He Da nodded over and over again, "Home, good home." This word, the extravagance he has longed for all his life, at this moment, He Zhilan descended from the sky and whispered to him, she was going to take him home.
"Once we’re home, our family can finally reunite, Dad, big brother, you, Dongxue and me, we’re finally together!" He Zhilan helped He Da up, looking at this big man who was skinny and light to the point that she almost didn’t notice his weight on her. Zhilan really didn’t know how to express the sorrow in her heart at that moment.
He Da had been away from home for many years, what exactly had he been through? Why didn’t he return home? Why had he lost one of his legs and ended up begging on the streets?
However, just as He Zhilan had helped He Da to walk a few steps, several menacing men came out of the standing crowd nearby and shouted at Zhilan, "Stinky woman, what are you doing!"
"I’m taking my brother home, what does it have to do with you?" He Zhilan, somewhat confused by these ill-intentioned men, mustered up her courage.
"What does it have to do with us? Funny! You’re going to get away with our money-making tool, you tell us if it has anything to do with it!" The leading man hissed, spitting on the ground and heading towards the pair.
He Da tightly held onto He Zhilan’s arm, followed her and took a step back, realizing that He Zhilan couldn’t possibly take him away by herself. So, he pushed her while urging in a haste, "Zhilan, run! They are too wicked to be human! Leave quickly, or else they’ll chop off your leg to make you beg for money like me!"
"Who would have the heart to chop the leg of such a beautiful chick? Send her to the nightclub, she can earn more in one night than you do!" Sinister words accompanied by the men’s laughter, only then did He Zhilan understand what He Da had been through.
However, He Zhilan would not let go!
"Help! Help!" He Zhilan tightly grabbed He Da’s hand and shouted to the passerby for help, but to no avail. The onlookers, intimidated by the gang of men, quickly ran away, leaving He Zhilan with no one to turn to.
"Zhilan, go! Run!" He Da mustered all his strength to push He Zhilan. He couldn’t bear to see his sister get stuck in a miserable situation like him.
Furthermore, He Zhilan is a girl, these men are worse than beasts. If Zhilan fell into their hands, who knows how much worse it would be for her than him!
"I’m not leaving! No matter what, I won’t leave! It took me a great deal of effort to find you, and if I left, if I ran away, and they took you away tomorrow to a place where I cannot find you, what then?" He Zhilan hugged He Da and stubbornly shook her head, "Brother, today, either you come home with me, or, I will die here with you!"
"Stupid woman! You guys, grab her and take her to our turf, let’s see how bold she is then!"
With one word, several of the men charged at He Zhilan and He Da.
He Zhilan and He Da were backed up against the wall, but neither of them let go. He Da pushed Zhilan down and tried to protect her from being grabbed while she was concerned about his frail body. Listening to the men’s fists landing on He Da’s body, his painful gasping, her tears almost blurred her vision.