CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 45: THE FEMALE DELIVERY WORKER (PART 2)

"Don’t you always look at your phone when delivering food? You think I don’t know, you just don’t want to take my calls!"

"How many times have I told you, your brother needs money, and his living expenses for this month need to be sent over! Why aren’t you sending him money for living expenses, huh?"

Lu Xiaoyu listened to these words, powerless, and closed her eyes.

"I’ve already sent him money before."

Lu’s mother became even angrier on hearing this, "What you sent isn’t enough for him! Furthermore, now he has a girlfriend, and his expenses are even greater; don’t you know to send him more?"

Lu Xiaoyu opened her eyes, sadness and anger flashing within them, "How much do I have to send? I work three jobs every day and I’m so busy that I don’t even have time to rest!

The money I earn every month through hard work not only goes to his mortgage but also has to cover his living expenses. Now, on top of that, does having a girlfriend mean I also have to support her?"

"How old is he already, why hasn’t he found a job to earn money himself? Mom, can’t you look at me, see how tired I am? Can you stop always just talking about your son! Your son! Your son!"

Lu Xiaoyu originally didn’t want to say anything, but she couldn’t hold back. Once she started speaking, she couldn’t stop.

"Slap"

Lu’s mother slapped Lu Xiaoyu across the face.

Lu’s mother’s gaze was filled with hatred, staring fiercely at Lu Xiaoyu, as if she were not looking at her own daughter but an enemy.

She said word by word, "This is what you owe him! If it wasn’t for you back then, your father wouldn’t have died, and if your father hadn’t died, our life wouldn’t be this miserable now!"

"It’s all your fault! It’s all the fault of the unlucky star!"

Bringing up this topic, Lu Xiaoyu suddenly lost all strength, her shoulders slumped and head lowered.

And Lu’s mother, at this moment, seemed crazy, grabbing whatever was within reach and throwing it at Lu Xiaoyu.

"It’s all your fault! It’s all your fault! You couldn’t keep your mouth shut back then, why was your mouth so careless? If your father hadn’t gone to buy baked sweet potatoes for you, he wouldn’t have been hit by a car and died!"

Lu’s mother picked up a chair from the floor and fiercely threw it at Lu Xiaoyu.

Lu Xiaoyu groaned, knocked to the ground.

Lu’s mother’s questioning continued, while Lu Xiaoyu endured her mother’s beating in silence.

She closed her eyes powerlessly, and her heart even cried out, "Hit me! Hit me harder! Just beat me to death..."

"Bang!"

The chair broke apart with a violent impact.

Lu’s mother sat on the ground, gasping, "Now... transfer the living expenses to your brother!"

After speaking, she didn’t even look at her daughter on the ground before getting up and going back to her room.

Lu Xiaoyu lay limp on the ground, her eyes blankly staring ahead...

Her thoughts wandered back to when she was a child, when her father was still around.

That day, the weather was clear, and the wind was pleasantly blowing, her father was riding an old bicycle, and she was sitting in front.

"Xiaoyu, what do you want to eat, Dad will buy it for you!"

"Dad, I don’t want to eat anything."

"How can you not want to eat anything, tell me, Xiaoyu wants to eat something, Dad will buy it for you!"

"Then... I want to eat baked sweet potatoes..."

"Hahaha, alright, it’s just baked sweet potatoes, Dad will get them for you soon! What else do you want to eat?"

...

On the ground, Lu Xiaoyu opened her mouth and silently said, "Dad, I don’t want to eat anything... Dad... can I come to you... Dad..."

"Bang bang bang! Open the door! Is anyone home? Open the door!"

The sound of knocking was heard outside, Lu Xiaoyu slowly closed her eyes.

"Captain, we didn’t find the wrong place, did we..."

Zhang Ming listened to the quiet sounds and spoke.

Captain Ma looked at the information on his phone and checked the number on the doorplate to make sure they were at the right place.

"Keep knocking!"

"Alright."

Li He, Zhang Ming, and several others continued to knock on the door.

Lu’s mother, annoyed, got up, "Who is it, in the middle of the night!"

Lu’s mother walked towards the door, didn’t even look at Lu Xiaoyu lying on the ground, and kicked her as she passed by, "Get back to your room!"

"Open the door! Open the door!"

"Who is it!" Lu’s mother reached the door, asking who was outside.

"We are the police, we need to investigate something, open the door!"

"Police?" Lu’s mother was shocked and quickly opened the door, "Officer, it’s not my Xiaozhi in trouble, is it?"

As soon as the door opened, Captain Ma saw someone lying at the door, the house in complete disarray.

Lu’s mother stood at the entrance, anxiously asking what was going on.

Captain Ma pushed her aside and went inside to check on the person on the ground.

When he lifted Lu Xiaoyu’s hair, he found her face, mouth, and nose bleeding.

Blood was slowly seeping from her head...

"Call an ambulance!" Captain Ma shouted loudly upon seeing Lu Xiaoyu’s condition.

After entering, Zhang Ming and the others saw Lu Xiaoyu’s horrible state, their hearts sank; despite their hurry, they were still late.

Lu’s mother was still clinging to a policeman, asking about her son’s situation.

Li He, frustrated, broke free from Lu’s mother’s grip and sternly pulled out handcuffs, "It’s not your son who is in trouble now, it’s your daughter! Is the person on the ground your daughter, Lu Xiaoyu?"

Upon seeing the handcuffs, Lu’s mother stepped back in panic, she quickly said, "Yes, yes, it’s Lu Xiaoyu, did she commit a crime? Then take her! Take her away!"

Captain Ma stood up and harshly scolded, "The one who committed a crime is you! Why is your daughter beaten like this? Did you do it? If it’s you, you are suspected of intentional injury, and I’m now arresting you according to the law!"

"Zhang Ming, secure the scene!"

"Li He, cuff her!"

...

Lu’s mother looked at the bloodied person on the ground, she stared blankly, disbelief flashing in her eyes.

"No... Officer, she’s... she’s pretending! She must be pretending..."

At this time, many neighbors in pajamas stood outside the door, peering in, they saw Lu Xiaoyu covered in blood on the ground.

"Oh! Xiaoyu!" someone exclaimed.

A neighbor living below the Lu Family quickly said to the police, "Officer, I testify, half an hour ago, I heard noises upstairs, it was her beating her daughter!

Besides, such things have happened many times, tsk tsk, I didn’t expect this time she hit her so hard..."

"Oh dear, this Xiaoyu is too pitiful, working every day to earn money, not only supporting the family but also her brother, in the last couple of days I also heard her mother keep asking Xiaoyu for money..."

"How can there be such a mother in this world, son and daughter are all her children, how can she be so heartless!"

"Sigh, poor child, I hope nothing serious happens to her..."

...

The ambulance arrived quickly, the doctors and nurses saw Lu Xiaoyu’s condition, examined her, their faces heavy.

The doctor looked at Captain Ma and gently shook his head.

Captain Ma’s heart sank, feeling deeply guilty, he didn’t expect to be a step too late.