"Do you think I went in search of trouble? What did I do to my father that he sells me for money? How is that my fault?"
Wang Yu was still staring at Li Zi Yun.
"Yes I can't protect myself I am weak. I am just a normal person. I am not a super woman and neither can I protect myself nor stop others from hurting me. I can face situations if my enemy stands with a sword in front of me but how can I get ready for backstabbing? I can expect troubles if I hurt someone and if they want to get revenge. But what have I done to my father or my family for them to treat me like this? I even let go of all my wealth because I did not want any trouble. I don't want to live the rest of my life being paranoid and scared waiting for someone to attack me."
Before getting up Li Zi Yun said finally, "I don't expect you to save me. Whatever happens I will fight on my own as much as I can and if something happens beyond my control, I will accept that as my fate. I have been doing that for the past few years and I can do that in the future too"
A tear was flowing down Li Zi Yun's eye as she got up. Wang Yu's long coat that was covering her fell on the floor. Until now Wang Yu was kneeling down beside Li Zi Yun. When Li Zi Yun got up, he looked up to see Li Zi Yun. When the long coat fell down, he saw Li Zi Yun's body. Her back was covered with long scars and there were several of them. It looked like whip wounds and it was spread out from the top of her shoulders up to her waist. The back of her legs were also filled with scars and everything looked ages old.
Wang Yu was shocked to see Li Zi Yun's body. He had never expected her to be tortured like this. Li Zi Yun turned around to pick up the coat. When she turned to face him, he could the huge scar in her thighs, and there was a scar even on her stomach.
Wang Yu took the coat that fell on the ground and covered her with it. Without saying a word, he carried her in his arms.
"Let me go I can take care of myself" Li Zi Yun was hitting his chest trying to get down.
Wang Yu did not say a word until he reached the car. He laid her down on the seat before getting inside. Assistant Liu Guang had been waiting outside the car. Zhou Nan Xi had taken Old Gao for torture. Zhou Nan Xi knew that he would receive severe punishment for not following Wang Yu's instructions. He left with Old Gao, locked him up, and was dreading his punishment.
Li Zi Yun sat quietly. When she turned around to look at Wang Yu, she saw his bloodied hands. She knew that his hands were hurt because of her. Even though he said those words, she knew that he said those words because he cared for her. She did not know why maybe because she was drunk, she was feeling emotional. She slowly took his right hand once again. This time Wang Yu did not retreat his hands. She did not know how Wang Yu came at the right time or how he found out. Only then, she remembered Wang Yu had been out of the country and she was not expecting him for three more weeks. His tired face was the clear proof that he must have come straight from the airport.
"Does it hurt?" she blew lightly over the skin that was cut and bleeding.
Wang Yu adjusted the coat that was covering Li Zi Yun. Liu Guang had seen Wang Yu's hand so before leaving the hotel he asked whether they should go to hospital first.
Wang Yu looked at Li Zi Yun he was much calmer now but tired. Seeing Li Zi Yun's scars had triggered different emotions and he could not describe it. He asked Li Zi Yun in a gentle voice, "Are you hurt anywhere? Do you want to go to hospital?"
Li Zi Yun nodded her head.
"Where did that bastard hurt you?" Wang Yu was stroking Li Zi Yun's cheeks with the other free hand.
"Here" Li Zi Yun lifted up Wang Yu's hand and showed him the palm of his hand.
Wang Yu turned towards Liu Guang, "Drive straight to my house"
"No I want to go home"
"Be good and stay for …"
Li Zi Yun cut off his sentence before he could finish it.
"I want to go to my house"
Wang Yu sighed and said to Liu Guang, "Drive to her house". Wang Yu had no idea how Li Zi Yun got caught in Old Gao's hands. With Li Zi Yun's earlier words, he guessed it must be her father Li Shu Chen.
Li Zi Yun took the first aid kit that Liu Guang placed in front of Wang Yu. Wang Yu looked at Li Zi Yun. She was looking at his hand and holding it softly in her hands. He knew he shouldn't have gotten angry with her. But he couldn't imagine what would have happened if he did not save her at the right moment. Gao was huge compared to Li Zi Yun and he could have overpowered Li Zi Yun easily even if she put up a fight. Just the thought sent chills down her body.
Li Zi Yun changed her mind, "Go to hospital. What if the cut is deep? What if there are shards inside the wound?"
The piece had cut his skin but it wasn't deep so Wang Yu did not want to go to hospital. Li Zi Yun took the first aid kit from Wang Yu's lap. She cleaned the cut on his palm, applied ointment and then wrapped a bandage around it.
While wrapping his hand with the bandage Li Zi Yun spoke without looking up, "Go to hospital tomorrow if you don't want a scar"
Wang Yu wanted to ask about her scars but he stayed quiet.
The memories flashed through Li Zi Yun's mind. Every time Fu Ming Zhu or Li Shu Chen beat her, there was always no one to take care of her and she had to take care of herself. Most of the times they did not provide her with even a bandage to wrap her wounds. Fu Ming Zhu, her stepmother had been waiting for the moment Li Zi Yun would die.
Wang Yu asked her once again.
"Did he hurt you physically?"
"He threw me all over the room but I don't feel much pain. I will survive"
The scars in Li Zi Yun's body were the only thing on Wang Yu's mind. He couldn't get the image off his mind. Wang Yu could remember the first time he poured tea over Li Zi Yun's hand. She had not even flinched. Li Zi Yun must been hurt and abused a lot physically in the past. He thought that must be the reason why Li Zi Yun never expressed herself to anybody. She had built a wall around herself.
Wang Yu looked at Li Zi Yun who was now leaning against the seat looking outside the window. Her face was pale and he had no idea what was running in her mind.
Li Zi Yun felt disgusted thinking about what happened tonight. Though she had put up a strong front when facing Wang Yu, the incident had left a huge scar in her mind. She wanted to go home and scrub herself where the old perverts' filthy hands touched her. Li Zi Yun had never once expected her own father Li Shu Chen would drag her with his own hands and give her to another man to be destroyed. She felt numb inside. She would feel Wang Yu's eyes on her but she did not look at him. Her eyes were looking outside but it was not focused.
Li Zi Yun was struggling to control her tears from falling down. She took deep breaths trying to calm down. Wang Yu was looking at her concerned. Li Zi Yun deep breaths were more like sobs. Wang Yu's coat was simply laid over her shoulders, neither was it buttoned up fully nor was she wearing it. When a silent sob escaped her mouth, she covered her mouth trying to control herself from breaking down in front of Wang Yu.
The more Li Zi Yun thought about what happened in the room, she felt nauseated and felt like her skin was burning where he touched her body. She hugged herself tightly trying to erase that memory from her mind. When Li Zi Yun felt a hand on her shoulders, she nearly jumped out. Wang Yu's eyes were no longer trying to pierce her soul; his eyes were kind which she had never seen before. Wang Yu pulled her up against his chest and patted her shoulders in a soothing manner. Li Zi Yun started crying hard, all her pent up emotions rolling out.
Wang Yu kissed her forehead and held her in a protective manner waiting for her to let out all her emotions. Li Zi Yun was sobbing uncontrollably while Wang Yu was thinking about what he can do to Old Gao and Li Shu Chen. Every time he closed his eyes, the scene he saw when he opened the door flashed through his mind. Suddenly he remembered the message he received, so someone was trying to save Li Zi Yun. Who was it? When he had checked her background, he never found any links to influential people who could protect her like the shadow.
Though Wang Yu knew there was a group who was protecting her, he was not sure if their intentions were good or evil. If they had good intention, they will save her by all means, but if they have bad intentions then they may save her every time so that they can destroy her when they want. He wanted to keep a close watch on her. Wang Yu removed his suit jacket and removed his tie.
Li Zi Yun's eyes were red from bawling her eyes out while her face was pink in color. The car stopped in front of Li Zi Yun's apartment. Wang Yu got down, went to the opposite side, and opened the door for Li Zi Yun.
When he bent down to carry her, Li Zi Yun stopped him.
"I can walk"
However, without listening to her words Wang Yu carried her. He did not want anyone to see her in this state. Wang Yu carried her inside and paused in front of the door waiting for Li Zi Yun to punch the code in the door lock. This was his first time in Li Zi Yun's house. Though he owned the house, he had never entered her house.
Wang Yu asked Li Zi Yun, "Where you want to go?"
Li Zi Yun pointed in the direction of the bathroom. She wanted a shower before everything else. Wang Yu took her inside the bathroom before lowering her down on the floor. The coat fell down when stood on the floor. Without waiting for Wang Yu to leave the bathroom, she got into the shower and started rubbing her body hard, trying to remove the old man's stench and touch from her body.
The hot water was falling on her body and combined with her harsh treatment of her body, the area where she rubbed turned red. Wang Yu caught her hand before she could hurt herself some more.
"Stop it"
Wang Yu held her hands tightly. Li Zi Yun was feeling dirty and she wanted to scrub each and every part of her body.
"Let go… Please" seeing Li Zi Yun's actions Wang Yu understood how much she has been traumatized by the incident. He did not let go of her instead he held her hands tightly. Wang Yu reduced the temperature of the shower. It was scorching hot and was causing Li Zi Yun's skin to redden.
Wang Yu tried to pull Li Zi Yun away from the shower but she did not budge, so he got into the shower.
"Look at me" Li Zi Yun was looking everywhere except Wang Yu. He pulled up her chin to look at him.
"I'm dirty please leave me alone"
"Hey you're not dirty. You're the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. You don't have to hurt yourself because of someone else. He hasn't touched you." Both Li Zi Yun and Wang Yu were completely wet now and water was dripping from their body. When Li Zi Yun relaxed a bit he took the opportunity to bring her out of the shower.
Wang Yu gave her a towel and turned around to leave the room but Li Zi Yun did not let go of his hand.
"I may regret this in the morning and I may not remember but I want to do this now"
Li Zi Yun tiptoed and captured his lips with hers. Wang Yu was shocked for a moment as he hadn't expected this but he gave in to her kiss. He held her waist tightly against his dripping wet shirt and kissed her back. The kiss was no longer gentle, he was kissing her wildly and Li Zi Yun parted her lips slightly giving Wang Yu's tongue access to her mouth. Wang Yu pushed her against the wall and Li Zi Yun took this opportunity to wrap her legs around his waist. Their tongues were exploring each other's mouth.
They parted for a second trying to catch breath. Wang Yu was nibbling her lower lip. Wang Yu's hands were roaming her body and Li Zi Yun's body was reacting to his touch. Now there was a huge bulge on his pants and Li Zi Yun was making Wang Yu lose control.
"Fuck" Wang Yu muttered under his breath. This was the second time already and he was a just step away from taking Li Zi Yun right there. He released Li Zi Yun from his hold. This was not right.
"I like you" saying so Li Zi Yun kissed his cheeks.
"Even after everything I did to you?"
"Even after everything you did to me" Wang Yu's lips crashed into hers and parted only when they were out of breath.
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