As it had been abandoned for many years, the courtyard of the dilapidated villa was filled with weeds. There was almost nowhere to go.
Fang Yusheng did not hear any commotion nearby and thought that Qiao Jiusheng was not there. He called her name a few times but did not get a reply, so he planned to leave.
He turned around and took a few steps. However, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he stopped in his tracks.
Turning around, he looked at the ruined villa. After thinking for a moment, he finally walked toward the villa.
The weeds here were even taller than him. Fang Yusheng pulled them apart and crossed the courtyard to the villa’s entrance.
The door was blown up. One fell to the ground, and the other was still hanging on the door frame. He did not even need to push the door open to enter.
Fang Yusheng walked into the villa on the stone staircase. He swept his gaze across the hall. All the furniture in the hall was broken. Due to the humidity of this city all year round, some wooden furniture even had weeds and mushrooms growing on them. In the middle of the hall where weeds were everywhere stood a girl in a white t-shirt and denim shorts.
Fang Yusheng could tell that she was Qiao Jiusheng just by her back view.
Delighted, he quickly walked forward. He said to the girl with her back facing him, “Ah Sheng, come back with me. I can explain this to you.” He walked to Qiao Jiusheng’s side. After saying that, he noticed something was wrong with her.
Qiao Jiusheng’s body was trembling. That was a reaction only people in fear would have.
Fang Yusheng’s heart skipped a beat. He thought: What’s wrong with her?
“Ah Sheng?” Fang Yusheng panicked and reached out to touch Qiao Jiusheng’s shoulder.
Just as his fingers touched Qiao Jiusheng’s shoulder, Qiao Jiusheng, who had been trembling non-stop a moment ago, suddenly held her head with her hands and let out a shrill.
“Ah!”
Qiao Jiusheng hugged her head with a ferocious expression.
Cruel images flashed across her mind.
The men in masks, the servants who had been shot to death by the blankets, the heads that had rolled down, and the warning that sounded both distant and close: “Third Girl, hide well. Don’t make a sound.
“Shh! Third Girl, listen to Daddy. Don’t make a sound. Once you make a sound, others will discover you, understand?”
The scenes flashed by, and Qiao Jiusheng’s head hurt.
“Ahhh!
“Ahhh!”
Qiao Jiusheng’s scream was very sharp, and Fang Yusheng’s eardrums almost burst.
Fang Yusheng shivered in shock.
He desperately hugged Qiao Jiusheng, who was screaming non-stop. He hugged her very tightly. “Ah Sheng, don’t be afraid! Don’t be afraid!”
His voice could not comfort her at all.
“Ah!” Qiao Jiusheng was still screaming, her eyes filled with tears.
She stared at the ceiling with wide eyes and screamed until her face twisted.
Fang Yusheng could not comfort her no matter what. He could only knock her out.
Finally, Qiao Jiusheng’s world fell silent, and the scenes shattered.
Her upper body lay in Fang Yusheng’s arms, and her lower body trembled non-stop. After a long while, Qiao Jiusheng fainted. Fang Yusheng looked at Qiao Jiusheng’s face, which had lost all color from the shock, and was extremely vexed.
Clearly, Qiao Jiusheng showed that reaction because some horror scenes buried deep in the depths of her memory had agitated her.
What did she recall?
Why was she so frightened?
Fang Yusheng carried Qiao Jiusheng and returned to the SUV. Qi Bufan had already returned. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Fang Yusheng had found Qiao Jiusheng. “What happened to Madam?” Qi Bufan also realized that Qiao Jiusheng’s expression was a little off.