The night was cold, and people's breath turned into white smoke. Han Yixian opened the door with a flashlight and shone it outside, and surprisingly found a small figure on the ground beside the door.
The small body was curled up on the ground, showing no reaction to their arrival. Han Yixian knew at a glance that the person on the ground had lost consciousness.
He Yuhan also saw the person lying on the ground and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, who is this? Why is he lying here?"
Han Yi first handed the flashlight to He Yuhan and said, "Take this flashlight, open the door to the clinic, I'll carry him inside, and you can check on him. Be careful, don't fall."
He Yuhan immediately took the flashlight and opened the door to the clinic. Han Yixian carried the person into the room and placed them on the examination bed.
He Yuhan shone her flashlight on the man and finally saw his face clearly. She said in surprise, "Brother Han, this is the child I told you about a few days ago. He actually came here in the middle of the night. He must have run into some trouble."
Han Yixian looked at the bruises on the child's face and said, "This child must have been beaten. Take a look and see if there are any injuries on the child's body."
He Yuhan said, "Brother Han, it's too cold in here now that there's no charcoal brazier. Let's take the child inside. It's warmer inside."
Han Yi nodded and picked up the boy, carrying him back to their home. He Yuhan followed closely behind.
Han Yi entered the living room and placed the child on the sofa.
He Yuhan quickly lit the kerosene lamp, and the room was soon brightened.
He Yuhan asked Han Yi to take a flashlight, and with the addition of a kerosene lamp, the living room became much brighter.
He Yuhan then began to examine the child's body.
At this moment, Yu Huiru, Du Haifeng, and Du Haichao also got up. When they came to the living room and saw that there was an extra person, who was still unconscious, they were all surprised.
When He Yuhan examined the child, she found that not only was his face bruised, but he also had many red and swollen bruises on his body, which clearly indicated that he had been beaten. Fortunately, there was no bleeding.
The child still had a high fever, so He Yuhan quickly took the child's pulse and found that the child was severely malnourished, had been exposed to the cold, was suffering from hunger and cold, and was extremely weak, which was why the child had fainted.
He Yuhan thought to herself that this child must have suffered a lot, and was most likely beaten by his stepfather's family, otherwise the child would not have been so hungry.
He Yuhan turned to her mother and said, "Mom, please make this child a bowl of hot brown sugar water quickly."
Yu Huiru quickly agreed, "Oh, okay, I'll be right there."
Yu Huiru quickly brought over a bowl of hot brown sugar water.
He Yuhan said, "You need to boil some ginger soup right away. The child is obviously chilled, so you need to give him some ginger soup to warm him up. You also need to boil a pot of water so you can give the child a hot bath later to get rid of the cold."
Yu Huiru quickly went to make ginger soup, and Du Haifeng and Du Haichao also went to help boil water.
Han Yixian said, "It seems that this child has been mistreated, just as you said. He must have been desperate to come to your house in the middle of the night."
He Yuhan said, "The most important thing now is to get the child to wake up so we can ask what happened."
He Yuhan slowly fed the child a bowl of brown sugar water.
Soon Yu Huiru brought over another bowl of ginger soup.
He Yuhan let the ginger soup cool for a while before continuing to feed the child ginger soup with a spoon, while Han Yixian continued to support the child's body and head.
The child finally woke up after being given sugar and stimulated by the spicy taste of ginger soup. Upon seeing He Yuhan in front of her, tears instantly welled up in her eyes, and she choked out, "Sister, please save me, I don't want to die."
He Yuhan's heart softened instantly, and she quickly said, "Don't worry, I'm here. You won't die. Tell me quickly, what happened? Why did you come to my place in the middle of the night?"
The boy choked up as he said, "My stepfather and his family found the snacks you gave me. They not only took them all away, but also beat me and wouldn't give me any food. They even kicked me out of the house and wouldn't let me come back in. I was so cold that I couldn't stand it anymore, so I ran to your house."
He Yuhan was furious when she thought about how her child had been kicked out of the house in the freezing cold and had no choice but to travel such a long way to see her. She said, "Your stepfather and his family beat you and kicked you out? Doesn't your mother care?"
The boy said through tears, "She's not my biological mother at all. I was sold to their family before."
Everyone was shocked by these words; they never expected to hear such shocking news.
The boy was silent for a moment, then said, "My name isn't Li Zhu, it's Yue Tingshan. Li Mei isn't my mother; I was sold to her family by human traffickers. Sister, you're a good person, please help me."
He Yuhan asked in shock, "What exactly happened? Don't worry, tell your sister. I'll definitely help you if I can."
Yue Tingshan said, “When I was five years old, my family’s nanny handed me over to human traffickers. The traffickers then sold me to the Li family. The Li family had no sons, so they made me their son. Later, there was a famine in Li Mei’s hometown, and everyone in her family died, leaving only Li Mei and me. She took me with her to escape the famine and came here. Then Li Mei married Liu Sheng.”
He Yuhan said in shock, "So you're saying you're not Li Mei's biological son, but someone Li Mei's family bought?"
Yue Tingshan nodded and said, "I have always remembered that I am not Li Mei's son."
He Yuhan said, "Do you remember where you live? What are your parents' names?"
Yue Tingshan said with a dim look in his eyes, "I only remember that my name is Yue Tingshan, and that my old house was very big and beautiful, with a nanny. As for where my house is, I don't remember. I don't remember anything about my family before, and I don't even know my parents' names."
All I remember is being handed over to Li Mei's family. After that, they made me their son. I was too young to understand then, but now that I'm older, I know I was sold to them by human traffickers.
Yue Tingshan raised his head and looked at He Yuhan with hopeful eyes, saying, "I know you're a good person, sister. I want to beg you to help me. I'll do anything to leave the Liu family. Otherwise, I'll only have death as my only option."
They wouldn't give me food or clothes. Li Mei's husband considered me a burden and beat me frequently. Li Mei also had her own children, and she didn't care whether I lived or died. Leaving the Liu family might allow me to survive, at least avoid starvation.
A twelve-year-old child has experienced too much hardship, making him mature far too early. Faced with difficult circumstances, only by rising up and fighting can there be a way out.
He Yuhan understood the child's feelings and also hated Li Mei and the Liu family.
Yu Huiru asked He Yuhan what happened, and He Yuhan explained what had happened last time.
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