Seeing her, Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun hurriedly stood up from the sofa, looking at Jian Liangtong with concern.
Looking at her parents, who stood nervously in front of the sofa staring at her, Jian Liangtong felt guilt swell in her heart like too much yeast in dough, rapidly expanding.
Under such emotions, Jian Liangtong even felt she had no face to stand in front of He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng. She felt she was entirely unworthy of being their daughter.
All she seed to bring them was endless worry and unease, nothing else she could give them.
What right did soone like her have to be their daughter?
"Tongtong, are you hungry?"
He Xinyun asked Jian Liangtong nervously, standing in front of the sofa, but dared not to approach her.
Jian Liangtong covered her face, feeling an unprecedented intensity, sensing her own cowardice, inability, and selfishness.
A person like her, who can’t even control her emotions, why should she continue to exist in this world?
"Tongtong..." Jian Ningfeng cautiously called her na.
Jian Liangtong bit her lip, fiercely suppressing the despair and collapse swelling in her throat.
She was so tired, so very tired!
For several consecutive days, Jian Liangtong didn’t go outside at all.
Her emotions seed to have returned to the period when her ntal state was at its worst.
She lived in her sad world, unable to perceive the people and things around her, sinking deeper and unable to escape.
Worried that Jian Liangtong might do sothing foolish.
He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng took turns watching over her, exhausted by her dazed state, unable to tell reality from illusion.
On this day, Jian Liangtong suddenly beca alert, her state indistinguishable from her normal self.
So she proposed to visit Jin Jumo in the hospital. He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng, worried about her being at ho long-term, thought it might be worse for her, so they agreed.
But on the way, Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun followed her all the way, only after seeing her enter the hospital did they return ho at ease.
Over the next ten or more days, until Jin Jumo was discharged, Jian Liangtong showed no unusual or abnormal behavior.
Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun were finally able to completely relax.
After Jin Jumo was discharged, Jian Liangtong accompanied her to get a new haircut and t Tang Yige and Mu Yan, whom Jin Jumo had spoken of being mysteriously beautiful.
Tang Yige was indeed beautiful, charming without being vulgar, enchanting yet not gaudy, and coincidentally carefree and bold, adding a touch of heroism to her beauty, such a woman is rare in the world.
Apart from eting up with Jin Jumo, Jian Liangtong almost never left the house.
Her phone was mostly off unless she needed to contact Hao Hao in S City.
Not long after, Rong Mochen took Jin Jumo and her mother and child on a holiday to Indonesia, and Jian Liangtong also bought a ticket to leave for S City the next day, ready to leave Z City.
Jian Liangtong’s departure was sothing He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng were extrely reluctant to see, but they did not try to stop her.
They only took Jian Liangtong shopping, buying new clothes and snacks for Hao Hao that he loved.
In the evening, He Xinyun cooked a tableful of dishes to Jian Liangtong’s taste.
Throughout the al, He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng were so busy serving food to Jian Liangtong that they barely ate themselves.
Inside Jian Liangtong, there was like a level twelve typhoon, yet she remained outwardly calm.
This night, Jian Liangtong was destined for insomnia.
Jian Liangtong had booked a flight for seven in the morning, but she left ho at five, sending a ssage to Jian Ningfeng and He Xinyun from the taxi to the airport, telling them she had gone.
She knew that He Xinyun and Jian Ningfeng would have definitely sent her to the airport this morning, just as they had many tis before, enduring heartache to watch their only daughter leave her hotown.
Farewells are always accompanied by sadness, reluctance, and even pain.
She didn’t want them to always repeat such sadness and pain because of her.
At the airport, there was more than an hour left before boarding ti.
Jian Liangtong sat in the waiting lounge, her temples throbbing with aches, likely from a sleepless night.
She slightly closed her eyes and reached up to gently massage her temples.
Suddenly, one of her arms was grabbed fiercely from behind.
Jian Liangtong’s heart skipped a beat, and looking around startled, she turned her head to see.
Seeing the dark-faced man behind her, Jian Liangtong panicked and stood up from the chair quickly, her pupils contracted, staring at him in fear.
"Jian Liangtong, how dare you?" Huo Shaojun’s cold eyes stabbed into Jian Liangtong, as if he wanted to skin her alive.
Jian Liangtong’s gums trembled, both frightened and fearful.
Why was he here?
Once more, like so criminal, she was dragged into the car by sobody, yet Jian Liangtong found herself sowhat accustod to it.
But being accustod doesn’t an having no feelings.
Both her suitcase and Jian Liangtong herself were tossed into the backseat like garbage, and she lay for quite a while before managing to sit up.
When she wanted to open the door, she found it was already locked from within.
Jian Liangtong’s fingertips trembled, a clear fear evident in her bright eyes, yet facing Huo Shaojun, she tried to appear unyielding.
"Isn’t Huo Tianwang being a bit too domineering? Or does Huo Tianwang think domineering equals having character?"
Jian Liangtong said with unsteady breath, gritting her teeth as she stared at Huo Shaojun.
Huo Shaojun’s face darkened, staring at Jian Liangtong coldly through the rearview mirror, he said, "If I were you, I definitely wouldn’t say things that might provoke others at a ti like this! Because it will make your death in my hands very ugly!"
"..." Jian Liangtong’s heart trembled wildly, unwilling to admit she was intimidated by his words.
Yet she couldn’t deny it.
Because she found that she dared not speak any more words.
About forty minutes later, the car drove into Fuyang North Road and stopped in front of the villa.
Jian Liangtong glanced at the villa’s gate, her lightly tapping fingertips sunk into her palm.
The sound of the car door slamming shut ca from the front.
Jian Liangtong’s eye corner trembled in shock; she pursed her lips and looked over, only to see Huo Shaojun striding towards her with his imposing figure.
Jian Liangtong’s heart tightened as she stared fearfully at him.
Huo Shaojun opened the car’s back door and roughly dragged Jian Liangtong out of the car by her arm.
Jian Liangtong was scared; her eyes turned red, and her other trembling hand grabbed his hand that was restraining her arm. "What do you want?"
Huo Shaojun didn’t speak, his face dark as he pulled Jian Liangtong towards the villa.
Jian Liangtong glanced again at the villa’s entrance, her breathing rushed, her voice softened, "Please, don’t do this, I’m scared."
The cold depths of Huo Shaojun’s eyes flickered quickly. He turned and stared coldly at Jian Liangtong, still dragging her into the villa.
"Wai—Wait, my shoes, I haven’t changed my shoes yet..."
Jian Liangtong was genuinely frightened, pulled by the cruel Huo Shaojun towards the inside, she spoke with a sobbing tone.
Huo Shaojun suddenly spun and carried Jian Liangtong over his shoulder, heading swiftly to the spiral staircase.
Jian Liangtong felt her heart was about to leap out; her two soft white hands clutched tightly at the black shirt hugging his robust lower back, tears streaming down.
The master bedroom.
Huo Shaojun showed no tenderness, throwing Jian Liangtong onto the large bed, his tall body imdiately pressed down, sealing her lips fiercely.
"Mmm..."
Jian Liangtong was hit so hard that stars appeared in her eyes.
Now with her lips closed, the feeling of fear surged all at once.
She scread anxiously into his mouth, using hands and feet to struggle, even though she had hardly any strength at this mont.
At this mont, all he wanted was to punish her fiercely!
This release continued until the evening.
Placed in a bathtub filled with hot water, Jian Liangtong seed weakened, barely hanging on.
Huo Shaojun’s hand paused, his cold gaze fixating on Jian Liangtong’s pale transparent face.
Suddenly.
He stood up abruptly and walked out of the bathroom.
Leaning against the bathtub, Jian Liangtong heard the footsteps fade away, her brow subtly trembled, crystalline liquid overflowed from her eyes.
But soon.
Huo Shaojun returned to the bathroom, picked up the soaking Jian Liangtong, and walked out.
"Mr. Huo, keep an eye on her in the second half of the night, Miss Jian’s fever has subsided, but it might recur later."
Ning Wenqing frowned, his gaze disapproving as he looked at Huo Shaojun.
Huo Shaojun’s face was somber, dark eyes flashed with annoyance, he opened the ointnt in his hand and ticulously applied it to every trace without missing a spot.
The latter half of the night, Jian Liangtong’s situation was just as Ning Wenqing predicted, her fever fluctuated continuously.
Huo Shaojun reduced Jian Liangtong’s fever following Ning Wenqing’s earlier advice.
Until dawn approached.
Jian Liangtong’s temperature finally stabilized without recurring.
Yet, Huo Shaojun remained uneasy, watching over Jian Liangtong closely.
Seated by the bedside, Huo Shaojun gently held Jian Liangtong’s soft hand, his eyes blood-red either from sleeplessness or sothing else.
He stared unblinkingly at Jian Liangtong, the depths of his crimson gaze dark and obscure.
From morning until noon, then from noon till night.
Huo Shaojun never took a step away.
The dense, dark eyelashes trembled twice.
Having slept for a full day and night, Jian Liangtong slowly opened her eyes.
Huo Shaojun’s cold gaze tightened, watching Jian Liangtong intently.
Jian Liangtong first stared blankly at the ceiling, seemingly unable to discern her current location.
After two minutes, Jian Liangtong’s pale face suddenly shuddered violently, her shoulders tensing, she tried to sit up excitedly.
Unexpectedly, her body was weak, and the mont she raised herself, she fell back heavily onto the bed.
Jian Liangtong’s eyes widened, filled with panic and fear.
Watching such a Jian Liangtong, Huo Shaojun felt as if the softest part of his heart was fiercely gripped by soone, causing him unbearable pain.
Jian Liangtong gasped rapidly, slowly turning her burning red eyes towards Huo Shaojun, seated beside her.
Her gaze fixed on his hardened face, Jian Liangtong gritted her teeth, her small face reddening, deep hatred rolled in her eyes.
How could he do this to her?
How could he?!
As Huo Shaojun noticed the intense hatred in her eyes, his thin lips pressed tightly, his dark eyes stared at her, "You’ve slept for a whole day and night, are you hung..."
Pa——
The crisp sound of a slap echoed coldly in the room.
Looking at Jian Liangtong, who suddenly sat up from the bed, Huo Shaojun’s gaze turned cold, like an icy lake.
"Beast!"
Jian Liangtong clenched her trembling palm, and as she squeezed out these two words from between her teeth, tears rolled down from her eyes.
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