Chapter 315: 301 Coming back to life from a desperate situation
"Yao’er, I have nowhere to go now. Can you find me a place?" Shui Lian asked.
"Ms. Shui, to be honest, I can’t help you either, my family is very poor." Ji Yao’er really didn’t want to have any dealings with her, as her brother-in-law had instructed. "Besides, your reputation isn’t good right now, and being with you will make people talk about me. You should leave, and don’t come looking for me."
Shui Lian had long expected this, she sneered, "Then give me some money. After all, I helped you deal with Tian Sangsang."
Ji Yao’er sighed, feeling a bit sorry for her, and took out some small, crumpled bills from her bag, "Take this, Ms. Shui. Don’t come to me anymore. We’re not on the same path anymore."
Shui Lian took the money and carefully put it in her pocket.
After putting the money away, she looked at her and gave a mocking laugh, her chin raised high, "Every dog has its day, what goes around comes around, don’t speak too soon. Even though I’m down now, I..."
"Hahaha!" Ji Yao’er interrupted her with a laugh, "Ms. Shui, come back and tell me when you’ve made a comeback. I really regret giving you money. I haven’t even asked you, which of your words are true, and which are false? You’ve been playing us all along. The affair with Tian Sangsang, didn’t you make it up?!"
"You know very well whether I made it up, Zhao Chun and Tian Sangsang..."
"So what? I, Ji Yao’er, am not as terrible as you. Even if I can’t have his heart temporarily, I at least got his body." She sneered, "And you, Ms. Shui. Ah, I shouldn’t call you Ms. Shui anymore. I doubt Jiang Jinghuai would even want to touch a single strand of your hair!"
Seething with anger, Ji Yao’er led a group of people away into the distance.
Shui Lian clenched her hands tightly, her eyes, forced into a squint by her swollen face, were filled with malice!
The late autumn night, under the dim streetlights, saw Shui Lian carrying her small bag of belongings, walking alone along the edge of a small alley.
Tears rolled out of her eyes. It was others who forced her into this abyss of homelessness.
She wandered aimlessly, and by now, the roadside was mostly deserted, except for a few beggars who occasionally eyed her strangely.
Shui Lian quickened her pace, pondering where she might rest for the night.
She’s not someone who is easily defeated by adversity; after some time to recuperate, she’ll seek revenge on Tian Sangsang.
She will rise again.
This abominable woman, Tian Sangsang, ruined her life twice; not letting her suffer would never appease the hatred in her heart!
By the time Shui Lian finished fantasizing, she had already walked into a dark alley. Compared to sleeping on the street, sleeping in a small alley felt safer.
In the gloomy corner, there was no light but some flickering flames.
Shui Lian’s heart skipped a beat, there was a tall silhouette in the darkness.
"Which bastard dares to block my way?" A coarse man’s voice said.
Shui Lian jumped in fright, her luggage fell to the ground, and she turned to run.
But her actions were nowhere near as swift; the man’s hand had already grabbed her. Lifting her, he gasped, "Oh, you’re a woman! I haven’t touched a woman in half a year!"
"No! No! Let me go!" Shui Lian struggled desperately.
"How can I let go when it’s so rare to bump into a woman!" The man pulled down her pants, "What luck today, a woman delivers herself to me!" He chuckled sinisterly, not caring if she was fat or thin, beautiful or ugly; as long as she was a woman!
In the darkness, Shui Lian couldn’t see his face, her mouth was covered by his hand, and she let out muffled cries of distress.
The next day, Shui Lian awoke in pain. The morning was dimly lit, and she looked at herself, a complete mess, with bloodstains on her legs.
Shui Lian bit her lip and glanced over to the side.
The man who took her innocence, she finally got a good look at him. An unremarkable face hidden under a hat, wearing a loose-fitting outfit, he was tall and burly. Rather than tall and strong, it was more like bulky and fat.
Urgh. Shui Lian felt like vomiting, but she couldn’t, as the man’s dagger was pressed against her neck; she dared not make any sudden moves.
"Don’t move." Chen Biao viciously pressed the dagger against her, counting the money he found on her, "Only thirty-five bucks, just this little."
Shui Lian saw he wanted money, and suppressing her urge to be sick, she pleaded, "Brother, please, let me go, this is all the money I have!"
"Let you go and where will I find another woman?" Chen Biao laughed, "Didn’t expect to wake up and still see you. Your face is quite swollen, but still pretty, good body too, I’m lucky, should play for a few more days. Be a good girl and cooperate, or I’ll make your death miserable."
Shui Lian was instantly in despair. Didn’t expect this person not only wouldn’t let her go but wanted to play with her further. So what happens after he’s done with her? Would he silence a witness to his crime?
No, she can’t die, she absolutely can’t die! She has to get revenge! Tian Sangsang is not dead yet! Her pure body was supposed to be for Jiang Jinghuai!
"Brother, I beg you, please don’t kill me, I’ll do whatever you want as long as you don’t kill me." She sobbed as she pleaded, "We are both down and out, under the same sky, we’re essentially the same kind of person. If we had choices, who would want to be like this today? Who would want to sleep in this alley?"
Chen Biao glanced at her, surprised, "Huh, can’t believe you’re a woman with a story."
"Take this money and get me a room, I’ll come to you at night." He turned her face, "Don’t think about calling the cops! I’m telling you, bitch, I’ve already killed several people!"
"No cops, I won’t call the cops!" Shui Lian nodded vigorously.
"That’s more like it! I, Chen Biao, like obedient, smart women like you!"
Suddenly, a light flashed in Shui Lian’s muddled mind, she scrutinized him closely, "You’re Chen Biao?"
"What, you know me? But who doesn’t know me now, I’m even in the papers." Chen Biao’s fierce eyes fixed on her, his rough hand lifted her chin, "I feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before..."
"I am Shui Lian, from Sangren County." Shui Lian forced a smile, "Heard a lot about you, Brother Biao." Proud as she always was, Shui Lian never thought a day would come where she’d be violated by a thug she once looked down on. And now, she had no choice but to fear this hooligan.
"Well, Ms. Shui!" Chen Biao clapped and laughed heartily, "You’re the town’s Ms. Shui, I remember now! Who beat you up like this???"
Shui Lian spat out three words, "Tian Sangsang."
"Oh, what a coincidence. I’m living this wretched life, hiding like a ghost, also because of that bitch Tian Sangsang sticking her nose in."
"So, we have a common enemy." Shui Lian smiled at him, and they simultaneously mouthed the name, "Tian Sangsang."