Chapter 71: Inhuman Beast

"Girl, it's okay, this is Manman, she won't hurt you."

Seeing his daughter who had become unrecognizable in every way, Bai Jiachun felt extremely distressed. He stretched out his hand and looked at his daughter with a gentle smile.

Bai Xiaoan said as he retracted his neck, and carefully placed his bony hand covered with whip marks on Bai Jiachun's hand, allowing Bai Jiachun to lead him out.

Looking at Bai Xiaoan, who was skinny and had a timid face, Qi Man's pupils shrank slightly and the memories of her previous life were awakened.

Her companions who were sent to the experiment were tortured beyond recognition. Finally, they were no longer useful and were destroyed. Only her memory was left, she was alone and struggling to survive. She wanted to die but couldn't. Finally, she tried her best, found a loophole, and ended her life at the cost of exposing herself.

My companions at that time were tortured to the point of being emaciated and there was not a single healthy part of their bodies.

Qi Man suppressed the anger in her heart, smiled gently, extended her hand to Bai Xiaoan, and said in an approachable tone: "Hello, my name is Qi Man."

Without waiting for Bai Xiaoan to respond, Bai Jiachun took the lead in explaining, looking embarrassed: "Manman, Xiaoan doesn't like to get close to people, so you..."

Before he finished speaking, Bai Xiaoan put his hand on her, staring at Qi Man with his dark pupils, forcing a smile, and speaking in a somewhat unfamiliar tone: "Hello...Hello, Manman."

Bai Xiaoan was a little confused. He just felt that the person in front of him was inexplicably close to him. The moment his hand touched hers, the restlessness in his heart disappeared. He just felt very safe being with Qi Man.

Bai Jiachun was stunned. Since she brought her daughter back home, she was no longer as docile, well-behaved and sensible as before. Instead, she became extreme in temperament. Once someone approached her, she would become crazy and often yell. Sometimes she would sit on the bed without eating or drinking for the whole day. She and her husband had to put a lot of thought into getting their daughter to reluctantly accept them.

I thought my daughter would resist Qi Man as well, but I didn't expect her to be so proactive.

Although she felt inexplicably jealous that Qi Man was so easily accepted by her daughter, she still felt somewhat comforted. At least she was willing to accept outsiders, which was a good sign.

"I'll trouble you with my daughter first." He took out two dollars from his pocket and handed it to Qi Man: "This is the reward for taking care of my daughter."

Qi Man glanced at the two crumpled bills in front of her and pushed them back: "No need, just come and pick them up when you're done. We're all from the same village, there's no need to be so formal."

Having said that, and thinking about the urgent matters, Bai Jiachun didn't hesitate any more, and gently reminded Bai Xiaoan: "I'll pick you up when Dad is done with his work. You stay here and listen to me. Don't wander around."

Bai Xiaoan nodded blankly, but his eyes still stayed on Qi Man.

After receiving a response from his daughter, Bai Jiachun gave a simple smile, thanked Qi Man, and left in a hurry.

Qi Man brought the man to the yard and sat down. Her eyes fell on the back of Bai Xiaoan's bony hand, and she stroked the wound on it with heartache. The wound had just scabbed over and there was some pus on it. In addition to these, there were many old wounds on the back, and it seemed that they were all caused by one person.

"Does it hurt?"

Bai Xiaoan shook his head numbly, his tone a little stiff: "It doesn't hurt, I'm used to it."

Qi Man bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes were red, and her voice was choked with inexplicable sobs: "Because of domestic violence?"

Bai Xiaoan nodded and said in a low voice: "Yeah."

With Qi Man's guidance, he learned about Bai Xiaoan's experience.

Bai Xiaoan and her current husband called for reform and were in a free love relationship. During their relationship, they were very affectionate and lived in harmony. After they got married, they had a harmonious relationship at first and her in-laws also treated her very well.

As time passed, more than half a year had passed, but her stomach still didn't respond. Unconsciously, her mother-in-law changed her attitude and often spoke harshly to Bai Xiaoan.

He even spread rumors and caused trouble in the village, telling everyone that his daughter-in-law was a hen that couldn't lay eggs. He was criticized and pointed at by the villagers.

Bai Xiaoan was a little annoyed for a moment, so she argued with her mother-in-law and the two had a big fight. After her husband came back, the mother-in-law took the initiative to file a complaint.

She originally thought that her husband would give her an explanation, but who would have thought that what she got instead was a slap in the face from her husband without even asking her a question.

At first, the man would kneel down and admit his mistakes to Bai Xiaoan repeatedly because of his brutal behavior, saying that "filial piety" comes first now. On one side is his mother who raised him with great difficulty, and on the other side is his beloved wife. He is caught in the middle and it is difficult to deal with it. He endures the pressure and thinks of solving the problem in the most straightforward way.

Thinking about her husband's previous thoughtfulness, Bai Xiaoan did not care and chose to forgive.

But temporary forgiveness made the man more and more aggressive. Once things didn't go his way, he would abuse her without any explanation, and each time he beat her more severely than the last.

There was only one reason from the beginning to the end: a hen that couldn't lay eggs wasted the family's money, and it deserved to be beaten to death.

Over time, things got worse and domestic violence became commonplace.

Under the long-term domestic violence from the man, Bai Xiaoan developed mental problems. It was not until Bai Jiachun went to visit relatives and could not see his daughter that he learned, after repeated questioning, that his daughter had been subjected to domestic violence.

Bai Jiachun was so angry that he wanted to bring her back, but the man stopped him. His attitude was quite arrogant: "I spent the bride price to marry her. She is my family's member in life and my ghost in death. Even if you are my father-in-law and mother-in-law, you have no right to take my wife with you!"

In desperation, Bai Jiachun could only return in despair. Finally, he took advantage of an opportunity and waited for Bai Xiaoan's husband to go to work, and then he quietly brought her back.

Qi Man heard this with a hint of anger on her face: "What a beast!"

They are no different from those inhumane mad scientists. Damn it.

Bai Xiaoan had already burst into tears and was crying so hard that he couldn't speak. His scarred face was covered with tear marks and his hair was stuck to his cheeks, making him look particularly embarrassed and pitiful.

Qi Man took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and said softly, "Wait for me two minutes."

Then he ran into the room.

Bai Xiaoan sat upright on the chair, like a piece of wood, motionless, waiting obediently for Qi Man to come back.

When Qi Man came back, she was holding a bamboo basket filled with various things.

Qi Man took out an exquisite little brocade box from the basket, opened it, and saw a small black pill placed on the golden cloth, which she placed in Bai Xiaoan's palm.

"I brought this back from abroad. It's very effective in repairing wounds. If you believe me, you can try it."

What he took was a small repair pill, which could slowly repair the scars on Bai Xiaoan's body without easily arousing suspicion.

Bai Xiaoan took the black pill and swallowed it without any hesitation.

Bang, bang, bang——

Just as Bai Xiaoan swallowed the repair pill, there was a violent knock on the door outside, as well as a man's rough shouting and cursing.