"What do you want?" Tong Yue noticed the ill intent in Si Xiaohui’s demeanor, her expression in turn becoming menacing.
"Yueyue, don’t be scared, am I your aunt or not? Can I harm you?" Si Xiaohui pleaded pitifully. "I’ve come to see you this time, Yueyue, in the hope that I could borrow some money. Some people are hounding me to repay my debt, as you probably already know. I’m in a difficult situation right now, completely broke. Where am I supposed to find the money to pay my debts? The creditor threatened to slash me with a knife if I don’t repay him."
Upon hearing this, Tong Yue reflexively clutched at her pocket. "Why are you asking a child for money? I don’t have any money; go find my parents."
"If your parents were willing to lend me money, do you think I would still turn to a child like you?" Si Xiaohui managed to squeeze out a few tears. "Yueyue, can you help your aunt out?"
"I’ve already told you, I’m just a kid. I don’t have any money," Tong Yue reiterated.
"I know you don’t have any money, but you can just secretly take some from home, right? Your parents absolutely adore you. Even if they find out, they won’t scold you. Yueyue, if you don’t help me, I might really be done for." Si Xiaohui pleaded, holding onto Tong Yue. "Yueyue, you’re the only one who can help me now. Would you just leave me high and dry?"
Tong Yue blinked her eyes. "Fine, I’ll help you once. You can come collect the money tomorrow morning. Can I go to class now?"
Si Xiaohui’s eyes gleamed. "Thank you, Yueyue. I knew you were the kindest. Off you go now, don’t be late."
With that, just as Tong Yue was about to run towards the school, Si Xiaohui landed a punch on the back of her head. It was a strong punch, causing Tong Yue to see black and faint on the spot.
Si Xiaohui quickly held her up, checked that no one was paying any attention, picked up Tong Yue and walked off. Hmph, such a deceitful little brat, just like Tong Yao. She actually thought of fooling me.
Does she think I’m easy to fool?
Si Xiaohui took Tong Yue straight to her rented room. She tied up Tong Yue with a rope but was concerned when Yueyue didn’t wake up.
She was afraid that a light punch wouldn’t knock Tong Yue out, so she hit a bit harder. She hadn’t killed her, had she?
Jut as Si Xiaohui was thinking of throwing some cold water on Tong Yue to see if she would wake up, Tong Yue awoke suddenly. Realising that she had been tied up, she understood her predicament right away.
Instead of screaming, Tong Yue looked at Si Xiaohui with confusion. "Aunt, what’s this about? Didn’t I agree to steal the money for you?"
Gnashing her teeth in fury at the expression that was identical to Tong Yao’s, Si Xiaohui barked, "Do you take me for a fool? Do you think you’d be kind enough to steal for me?"
"Aunt, I did plan to steal the money."\xa0said Tong Yue sincerely . "You’re my aunt, I can’t just sit by and watch someone beat you to death."
Si Xiaohui couldn’t be bothered to argue with a child. Regardless of whether or not Tong Yue was going to help steal, her goal was not to get Yueyue to steal. That was just a ploy to confuse Tong Yue. How much could Tong Yue possibly steal anyway?
"Give me your home phone number."
Remembering the advice Tong Yao had given her to,"Don’t panic when something happens and always put safety first.", Tong Yue immediately recited her home phone number.
Si Xiaohui sneered, "At least you’re sensible. You’d better behave, or don’t blame me for being ruthless."
Upon hearing this, Tong Yue nodded rapidly. "Aunt, I’ll be obedient. Please don’t hit me."
Si Xiaohui shot her a glare, found something to gag Tong Yue’s mouth with, and then walked out.
As fate would have it, Tong Yao had just received a call from the school informing her that Tong Yue had disappeared. Panic-stricken, she rushed to the school. Upon learning that Tong Yue had been stopped by a woman and hadn’t returned, she immediately thought of Si Xiaohui.