Chapter 56 Pei Changfeng's Tears
When Su Wanwan woke up again, it was already dark. Because she had inhaled an overdose of drugs, her head was dizzy, her chest was stuffy and she felt like vomiting.
"Awake?" Pei Yaozu folded his arms across his chest and looked at her.
"Why is it you?"
Su Wanwan's eyes were blurred. She tried her best to keep her voice steady and looked around. She seemed to be in an ordinary house with daily necessities that looked old.
There are many houses like this in the city, and it is difficult to tell which area they belong to.
"What are you looking at?" Pei Yaozu sneered, "Are you still waiting for Pei Changfeng to come and save you? Forget about it. He won't be able to figure out where you are even if he racks his brains."
He sat down leisurely and pulled out the gold hairpin on Su Wanwan's head. "It seems that you are living a good life now. Is it made of pure gold?"
He took a bite and put it away with a smile.
Seeing that he had no ill intentions for the time being, Su Wanwan calmed down a little, "Why did you arrest me?"
"For money. Pei Changfeng is a juren now. You must be rich, right? But I am different. I am so poor that I have to live under a bridge. I am almost selling my body." Pei Yaozu touched Su Wanwan's face. "Don't worry, I know my limits. As long as Pei Changfeng gives me 500 taels, I will let you go."
"Five hundred taels?" Su Wanwan was so shocked that she felt dizzy. "Even if you sold him, you wouldn't get five hundred taels!"
"Then I don't care," Pei Yaozu's expression became cruel, "He killed my parents and caused me to fall into this situation. He owes me this!"
Uncle Pei and Aunt Pei had it all their own fault, it was retribution, but Su Wanwan knew that she couldn't anger Pei Yaozu at this moment. She lowered her head, pretending to be dizzy, and didn't answer.
"So useless." Pei Yaozu cursed softly and walked out.
He could be heard talking to another man outside the house.
"Will it really be useful to capture her?"
"He regards this woman as his own eyeball. Pei Changfeng will definitely find a way to raise money. Anyway, my letter has been delivered. As long as he sends the money to the place I specify tomorrow night, I will release this woman. Otherwise... I will sell this woman to a brothel!"
The voice sounded strange. Not sure if it was someone Pei Changfeng knew. Su Wanwan opened her eyes and searched for something useful in the house, but after looking around, she couldn't find anything sharp, let alone the teapot that could break the rope.
She struggled with her wrists, which were rubbed painfully by the rough hemp rope.
When the door was pushed open, Su Wanwan quickly continued to pretend to be asleep.
"This is his wife. She's really pretty."
Pei Yaozu knocked away Cai Wenchang's hand that wanted to touch Su Wanwan, "You are crazy, if you touch her and Pei Changfeng finds out, he will kill you!"
"Just don't let him know," Cai Wenchang smiled lewdly, "He's been sleeping for so long, what's wrong with him sleeping with me? He's not a virgin, tsk."
Having said that, Pei Yaozu still felt that it was not a good idea. He was timid and had seen how cruel Pei Changfeng was. He only wanted money and did not want to lose his life!
"No!" Pei Yaozu pushed Cai Wenchang away. "Pei Changfeng wants to be an official. He will have plenty of ways to deal with you in the future. Besides, won't Su Wanwan complain? If you want to die, don't drag me with you!"
Cai Wenchang looked sinister, looking at Su Wanwan in silence, and finally gave up, "Damn it, the meat is right in front of my mouth but I can't eat it!"
From the few words exchanged between the two, Su Wanwan could hardly get any information about the other person. She waited quietly, and only opened her eyes again after the two people left.
When she learned that the two men only wanted money, she felt relieved, but at the same time she was worried. They didn't have 500 taels, and the Yang brothers were not here now. How could Pei Changfeng get the money together?
Su Wanwan trusts Pei Changfeng and knows that he will do everything to save her, but Su Wanwan doesn't want to be manipulated by others.
She was now tied to a chair with her hands tied behind her back. She swayed back and forth, trying to stand up, but because she couldn't move her feet, she fell face down.
Su Wanwan groaned in pain and almost cried. She gritted her teeth, turned over, and kicked her legs in the air. She didn't know how long she tried before she finally stood up.
She exhaled, then put her wrists against the wall and began to rub the twine, but it was no use, she couldn't get it free.
Su Wanwan gritted her teeth dejectedly, and when she heard some noise outside the house, she hurried back to her original position.
Pei Yaozu came over with a bowl of water and said, "Drink it."
Su Wanwan looked at the bowl of water warily and turned her head away.
"It's up to you whether you want to drink or not," Pei Yaozu put the bowl on the table, "If you want to drink, just put your mouth over it and drink."
It should have been dark outside by now, and there was a candle lit in the house, so it was very dim.
Su Wanwan waited for a long time, and made sure that no one else would come in. Then she carefully approached the table, picked up the bowl with her mouth, and slammed it hard on the table.
She licked her lips and found they were cut.
Su Wanwan turned her back, took the porcelain piece in her hand, and began to grind the hemp rope. She closed her eyes, feeling the hemp ropes unraveling one by one. When her wrists were finally free, her arms were covered in blood, which were scratched by the porcelain piece.
Su Wanwan quickly untied her legs and wanted to push the door open. After thinking for a while, she chose the window. The window was sealed. She held the porcelain piece in her hand and poked a hole in the paper on the door. She looked out and saw a strange man sitting at the door. He should be the accomplice. Cai Wen often sleeps lightly and will open his eyes at the slightest movement. It is now the second half of the night, and the person who should be on guard in the first half of the night should be Pei Yaozu.
Su Wanwan imagined the possibility of opening the door and stabbing the porcelain piece into Cai Wenchang's neck, but finally gave up. Her hand was injured and she had no strength, and Pei Yaozu would definitely come out when he heard the noise. She could not defeat two men alone.
What should we do then?
Su Wanwan was in a dilemma and finally decided to take a risk.
When there was a glimmer of light in the sky, Su Wanwan observed Cai Wenchang again. Seeing that he was no longer moving, she gently opened the door and tiptoed past him.
The yard was pitch black. After Su Wanwan came out, she closed the door again and quickly hid beside a pile of firewood.
Cai Wenchang was awakened by the noise, turned his head to look at the door, then got up and went to the toilet.
The opportunity has come!
After he entered the toilet, Su Wanwan quickly went to the gate, pulled out the bolt and ran out.
She didn't know where this place was and she didn't know the direction, so she ran as far as possible towards a place that looked familiar.
When Cai Wenchang came out, he found the gate open and quickly woke Pei Yaozu up, "Damn it! That little bitch got away!"
Pei Yaozu was shocked, and at that moment he lost the idea of continuing the pursuit, but was still dragged out of the door by Cai Wenchang.
Su Wanwan seemed to be outside the city now. After she ran out of the residential area, she came to the wilderness. She was scared, but had to keep moving forward. Fortunately, there was heavy snow falling in the sky, which could cover her footprints.
She didn't know how long she had been running. There was a vast expanse of white behind her and in front of her as well.
She touched her lip and it hurt so much that her hands were covered in blood.
Su Wanwan wanted to take a break, but the man behind her had caught up with her and couldn't allow her to stay any longer.
Su Wanwan hadn't eaten or drunk water for the whole day. She fell down several times and got up again. She used her body shape to hide behind rocks and escaped capture by Cai Wenchang and Pei Yaozu several times.
But this wouldn't work. She didn't have much strength left and didn't know the direction. Sooner or later she would be caught again.
Su Wanwan wanted to ask for directions, but there was no one to ask, and she felt panicked and confused.
Just then, she vaguely heard a dog barking, like a small sound.
Pei Changfeng did not sleep all night. As soon as he learned that Su Wanwan was missing, he asked the prefect for help and divided himself into five teams to search for Su Wanwan from different directions.
He took Xiaoxiao out of the city. Xiaoxiao suddenly started shouting in one direction. Pei Changfeng sensed something and took people over there.
Su Wan also came from this direction. The moment she saw Pei Changfeng, she thought she was dreaming.
"Husband..." She murmured, running over crying, "Husband!"
Pei Changfeng held her in his arms, his body trembling, "I'm sorry, I'm late."
Su Wanwan fainted after being hugged by him. When she woke up again, she was back in the small courtyard where they lived.
The first thing she felt when she opened her eyes was pain: her mouth, hands and legs hurt.
Widow Liu cried beside her bed, "It's all my fault that I asked you to go out because of that bullshit dream. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to suffer. If anything really happened to you, I would just die with your father. Even if I died, I would not be able to face him!"
Su Wanwan spoke in a hoarse voice, "Where is my husband?"
"He went with the prefect's men to arrest people. The person who kidnapped you is a local ruffian in this city. He lost all his property in gambling and happened to know Pei Yaozu. These two bastards wanted to capture you to threaten Changfeng for money! Kid, if we really couldn't find you, we would have handed over the money. How did you get yourself into this state!"
"I don't want to be manipulated by others," Su Wanwan said, "I want to drink water."
Widow Liu bent a bamboo stick, put it over her mouth and poured water into it. "Son, your mouth is injured. You can't touch water. You can only drink like this. Just bear with it."
After drinking the water, Su Wanwan felt her throat was better. "Bring me a mirror."
Widow Liu hesitated for a moment and advised her, "It's still the same. Don't watch it."
Su Wanwan looked at her. Widow Liu had no choice but to take the mirror over.
Su Wanwan saw the wound on her mouth. There was a gap, but her face was not injured.
"It's OK as long as your face isn't hurt," she breathed a sigh of relief, "Just cover your mouth with lip balm."
"Nonsense, you are still so young, you won't get any scars," Widow Liu wiped her tears, "but your wrist will probably get a scar."
Su Wanwan closed her eyes. She was too tired to talk.
Widow Liu told her what happened, "When Changfeng brought you back from outside the city, you were covered in blood. I was so scared. I thought, I thought you... wuwuwu."
She would cry for a while every time she spoke a word. Su Wanwan lost her sleepiness and waited until Pei Changfeng came back before she opened her eyes again.
"Husband, have you caught him?"
"I caught you," Pei Changfeng touched her cheek distressedly, "I'm sorry, I was careless."
"Silly boy, you can't guess that they are going to arrest me," Su Wanwan wanted to laugh, but her mouth hurt so much that tears fell down her cheeks. "It hurts so much."
Pei Changfeng's eyes were full of anger. He wanted to kill the two men, but he asked the prefect for help. If the prefect knew about this, he would not allow him to disregard the law.
"It's okay," Pei Changfeng said softly, "It's still very beautiful. It won't hurt after the medicine is applied."
Su Wanwan didn’t know whether there was medicine on her mouth, but was there any medicine in the world that could make people feel no pain at all?
She thought so and asked.
Pei Changfeng nodded, "Yes."
He pulled out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve and said, "Wipe it after you eat."
"Wipe it now." Su Wanwan's voice choked with sobs.
Widow Liu handed over the porridge, but Su Wanwan didn't want to eat with the bamboo stick, so she turned away.
Pei Changfeng saw her stubbornness and did not force her. He held Su Wanwan's chin and sprinkled the powder in the small magnetic bottle on her lips. "From now on, you can't eat, drink or talk for six hours."
Su Wanwan blinked to show that she could accept it.
Pei Changfeng took out her hand again. At this time, Su Wanwan saw the wound on her arm more clearly. It was ugly, really ugly, with many reptile-like scars.
Pei Changfeng applied medicine to her, bandaged her wound, touched her hair, and went out again.
It was late at night when he came back again.
Pei Changfeng didn't say much. After washing up, he fell asleep tiredly beside Su Wanwan, with his head buried in her neck.
"You know, I thought I would never see you again," he said in a soft voice. "If I really couldn't see you again, what should I do? If something really happened to you, I wouldn't live either."
Su Wanwan wanted him to stop talking nonsense, but she couldn't speak, so she could only move her shoulders to express her attitude.
Pei Changfeng raised his head and looked at her, motionless, as if he was looking at some lost treasure that was found again, "You are so stupid."
Su Wanwan was a little confused when she heard this suddenly.
"They didn't mean to kill you, you should know that. Why didn't you wait for me to get the money to save you? Why did you suffer such an injury?"
Su Wanwan also felt aggrieved. They didn't have that much money. If they could run away, why would they take on such a huge debt? Many poor people couldn't even earn 500 taels in their entire lives.
Pei Changfeng could guess a lot of things she said without her having to say them.
He hated his own incompetence. If he were more capable, his wife wouldn't have to risk her own safety just to save five hundred taels of silver.
"Do you blame me?" He murmured, "It's because I'm useless that you have to suffer this injustice. It's all my fault that I didn't find Pei Yaozu in time to eliminate the root of the problem. It's all my fault..."
Su Wanwan was anxious. She didn't care that there was still medicine in her mouth. "It's not your fault. Stop thinking like that."
As soon as she finished speaking, the medicine powder fell into her mouth, and she shivered all over with the bitterness.
Pei Changfeng wiped the blood that had just flowed from her mouth with his hand, "Stop talking."
Su Wanwan cried so hard that she couldn't open her eyes. When she finally recovered, she opened her eyes, only to meet Pei Changfeng's tearful eyes.
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