By the end of September, Chen Xihua had been attending classes at school for almost a month. After the unit test in the last two days, the National Day holiday would begin.
At 4 p.m. on September 30, all high schools in Jiang City were given a holiday. Sisters Chen Xihua and Chen Xiuhua waited for two buses before they finally managed to squeeze onto one.
When we arrived at the bus station, thankfully there were only two buses left to return to Gaoyang County. Because of the holiday, the bus station had only added one more bus.
As the two sisters boarded the bus, another bus, also heading back to Gaoyang County, was already full and slowly pulled away from the door.
"Xiao Wu, Third Sister is in the car ahead." Chen Xiuhua, who had just found a seat by the window, looked out of the car. She saw Chen Meihua sitting by the window in the car ahead.
Actually, they wanted to take the bus in front, but the driver said it was full and about to leave, so they had to transfer to the bus behind.
“Yes, Third Sister’s school is closer to ours, so she arrived earlier.” Chen Xihua sat down next to Fourth Sister, tilted her head to look outside, and then closed her eyes to rest.
Chen Xihua's body wasn't used to sitting in these passenger buses; the smell was unpleasant, and she experienced mild motion sickness. Fortunately, it wasn't severe enough to cause vomiting, otherwise she would have opted to take a taxi or have Chen Lao Er pick her up on his motorcycle.
After waiting for ten minutes, the last bus departed fully booked.
Around 7 p.m., Chen Xihua and Chen Xiuhua returned to the East District Bus Station in Gaoyang County. The two sisters had just stepped off the platform and were waiting for the bus.
"Xiao Wu, is that Third Sister?" Chen Xiuhua saw two girls walking in the open space in front of the old county grain and oil factory across from the bus station, heading towards the old factory.
Although it was getting dark, it wasn't completely dark yet. Chen Xiuhua immediately recognized one of them as her third sister, Chen Meihua, because she was wearing a new yellow top from Fanghua Company.
"Yes, Fourth Sister, let's go take a look." At the same time, Chen Xihua looked across the street, and she also had a feeling that the woman next to Third Sister was Liang Jiaojiao, and she instantly had a bad premonition.
This third sister is really something. She went back to the county and didn't take the bus home. Where is she going alone so late at night? Chen Xihua had just gotten off the bus and was still a little dizzy.
Across from them, in front of the old county grain and oil factory, stood Liang Jiaojiao and Chen Meihua.
"Jiaojiao, you just said that my sister Xiao Si was brought to this old factory by a man? Are you sure you didn't see wrong? You're not lying to me?"
Chen Meihua asked suspiciously, a growing unease creeping into her heart. Why had she impulsively followed him? She paused, hesitant to move forward. She thought about it carefully, unable to understand. It shouldn't be like this; why would Xiao Si go with a strange man?
"Chen Meihua, believe it or not, I'm only telling you this because you're my classmate. I was waiting for someone outside the bus station when I saw your fourth sister, Chen Xiuhua, come out of the bus station and go inside with a strange man."
Liang Jiaojiao was also nervous, and her face showed some anxiety, afraid that Chen Meihua would not believe her, but her eyes could not hide her expectation, smugness and sinister intent.
However, because it was nighttime, Chen Meihua did not notice.
At this time, Liang Jiaojiao was dressed like a hot girl, with permed and dyed hair, heavy makeup, black eyeliner, and reddish-purple lips.
She dropped out of school after junior high and spent her time helping out at her family's small shop. She also hung out with a bunch of petty thugs in the county town, trying to look cool and suave – a typical "street hustler." (A young person loitering on the streets, idle and aimless.)
"Fine, I'll go in and see for myself. You, as the older sister, are still indifferent. Even I, an outsider, can't stand it."
The two had already arrived at the entrance of the old factory building. Liang Jiaojiao went in first, and since she couldn't force Chen Meihua to go in, she could only walk directly into the old factory building and lead the way to a large warehouse on the left.
It was dark, and although the warehouse door was open, Chen Meihua still couldn't see clearly whether anyone was inside. However, seeing that Liang Jiaojiao had dared to go over and even go inside, she slowly followed her to the door, "Ah..."
Suddenly, Chen Meihua was pulled inside.
"Oh no, that's Third Sister's voice! We need to catch up quickly!" The Chen sisters, Chen Xihua and Chen Xihua, who were already about a hundred meters behind Chen Meihua and Chen Xihua, ran quickly to the entrance of the old grain and oil factory.
Then, tiptoeing quietly towards the large warehouse to the left of where Chen Meihua had just called out, Chen Xihua guessed that the person must be inside.
As Chen Xihua and her sister approached the warehouse entrance, they peered inside and saw four or five thugs and young men—four men and one woman. They were all shining flashlights and surrounding their third sister, Chen Meihua, but they weren't paying attention to the direction of the entrance.
One of them was Huang Tianming, who was easy to recognize. Chen Xihua didn't recognize the other two, and there was one more…
"Chen Meihua, I told you, you absolutely have to be my girlfriend today, or you have to be Tianming's girlfriend. Otherwise, hehe, my two brothers will do too." At this moment, one of the men's voices rang out, forcing the issue.
"Impossible!" Chen Meihua was both angry and uneasy. She shouldn't have followed them in the first place; she had just noticed something was wrong at the door when Liang Jiale pulled her inside.
It's Leung Ka-lok!
Chen Xihua's eyes turned cold as she stood at the door. She had just noticed that the person closest to her third sister looked a bit like him, but she hadn't seen him for several years and couldn't recognize him immediately. Now, judging from the voice, it was indeed Liang Jiale.
"Brother, I'm Tianming's girlfriend. Tianming, don't you think so?" Liang Jiaojiao asked anxiously, a little unhappy. She was very dissatisfied with her brother's words, "Tianming's girlfriend," and then changed to a sweet, coquettish tone, asking Huang Tianming.
"Yes, Jiaojiao, you're definitely my girlfriend, but as for Meihua, it's not impossible to have some fun with her." Huang Tianming put his arm around Liang Jiaojiao and comforted her with a smile.
But in his heart he thought, she was just one of his girlfriends. If it weren't for Leung Ka-lok's sister, would he have kept such an ordinary-looking girl by his side?
Can anyone compare to Chen Meihua? She was truly a stunning beauty. Even when she's glaring at someone in anger, she's still incredibly alluring.
"Jiaojiao, are you lying to me? My fourth sister isn't here. Get out of my way, I want to go home, and I will never agree to be any of your girlfriends." Chen Meihua was genuinely frightened at this moment, her heart pounding.
"That's not up to you, little beauty," another man next to her said slyly, teasingly.
"I'm calling the police and having them arrest you all!" Chen Meihua said angrily.
"Haha, go ahead and report it! We'll strip you naked right now and tell everyone in Gaoyang County that we've seen you naked. Let's see how you'll ever face anyone again." It was Liang Jiale's wicked laughter.
"Yes, Chen Meihua, if you agree to be my girlfriend, or any one of the four of us, it doesn't matter. You'll be our friend, and we certainly won't make things difficult for you." Huang Tianming said casually, as if Chen Meihua were a commodity.
Moreover, he thought to himself, "Brothers are like limbs, women are like clothes. So what if I'm a girlfriend? It's not a bad thing to change things up."
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