"Knock, knock!" There was a knock on the door, and Xu Lan came out of her daze. Then he stood up and opened the door.

Xu Yan was standing at the door. Xu Yan walked in as she said, "Don't you want to take a shower? Are you going to school tomorrow?"

Xu Lan nodded sluggishly, and then thought that Xu Yan's back was turned to her and could not see her nod, and then said: "Yes, I want to go."

Xu Yan turned her head and looked at her: "Then go and take a shower. I will sleep with you tonight."

"Ah? Oh." Xu Lanmu picked up her pajamas and went to the bathroom in a daze.

Xu Yan waited for her to enter the bathroom, walked to the chair and saw the coat placed on the chair.

There was a little blood on the sleeves of the school uniform jacket, which had dried completely by now.

The blood stains on the clothes were not easy to wash off, so Xu Yan didn't care too much.

Among the clothes sent by Lin Xiao's two assistants, some were specially given to Xu Lan.

It was Xu Yan who told her in advance that she couldn't go home tonight, and Xu Lan couldn't get a change of clothes. She had to go to school tomorrow, and it was impossible to go there wearing the clothes she wore today.

When Xu Lan came out of the shower, Xu Yan had already sorted out the clothes she would wear tomorrow.

"Go to bed and get some rest early." Xu Yan said.

Xu Lan hesitated for a moment, didn't say anything, walked to the bed and took up half of the space to sleep.

But she didn't expect that she thought Xu Yan came here specifically to comfort her tonight.

In fact, she was a little overwhelmed, even a little embarrassed and ashamed.

To be more precise, it should be inferiority complex, because Xu Yan saw her most embarrassing moment.

Because the initiator was her biological father, a man whom she felt was ashamed to be his daughter.

Fortunately, Xu Yan didn't say anything, as if she really just came here to sleep.

Xu Lan was lying on the bed, feeling very tired, but she just couldn't sleep.

She looked at the ceiling. The light from the street lamp outside is projected on the ceiling through the window, immersing you in meditation and memories.

Xu Lan's original surname is not Xu. She changed her surname after her mother remarried. Her real name is Zhou Lan.

My parents are just ordinary people. My father works on a construction site, but because of his bad temper, he likes drinking and gambling. After being paid, he plays cards and uses the remaining money to buy wine.

He goes crazy when he's drunk, and he's not very good at talking empty words. People around him know what kind of character he is, and when they hear his bragging, they just take it as a joke. When others make fun of him, he thinks they are approving of him.

Although I work at a construction site, I can't endure hardship seven days a week, working three days and four days off, so I never work at the construction site for long. I work two days here and two days there.

When you have money, you go play cards and drink. When you have no money, you go home and lie down.

He also has a bad temper and often attacks his wife and daughter.

From the time Xu Lan could remember, his memory was filled with his father's irritability and the smell of alcohol and tobacco.

In the beginning, when she was young, men would not attack her and would only vent their violence on her mother.

Later, when she grew up, when she was four or five years old, men would even beat her, and her mother would protect her every time.

Unable to resist, he could only try his best to avoid it.

Every time after they were beaten, their mother would hug Xu Lan and cry bitterly.

And the man had fallen asleep on the sofa because he was drunk.

Her mother took her to hide several times, but every time, she would be found by the man after only a few days of hiding. My mother also proposed divorce, but what she got in return was even more severe beatings.

Her mother took her back to her grandmother's house, and her grandmother burst into tears while holding her mother.

The uncle was filled with righteous indignation and said he would go to that man to settle the score, but every time, the big thing would be turned into a trivial matter.

In the end, their lives remained unchanged.

There was no joy and laughter in her childhood, only despair and pain for the future.

She didn't know when she would oversleep on such days. She was really afraid that one day the man would kill them if he couldn't hold back.

Her mother even thought about dying with that man. Her mother sent her to her grandmother's house. Xu Lan only felt flustered that day.

Finally, I ran back. My mother made delicious food and bought wine. Her expression was very calm, but her expression changed when she saw her coming back.

"Why are you back? Who asked you to come back?" My mother got angry, angrier than she had ever been before.

If you look closely, you will find that there is panic and fear in the anger.

Her mother pushed Xu Lan out of the room and urgently urged her to go back to her grandmother's house.

Xu Lan was only eight years old at the time, but as if she sensed something, she held on to the door frame and refused to let go.

Seeing her stubborn look, her mother knelt down, finally hugged her, and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Xu Lan didn't know how to comfort her mother, so she could only hug her and cry together.

Later, Xu Lan learned that her mother bought medicine, drove Xu Lan away, and planned to die with that man, with scars all over her body and an unfair fate that she could not escape.

In the days that followed, Xu Lan was thankful countless times that she went back that day.

Or maybe God couldn't stand it any longer. The next day, something happened to the man himself.

After drinking, he got into a fight with someone, used a knife, and stabbed someone.

The police soon showed up and arrested the man. The victim he stabbed had some connections behind the scenes. After some operations, the man was sentenced and sent to jail.

At that moment, Xu Lan and Zhang Qin's hearts had never been so peaceful.

Zhang Qin hugged Xu Lan and cried and laughed, but the days still did not calm down, and the man went to jail.

The property in his name was divided among his brothers, and his in-laws kicked them out of the house without mercy.

Without caring about any affection, Xu Lan followed her mother back to her parents' home.

At first, my uncle and the others were happy that Zhang Qin could escape from the sea of ​​suffering. Xu Lan listened to their words: "I just said that you should have divorced him a long time ago. What's the big deal about the child? Aren't we still there?"

Listening to those words, Xu Lan was thinking about another scene. She remembered what she heard her uncle and mother say: "If life goes on like this, his temper is not very good, so let him go." Point, your baby is still young, if he really makes up his mind and kills him, what will you do?"

Xu Lan wondered at the time whether her uncle knew that the man had said that if her mother dared to leave him, she would go back to her parents' home with a knife and kill her whole family.

Later, Xu Lan stopped thinking about it. She remembered what her mother muttered every time she returned to her parents' home, saying that other people had other people's lives to live.

Xu Lan wanted to ask her mother, who is the other person? Is it uncle?

Xu Lan has lived at her uncle's house for two years, and it's not always a good life living under someone else's roof.

Two years later, when Xu Lan was nine years old, her mother came back to pick her up. They left their hometown and went to another place.

Only then did Xu Lan find out that her mother had remarried.

Changing from one home to another, it's a pity that it's not Xu Lan's home.

New place, new environment, new home, new family.

In her new home, her stepfather was a person who didn't like to talk or laugh, but he was very kind to her. When she went there, he cooked a table full of dishes and prepared snacks for her.

There is also a sister at home who is six years older than her. She is very good-looking, but she doesn't seem to like her very much and has never smiled at her.

Xu Lan was very embarrassed and didn't know what to say. Her mother told him that they would live here from now on and asked her to be good and listen to her uncle and sister.

Especially the elder sister, don't make her unhappy, and you have to give in to her if you have anything to do.

Xu Lan didn't know how to give in, but she remembered one thing and was obedient.

Why are you so obedient? Help with more work at home and eat less. It should be fine, because when she was at her aunt's house, as long as she ate less and worked more, her aunt wouldn't look at her so cautiously.

Xu Lan has always lived like this, and life here is better. She has new clothes and a new schoolbag. You can also ask your mother for money to buy stationery.

Her classmates at the new school will no longer laugh at her because she is the daughter of a prisoner in a labor camp.

Life like this is good, and getting better and better. She and her mother don't have to worry every day. This new father doesn't play cards either, and although he doesn't like to talk and laugh when he drinks, he is very nice to her.

When Xu Lan was thirteen, she changed her name to her stepfather.

The stepfather seemed very happy, but the mother looked at her sister with a worried look.

My sister's face changed slightly, but she didn't say anything.

Life like this was good and she cherished it very much. She thought she would live like this forever in the future, but it seemed that fate didn't want to let her go.

After many years, the man who brought them countless nightmares found them again.

Xu Lan didn't recognize him at first sight, but the man came prepared and immediately called her by her original name.

Zhou Lan, a name she had long forgotten, at this moment, like a spell, opened the Pandora's box that had been sealed.

Those fears buried deep in his heart swept over him again. The man looked changed a lot, because he didn't drink and his mental outlook changed a lot. Improved a lot. But phase comes from the heart. The anger on his face was less than before.

He rushed straight into the restaurant, took his mother's hand and was about to leave, but her mother didn't react.

After he reacted, he was shocked and frightened. The pain that should have been forgotten rushed towards him at this moment.

The mother forgot to resist for a moment and allowed the man to pull her away.

"Mom!" Her daughter's voice awakened Zhang Qin's thoughts.

She finally saw clearly who the person in front of her was, struggling and screaming with all her strength. There were many people watching, but no one came to help.

Everyone seemed to be stunned by this unexpected accident. They haven't reacted yet. What happened?

Xu Lan quickly stepped forward to hold her mother. Although she was extremely frightened, she knew that if her mother left with the man today, their future would be plunged into hell again.

But how could she and her mother resist against that man?

It was like this before, and it is like this now. Just when they were desperate, their father heard the noise and came out of the kitchen.

"What are you doing? Who are you? Let them go."

Chaos unfolded in front of Xu Lan, and the scene in front of her overlapped with the memories of her childhood.

Xu Lan froze on the spot until her father fell, and the man fled amidst the roars of the onlookers.

The farce ended at this moment, sending my father to the hospital. Mother was busy going through hospitalization procedures and had no time to take care of Xu Lan.

Xu Lan was extremely scared, but she didn't know who to tell. She was very scared. Her phone rang and it was a spam text message. She took it out and took a look at the content of the text message and exited the message. When she saw the address book, she hesitated. The number was dialed.

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