Chapter 44 Chapter 44 "My sister's hands cannot be stained with blood." ...
After that day, Shen Xingchuan did as he was told and never appeared in front of her again.
However, Yao Yingxia began to have nightmares frequently, and in her dreams she was filled with his poisonous curses.
This summer is so cold.
Fortunately, Xiao An is about to be released from prison. This is a happy event that makes her a hundred times happier than receiving the admission letter from S University, and it also dilutes some of the gloom brought by Shen Xingchuan.
After being discharged from the hospital, Yao Yingxia returned to the villa and packed up all their belongings with her mother. The two of them tacitly did not take away anything given to them by the Shen family. Xu Nian only took away the money that Shen Changhe had given her over the years.
On the day of their departure, they had only packed two suitcases. They politely declined the driver's offer to take them away, and the two of them walked to the side of the road and hailed a taxi.
While waiting, they happened to meet Shen Xingchuan who was driving back. He rolled down the window, looked at Xu Nian, and asked as usual, "Sister-in-law, can I give you a ride?"
Hearing this name again, Xu Nian was already a little embarrassed: "No need to bother, we have already taken a taxi."
He nodded, didn't force it any more, just said "Bon voyage" and drove away.
From beginning to end, Shen Xingchuan didn't even look at her, and Yao Yingxia finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After moving back to their old house, several familiar neighbors came to visit. Yao Yingxia learned from them that Xiao An's mother had sold the house the previous year and moved away with Xiao An's sister. The safe haven that had sheltered her from the elements during her childhood had now been bought by someone else. Yao Yingxia once went up to take a look and saw that it was being renovated, with workers coming and going and the door wide open. She cautiously peered inside and saw that it had been stripped down to its bare bones.
Yao Yingxia's loss was beyond words. Xu Nian was not feeling well here either. Yao Qihang's shadow seemed to be in every corner of the house. She had lived here for a few days and always felt a dull pain in all the bones in her body.
What's more, Yao Qihang died here three years ago. Even after many cleanups, the air still seems to smell of blood.
Xu Nian finally made a decision and discussed it with her daughter: "Mom is going to sell the house here and move to S City with you. What do you think, Xia Xia? We can buy a small house near your school, and we won't have to come back here anymore."
Yao Yingxia agreed with both hands: "Mom, I can't wait."
That afternoon, Xu Nian found an agent and listed the house on a trading website. Soon, several groups of people came to see the house. Even though the interested parties tried to lower the price very sharply, Xu Nian did not hesitate.
After the transaction was completed, Xu Nian used all the money from selling the house to buy a car. It was a very handsome black jeep with a large space, enough to hold all their luggage and take them anywhere.
The cage that once imprisoned them finally disappeared completely, and the mother and daughter felt more relaxed and happy than ever before.
One day in late August, Xu Nian drove for a long time and brought Yao Yingxia to a prison on the outskirts of the city. That day was the day Xiao An was released from prison.
Yao Yingxia watched the prison gates open and close with anticipation, waiting from dawn until sunset, but Xiao An never showed up. She called the prison administration department and learned that Xiao An had been released three months earlier.
He didn't contact me and just disappeared without a trace.
Yao Yingxia thought about it for several days and nights.
Why did Xiao An always refuse her requests for visitation?
Why did Xiao An never reply to her letters to the prison?
It is obvious that they have been close to each other since childhood, and their relationship is closer than that of family members.
What's more, Xiao An saved her life.
On the last night after leaving City A, Yao Yingxia was trapped in a nightmare and returned to her childhood.
Growing up, everyone praised her beauty, saying she looked just like her mother. But beauty didn't bring them any substantial benefits. Just like Xu Nian, even though she looked prettier than the stars on TV, it didn't stop Yao Qihang from beating her.
For the sake of her daughter, Xu Nian endured year after year until Xia Xia entered elementary school. Whenever Yao Qihang dared to hit her again, she would quietly run away and call the police.
When Yao Yingxia first called the police, Xu Nian didn't even want them to take Yao Qihang away. She was afraid that Yao Qihang would have a criminal record and affect her daughter's future career choices, and she was also afraid that Yao Qihang would become even more violent upon his return.
But her young daughter was so persistent, and she taught her with her big eyes, clear as day: "The teacher said that any violence is illegal, and the police will help us. Mom, I don't want to see you get beaten again. I want to protect you."
The police officers present instantly felt a sense of mission and praised her, saying, "What the little girl said is right. We will take your father away and give him a good education."
Yao Qihang was finally taken away by the police, and Xu Nian insisted on not reconciling. He was detained for seven days, and the first thing he did after he came out was to settle the score with Xu Nian.
I didn't expect Yao Yingxia to call the police again.
Yao Qihang was arrested and imprisoned several times. He was beaten frequently in the detention center and occasionally came back with some injuries. Finally, he gradually became honest and did not dare to attack Xu Nian easily.
After a few years of peace, Yao Qihang shifted his attention to his daughter.
As she grew up, Yao Qihang looked at her with more and more strange eyes. At first, she did not understand the meaning of that look, but she just felt that the man who was considered her father by blood was staring at her for longer and longer times, which was creepy.
Yao Yingxia subconsciously began to avoid being alone with him, but Xu Nian had to work night shifts several days a week, and the dark night was so long that she had no way to avoid it. She could only try not to stay in the living room for too long, and quickly lock the door when she returned to the bedroom, so that she could feel at ease for a moment.
With the arrival of summer, Yao Qihang's eyes had become somewhat unscrupulous, lingering on her exposed skin without any concealment, like sticky sweat that lingered.
Yao Yingxia began to hate summer very much.
The weather was hot, around 40 degrees Celsius, and the fan at home was blowing out hot air. Even though she was almost unable to breathe from the heat, she didn't dare wear short-sleeved shirts and shorts.
But all her self-rescue efforts could not dispel Yao Qihang's overly dirty thoughts.
One day after returning home from school, Yao Yingxia discovered that the lock on her bedroom door had been completely removed, leaving only a hole where the door handle was. Her last fortress became precarious and she could not protect herself.
Yao Qihang explained, "Xia Xia, your door is broken. Dad will put a new lock on it for you in a few days."
But day after day, the new lock was not installed.
She sensed the danger coming and acted more cautiously. Until one day when she was changing clothes in the room, she subconsciously glanced at the door and met Yao Qihang's cloudy eyes.
It was a scene more horrifying than anything in a horror movie. Yao Yingxia had nightmares for several days. The nightmares gradually came true, and Yao Qihang began to touch her.
He threatened to kill Xu Nian if she dared to tell her mother. His fierce eyes didn't look like a threat at all.
From then on, Yao Yingxia was in a state of panic every day. Later, whenever Xu Nian was not at home, she would hide at Xiao An's place.
Even though Xiao An's mother did not welcome his arrival.
In her opinion, Yao Yingxia had no sense of propriety. Her constant pestering of her son would eventually affect his studies. Her greatest wish was that her son would become successful and one day take her away from this old apartment building.
But Xiao An didn't care. He just wanted to help Yao Yingxia as much as possible. Not only did he help her change the lock, but after Yao Qihang's first attack, he quickly gathered a few friends and, taking advantage of the dark and windy night, blocked Yao Qihang who was returning from drinking and beat him up.
Yao Qihang was beaten black and blue. He limped home and behaved himself for two months, but after the wound healed, he forgot the pain and wanted to repeat the same trick.
One day, when she came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, she saw Yao Qihang sitting on the sofa watching a video. He held his mobile phone in one hand and put the other hand into his pants.
The living room was filled with unbearable groans.
Yao Qihang looked up at her and smiled: "Xia Xia, do you want to watch something good with Daddy?"
Yao Yingxia felt as if her head had exploded in pain. When she came to her senses, she had already run into Xiao An's house, hugging the boy tightly and shaking non-stop.
Xiao An patted her back anxiously and asked, "Sister, what happened?"
The usually calm girl suddenly opened her eyes wide and said to him frantically, "Brother, I want to kill Yao Qihang."
Xiao An looked at her for a long time, then slowly held her hand: "Sister, your hands cannot be stained with blood."
The next night, Yao Qihang was dragged into a dark alley by several people and beaten severely. This time, he broke four ribs and had to stay at home for half a year.
Since then, Yao Qihang behaved well for a long time, until the New Year's Day of his third year in junior high school, when Xu Nian was sent abroad to study and she was the only one at home.
Yao Qihang went out to drink with his friends until very late, then staggered back home. He sat on the sofa while yelling for Yao Yingxia to pour him some water.
Yao Yingxia naturally wouldn't listen to him. She buried herself in the quilt, trying to block out the nonsense coming from outside the door.
But Yao Qihang refused to give up. He went to the kitchen, got a kitchen knife, and started chopping at the door.
Yao Yingxia was so frightened that her teeth were chattering. She prayed desperately for someone to come down from the sky and save her.
She kept calling Xiao An's name, treating him as her only savior at the moment.
But Xiao An didn't arrive in time, and the door lock had already been broken by Yao Qihang. He forcibly lifted the quilt covering her body, dragged her to his side, and approached her with a drunken face and said, "Xia Xia, why don't you listen? You want to be beaten just like your mother, right?"
Fortunately, Yao Qihang had drunk enough alcohol that day, so Yao Yingxia was able to break free and run out of the bedroom. Unfortunately, as soon as she opened the door, Yao Qihang grabbed her hair and threw her to the ground.
Yao Yingxia hit the back of her head, felt dizzy, and found that she could not stand up.
The knife in Yao Qihang's hand cut her body bit by bit, like a butcher observing how to cut. She felt desperate, but still refused to give up, and began to crawl towards the door bit by bit.
Just then, she saw a pair of familiar white sneakers parked outside the door.
This was the first day of the public school's new year. Xiao An originally wanted to take Yao Yingxia out to set off fireworks, but unexpectedly he saw her lying on the ground dying, and Yao Qihang behind her was taking off his pants.
Xiao An had never been so angry in his life. He carried Yao Yingxia out the door, smiled and said to her, "Sister, you go outside first, I'll be out soon."
Then Xiao An closed the door.
At first, Yao Yingxia could still hear Yao Qihang's begging for mercy, but later there were only shrill screams, which lasted for about two or three minutes, and no more harsh sounds came from the house.
After that, the door was opened. Xiao An's white down jacket was splattered with blood, but his face was clean. He still looked handsome with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.
As if worried that she would be scared, he took off his down jacket, took Yao Yingxia's hand and said, "Don't cry, sister, come and have dinner with me."
After he returned home, he first called the police and then started cooking noodles. Unfortunately, he was taken away by the police who arrived before he had only eaten half of it.
That was the last time they met.
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