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Chapter 472: Chapter 470 Ow, it hurts so much...
So, Lu Zhaozhao took her away under the pretext of punishment.
If she had told her not to be afraid and that she would help her, she might have become even more wary.
This child might have been beaten countless times by her uncle and auntie for those very words.
She would instinctively resist those who could truly save her, in order to avoid the beatings.
Lu Zhaozhao herself had been manipulated by Wen Qingyu before, so she was all the more aware of how bad these bad people could be.
Before long, Lu Zhaozhao brought her back to her own room.
Lu Zhaozhao looked at Yuan Yuan quietly for a few seconds, then spoke slowly, "Take off your coat."
Yuan Yuan clenched her small hands tightly; even the doll she was holding was trembling. But she obediently took off her coat.
It had been quite cold outside just now, that’s why Yuan Yuan was wearing a jacket.
The room, however, was warmer by comparison, so even if she took off her coat, she wouldn’t be too cold.
But Lu Zhaozhao was still worried, so she had prepared two blankets in advance.
When she saw the child’s back, her brows furrowed noticeably, but she steeled herself to apply the ointment onto Yuan Yuan, found a small-sized shirt for her to wear, wrapped her in a blanket, and then sat down beside her.
Lu Zhaozhao hesitated for a moment before sending a message to Song Sinian.
Afterward, she called for some pastries and hot drinks to be delivered.
A child who gets beaten at home every day would be lucky to even have a full meal. n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
Yuan Yuan sat blankly in place. The expected pain did not come, and when she came slightly to her senses, she looked at Lu Zhaozhao with questioning eyes, wondering if the punishment hadn’t started yet.
Lu Zhaozhao intentionally kept a straight face, "Just wait obediently."
Yuan Yuan nodded, not saying anything.
It looked like the little aunty was just applying ointment on her, giving her soft clothes to wear, and the places that had been terribly painful didn’t hurt much anymore.
Although the little aunty spoke of punishment, she had been very kind to her.
She really wanted to stay here; she could eat less, even less...
Thinking this, Yuan Yuan’s gaze drifted to Lu Zhaozhao.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
The sudden knocking on the door startled Yuan Yuan so much she almost fell from the couch onto the floor.
Fortunately, Lu Zhaozhao was quick to catch her in her arms.
Yuan Yuan instinctively covered her head with her hands, but the anticipated hitting and scolding didn’t come. It took her a long while before she dared to peek out through half-closed eyes at Lu Zhaozhao, only to see she was already being cradled on her lap.
The confusion deepened in her eyes.
Lu Zhaozhao pretended not to notice Yuan Yuan’s confusion and instead said in a firm voice, "Start by eating what’s on the table."
She was worried Yuan Yuan had been starved for too long, so the food she had prepared was not overly plentiful. There was strawberry-flavored hot milk and some easily digestible sweets.
Yuan Yuan’s eyes fixed on the fragrant, sweet food on the table, and she finally spoke up, "Do I have to eat all of it?"
Lu Zhaozhao nodded, "Yes, eat it all."
Yuan Yuan couldn’t help but swallow hard.
She reached out a slightly trembling hand and gently picked up a Madeleine cookie. The melt-in-your-mouth cookie released its sweet flavor and the aroma of eggs as it dissolved in her mouth.
Tears welled up in Yuan Yuan’s eyes involuntarily.
She couldn’t remember the last time she had eaten such delicious food.
Now, if she dared to touch food at home, she would be hit.
Yuan Yuan even braced for a beating the moment she reached out, but the little aunty didn’t hit her.
"Don’t just eat, you must drink too."
The firm voice came again.
But this voice was not scary at all.
Yuan Yuan sniffled and picked up the milk cup from the table, bringing it to her lips.
It was sweet strawberry milk.
It tasted so good.
Even if someone were to beat her to death in a moment, she would die content.
If she could have these things every day at "little auntie’s," maybe getting beaten wouldn’t be so bad...
She no longer wanted to go back to her uncle and aunt’s place at all.
They were too scary...
Just thinking about that couple made Yuan Yuan’s whole body shudder uncontrollably.
Thankfully, the milk in her hand was warm.
Yuan Yuan took another big sip of the strawberry milk, then suddenly realized the cup was almost empty, and she dared not continue drinking.
What if this were the only time she got to drink something so delicious?
She shouldn’t have been greedy; she shouldn’t have finished it so quickly.
Yuan Yuan’s eyes reddened even more, and the obvious trembling of her petite body was felt by Lu Zhaozhao.
She couldn’t really keep up the act any longer and gently hugged Yuan Yuan from behind, "If you want more, I can ask the servant to get some. We can increase the amount."
Yuan Yuan tilted her little head up to look at Lu Zhaozhao, and suddenly felt that little auntie was really nice, but would she always be nice to her like this?
When her uncle and aunt had first met her, they had been nice to her too.
But then... everything changed afterwards.
Yuan Yuan dared not speak.
She didn’t understand why adults could change so suddenly.
Lu Zhaozhao sighed silently, realizing that after Yuan Yuan was done with her checkup, she would need to see Doctor Tian.
If this child wasn’t saved now, she’d be lost forever.
Lu Zhaozhao gently rubbed her little head, "From today on, you’ll temporarily live at the Song Mansion. As for your family, I’ll have someone talk to them."
Of course, that was what she’d tell Yuan Yuan, but as for her uncle and aunt, those two scumbags deserved to be slashed a thousand times over!
Child abusers are beasts!
Those who exert violence on the weaker are just venting their incompetence!
Since they believe the strong can abuse the weak, then let them experience what it’s like to be weak for once!
Yuan Yuan’s eyelashes trembled, but she still did not speak.
Before being sent to the Song mansion, her uncle and aunt had told her not to be like a wooden block, that she had to make little auntie happy.
If little auntie was happy, then her uncle and aunt wouldn’t hit her.
Yuan Yuan looked up and sneaked a peek at Lu Zhaozhao, noticing that she seemed rather unhappy.
How could she please little auntie if she didn’t know how?
When she returned from here in the future, her uncle and aunt would still hit her, right?
She didn’t want to go back...
But if she didn’t go back, no one would want her.
Her uncle and aunt said she’d be chased by dogs outside, just like the time her cousin set a dog on her, and there would be many dogs biting her outside.
There would also be many bad people who wanted to catch her and sell her, and then she wouldn’t even get a single meal and could even die.
She had thought before about not returning to someone else’s house, but her uncle and aunt found out later, and after that, she couldn’t remember anything.
All she remembered was that for several days in a row, she was groggy with sleep, and the only memories were of pain and hunger.
Since then, she never dared to tell anyone that she wanted to stay at someone else’s house anymore.
Yuan Yuan blinked her eyes, although it was little auntie who suggested she stay, what if her uncle and aunt knew about it, would they do the same as before?
Yuan Yuan’s neck shrank, her little face filled with terror...
