half thorns, half joy

The taxi driver explored all the way to the seaside villa.

When Huang Tingting got out of the car, he kept looking at Tang Xuan who was coming to pick her up. His eyes were full of doubts.

Seeing Tang Xuan put on Huang Tingting's coat, the taxi driver held the money and asked worriedly, "Then what...are you all right?"

His voice was low, and he was still secretly looking around.

It was a bright day, but his actions and tone gave him a gloomy feeling.

Huang Tingting felt that she had no face to face people, and half of her face was buried in the coat Tang Xuan brought, while Tang Xuan was stunned by the driver's question.

The driver mistakenly thought that the two of them were scared, so he hurriedly said, "If you need me to call the police, I can go to the police station now."

It was only then that Tang Xuan came to her senses.

It turned out that the driver thought that the two of them were involved in some criminal organization and were bullied.

Fearing that the driver might misunderstand him further, Tang Xuan quickly explained, "No need, uncle, my friend just had a conflict with someone and was bullied, so that's why he came to see me. It's not a big deal."

"Really?" The driver looked suspiciously at Huang Tingting.

Tang Xuan pointed to the villa behind her and said with a smile, "Of course it's true, Uncle, that's the house I live in. Why don't you come in and have some tea."

The driver saw that although Tang Xuan's clothes were very ordinary, but she exuded an unusual aura. It seemed that she was well educated, so he believed Tang Xuan.

He glanced at Huang Tingting again, waved his hand and opened the car door and sat in.

Tang Xuan followed, bent down and said to the driver in the half-down window, "Uncle, thank you."

Being thanked so sincerely by a beautiful lady, the driver's face blushed a little. He said bluntly that it was all right, stepped on the accelerator and drove away.

Although he still felt that there was something wrong with the injured woman, it shouldn't be a big deal to have this one by his side.

After the taxi drove away, Tang Xuan helped Huang Tingting back to the villa.

Cai Lin didn't like Huang Tingting, and when she heard that Huang Tingting was coming, the boss was reluctant to come out with Tang Xuan to pick her up.

She was sitting on the sofa, eating watermelon with her legs crossed, watching Tang Xuan and Huang Tingting enter the room.

Even if she didn't like Huang Tingting, Cai Lin was stunned by Huang Tingting's bruises all over her face and the smell that could be smelled from afar.

"What... what's going on?" She couldn't help standing up.

Tang Xuan was worried that Huang Tingting's self-esteem would be hurt, so she didn't say much, she just said, "Linlin, tell the nanny to tidy up a clean bedroom and make some stomach-warming meals. I'll take Tingting to take a bath."

Cai Lin stared blankly at Huang Tingting, "Ah... good."

After entering the bathroom, Tang Xuan turned on the hot water, got a towel, and helped Huang Tingting into the bathtub, then went out to get the medicine kit.

"You're seriously injured." Tang Xuan carefully wiped off the dirt on Huang Tingting's arms and face with alcohol, and said with a serious expression, "I'll accompany you to the hospital."

Huang Tingting bit her lips when she heard the word hospital, and said, "I'm fine."

"Hey." Tang Xuan looked at the densely packed wound that was about to suppurate, and felt very uncomfortable, "How did you make it like this, just now you told me on the phone that "that woman" is going to harm you, who is it? "

"It's... his wife."

Huang Tingting's answer was very cryptic, but Tang Xuan understood.

Tang Xuan frowned, "So, the wounds on your body were caused by the man who was with you, his wife?"

"Yes..." Huang Tingting's tears fell down like broken threads, and she couldn't make a sound. "She locked me in the basement, didn't give me food or drink, and found someone to torture me. I almost died, almost..."

Huang Tingting couldn't help trembling when she thought of the feeling of being so hungry that she wanted to bite her own hand.

She was really terrified.

Seeing this, Tang Xuan quickly held Huang Tingting's hand, using her own touch to comfort Huang Tingting, "It's all right, don't be afraid, it's all right now."

After coaxing for a long time, Huang Tingting calmed down and finished the bath obediently.

The clothes Huang Tingting was wearing when she came here had already been thrown into the trash can. Tang Xuan changed her into new clothes and helped her dry her hair.

After cleaning up again, she took Huang Tingting out of the bathroom to eat.

Freshly baked white porridge and a few side dishes are placed on the dining table, which are suitable for those who have not eaten well.

"Eat first, pad your stomach, and I'll make you something else later."

Huang Tingting hadn't seen normal food for a week, and her saliva was almost drooling when she saw a bowl of porridge.

She sat down on the chair that Tang Xuan had pulled out, and started to eat hungrily.

That look, as if starving for hundreds of years, looks like a beggar.

No, the beggars nowadays are not so exaggerated, only the beggars on TV can eat so exaggeratedly.

Seeing this, Tang Xuan felt very sad.

Huang Tingting's body was covered with fine wounds, her arms and face were bruised and purple, and even her neck was bruised from being pinched.

With such a serious injury, Huang Tingting didn't plan to call the police, and planned to let it go.

Tang Xuan knew that this was not something that could be left alone, but she didn't know how to help Huang Tingting. If she wanted to report to the police, file a case, and have her injuries checked, the police would definitely notify Huang Tingting's parents.At that time, Huang Tingting couldn't hide the matter of being the mistress of the old man.

Tang Xuan repeatedly sighed in her heart, so those who wanted to take a shortcut only saw the benefits of being a mistress, but did not see the risks of being a mistress.

Because what he did was shameful, so even if he was beaten half to death, he didn't dare to call the police or resist, so he could only endure it.

Tang Xuan had read a news story about a teenage girl who was dumped in the wilderness as a mistress. At that time, she was very worried about Huang Tingting, fearing that her best friend would get into trouble.

Sure enough, although the corpse would not be thrown into the wilderness, it would still make people look like ghosts or ghosts.

Huang Tingting drank three bowls of porridge in a row before she stopped, but it was Tang Xuan who stopped her, otherwise, judging by her appearance, she was going to break her stomach.

After filling her stomach, Tang Xuan took Huang Tingting to rest in the newly tidied bedroom. She watched Huang Tingting fall asleep before leaving.

"How...how did she become like this?" Cai Lin asked Tang Xuan in the living room.

Tang Xuan sighed heavily, "It seems that she was beaten by the wife of the man she was with, and locked her in the basement for a week."

Cai Lin: "No wonder she smelled so bad when she came here, and she was so hungry when she ate."

Tang Xuan: "She can't be stimulated now. When I sent her to sleep, she refused to let me draw the curtains, saying she was afraid of the dark."

Cai Lin: "...I really want to say that she deserves it, but seeing her in such a miserable state, I really can't say it."

"Hey……"

Tang Xuan only felt that it was worthless for Huang Tingting. One wrong step, one wrong step. She only hoped that after this lesson, Huang Tingting would be able to turn around and stop making mistakes.

In a person's life, there are not many opportunities to make mistakes, and not every mistake has the opportunity to reform.

I hope Huang Tingting can understand this truth.

Originally, Tang Xuan planned to take the child back to the Xiao Mansion, at least she had this idea, but now that Huang Tingting came suddenly, she could only shelve this idea for now.

Zhao Suizhi would definitely not accept Huang Tingting's current state like this, not to mention that what Huang Tingting needs now is a stable environment where she can recuperate well.

There was no other way, Tang Xuan could only tell Cai Lin about her embarrassment, and asked Cai Lin to convey it to Xiao Zihan.

People say that when things go wrong, you'll feel better if your friends are worse than you.

This principle, which sounds very wicked, was verified by Tang Xuan.

Before Huang Tingting came, she was immersed in her own sorrow. Now that Huang Tingting came, seeing Huang Tingting's injury was so serious and miserable, she couldn't care about her own sorrow.

No way, the person in front of you is always more important.

Tang Xuan and Cai Lin were sitting and sighing. At this moment, Xiao Yuebai came over and tugged on Tang Xuan's sleeve, "Mom, I want to call Dad."

Cai Lin: "Baby Yuebai misses Dad?"

Xiao Yuebai nodded heavily: "Yes!"

Tang Xuan was a little hesitant when she took out her phone. Seeing this, Cai Lin hurriedly handed over her phone, "Then Yuebai can use my phone, do you want to video with Dad?"

"Yes, yes!" Xiao Yuebai nodded like a pounding garlic.

Cai Lin picked up the phone, and instead of giving it to Xiao Yuebai immediately, she first looked at Tang Xuan, who nodded her head in agreement, then opened WeChat and sent a video to Xiao Zihan.

However, in less than two seconds, the video was hung up.

Send it again, but still get hung up.

Xiao Yuebai was in a hurry, poking her finger on the screen, "Why doesn't Dad answer our calls, why doesn't Dad answer our calls."

"Wait." Cai Lin typed quickly with her fingers and sent a line.

Cai Lin: Brother Zihan, Baby Moonbai wants to make a video call with you.

As soon as this line was typed, within three seconds, Xiao Zihan dialed back the video on his own initiative.

Cai Lin was a little dumbfounded, why is she so unpopular!
Xiao Zihan seemed to be in the company. The moment he dialed the video, he didn't speak immediately. He could only hear footsteps. The screen of his phone shook for nearly ten seconds before stopping.

"Dad, Dad." Xiao Yuebai held the phone and called in a childish voice.

Xiao Zihan panted heavily, and responded, "Hey, I'm here, baby."

Xiao Yuebai giggled, stood up with her mobile phone in her arms, and almost put her face on the screen, "Dad, what are you doing?"

"Dad is working in the company, baby, what are you doing?"

"I'm talking to Mom and Aunt Linlin." Xiao Yuebai said, pushing the phone screen towards Tang Xuan.

Now, Tang Xuan, who was unprepared, came face to face with Xiao Zihan in the video.

In an instant, both of them were stunned.