my little monster sweet wife

Chapter 82

The waiter at the cash register was still chatting with friends on WeChat, when he saw someone running out, put his phone on the table, and asked with a smile, "Do you two need anything else?"

"You don't need to look for it." Wei Xiao put two 100 yuan bills on the cash register, and left as if pulling Dou Xiaoye away before the waiter could react.

The sun is shining outside, pedestrians come and go, it is completely different from the bustle in the store.

Dou Xiaoye quickly grabbed Wei Xiao's arm and apologized to the pedestrian who was almost hit by Wei Xiao.

The man glanced at them with slight displeasure, and his eyes stayed on Wei Xiao's face for a few seconds, as if he recognized Wei Xiao: "Are you that..."

"No, no, no one!" Dou Xiaoye blocked the man's words, and dragged Wei Xiao to the corner with a half hug.

Wei Xiao hit the wall with her back, she didn't seem to feel it, her face was pale, and her eyes looked into the distance with emptiness.

Dou Xiaoye took a breath.She was in a mess at first, but seeing Wei Xiao like this, she could only calm herself down first.

She had never seen Wei Xiao like this before. It made people feel distressed and frightened, as if she was a different person, with barbs all over her body, like a hedgehog who was so angry that he wanted to die with the enemy.Although she knew it wasn't aimed at her...but was Wu Wei an enemy?That's Wei Xiao's own mother!

She took Wei Xiao's hand, wanting to give her some comfort, but felt the sweat in her hand.She wiped the sweat onto her clothes and grabbed her shoulders: "Xiaoxiao!"

Wei Xiao was awakened by her voice, her eyes focused a little bit, looked at her, and seemed to look elsewhere, and murmured: "She is still alive."

"..." Dou Xiaoye didn't expect this to be true, she was no less shocked than Wei Xiao.

"Did you hear that? She's still alive."

Such Wei Xiao...so fragile and helpless.It turned out that the toughness and coldness in the private room just now were all faked.Because she couldn't accept the fact that her mother was still alive for a while, she became manic, slipped her tongue, and couldn't control her emotions.At this moment, she was relieved, but she was trapped in a strange circle that she had sealed off, and she couldn't find the answer, and she couldn't find the exit.

"I heard." Dou Xiaoye hugged her.

"Why?" Wei Xiao said to himself.

Dou Xiaoye couldn't empathize with her. She didn't know what Wei Xiao was thinking, so she pushed her away carefully, and asked cautiously, "Do you hate her?"

This is the third time she has asked this question.

In the previous two times, Wei Xiao answered very neatly and accurately, as if she had thought through this question in the past ten or twenty years since she lost her mother.But this time, Wei Xiao thought for a long time, leaning his back against the dusty wall, at a loss: "I don't know..."

The amount of information in Wu Wei's words was too much, and her mind was confused.The fire in her heart was very strong, and she ran around, she couldn't tell which was anger, which was hatred, and which was panic.Among so many complex emotions, there is no joy alone.

"Then...do you believe what she said?" Dou Xiaoye changed the question.

"I have no idea……"

"She said she had a hard time...she said her father treated her badly..."

"I don't know...I really don't know...don't ask me..." Wei Xiao broke down and covered her head.

"Don't be like this..." Dou Xiaoye pressed her hand distressedly, "Let's go home first, shall we?"

Hearing the word home, Wei Xiao's confused eyes finally had some light. She straightened up slowly, let out a long breath, and walked towards the parking position while holding her hand.

Dou Xiaoye had to take two steps to keep up with her pace. Holding her small belly, she walked with difficulty, but she didn't make a sound to remind her.Wei Xiao came to his senses later, seeing her sweating, bit his lips angrily, and slowed down: "I'm sorry, I lost control."

Dou Xiaoye hugged her again, stood on tiptoe and rubbed her neck with her soft hair, and said, "I know you're in a mess right now, when you go back to ask Dad next time, don't be as impulsive as you were just now."

Is there anything you can't say well?Although she would be angry if she was doing it differently, and she might say something unscrupulously, but since the other party has something to say, shouldn't she figure out the cause and effect first?

Dou Xiaoye had to admit that when Wu Wei fell, she felt compassion. She had never faced the fear of death, but she seemed to understand Wu Wei's despair—on the day of the wedding, when she turned into a stone and thought she was She has experienced the time when she can never change back.

She didn't want to be on Wu Wei's side, she just didn't want to see Wei Xiao suffering blindly.

She snatched the car keys from Wei Xiao.Wei Xiao saw through her intentions, snatched the keys back, calmed down, and stuffed her into the passenger seat: "I'm fine."

Seeing that her hand holding the steering wheel trembled slightly, Dou Xiaoye hesitated.

Wei Xiao started to reverse the car.

A thin figure chased after him in the reflective rearview mirror. Dou Xiaoye took a closer look and found that the person was Wu Wei.She sneaked a glance at the person next to her.Wei Xiao was just reversing the car as if he didn't see it, his face was gloomy and he didn't know what he was thinking.

She sighed silently in her heart.

A person who has been "dead" for more than 20 years suddenly appeared. This is too sudden, and no one can accept it.

The car was driving slowly, when Wei Xiao's cell phone rang suddenly, she looked down and cut it off with a frown.The next second it rang again, and she pinched again...

No third time.

"The number you dialed is temporarily unanswered, please try again later..."

The voice of the customer service machine kept repeating in his ears, and watching the car drift away, Wu Wei realized clearly that Wei Xiao had really left.

Wei Xiao didn't want to hear her finish.

With the sun on her head, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, her thin body trembling.She covered her face and wept, ignoring the sideways glances of passers-by.

She cried for a long time, and when the phone rang, she seemed to be reinjected into her soul, but when she lifted up the phone and looked at it, she couldn't help feeling lost.

Not Wei Xiao...

How could it be Wei Xiao?

She smiled coldly, wiped away her tears, and pressed the answer button: "My husband... I'm outside."

"What's wrong with the voice? Are you crying? Did someone bully you? Where are you now?" The person on the other end of the phone was very anxious.

Wu Wei had mixed feelings in his heart.They have been married for more than [-] years, and their daughter has reached the age to talk about marriage with her boyfriend.They are already an old couple, but he is still used to treating her like a child.She knew that this man loved her deeply.

Can he forgive her for concealing it?

The tears that were finally stopped spewed out again. In front of this man who dotes on her and loves her, Wu Wei could no longer restrain herself, crying: "Husband, I saw her, I found her."

"Her? Who? What are you talking about, honey?"

"It's my other daughter."

"..."

"I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't hide it from you. I was wrong. I'm willing to confess everything to you."

"...Where are you? I'll pick you up."

"Okay." Wu Wei covered her mouth and said in a humming voice, "Thank you, husband."

……

in the car.

Wei Xiao remained silent.

Dou Xiaoye didn't disturb her, but touched her hand while waiting for the red light.

Wei Xiao grabbed her hand at once: "For so many years, my dad has never said a bad word about her in front of me."

Dou Xiaoye was a little confused by this sentence without any previous emotion. She didn't understand what Wei Xiao wanted to express.Wei Xiao suddenly let go of her hand.

Green light.

"..." Dou Xiaoye had no choice but to swallow the question that came to his lips.

Next to her was her wife who was seven months pregnant. Wei Xiao didn't dare to get distracted while driving, she drove very slowly.Originally a 10-minute drive, she drove for more than half an hour before returning home.

The car was parked downstairs where Wei Jianrong lived, but she didn't move.

The cramped space made her breathless. She opened the car window, put aside distracting thoughts, and began to think about some key issues.

Since she was a child, Wei Jianrong never took the initiative to mention her mother in front of her, unless she asked: "Where did mother go?"

Without any white lies, Wei Jianrong always told her straightforwardly and concisely: "Your mother is dead."

A four-year-old child doesn't understand how terrible death is. Wei Xiao only knows that her mother will never come back, so she cried bitterly, and finally forgot.

When she grew up, she was able to understand the truth when she heard Wei Jianrong tell the truth: "I blame me for not being able to give her the happiness she wants, so your mother doesn't want us anymore."

From then on, Wei Xiao's indifference towards the woman who abandoned their father and daughter turned into resentment.

That's an irresponsible woman, she thought.

But today, that woman appeared.She stood in front of her alive and told her that she hadn't forgotten her, and that her father had treated her badly, that's why she wanted to commit suicide.The woman said: Everything is Wei Jianrong's fault.

Is that right?

Who is lying?

Are you hiding it?

Dou Xiaoye sat with her for a long time, until her back was sore and her butt hurt, Wei Xiao opened the car door.

"Click-"

It was as if a locked door had opened in my heart.

Wei Xiao said to her as if she had made up her mind: "Let's go."

Wei Jianrong was playing cards with three neighbors at home, and when he saw them coming in, he only raised his eyelids, and said that there was food in the kitchen and asked them to fill their stomachs first, and he would cook when the time came.

Wei Xiao said seriously: "Dad, I have something to tell you."

Wei Jianrong turned his attention from the cards in his hand to her face, and only then did he realize that there was something wrong with her face.He dismissed the group of poker friends with good words.

As soon as the door was closed, Wei Xiao cut to the chase and said, "Why did my mother commit suicide back then?"

Dou Xiaoye wanted to remind her that it was too late to be tactful...

Wei Jianrong's eyelids twitched imperceptibly: "Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"Ah—it's like this. We just watched a very touching movie about maternal love. In the movie, the great mother committed suicide in the end. Xiaoxiao was very sad, so... she thought of her mother." Dou Xiaoye opened his eyes. Talking nonsense with closed eyes.

"Oh." Wei Jianrong didn't doubt it. He stretched his trousers and sat across from them. He sighed heavily before saying, "Your mother has a grudge against me."

"Why do you have resentment? You don't love her anymore? Have you ever done anything wrong to her?"

"..." Dou Xiaoye was startled by Wei Xiao's three consecutive questions.

"Of course not!" Wei Jianrong slapped his thigh dissatisfiedly, "Why do you think so!"

"Then why is she complaining about you? Dad, I want to listen to the truth, please don't fool me with the vague reasons I used to when I was a child." Wei Xiao's serious face was undisguised aggressiveness.

Wei Jianrong was stunned, lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "I didn't fool you..."

"Our family was too poor back then. I promised to give her a happy life but I didn't do it. Your mother should have complained about me. But I didn't expect her to commit suicide because of this incident, probably because she was completely disappointed with me Alright."

What he said is almost different from what Wu Wei said.

Wei Xiao's heart sank: "Do you think this is the direct reason for her suicide?"

"Otherwise, why else?" Wei Jianrong looked at her inexplicably.

Wei Xiao took a deep breath and said, "Isn't it because she has postpartum depression?"

"Who did you hear?"

"other people."

Wei Jianrong didn't ask her who this "other" was, he pursed his lips tightly and remained silent.

This sudden silence made Wei Xiao feel turbulent. She couldn't believe that the father who had grown up with her was the executioner who indirectly "killed" her mother.

The room still smelled of the poker players smoking. She was restless and got up to open the window for ventilation.When she sat back, she heard Wei Jianrong say, "It's my fault, I'm sorry for her."

What's wrong?This is what Wei Xiao wants to hear, and it is the key to deciding which side of her reason she is inclined to.

Wei Jianrong scratched his newly trimmed hair, and said in a heavy voice, "I haven't studied for a few years. In a remote place like a small fishing village, no one has heard of postpartum depression. I only found out later, it turns out After your mother gave birth, your mood swings are due to illness."

"At that time, she quarreled with me all day long and didn't allow me to go outside to work. But you were just born, and your grandma was in poor health and couldn't work. I was the only labor force in the family. If I didn't work, where would I get the money to support the family? son?"

"Later, I got annoyed by the quarrel, so I ran out alone. At that time, mobile phones were not popular yet, so your mother called me to work, arguing every day to ask the leader to fire me. Because of this incident, I changed my job. Several jobs."

"I know what your mother wants, but the responsibility of a man is not only to have sex. I was really annoyed at the time, and I was under a lot of work pressure. I blamed her for being inconsiderate and saying a lot of nasty things." , he closed his eyes.

"I never thought that she would be so unbearable and jump into the sea...you were so young at the time."

"If I knew she was sick I should take her to see a doctor first."

"In the final analysis, it's my incompetence." When Wei Jianrong looked over with his cloudy eyes, there was a faint glint of water in it, and he said hoarsely, "Xiaoxiao, I don't want to lie to you, I have an inescapable responsibility for your mother's death, it's me Your negligence made you lose your mother at such a young age, if you want to hate me... so be it. I have nothing to say."

He spoke intermittently for 5 minutes before he finished speaking.

Wei Xiao's mood fell from the bottom of the valley to the surface. At this moment, there was no love or hatred in her heart, but she was not calm either.

With a slight bitterness in her mouth, she swallowed the non-existent saliva, looked at her old father whose hair was beginning to grow gray, and asked, "Are you telling the truth?"

"Xiaoxiao, if your mother is still alive, you can suspect that I lied to you in order to compete with her, but your mother has been dead for so many years, and I am your only blood relative in this world. Did you lie to me?"

"..."

It's really not necessary.

And he didn't know at all that her mother was not dead... Not only was she not dead, but she became someone else's wife, gave birth to children for others, and became an enviable rich wife.

Wei Xiao didn't intend to tell him this.

She spent a long time thinking about who was right and who was wrong, who should be forgiven, and in the end, she realized that things were not simple.

According to what these two people said, most of the blame for Shen Hui's suicide was on Wei Jianrong's side.The dead Shen Hui is qualified to comment on who is right and who is wrong, and can confidently accuse him of not being a good husband.But the crux of the problem is that Shen Hui is not dead.

This woman is not dead, so it is not a simple question of who is right and who is wrong.

After recovering from her illness, she did not come to accuse Wei Jianrong of her negligence and ignorance of her illness, she chose to escape.She transferred her hatred for her husband to her ignorant daughter, and she just pretended to be dead and ran away with another man...

Is this more than cowardice?

The ambiguous grievances and grievances between the husband and wife should have gone with Shen Hui's death long ago. Why does this Wu Wei still appear?Why come to disrupt the peaceful life of their father and daughter?

Late is late, and nothing can be made up for.

Wei Xiao walked out of the house in a daze.

Wei Jianrong followed behind worryingly: "Xiaoxiao, you can tell me anything you want, don't be alone in your heart. If you hate me... Dad doesn't blame you."

Wei Xiao turned around and said word for word: "I don't hate you."

Wei Jianrong did not heave a sigh of relief: "Then you..."

"I'm a little tired, I want to go back and rest." Wei Xiao said, "Call them back to play cards."

Wei Jianrong couldn't care less about playing cards, so he watched them enter the elevator and went back to clean up the dishes.

He was very confused: Why did my daughter suddenly think of her dead mother today?He even inquired about the suicide that year so carefully.What movie can have such a big appeal?

"Hey, I'm old." He couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Before Wei Xiao said that he didn't hate him, his heart was up and down.He has been repenting all these years, hating himself for being incompetent.Shen Hui, who is far away in heaven, must have hated him to the bone.But if even the only daughter hated him, then what's the point of his life?

The originally small room instantly became deserted, and he slowly cleaned up the mess, as if he was cleaning up his dilapidated thoughts.

The elevator door opened and closed, closed and opened again, and someone came in and out twice in the middle.

Dou Xiaoye didn't have a chance to ask her until she got out of the elevator: "Xiaoxiao, will you forgive your mother... that Mrs. Jiang?"

"Do not."

"..." Wei Xiao's cold tone made her shiver.

three days later.

In a coffee shop with poor business, in a private room with extremely poor sound insulation.

For the past three days, Wu Wei would call Wei Xiao every day, and send text messages when no one answered. She felt that as long as she was sincere enough, Wei Xiao would definitely see her again.

She didn't expect that Wei Xiao finally answered her call. She was ecstatic and felt that this was a critical moment for the relationship between their mother and daughter to ease.She put on her make-up carefully today, and wore a dress that is both elegant and dignified.

She was very nervous when she sat down, because Wei Xiao, who was sitting across from her with an expressionless face, always gave her a feeling that the rain was about to come.

She thought this was normal, after all they hadn't seen each other for so long, even if they were related by blood, they would still be unfamiliar.As long as Wei Xiao is willing to accept her, everything else doesn't matter, and they still have a lot of time to get in touch.

"Will you speak first or me first?"

Wei Xiao's tone was also very unfamiliar, Wu Wei comforted himself not to panic, licked his lips and said, "What do you want to say?"

"Why do you want to recognize me?" Wei Xiao looked at her with good eyes, but there was no emotion in it, "If I remember correctly, the first time we met was at that private restaurant, and I ran away after you saw me .”

"...It was so sudden that I was not mentally prepared."

"The second time was at Director Chen's house, and you didn't dare to look me in the eye."

"...there were too many people at that time."

"The third time was on the set. You seemed to have a lot to say to me, but you didn't say it, and ran away after crying. So," Wei Xiao paused, "at first you didn't think about getting married with me. Admit it? I'm curious what changed your mind."

People with a guilty conscience are always easily defeated, and Wu Wei's throat was tight under her stare, and he said falteringly: "I just don't want to see the relationship between you and Yunmo become so tense, you are sisters after all! "

"Sister?" Wei Xiao snorted slightly, "Does your precious daughter know that she has a sister like me?" She almost said the word "sister" through gritted teeth.

"I will definitely make it clear to her in the future. My husband... even Yunmo's father already knows about it. He can completely accept you and help me persuade Yunmo."

"Accept me? Then your husband is really great." Wei Xiao said nonchalantly.

Wu Wei was very afraid of her expression and tone, and said in a panic: "Xiaoxiao, I know I'm sorry for you, but mom still loves you! I owe you so much over the years, mom can give you whatever you want. I I know you are not short of money, you want to make a movie, right? Yunmo's father and Director Chen are good brothers, if you want, I can..."

"Enough!" Wei Xiao interrupted her, leaning forward, looking at her from across a table, "You say you love me?"

Wu Wei nodded like pounding garlic.

"Don't lie to yourself." Wei Xiao pulled away suddenly.

"You...I...?" Wu Wei didn't know what he said wrong.

"When did you recover from your illness?"

Wu Wei was a little dazed.Why did you suddenly ask about her condition?She thought about it, and stammered, "Depression is not easy to cure. The doctor said that I have been ill for too long, and it took almost five years of continuous treatment before I fully recovered...I don't remember the exact time."

"What about after it's cured?"

"...Yunmo's father took me to New Zealand."

"You didn't want to come to see me after you recovered from your illness?"

Wei Xiao presses on step by step as if interrogating a prisoner, Wu Wei couldn't bear it, and shouted: "I have thought about it!"

"But it's just a thought, right?"

There was no emotion in Wei Xiao's tone. She was like a mature hunter, leading her prey into a trap step by step.

Wu Wei noticed it, but it was too late.

She used her hand to press the temples that were jumping wildly: "I was in a stable condition at the time, and Yunmo's father wanted me to live in a different environment, and at that time I already had Yunmo, she was still so young, she was always sick because of her poor health, She needs me very much..." At this point, she immediately stopped talking and looked at Wei Xiao in horror.

Wei Xiao's face seemed to be covered with a veil, she couldn't see if there was any hatred in it, but she felt cruel and decisive.

"I asked my dad about the reason for your suicide that day. He said he didn't know you had depression, and I completely believed him. You said that he treated you badly after you gave birth, and I also believed that. But I want to say It's not about this."

"I'm here today to expose your lies." Wei Xiao said coolly, "You hate my dad, but you never loved me."

"No! You are a piece of meat on my body! I gave birth to you after a night of pain, how could I not love you!"

"Do you think love means indifference and abandonment?" Wei Xiao smiled sarcastically. You never asked anyone to investigate me, did you?"

"……"No.

"The gifts you prepared for me that have never been sent out, are you trying to find a psychological comfort for yourself?"

"..."

"Don't you find it ridiculous that a mother who keeps saying she loves her child has never thought of investigating her child's growth?"

"..." Wu Wei was completely speechless.

"Is your love hidden in your heart? Who do you love? Do you love that child who tortured you in your dream and was cruelly abandoned by you?" Wei Xiao continued to dig her heart and lungs, "You know that I have been How did you get here?"

"……"she does not know.

"The tsunami knocked our house down, and then my grandma disappeared. My father took me to city A. He carried me around to work for others during the day, and coaxed me to sleep at night. We had no home, no money, and could only live in the cheapest hostel. At the worst time, we slept under the flyover for five days. I have been working for him since I was in school, until my current agent found out and signed me as a model when I was handing out leaflets on the street. Do you know that we How hard has it been for 15 years?"

"If I'm still as poor and destitute as I was 15 years ago, will you recognize me? Do you dare to recognize me? Ginger—too—too—?"

Wei Xiao's tone hardly changed, but every sentence pierced her heart. Wu Wei held her chest, as if someone had emptied her brains, and stared blankly at her.

Dou Xiaoye was only shocked.

Wei Xiao has never said these words to her...

Wei Xiao often told her stories from the past. She always lamented how hard it was to be a model, but she never once heard Wei Xiao talk about what kind of life she lived before the age of 15...

Is it because it's too hard to remember?

If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, she really wanted to hug Wei Xiao tightly.

depress...

boring...

Breathing more and more quickly, sobbing from nothing...

In the blink of an eye, Wu Wei was already in tears.

"I was too selfish back then... I know I was a cowardly person, but now I have the courage. I don't ask for your forgiveness, I just want to make it up to you."

"How do you want to make it up? Can you make it up?"

"I can give you whatever you want!"

Wei Xiao turned a deaf ear to her, and said unhurriedly: "Your precious daughter Jiang Yunmo is arrogant and domineering, with no one in her eyes. You can tell that she is spoiled by you and his wife."

"Yunmo, she actually..."

Wei Xiao raised a hand to stop her: "I'm not interested in her affairs, and I don't want to hear your explanation."

"Xiaoxiao—"

"I have never been loved since I was a child. I didn't need it before, and I won't need it in the future. So, stop saying you love me to disgust me. You really don't deserve it."

"..." Wu Wei reached out to grab her, but only touched the corner of her clothes.

"Since you have changed your name and identity, don't say you are my mother." Wei Xiao pulled Dou Xiaoye up, twitched the corners of his mouth, and smiled inexplicably, "Wu Wei, Wu Wei... this name is true. Miao, is it your voice? Please remember, I only have one mother, her name is Shen Hui, and she died as early as 23 years ago."

"And you, from this moment on, are just an insignificant stranger to me."

"..."

Same time, same place, similar conversations.Is it the way fate should be, or is it just God playing a little joke with her?

Wu Wei felt dizzy for a while, unable to tell what was reality and what was illusion.

Seeing those two figures moving away from her, she wanted to call out, but couldn't make a sound.

She seemed to be strangled by the god of death, and her breathing became heavier and heavier.

When she saw the figure stop, she caught her breath.

Wei Xiao looked at her condescendingly: "Also, please don't appear in front of my family again, otherwise—"

otherwise what?Want her to die?Want her to disappear forever?

Why don't you finish talking!

The heat of the coffee has not dissipated completely, and the people have already left.

Wu Wei stumbled into the car.

She saw Wei Xiao's car driving out.

Their mother and daughter shouldn't be like this, she must have said something wrong.

She wants to catch up!

The phone rings like a bomb.

The voice was insistent, she freed one hand to grab the phone, slowed down, and was overtaken by other cars.She pressed to answer: "Yunmo?"

Jiang Yunmo: "Mom! That bastard Yu Zhuo broke up with me!"

Wu Wei's eyes darkened.Did God deliberately play tricks on her?Something happened to the eldest daughter as soon as she ran to the younger daughter's side.

She was dual-purpose, and her voice was urgent: "Why did you break up when you were so happy? It's common for young couples to quarrel. You can't be so willful every time."

Jiang Yunmo: "Aren't you still my mother? How can you help him? He was the one who gave up! I love him so much, and I gave it to him for the first time! How could he treat me like this! I'm going to die! Yes! If he really dares to break up, I dare to die and show him!"

Wu Wei almost vomited blood: "What nonsense are you talking about! You are not allowed to say that word!"

Jiang Yunmo: "Whoa, whoa, why is he doing this to me? Why!"

Wu Wei: "Okay, stop barking, you're making my head hurt."

Jiang Yunmo: "Are you sick again? Have you taken the antihypertensive medicine?"

How could she have time to take medicine when she was so busy chasing after her daughter?

What about that car?What about Wei Xiao?Where is her daughter?

She actually lost her daughter...

What Jiang Yunmo chirped on the phone, Wu Wei didn't hear clearly.She shook her messy head, and in a daze, a heavy truck rushed out from the side road.

"boom--"

The phone in the middle of the call fell from the bloody hand.

"Mom?" There was a roar from the phone: "Mom, what's wrong with you?!"

"..."

A farce is over...

Another farce has just begun...