Live Stream: Overly Pampered Education Creates Three Superstars in One Family

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Two consecutive days of admonition.

Grandma gently patted Xu Ziang's back, just like she did when he was a baby many years ago.

The calloused hands conveyed a silent strength in their comforting words, gradually cracking a fissure in his heart, which was filled with anger and resentment.

"Child, your father...it's not that he doesn't love you. He's just too busy and doesn't have the energy to think about how to talk to you properly."

Grandma's voice was hoarse but gentle. "He's an adult, and adults sometimes have more pride than children. He's too embarrassed to apologize first, you understand?"

Xu Ziang lay on her lap, and his red, tear-filled eyes slowly, slowly began to light up with a faint glimmer of light in the silence.

He remained silent for a long time before nodding slightly.

He figured it out.

His father loved him, but he was too tired and too embarrassed to admit his mistakes.

Since that's the case, let him admit his mistake.

He couldn't let his father bear everything alone, nor could he let this relationship, which shouldn't have been broken in the first place, crumble like this.

The next morning, Xu Ziang stood at the entrance of the Speedy Internet Cafe, holding a small paper bag in his hand.

The morning light shone from the end of the street, casting long shadows of the shop signs.

He stood at the door for a while, waiting for Zhouzhou to come and relieve him, before walking up to her and handing her the paper bag.

Zhou Zhou looked down at the paper bag, then paused, surprised. "Why did you suddenly give me a gift?"

Xu Ziang's ears turned bright red, but he still handed the paper bag forward: "Thank you for taking care of me these past two days. Um... I have to go back now."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you, really."

Zhou Zhou took the paper bag, opened it, and glanced inside. It was a silver bracelet with a small star hanging from it.

She looked down for a moment, then looked up and smiled: "It's okay, I'm happy to be able to help others."

She put the paper bag away, looked at him, and asked, "Will you still come to the internet cafe in the future?"

Xu Ziang nodded vigorously: "Yes. I will definitely come."

Zhou Zhou patted him on the shoulder: "That's more like it's a matter of life and death."

Xu Ziang clenched his fist, as if he had made a momentous decision: "Senior, I will definitely get into No. 7 Middle School!"

Zhou Zhou chuckled at this sudden declaration, then nodded seriously: "Well then, congratulations in advance."

Standing in the morning light at the entrance of the internet cafe, Xu Ziang finally smiled a sincere smile.

He turned around and walked to his grandparents' side, then followed them out of the internet cafe.

What he didn't notice was...

Fifty meters away, in the shade of a roadside tree, a figure was holding a mobile phone, staring intently through the viewfinder at the entire process of him saying goodbye to Zhou Zhou.

Xu Danian hid behind a tree, watching Xu Ziang and Zhou Zhou wave goodbye with smiles, watching the gift Xu Ziang handed over, watching the girl smile as she put away the gift and patted his shoulder. He heard nothing, but he didn't need to hear anything.

Everything now has an explanation.

He ran away from home not because of some bullshit communication problem, but because of this woman.

This young woman, who works at an internet cafe, has corrupted her son.

Xu Danian did not rush forward.

He held his phone, scrolled to the photos he had just taken, and turned to walk in another direction. He needed to find the girl's address.

Zhou Zhou had just returned to the front desk and hadn't even had a chance to sit down when footsteps sounded outside the door. A middle-aged man rushed in, his gaze sweeping across the internet cafe lobby before locking onto her. He strode up to her.

Before she could even open her mouth, a deluge of curses rained down upon her.

"You're so young and already causing trouble, seducing someone else's son and making him run away from home! Do you even know he's a student? Do you even know he has to take the high school entrance exam?! How could you be so selfish, ruining his future for your own sake!"

He slammed one hand on the counter in front of him, making a loud noise.

Zhouzhou was stunned by the barrage of insults. She opened her mouth to explain, "Uncle, it's not what you think, I just..."

"What are you saying? I saw it with my own eyes! You accepted his gift, you dragged him into your room, and you still want to deny it?"

His voice grew louder and louder, and everyone in the internet cafe turned to look at him.

Zhouzhou stood there, facing her angry father who wouldn't listen to any explanations. Her words of defense were stuck in her throat, and she couldn't utter a single one.

She couldn't say anything in the end, lowered her head, and tears fell uncontrollably.

After Xu Danian finished cursing, he turned around and strode out of the internet cafe.

Zhou Zhou stood at the front desk, surrounded by quiet air and curious gazes.

She stood there for a long time, then slowly squatted down, buried her face in her knees, and made no sound.

Twenty minutes later, Xu Ziang received a message from Zhou Zhou.

There was only one line: "You went too far. Good people don't get rewarded."

He paused for a moment, then replied, "What's wrong?"

The message was rejected.

The other party has already blocked him.

He stared at the red exclamation mark on the screen, his mind blank, completely unaware of what had happened.

He returned to his home, which he hadn't set foot in for several days, with that unease in him.

The living room was empty.

He stood at the door for a while, but no one came.

He went into his room, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and sat on the edge of the bed to wait.

He will apologize properly when his father returns.

An hour later, the door lock turned.

Xu Danian pushed open the door and walked in. He paused for a moment when he saw Xu Ziang sitting in the living room, dressed neatly and properly.

He didn't speak, but simply slumped heavily into the chair, looking at him with a look of disgust.

Xu Ziang stood up, walked to him, took a deep breath, bent down, and said in a hoarse but earnest voice, "Dad, I'm sorry."

Xu Danian leaned back in his chair and looked at him. He was silent for a moment, then spoke, his voice filled with barely suppressed sarcasm: "Did you wrong me? You wronged yourself, running away from home for a woman."

Xu Ziang straightened up, stunned: "What woman?"

"Still pretending?" Xu Danian sneered. "You ran away from home because of that female internet cafe manager? That kind of delinquent..."

Something in Xu Ziang's mind suddenly exploded. His eyes widened, and his voice rose sharply: "You went to find Zhou Zhou?"

Xu Danian remained seated, his tone cold and assertive: "Zhou Zhou? That sounds nice."

Xu Ziang stood in the center of the living room, tears streaming down his face like a burst dam. He felt as if something was blocking his chest, making it hard to breathe.

Everything is connected.

Why would Zhou Zhou scold him for no reason?

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word; only tears fell silently onto the floor.

Xu Danian snorted coldly through his nose: "Still pretending."

Xu Ziang wanted to run away.

Run away.

You can go anywhere.

He just wanted to leave this place and never have anyone find him again.

His grandparents reached out to try and pull him back.

His eyes were bloodshot, his chest heaved violently, and his voice was so hoarse it was almost unrecognizable, like the final roar of a cornered beast: "Don't touch me! Get out of here!"

Grandpa and Grandma's outstretched hands froze in mid-air.

Xu Ziang took a few steps back to the doorway, leaning against the doorframe, his chest heaving violently.

He looked at Xu Danian, and in that glance there was no anger or hatred, only an emptiness that came from being completely shattered.

"You are not my father. You don't love me at all."

He turned around, opened the door, and rushed into the night without looking back.

at the same time.

The director, who was live-streaming the reconciliation of Xu Danian's family, was overjoyed.

After much effort, they managed to invite Xu Ziang's grandparents over and finally persuaded him to admit his mistake. They also took this opportunity to tell their superiors that their program had a strong positive message.

After all, because of Xu Ziang's incident, some people have already put pressure on the show. If it's not handled properly, the show will be ruined. This live broadcast is a good opportunity to resolve the issue.

However, as he watched, he realized something was wrong, especially after Xu Ziang roared.

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The director is numb.

What went wrong? How did things turn out this way? What happened in the middle of all this? Why did Xu Ziang end up like this?

In the live broadcast room, the director stared at the screen, frozen in place.

Just a second ago, he was secretly making plans in his mind.

The plan for a "grand reconciliation between father and son" has already taken shape in my mind, I've even thought of a title, and I'm even preparing to apply for funding from higher authorities to buy trending searches.

But the next second, the boy's heart-wrenching roar in the scene was like a bucket of cold water being poured over him, shattering all his beautiful fantasies.

He slumped into a chair, clutching his head, and let out a heart-wrenching wail: "What on earth happened?!"

In the comments section.

The audience, who were just immersed in the emotion of "finally reconciling", are now filled with question marks and shock.

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What's going on? What happened? Weren't you going to make up? Why are you arguing again?

[Xu Ziang's gaze just now... I've never seen that look on any other child's face before.]

He just said, "You are not my father," and he's truly heartbroken. This wasn't just said in anger.

What exactly happened in between? Why did his desire to apologize turn into a complete breakdown?

[Director, could you please switch to the replay? Something must have happened in between!]