Chapter 61 The First Rainy Night in Autumn
Xing Xiaochu's pupils suddenly tightened when she saw the man. She didn't quite understand why this man always appeared when she was alone, as if he had nothing to do all day and was just waiting by her side.
The man is obviously different from before.
His clothes were dirty, and his hair and beard had not been groomed for a long time. He looked sloppy and dishevelled, like a beggar.
There was also an obvious bruise on his cheek, from the cheekbone to the chin, which looked like he had been beaten with something. At this moment, Xing Jianguo looked at her with a sense of impatience, as if he wanted to inflict all the grievances he had suffered in recent days on the person in front of him.
The man reached out his hand, grabbed Xing Xiaochu's wrist and walked to the side. How could Xing Xiaochu possibly follow him? She pushed and shoved to break free.
"Let me go!" Xing Xiaochu shouted at the man, "If you do this again, I'll call the police!"
The man got angry when he heard that. He turned around and grabbed Xing Xiaochu's neck, pressing her against the fence next to him. He ignored the eyes of the people around him and shouted at her, "What can you do? I raised you for more than ten years, just for you to talk back to me?"
Xing Xiaochu tilted her fair neck back. The opponent was so strong that she could hardly breathe.
Perhaps seeing how uncomfortable Xing Xiaochu was, Xing Jianguo loosened his grip slightly, but still held her neck, leaned closer and said to her: "How much money do you have? Give it to me quickly."
Xing Xiaochu glared at her, and that look seemed to say 'I won't give you a penny'.
The man was so angry that he slapped Xing Xiaochu in the face.
"I told you to give me money!"
The man yelled at Xing Xiaochu who had fallen to the ground, "If you don't give me the money, they're going to kill me! I'm your father, do you want me to be beaten to death by the debt collectors?"
Xing Xiaochu covered her neck, sat on the ground and looked up at him, saying word by word: "Even if you are beaten to death, it has nothing to do with me."
The man was so angry that his eyes turned red. He was about to step forward to grab Xing Xiaochu, but the crowd watching nearby couldn't bear it anymore.
"A grown man asking a girl for money, what future does he have?"
"This kid is still wearing a school uniform. He looks like a student. How could he be rich?"
"Shouldn't we call the police for this assault? Even if it's a father and daughter, it still counts as assault, right?"
"Hey, hey, hey, don't do anything. The police station is right next door."
It was the rush hour after get off work, and the neighborhood was full of people. Everyone was watching Xing Jianguo's incident. Some sensible onlookers even took the initiative to help Xing Xiaochu, who was sitting on the ground, and pulled her aside.
When the man saw someone trying to help him, he shouted angrily, "What does our family's affairs have to do with you?"
The lady who was supporting Xing Xiaochu scolded him upon hearing this: "It's not okay for you to bully your daughter. How can you be a father like this?"
Xing Jianguo was so angry that he thought that if he didn't pay back the money today, the group of people would beat him to death. He immediately walked towards Xing Xiaochu and said, "Come here and call your sister. Ask her to pay 300,000 yuan to redeem you. Call her now!"
Xing Xiaochu was very scared. She screamed and hid behind passers-by, but she still said stubbornly: "My sister doesn't have 300,000 yuan. Even if she did, she wouldn't give it to you. She has nothing to do with you."
After saying that, Xing Xiaochu added: "I have nothing to do with you either. Don't come to me again in the future!"
The man was so angry that his eyes turned red and he was about to reach out his hand to grab Xing Xiaochu who was hiding behind the crowd. Fortunately, there are still many kind people in this world. When they saw him reaching out his hand, several people rushed up and stopped Xing Jianguo.
When Xing Xiaochu saw this, he immediately turned around and ran back to the community. Behind him was only the man's hysterical roar: "Come back here!"
It is impossible to enter the high-end residential area without a card. Xing Xiaochu did not even take a breath after running in, fearing that the group of people would not be able to stop the man and that he would catch up with him. Xing Xiaochu ran straight back home and locked the door.
The situation at the entrance of the community could still be vaguely seen through the floor-to-ceiling window. Xing Xiaochu hid behind the curtains and looked outside. Soon a police car came over. Xing Xiaochu saw a man being stuffed into the car, and then the crowd dispersed.
Xing Xiaochu didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he could no longer see the police car.
When changing clothes, Xing Xiaochu saw the red marks on her face and fingerprints on her neck. Her skin was very white, and a little force would leave marks on her body, not to mention being pinched by the neck and slapped. Although she no longer felt the pain, the marks still looked particularly eye-catching.
I can’t let my sister see this, or she’ll be worried.
Xing Xiaochu rummaged through the closet and found a high-necked dress to change into. He was relieved only after he was sure that the marks on his neck were no longer visible.
If it's on the face, just say it's an allergy or that you got hit in the face by a ball during gym class. It's easy to explain.
Originally, Xing Xiaochu thought that her disguise was flawless, but she didn't expect Qi Ying to notice that something was wrong with her as soon as she returned home.
"How did you get the wound on your neck?" Qi Ying asked calmly, looking at Xing Xiaochu's turtleneck sweater while sitting at the dining table.
Xing Xiaochu paused while eating. She raised her head slightly and looked at Qi Ying, then avoided her gaze and said, "Nothing, no injuries..."
Qi Ying looked at her solemnly and said, "The property manager called me and said that you were harassed at the gate of the community. The man claimed to be your father."
Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, Xing Xiaochu had to put down the chopsticks in his hand, sat in front of Qi Ying and said seriously: "Sister, I didn't suffer any loss."
Xing Xiaochu looked at her with his bright eyes and said to Qi Ying, "He asked me for money, and I scolded him. He wanted to hit me but failed. He was also taken away by a police car, so I didn't suffer any loss."
Seeing Xing Xiaochu's confident look, Qi Ying couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's not that I didn't suffer any loss just because I was scolded and didn't get beaten. Besides, how could I not get beaten? The marks on your face and neck, do you also call it not getting beaten?"
Unable to eat anymore, Qi Ying got up and went to the living room to get out the medicine box, then asked Xing Xiaochu to sit in front of him.
The collar of the turtleneck sweater was folded down, and Qi Ying saw two blue finger marks on Xing Xiaochu's neck, one on the left and one on the right. She was still shocked when she received the call from the property management today. On the one hand, she was shocked that the property management could call her in this game, and on the other hand, she was shocked that Xing Jianguo was blocking her door.
The property manager said that the man had been taken away by the police. Qi Ying glanced at the gloomy sky outside the studio window and suddenly thought of something.
According to the strategy sent by the customer service, Xing Jianguo will die on the first rainy night after the beginning of autumn.
Perhaps, that is today.
Qi Ying touched Xing Xiaochu's neck with a murky look in his eyes, then looked at her face, took out an ice pack from the refrigerator and applied a cold compress to her.
Xing Xiaochu thought Qi Ying was unhappy, so she sat obediently on the sofa and let him touch her. When the ice pack was first applied to her, she shrank her neck because of the cold.
"Cool?" Qi Ying asked softly.
Xing Xiaochu shook his head and smiled happily: "It's not cold, just right."
Qi Ying asked Xing Xiaochu to apply the ice pack to her face. Seeing the child holding the ice pack and looking at her obediently, Qi Ying said to her, "Next time you encounter this kind of thing, don't hide it from me. I have an obligation to take care of you now, do you understand?"
Xing Xiaochu held the ice pack and quietly defended herself, "I'm just afraid that you'll worry, sister."
She quietly reached out her hand, held Qi Ying's ring finger and said, "I won't hide it from you next time, I promise."
Whether the little girl's assurance is effective or not is yet to be considered.
But today, Qi Ying couldn't get angry at all.
"It's going to rain all night today, so I'll give you an extra quilt." Qi Ying stood up and rubbed Xing Xiaochu's head, then said to her, "Be good and apply the mask for fifteen minutes. When you're done, go eat first."
Xing Xiaochu said "Oh" and watched Qi Ying prepare the quilt.
Before going to bed at night, Xing Xiaochu would stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and watch the drizzle outside. He stretched out a hand from the window next to him to feel the rain, and felt that the wind and rain were cold on his arm.
The temperature has dropped.
Xing Xiaochu thought that the rain would definitely continue all night.
The autumn rain really fell all night long. When Xing Xiaochu woke up the next morning, she felt very warm in the quilt, especially since Qi Ying was sleeping next to her. She really didn't want to get up and go to school.
Xing Xiaochu looked at the woman sleeping next to him and wondered if they could stay together like this forever.
Unfortunately, the alarm clock woke Qi Ying up on time at 6:30. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Xing Xiaochu looking at her eagerly. Qi Ying touched the alarm clock to turn it off, and she felt a hint of coolness when she stretched out her arm.
The temperature is quite low today.
Qi Ying naturally reached out and took Xing Xiaochu, who was looking at him, into his arms. He smelled her pleasant scent and murmured, "Sleep for another ten minutes. We'll get up in ten minutes."
Xing Xiaochu stretched out her hands and hugged Qi Ying's neck, rubbed her soft face against hers, and said happily: "Okay, sister, sleep a little longer, I will call you in ten minutes."
Qi Ying's long black hair felt very soft. Xing Xiaochu couldn't sleep either, so she just twisted Qi Ying's hair and played with it on the bed. Her eyes were fixed on the person in front of her, without blinking.
Xing Xiaochu's gaze was impossible to ignore. Qi Ying opened his eyes after lying there for two minutes and met Xing Xiaochu's eyes who was looking at him.
Xing Xiaochu smiled and moved closer, and Qi Ying naturally hugged her in his arms.
I guess I won’t be able to take a nap this time.
Qi Ying patted the little girl's lower back in the quilt and said to her, "Don't stay in bed, get up and wash up quickly, I'll make breakfast for you."
Xing Xiaochu nodded and gave Qi Ying a kiss on the lips before getting up. When Qi Ying reached out to pick up the little girl and spank her, Xing Xiaochu jumped out of bed swiftly and went out to wash up.
The morning news was playing casually in the living room. Qi Ying made a simple sandwich, and walked over when he saw Xing Xiaochu wearing her school uniform and tying her hair with a rubber band in her mouth.
"Let me do it." Qi Ying grabbed Xing Xiaochu's long black hair, took a black hairband from the side, and quickly tied it into a high ponytail for her.
Xing Xiaochu looked at the person behind her through the full-length mirror and smiled, "Thank you, sister."
Qi Ying smiled, pressed Xing Xiaochu's shoulders and turned her around, looking at her face and neck carefully.
The slap mark on the face has disappeared, but the two fingerprints on the neck are still very clear. Although there are extra clothes under the school uniform, they are still visible.
"Today..." Qi Ying said to her, "Please take a leave first."
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