Yan Kai thought for a moment, deciding to keep this matter from his father. Anyway, the plan was unlikely to succeed, making her understand this thoroughly could also be a relief, and she could find an average family to marry into.
Sun Chan sold fruit for two more days. Business was average; the persimmons sold out, but the apples looked a bit wilted. Fortunately, they were just leftovers and were sold off cheaply at five yuan for three jin overnight. Finally, everything was sold.
She pushed her cart home. It was already the end of the year, nights came early, and it started to snow lightly. The road wasn’t easy to walk on, and the alley where Sun Chan lived was somewhat secluded, so she walked quickly. Somehow, she felt someone was following her, which made her nervous, worrying someone might be trailing her.
She dared not ride her bike, just pushing it quickly, and the person behind her was speeding up to keep pace. Sun Chan even considered abandoning the bike and running, but realizing she might not be able to outrun him, she was relieved to see the lights at home. She shouted loudly: "Sister Guihua! Open the door quickly..."
Before she finished, the person behind her put an arm around her neck, restraining her.
If it were an ordinary girl facing this situation for the first time, she would probably have already been frightened out of her mind. However, having already encountered such incidents before, she was very calm. She had already drawn a bamboo stick from the fruit basket and held it in her hand, and as soon as the person grabbed her, Sun Chan’s bamboo stick pierced into the back of his hand with all her might.
The person cried out in pain: "You damn woman, are you looking to die?"
Upon hearing the voice, Sun Chan instantly knew who it was—Wang Dabao!
She began to struggle. Wang Dabao, who had gradually fallen from grace, was initially grateful to her. But after his wife divorced him, he started targeting Sun Chan, who was far more beautiful than his ex-wife or his mistress. Marrying her would also be a good way to provoke Guihua!
So he had been keeping tabs on them all along. It was pure chance that while aimlessly wandering the streets today, he saw Sun Chan pushing the cart selling fruit. He decided to follow her, never expecting this girl to retaliate.
Wang Dabao’s hand was covered in blood, and his anger surged as he pinned her: "I might as well kill you today!"
Sun Chan couldn’t overpower him. She struggled twice and fell to the ground with Wang Dabao, the bicycle toppling over beside them. Wang Dabao grabbed Sun Chan, trying to drag her to the roadside where his car was parked, planning to take her away. Once in the shadows, he intended to handle the matter, making sure any cries would be in vain.
"Come over here!" He dragged Sun Chan along the ground.
Sun Chan struggled and shouted, "You weren’t before—how did you become so shameless!"
"Haha, you encouraged my wife to divorce me and took all the family property. Shouldn’t I teach you a lesson?"
"I only met your wife three times. By the time I got involved, you were already divorced. How is it my fault?"
"Doesn’t matter. I decide. I just don’t like you people!"
Wang Dabao continued dragging Sun Chan towards the car. Sun Chan was furious; this person was a complete scoundrel! They scuffled, and both were soon breathless from exhaustion.
Guihua was getting anxious too—why hadn’t she come back this late? She grabbed a flashlight to go out and meet Sun Chan.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw two people rolling on the ground, the man clad in a big cotton coat, obscuring his features. But the woman was unmistakably Sun Chan!
"What’s going on here?" she exclaimed and quickly ran over.
"Wang Dabao is trying to bully someone!" Sun Chan shouted.
Guihua shouted in anger, "You damned rascal, what do you think you’re doing?"
She went over to help, and with both women being strong, it was more than enough to tackle Wang Dabao. Plus, Sun Chan had a bamboo stick in her hand, and soon Wang Dabao was beaten into a swollen mess, constantly crying out in pain. He was very regretful; he never expected such a petite girl to have so much strength. He couldn’t manage to take her away, and now Guihua caught him!
"Let go of me, you vicious woman!" he cried, blood spurting from his nose.
"You’re the shameless one! Sun Chan, take him to the police station!" Guihua clenched her teeth in anger: "He should be locked up for a few years to teach him a lesson."
Frightened by the thought of jail, Wang Dabao immediately knelt on the ground, pleading: "No, honey! One night as a couple, a hundred days of grace. It wasn’t intentional—I was just drunk. Give me another chance! I don’t want to go to prison!"
Guihua angrily kicked Wang Dabao in the groin: "I must have been blind to have married a beast like you! Where was your courage when you were bullying someone just now?"
Wang Dabao fell sideways, unable to get up from the pain.
His cotton coat was completely torn, cotton stuffing flying out; his hair had been pulled out in clumps, leaving him utterly disheveled.
Guihua looked back at Sun Chan standing there, showing no intention to call the police, and shouted: "I told you to call the police! Can’t you hear me? Why aren’t you listening?"
Sun Chan looked at Guihua, torn: "Sister, if he goes to jail, what about your baby?"
Guihua was stunned. Yes, if the child had such a father, it would cause gossip in the future. Divorce had already drawn unwanted attention, not to mention if the child’s father became a convict...
Wang Dabao, hearing Sun Chan’s words, reacted quickly. He hurriedly crawled over and said: "Yes, dear. If I go to jail, it won’t be good for our child. Please, for the baby’s sake, forgive me. I’m really sorry; I got carried away and was misled. It was all Zhao Hong’s doing, saying you urged us to divorce. That’s why I did it. It was my poor judgment..." He burst into loud sobs.
Sun Chan looked at Wang Dabao with disdain. What a low-life.
Clearly, he was the one at fault, preying on someone walking alone at night with ill intentions, now shifting the blame onto a woman!
After thinking, Guihua reluctantly decided not to let her son be embarrassed, plus Sun Chan wasn’t seriously harmed. With a sneer, she kicked Wang Dabao to the ground, then grabbed the board from Sun Chan’s hand and began to hit him indiscriminately. Wang Dabao clutched his head rolling around on the ground.
He actually wasn’t weak, and if he fought Guihua desperately, he might not lose. However, he had been suppressed by Guihua for so long, he forgot he could resist, so he just took the beating.