"Hua Xiao, don't go. If Second Brother finds out, he'll be angry."
Hua Li's anxious voice sounded, and he pulled Hua Xiao's sleeve, preventing her from going out.
"Let me go!" Hua Xiao shook her hands, but failed to shake off his hand.
Hua Li pulled it so tightly that his whole face wrinkled. He swallowed and said pleadingly, "I beg you, Hua Xiao, please don't go. Second brother said it's nothing serious."
"What did second brother say?" Hua Xiao asked back.
Hua Li frowned and said, "Second brother said he locked her up because he was afraid she wouldn't get married. He'll let her out in two days after she's reflected on her feelings."
"You just believe it?" Hua Xiao felt vaguely uneasy and didn't quite believe what his second brother said.
Even so, you shouldn't drug her and lock her in the kitchen...
Both of them only saw the second brother knock Hua Shi unconscious and then helped her into the small kitchen. They didn't know that the second brother had tied her up inside.
Although Hua Li also noticed something was wrong, when she thought about how her second brother didn't like Hua Shi in the first place, and that her grandmother and father had died, it was understandable that her second brother wanted to marry her off early.
Although Hua Shi has changed a lot in the past two or three months and has been very good to them, but... on the other side is his second brother who has protected them for many years. It goes without saying which is more important.
From now on, the whole family should be led by the second brother. Even if the second brother doesn't like her and doesn't want to see her, it would be good for him to marry her off far away early...
Hua Li’s idea is very simple.
Although I feel reluctant, I am more inclined to side with my second brother.
Besides, many girls in the village who were Huashi's age were married. Since my second brother said he had found a good family and would not treat her badly, there would be no problem with that...
Hua Xiao was not so easy to fool. She caught the loophole in her second brother's coaxing words in just one moment. She poked Hua Li's head with a look of disapproval and said:
"I think you've lost your mind. You believe something like they found a good family and want to marry Hua Shi off to them. Have you forgotten that Hua Shi is engaged to the second brother of the Xie family?"
Hua Li frowned and retorted, "I haven't forgotten. Second brother said that he would go to Second Brother Xie's house to cancel the engagement. The previous marriages were all arranged by grandma on her own initiative. Second Brother Xie may not be willing to accept this marriage."
Hua Xiao didn't know whether Second Brother Xie was happy or not, so in order to appease her silly brother, she patiently said, "Well, I'll just go take a look and be back soon. I definitely won't let the person out, okay?"
Hua Li gritted her teeth and shook her head firmly, "No..."
Hua Xiao frowned, looked towards the open courtyard door, and said, "Second brother won't be back soon, so I'll go take a look..."
Hua Li also followed her gaze and turned to look in the direction of the courtyard gate. Hua Xiao took advantage of the moment when he turned his head, broke free from his hand, and ran out of the eaves.
"Hey! Hua Xiao! Stand still!"
Hua Li was stunned for a second, then immediately chased after him.
Before leaving home, the second brother told him in a very serious tone that he couldn't go near the small kitchen to look at the flowers...
Hua Xiao ran very fast. She reached the end of the short section of eaves in a few seconds and threw her hands on the tightly closed wooden door of the kitchen, making a dull bang.
Hua Li followed closely behind and caught up.
Hua Xiao on this side hurriedly reached out to push the door.
"when!"
The wooden door bounced back due to gravity, making a dull sound.
Hua Xiao was too anxious just now, and only when he heard the noise did he notice that the two small wooden doors in front of him were fastened with a thin iron chain at the middle latch. Even if he pushed with all his strength, he could only open a gap slightly wider than his arm.
"Hua Xiao! You!"
Hua Li behind him had already caught up, and only saw Hua Xiao's back paused in front of the door frame.
"Hua Xiao..."
Hua Li slowly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she didn't rush in.
Hua Xiao, however, was lying on the crack of the door, staring through the torn door with her big eyes...
From a distance that was neither too far nor too close, she and Hua Shi, who was locked in the kitchen, exchanged glances.
Hua Xiao's eyes suddenly widened.
She saw... Hua Shi's whole body was tied up with ropes, including his hands and feet... He had no foothold and was lying on the dark ground.
"Hana...Akatsuki?"
The dim light and narrow gap made it difficult for Hua Shi to see the scenery outside clearly.
But she vaguely heard the sounds of Hua Xiao and Hua Li arguing, as well as the footsteps approaching one after the other, and determined who was coming.
Her numb tongue was still a little difficult to turn, and it took her a long time to squeeze out two words from her throat. The root of her tongue was heavy and numb, as if it had been anesthetic...
"You...why are you tied up?!" Hua Xiao screamed in shock, her wide-open pupils trembling slightly.
Hua Li, who was standing behind her, heard her tone, which was obviously not right, and asked in confusion: "Hua Xiao...? What are you talking about?"
Hua Xiao waited for a while, but there was no reply from Hua Shi. The light in the house was too dim, and she could hardly see the expression on Hua Shi's face.
"See for yourself."
Seeing Hua Li reaching out to pull her again, Hua Xiao couldn't help but feel a little angry in her heart, and said something in a snorting voice.
Hua Li felt that her expression was a little strange. After she moved aside, he couldn't help but move closer to the crack of the door out of curiosity. After seeing the scene in the dark room clearly, he suddenly froze all over.
A person lying on the ground, tied up with ropes, was obviously Hua Shi...
2. Second brother cheated him!
Hua Xiao's face turned pale. Although she was young, she understood everything she should understand and she was not stupid.
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