand of his parents.

He was forced to steal everywhere, and for a time, everyone in the village was on guard against him. Seeing him, they would drive him away, not allowing him to talk with their children or show up at their doorsteps.

Chen Yue’s family and Chen Yuan’s were related, sharing a common ancestor three generations back. However, during that time, Chen Yue’s family also strictly forbade their son from playing with Chen Yuan.

Soon, Chen Yuan could no longer steal anything in his village, forcing him to venture to other villages and marketplaces to steal.

If Chen Yuan refused to steal, he would face the wrath and punishment of his parents.

He was a smart child and quickly realized that it was better to face the punishment of the people he stole from than the punishment from his parents.

Because others saw him as a weak, pretty little boy, they wouldn’t beat him too harshly — at most, they would reprimand him a bit. Some even felt sorry for him in his ragged clothes and voluntarily gave him some food or old clothes to wear.

This was much more bearable than the harsh beating and starvation by his parents.

After three years of stealing, at the age of ten, he got caught stealing from the wrong guy.

That man was a well-known local gangster, who had just robbed someone else. He never expected to be robbed himself without even noticing.

If it weren’t for one of his underlings noticing the theft, a ten-year-old boy would have successfully stolen his money.

By then, he would have become the butt of a very big joke, a laughingstock among his enemies!

Furious, he detained Chen Yuan on the spot and sent for his parents to come and kneel, apologise, and take him back.

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Unexpectedly, the gangster waited from noon until nightfall, then from nightfall until dawn. Despite several attempts by his underlings to summons them, Chen Yuan’s parents never came. The father continued gambling, the mother kept drinking, as if they didn’t have a son waiting for them.

In the end, the underlings had to forcibly bring Chen Yuan’s parents in.

Seeing their son again, instead of being worried about their son being out all night, going hungry or sustaining injuries, they blamed him for stealing from the wrong person and getting them into trouble, scolding him for it.

The gangster wouldn’t put up with their attitude. He’d lost face and wanted to regain it, but to deal with a child would make him look bad and wouldn’t sound good when news got around. So, he could only go after the parents of the child.

He demanded to amputate one of their arms. As to whose arm it would be, he left it to the couple to decide. All he wanted was an arm.