Chapter 405 The Long Night Continues

Tan Siqi looked at Fang Xiuli and saw the urgency and pleading in her eyes, and also saw an unprecedented change in the face of his always beautiful wife.

The unexpected incident in their small family was a huge setback for Fang Xiuli, but it also made her grow up quickly, becoming more like a wife and taking on more responsibilities as a mother.

"Xiu Li, you have to be mentally prepared..."

Tan Siqi reminded Fang Xiuli in a gentle voice, because what he was about to say was something Fang Xiuli might not be able to accept.

Slowly, Fang Xiuli's surprised breathing sounded in the quiet room. Slowly, she heard that two little girls had died tragically at the hands of the devil in the past few years, which made Fang Xiuli's eyes red and tears fell.

"How could this happen... How could this happen... I didn't realize he was that kind of person... Doesn't that mean... If it weren't for Lu Yuanbao... our Rourou would... would..."

When Fang Xiuli thought of the possible tragic ending of Tan Rourou, she didn't even dare to think about those scenes, and tears kept falling.

Tan Siqi hugged the trembling and crying Fang Xiuli into his arms and comforted her softly, "Xiuli, don't think too much. It's our greatest luck that Rourou is fine now."

“Yes… yes…”

Fang Xiuli leaned on Tan Siqi's shoulder, her wet tears soaked the man's clothes, leaving a wet mark.

Tan Rourou's voice suddenly came from the gap between the faint crying sounds in the house.

"Ah... don't touch me... wuwu... go away... go away... go away quickly... don't touch me..."

Tan Rourou was sleeping on the bed with her eyes tightly closed. There were wrinkles between her eyebrows that couldn't be loosened, tied into a knot. Her little face showed not only fear, but also pain.

How could such a young child recover all of a sudden after encountering such a thing?

During the day, Tan Rourou was able to play with Lu Yuanbao and Chen Dazhuang, and she seemed to be in a good mood, just like before.

But she couldn't bear to see Fang Xiu Li worry, so she remained strong.

But after dark, when you fall asleep, the fear in your heart will be infinitely magnified and you will be possessed by nightmares.

While sleeping, Tan Rourou seemed to be back in the dark forest, when she was caught by Principal Feng and could not escape.

"Help...ah...help...don't touch me...go away...go away..."

Every cry from the little girl's mouth sounded like torture to her parents to Fang Xiuli and Tan Siqi.

Fang Xiuli immediately went over and gently hugged Tan Rourou, caressing her chest with her palm gently. "Rourou, don't be afraid. We are not afraid. Mom and Dad are by your side. You don't have to be afraid anymore."

Mother's voice replaced Lu Yuanbao's appearance and became the source of warmth for Tan Rourou in her dreams.

It was like a warm light, illuminating her dark and terrifying nightmare.

Tan Rourou closed her eyes and murmured softly, "Mom... I'm scared..."

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. We are not afraid. Rourou, mommy is holding you, don't be afraid." Fang Xiuli was so distressed that she didn't want to let go.

After a while, Tan Rourou fell into a drowsy sleep, leaning on Fang Xiuli's arms. Her pale little face slowly calmed down, her brows slowly relaxed, and she finally fell into a sound sleep.

That night, Fang Xiuli and Tan Siqi stayed by Tan Rourou's side the whole time. Even if Tan Rourou just turned over, they would wake up and take a look.

The night went on and on.

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The next day, Chu Yue met an unexpected visitor in the family compound.

"Why...are you here?"

Chu Yue looked at Pei Hanchuan, who was dressed in a handsome and elegant manner. For a moment, she thought she was in a grocery store. How could she see this young master in the staff quarters?

Pei Hanchuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Why? Can't I come here?"

Of course you can come, but there are sentries standing guard at the gate of the family compound, so ordinary people cannot come in casually.

Although Pei Hanchuan is not an ordinary person, it is not easy for him to get in, right?

Pei Hanchuan saw the doubt in Chu Yue's eyes, so he pointed behind him and said, "Director Song brought us in."

Chu Yue looked up and saw Song Hongmei and Pei Mingzhu standing not far away.

The Pei family is a red capitalist family, and Song Hongmei is in charge of some daily affairs of the family compound. It is not surprising that the two of them know each other, and they seem to be quite familiar with each other and are talking enthusiastically.

With Song Hongmei as the person to receive him, Pei Hanchuan could walk around the family compound freely.

Pei Mingzhu was accompanied by the small figure of Pei Tianci.

Pei Tianci felt Chu Yue's gaze, looked up, waved at Chu Yue, then looked up and said something to Pei Mingzhu. After Pei Mingzhu nodded, Pei Tianci happily ran towards Chu Yue and Pei Hanchuan.

He was quite polite despite his young age. When he saw Chu Yue, he said, "Aunt Chu, good morning."

"Tianci, good morning to you too. Why are you here?" Chu Yue lowered her head, slowed down her tone, and spoke to Pei Tianci gently.

Pei Tianci raised his little face and said, "Because my uncle said that Brother Yuanbao was injured and sick, I wanted to come and visit Brother Yuanbao."

Chu Yue was a little surprised. She didn't expect that even Pei Hanchuan knew about Lu Yuanbao's injury. The news spread really fast in just two days.

But if you think about it carefully, with the Pei family's wealth and power, they would definitely keep an eye on the movements of the military troops. Shooting at night and the school being closed would make such a loud noise that it would definitely reach the ears of the Pei family.

It’s no surprise that Pei Hanchuan knew about this.

However, Chu Yue didn't think too much about it. If this happened to someone else, Pei Hanchuan would just treat it as military gossip and not take it seriously.

But when it came to Chu Yue and Lu Yuanbao, it was unusual, as their whole family came out early to visit.

Pei Tianci pulled Pei Hanchuan's hand and quickly reminded his uncle.

He then said to Chu Yue, "Aunt Chu, these are what my mother prepared for Brother Yuanbao to replenish his body. I hope Brother Yuanbao can recover soon."

Pei Hanchuan handed the bags he was carrying to Chu Yue. The young master of the Pei family was being used as a laborer by Pei Tianci.

Chu Yue took a look at the things in Pei Hanchuan's hand: ginseng, deer antlers, cordyceps... all of them were good things and very valuable.

But Lu Yuanbao was only seven years old, how could he eat all that?

Chu Yue shook her head and rejected Pei Hanchuan's kindness. "These gifts are too valuable. I can't accept them. But I'm very happy that you can come to visit Yuanbao. Tianci, you must be very eager to see Yuanbao, right? Come, let's go into the house."

Chu Yue led Pei Tianci into the yard, and Pei Hanchuan followed behind them with a swagger.

He opened his mouth with disdain, "This is the house in your family compound. Why is it so shabby? You're military dependents, shouldn't they treat you better? Look at this yard... You're actually growing vegetables and raising chickens in it? Life is so hard that you can't even afford vegetables? That's not right... Although your grocery store is not doing well, it's definitely profitable, so you don't have to live so hard. What's wrong? Did your husband squander all your money?"