Lin Wanyi felt just as terrible inside.
Of course, she also wanted to help the girl escape.
But even now, she didn't even know her name.
The only thing she had in her hands was a photograph.
Thinking of this, she sent the photo to Lin Jiajun:
"Save this in your phone and keep it hidden for now. When we go back together, we'll call the police.
"Only the police outside this area will take it seriously."
"Okay."
Lin Jiajun nodded, but the next second he stared intently at Lin Wanyi:
"Sis, you just said we'd go back together. Are you going back with Mom and me?
"Are you really going back?"
Lin Wanyi nodded gently:
"Yes, we'll leave together."
Lin Jiajun was thrilled. He asked again:
"What about Keke? She has to go to school. Sis, is she going back with us too?
"She hasn't been there even once. She'll definitely be so happy."
"Yes."
Lin Wanyi nodded again. "Jiajun, I am getting a divorce!"
"A... a divorce?"
His mouth fell wide open. A second later, he held his forehead. "I knew it. I knew that bastard Wang Hao wasn't treating you right.
"Sis, I noticed it when you came back before. You were always depressed, and you wanted to leave before Dad's first seven days of mourning were even over.
"You didn't even go back for the New Year. What married daughter acts like that?
"Good, a divorce is good. I could tell at a glance that your mother-in-law is not a good person.
"No, not just her. Their whole family is rotten.
"That girl was in such a miserable state tonight, and they were actually so cold and indifferent."
As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something:
"Sis, if we hadn't come, would you have been unable to leave too? Would they have stopped you from leaving?"
Tears streamed down Lin Wanyi's face. "They simply wouldn't let me go back.
"I bought a plane ticket the day before Dad passed away and even brought Keke along, but on the day we were supposed to leave, Liu Chunlan deliberately fed Keke peanuts to give her an allergic reaction and put her in the hospital.
"That's exactly why I didn't get to see Dad one last time.
"Later, they stopped Keke from going back with me. They used Keke to tie me down. They knew that as long as they had Keke, I would definitely come back.
"Mom, Jiajun, I want to go back. I want to go back so badly!"
Li Suhua hugged Lin Wanyi tightly:
"You've suffered so much. Mom knew you were suffering. Why didn't you say anything?
"You should have said something when you went back! Why did you just let them bully you?"
Lin Jiajun slammed his fist against the wall:
"This is too much. How could they go this far? Sis, divorce him. Go divorce him immediately.
"This time, I'm definitely taking you and Keke away."
Lin Jiajun didn't want to wait another second. He hadn't known his sister had endured so many grievances.
He wanted to grab Wang Hao and beat him up right then and there.
But Lin Wanyi stopped him again. He didn't understand:
"Sis, what are you still afraid of? You have me, and you have Mom. You aren't alone anymore. Don't be afraid."
Lin Wanyi wiped away her tears:
"You see this heavy snow, Jiajun. It's very hard for us to get out, and you saw what happened to that girl just now.
"This village is too united. Even if we wanted to run, we wouldn't be able to escape.
"So you have to stay calm. Wait until the snow dies down a bit, then we'll use the excuse of going to stay in the city. Once we're there, it will be much easier."
Lin Jiajun was full of frustration, but at the same time, he felt very fortunate.
Fortunate that he had come; otherwise, how hard would it have been for Lin Wanyi all alone?
He already hated Wang Hao, and now just seeing him filled him with rage.
When he went outside to smoke, he wished he could just kick Wang Hao a couple of times.
But then he heard the tragic screams of the girl coming from the distance.
His heart panicked.
He really wanted to call the police right away, but his sister was right.
Not only would it fail to help the girl, but it would also alert them and make things even worse for her.
He had to figure out a way to take his sister and Keke away first before helping that girl.
He smoked cigarette after cigarette in frustration, while Liu Chunlan looked down on him from inside the door:
"What a piece of trash. Such a heavy smoker, you can tell at a glance he's no good.
"Sure enough, they're all outsiders. All outsiders.
"Not a single good one among them."
Wang Hao didn't think the same way. He had a bad premonition, a very, very bad one.
The heavy snow fell all night.
In Li Suhua's arms, Lin Wanyi slept soundly for the first time in a month.
Without Wang Hao by her side, she felt a rare sense of relaxation.
But Li Suhua couldn't sleep. She couldn't sleep all night; her mind was entirely on that beaten girl.
They were both outsiders. If she was treated like this, what about Lin Wanyi normally?
Could she be treated like this too?
She didn't dare to think about it. The more she thought, the more afraid she became, and the more her heart ached.
Divorce.
She repeated this word in her heart.
She absolutely had to get her divorced and take away her daughter and granddaughter.
That night, aside from Lin Wanyi, no one else slept well.
Especially Liu Siyue in Chen Daniu's house.
She was stripped naked by Chen Guanshan and tied spread-eagle to the bed.
Unable to move, she was forced to endure the pain time and time again in the most humiliating posture.
After satisfying himself, Chen Guanshan lit a cigarette and viciously pressed it against Liu Siyue's chest:
"Slut, no one in this village will dare to help you escape.
"You remember this: from now on, be obedient and behave. Serve me and Daniu well every day, and I'll treat you well.
"If you still try to run, I'll find a few more men to come over and see how ruined you get."
Liu Siyue's tears flowed silently.
She didn't dare to cry out loud.
She didn't understand how things had turned out this way.
She had clearly just come out for a vacation.
She didn't know how she ended up being knocked unconscious and delivered to Chen Daniu's house.
The father and son tortured her night after night. She couldn't even die if she wanted to.
New Year's Eve was the first time she saw anyone outside the Chen family.
She knew that Lin Wanyi wanted to help her.
So today, when she took the opportunity to escape, she went straight to find Lin Wanyi.
She thought she could regain her freedom, but unfortunately...
She didn't blame Lin Wanyi. She knew she truly had no other choice.
She wasn't living a happy life either.
So, in order not to drag them down, she came back on her own.
After a night of being ravaged, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, Chen Guanshan's wife, Lin Qiufen, suddenly splashed a basin of cold water onto Liu Siyue.
With a vicious look on her face, she yanked Liu Siyue's ear.
"Slut, you really are a slut. You were bought for my son, bought to be my Daniu's wife.
"Why did you have to seduce my man too?
"Damn it, just because you're young and pretty? I just won't accept it.
"Get your dead ass up, get up and make breakfast for me.
"You dead slut, from now on, you will get up at four every morning to cook, and you're not allowed in bed until after midnight.
"Let's see if you still have time to seduce my husband then."
Liu Siyue was so cold her entire body turned purple. Enduring the pain, she got up to cook.
Cook, she had to cook.
She still had to go back. She would definitely be able to go back.
Lin Qiufen stood behind Liu Siyue the whole time, holding a stick.
Whenever she did something wrong, she would strike her with the stick.
She especially liked hitting Liu Siyue's chest:
"Hmph! So what if your breasts are big, what's so great about that? Tomorrow I'll cut them all off and see what you use to seduce people then!"
"Don't you dare!"
Chen Guanshan stood with a cigarette dangling from his mouth and his hands behind his back:
"Just try touching her body. That's mine. None of you are allowed to fucking touch it."
