chapter8

  Yuan Zhi hasn't personally gone to feed the stray dogs since He Sheng discovered his secret, and this task has fallen on He Sheng's shoulders. He Sheng was bitten by a dog when she was young and still has some psychological trauma from it, so this task isn't easy for her. But facing Yuan Zhi's expression that brooks no argument, she doesn't dare say anything and can only grit her teeth and do it.

  At first, she was still a bit scared of those skinny dogs, and would throw food in their direction before running away. Now they recognize her whenever they see her, and quickly wag their tails to approach her. It may be an illusion, but their facial expressions seem much kinder than when she first met them, and her fear has dissipated. Occasionally, He Shuang still squats down to watch them eat, muttering some nonsense to herself. She has no friends, and this is the only place where she can talk.

  He came over with leftover food as usual, distributed it to them according to the amount, and was about to leave after patting his hands. He turned around and saw Lv Sisi, who had a not-so-good expression, that beautiful girl who came to find Yuan Zhi that night.

  Her eyes were very strange, with hidden resentment and a hint of discontent that was hard to detect. He Song looked around, then turned back to her, "Yuan Zhi is not here."

  "I know." She said lightly, and then suddenly laughed, "I'm here for you."

  "Me?" He Song pointed at himself in surprise, "What's going on?"

  "I want to ask you something." She leaned back and pointed to the side, "Go over there and take a stroll, it's quiet and nice for chatting."

  He Sheng rarely goes out, so although it's been almost a year since he came here, he is still very unfamiliar with the surrounding environment. Except for the road he takes to and from school every day, he doesn't think there's anything to talk about with the girl in front of him. Their relationship isn't close, and He Sheng himself doesn't want to get along with rich girls in this city.

  Seeing no reaction from the other party, Lü Sisi took a step forward and smiled: "What's wrong? It's just a casual conversation, can't we?"

  "What's wrong with saying it here?"

  "It's not good for the environment over there."

  He Sheng looked again in the direction she had just pointed, "But it's a bit late, or else..."

  Before she could finish speaking, the other person suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, saying in a very familiar tone: "Let's go, it won't make a difference of just a few minutes." Then, without giving her a chance to explain, they dragged her away.

  He Sheng's facial expression was somewhat unnatural, and he didn't want to struggle too much, so he was taken away by her in a stumbling manner.

  The road turned north and made several turns, finally presenting a slightly deserted old factory building in front of him. He Sheng had never thought that there was such a place here, dilapidated and desolate.

  She turned her head and looked at Lü Sisi, "Is this what you said?"

  He had let go of her by now and was staring at her coldly, far from the kindness he showed earlier. "I heard you have a good relationship with Yuan Zhi?"

  He Sheng was taken aback by her sudden change in attitude, and then furrowed his brow. "No, I don't have much contact with him."

  "You're lying!" she shouted, her face slightly flushed. "Who else but you could be by his side?"

  "I don't understand what you're saying." He Song took a step back, having already sensed the other person's ill intentions, and turned to leave.

  Lü Sisi rushed forward and grabbed her, slapping her in the face, shouting hysterically: "You stinky bitch, what can I not compare to you!"

  Her originally fairly good-looking face was twisted with jealousy, becoming as ugly as possible.

  He Sheng's head was hit to the side, and the sudden burning pain on her face made her breathing a bit heavy. She is recognized as an honest person, but that doesn't mean she is honest with everyone. She didn't know Lü SiSi, who wasn't her parents or someone who had any favor or relationship with her, so there was no reason for her to take the beating without resisting at all.

  After being stunned, I reflexively slapped her back, glaring at her furiously. The child couldn't speak, and although I was furious, all she could do was pout and say nothing heroic.

  Lü Sīsī's expression was even more shocked than before, covering half of her face with her hands and her eyes bulging out almost, the next second pointing at He Shēng's nose bridge, almost wanting to poke it through, like a madman shouting: "You dare hit me? My parents have never hit me, you dare hit me?"

  He Sheng took a step back, his face full of vigilance.

  Just as he was thinking of turning around and leaving, a faint footsteps sound came from behind him. By the time He Song reacted, it was too late and he was subdued. His knee was kicked, causing him to kneel down, and his legs were pressed down firmly. It being summer, his thin clothing offered no protection against the pain caused by friction with the ground, making He Song's brow furrow even tighter. The next second, Lü Sisi rushed over with a ferocious expression, He Song struggled with all his might but to no avail, so he gritted his teeth and lowered his head, taking the punches and kicks from the opponent, as long as they didn't hit his face, he could endure it.

  Clothes and arms and legs were quickly stained with gray and white footprints, accompanied by more and more suffocating pain. Hair was pulled several times, but He Song's strength was not comparable to the pampered young lady on the opposite side. She was still pulling down a lot of hair, but she couldn't lift her head up. Lü Sīsī stopped her hand with some urgency and breathed slightly panting.

  "This girl's head is quite hard." The words were spoken by a young man with a deep, low-pitched voice that was very pleasant to listen to, who had been holding onto He Song tightly.

  "That's enough, this beating is sufficient for her to endure." The person behind him said with a full load of ridicule: "You'd better pay attention to your own identity, being arrogant isn't your style."

  Lü Sisi's long hair was disheveled and hung over her shoulders, her face stained with fingerprints and flushed red with anger, giving off a somewhat deranged look.

  She glared at the man, smoothed her hair, took a deep breath and raised her chin. "Throw her over there."

  "You're quite ruthless, this place is so remote that no one will come here." He looked down at He Song who was hanging his head and had a very disheveled ponytail, "Leaving him here won't starve him to death, right?"

  "It's not easy to die." Lü Sisi gave He Sheng a glance, seemingly dissatisfied and kicked her again, "Go, hurry up."

  Then the two dragged He Song, who had no resistance at all, into the warehouse and threw him inside before closing the door and leaving. The door wasn't locked, but a latch was added on the outside, making it impossible to open from the inside.

  He Sheng slowly sat up after lying on the ground for a while, and it seemed that every part of her body was in pain, but none of them were severe. The uniform pain was actually not so hard to bear. She looked around and found that this warehouse was very large, but there were not many things inside. Only one wall had several rows of boxes stacked up, and except for the big door, there were only a few windows on the top as exits, but they were at a height that He Sheng couldn't reach even if she jumped. The dust on the ground was very thick, obviously no one had been here for a long time. She didn't know if Wu Shu and others would find her or not, and she felt uncertain about whether she could get out of there. If no one came, it would be really over.

  The sky was already very late, the light in the warehouse was getting dimmer and dimmer. He Sheng's courage wasn't small, but at this time, staying in the vast abandoned warehouse also made her spine chill. She patted the dust on her body with a pale face, then stood up. A sharp pain from her ankle almost made her fall back down again. Supporting herself on her knees and looking down, it was already swollen into a circle, definitely twisted when she knelt down just now.

  She gritted her teeth and hobbled towards the door, through the narrow gap in the middle of the large iron gate, she could see the not-so-good-looking grass and trees outside. He Sheng stuck to the door and shouted for a while, trying to attract someone's attention, but as expected, it was useless. She endured the despair that kept spreading from her heart and shouted again for a long time, until her throat was hoarse and sore before she finally stopped, leaning against the gate and sliding down to sit on the ground.

  He hugged his knees with both hands and buried his face low, muttering to himself, "He Song, come on, you'll definitely be able to get out of here, come on."

  The small body curled up into a ball and soon disappeared in the fading light.

  On the other side, in the small red bungalow, Aunt Wu occasionally glanced at the gate with a worried expression. He Shuang had been out for a long time, and she knew that the child had gone to feed the dog, but feeding the dog had never taken so long before. What could have delayed him? Had he gone to play with someone? But she didn't know anyone else here, and besides, He Shuang wasn't that kind of undisciplined kid.

  Wu Aunt became more and more anxious, unable to bear it, she got up and started pacing back and forth anxiously. She was considering whether to inform Yan Baiyi when Yuan Zhi and He Shousi came in from outside, arguing loudly. Seeing Wu Aunt's appearance, they both paused, and He Shousi smiled: "Aunt Wu, what are you doing? Walking around like a jumping doll."

  Wu Shu didn't have time to joke with him and said urgently: "He Song is gone."

  Yuan Zhi raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Gone? Where could she have gone?"

  "That's right!" Aunt Wu clapped her hands, "After dinner, he said something about going out to feed the dog, and then he didn't come back." She glanced at the wall clock, "It's almost three hours now. This has never happened before. Alas, with so many kidnappings these days, I hope he hasn't been kidnapped!"

  "It can't be." Yuan Zhi said: "No matter how stupid, it's impossible to be this stupid."

  "He's right, who wants someone as silly as her?"

  Wu Shu wasn't as open-minded as they thought, and she was still anxiously pacing back and forth on the spot. After a while, she finally couldn't bear it anymore and turned around to make a phone call to Yan Bo.

  Yuan Zhi furrowed his brow and walked into the living room to sit down on the sofa, stroking his chin with a thoughtful expression.

  He Shou Si also walked over and sat down beside him, laughing carelessly: "Hey, if this guy really leaves, it's better for you, less trouble."

  "Are you more annoying than me?"

  "Same here!" He shook his leg, looking rather pleased with himself. "No choice when the eight characters don't match, and who knows how many of them are just pretending to be interested in her, or else she'd get beaten up every time she goes out."

  "Just ignore her if possible, who's got nothing better to do than bully her?"

  "It's hard to say!" He Shouci spat out two words, and after a while, his expression suddenly changed, blinking his eyes and muttering to himself: "I wonder if she was taken away by her!"

  Yuan Zhi turned his head and asked, "Who took him away?"

  "Heh heh." He Xiu smiled and said, "No one."

  Yuan Zhi narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a few seconds before saying coldly, "Have you done something stupid again?"

  "What's wrong with me? When did I ever do anything stupid?" he protested discontentedly.

  "So just say who took it away."

  He hesitated for a moment before speaking: "You didn't dump Lü Sisi yesterday, did you? Later she came crying to me to complain, and I just casually mentioned that you had taken a liking to Xiao Hei and that's why you didn't want her." He laughed happily at this point, "You didn't see how angry she was, it was like...".

  Yuan Zhi wasn't as happy as him, and slapped the back of his head, "You're messing with me again."

  "Why hit me!" He Shouci rubbed the back of his head, which had been bumped by him, and complained: "It's not good to borrow Lü Sisi's hand to teach her a lesson? I also counted as avenging the last shell-breaking revenge for you. I even told her about Xiao Hei's daily dog-feeding time and place!"

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