"I … I …"
Li Xiaoman's eyes turned red and her voice choked with sobs. She wanted to say something but could not.
After all, that dark and gloomy life was a nightmare that she could never get rid of in her heart. She did not reveal this disgraceful past in front of everyone.
"Okay, let's talk after we deal with the things here."
Ding Ning soon realized that since Li Xiaoman dared to appear here as a wine seller, it was definitely impossible for her to escape from prison, so it was easy to guess.
After all, although she and Liu Shasha were suspected of murder, they stepped on Gu Tianqi in the chaos. As long as they refused to admit that it was intentional, the court could not do anything to them.
In addition, Gu Tianqi and his son had committed monstrous crimes and deserved to die. It was normal for the court to give them a light sentence considering their pitiful experiences.
As Ding Ning had guessed, the families of Li Xiaoman and Liu Shasha hired a lawyer to defend them. Under the instruction of the lawyer, they insisted that they accidentally trampled Gu Tianqi to death in a panic. The court could only hold them responsible for the crime of arson. Considering that they had been abused inhumanely, they were sentenced to only two years of probation in the end.
However, after they were sentenced, the school expelled them. Liu Shasha was too ashamed to stay in Ninghai, so she returned to her hometown in the countryside and started a new life.
Li Xiaoman's parents divorced when she was a child. Her mother remarried a scumbag, whose stepfather coveted her beauty when she was a teenager. He peeped at her bathing every night and tried to rape her several times. If she had not been protected by her mother, she would have become the scumbag's plaything.
Later, her mother borrowed money from everywhere to get enough tuition fees so that she could go to school in Ninghai and get rid of the scumbag stepfather. When she left, her mother cried and told her never to go back, or she would never escape the old hooligan's clutches.
Li Xiaoman was not a vain girl, but she needed money, a lot of money. She hoped that one day she could help her mother get rid of the old hooligan's misery.
This was also the reason why she was easily deceived and treated as a plaything by Gu Tianqi.
Now that such a thing had happened, it was even more impossible for her to go back to her hometown. She could only stay in Ninghai and suffer, hoping that one day she could earn enough money to live a good life with her mother.
Although Ding Ning did not know what she had gone through, he could imagine the finger-pointing and tremendous pressure she would have to bear after being sentenced. It was not shameful to work as a bar salesgirl and earn money by earning her own living.
Especially when he found that Li Xiaoman was no longer wearing heavy makeup and dressed like a prostitute without any makeup, Ding Ning was very gratified, which showed that she had really come to her senses. He must help such a prodigal who had turned over a new leaf to the end.
"Third Bro, I'm here. Eh, Sixth Bro, why are you here too?"
At this moment, the door of the bar was pushed open. Solemn walked in with a guitar on his back and dressed like Elvis. He shouted in surprise when he saw Ding Ning.
Then, he sensed that the atmosphere was not right. Only then did he realize that Ding Ning was stepping on a person. He could not help but say dumbfoundedly, "Damn, even if you are welcoming me, there is no need to make such a big scene, right?"
"Come on, Fourth Bro, you go in with Third Bro first. We'll talk later."
Ding Ning greeted Solemn, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He also nodded to the so-called "band members" behind him as a greeting.
"Fourth Bro, you really came. Alas, forget it. Tonight should be the last business. You can make as much as you want."
Song Dong's bitter face became even more bitter, and he said with a wry smile, "It's nothing but a broken pot.
Although Ding Ning said it with certainty, and he also knew that Ding Ning seemed to be doing well now, he did not think that Ding Ning could really settle this matter. After all, this Childe Wu's background was so powerful that he could not see any hope of contending against him.
"The last business? What's going on? Is it so serious … "
Although Solemn was unreliable, he was not stupid. He also saw that the situation was not right, so he muttered with a dull face. But when his eyes fell on Li Xiaoman's face, his voice stopped abruptly. He was completely stunned, looked at her in disbelief, and asked in a trembling voice, "Xiao … Xiaoman? Is that you? You … Why are you here? Ah, your face … What's wrong with your face? Tell me, who hit you? "
Staring at Solemn blankly, Li Xiaoman burst into tears. "Brother Solemn, I … Wuwuwu … I'm sorry!"
"Don't cry, Xiaoman. Who? Who hit you? Tell me. I'll kill him, kill him … "
Solemn reached out and pressed his hands on Li Xiaoman's shoulders. He was trembling all over, and his fingers were trembling as he wiped her tears. His eyes became red, and the blue veins on his forehead bulged. He was about to go berserk.
Ding Ning was stunned. Song Dong was stunned. Everyone else was stunned. They did not know what was going on. Solemn actually knew Li Xiaoman, and it seemed that their relationship was not simple.
"A bitch who has been raped by thousands of men actually has someone's heart …"
Childe Wu's girlfriend curled her lips and sneered.
Slap!
A loud slap landed heavily on Childe Wu's girlfriend's face. Her sarcasm came to an abrupt end, and she let out a sharp scream.
"F * ck you, bitch. You're the f * cking bitch. Your whole family is bitch. You bitch, how dare you scold my Xiaoman? All the parts in your body added up are not as good as one of my sister Xiaoman's fingers. I'll beat you to death, bitch. How dare you bully my Xiaoman?"
Under everyone's dumbfounded gaze, Solemn, like a mad dog, pulled Childe Wu's girlfriend's hair and pressed her to the ground. Then, he rode on her and slapped her desperately. Childe Wu's girlfriend let out a shrill scream because of the pain.
"Wuwuwu, Brother Solemn, don't hit me. Don't hit me. If you keep hitting me, I'll die."
Li Xiaoman cried herself hoarse, and her tears poured out like a flood bursting a dam. She stepped forward and tried her best to pull Solemn, who was like a mad tiger.
In this cold world, only Solemn had ever brought her a trace of warmth. She was really afraid that Solemn would make a big trouble because of her.
Ding Ning and Song Dong looked at each other and were completely stunned. They had never seen Solemn act like this, which showed how important Li Xiaoman was in his heart.
Solemn had never fallen in love during his four years in college, nor had he expressed his love for any girl. He had always been a maverick and acted in his own way. He was also aloof from them and had never been particularly close to anyone.
This made them wonder whether this guy had a problem with his sexual orientation. But now it seemed that there was a story behind it.
However, what Ding Ning could not understand was that Solemn was a Ninghai native, while Li Xiaoman was a foreigner. Although their schools were not far from each other and were both in the college town, they should not have any contact with each other. At least, they had never found that Solemn had contact with any girl.
Then they should have known each other before they went to college. Five years ago, Solemn was only 18 or 19 years old, while Li Xiaoman was at most 16 or 17 years old at that time. She should not have come to Ninghai to study. How on earth did they know each other? It was really puzzling.
"Enough. Stop it. If you continue to beat her, she will really die."
Li Xiaoman could not persuade Solemn at all. Seeing that Childe Wu's girlfriend's face was covered with blood and she even stopped struggling, Ding Ning went forward to grab Solemn's neck, dragged him up abruptly, and shouted in his ear.
Solemn struggled like a wild beast who had lost his mind. He gradually calmed down after Ding Ning shouted at him. Still angry, he kicked Childe Wu's girlfriend fiercely and spat on her face. Then he said resentfully, "I never hit women, but a beast like you doesn't deserve to be called a woman. If you dare to bully Xiaoman again, I'll kill you." Hearing Ding Ning's words, Solemn looked at Ding Ning.
Young Master Wu's friends stood at the side, trembling with fear, not daring to say a word. They could only secretly look at them with resentful eyes, secretly hoping that Young Master Wu's family would hurry over and find someone to settle the score with.
"Let's find a place to sit down and talk. I really don't understand how you know Li Xiaoman and what is the relationship between you two."
With Liu Dali's attentive help, Ding Ning took Solemn and Song Dong to find a booth to sit down.
Li Xiaoman also sat down next to Solemn, but she looked at Ding Ning with a trace of pleading in her eyes.
Ding Ning looked a little embarrassed. He knew that Li Xiaoman did not want Solemn to know her disgraceful past, but Solemn was his brother, and it seemed that his relationship with Li Xiaoman was not ordinary. He did not want to hide it from his brother.
The pleading in Li Xiaoman's eyes gradually disappeared, and her eyes became dim little by little. Ding Ning could not bear to see her, but he had to make up his mind not to look at her. If Solemn did not care about her past, he would naturally be willing to help them be together, but he could not tolerate Li Xiaoman deceiving Solemn.
"Xiaoman is my younger sister."
Solemn's expression was unprecedentedly serious. He wiped the sweat on his forehead and said with a blurred look.
Ding Ning and Song Dong were stunned. What? Younger sister?
"But she is not my biological younger sister, and we are not even related by blood."
Solemn's next words solved their confusion.
It was a melodramatic story. It turned out that Solemn's father was not his biological father, but his stepfather, who was also Li Xiaoman's biological father.
Solemn's mother was from Ninghai, and his biological father and Li Xiaoman were from the same place. Later, his biological father died in an accident, and his mother accidentally met Li Xiaoman's father. They fell in love with each other as time went by, and then married Solemn. So nominally, they were indeed brother and sister.
Although Li Xiaoman's father divorced her mother, they were husband and wife after all. After learning that his ex-wife had married a bad man, he often visited Li Xiaoman and her mother, and occasionally brought Li Xiaoman home to live for a period of time.
Solemn and Li Xiaoman, the brother and sister who were not related by blood, also met each other because their parents reorganized their families. They were childhood sweethearts and had no doubts about each other.
However, after all, Li Xiaoman was awarded to the wife when they divorced, so she could not live in Solemn's home for a long time. Every year, she would come to her father's home for a period of time.
Solemn's mother was a businesswoman. Out of consideration for the market, she decided to go back to Ninghai with Li Xiaoman's father. Because it was too far, it was inconvenient to go back and forth. Gradually, they contacted Li Xiaoman less and less, and they lost contact with each other for about seven or eight years.
It was not until the summer vacation when Solemn was admitted to college that Li Xiaoman could not bear the harassment of her stepfather, so she ran away from home and came to Ninghai to find her father. Then she met Solemn again.
Solemn was at the age when he had his first awakening of love. He cared about Li Xiaoman very much and had a strange feeling for her.
Li Xiaoman, who had been tortured in her hometown, also felt the long-lost warmth from him. Although she was only 16 years old at that time, girls matured early, and they fell in love with each other.
Young boys and girls were more impulsive. Solemn, who was young and vigorous, almost broke through the last line of defense when he and Li Xiaoman were lovey-dovey. However, their mother, who happened to go home to get the materials, ran into them. The result was conceivable.
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