Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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The figure in front paused and turned around. Who else could it be but Wu Qian, whom she hadn’t seen for a long time? She looked a little embarrassed. Her clothes were old and dirty. Her hair was messy and had become a ball of straw. It was greasy and patchy, as if it hadn’t been washed for a long time. Her face was sallow, like someone who was malnourished for a long time and there was a thick dark blue under her eyes.
Yu Xiaoxuan saw her at first glance and almost didn’t recognize her. Before Wu Qian followed Chen Qingtian, although her living conditions were not good, she was always clean. But the woman in front of her couldn’t even be described as sloppy.
“Wu Qian, it’s really you. Why are you here?” Yu Xiaoxuan asked.
Wu Qian was a little surprised to see Yu Xiaoxuan. A gleam of light flashed in her eyes, but it was gone in a flash. She had a wooden face and a numb expression. “What’s it to you?” She said and was about to leave.
Yu Xiaoxuan thought of Wu Qian’s mother whom she saw that day, and the way she wiped tears from her eyes when she mentioned her daughter Wu Qian. “Wu Qian, did you know that your mother came to look for you?”
Wu Qian paused.
Yu Xiaoxuan continued, “Your mother borrowed a lot of money to help you pay off the loan sharks. She looked for you for many days but couldn’t find you. She just left two days ago.”
Wu Qian turned her back to Yu Xiaoxuan, her body stiff. She knew she was selfish, but she was also forced. If she didn’t run, then those people would beat her to death or sell her off to country Y. She had no choice but to run away. Her life during this period was not easy. She was hiding all day long. Because she had very little money left, she couldn’t live in a good hotel. She could only live in a basement that cost ten yuan a night. She ate instant noodles every day. She couldn’t go out to find a job because she was afraid of being bumped into by those people.
In order to survive, she sold the valuable things on her body for money. She had nothing but a few banknotes and a mobile phone on her body. Naturally, she didn’t know that her mother had come to Beijing and was looking for her all over the world.
If Xu Nuo hadn’t found her two days ago, she would probably still be hiding in the basement and not daring to come out. Today, she originally wanted to go out to buy some clothes, take a shower, and then go find Yu Xiaoxuan or Fang Tong. Unexpectedly, she ran into Yu Xiaoxuan as soon as she came out.
“Yu Xiaoxuan, just pretend you haven’t seen me. My life is over. If you see my mother again, please tell her that I am dead and that I have never been born. I am sorry for her in this life, and I will repay her in the next life.”
Wu Qian whispered, her voice hoarse and with a little sob.
“Wu Qian, you are still young. As long as you know your mistakes and correct them, it will not be too late. Your family is waiting for you to go back.” Yu Xiaoxuan walked over to Wu Qian and persuaded her.
She didn’t know that Wu Qian had asked Shen Qinglan to borrow money. She didn’t like Wu Qian, had never liked her, and always felt that this person’s mentality was a bit abnormal, but seeing her like this now, she still felt sympathy.
“Do I still have hope?” Wu Qian looked at Yu Xiaoxuan and said self-deprecatingly.
“Yes, as long as you don’t give up.”
A light flashed in Wu Qian’s eyes, but soon dimmed again, “These words are all lies, I know you are kidding me, I have been expelled from school, and I don’t even have a diploma. Even if I go out to find a job, when I don’t even have a diploma, who will hire me?”
“Wu Qian, you can’t think like that, if you even give up on yourself, then your life is really over, think about your parents.”
When her parents were mentioned, Wu Qian’s eyes turned red, and her tears fell, “I feel sorry for them.”
“Wu Qian, cheer up, even if without a diploma, it’s not difficult to find a job to support yourself. The loan sharks are gone, and they won’t look for you again. As long as you work hard in the future, your life will get better.”
Wu Qian shook her head, “There’s no way to get better. I don’t have a penny on me now, and I don’t even have a place to live. I can’t survive.”
Hearing this, Yu Xiaoxuan took out a few banknotes from her bag and handed them to Wu Qian, “I didn’t bring a lot of cash when I went out today. But you can take this first. During this time, you can find a job with food and accommodation, which should be enough.”
The money was not much, only about one thousand yuan, so Wu Qian didn’t take it, “I don’t want it.”
Yu Xiaoxuan stuffed the money into Wu Qian’s arms, “Don’t be so stubborn, staying alive is the most important thing.”
Wu Qian took the money in her hand, squeezed it tightly, lowered her head, and said softly, “Yu Xiaoxuan, thank you.”
Yu Xiaoxuan smiled, “You must cheer up and live well, we’ll leave now.”
“Wait.” Wu Qian called her, “Yu Xiaoxuan, I have something else. Please give it to Shen Qinglan. I stole it.”
Yu Xiaoxuan turned around and looked at her, “What is it?”
“It’s a small thing, but I saw Shen Qinglan put it away very well. I think it must be very important to her. I once secretly took it because she concealed her identity. Now you can help me pass it to her, and say sorry to her by the way.”
Yu Xiaoxuan didn’t suspect anything and nodded, “Okay, you give it to me.”
“The thing is where I live now, just nearby. Can you go with me to get it?”
Yu Xiaoxuan thought about it and agreed, looking at Yan Xi, “Would you wait for me in the car first?”
Yan Xi shook her head, “I’d better go with you.”
Wu Qian opened her mouth to object, but when the words came to her lips, she didn’t open her mouth, and took the two of them to the depths of the alley.
“Is this where you live?” Yu Xiaoxuan looked at the dirty, dark, damp, and strange-smelling basement in front of her and said, frowning tightly.
The room was small, with only room for a bed. Now with three people standing there, the space immediately seemed cramped.
Wu Qian rubbed her hands helplessly and nodded, “Well, I don’t have money, I can’t afford a good place, this place is cheap.”
She didn’t look for something right away, but poured two glasses of water and handed them to Yu Xiaoxuan and Yan Xi respectively, “I don’t have anything else here, you can just drink it, don’t worry, I washed this cup clean, it’s not dirty.”
Yu Xiaoxuan and Yan Xi didn’t take it, Wu Qian lowered her head, her expression gloomy, “Forget it, if you don’t want to drink it, wait for me, I’ll find the things for you right away.”
Seeing this, the two took it and took a sip. The water tasted a bit strange. After taking a sip, the two didn’t drink it again, but just held the cup in their hands.
Wu Qian saw that they drank it, and smiled, “Wait a minute, I’ll find something.”
As she said that, she turned around and began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets, “My place is a bit messy, I don’t know where I put my things.”
“It doesn’t matter, you take your time to look, we’re not in a hurry.” Yu Xiaoxuan said.
After searching for five or six minutes, Wu Qian still couldn’t find it. She looked very anxious, “I clearly remember putting it here, how come it disappeared? Yu Xiaoxuan, wait a little longer, I will definitely find it.”
Yu Xiaoxuan didn’t seem impatient at all, but the stuffy air here made her feel a little dizzy. Just as she was thinking about it, she saw Yan Xi’s body soften and fall to the ground. Yu Xiaoxuan was startled and hurried to help Yan Xi. Then her eyes went black and she knew nothing.
Wu Qian stopped looking for the things, stood up, and looked at the two people on the ground, “Don’t blame me, if you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being Shen Qinglan’s friends, you were implicated by her.”
She touched the one thousand yuan that Yu Xiaoxuan gave her in her pocket, and looked at Yu Xiaoxuan with a complicated look, “Yu Xiaoxuan, I’m sorry.”
She locked the door, then walked out with a piece of paper, trying to find a public phone.
She put some medicine in the water, which was given to her by Xu Nuo two days ago. She also gave her 50,000 yuan, and asked her to kidnap Shen Qinglan’s friend, Yu Xiaoxuan or Fang Tong.
Then she should hand the person over to a man, whose contact information was written on the paper in her hand.
She called according to the contact information above and explained the situation. The other party just said that she should keep an eye on the person and he would come to take the person in the evening and hung up the phone.
She returned to the basement. Yu Xiaoxuan and Yan Xi were still in a coma. She searched their money. Yu Xiaoxuan’s cash had been given to her, but she found 500 yuan from Yan Xi.
Wu Qian searched the two people’s mobile phones, turned them off and threw them into the trash can outside.
She didn’t know how long the effect of this medicine would last. She picked up the water cups they put on the cabinet and poured another large cup into their mouths.
It was getting dark, but the man who contacted her hadn’t come yet. Wu Qian gradually became uneasy. She walked around the room, and from time to time she looked at Yan Xi and Yu Xiaoxuan who were still sleeping.
Just when she was restless, there was a knock on the door. She was delighted and opened the door, and saw two men standing at the door. But they were not familiar oriental faces.
“Who are you?” Wu Qian asked vigilantly.
Another man walked out from behind the two people. He had an oriental face. He glanced at the person on the ground, took out a photo from his pocket, compared it, and smiled, “You did a good job.”
Hearing the familiar voice, Wu Qian’s defence was immediately put down. The three entered the room, and the two western men picked up Yu Xiaoxuan and Yan Xi and were about to walk out.
“Wait.” Wu Qian stopped them, “Can you tell me where you want to take them and what you want to do?” A strong sense of uneasiness surged in her heart. Xu Nuo just told her that she wanted to teach Shen Qinglan a lesson, but Shen Qinglan was too good, and it was not easy to catch her first, so she planned to start with her friends and catch her friends as bait, which led to today’s situation.
But now seeing these three people, Wu Qian felt that if these two people were taken away, nothing good would happen, and she regretted it a little.
The small man with the oriental face glanced at Wu Qian and threw a stack of money on the ground, “This is not your business, take your money and get out.”
Wu Qian did not take the money, but stopped in front of several people, “I regret it, I will not do this business anymore, you can’t take the person away, you should leave quickly.”
The man smiled cruelly, “It’s not up to you to let us take them away or not, get out of the way quickly.”
Wu Qian did not give way, and when she met the man’s eyes full of murderous intent, her body trembled, but she insisted on blocking the door, “Put the person down for me, or I will call for help.”
She glanced at Yu Xiaoxuan who was still unconscious, Yu Xiaoxuan, just think of it as my repayment for the 1,000 yuan. A fierce look flashed in the man’s eyes, and he took something out of his waist. Wu Qian was startled and turned around to escape, but before she could escape two steps, her body softened and she fell to the ground.
“Go quickly.” The man shouted, and the three of them left quickly.
In the tightly closed basement, Wu Qian lay on the ground, her eyes wide open, her face still showing panic and fear, and under her was a pool of blood.
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