Chapter 5: Sickness

Ending the nightmare was not as smooth as expected. Just when my arm was about to touch the corner of the table, someone grabbed it and quickly let it go.

Cen Xia sat on the ground, reacting a little slowly, then slowly raised her head, and her misty almond eyes met the man's dark black eyes.

She really didn't understand why he wouldn't even let her die?

I don't know why he came back. Thinking that my behavior just now was a bit ridiculous and childish, I don't know how he will punish me. Cen Xia suddenly felt very cold and began to tremble all over.

The pair of eyes staring at her were like knives that seemed to pierce her heart. Her swollen throat seemed to be strangled by an invisible hand. The pain doubled and breathing became difficult, but she dared not breathe heavily. She was clearly still running a fever, but she was so controlled by fear that she was unusually awake.

Chi Jinyan looked at her for a long time, his tone still cold , " If you want to die, go away, don't dirty this place, and don't dirty her eyes."

After saying that, he picked up the tissue on the table and wiped it again and again, then threw it away in disgust. He didn't want to be violent in front of Xiao Xia, so he tried his best to endure it.

Today he met a man who looked very similar to Cen Ming, which made him feel extremely depressed. He has already asked Rong Heng to investigate and there will be results soon.

But it doesn't matter, even if he is really her brother. It's a lot more fun to have one more person. Just like three years ago, he can only win and not lose.

He glanced at Cen Xia lying on the ground out of the corner of his eye.

This woman was indifferent to all the tortures she had suffered, but burst into tears when she saw Xiao Xia's photo. Is she really regretting or is she just pretending ...

"You'd better be content and don't think about dying, unless you don't care about your family. Your sins cannot be forgiven with just death. You must repent to Xiao Xia for the rest of your life."

Cen Xia heard his cold voice clearly, but did not react.

Seeing that she hung her head nonchalantly and didn't listen to him at all, Chi Jinyan reached out and pinched her cheek, forcing her to look at him.

"How come my voice is damaged and my ears are damaged too?"

Cen Xia was restrained by his big hands and could not move and could only listen to him quietly.

As soon as he exerted a little force, his small cheek was pinched and twisted painfully.

"You don't deserve to have the same name as Xiao Xia ... But it's okay, it allows me to remind myself all the time that Xiao Xia's death was caused by you." After saying that, he threw her to the ground again.

Turning around, the man walked away.

Cen Xia looked at his back, this time he really left.

She reached out and pinched her right earlobe. Ever since she lost her hearing in her left ear, she had gotten into the habit of leaning her right ear toward others so that she could hear what they said more clearly.

Just a moment ago, her right ear was almost deaf, which was fatal for a professional pianist - it was her only hope left.

She shook her head and tried hard to keep herself awake, but her consciousness gradually became blurred. As she relaxed from the fear, she began to tremble uncontrollably again.

The clothes on my body were dry and wet again, and my hair was wet and stuck to my face. I forced myself to reach out and tidy up the messy hair on my forehead.

My cold fingers touched my forehead, and then I felt it was a little hot. Maybe it was because I had a fever today that I had a momentary tinnitus.

Thinking about it, she felt relieved. At least it wouldn't ruin her last chance to play the piano, although - there might never be a chance for her to perform again.

Having just gone through the baptism of ice and fire, she was still kneeling there, and finally she couldn't hold on and fainted on the ground.

The butler hesitated, but decided to report to the young master first.

Chi Jinyan was deep in thought in the house when he was disturbed by a knock on the door.

"Enter."

Butler Rong Zhengqing took a deep breath, pushed the door open, and walked to the desk , " Master, Miss Cen has fainted."

Chi Jinyan was very surprised , " Isn't that woman very resilient? She is addicted to pretending. What tricks is she going to play this time?"

"Master, she really fainted this time. She had a fever today. I'm afraid ... "

Rong Zhengqing looked at Chi Jinyan's expression and didn't dare to say anything more.

Chi Jinyan's eyes stared at the calendar on the table, and his eyes darkened.

There is a circled date on it, which is Gu Xia’s death anniversary.

He squinted his eyes and leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temples. He thought about her too much today and didn't know what was wrong with him.

When he heard that the woman's brother might have come back to life, he was so angry that he could hardly tell who he was angry at.

If Cen Xia died, who would he turn to to relieve his hatred? Thinking of this, he said to the housekeeper , " Call a doctor."

Rong Zhengqing responded quickly and left the study immediately. The depressing atmosphere made it difficult for him to breathe.

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Cen Xia fell ill and spent the night peacefully.

She had many dreams, including the unrecognizable Gu Xia, Chi Jinyan's angry eyes, and the scolding voices of Cen's parents.

Finally, she dreamed of her brother. He gradually went away and became blurry. She wanted to call him brother but couldn't open her mouth ...

Her eyes trembled slightly, and her confused eyes gradually became clear. The white roof, the bright room, the soft bed, this was not her room.

She was so frightened that her confused mind suddenly became clear and she hurriedly got up and got out of bed.

She couldn't stay anywhere outside of that hut or she would be beaten.

When I lowered my head to look for shoes, a pair of red high heels caught my eye.

Slowly raising her head along her snow-white, straight legs, her red short skirt wrapped around her sexy waist and chest, you can tell who this is without even looking at her face. Before I could even raise my eyes to look at her, ...

A clear and loud sound was heard, and a slap hit her face hard.

Cen Xia didn't have time to dodge or couldn't dodge at all. She covered her face and couldn't speak.

He could only glare at the woman in front of him, Gu Xia’s best friend and Chi Jinyan’s lover.

"I heard you became mute?"

Her tone was full of pride. "What are you looking at? Why is there such a face? Can Master Chi hit me but not me?"

As Mo Ran spoke, he suddenly reached out and used his sharp nails to dig into her cheeks hard, prying her hands apart, and pinched her chin to shake it left and right.

There was a bloody pit on Cen Xia's face.

"Tsk tsk, you are really thick-skinned. Your face didn't get swollen after being hit with such great force. Or did you get calluses from being beaten?"

As soon as the sneer reached her ears, she pushed Cen Xia's face away and was about to slap him again, but Cen Xia caught her wrist steadily. The first slap was because she didn't react in time, and the second slap was because she was deliberately provoking trouble.

She owed Chi Jinyan more than she owed Moran. Although she thought so, she could only block him and had no capital to resist.

Cen Xia shook off her hand, didn't even bother to look for his shoes, pushed her away, and walked outside.

She has to work to have food to eat.

Although Mo Ran did not succeed, he would not let her go so easily.

"Wait." She twisted her waist, walked to the door and leaned against it, stretching out her hand to admire her newly done nails. Just now, she felt that the nails were not sharp enough and could not hurt her thick skin.

There was some blood between her nails, and she flicked it in disgust, staring at her face and said provocatively , " Master Chi said that he is busy recently, so he asked me to move in and take good care of you."

She deliberately emphasized those words, but Cen Xia was not a fool, so what else could this be?

Mo Ran turned in front of her. It took a lot of effort to move here. This time, he must succeed in winning Chi Jinyan. Thinking of this, she smiled and called out , " Sister~"

The trembling sound made Cen Xia feel a little nauseous. What's more, this woman was older than her. It was just another layer of snow on this nightmare day. She wanted to go out and solve the problem of food and clothing as soon as possible.