Huo Rou was placed behind a large rock far from the house by Huo Ting. She sat on the ground, wearing the cotton coat he gave her, her eyes vacant.
Upon hearing the noise, she huddled up like a frightened bird, her teeth chattering and her whole body trembling with fear.
"Sister, it's me."
Huo Ting spoke first to identify himself, then carefully helped her up, gently patting her back to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, I've always been here."
Huo Rou burst into tears and hugged the person, sobbing bitterly.
Even when she cried, she didn't dare to cry loudly, biting her lip tightly to suppress the sobs, afraid of attracting attention.
She was so close, so very close, to becoming a despised woman.
Even so, she felt that she was dirty and shouldn't have gotten close to this outstanding man. She felt that she was dragging him down and that her family was the reason he was being dragged down.
But she really wanted to hug him tightly, occupy his entire embrace, and cry her heart out.
She has endured the hardships of these past years, and she has suffered the darkness without dawn.
She deserves to die, but she can't let go of her parents and this man.
Huo Ting was a child her father had taken in, and they had a very good relationship since childhood.
She was a year older than Huo Ting. During their innocent and budding period of first love, they developed feelings for each other, but kept it hidden due to their relationship.
When Huo Ting turned eighteen, he said he wanted to marry her.
She told Huo Ting that once he had traveled across the vast land and met an even more beautiful woman, she would marry her if Huo Rou still held a place in his heart.
As it turned out, she had excellent judgment; their love was stronger than ever.
But fate is fickle; just as they were preparing to break free from societal norms and embrace a new life, trouble struck the Huo family.
She thought she would never see him again, but he came, abandoning his future to come and settle in Stone Village, just across the mountain, silently protecting her and her parents.
Eight years of hardship brought countless newcomers and saw off countless old friends; the number is too many to count, and I dare not even begin to count.
The fact that the family of three has been able to survive is entirely due to Huo Ting's support.
Without him, they would have been nothing but bones long ago.
Huo Rou cried uncontrollably.
Huo Ting felt a pang of pain in his heart, and held her tightly, letting her vent her grievances.
I'm sorry I'm late; I should have come earlier.
He would cross the rocky mountain every night, but tonight he was a little late because of something, which almost caused her trouble.
On the other side of the big rock, a family of five rested their chins on their hands, their eyes glazed over.
Cry, cry, cry away all the bad luck today, and the road ahead will be peaceful.
Huo Rou cried for a long time until she was exhausted, and the person squatting down was also tired.
Huo Ting caught a glimpse of four children stretching and shaking their legs, along with a baby kicking its legs. His expression turned somewhat unnatural as he released the person in his arms, wiped away her tears with his thin sleeve, and spoke softly.
"Sis, I just ran into a friend, and his wife is here too. It's cold here, would you like her to give you some clothes to change into?"
What he didn't see was that there were more than a dozen other creatures swarming around the five men, their claws and tails occasionally striking at the unconscious person.
Whether Huo Rou was alright or not, Shi Shi knew it was time to appear as soon as she heard the voice, and she appeared immediately, giving no one any time to react.
"Hello, I'm your friend Chou Dan's wife. Here, I have two outfits. Choose one for your sister. I'll give it to you. Since you're Chou Dan's friend, you're my friend too. Don't be shy."
Huo Ting blurted out, quite inopportunely, "...Xie Lin is a rotten egg?"
"Yeah, he's my stinky egg. Okay, go away now, sister, which outfit do you want to choose?"
She opened the package and placed it on the stone. The night was too dark, and her clothes were dark, so it was impossible to tell anything was different.
Huo Rou was on edge, her heart pounding. Even though the girl in front of her said she was her brother's friend's wife, she wasn't completely at ease, her gaze fixed on the man three steps away.
He pointed randomly to something and said, "Thank you, this...this one will do."
Her clothes were torn to shreds, so she definitely needed to change.
The tattered cotton-padded coat was torn to shreds and thrown into that evil-looking room; the coat he was wearing belonged to Huo Ting.
Speaking of cotton-padded clothes, she then noticed that Huo Ting was only wearing a thin shirt. The cold wind was biting, so she quickly took off her cotton-padded clothes and threw them to him.
"Ah Ting, put it on quickly, it's cold."
Huo Ting threw it back, "Sis, I'm not cold, you wear it."
Shishi didn't want to dawdle, so she snatched the clothes and threw them at Huo Ting, saying fiercely, "Hurry up and put them on, or who will take care of your sister if you catch a cold."
The word "illness" made them both move faster.
I can't afford to get sick.
After changing Huo Rou into clean clothes and putting on a warm cotton coat, Shi Shi gave her a bottle of milk.
"Here, have some. This is for Nannan."
Xie Lin then realized that what she had prepared was baby formula for his daughter, and he was both amused and exasperated.
Honey, milk is indeed suitable for people who have been hungry for a long time, but slightly finer dry food is also fine to eat, as it won't keep you full for long.
Hearing this, Huo Rou completely let her guard down.
The fact that they were willing to give away something as precious as milk shows that the person who came truly considers Ah Ting a friend.
"No, thank you, I'm not hungry."
Glug glug~~
"You're not hungry, but you're hungry in your stomach."
Huo Rou: ......
On the other side, Xie Lin asked Huo Ting what had happened, saying that since he had witnessed it, he should help if he could.
Huo Ting didn't know either, but when he was beating that person, he heard him say something like, "If you anger him, you won't be able to return to the city."
“Xie Lin is the manager here. All the documents go through him. A person with blood on his hands would not mention returning to the city for no reason. I suspect that my adoptive parents’ documents to return to the city have been withheld, and he wants to exchange my sister for them.”
Huo Rou has a beautiful bone structure; she was a great beauty even before.
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