Xue Lier sat beside Haman's bed and called him softly.
"Haman... wake up, it's me..."
Harman slowly woke up from his deep sleep, and in the moonlight he saw Xue Li'er sitting beside his bed with a sad face.
"Patty, you...why are you in my room?"
Xue Li'er's face showed fear, and her face looked a little pale under the moonlight.
"I had a nightmare..." Xue Li'er's voice trembled a little, as if she had just woken up from a very terrifying nightmare.
"I'm so scared... so scared..."
"Don't be afraid." Harman stood up and sat opposite Xue Li'er. "Tell me what you dreamed about?"
"I dreamed that I was arrested. They drugged me and forced me to entertain customers..." Xue Li'er trembled with fear when she said this.
"Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!" Harman reached out and gently patted Xue Li'er's back. Noticing that her nightgown was made of less fabric, his palm pressed against her smooth back again and again.
With Harman's comfort, Xue Li'er slowly stopped trembling and her body relaxed.
"I'll get you a glass of milk."
Harman stood up and wanted to leave, but Xue Lier pulled him back to bed.
"No!" Xue Li'er said, "I don't want to drink milk."
"Okay." Harman sat back down on the bed. "If you don't want to drink, then don't. Then... can I go turn on the light?"
In the darkness, Xue Li'er shook her head gently.
"No... Can you just stay with me like this?"
Harman sighed softly.
"Okay... I'll stay with you and not go anywhere."
"Harman..." Xue Li'er gently grasped Harman's hand. "Do you think Rashid will sell me out again? I'm really scared. I'm afraid if I make him angry in the future, he'll sell me out again."
Harman felt a pang in his heart. Ever since he met Xue Li'er again, her outwardly strong appearance had made him mistakenly believe that she didn't care about anything.
But tonight, Xue Li'er sat in front of him with a helpless look on her face. He finally understood that the experiences of the past year or so had left a terrible scar on her heart.
Haman blamed himself deeply. If he hadn't been incompetent, he wouldn't have let Xue Lier go through all these terrible things.
"Patty…I'm sorry for you."
"No..." Xue Li'er's voice was low, "You haven't wronged me, it's just my bad luck. I shouldn't have introduced you to An Jinli, otherwise I wouldn't have put myself in such a desperate situation."
"At least... cousin Rashid treats you well." Harman tried to comfort Xue Lier.
"Him?" Xue Li'er suddenly sneered. "He only wants to possess me and never cares whether I'm happy or not. Harman, do you think a woman like me would be willing to be a concubine to a man of Rashid's age?"
Haman knew a little about how Rashid got Xuelier through Salma, but it was not a glorious way.
"Patty, no matter what, you already have Alimu."
"I know..." Xue Li'er suddenly grabbed Haman's hand tightly, "Haman, do you know how your cousin treats me? He is not a normal man at all. He always abuses me when you are not looking. Look!"
After Xue Lier finished speaking, she showed Harman the wound on her arm that she had hit herself.
"He always beats me. You have no idea how hard my life is..."
Harman gently touched Xue Lier's arm. The bruises on her fair skin were shocking.
"How...how could this happen? Doesn't cousin Rashid love you very much?"
"He loves my young body," Xue Li'er said. "Rashid is old. But he refuses to admit that he is old. He takes it out on me..."
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