It's almost time for Xiaomei to get home. When she joined the badminton team, after practice, she would always chat with other team members for a while before setting out on the way home. So when I get home, it's usually past seven o'clock.

The doorbell rang suddenly. Liu Jing walked to the entrance in surprise, Xiaomei should have brought the key.

"Here we are." Liu Jing asked from inside the door, "Which one?" ”

After a while, the other party's answer rang out: "It's me." ”

Liu Jing felt his eyes darken. The ominous premonition really came true, and Zhang Fu even found this apartment. Presumably he had stalked her before.

Seeing that Liu Jing didn't answer, Zhang Fu began to knock on the door. "Hey!"

She shook her head and unlocked it. But the door chain is still hanging.

A door opened a crack of ten centimeters, and Zhang Fu's face was immediately revealed on the opposite side. He grinned, his teeth yellow.

"You go back! What are you doing here? ”

"I haven't finished my sentence yet, you're still so impatient."

"Didn't I tell you to stop pestering me!"

"It's not going to be okay to listen to me for a few words, you let me in first"

"No! There you go! ”

"If you won't let me in, I'll wait here. Xiaomei is almost back, if I can't talk to you, then I'll talk to her. ”

"It's none of her business."

"Then you'll let me in."

"Be careful, I call the police."

"You can report it, whatever you want. What is the violation of the law when I come to see my ex-wife? I'm sure the police will be on my side as well. Eighty percent of people will say: Madam, what does it matter if you let your ex-husband go in and sit down. ”

Liu Jing bit his lip hatefully. Although he was unwilling, Zhang Fu was right. She had called the police before, but they never helped her.

Besides, she didn't want to cause a disturbance in her quarters. She came in with great difficulty without a guarantor, and as long as she provoked the slightest unfavorable rumor, she could be kicked out.

"Then you'll have to leave right away."

"I know." Zhang Fu showed a look of boasting victory.

After removing the door chain, she reopened the door, and Zhang Fu took off his shoes while carefully looking into the room. The interior layout is two bedrooms and one living room. As soon as you enter, there is a small living room, there is a small kitchen on the right, a bedroom at the back, and a balcony opposite the room.

"It's small and old, but it's pretty good." Zhang Fu swaggered down on the sofa.

"I know what you're thinking." Liu Jing stood and looked down at Zhang Fu, "Speaking of which, you just want money, right?" ”

"What, what do you mean?" Zhang Fu took out a box of cigarettes from his coat pocket, lit the cigarette with a simple lighter, and looked around, as if he had only found that there was no ashtray. He retrieved an empty can from the garbage bag and flicked the soot inside.

"If you ask for money, I won't give you a dime."

"Oh? Is it? ”

"So you go, don't come again."

Just as Liu Jing was saying this, the door suddenly opened, and Xiaomei, who was wearing a school uniform, came in. She noticed that there was a guest in the house, and she was stunned for a moment. Then he discovered the identity of the guest, and then an expression of fear and boredom appeared, and the badminton racket suddenly fell from his hand.

"Xiaomei, long time no see, you seem to have grown up again." Zhang Fu said leisurely.

Xiaomei glanced at Liu Jing, took off her sneakers, entered the house silently, walked directly to the back room, and slammed the door shut.

Zhang Fu said slowly: "I don't know what you think, I just want to get back together with you." Is it really so wicked to plead with you like this? ”

"Didn't I say I had no will? Even you don't believe I'll agree. You're just pestering me for this reason. ”

Zhang Fu didn't answer, grabbed the remote control and turned on the TV, and the animation program began.

Liu Jing let out a breath, opened the drawer, and she took out two hundred-yuan bills from it.

"Just take this, please

Let's go. She put the money on the table.

"What are you doing here?

Didn't you say that you would never give money? ”

"This is the last time."

"I'm not uncommon with this kind of thing."

"You're never going to walk empty-handed, are you? I know you want more, but we're also tight on hand. ”

Zhang Fu stared at the two hundred yuan, and then looked at Liu Jing.

"I can't help it. Well, I'll go back. But I want to make it clear that I said I didn't want money. You gave it to me with a hard fortress. ”

Zhang Fu shoved the 200 yuan bill into his pocket, threw the cigarette butt into the empty can, and stood up from behind the table. But instead of going to the entrance, he approached the back room and suddenly opened the door. Xiaomei's exclamation rang out.

"What are you doing!" Liu Jing shouted sharply.

"It shouldn't be like saying hello to my stepdaughter."

"She's not your daughter anymore, and she has nothing to do with you."

"It's not that serious, is it? Then I'll go. Xiaomei, see you another day. Zhang Fu said into the room. Liu Jing couldn't see what Xiaomei was doing.

Zhang Fu finally walked to the entrance, "She will definitely be a beauty in the future, it's really exciting." ”

"You don't talk nonsense."

"How can this be nonsense, in another three years she will be able to make money, and then every company will be happy to hire her."

"No kidding! Come on! ”

"I'll be gone—at least today."

"You must not come again."

"I can't guarantee that."

"You ......" Liu Jing was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"I want to warn you, you can't escape the palm of my hand, it's you who should be damned." Zhang Fu chuckled under his breath, then bent down to put on his shoes.

That's when it happened. A voice came from behind Liu Jing. When she turned her head, she saw that Xiaomei, who was wearing uniform, was already standing beside her, and Xiaomei waved something. Liu Jing didn't have time to stop it, and he didn't have time to speak out. Xiaomei had already hit Zhang Fu in the back of the head. A dull voice sounded, and Zhang Fu fell on the spot.

Something fell off from Xiaomei's hand, a copper vase, a gift from someone else.

"Xiaomei...... You" Liu Jing stared at his daughter's face.

Xiaomei's face was expressionless, and she didn't move as if she had lost her soul.

But in the next moment, her eyes widened, staring at Liu Jing's back.

Liu Jing turned around and saw that Zhang Fu was staggering to his feet. He wrinkled his face and pressed the back of his head.

"You ......," he groaned, with a hateful look on his face, staring at Mei. After a moment of staggering, he took a big step towards her.

In order to protect Xiaomei, Liu Jing hurriedly blocked in front of Zhang Fu.

"Get out of the way!" Zhang Fu grabbed Liu Jing's arm and threw it to the side.

Liu Jing was thrown against the wall and hit his waist hard.

Xiaomei wanted to escape, but was grabbed by Zhang Fu's shoulder. was pressed by a big man with his whole body weight, and Xiaomei shrunk into a ball and was almost squashed. Zhang Fu rode on top of her, dragged Xiaomei's hair, and slapped her with his right hand.

"Stinky girl, Lao Tzu killed you!" Zhang Fu let out a beastly roar.

Daughter will die, Liu Jing thought, if this continues, Xiaomei will really be killed-

Liu Jing looked around him, and what caught his eye was the wire of the electric fan. She pulled the cord from the outlet, one end of the wire was still connected to the fan, but she just grabbed the cord and got up and rushed up.

She stood behind Zhang Fu, who was screaming on Xiaomei, and put a wire around his neck that was wrapped in a circle, and pulled it tight with all her strength.

Zhang Fu snorted and fell back. He seemed to sense what was going on and pulled the wires desperately. Liu Jing pulled desperately, and now if he lets go, there will be no next chance. Not only that, but this man will definitely haunt them like a plague god.

But if you want to compare strength, Liu Jing is not an opponent after all, and the wire slipped from her hand.

At this moment, Xiaomei pounced and ripped Zhang Fu's fingers that grabbed the wire. In the end, he simply rode on him, desperately trying to stop him from struggling.

"Mom, hurry up! Hurry up! Xiaomei shouted.

Now there is no time to hesitate. Liu Jing closed her eyes tightly and poured all the strength into her arms, her heart beating wildly. She listened to the sound of blood running as she continued to pull the wires.

Even she didn't know how long it had been. It was only when she heard a small voice shouting "Mom" that she came back to her senses.

Liu Jing slowly opened his eyes, still holding the wire.

Zhang Fu's head was close in front of him. His eyes were gray, as if he were staring into nothingness. The face turned purple-black due to bruising. The wires that strangle the neck, leaving dark marks on the skin.

Zhang Fu didn't move, saliva trickled down the corners of his lips, and his nose overflowed with fluid.