He not only saved himself, but also saved all the abducted children.
He is a hero.
At the foot of the mountain, the returning bandits discovered that they had escaped. During the chase, the bandits angrily tried to shoot her and the children, but the hero disregarded her own safety and tackled her to the ground, saving her life once again.
It was the first time she had felt protection from a stranger, a protection so extreme that it was a life-or-death situation, which left her somewhat bewildered.
He was a brave and fearless great hero, free from worldly prejudices.
After returning to the city, in front of the county government office, the hero specifically beckoned her closer and said some comforting words. Looking at his handsome face, she couldn't help but blush.
He is also a thoughtful and gentle man.
It's a pity, I'm already tainted, I'm not good enough for him at all...
The next morning, she politely declined the official's offer to see her off, fearing that rumors might tarnish her reputation, and returned to the village alone, feeling uneasy.
I wonder what rumors will spread in the village these past two days since I went missing.
Unexpectedly, the villagers reacted as usual when they saw her, as if they didn't know she had been lost.
She returned home puzzled. She was stunned when she saw her mother, and then nervously asked her where she had been these past two days.
She recounted how she was abducted to a bandit's den and then rescued, but she didn't mention that she had lost her virginity.
She wanted her mother to pay more attention to her, but she noticed that her mother was gradually losing focus as she listened, as if she was thinking about something else.
She asked, almost as if possessed, "Mother, haven't you and Father looked for me these past few days since I went missing?"
Her mother seemed to come to her senses then: "Why didn't you go looking for her? Your father and your older brother are still looking for you in the city. But this matter concerns a daughter's reputation, so we can't make a big fuss about it. What if it ruins your reputation?"
Mother is lying.
During her years in the variety show troupe, she saw all sorts of people and could tell at a glance whether someone was lying or not.
But she had neither the energy nor the inclination to dwell on it.
Or rather, she was utterly heartbroken.
She went back to her room under the pretext of being tired, and fell asleep due to exhaustion.
She was woken up by her father's voice.
She opened the door a crack and saw her father and older brother stagger into the main room, saying as they walked, "What? That brat is back?"
Her mother whispered, "Keep your voice down, don't let her hear."
She had a bad feeling, so she secretly left her room and eavesdropped on her parents, elder brother, and sister-in-law discussing marrying her off to an old man as a concubine.
When she was in the opera troupe, she saw many men who coveted her body, praising her figure and her beautiful eyes.
She had gone to great lengths to preserve her innocence, and now she was being given away to an old man by the very person she valued most. How could she not be heartbroken?
Not only that, but even her being abducted to the bandits' den wasn't due to bad luck. It was actually her good father who knew some shady characters who made the connection, and her family personally bought her off there.
Knowing the truth, she was heartbroken and returned to her room.
She felt that life was meaningless and thought she might as well die.
But as soon as this thought crossed my mind, I remembered every word the hero who saved me last night had said to me.
She regained a sliver of will to live.
Since her own family treated her this way, she no longer needed to acknowledge them as relatives.
She made a bold and reckless decision: when no one was paying attention, she left home and went to the county government office to inquire about her benefactor's address. She eventually learned it from a servant in the Chen family and walked to her benefactor's village that very night.
She was exhausted from the journey, having neither eaten nor drunk anything, and was both thirsty and hungry.
But when she stood in the dark outside the gate, she suddenly felt scared.
Will my benefactor take me in?
Will knocking on the door now disturb my benefactor's rest? Will it annoy them?
She decided to knock on the door again early the next morning, but unexpectedly, it started snowing in the middle of the night. She huddled in the corner and curled up as much as possible to resist the cold, but she fainted from the cold.
Thank God she didn't freeze to death. When she opened her eyes, she found that her benefactor had led her into the house.
She used a little trick. She knew her benefactor was kind-hearted, so she tried her best to lower her posture and show her pitifulness and vulnerability.
To her shock, her benefactor was not a man, but a married woman.
She hesitated for a moment, but still wanted to stay.
Because no matter what, she didn't want to go back to that disgusting home.
She felt that her benefactor must have seen through everything about her, yet still agreed to let her stay.
I guessed right. My benefactor is kind-hearted and wouldn't refuse a plea for help from someone as pitiful as myself.
She felt ashamed of her own despicable actions, yet grateful that she was able to stay.
It's just a contract of servitude, she'll sign it. Her life was saved by her benefactor, and even if she stays as a maid, it's better than being that disgusting old man's concubine.
She now has a name, retaining her original surname but following the generational naming convention of her benefactor: Yun Wan.
It wasn't that brat, it wasn't Liuli, it was Zheng Yunwan.
My benefactor was very approachable. She said she was just a maid, but she treated me more like a sister. We ate and slept together, and she even asked me to call her "elder sister."
Sister Yunying, Sister Yunying...
However, every time I call her "Sister Yunying," I feel a little depressed.
Sister Yunying is so good to her.
She often recalled the scene when Sister Yunying saved her, her handsome face, her lack of worldly views, and how she coerced and tempted her to live well.
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