Chapter 40: Starting Over
Perhaps because her words were sincere and heartfelt, Tian Shan's expression relaxed a little.
In fact, what I just said was half true and half false.
It's true that he doesn't want Tian Shan to continue being deceived by Yan Zhaoting, and it's also true that he wants to pull her out.
But Yan Sui didn't intend to put her hopes on Tian Shan to persuade Tian Ji to help her. She wanted to do more than just make Yan Zhaoting the wrongdoer in the marriage and divorce Sui Yuling.
What she wanted to do was to send Yan Zhaoting to jail.
No matter how smart Tian Shan is, she is still just a child after all, and Tian Ji will not obey her completely.
Yan Sui's purpose was to let Tian Ji know about this matter. After he knew it, he could help Tian Shan get out of this chaos and alienate his relationship with Yan Zhaoting.
At this time, she went to find Tian Ji and asked him for cooperation in the name of her family.
This is Yan Sui’s purpose.
Tian Shan lowered his head, his lips trembling as he slowly uttered a few words: "Thank you, sister."
Yan Sui breathed a sigh of relief: "Just tell your father about this——"
"No! Don't!" Tian Shan suddenly grabbed her hand and shook his head vigorously at her. "Don't tell Dad. Don't let anyone else know about this."
Yan Sui was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously grabbed the other person's hand: "Why? Don't you believe me?"
Tian Shan's eyes reddened as he shook his head and whispered, "No."
"Then why don't you tell your father about this?"
Yan Sui's question received no response.
Her eyes swept across Tian Shan's face inch by inch, and her furrowed brows showed the confusion in her thoughts on her face.
Noticing her trembling hands on her legs, Yan Sui frowned, opened his mouth to say something, but closed it again.
Just when she thought Tian Shan would not tell the truth, Tian Shan suddenly raised his head, his eyes red again: "He took pictures."
Yan Sui's expression changed.
"He told me that if I dared to tell these things to others, he would post my photos on the Internet." Tian Shan had to take a breath after every sentence. It seemed that she had used up all her strength to say this.
Yan Suixin felt like something was tugging at her, and her breathing slowed down. She murmured, "You can call the police, yes, you can call the police. Everything he did is illegal."
Tian Shan sobbed twice, tears streaming from her eyes again: "No, no. If, if the police arrest him, what else can he do? Sister, I don't want others to know about these things. If others find out, everyone will look at me strangely and laugh at me!"
"What's more," Tian Shan sniffed, her sobs getting louder, her words mumbled in between, "If Dad knew, he would be very angry. If Mom knew, she would definitely blame herself. I don't want them to worry."
Tian Shan was afraid of gossip and his parents' worry and self-blame, so he preferred to bear it all on his own.
She suddenly grabbed Yan Sui's hand, her voice trembling: "Please, sister. Please keep it a secret for me. Don't tell anyone else about this, and don't tell my dad."
Seeing the girl in front of him crying breathlessly, Yan Sui couldn't help feeling uncomfortable and aggrieved: "Don't you want the person who hurt you to go to jail and get the retribution he deserves? If you let him go, what if he dares to force you again next time?"
"I, I'll be more careful—"
Yan Sui slowly closed her eyes and let out a long sigh: "With this handle in his hand, you will always be coerced by him."
Tian Shan was stunned, her nose sore and tears welled up again. She cried in waves, and she kept repeating the same sentence: "What should I do? What should I do? I don't want Dad to know about this. I don't want others to have my photos."
Her cries fell on Yan Sui's eardrums, vibrating them constantly. Each vibration was like being pulled by a silk thread, from her earlobes to her brain, and then to her heart. All organs were connected together, giving rise to a feeling of compassion.
Things seemed to have entered a dead end, disrupting all her original plans.
The crying continued, and Yan Sui's heart was in pain.
I don’t know how long it took, but the crying in my ears became quieter, but it still didn’t stop.
Yan Sui raised her eyes again and hugged the crying person beside her: "Stop crying."
Tian Shan stopped crying and waited quietly for her next words.
"You don't want to tell your father. I respect your choice. After I get back, I'll think of a way to get your photo back from Yan Zhaoting."
Tian Shan paused for a moment, tears streaming down his face again.
Only this time, the vague cry was mixed with a "thank you."
Yan Sui gently patted her back. Her palm, exposed to the winter heat, had long since lost its warmth, leaving only the chill of the low temperature. Yet Tian Shan still felt that the palm covered by her thick coat was gathering a thick source of heat, constantly feeding her with energy.
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A road became a dead end due to an accident and it was impossible to go forward.
Yan Sui decided to quit immediately and returned to look for a new way out.
When she brought Tian Shan out of the alley, the hand around her shoulder was still patting her gently, but her thoughts had already flown to another thing.
Yan Sui was thinking, this plan didn't work, what to do next.
What should she do to get back the photos of Tian Shan from Yan Zhaoting?
Just when Yan Sui was thinking about what to do about this matter, Tian Shan's name suddenly came from not far in front of them.
The two looked up at the sound and saw a man in a black coat standing in front of them.
He was holding a plastic bag with two sweet potatoes in it, but he looked a little frightened and looked at the two of them in disbelief.
Tian Shan was the first to break the deadlock, pursing his lips and whispering, "Dad."
Yan Sui then realized that the person in front of him was Tian Shan’s father, Yan Zhaoting’s subordinate, Tian Ji.
In fact, the system had shown her a photo of Tian Ji before, but at this moment he was facing away from the sun and Yan Sui did not recognize him at first.
Hearing Tian Shan's voice, Tian Ji quickly changed his expression and walked towards her quickly.
Just now, he was far away and couldn't see the expression on Tian Shan's face. Only now did he notice the obvious finger marks on Tian Shan's cheek, his eyes were red, and there were tears hanging on his eyelashes.
With a bang, something seemed to explode in his mind.
He quickly held Tian Shan's shoulders and asked, "What happened? Who hurt your face?"
After saying this, he subconsciously cast his gaze on the other person present. His hands moved to secretly pull Tian Shan towards him, and his expression became more alert.
Perhaps it was because he was worried about his daughter that he forgot about his disguise.
His little movements and the hostility on his face were quickly noticed by Yan Sui, and even Tian Shan, who was half-hugged in his arms, noticed that something was wrong with his father.
She raised her hand and gently pulled Tian Ji's arm, whispering, "It wasn't this sister who hit me."
Tian Ji was stunned: "What?"
"......" Tian Shan opened his mouth, but didn't know how to explain the whole story clearly.
Yan Sui noticed her confusion and took the initiative to speak: "I was passing by here and saw her being bullied by a few girls. I helped her scare those girls away. But her sister was probably scared and kept crying. She didn't say anything when I asked her, so I took her to sit on the steps next to her for a while."
She did not tell Tian Shan about being threatened by Yan Zhaoting. Since Tian Shan was unwilling to tell, Yan Sui respected her opinion and wove a lie for her.
Tian Ji shifted his gaze to Tian Shan, as if asking if what Yan Sui said was true.
Tian Shan followed her words and whispered, "That's it."
For a moment, Tian Ji felt a complicated feeling in his heart.
Meeting Tian Ji suddenly was an accident, especially since she couldn't tell him the truth about Tian Shan. Yan Sui didn't know how to face Tian Ji for a while.
Seeing that the other party hadn't spoken, I guessed that he was also thinking.
The sudden change put both sides on alert.
Yan Sui made the first choice: "Since my sister has met her father, I won't bother her anymore. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Tian Ji frowned, as if he was still considering the meaning of her words.
Yan Sui's eyes softened as she looked at Tian Shan: "If you're being bullied at school, tell your family as soon as possible. Don't keep it to yourself. They'll become even more aggressive if they see you're easy to bully. Don't be afraid of getting in trouble."
In just a few words, she expressed the dilemma that Tian Shanyou dared not say out loud.
Tian Ji's attention was instantly attracted, and Yan Sui took this opportunity to say goodbye and turned to leave the place.
After Yan Sui left, Tian Shan stared at the place where she left and pondered.
Until Tian Shan tugged at his sleeve and called out again, "Dad."
Tian Ji then came to his senses and began to care about Tian Shan's injuries.
"Nothing serious happened. The older sister arrived just in time, so I wasn't hurt."
Tian Ji thought of what Yan Sui had just said, frowned and asked again: "Are you also bullied by them at school?"
Tian Shan said silently.
Tian Ji felt depressed: "Why don't you tell Dad? Dad is not at home, so you can tell Mom. Isn't Mom always at home?"
Tian Shan still didn't say anything.
Seeing her reaction, Tian Ji would think of Yan Sui's words before she left, and suddenly realized: "Are you afraid of causing trouble for your parents?"
This time Tian Shan spoke, but she only said "I'm sorry."
Tian Ji felt very uncomfortable.
Tian Shanming didn't need to say anything at this moment, he also knew what his daughter was worried about: "Don't think about it, don't tell your parents about this, do you want to be bullied by others all the time?"
Tian Shan stared at him for a long while, then suddenly apologized again: "I'm sorry."
Tian Ji choked.
Tian Shan continued, "I just don't want Mom and Dad to be bothered by my affairs. Dad works very hard outside, and Mom always tells my sister and me to be frugal and not to cause more trouble for Dad.
"Aliang's condition has finally improved a little, and Mom can take a breath. I don't want to disturb you because of my affairs."
Watching his daughter's sensible speech, Tian Ji felt more and more bitter.
From the time he started working for Yan Zhaoting, although every move he made was risky, he received a lot of compensation. However, apart from using a portion to treat his daughter's illness, he didn't take the rest back.
First, I didn’t know how to tell my wife and daughter the origin of the money.
Secondly, he was worried that one day the truth would be revealed and they would be implicated. He didn't want the mother and daughter to get involved with the money unless it was absolutely necessary.
He worked hard for Yan Zhaoting and was ready to sacrifice himself at any time for his own family.
But he didn't know that his daughter had been bullied at school for so long. But he was too sensible to tell them, fearing that it would cause them trouble.
A sour feeling rose to the tip of Tian Ji's nose, and his nose was all over the place, and tears almost flowed out of his eyes.
He quickly looked up at the sky, not wanting his daughter to see him crying.
He was just an uneducated and rough man. It was all his own fault that his wife and daughter had to live such a life.
Tian Ji always felt that he was very sorry for them.
He held back his tears, and gently patted Tian Shan's shoulder with his hand: "Go back."
Tian Shan said "hmm", but his shoulder calmly avoided Tian Ji's touch.
Tian Ji handed her the sweet potato in his hand: "Are you hungry? I bought some sweet potatoes."
"Thank you, Dad."
After the father and daughter walked for a while, Tian Ji suddenly said, "Ashan, I will go to your school on Monday."
Tian Shan paused in eating the sweet potato.
"Dad can't let you be bullied by your classmates again."
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