Chu Yu’s expression was extremely grim.
Just as the three were engaged in a furious tirade, the door opened, and a bodyguard wearing a black mask walked in. In his hand, he held a bun and a little less than half a bottle of water. He entered, threw them directly into the woman’s cage, and then quickly turned and left.
Everything happened so fast that the three of them froze, their eyes fixated on the bun and the water. Their mouths were chapped from thirst. Before, they had only felt hungry, but now, seeing a bun, all three frantically swallowed. The hunger made their cells scream for sustenance, and even more so for a drink of water, just one sip!
The woman reacted swiftly, grabbing the bun and stuffing it into her mouth. Chu Weixian panicked, "You can't hoard it all, we three should share!"
His words made the woman pause. She looked at the man speaking, then at the boy on the other side staring at her with pleading eyes. He was her child. The woman stopped, broke the bun in half, and handed one piece to Chu Yu.
Chu Yu was also starving. Though he didn't want to accept it, his hand honestly reached out and took the bun. It was so small he almost swallowed it in one gulp. The woman also stuffed her piece into her mouth, swallowing it without chewing.
Chu Weixian watched as the two of them shared the only food available. He trembled with rage, slamming his head against the bars, "You bitch, you didn't even leave me a bite! You bitch, you want me to die, you bitch!"
"Yes, I am a bitch, and I won't leave you any! Chu Weixian, what are you? A nobody from a poor mountain village! If I hadn't helped you back then, you couldn't even afford to go to university. Now you're acting tough with me, have you even looked at yourself to see if you're worthy!" The woman was also provoked, pointing at Chu Weixian’s nose and cursing him.
After cursing, she remembered the water. She quickly picked it up. There was so little water, perhaps only two or three sips. She glanced at her son, carefully unscrewed the cap, and was about to drink.
"Give me some to drink. I know I was wrong. We've been together for so many years, can you really bear to watch me die?" Chu Weixian relented. He felt much worse now that he had seen the bun and water. It was tormenting him.
It was killing him.
The woman’s heart softened at his words. She took a careful sip and said, "Then leave some for our son."
Chu Yu turned his gaze away with disgust, not wanting to acknowledge that he was the child of such people.
Chu Weixian immediately nodded. Trembling, he took the bottle and then tilted his head, drinking it all down.
"Chu Weixian, you damned soul! You left some for the child! He'll die of thirst!" The woman was furious, not expecting him to gulp down the precious water in one go, and cursed him loudly.
After finishing, Chu Weixian threw the bottle away and cursed, "How could I leave any with just one sip! I think Jin Lan is doing this on purpose. He deliberately wants us three to turn on each other. We mustn't fall for his trap."
Chu Yu desperately wanted a drink of water. He looked at his biological father with a cold sneer, wishing he could strangle him with his own hands. He truly was a selfish person. He claimed all of the Jin family's assets were his, but in reality, he wanted to hoard them all. Once he got his hands on the Jin family's fortune, he might not even want his own son.