The woman running in the distance ran even faster upon hearing the sound.
Yun Lian and Li Yue stopped simultaneously upon hearing her name.
"Is it the Murong Xiao we know?"
The two turned around at the same time and saw that the woman had been grabbed by the hair and dragged on the ground.
Li Yue rolled up her sleeves: "It shouldn't be. That woman is incredibly ambitious; how could she allow herself to be treated like this?"
The woman being dragged along dared not utter a sound, no matter how much pain she was in; she clenched her teeth tightly, tears blurring her vision.
Why?
To meet the two lights in her life when she is at her most vulnerable?
Unable to get a response from her, the man became even angrier and punched Murong Xiao in the face.
"You're so ungrateful! You still dare to ignore me? Do you think I'm still the one begging for your mercy?"
The man was about to strike again when suddenly a strong hand grabbed his wrist, and a clear cracking sound rang out.
"Aaaaaah!!! It hurts!!! Who are you? You'd better not meddle in our business, this is a domestic matter between husband and wife!"
Li Yue clenched her fists tightly, her eyes almost brimming with malice.
He hated men who hit women more than anything else in his life.
If it weren't for his biological father who beat his mother to death with his own hands, he wouldn't have ended up wandering like that.
"Even if you are husband and wife, it is not an excuse for you to abuse her."
"None of your business! Do you know who I am? You've really messed with me!"
"Don't even mention an iron plate, I won't stand idly by even if it's an iron knife."
Yun Lian caught Murong Xiao, who almost fell to the ground again, brushed aside her messy hair, and saw her face clearly. Yun Lian froze on the spot.
"Murong Xiao...is it really you? I thought it was just someone with the same name."
Murong Xiao wept bitterly and shook her head.
"I am not Murong Xiao, I don't know you, let me go, this has nothing to do with you."
Seeing that it really was that annoying young lady, Li Yue became even more ruthless in beating up the man.
He had seen Murong Xiao proud, vicious, confident, flamboyant, and jealous, but he had never seen her so disheveled.
"How dare you treat her like this?"
Yun Lian gently embraced the resisting Murong Xiao, patting her back as she had done when she saved her last time.
"It's okay, it's okay, everything will be alright, don't be afraid."
Hearing her comforting voice, Murong Xiao finally let down her guard and uncontrollably hugged Yun Lian.
"Why did I have to meet you? Why? Why is all of this happening?"
Why didn't they show up when she needed them most?
Why does she reappear when she's willing to become mud that people can trample on at will?
She still maintains this glamorous appearance.
Does she even know? The more she cares about herself, the more she appears to be that despicable person.
"Okay, okay, it's all in the past."
Li Yue beat up the man, and Yun Lian brought Murong Xiao into their hut.
After finally managing to calm Murong Xiao down to sleep, I opened the door to go out for some fresh air when I bumped into Li Yue.
What are you planning to do?
Taking in Murong Xiao now would definitely cause trouble, and he didn't want any safety risks to exist around Yun Lian.
"Let's take her in for now. Once we contact Murong Xiao's family, we can send her away. Her current mental state is really not suitable for her to go back to that man."
Li Yue handed Yun Lian a glass of warm water.
If he had known Liyue would be so troublesome, he wouldn't have bothered.
"What if her family finds out about this too? Yun Lian, you can't save everyone. There are always pitiful people appearing every day."
Yun Lian reached out and gently stroked Li Yue's head: "Although we can't save them all, since we've already encountered this situation, shouldn't we do our best to try and save them? Only in that way can we have a clear conscience."
Li Yue pulled Yun Lian's wrist, her tone filled with heartache.
"How come you didn't even notice you were injured? Look at this wound, it's about to get infected."
Yun Lian obediently let him disinfect and bandage her wounds.
"It doesn't hurt, and besides, all I can hear in my mind is Murong Xiao's sobbing. How could I possibly notice? Besides, our Li Yue has been here all along. You'll always find out eventually."
Li Yue treated her wounds, feeling a warm glow in her heart.
A smile played at the corners of her eyes and brows.
She would say sweet things to coax him.
"Even if I find out, you must always put yourself first. Even if I am the one in danger, if it will harm you, you must give up. Your life is more important than anything else."
"Okay, I promise I won't get hurt next time, okay?"
"That's more like it."
Under Yun Lian's meticulous care, Murong Xiao quickly recovered.
After changing into clean, normal pajamas, Murong Xiao felt like she had come back to life.
"Thank you, Yun Lian, and... Li Yue. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't saved me."
"Why would you suddenly get married? Given how much your father values you, there's no way he would choose a marriage partner like this for you."
The sadness in Murong Xiao's eyes almost surged forth.
"After Mom dies, Dad will become someone else's dad. Fatherly love? It's all fake, just poison wrapped in honey, luring people to eat it."
Yun Lian wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Don't cry, everything will be alright in the future."
Murong Xiao stared blankly at the swaying shadows of the trees outside the window.
"The future? Will I even have a future? I've been honored to be taken in by you these past few days, it's time for me to go back."
Li Yue disagreed and spoke up.
“He treated you like that, do you still want to go back to that family? Murong Xiao, you’ve always been a popular figure at school. Your life shouldn’t be bound by that marriage contract.”
Murong Xiao stopped in her tracks, her hands clenched tightly.
"Sorry to have bothered you these past few days."
She couldn't stay any longer. Given that man's vengeful nature, once he found out Yun Lian and her companion's identities, he would definitely retaliate.
Yun Lian and the other person watched her leave.
Murong Xiao arrived home in fear and trepidation, only to find a house full of malicious people.
"You bitch, you're finally back? I thought you were waiting for us to come and invite you."
Murong Xiao knelt down in front of the man with a swift movement, lowering her eyes to conceal her emotions.
"I'm sorry I'm late."
The man was unmoved by her apology and instead kicked her to the ground.
"What good is an apology? Murong Xiao, let me tell you, how can you always be so naive? Just like your old man, I told him that if he would invest in me as long as he married you, hahaha, and he actually believed it."
"He handed you over to me so we could have our fun. Doesn't he realize that such a good thing doesn't exist? If my Wang family had the ability to revive bankrupt companies, why weren't we the richest family before?"
No matter what insulting words he uttered, Murong Xiao remained silent.
Like a wound-up machine, it just keeps repeating "I'm sorry".
The man inflicted many more wounds on her body, and suddenly pinched Murong Xiao's face.
"The woman who saved you that day was your teacher, right? If you act as a go-between for us, I'll let you go."
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