An Ruo mentioned the place name, and the person on the other end told her not to hang up, then there was silence.
"Bang——" Another loud noise, accompanied by the faint sound of glass cracking.
Frightened, An Ruo looked up and saw the car window shattered, the cracked lines forming a giant spiderweb.
Brother Qiang’s menacing face was inches away, and nearby An Xin had stopped screaming.
A boundless terror clutched at her heart, and An Ruo felt as if the blood in her veins had frozen.
She stared with fearful eyes, her mind momentarily blank.
One second, two seconds... she suddenly began frantically searching for something in the car and finally felt a wrench in the glove compartment.
Clutching the wrench, An Ruo decided to fight back.
She resolutely unlocked the central lock and pushed the door open forcefully, the man outside dodged, and in the next instant, he lunged inside.
An Ruo raised her hand to strike him hard with the wrench, but the man dodged, swiftly grabbing her hand, "Stinking bitch, think you can always get away, huh? Dare to hit me, I’ll see you dead!"
Brother Qiang snatched the wrench from her and tossed it aside carelessly.
Without a weapon to defend herself, An Ruo struggled and screamed in terror.
He easily caught her hands and pinned her down. His agility did not resemble that of a drunk man.
An Ruo was pressed down on the car seat, the man laughed lewdly while reaching for the front of her clothing.
"Brother, someone’s coming, let’s go!" someone shouted loudly, Brother Qiang frowned, cursed reluctantly, and pinched An Ruo’s softness forcefully before he got up and ran off quickly.
An Ruo stopped screaming, she paused, turned over, and staggered toward a dark corner.
She rounded a car, and in the dim corner, there was a person huddled.
She sat on the ground, arms tightly wrapped around her legs, head deeply buried in her knees, her shoulders trembling non-stop, An Ruo also heard her faint, restrained, and despairing sob.
Her clothes had been torn, exposing vast areas of her bare back, and on her bare arms were several striking dark bruises.
An Ruo walked over to her and suddenly kneeled down, powerless, "Sister..."
She called her softly, fearful that too loud a voice might startle her.
An Xin seemed not to hear, An Ruo felt her chest was painfully stifled, almost suffocating her.
She raised her hand tremblingly to touch her body, An Xin suddenly screamed and pushed her away, "Get away, don’t touch me!"
An Ruo fell back to the ground, staring blankly at An Xin’s bitten lips, her swollen face, and the fresh blood at the corner of her mouth.
"Get lost, stay away from me, don’t touch me! Don’t... don’t..." An Xin stared at her with hollow, despairing eyes, her body trembling violently, emitting pitiful, animal-like whimpers.
An Ruo’s gaze uncontrollably shifted to her skirt.
Her skirt was torn, revealing pale thighs with a light red smear, the residual blood on her legs...
An Ruo’s mind exploded with understanding; at that moment, she knew what had happened.
Thinking of the moment An Xin had kicked the car door shut to save her, An Ruo’s heart ached as if it were being sliced by a knife.
She threw herself forward, embracing her tightly, and said tenderly, "Sister, it’s okay now, it’s okay..."
"Get off me, don’t touch me, don’t touch me!"