C24 Good Care(1)
Soong Shiyan sat on a bench in Binhai Park, feeling a chill as the cool sea breeze blew her long hair up. Soong Shiyan rubbed her hands together and looked at the blue sea in the distance. For a moment, she didn't know where she should go. She finally experienced the helplessness of not being able to return home.2
At first, Soong Shiyan was a little worried that the cold man's subordinates would harm her. Unexpectedly, man in black actually took him to the hospital to bandage the wound on his abdomen, and then left him in the car in this remote coastal park. Her heart was filled with gratitude, but it was also filled with worry. Because right now, even though she had her freedom, she was still facing an enemy from the back. Yinn Haoming's men had been searching for his whereabouts, and Yan Duoya must have already found out that he was rescued by someone. With her personality, she wouldn't sit idly by and do nothing. No matter who he fell into, what awaited her was only endless torture.
Soong Shiyan was penniless. Seeing that the sky was about to turn dark, the unease in her heart intensified. In the dark night, there were too many things hidden that she had never known before: ugliness and filthiness. She hoped with all her heart that these past few days had been nothing more than a painful nightmare. When she woke up, her father would come here to pick her up. She was the same innocent and kind Soong Shiyan from before. She really wanted to go home. She wanted to sleep peacefully in her warm and safe bed. But right now, Yinn Haoming had probably found an excuse to send away the servants in the house, so those who could stay in the Soong Family were definitely Yinn Haoming's trusted aides. If she rashly returned, wouldn't she be courting death? Her only good friend, Lin Lang, had stayed in France to study in order to avoid the marriage arranged by Lin Family. It had already been two years since she had returned, so it was impossible for her to know of the things that had happened to her. As for her Lin Family, they were also being watched by Yinn Haoming's subordinates right now, so she couldn't take the risk to ask for help. Soong Shiyan looked up at the sky and felt that her life was as gray as the sky.
Soong Shiyan stood up and walked to the coastal road. She held onto the fence as she looked at the boundless blue sea. Tears couldn't stop falling from her eyes.
Three or five youths dressed in strange clothing walked past her, laughing. The smell of cigarette smoke assaulted her nose.
"Hey, look. This woman doesn't look bad!" A young man looked at Soong Shiyan and whistled, teasing her.
Hearing this, a few youths gathered around Soong Shiyan and sized her up.
Soong Shiyan's hands gripped the fence tightly as her whole body trembled. She thought of that nightmare in the old warehouse, the ugly faces of the men, the rough palms, the reek of breathing, the endless torture …
"Ah!" "Ahhh!" Soong Shiyan was so frightened that she crouched down and hugged herself tightly. She curled up by the fence, tears streaming down her face as she screamed.
The few youngsters were shocked by Soong Shiyan's sudden action and looked at her angrily. Then, they said with false alarm, "So it's a crazy woman. Such bad luck, let's go! "
Soong Shiyan lowered her head, not daring to look up at them. Fortunately, these men didn't have any malicious intent. They only glanced at her a few times, then turned around and left.
Soong Shiyan listened to their voices as they gradually disappeared into the distance. Finally, she collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air. After a long time, she finally calmed down.
Night came, and the sea breeze brought with it a slight chill.
Soong Shiyan sat by the side of the road, curled up in the wind. Looking at the myriad lights in the distance, she felt like a rootless duckweed with nothing to rely on. She could only drift about in the water. She raised her head to look at the night sky. The sky was filled with stars, and her vision gradually began to blur. She burst into tears again.
If her father was still alive, how could he bear to see her roaming the world? Without her father's protection, she did not know where she was going, nor did she know how to face the hardships of the future, much less how to survive in this world.
"Dad, what should I do? "Dad, I missed you so much, I really missed you so much!" Soong Shiyan said in a choked voice as she wiped her tears away. But no one answered her except the moaning sea breeze.
"Little girl, what's wrong? What's so difficult about it? " An old lady with white hair and a big sack behind her back stood in front of Soong Shiyan. She looked at her with concern and asked.
Soong Shiyan hastily wiped her tears away and raised her head to look at the benevolent old lady, not knowing what to say.
"Little girl, you are still young. The road to life is still long. No matter what setbacks they encountered, they shouldn't underestimate their own lives. I've lived for so many years, experienced so many storms and seas, and have seen so much of the human world. In this world, although those worldly possessions were good, life was the most precious. "Think about it, if you were to die, how sad would your family would be!" The old lady thought that Soong Shiyan was going to be born lightly, so she sat to the side and tried to persuade her.
"But, I already don't have any family left …" Soong Shiyan burst into tears, "Right now, I am homeless and penniless. The world is vast, but there doesn't seem to be a place for me. Grandma, tell me, what should I do now? "
Hearing this, the old lady's face was filled with love as she hugged Soong Shiyan and comforted softly, "Poor girl, if you don't mind, you can come and stay at my house first! I'm the only one in my family with my grandson. "
Hearing this, Soong Shiyan raised her head in surprise. She looked at the old lady in front of her and asked hesitantly, "Can I really come to your house?"
The old lady smiled and nodded. She then shakily stood up and led Soong Shiyan home.
The old lady was also a pitiful person. Perhaps it was because no one had spoken to her for so many years, but she and Soong Shiyan had chatted a lot along the way.
The old lady had a pair of twin daughters and a son in her early years. But when the twins were five years old, they were kidnapped by traffickers and never found again. In order to find her daughter, the old lady's husband ran around in desperation and died soon after. Her only son had died in a car accident five years ago. The daughter-in-law was so sad that she left her child, who had not yet reached the full moon, and hanged herself. Now, the old granny was taking care of her grandson by herself and earning her living by picking up trash. She could actually sell them for some money and barely make it through the day. Soong Shiyan heard what had happened to the old lady and felt that they were both in the end of the world, so she grew closer to her.
When Soong Shiyan arrived at the old lady's house, she couldn't help but be surprised that there was still someone living in such a dilapidated house.
The dilapidated green tiled building, the crumbling walls, and the entrance filled with all sorts of discarded goods. The ground was bumpy and full of waste water. Flies were flying everywhere, and the air was filled with a foul stench. The brown dog, chained to the wooden door, barked loudly at Soong Shiyan, the stranger. If it was the Soong Shiyan of the past, she would definitely despise him and would definitely not want to live in such a dirty and simple house. But now, the world had changed. She was no longer that pampered and pampered young miss of the past. She had to get used to this!
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