Chapter 10 Too Embarrassed to Go to School
Lan Xiao and Lan Shanhua hugged each other tightly and cried.
Liu Shan, Lan Xiao’s stepmother, also had tears in her eyes. With lingering fear in her voice, she said, “Xiao Xiao, fortunately, you’re fine. Otherwise, how could we live without you? Your father was so worried that he actually fainted just now… If it weren’t for his poor health condition, he would have rushed out to look for you in person.”
“Shanhua, it’s late at night, and it’s cold outside. Come in. Don’t let Xiao Xiao catch a cold,” Liu Shan reminded him in a worried tone.
Lan Shanhua immediately let go of Lan Xiao and examined her up and down. Then, he frowned.
He carefully wiped Lan Xiao’s tears off her face, feeling deeply sorry for her.
“My poor girl… You…”
Meanwhile, Lan Muya, Lan Shanhua’s younger daughter, came out of her room. She was shocked to see Lan Xiao’s pathetic appearance, and yelled,
“Sister, your forehead is bruised, and your clothes are torn… Did anything happen to you? Were you really raped by those bad guys?”
Lan Shanhua glared at Lan Muya with a sullen face.
Liu Shan immediately walked forward and covered Lan Muya’s mouth. “What are you talking about? Don’t… Don’t talk nonsense…”
With a long face, Lan Shanhua pulled Lan Xiao into the house without saying anything.
Then, he ordered the servant to run hot water so that Lan Xiao could take a comfortable bath.
Lan Xiao glanced at Liu Shan and Lan Muya with red eyes and sneered in her heart. How did her father die in her previous life? When did Lan Muya start her relationship with Lou Yucheng? She swore to settle these scores with them one by one.
Then, she went upstairs to get some clean clothes from her room before going to the bathroom.
There, she stripped off her clothes and stood in front of the mirror. As she stared at her stunning face and her young and delicate body, she couldn’t find any trace of aging.
Tears of excitement and disbelief fell down her cheeks. She had really returned to her past! She was not dreaming!
Lan Xiao wiped away her tears and picked up the black coat she had taken off. When she smelled the familiar scent on the coat, a bright smile appeared on her face.
“Hello, Mr. Wen, from now on, we will have a lot of chances to get to know each other and be together.”
As she held the coat, her fingers accidentally grazed over something wet. With a frown, she looked at her slender fingers and froze. It was only then that she noticed the shocking bloodstain.
She couldn’t help but feel worried. Wen Muchu… Was he all right?
She was in such a daze that she didn’t notice the faint red glow from the ruby ring on her index finger.
The ring seemed to have sensed the blood and produced a response.
In the hall downstairs, Liu Shan looked at Lan Shanhua with a worried expression. “Shanhua, Xiao Xiao didn’t seem to be in a good condition. Was she really…”
Lan Shanhua’s face darkened. He took out a cigarette and lit it with his trembling hands. He inhaled the smoke with a glum look on his face and said nothing.
On the other hand, Liu Shan began to cry worriedly. Lan Muya sighed and comforted her mother in a low voice. “Mom, don’t cry. Since such a disaster happened to my sister, we should take care of her more and protect her. I hope that this news won’t spread all over Ling City. Otherwise, she would be too embarrassed to go to school. Her future will be ruined, won’t it?”
Liu Shan sobbed, “Xiao Xiao has always lived a sad life. She lost her mother at a very young age, and now, such a disaster has struck her right on her 18th birthday. Shanhua, no matter what, we can’t let go of those ruffians! We must seek justice for Xiao Xiao.”