Gu Shaoyang threw the wooden stick in his hand on the ground and pointed three fingers at Xia Yucheng fiercely: "Remember, after three days, I don't have much patience."
"Bastard!" Shang Mengwan spat fiercely at Gu Shaoyang's leaving back.
The alley became quiet, and Xia Yucheng slowly sat on the ground holding Shang Mengwan's arm, as if this could relieve her physical discomfort. Her face and body were in severe pain, and she was curled up and shivering.
Shang Mengwan knelt down and carefully lifted up her trousers. They were mottled purple and bruised, and there were even some dazzling bright reds on her calves.
"Wan'er, it's so embarrassing for you to see..."
"Chengcheng..." Shang Mengwan choked and hugged her, "Why do you have to suffer it? Just let him post those photos, otherwise, we will sue him..."
Xia Yucheng smiled bitterly and shook her head: "Even if there is another way to stop getting involved..." She paused when she said this, and the tear at the corner of her mouth hurt badly.
"Fool, you are a fool, no, I'm going to call the police, I can't take advantage of this scumbag!"
"No! You know it's not possible. I don't care if those photos hurt me, but what about Teacher Lu? What should he do?"
"He has left city A and is no longer a teacher."
"No matter what he is doing, I don't want him to get hurt because of me."
"Chengcheng..." Shang Mengwan couldn't bear it anymore, hugged Xia Yucheng's trembling body and cried, "Why? Why do you have to bear it?"
Xia Yucheng murmured: "Maybe I was a bad person in my previous life, so I have to bear all these injuries in this life. So, why bother dragging others with me? I have already caused my brother to go to jail and made my mother blind. How can I Are you still going to hurt him? Back then, if it wasn't for me, he wouldn't have left."
She never forgot that Lu Jinyan told her that his biggest wish in this life was to be a teacher. But after that incident, everything changed.
"No, no...it's not your fault, it's the Gu family, it's them...it's their fault..."
Xia Yucheng raised her head, stretched out her hand, and stared at the scorching sun above her head through her fingers.
She will not live like this. One day, there will be an airtight wall in front of her that can protect her.
Thinking about it, a stubborn smile appeared on the corners of her soft lips.
As long as there is sunshine, as long as she can see the brightness of the sun, she feels that life is not as bad as she imagined.
"That scumbag said that in three days, what does he want you to do? Chengcheng, he..."
"Wan'er, the sky is so beautiful!" Xia Yucheng couldn't answer Shang Mengwan and sighed softly.
Why is it so difficult for her to breathe freely under the blue sky and white clouds?
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Three days later, the redness and swelling on Xia Yucheng's face subsided, but her body was still in severe pain. Because of these injuries, she took leave and stayed at home.
Just thinking that it was already the day to tell Gu Shaoyang, she became so desperate that she wanted to go crazy.
"Chengcheng, why haven't you gone to work these past few days? Did something happen?" There were very few things in the simple home, but Jian Yuwei was used to it and could walk around quite freely.
"No! I'm just exchanging days off with my colleagues. Today... I work the evening shift." Xia Yucheng said while preparing lunch.