PFC Chapter 155 How
Chapter 155 How
Chapter 155
The woman's eyelashes trembled even more violently when she heard her words, but she gritted her teeth and endured it. When she felt the kindness of this stranger, Luo Shuiyao, and heard her mention her parents, the woman could no longer suppress the sorrow in her heart. She covered her eyes with her arms and sobbed.
Seeing this, Luo Shuiyao's eyes welled up with pity. This world was far too cruel for women. This poor girl had suffered misfortune and was isolated and helpless. In modern times, she could report the crime to the police and let the law punish the perpetrators. But here, even if she did, the punishment for the young master of the Jing'an Marquis's evil deeds would be barely suffocating. Furthermore, if this matter were to leak out, this woman would be plunged into an abyss.
The spit of the world would drown her like a surging tide. Instead of condemning the man for his lax upbringing and his indulgence in his son's misdeeds, they would simply throw pots of dirty water at the innocent woman, accusing her of misconduct. She was like a delicate flower, ravaged by a merciless rainstorm, with nowhere to turn to. How pitiful!
Just like she wanted to help her, she was powerless and could only destroy the harmful thing. But even for this, she had to rely on the protection of others. Without Ye Yunzhou, she could not do anything at all, not even such a minor punishment.
Seeing the woman crying louder and louder, she walked over, knelt beside the bed, and gently put her arm around her shoulders, wanting her to lean on her and cry freely, to vent all the grievances and resentment. Only by venting her emotions would she have hope of living.
The woman felt her power and stopped crying for a moment. Then she turned around and buried her face in his neck. She could no longer hold back and cried heart-wrenchingly.
Chun Xing stood aside, clutching her clothes with both hands, and had already burst into tears.
After a long time, the woman gradually stopped crying and gently pushed Luo Shuiyao.
Luo Shuiyao blinked hard to suppress the tears in her eyes, then she put on a smile and slowly let her go.
After pushing Luo Shuiyao away, she slowly sat up straight, a hint of determination in her red and swollen eyes. She stood up and tried to get out of bed, but her wrist injury made it difficult for her to do so.
Seeing this, Luo Shuiyao hurriedly stopped her and said, "Miss, you are injured, don't move."
The woman tried several times, but seeing that she couldn't persuade Luo Shuiyao, she simply knelt on the bed and kowtowed several times.
Seeing this, Luo Shuiyao stretched out her hand halfway, but then slowly retracted it. She clenched her fist, but ultimately did not stop her.
She understood that she might be bowing out of gratitude and wanted to reach out to stop her, but seeing her determination, she was worried that refusing would worsen her wrist injury. After hesitating, she finally decided to respect her behavior.
After she finished her kowtow, her body teetered like a candle in the wind, yet she remained strong. Gazing into Luo Shuiyao's worried eyes, she forced a smile and said, "Thank you so much for saving my life. I'll never forget it. If there's ever a chance to repay you, I'll go through fire and water for you, no matter the cost."
She figured it out. Why should she die? It wasn't her fault, and she wasn't the one who deserved to die.
Her benefactor was right. What good would death do? If she died, no one would grieve for her. If she died, that would truly fulfill her enemy's wish. She couldn't die. She had to live well, to send that beast to hell while she was alive.
Looking at the burning hatred in her eyes, Luo Shuiyao was filled with helplessness and could only sigh quietly in her heart. For a moment, the words of persuasion seemed to be stuck in her throat, unable to come out. She hurried forward, bent down slightly, and held Yu Xiu's arm. "Lie down quickly. We can talk about repaying your kindness later. You are in such a state now, you need to rest well."
Yu Xiu followed Luo Shuiyao's support and slowly lay down on the bed, but her bright eyes were still wide open, looking at Luo Shuiyao without blinking, as if she wanted to tell her whole story.
"My name is Yu Xiu, and my father was a scholar. My family lives in Jiangnan, and we used to live a happy life. But who could have imagined that last year there would be a flood that washed away our house and my parents."
Speaking of this, Yu Xiu's lips trembled slightly and tears welled up in her eyes.
After a long while, she took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and continued, "After the flood, our family really lost everything. It was like the sky had fallen. I had no choice but to sell my jewelry to scrape together some money to bury my parents."
"I remember my parents told me before they died that we had relatives in Kyoto. At the time, I had nowhere else to go, so I asked around to find them. Kyoto is so huge, so big that I didn't have a specific address, and it was like looking for a needle in a haystack; finding someone was incredibly difficult. But I was completely broke by then, so I had no other choice but to work as a cashier at a restaurant, hoping to live a stable life. But who could have known... that bastard would actually take a fancy to me and kidnap me."
Having said that, Yu Xiu bit her lower lip tightly, and tears rolled down her eyes again, filled with grievance and resentment.
Luo Shuiyao sat by the bed, gently tucked in the quilt for Yu Xiu, then reached out and gently patted her shoulder, her eyes full of tenderness and comfort: "It's okay. People will always suffer all kinds of hardships in this life. But as long as you get over this hurdle, you will have a smooth life in the future. You must remember that only when you are alive can there be hope, so you must live well."
Yu Xiu nodded vigorously, as if to engrave these words into her heart. She raised her hand and wiped the tears from her face. Her eyes, which had been dull and lifeless, seemed to have been lit by a bright lamp, shining brightly again.
Luo Shuiyao tiptoed out of the room only after Yu Xiu fell into a deep sleep. She pulled Chun Xing aside and whispered, "Just stay here and wait for her to wake up. Arrange for someone to make her some easily digestible food."
Luo Shuiyao seemed to have something else to say, her lips slightly parted, but she hesitated to speak. In the end, she just waved her hand, "Alright, that's all. You go in and look at her first."
Chun Xing nodded in confusion, not understanding what the young lady wanted to say or what she wanted to ask. Seeing that the young lady was not going to say anything, she could only bow slightly and respond, "Yes, young lady."
Walking out of the courtyard, Luo Shuiyao saw Zhuangzi waiting outside, and standing with him was Liu Yu, the son of Liu Guanshi. Luo Shuiyao walked forward and waved her hand, indicating that the two did not need to greet each other.
Zhuangzi moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but when his eyes glanced at Liu Yu next to him, he didn't know how to start for a moment.