Four o'clock in the afternoon. Since the vent of Atsuru Tsukinomiya's frenzy, the hands of the sun on the ground have swept at an angle of exactly 90 degrees.

The bed was a mess, and between the folds, the essence and blood blended and dried into faint glowing marks. The sheets under Chinatsu were wet, but she couldn't turn over, and she only breathed heavily, her lips half-open like a fish out of water. The air was filled with a disgusting smell, but the survival instinct of exhaustion forced her to cough dryly.

Atsumi Tsukinomiya lifted his pants, pulled the zipper to a click, and said with satisfaction, "I knew it was so comfortable, so I would have started earlier." Seeing that Qianxia's eyes were hollow and dumb, he leaned his face over, "Huh? What do you say? ”

"Kill...... You, I, will definitely kill you...... You. Chixia said with difficulty, and the small fist hit the door of Atsumi Tsukinomiya's face, and after scratching the soft couch like a soft couch, she still did not give up, trying to pick the eyes of the person she hated with her fingers.

"My stupid daughter, if you want to kill me, resent it, curse it, and live ugly."

Tsukinomiya Atsuya smiled siniestly, and couldn't help but bite Qianxia's lip for a while, "You don't have no money, in order to save me the expense of going to the kiln, you need a lot of help." ”

Chixia looked straight at him, didn't blink a single eye, and only scattered the empty gaze.

"Don't look at me like this, you serve me one more time, save money, and Xiaorun can eat one more meal of meat, isn't it beautiful?" Atsumi Tsukinomiya stroked Qianxia's weakened body and said intoxicatedly, "Anyway, you are really suitable for this job, moderately fat and thin, smooth and firm, sweet and delicious, those prostitutes can't even reach one ten-thousandth of yours." Saying this, his face was full of joy, "Otherwise, you can do this job, even if the price is set a little higher, there will definitely be people who want it, and it will be more profitable than you dancing." Anyway, you gave it to me for the first time, and your pretentiousness is meaningless. ”

Atsumi Tsukinomiya slapped Chinatsu's face, "Did you hear that?" Cheap? And the half-dead reaction made him frown even more, "Useless thing!" ”

Scolding like this, Atsushiya Tsukinomiya saw the half-wet pillow concealing the internal color, he fixed his eyes, the wolf pounced, tore it open, and a neatly pressed stack of banknotes appeared in front of him.

"It's hiding here! Little slut! ”

Chixia was suddenly pulled back to reality, and she watched in horror as Atsuya Tsukinomiya licked her fingertips and counted the coins, and said hoarsely, "Give it back to me...... You can't touch this money. ”

"Oh, it's nearly three thousand! Is there anything else? Atsumi Tsukimiya said and tore open another pillow, "Cut, that's it." ”

"Give it back! This was saved for half a year, and if you take it, you really don't even have money for food. Chixia stretched out her hands wildly, and suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes, and she didn't let go.

"It's so annoying for you to step on a horse. I don't care about you. Tsukinomiya Atsuya didn't want to pay attention to it and turned around, but Chixia hung and was dragged all the way down from the bed by him.

"You can let me do anything, please, please......"

"Fuck off." Atsumi Tsukinomiya lifted up and kicked it, so painful that Chixia let go of his hand slightly, and when he was about to leave, he grabbed the waist of his pants and ripped his pants off.

This tearing made Tsukinomiya Atsuya quite annoyed, he looked at Qianxia who was prostrate on the ground, and slammed on Qianxia's slender arm, "You don't let go of your horse!" ”

Chinata rolled on the ground in pain, but still cried, "Give it back to me!" Give it back! You don't want to die!"

Atsumi Tsukinomiya got dressed, looking at this flower girl with unkempt hair, disheveled, and roaring like a beast, he sneered several times, and finally threw out two banknotes, "I only leave you 200, and I don't believe that you two can starve to death." With your conditions, how can you make money, right? Yes? With that, he slammed the door and walked out.

When the twilight just fell, Moon Palace Run returned from school.

In the room, there should be the aroma of food, but at this time, there was a strong smell of flower water. Run rubbed his nose and called softly, "Sister, are you there?" Sister, Sister Chixia. ”

No one responded.

"Sister Qianxia! Where are you?!" Runda yelled.

Still no one responded.

Run couldn't help but sweat coldly on her back, her sister had never been sloppy with dinner, and if she really didn't have time, she would prepare the food in advance and leave a note for him to warm up. It is impossible to disappear without a word like today.

Run has some bad premonitions.

A few steps forward, the sound of water in his ears continued, and his shoulders trembled. Walk slowly to the closed bathroom door and listen.

Yun heard her sister's voice.

As soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly became nervous again, for the trembling whimper was probably crying.

"Sister? Are you in there? Hear me answered. Jun knocked on the door.

Only then did Chixia reply in a panic, "Ah! Run'er? You're back, I'm taking a shower, and I'll be fine right away. ”

"Oh, it's good that you're here." Run nodded, and said uneasily, "Are you okay?" Sister. Were you crying just now? Having trouble at work? ”

"No, no, you heard it wrong, the water is quite loud."

Yuegong Yun always felt uncomfortable in his heart, and he didn't put down his schoolbag, and squatted at the bathroom door.

Soon, Chixia wrapped a large towel around as a bath towel, but the towel was too thin and narrow, and the lines of her entire body could hardly be concealed.

Run glanced at it, then lowered his head, "Did something happen today, why did you take a shower at this point, and you came out without getting dressed." Sister, don't you hate being exposed in front of others the most? It's not like you. ”

"Ah, I slept all day today, and my mind was foggy, I'm sorry." Chixia smiled, "When I get dressed, let's go to dinner." Saying this, she was suddenly stunned, remembering that she didn't have time to prepare food today, "That, I forgot, I didn't cook today, haha." I haven't even looked at the time since I slept until now, I'm sorry, Run'er. ”

Yun looked at Qianxia, who was unnatural in her words and deeds, and wanted to look away, but she couldn't help staring at it for a long time, and frowned, "Sister, something is wrong with you, it's too wrong." If it were usual, I peeked at you changing clothes, and you would be so shy that you would stomp your feet and scold me severely. What now? Sister, you are wearing so little, and I have seen you for so long and you are not angry. It's so weird! ”

"Ah, isn't that a slurry...... Since you've said so, I'll punish you later. Qianxia feigned displeasure.

"Good, good." Runpai patted himself and stood up, "Since my sister didn't prepare dinner, then I'll go to the convenience store and buy some food and come back." ”

"Uh-huh." Qianxia's face was embarrassed, "Don't go, my sister will do it for you after a while, wait for me." ”

"Don't bother, it's good for my sister to take a break once in a while. We have enough money, so it's okay to spend a little. ”

"It's okay, I'm not tired, I just need to lie down for a while."

Seeing that her sister was stubborn, she didn't say anything, and went to the small table to open her schoolbag, ready to take some homework to write. However, he heard the sparse sound of his sister changing clothes in the bedroom, but the stumbling footsteps, and immediately rushed to take a closer look.

Chinata lifted the sheets and quilt covers in the closet with difficulty, and when she put them down, the weight of the quilt carried her to the bed. Run hurriedly helped her up, "Sister, why is your strength getting smaller and smaller, and you are still not feeling well." ”

"Haha, the water temperature in the shower was a little high just now, and now I'm a little dizzy. It's okay. Chixia laughed.

"Oh, then I'll help you." Run nodded, helping to unfold the sheets, and suddenly doubted, "Huh? Sheets? I remember the sheets that weren't changed a week ago? Our family changes every two weeks, why does my sister want to change it now? ”

Qianxia didn't know how to explain it, and after wanting to say goodbye a few times, she reluctantly replied, "Ah, that...... Run'er has a good memory, I forgot about it, and I thought it had been two weeks. ”

Running into suspicion, a lot of unnaturalness put on his face one by one, if he didn't notice it again, it would be too stupid. So he grabbed Chinatsu's arm solemnly, "Sister, are you hiding something from me?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Qianxia screamed, then bit her lip again, collapsed on the bed, her arms hidden between the two strands, her face flushed, and she looked in pain.

"Sister, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you! Yun shouted anxiously.

"I didn't ...... Not...... Affair. Chixia still insisted on answering.

"How can it be okay, my sister treats me too much as a child!" At a glance, Yun noticed his sister's red and swollen wrist, "What's wrong with your hand?" What's wrong?! ”

"I just fell and I didn't ...... What's the big deal. ”

"You talk nonsense!" Run was so anxious that he slammed his fist on the side of the bed, "You said you've been sleeping, how could you fall so badly?" Seeing that his sister didn't answer, Run suddenly got angry and complained in his heart that his sister refused to tell him the truth. But at this moment, the fold on the pillow suddenly pierced Run's eyes, and he immediately pounced, turned the pillow over, and saw that the zipper was damaged, and the deposit hidden in it was missing.

Run's eyes immediately turned red, and his voice trembled, "Why didn't you tell me, that scumbag was here, right?" He was the one who injured his sister, right? ”

Chixia didn't speak, didn't look at him, and left a side face with tears in the corners of her eyes.

"Where is that scum now? I'm going to kill him! Rune growled.

"It's okay, Run'er. We still have 200 now, and with a little saving, we can survive for more than ten days. ”

"How can this be? That scumbag is taking my sister's hard-earned money to eat and drink, but we want to save? Why? Jun shook Chixia in an excited tone.

"So what can be done? You say! What can you do? What do you want to do? Are you sure to kill him? What are you going to do if you kill him? What should I do? Don't just be swayed by impulses and forget about the consequences. "It's rare for Chixia to be so strict with Run, and the last time she had such a conversation was because Run's picky eater and would rather throw away the food than solve it for her." Be obedient, you just need to study hard, and leave the rest to your sister, and everything will be fine. Chinatsu only stretched out one arm and took Jun into her arms.

Run only shed tears, he had no resistance to his sister's order request, gritted his teeth and scolded softly, "Anyway, my sister is too cowardly." ”

"Yes, yes, I'll go to work in a few days, perform a few more times, and come back with a little tip, don't worry." Chinatsu touched the back of his head.

Although Run promised his sister not to care about these troubles anymore, he couldn't control his urge not to understand. Gradually, he discovers more unusual things.

My father, who only comes back once a month, seems to be coming back every day lately. For several days in a row, when Run's return from school, he could bump into the scumbag coming out of the house humming a tune. Run, of course, was annoyed, and opened his schoolbag several times and pinched the fruit knife in his hand, but he just couldn't help but rush over.

In addition, Run found that her sister's spirit was getting worse and worse, and she had been resting at home, but her face was even worse than after she came back from work. In the past, he and his sister shared the same bed, but not under the same quilt. Nowadays, my sister always gets into her bed in her sleep, and she talks more often in her sleep. Every time she talks in a dream, although she can't hear the content clearly, her sister trembles all over her body, her brows are tightly locked, and it's probably a nightmare.

The weirdest thing is that my sister will take a shower once a day before dinner, and then secretly get up in the middle of the night to wash again. Run is actually awake every time, but he closes his eyes and pretends to sleep, he only thinks it is a girl's unique habit, and he doesn't care too much. However, he was finally unable to resist his curiosity, and tiptoed to the bathroom door and peeked through the crack.

My sister didn't turn on the light, but just wiped something over and over again with a wet towel by the moonlight that came in through the window. Rune could barely see that her sister was wearing pajamas on her upper body, so she couldn't figure out what she was washing.

Exactly a week after the deposit was robbed by Atsumi Tsukinomiya, the last two hundred yuan was exhausted, and Chixia had to go to work at the dance hall. But she knew that this month's salary had already been withdrawn in advance, and she couldn't get a penny this time, and even owed a sum because of her long-term absenteeism.

Before leaving, Chixia opened her closet, looked at it for a long time, and chose what she thought was the cutest outfit from the few styles, including underwear.

Qianxia dropped out of school at the beginning of the second year of junior high school, and it has been half a year. In order to reassure her younger brother, she explained that she was not good at studying and did not like to study, but she was really eager to go all the way to high school and finish college with her friends at school. It's just that the persecution of such a family makes her not even have the courage to invite friends.

Chinatsu wears a knee-length pleated skirt and a thin white shirt. She longed to be able to enter high school, shedding the dull monochrome dress of junior high school and changing into that beautiful corset. But she is not yet old enough to have this opportunity, so she can only find this similar dress and become self-intoxicated.

Maybe they are more mature than their peers, in front of the song and dance hall, colorful young people whistle towards Qianxia. Chinatsu walked in with her head down, familiar with the route she had traveled countless times, and came to the innermost fifth hall.

Before the time of the performance, the hall was empty, and the black tables and chairs were polished to a bright light, against the zenith light. Just when Chinatsu was a little lost, her gaze was attracted by an anomaly on the far right.

It was a man in a suit and leather shoes, sitting on his back.

Chinata took a deep breath, squinted and walked over to the man, suddenly opening his eyes. The face in front of her made her immediately a little flustered.

"You...... Why are you still there. Chixia stammered.

This uncle named Li Ji raised his eyes and looked at it, and then a smile melted at the corner of his mouth, "What's the matter, do you think you can stop me from waiting for you here without telling me the time?" ”

"You...... Yes. When the 1 in 10,000 chance that she thought was impossible came true, Chinatsu couldn't hear the cacophony in her heart anymore, and she doubted, "Are you really ...... Have you been waiting for me? So many days? ”

Li Ji smiled again, didn't speak, and just looked at her quietly.

Chinata was seen with a hot face, but blurted out a low voice, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you would really ......"

"Why do you apologize, blame me for my brainlessness."

Just when Qianxia didn't know how to answer, the owner of the dance hall came in through the side door, and when he saw the two of them, he trotted over with a chubby body, "Little ancestor, you're finally here." This gentleman stayed here day and night, for ten whole days, except for eating and drinking, and Lazar basically never left his seat. If you don't come again, I'll go to your house to get you. ”

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've just recovered." Chixia kept bowing.

"Dude, it's not that exaggerated, and I'm still lucky to be able to witness the spirit of the other ladies in the ballroom during this period."

For some reason, Qianxia felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this, and buried her head and said, "It turns out that I just played here for a week." ”

"Eh, Chinatsu, how can you say that? Mr. Li Ji waited eagerly, and asked me for your address a week ago. Forgive me, I gave, after all, he gave too much. The boss rubbed his hands, "It's a pity that even if he knows where you live, he won't have the courage to come to you." ”

"It's not that I don't have courage, it's just that I haven't been qualified and recognized yet." Li Ji stood up a little stiffly, bent down and apologized, "I asked the address of the young lady privately, and I stayed in front of your house for a while, I'm really sorry!" ”

Chixia was stunned, and her head was calm. She was surprised, and the surprise was not the uncle's apology, but the date in the uncle's mouth.

A week ago? Isn't that exactly...... Do you most want to be saved?

"When? What time did you arrive? She said anxiously.

"It's close to noon, about 11 o'clock, and I originally wanted to invite the young lady to lunch. Think about it, it's still overdue. Li Ji was slightly sorry and bent down again, "I didn't expect Li to have such despicable behavior." ”

Chinatsu's body went limp, and she almost collapsed. When she was helped up by Li Ji, her heart was extremely sour, and she even complained a little, muttering, whispering like a mosquito, "Why don't you come to save me......"

"Huh? What did you say, Miss Chixia? ”

"Nothing."

Qianxia had a cold face, clubbed for a while, and suddenly remembered the purpose of this trip, so she turned to the owner of the dance hall and said, "I want to resign from here, I don't have the strength or energy to continue dancing." I knew that this month's pay had been taken, so I waited until the end of the month and then left. ”

The boss was a little surprised, put away the hippie smile, and said in a serious tone, "If you don't work, how can you live?" As far as I know, your family ......"

"Don't persuade me, it's decided." Chixia said ruthlessly.

"Then I'm sorry, it's not for you to decide."

"What? What do you mean? ”

"It's not interesting, it's just that your father sold you to us a long time ago." The boss smirked, "Oh, it might have scared you." It's not a deed of sale, it's just that you have to keep working for me and sign it for 10 years. By contract, you're going to perform at least 3 days a week, isn't that too much? ”

Qianxia had never thought of this possibility, and for a moment she was at a loss, so frightened that she couldn't even say a word.

At this time, Li Ji on the side took a step forward and asked, "If you don't dance here, what are you going to do?" According to this boss, if you don't work, you probably won't survive. ”

"I don't know...... "Chixia tightened the pleated skirt and pulled out a thousand pleats.

"It's a pity, I'd rather see you dance than you left here. Although, you ......" Li Jiyan told his true thoughts, but how could he not notice Qianxia's tired state of pretending to be spiritual, and then frowned.

"Can you help me? You said you would help me. Chixia knew that this sentence was too cheeky at this point, but she couldn't find any way to save herself.

"I helped you because I wanted to see you in your original dance. But now your ideas are contrary to my original intentions. Li Ji seemed to understand something, and deliberately said ruthlessly, but there was still room for it, "Or does your decision have other meanings?" ”

Qianxia glanced at Li Ji with tears in her eyes, and quickly lowered her head, "If I can, I want to dance for you alone." In that case, will you save me? ”

Li Ji was dumbfounded, although he had some premonitions, he didn't expect Qianxia to be so straightforward. He was willing, of course he was, but he was so happy that he forgot to answer immediately.

"This is the second time I say your name when I pray, the first time, you didn't come, this time...... Is it the same? Chixia smiled bitterly, "It turns out that there is no such illusory hope." ”

Li Jishang couldn't understand what Qianxia meant, but he tried his best to use his deepest voice and said solemnly, "It's a privilege to be the object of your prayer." I apologize to you if I missed it the first time. This time, I won't delay any longer. ”