Lan Tian didn’t say to leave, so Chun Mei didn’t dare to leave. Sitting in the hall, each second felt like a year. Lan Tian remained silent, and the room was terrifyingly quiet and oppressively still. Chun Mei felt restless, and after a while of sitting, she glanced at Lan Tian’s expression and asked, "What about Yanhua?"
Unable to go back, finding Yanhua should be possible, right? If it wasn’t for that cruel and vicious woman, Yanhua, she wouldn’t have ended up in this situation. She had to find her and settle the score.
Lan Tian looked at Chun Mei with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile, "How would I know? Wasn’t it you who went to the streets with her?"
It was only when Grandma Sun and Zhao Li both returned that Chun Mei felt a great relief wash over her, and her face brightened with life. She hurried over to take the basket from Grandma Sun’s hands. Grandma Sun also gave Chun Mei an odd look, seeing her smiling eagerly, she handed over the basket to her.
Zhao Li glanced over and felt like it was about to rain blood.
"Young girl, how come you’re back?" Grandma Sun asked while looking around the house, "Where’s Hua Zi? Didn’t he come back with you?"
"He still has some matters to attend to in the military, he’ll be back in a few days. Right, grandma, Chun Mei said she’s not going back for now and will wait until it’s safe outside before returning."
Zhao Li glanced towards Lan Tian, curved her mouth slightly, and calmly went to wash her hands. As for why Tiantian knew about this, her family’s Tiantian was quite capable now, it would be strange if she didn’t know!
Before, Tiantian couldn’t wait for Chun Mei to leave, but now she insisted on keeping Chun Mei from leaving. There’s definitely a trick here, Zhao doesn’t believe for a second it’s simply because of the chaos outside or concern for Chun Mei’s safety - those lies. It must be because Chun Mei did something to cross her line.
Bad karma for those who do evil.
Psh, her Tiantian is certainly not a demon, but she grinds down the evil doers.
Zhao Li didn’t believe it, but Grandma Sun did.
"That’s good, there isn’t much work at home these days. Let your Uncle take you back." There was always work to do at home, but Grandma Sun was worried that Chun Mei would encounter trouble on the road. A woman, taking three children on her own, was truly concerning. How could Chun Mei’s in-laws be so careless?
That evening, Grandma Sun talked to Mo Yuanle about it, and Zhao Li mentioned she hadn’t gone back for a long time and would return too. Lan Tian was going to retreat to Wuhua Mountain, and with Zhao Li leaving, only Grandma Sun would be left at home. Both Lan Tian and Zhao Li were concerned about leaving the elderly lady alone, and after some arguing, it was decided that Grandma Sun would also go back for a visit.
Chun Mei didn’t say a word from beginning to end. Of course, she had no place to speak.
Chunhua was still unconscious and asleep. Lan Tian went to look over her. The effects of the aphrodisiac had almost worn off, and she would likely wake up by the next day.
Another peaceful day passed. Nothing happened in Shanghai these past two days; Lan Tian was a bit baffled by the calm.
In the morning, Chunhua woke up and was utterly confused to find herself at Sun’s house.
Grandma Sun and Zhao Li asked her if she remembered what had happened the day before, and Chunhua’s mind was still foggy, with a very blurry impression.
She only seemed to remember that Yanhua had asked her to go out the morning before, saying she had something to tell her about Chun Mei. The conversation was unclear, and when she arrived at the spot, Yanhua was nowhere to be found. On the way back, she ran into her and Chun Mei. Yanhua even made a face at her when she saw Chunhua.
Crazy, Chunhua couldn’t be bothered with her and left. Passing an alley, she saw a figure rushing by who looked a lot like Lan Tian, and she followed. And then... there was no after that.
When she woke up, she was at Sun’s house.
Grandma Sun and Zhao Li looked at Chunhua with pity. She had fallen into the hands of traffickers through no fault of her own. Since she didn’t remember those things, Grandma Sun and Zhao Li did not ask further. It’s better not to have memories, it’s less worrying for her to carry a shadow in her heart.
In the afternoon, Zhao Li came running back from the village in a hurry, looking pale and distressed. Entering the yard without seeing Lan Tian, she went straight to Lan Tian’s room. Chun Mei glanced at her and played with the baby in her arms, not concerning herself with their affairs.
Chunhua was such a delicate flower, her vitality damaged after the aphrodisiac. She fell sick, and spent days listlessly. She looked languid and needed proper nourishment. Laying in the yard to soak up the sun, she dozed off drowsily, unaware of anyone passing by.
"Auntie, who has wronged you? You look so upset." Lan Tian had nothing else to do at home but to practice calligraphy and cultivate her mind.
"A big incident happened, Tiantian, look." Zhao Li handed the newspaper in her grasp to her, pointing at a picture on it and asked anxiously, "Look, is this person Yanhua?"
Lan Tian took the newspaper and looked. Indeed, there was Yanhua, missing for two days, lying on the ground in a giant "X" shape. She appeared to be in a deserted house, her clothes stripped from her body. Her face twisted in agony, her body covered in bruises and marks. She must have endured inhuman torture before death.