My parents were nearly driven insane with rage. Ever since they had lost the ability to have children, every trace of male and female characteristics had disappeared from their bodies. They were literally genderless now. After getting hit with the hammer, my father finally shut his mouth completely, too terrified to provoke me again. My mother forced out an ugly smile. "Look, you already hit us, didn't you? Can you come home and get married now? We'd never hurt you." She was lying again. I looked at her calmly and said, "Then swear it. Swear you'll treat me well. Swear that family really is a good family. If you do, I'll go back with you." My mother's breathing immediately turned uneven. She was furious, but for the sake of the three hundred thousand dollars, she gritted her teeth and

