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Xiao Muyang, a special forces soldier tempered by blood and fire, had witnessed the most brutal battles and shouldered the heaviest burdens. After leaving the service and returning to his hometown, he put aside his sharp edge and disappeared into ordinary life, making a living collecting scrap. All he wanted was for his family to live in peace.
What he feared most was never the enemy, but the thought that his son might follow in his footsteps and live by the blade. So he repeatedly warned Xiao Jiakang: don't cause trouble, don't show off, and give in when you can. But all that excessive restraint and yielding only made Xiao Jiakang weak and submissive.
Then, on his wedding day, Xiao Jiakang respectfully offered tea to his mother-in-law, who gave him a cold sidelong glance and wouldn't even look him in the eye. The wedding turned into a humiliation. The marriage never happened, and the bride's family brazenly seized the fully paid-for marital home he had bought, leaving him with nothing.
Watching his son lower his head in silence after being humiliated, Xiao Muyang finally came to his senses. He hadn't taught him kindness, but cowardice. He hadn't protected his peace, but left him vulnerable. After half a lifetime of swallowing his anger, he finally snapped. He decided to stop yielding and use the iron will of a veteran soldier to build a safe haven for his son with his own hands. In his own way, he would teach him what it meant to have pride, to set boundaries, and to be unbreakable.
