Step Aside, My CEO Ex-Husband! Chapter 1141 - 1143: I Love Brother Ziyang!

Huo Shaohua reached for a wooden stick, a tool of the Huo Family's discipline, and positioned himself behind Tianxin.

His grip on the stick was firm, his voice a low, controlled rumble as he demanded, "Tell your father who you were speaking with on the phone in your room just now?!"

They had intended to go out and play, and he had come upstairs to call Tianxin, only to overhear her on the phone before knocking.

She was conversing with Ziyang, and their discussion was decidedly different from their usual interactions.

Anyone overhearing such an exchange would undoubtedly surmise the nature of her relationship with the person on the other end.

What's more, it was Ziyang!

It was actually Ziyang!

This revelation struck him with immense shock and ignited a furious rage!

"I was talking to Brother Ziyang," Tianxin replied, clutching her clothes tightly.

Her earlier conversation with Brother Ziyang had filled her with such happiness that she hadn't noticed someone at her door.

Now, however, she felt no fear; in fact, it was perhaps better that her father knew.

This would prevent her mother from constantly trying to separate her and Brother Ziyang, forcing her into an engagement with someone else.

Her father was bound to find out eventually, so it was good that he knew now.

She could finally stop living in constant anxiety, and coming to terms with it sooner would bring peace to her mind!

"What was discussed between you two?" Huo Shaohua tightened his grip on the stick, suppressing his growing anger and restraining himself from immediate action.

The moment Tianxin uttered anything that displeased him, he would strike without hesitation!

He had never once laid a hand on his daughter, but today was an exception!

If she dared to defy the family's rules, he would not show leniency!

Mistakes demanded consequences; he would not indulge her transgressions!

"I miss him, and I asked him to return soon..." The words had barely left Tianxin's lips when a sharp pain erupted in her back.

The agony made it impossible for her to remain kneeling steadily, and she lurched forward, her hands instinctively reaching out to brace herself on the floor, preventing a full fall.

Biting her lip, she endured the pain without a cry, slowly straightening her body once more.

"Continue speaking!" Huo Shaohua's voice was a low growl, the stick held menacingly behind Tianxin's back.

"Dad, I love Brother Ziyang, and I want to be with him!" Tianxin bit her lip, gathering all her courage, and declared this loudly.

"Say that again!" Huo Shaohua gritted his teeth and delivered another heavy blow to her back.

"I love Brother Ziyang, and I want to be with him!" Tianxin repeated, tears of pain streaming down her face, her teeth clenched so tightly that she made no sound.

"Huo Tianxin, do you comprehend the gravity of your words?!" The stick landed on her back once more.

"I do!"

"Retract your statement immediately, and I can feign ignorance!"

"I love Brother Ziyang, and I want to be with him!" Tianxin bravely reiterated, her voice unwavering, devoid of fear or hesitation.

"Good!" Huo Shaohua sneered, his tone chillingly cold.

The stick rained down upon Tianxin's back relentlessly, each strike causing her body to tremble uncontrollably from the pain.

She bit her lip, bearing the agony without a whimper, beads of sweat forming on her forehead and dampening the roots of her hair.

Just as the stick was raised for another brutal impact, Tian Xingyun burst into the room, embracing Tianxin and shielding her with her own body.

Grimacing in pain, she held Tianxin tightly and screamed at Huo Shaohua, "Are you out of your mind?! Do you intend to beat your own daughter to death?!"

She had been enjoying leisure time with her two sons in the rear quarters when a servant had rushed to inform her.

The servant had mentioned that the master had taken their young lady to the ancestral hall and, for reasons unknown, had begun to strike her.

Hurrying to the scene, she had already deduced the cause without needing any explanation.

"Get out of my way! I will beat her to death today!" Huo Shaohua roared, his voice filled with fury and gritted teeth.

"If you beat her to death, won't your own heart ache? Regardless of her transgression, this level of violence is unacceptable!" Tian Xingyun held her daughter securely, her voice passionate as she confronted him.

"Do you have any idea what your precious daughter has done?! She's involved with Ziyang!" Huo Shaohua bellowed at Tian Xingyun.

He truly found it inconceivable that his daughter would engage in such a blatant act of defiance!

To dare commit such a grave offense against the family's honor!