C30 (1/2)
Yue Zhishan put out the half of the cigarette in her hand and turned around, preparing to leave. I clenched my fists and asked urgently, ”Did you say that big sister owed you a debt of gratitude? You also worked in the Nine Houses, so you should know who your elder sister was in contact with. ”Help me. Tell me how to find the person who killed my sister.”
She walked to my side, placed a hand on my mouth, and lowered her voice as she said, ”If you want to live in peace, don't ever ask anyone about how Lihua is your sister again. Don't ask anyone about Su Lihua's past, and it's best if you leave this circle forever.”
I looked at her with a pleading gaze, as if I was looking for help. Her gaze finally softened a bit, and with a hint of helplessness, she said, ”There are too many people in my circle, I can't list them all for you. If you insist on staying in this circle, I think you can try to get close to Mo Yi Long, the owner of the pure color nightclub.
Yue Zhishan finally let go of my hand, and before she left, she warned me once again, ”You really act like your sister, completely crazy. I advise you to be more honest, so careful that there's no one to collect your corpse for you.”
Big Sister Lihua at least still has me, but right now, I don't have anyone.
”I'll help you deal with the trouble you just caused here. Leave quickly, little girl.”
With her back facing me, Le Zhishan elegantly walked out on her high heels.
When we got back to Tian Zeming's van, the other sisters got on as well. No one said anything for a long time. Tian Zhiming was puzzled and asked us what was wrong. Why was the atmosphere so cold today?
The elder sister who was the first to strip naked glanced at me in annoyance, ”I was almost screwed by a single person today. Since I have already done this job, what's the point of pretending. If I had the money, then I wouldn't have to do it anymore.”
I didn't blame my sister for the harshness in her words, nor did I expect for them to understand me any further. As Le Zhishan had said, my sister had left me a huge inheritance, and I didn't know how she had managed to earn such a large sum of money. If I hadn't been so heartbroken over her death, I would have been speechless at having received such a large sum of money.
Even if it was a top player, how much did they need to earn every night to be able to make such a huge sum of money?
I don't know if I didn't have such a large inheritance, if I had lived as bitterly as I did when I was young, would I have lost my dignity and shamed myself to earn that kind of money today?
As we passed the convenience store downstairs, we saw Tian Lu walk out of the convenience store.
Tian Zeming rolled down the window and looked at the bowl of noodles in Tian Lu's hands, ”Why are you eating this again? Didn't I give you money?” ”Come on, get in the car. I'll take you guys upstairs.”
Tian Lu ignored him and waved at me, ”Sis, come down. It's not far anyway. Let's go up. Don't you feel annoyed looking at this guy?”
”Stupid girl …”
I opened the car door and jumped out. Tian Zeming helplessly looked at his daughter and said, ”Alright, you guys go upstairs then. Be careful and go straight home. Don't run around anymore.”
Tian Lu pulled me towards the apartment building. Even though it was a simple farewell, Tian Lu didn't say anything to Tian Zhiming.
On the way, I asked Tian Lu why she always treated her father this way.
Tian Lu said in a flat tone, ”That bastard Tian Ziming always hit my mother. Later on, my mother couldn't take it anymore and ran away when I was ten years old. From then on, I have lived a life without a mother. Why should I not hate him? Why should I give him face?”
Tian Lu looked at me, ”What about you? I only heard that you mentioned your sister. Do you have any other family members? ”
Tian Lu's words reminded me of my father, that strange man called Wang Da Chuan in my memory, I probably have nothing left for him other than hatred. The mother who left my memory behind is a pain in my heart, and now that I have grown up, I finally completely understand what my father did to my mother that day. And when he killed my mother and sold me to He Li Ming, he was no longer my father.
Tian Lu saw that I had suddenly stopped talking and sighed, ”Forget it, you don't need to answer me. There are a few women in this line of work who can't tell sad stories and feel uncomfortable listening to them, but I hope you won't be like them. I hope you won't become a slave like them.”
Tian Lu's words that didn't fit her age made her feel a little embarrassed as she quickly took two steps forward, avoiding my sight.
We walked to the door of 907. Tian Lu took out her key and opened the door. The room was dark. Tian Lu let out a soft ”Eh?”, ”I don't remember turning off the lights!”