Old Deng is reborn in the 1980s, and he starts by severing his father-son relationship!

Chapter 88: Out of Control, He Collapsed into a Pool of Blood! A Race Against Time!

Liu Rui's face was ashen, his eyes cold as frost: "I've already sent my salary home."

"Then—could you go ask your family for it back?"

Chen Jianguo hesitated for a moment, then pleaded humbly, "They've given it to us for so many years, one more month won't make a difference. It's not a big deal for them to lose a month, but for our family—"

Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped across the face.

"Snapped!"

It was crisp and clear.

Liu Rui was already on the verge of collapse when she heard that Chen Jianguo was actually targeting her salary and her family's finances. The tension she had been holding back finally snapped.

"Chen Jianguo! Are you even a man? You can't earn money, all you do is covet your wife's salary and her family's money! If you can't afford to live, then don't live! Go to hell!" Liu Rui roared hoarsely.

Chen Jianguo covered his burning left cheek, completely stunned.

He has already suffered enough blows these days.

Betrayal by his father, deception by his grandparents, a bleak future, and insults from his wife —

Now, they actually hit him!

The grievances, humiliation, and despair—all of these transformed into fuel for anger at that moment, erupting with a deafening roar.

He couldn't take it anymore; he couldn't endure it any longer.

"Don't try to absolve yourself of all responsibility!"

He stood up abruptly, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Liu Rui: "From the time we met until we got married, which month haven't you sent money to your family? Have I ever said a word? Before we got married, it was one thing, but after we got married, look around, which wife is like you? Is this how a wife should act? Right now, the family is only short of money for this one month, and we're asking you to ask for some money back home. How come you can't afford to live like this?"

Liu Rui was taken aback by his shout. Since they met, Chen Jianguo had always been obsequious and respectful, and had never spoken to her in such a tone before.

She was momentarily stunned, but then laughed angrily, "You dare yell at me?! Did I say anything wrong?!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped her again.

"Snapped!"

Two palm prints on each side of his face, making them symmetrical.

This slap injured Chen Jianguo, but it also woke him up.

His eyes instantly turned fierce, all traces of his usual weakness and ingratiation vanished, and he slapped Liu Rui across the face.

"Snapped!"

This slap was heavier and louder than the two slaps Liu Rui had just given him combined.

Liu Rui was petite and could not withstand the full force of a grown man's fury. She was knocked back several steps, her foot slipping on the wet soup. She stumbled, lost her balance, and fell straight backward.

"Thump!"

A muffled thud.

Liu Rui fell to the ground with a thud, her back hitting the wet cement floor, the pain making her vision go black.

Even worse, she fell into the pile of broken bowls she had just swept to the ground, and the scattered shards of porcelain instantly pierced her arms and hands—

"Pat-pat-pat"

Bright red blood seeped from the wound, dripping onto the ground and quickly mixing with the yellow broth of the millet porridge, slowly spreading outwards.

The room fell silent for a moment.

The next second, Liu Rui's terrified scream pierced the roof: "Ah—!"

She looked at her bleeding hands and arms, then at the blood spreading on the ground. Her pupils contracted sharply, and her lips trembled as she stammered, "Blood—so much blood—"

Seeing the bloodstains spreading on the ground and Liu Rui's terrified expression, Chen Jianguo's mind went blank. The fierce look on his face vanished instantly, replaced by panic. He instinctively stepped forward to help her up.

"Get out!"

The intense pain and anger clouded Liu Rui's judgment. Like a startled rabbit, he pushed Chen Jianguo away forcefully as he approached.

"Murder!"

Liu Rui screamed and tried to run out the door while clutching her wound. She had only one thought in her mind: to make Chen Jianguo pay for his actions!

Chen Jianguo's heart tightened; he was terrified. He rushed forward, grabbed her, and covered her mouth with his other hand, his face contorted in a rage as he growled at her, "Shut up! Are you crazy? Do you want the whole building to know about our family's mess?"

Liu Rui struggled and whimpered in his arms, unable to speak.

"Liu Rui, calm down! You're injured, so don't move around. Listen to me! First, I didn't cause your injuries. You overturned the table and broke the bowl yourself!"

"Are you going to open the door now and make a scene, hoping the whole building will know about our family's mess? Do you think it's something to be proud of to hand over your salary to your family every month? What will people think if they know we had a fight and you got hurt? How am I supposed to face my colleagues after this?"

The blood on the ground and Liu Rui's struggles completely enraged Chen Jianguo. He grabbed Liu Rui by the neck and threatened, "Liu Rui, let me tell you, if I lose my job because of you, I'll kill you!"

He wasn't joking; his job was his lifeline, his bottom line, and he absolutely couldn't let Liu Rui ruin it.

The shout brought Liu Rui back to her senses, along with the suffocating feeling in her neck and the stinging pain from her wound.

She flinched. She did want Chen Jianguo to pay the price, but she didn't want to ruin her family or Chen Jianguo. Doing so would do her no good.

Chen Jianguo is the breadwinner of the family. If he loses his job because of this, he will definitely take his anger out on her, and he will definitely suffer the consequences.

Besides, her family still relies on her to send money back home every month, so Chen Jianguo absolutely cannot be allowed to get into trouble!

Having figured this out, she stopped resisting and gently patted Chen Jianguo's hand to show her weakness.

Chen Jianguo noticed her compliance, exhaled a breath of stale air, and slowly released his grip.

He was also afraid that Liu Rui would continue to make a scene without any regard for the consequences. If she resisted to the end, after all, they were husband and wife and there were still feelings between them. He couldn't really kill her, could he?

Liu Rui slumped down, panting heavily, his chest heaving violently.

Although she was quite frightened by what had just happened, Liu Rui couldn't stand Chen Jianguo being superior to her, and glared at him defiantly: "Chen Jianguo, if you're so capable, go and mess with your dad! What kind of skill is it to bully a woman like me! You coward!"

She tried to stand up from the ground by supporting herself on the stool, but she couldn't get any strength in her legs and almost fell again.

Perhaps because the movement was quite large, I suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from my lower back, accompanied by a slight warmth.

She turned her head uneasily and caught a glimpse of her clothes being pierced on the back, with several streaks of blood seeping out and sharp pieces of porcelain sticking out.

The blood on the ground seemed even thicker.

"Chen, Chen Jianguo, quick, take me to the hospital—" She felt threatened with death, frantically grabbed Chen Jianguo's arm, and said in a tearful voice.

"Hospital?"

Chen Jianguo glanced down at it, and his heart sank.

I hadn't noticed it at first, and thought it was just a regular scratch. I didn't expect the blood to still be flowing, and it was flowing more and more, running down Liu Rui's trouser leg and spreading out on the ground.

"I----"

Chen Jianguo's mind went blank; he stood there helplessly, unsure of what to do.

He had never seen anything like this before in his life.

"Quickly, call someone to take me to the hospital!"

Liu Rui urged her on, her mind and body under immense pressure, which had left her feeling somewhat weak.

Chen Jianguo immediately snapped out of his daze. Yes, he had to go and call for help! If he didn't, Liu Rui might really die in the house.

If someone dies, forget about your job, you might have to eat peanuts, and your life will be ruined.

He could clearly distinguish between what was important and what was not.

Without thinking twice, Chen Jianguo scrambled out of the door and started banging on the door of the next room.

"Old Song! Old Song, open the door! Something's happened!"

The building has poor sound insulation. Several households nearby could vaguely hear the commotion Chen Jian's family made just now, but it was disjointed and they didn't know exactly what happened. They just assumed it was a quarrel between the young couple, since no couple can guarantee they'll never argue.

Chen Jianguo knocked on the door, and the neighbor immediately opened the door.

Seeing Chen Jianguo's anxious expression and the two red handprints on his face, he subconsciously teased, "Jianguo, what happened to you? Did you have a fight with your wife and get kicked out?"

"Stop joking, Lao Song!"

Chen Jianguo was sweating profusely with anxiety and had no time for jokes. He grabbed Song's arm and pulled him towards his home, saying, "Old Song, come quick! My wife is injured and bleeding a lot!"

"Injuried?"

Seeing that Chen Jianguo didn't seem to be joking, Lao Song quickened his pace despite his doubts.

Upon entering the house, I saw a mess on the floor and a pool of blood, as well as Liu Rui curled up on the ground, covered in blood. I shuddered in fright and quickly went over to check his breathing. I breathed a sigh of relief when I found that he was still breathing.

"Hey, what's going on here? Quick, wake up Xiao Zhang from across the hall and have him go downstairs to borrow a tricycle."

The door of another Zhang family opened, and someone peeked out, staring in shock at the scene inside Chen Jian's house.

The young couple usually seem quite harmonious, but their fight is so fierce! They even drew blood!

"Come help!"

Chen Jianguo gave a greeting.

"Don't just stand there, hurry downstairs and borrow a tricycle," Old Song urged.

The person then realized what was happening and hurriedly ran downstairs.

Hearing that someone was injured and needed to be taken to the hospital, the neighbors in the building were alarmed.

Some people came out to watch the excitement, while others hurriedly tried to help.

Some people were pressing cloths against the wounds, while others were helping to lift people up—everyone was busy.

"Be careful, don't touch the shards of porcelain on her!"

A woman who had worked as a caregiver at the factory hospital shouted, squatting down and quickly pressing a clean strip of cloth against Liu Rui's wound: "You've damaged an artery! Don't pull out the porcelain shard! If you do, the bleeding will only get worse!"

As she spoke, she quickly treated the wound: "I've stopped the bleeding for now, but we still need to get to the hospital quickly, or it will be dangerous!"

A group of people hurriedly helped carry Liu Rui downstairs.

Not long after, Xiao Zheng arrived on his tricycle.

With everyone's help, Liu Rui was lifted onto the back of the tricycle, and Chen Jianguo jumped on after him, holding Liu Rui's hand tightly.

"We need to get him to the hospital immediately; the longer we delay, the more dangerous his condition will become."

The tricycle gradually disappeared, but the neighbors gathered downstairs had not yet dispersed, chattering and gossiping about Chen Jianguo's situation.

"What kind of deep-seated hatred must these two have for each other? They're covered in blood."

"Something's not right. This young couple always seemed to have a good relationship, how did things turn out like this?"

"What's so good about it? They've been arguing every night for the past two nights. I can hear it clearly from downstairs. It seems to be about money."

"That's not surprising. You can't get anywhere without money. Did you see those two slap marks on Chen Jianguo's face? Tsk tsk tsk—"

It looks pretty scary.

"Chen Jianguo looks so refined, he doesn't seem like the type to resort to violence. How could he be so ruthless?"

"You didn't see his house! Bowls were smashed all over the floor, and there was blood everywhere. It was terrifying!"

"Oh my! That's terrifying!"

"After something like this, how will this young couple live together from now on?"

"Who knows? Maybe they'll make up later—"

After gossiping for a while with great enthusiasm, the crowd dispersed and went home when there was nothing more to see.

"Step faster! Faster!"

Chen Jianguo sat in the back of the tricycle, holding Liu Rui's slightly cold little hand, anxiously urging Xiao Zhang, who was pedaling in front, to hurry up.

Xiao Zhang meant well by bringing over the tricycle he had borrowed from his workplace to haul things, thinking that once the person was on the tricycle, there was nothing more for him to do. But Chen Jianguo just got on the tricycle.

At that moment, someone nearby urged him to get to the hospital quickly. With so many people watching, he was too embarrassed to get off the tricycle, so he could only grit his teeth and pedal hard.

They were all office workers who didn't do much physical labor. After pedaling for a few hundred meters, he started to feel short of breath, his body was hot and sweating. Chen Jianguo kept urging him from behind, and he could tolerate a few words, but he hadn't stopped talking since he got on the bike.

He couldn't hold back any longer, slammed on the brakes, and turned around to yell at Chen Jianguo, "How can you be so ungrateful? I'm pedaling myself to the bone, I'm almost dead, and you're just urging me on from behind, what the hell are you urging me on for! Why don't you try pedaling yourself then?"

Chen Jianguo was stunned; he hadn't expected Xiao Zhang to suddenly get angry.

But he was so anxious that he didn't bother to argue. He jumped out of the car and pulled Xiao Zhang off the seat.

"I'll pedal then!"

Before Xiao Zhang could react, Chen Jianguo straddled the tricycle and kicked it off with a sudden burst of speed.

At first, I didn't feel anything, but after pedaling for about a hundred meters, my legs started to ache and my breathing became rapid.

After pedaling for 300 meters, I started breathing through my mouth and sweat was pouring down my forehead.

He then realized Xiao Zhang's pain; when Xiao Zhang was pedaling, there were two adults sitting behind him.

He was now carrying only Liu Rui and was already out of breath.

But he couldn't stop. No one could help him now. Liu Rui's life was in his hands. If Liu Rui died on the way, he wouldn't be able to explain the situation at home. Going to jail would be the least of his worries.

He could only grit his teeth and pedal hard, the bicycle chain almost sparking from his feet.

After a long and arduous journey, I finally saw the hospital building with its lights on.

When he stopped the car and put his feet on the ground, his legs were shaking so badly that he could barely stand.

He wanted to carry Liu Rui on his back, but his legs just wouldn't give way.

He could only stand at the hospital entrance, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Help! Help! Is anyone there?"

""

"Young man, what's wrong with you?"

The middle-aged man, who had just come out of the hospital, heard the cries for help and quickly ran over to inquire about the situation.

Chen Jianguo pointed to the back of the tricycle and said urgently, "Comrade, comrade, could you please help me carry my wife into the hospital? I... I've been pedaling this tricycle the whole way, and my legs are starting to give way—"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face; he was now filled with regret.

My legs were weak not only because I was tired from pedaling the tricycle, but also because I had played cards with Liu Rui three times in a row at home, which had exhausted my energy. The key thing was that I hadn't eaten much, so I was both tired and hungry.

The uncle looked into the back of the tricycle and was shocked. Without saying a word, he quickly helped Chen Jianguo carry Liu Rui, who was covered in blood, to the hospital.

"Doctor! Quick, come quick and save this person!"

Chen Jianguo followed with difficulty, watching as the doctors and nurses pushed Liu Rui into the emergency department on a stretcher. Only then did his legs give way, and he slid slowly to the ground against the wall, nervously guarding the door.