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Liu Guangtian was the first to react. He roared, his eyes instantly bloodshot, and he turned sharply and ran towards Song Dahua, who was stumbling and fighting with Tao Ling. Liu Guangfu followed closely behind. The two brothers were like two enraged bulls, their steps fast and heavy, filled with boundless rage.

Seeing her two sons' reaction, Song Dahua quickly shook off Tao Ling and ran towards the backyard, but unfortunately, she was caught up by the two brothers and grabbed by the arm after only a few steps.

The two men gripped her wrists tightly, causing Song Dahua to cry out in pain, tears instantly welling up in her eyes. "What are you two doing? Let go! Let go now!"

"Let go? Bullshit!"

Liu Guangtian's eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead, and his voice trembled as he questioned incredulously, "Mom! Tell me, is it really true? You really got a marriage certificate with that beast Xu Damao? Are you crazy? Don't you know what kind of person Xu Damao is? How could you get a marriage certificate with someone like him! Are you trying to force us to our deaths? How can we possibly stay in this courtyard like this?"

Liu Guangfu gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with disappointment and anger, and roared, "Mom! What are you thinking? We brothers are still alive! Are you out of your mind? How could you secretly get a marriage certificate with someone else? I won't even mention the marriage certificate, but why that shameless scoundrel Xu Damao? Tell me, he must have schemed against you, right? Tell me now!"

Song Dahua was rendered speechless by the brothers' questions. Her face turned ashen, and her lips trembled as she couldn't utter a complete sentence. She could only keep crying out, "No...it's not what you think...I was tricked...I didn't want to..."

Her vague explanation was interpreted by the brothers as an admission, which fueled their anger even more.

Liu Guang was so angry that he was trembling all over. He raised his hand to slap Song Dahua's face. He couldn't accept that his own mother had gotten involved with someone like Xu Damao and even got a marriage certificate, bringing shame to the family!

Seeing this, a neighbor rushed over and grabbed his arm: "Guangtian, don't be impulsive! Let's talk this out, violence won't solve anything!"

Liu Guangfu also tried to join the fray, but was firmly held back by several other neighbors. The two brothers struggled, hurling insults at Song Dahua, their voices filled with grievance and anger, and the scene became chaotic.

Tao Ling, still seething with anger after being dumped by Song Dahua, didn't try to mediate. Instead, she took two steps back, put her hands on her hips, and stood aside, clapping and cheering as she watched Liu Guangtian and his brother question Song Dahua: "Good! Well done! Guangtian, Guangfu, you two should really ask your good mother! Ask her how she tricked my son into getting a marriage certificate with that old witch?"

Xu Wude, his face flushed, watched the fighting crowd, temporarily forgetting Xu Damao beside him. Xu Damao had his brows furrowed and his face was terribly gloomy.

Unexpectedly, it was this momentary lapse in attention that gave Xu Damao his opportunity. He had been quietly observing the surroundings all day, and seeing that his parents' attention was completely drawn to Song Dahua, the thought of running away suddenly popped into his head.

Taking advantage of everyone's focus on the conflict between Liu Guangtian's brothers and Song Dahua, he suddenly stood up and tried to run away.

"Oh no! Xu Damao is trying to escape!"

One of the neighbors was the first to react and shouted something.

Tao Ling finally snapped out of her fascination with the spectacle and caught sight of Xu Damao's fleeing figure. She immediately panicked and yelled shrilly, "Xu Damao, you little brat, trying to run away? You stop right there!"

Xu Wude snapped back to reality, his face darkening. He grabbed Xu Damao by the back of his collar, pulling him back like a chick, and slapped him hard across the face. No one noticed that Xu Wude's face was strangely red.

Tao Ling stepped forward and pinched Xu Damao's arm hard, cursing as she did so: "Xu Damao, you damned bastard! You've disgraced the Xu family! How could I have given birth to such a shameful thing!"

Xu Wude abruptly released his grip on Xu Damao's collar. Xu Damao staggered back two steps, and before he could regain his balance, Xu Wude snatched the marriage certificate from Tao Ling's hand.

Xu Wude's fingers were trembling as he shakily flipped open the bright red paper. When the names "Xu Damao" and "Song Dahua" came into view, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his body trembled violently.

The next second, he suddenly clutched his chest, his face turning deathly pale at a visible speed. His breathing became rapid, like a bellows, his chest heaving violently. He staggered and almost fell to the ground. Tao Ling, who was next to him, reacted quickly and stepped forward to support him.

This scene terrified Xu Damao. He had just breathed a sigh of relief when his neck was loosened, but seeing his father like this, all the panic and fear surged into his heart instantly. He no longer cared about the stares of the neighbors or his own disheveled state.

With a "thud," he fell heavily to his knees, his knees hitting the concrete with a dull thud. He winced in pain, but dared not move an inch.

He crawled to Xu Wude's feet, clutching his trouser leg tightly, and cried out anxiously, "Dad! Dad, are you alright? Don't scare me! It's all a misunderstanding, I've been tricked! I really didn't want to marry her, I've been set up! Wake up, don't scare me!"

Supported by Tao Ling, Xu Wude struggled for a long time before finally regaining his balance, his chest still heaving. He stared down at Xu Damao, who was crying and screaming at his feet, his eyes blazing with fury. His teeth gritted, and he demanded, each word dripping with rage, "You've been set up? What happened?! Explain yourself! Who set you up? How did they do it?"

Seeing that his father was finally willing to speak, Xu Damao grasped at a straw and tearfully defended himself, "It was Shazhu! It was that bastard He Yuzhu who tricked us! And his uncle Zhou Weiguo, it must have been them working together! I don't know what happened, I just... In the end, I really had no choice, otherwise I would have gone to jail, I really had no choice but to get married to Song Dahua!"

He deliberately shifted all the blame onto Sha Zhu in an attempt to divert his parents' anger.

Upon hearing the name "Silly Zhu," the neighbors erupted in discussion, whispering amongst themselves: "Silly Zhu again? Is he involved in this?"

"I don't think so. Even though Sha Zhu is usually a troublemaker, he wouldn't do something so despicable, would he?"

"Who knows! Xu Damao is a complete liar; he's probably just trying to find someone to take the blame!"

As Xu Wude listened to Xu Damao's explanation, his expression did not soften at all; instead, it became even more gloomy. Just as he was about to press for more details, his body swayed, clearly on the verge of collapse.

Seeing this, Xu Damao panicked even more, fearing that something might really happen to his father. In his desperation, he blurted out without thinking, "Dad! Don't be angry! It's not just me, Uncle Yi Zhonghai was also tricked! He got a marriage certificate with the deaf old lady too!"

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