As the host was about to say something more, Song Yicheng suddenly spoke up, "Host, since the results are out and I've been eliminated, can I leave now?"
"Do you have anything you'd like to say to everyone?" the host asked.
Song Yicheng looked at his mother, and said word by word, "From childhood to adulthood, you've controlled everything I do. No matter what I do, you deny me. Only when the results meet your satisfaction do you stop criticizing me.
I've been striving towards your goals, but don't forget, I'm still just a nine-year-old child. I have my own thoughts, and I get tired. Being your son is also the most exhausting thing in my life.
If there's a next life, I'd rather be a pig or sheep slaughtered by others than to be your son again."
His words were like a thorn, piercing deeply into Song Mama's heart. Tears streamed down her face. "Do you know what you're saying? I'm your own mother! How much hardship and suffering did I endure to give birth to you?
Other people's children help their parents with chores from a young age, but you've never done a thing with your hands since you were little, living a life where you only have to ask for things.
Now, not only are you ungrateful, but you also feel that being my son is exhausting. You've truly broken my heart."
"If I could, I'd rather be like other kids, helping out at home, having my own friends, my own toys, instead of reading books and doing homework every day, turning myself into a bookworm who doesn't know how to interact with people.
Don't you see that I can't even use chopsticks, or a spoon to eat, and the strange looks I get from others?
Do you think I don't care? I actually care a lot about how others see me. I want them to see my eyes as normal, not think I'm a complete failure who can't even eat.
I also really want to get along with people, to have them want to play with me, but you never taught me how to coexist peacefully with others, so I became the kind of child everyone dislikes."
Song Mama shook her head repeatedly after listening. "How can that be? You're so smart! You can recite the Xinhua Dictionary backward. At nine years old, you've already learned everything up to the third year of high school. You're a genius, how can you be a failure? I forbid you from talking about yourself like that."
"What's the point? A person who doesn't even understand basic life skills will be looked down upon wherever they go. I just want to be a happy child, not a slave to learning, only to be criticized by you as useless in the end. Mom, I'm truly exhausted. I hope you can reflect on your actions carefully." With that, he bowed deeply to his mother, put down the microphone, and turned to leave the stage.
He walked away with grace and composure, as if he had finally found himself.
Seeing her son leave, Song Mama hurried to follow.
For some reason, Liu Yifeng felt that Song Yicheng's words just now sounded like a farewell. In any case, he had a bad premonition.
However, he was quite shocked that Song Yicheng could say such things today.
He had always thought Song Yicheng was a child who knew nothing, with a domineering personality. He didn't expect that he understood everything but simply didn't know how to change.
Alas, he was a good child, ruined by his mother.
The audience's perception of him also changed greatly. In the end, it was all blamed on his mother. A child is born like a blank slate; how adults paint it is how it will be.
Hopefully, Song Yicheng's words will make his mother have some regrets!
Seeing Song Yicheng leave, Yun Duoer's expression turned grim. When she joined this program, Sister Jin had guaranteed her that Song Yicheng would definitely win the championship.
But what was the result? He didn't even make it to the top three. Instead, her son, whom she had sent away, easily entered the finals.
This was a humiliating blow. If not for so many people watching, she would have left directly. She was too embarrassed to stay.
But leaving now would only make people think she couldn't handle defeat and was petty.
So, facing the gazes from everyone, she still had to calmly say it was okay!
"Everyone has heard what Song Yicheng just said. His courage to speak these words shows that he has truly grown. Let us wish him a future where he can make his own decisions and live his life to the fullest!" The host had long disapproved of some of Song Mama's actions. He was very pleased that Song Yicheng could express his inner thoughts in front of so many people.
The audience at the scene applauded his words.
At the same time, Song Mama chased her son out of the television station. "Yicheng, wait for me."
But Song Yicheng continued walking as if he hadn't heard her.
Song Mama had to run to catch up and grabbed her son's hand. "Yicheng, why are you leaving just like that? And what you said on stage just now, how could you criticize your mother in front of so many people? Your actions today are truly excessive.
Even if you're unhappy with me, you shouldn't have embarrassed me in front of everyone!"
Song Yicheng forcefully shook off his mother's hand and angrily said, "Don't follow me! I want to be alone!"
"You want to be alone? I want to be alone too! What you did today, once the program airs, how will people see me?" Song Mama's face was also full of anger.
Song Yicheng didn't expect that the words he had just spoken, his mother's only concern was her own reputation. He was so tired!
So, he said nothing and turned to sprint away, running forward as if possessed.
Song Mama, terrified, followed. But she couldn't match Song Yicheng's energetic pace. In a short while, he had run far ahead, and soon she couldn't see him anymore.
Thinking that her son might get lost in this unfamiliar city, she didn't know where she would find him, nor where he could find her.
Frightened, she quickly returned to the television station to ask for their help.
Not long after Song Yicheng left the stage, the host asked each contestant for their thoughts, the judges gave their comments on the contestants' performances, and finally, he gave some closing remarks, and the day's recording concluded.
As everyone was leaving the recording hall one by one, Song Mama ran in, panting, and shouted, "My son is missing! Can anyone help me? I beg you."
Since getting married, all her thoughts and energy had been focused on Yicheng. If anything happened to him, how would she live the rest of her life?
Liu Yifeng, hearing her words, couldn't help but feel anxious.
The host, who had not yet left, quickly asked for details, "Song Mama, what happened? How did Song Yicheng go missing?"
"I said a few words to him outside, and I don't know why he just ran off without saying anything. I couldn't catch him, and I'm not familiar with this place, so I had to come here to ask for your help in finding him!"