But those eyes were surprisingly bright, filled with ecstasy of surviving the disaster and desperate anticipation.
"Ling Xi! I..." Her voice was trembling, and she was filled with joy at finally escaping the cage.
However, the call was just halfway through when it was cut off as if by an invisible hand.
Those bright eyes filled with hope suddenly froze the moment he saw the scene inside the house.
The last ray of light at the gate reflected on her face, which quickly lost all its color and turned as pale as paper.
The figure of Liao Lingxi with half-unbuttoned clothes, Huan'er lying in dishevel on the ground, the smell in the air...all of this was like a basin of dirty water mixed with ice cubes, poured over Sang Wenyin's head!
Time seemed to freeze for a moment.
"You..." Sang Wenyin finally found her voice, scraping like a rusty, blunt blade, "What are you doing?!"
This loud shout resounded like thunder in the small room.
Liao Lingxi, who was standing beside the bed, felt his heart sink when he saw the shadow cast through the crack in the door.
But when Sang Wenyin really broke in and saw her embarrassed and terrified face, after a huge shock and a momentary surge of ecstasy, it was followed by overwhelming anger and a sense of crisis that almost burst through his head.
Why had she come here so foolishly? Did the Sang family let her escape? Or was there something else going on?
These thoughts flashed through his mind in a flash, and almost at the moment Sang Wenyin asked the question, Liao Lingxi moved.
"Bitch!!" A roar suddenly exploded, filled with anger. Before he even stood up completely, he kicked Huan'er, who was kneeling on the ground, hard on the shoulder!
"Ah--!" Huan'er didn't even have time to scream before she was kicked so violently that she rolled a long distance away. Her body hit the pile of broken winnowing baskets at the foot of the wall, making a loud noise. Then she curled up into a ball, gasping for air in pain.
Liao Lingxi didn't even look at the "cargo" he kicked away. He grabbed the outer robe hanging on the side of the bed, wrapped it around himself, and rushed towards the door in his slippers.
His eyes were wide open and red, and he rushed to Sang Wenyin with heavy breathing and grabbed her cold and trembling wrist.
"Wenyin! Wenyin, listen to my explanation! Are you scared? Are you scared?" He shouted repeatedly, his voice anxious and full of affection, "This new damn girl! She is so despicable! She took advantage of me to fall asleep after drinking some wine in the afternoon and somehow climbed onto my bed! I was so sleepy that I didn't react for a while..."
He spoke quickly and urgently, his saliva almost spraying on Sang Wenyin's face.
To heighten the sense of reality, he suddenly raised the hand that wasn't holding hers and pointed at the huddled shadow at the base of the wall. His voice was filled with tainted indignation: "I woke up with a start, trembling with rage! I immediately pulled that bitch down! I was about to give her a good lesson, but then you walked in!"
He held Sang Wenyin's hand tightly and shook it hard, his eyes nervously observing every subtle change on Sang Wenyin's face.
Sang Wenyin's pale face, with its stiff and cold expression, finally showed a hint of relaxation under his explanation and burning gaze.
She looked at Liao Lingxi's face, which was flushed with excitement, and then glanced at the girl in the corner who was beaten miserably - she looked like a slave who was despised and punished by her master.
The tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed, followed by an extreme disgust and resentment towards the maid.
"You despicable creature! How dare you lay hands on your master?" Sang Wenyin's voice was as cold as ice, filled with the contempt and impatience of a young lady from an aristocratic family looking at an ant. "A fellow with dirty hands like this is a nuisance if we keep him around! Just drag him out and beat him to death. Why are you wasting your words!"
Liao Lingxi's heart skipped a beat and he cursed Sang Wenyin inwardly for her cruelty. He had spent two taels of silver to buy that thing!
Beat her to death and never buy her again? It's a waste of money and effort! His face instantly became even more reluctant. He shook his head quickly, his tone filled with deliberate pity: "Alas... Wenyin, you are kind-hearted. Why do you have to get so angry with such a despicable thing? Beating her to death is too much. She is also a child from a poor family. She was bought not long ago and doesn't know the rules..."
He cleverly changed the subject, lowering his voice to a level that was filled with heartache and coaxing, "It's not worth it to get yourself hurt over something like this? You're still pregnant with my child!"
The word "flesh and blood" seems to carry a curse.
Sang Wenyin's murderous intent and rage suddenly froze. Her hand subconsciously touched her still flat belly.
Her eyes turned red, her nose felt sore, her body softened slightly, and she leaned towards Liao Lingxi who was holding her wrist.
Liao Lingxi immediately noticed her softening and felt relieved.
He immediately shouted towards the corner, his voice much sterner: "Why are you still lying there pretending to be dead? Get out! Get out of here right now to the backyard! If you don't wash all the dirty clothes piled there before dark, you'll be in trouble! Get out! Don't pollute the young lady's eyes anymore!"
The huddled shadow in the corner moved suddenly.
Huan'er didn't know where she got the strength from, but she endured the severe pain in her shoulder, gritted her teeth, and struggled, rolling and crawling. She staggered out of the room.
During the whole process, she kept her head down, not daring to even sob, only her body trembling with pain and fear.
For a moment, only Liao Lingxi and Sang Wenyin were left in the dilapidated house.
Liao Lingxi exerted force on his hands, trying to hold Sang Wenyin in his arms.
Sang Wenyin stood there motionless, as stiff as a wooden stake.
She slowly raised her head and looked at Liao Lingxi's handsome face. The light in his eyes had disappeared, replaced by a confused look and fatigue.
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