Half of the man's face seemed to be covered with burn scars, from the forehead to the chin. Most of his face was covered with hideous scars, which looked a bit scary at first glance.
But from the remaining half of his face, one could see his originally handsome features and a pair of clear amber eyes.
"Your face..."
After Hua Shi saw his face clearly, she was stunned and spoke subconsciously.
The man was shocked to realize that the scar he had been about to ignore was now exposed to the public.
You won't be scared, will you?
"It's probably an accidental burn, it's nothing..." He paused, spoke slowly, and buried his head again, covering half of his face with his messy hair.
Hua Shi didn't continue to ask, but changed the question, "Can you tell me how you got into the black market?"
Since she was going to bring the person back, she had to ask the necessary questions. You can only know a person's face but not his heart. Even if she spent money to buy him back, she had to find out his background after spending a long time with him, otherwise she would not feel at ease.
The boy spoke first: "I... I was trafficked here..."
He seemed to want to say it all at once, but his ears were flushed, his face was hot, and he felt guilty and nervous, so he stuttered as soon as the words came out and almost bit his tongue.
It was obvious that he was lying and deliberately concealing the real reason.
Hua Shi frowned and looked down.
The boy tensed up, his hands folded nervously behind his back, pinching each other constantly.
This small action revealed its uneasy heart...
The other man behind him lowered his head and spoke slowly, "I don't remember. I woke up here. It was about the day before yesterday... or three days ago... I don't remember exactly."
Neither of them could tell the real reason. Hua Shi paused, weighed it for a while, and said,
"I don't care whether what you say is true or not. I can buy you today, and I can send you back tomorrow. Since you follow me, you must listen to me. Forget everything that happened to you before, and start over from now on."
She said this neither lightly nor harshly, but with a hint of intimidation.
The boy nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and the man standing behind him hesitated for a moment before responding.
Hua Shi said that he had some plans in mind regarding Xie Mingchi's reminder just now.
"Since you all don't have names, I'll give you some," Hua Shi said, and two words came to mind, and he pointed them out: "Hua Song, Hua Zhu."
The two people standing, one in front and one behind, were stunned when they heard the name.
The boy came back to his senses and murmured softly, "Is my name Hua Zhu?"
"Lianyun, pine and bamboo, everything is enough from now on. I took the two characters of pine and bamboo and named you two."
"Yes, ma'am..." Hua Zhu nodded.
Hua Xiao interrupted him and said, "No need to call me Madam."
Really, why is it that in the past few days since she came out, whenever people see her and Xie Mingchi standing together, they automatically think that she and Xie Mingchi are a couple...
And most people call her "woman"...
Hua Shi lowered her head and glanced at the clothes she was wearing. After the weather warmed up, she hadn't had time to change into spring clothes. This outfit was taken out from the bottom of the closet. She must have worn it for several years. It was a bit old and the color was dark blue. The fabric was made of the most common coarse linen, and it looked really gray.
In addition, for convenience, she always tied her hair back with a hair tie. If you don't look at her face, this outfit does make her look like a married woman.
Xie Mingchi stood beside her. A man and a woman were coming in and out. Judging from their appearance, they could be considered a good match.
Hua Shi was thinking and glanced at Xie Mingchi beside her. Xie Mingchi seemed to be looking at her as well. His dark eyes were bright and focused when he looked at her.
Hua Zhu didn't wait for Hua Shi to say anything. He rubbed his hands helplessly behind his back and asked softly, "Then what should we call...?"
"Just call me... Second Sister." Hua Shi said the words she had thought of long ago, looking at the man who had kept his head down and seemed taciturn, and said: "My name is Hua Shi. You are older than me, so you can call me by my first name or Second Sister. Anyway, remember, after you leave here, you two are my elder brother and younger brother. If others ask, you just need to answer like this."
Since the village is xenophobic, I will make up an identity and change my name to Hua. I will be a member of the Hua clan and not an outsider.
In this way, even if there are objections in the village, with this identity, it will not cause too much trouble.
Xie Mingchi, who was standing by, immediately understood what Hua Shi meant.
He looked at the two people who were dirty and in a mess, and then looked at Hua Shi's calm profile.
Ah Shi is indeed kindhearted. For two complete strangers, he actually thought of all this...
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After everything was ready, Hua Shi followed her memory and prepared to go out through the entrance they came in with a few people. Just as she reached the front door, Xie Mingchi beside her pulled her hand and stopped her from moving forward.
"What's wrong?" Hua Shi paused and turned to look at him.
Xie Mingchi pointed in the opposite direction and explained, "The exit is on the other side. This is the entrance, but we can't get out."
Hua Shi looked in the direction he pointed and heard a noisy sound over there, as if a large group of people were shouting and cheering.
She immediately realized that the direction over there might be the arena...
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