Gu Ruoqing had almost forgotten about him.
When Gu Yunshen went to town last year to visit a patient, they had tagged along. Her mother and she had looked him up, and were planning to give Gu Qingyao to him!
Mo Beihan had later wrecked their plans by bringing Gu Qingyao away in advance.
Later on, they had not heard from Wang Mazi. They only heard that he had not returned home for a long time.
Then her father, Wang Guozhu, had married her mother, and she had looked forward to being a city girl and had forgotten about this man.
Why had he suddenly appeared here today?’
When he looked at Gu Ruoqing’s terrified little face, Wang Mazi’s mood of fear and caution slowly dissipated. His heart filled with a sense of satisfaction. It was a great feeling!
He reached out and stroked Gu Ruoqing’s little face and smiled maliciously. “Wow, wow, wow! All the girls from this family are so lovely. Although you’re not as pretty as your younger sister, at least you’re still a young girl. Hahahaha…”
Gu Ruoqing’s terror deepened. She struggled frantically, but Wang Mazi knocked her unconscious and carried her away.
When she regained consciousness, she felt an itch. When she opened her eyes, she saw that Wang Mazi was touching her. She struggled in fright, but realized that she had been gagged with a cloth so that she could not make a sound. Her hands were tied to a pillar above her head and she could not move.
She could only look on as the malicious face drew closer. She was swamped with pain, humiliation, and despair!
Meanwhile, Sun Mei, Chen Honghua and the others had not managed to find Gu Ruoqing. They were unfamiliar with the remote areas in town, and it was getting dark. They had no choice but to go home together.
It was the same for Liang Zhaodi. She was furious that she had not managed to find Gu Ruoqing, but had no choice but to give up.
Their house had been taken away and they did not know where to go.
When she got back, she realized that Wang Guozhu had arranged a place for them to stay. He had used some of his possessions to barter for a small house. Zhang Xiaohui and Gu Ruoqing had stayed here for a while. Whenever they came to town to look for him, they had stayed here.
Although the house was much bigger than the forty-square-meter house, it was in a very remote area. They had no neighbors and they were the only ones living there.
The other houses were all empty. The area was rather scary.
Although they had beaten Zhang Xiaohui all over, the Wang family still hoped that she would bear a son. Although they beat her, they had avoided her stomach area, so her pregnancy was still intact.
However, after this, Zhang Xiaohui lost whatever standing she had in the family. Gu Ruoqing was lost and could not be found, so all the housework fell on Zhang Xiaohui.
Her pregnancy was so advanced, but she still had to serve the entire family. If she made the slightest mistake, Liang Zhaodi would scold her and beat her.
There was not enough to eat in the Wang family. She had already lost a lot of weight from malnutrition, but now she swiftly grew even thinner. Only her belly grew slightly larger. She aged by more than ten years.
Gu Ruoqing had been missing for more than ten days and Zhang Xiaohui was desperately worried. She wanted to look for her daughter, but with her advanced pregnancy, she could not leave the house. She could only beg the Wang family.
The two old people from the Wang family were unwilling to look for her. Old Madam Wang in particular felt that it would be a waste of food to find Gu Ruoqing. Why not let her stay away longer!
When she had hidden long enough and run out of options, she would naturally come back.
Zhang Xiaohui had no choice but to turn to Wang Guozhu.