CHAPTER 67: CHAPTER 67: THE WOMAN ABUSED AT HOME (PART 2)

Liu Xin returned home, her hand trembling as she opened the door. She could imagine the scene that awaited her once she entered.

"Bang!"

As soon as she stepped inside, a bowl was hurled at her, and Liu Xin instinctively dodged.

"Where have you been? You disappeared first thing in the morning. Have you been out fooling around?"

A sharp-featured middle-aged woman stormed over, her finger nearly poking Liu Xin’s eyes!

"You don’t cook, don’t do laundry, don’t clean, and Tongtong was late this morning!"

"Don’t give me that miserable face. Whenever I see your face, I feel blocked!

It’s just being hit by a man, and yet you’re acting like you’re on the verge of death. If you did your job well, would my son have hit you?

Hurry and cook; I helped you make the meal today, I’m exhausted..."

The woman’s mouth incessantly spewed curses, not stopping for a moment.

Liu Xin silently avoided her mother-in-law. She went back to the room and looked at the overturned wardrobe, anger flashing in her eyes.

She bottled up her frustration and tidied the disheveled clothes.

"Bang bang bang"

The room door was knocked loudly, and her mother-in-law’s voice immediately followed.

"What are you doing hiding in the room? Tongtong will be home from school soon, and my son will be off work soon. Hurry up and cook!"

Liu Xin finished sorting the wardrobe, expressionless as she opened the door to cook.

At this moment, the house finally quieted down.

Liu Xin checked the time; her mother-in-law had gone to pick up the child, and would be home in half an hour.

The man would be home in an hour.

Liu Xin exhaled heavily. This life, when would it ever end, and when could she escape this house?

"Honey, you’ve worked hard today."

The man looked refined, even somewhat handsome.

He wore gold-framed glasses, appearing somewhat scholarly.

But behind those lenses, his eyes gleamed with a sinister look, making him seem dark and gloomy.

The thing Liu Xin feared most was those eyes; she felt like whatever she thought or did, those eyes could see through her.

"I heard from mom that you went out early today and didn’t come back all day. What were you doing?"

The man tightly focused on the woman, asking slowly.

Liu Xin’s body stiffened slightly; she tried to relax and said, "I found a job at a milk tea shop. Now that Tongtong is going to school, I want to work and earn a salary. This way, you won’t have to exhaust yourself with overtime every day."

"Oh? Is that so, honey? Won’t you be too tired?" The man seemed touched, hugging the woman’s waist.

Inside, she barely contained her disgust and fear at his touch.

"I’m not tired. I’ve just started, and I’m learning. Plus, the staff at the shop are great."

"Staff? Male or female?" The man’s gaze grew dangerous.

"Female, the boss is also female, and there are only three of us at the shop." Liu Xin quickly replied.

"Heh, don’t be nervous. I was just asking. Come on, let’s go eat..." The man rose and pulled Liu Xin to go outside the room.

Liu Xin breathed a sigh of relief, thinking how unexpectedly agreeable the man was today.

Yet in the next second, she felt a whirlwind as her stomach was painfully kicked.

"Ugh..."

Liu Xin was kicked to the ground, her stomach pain causing her to involuntarily curl up.

"Bang!"

The room door was slammed shut.

Liu Xin struggled to lift her head, only to see the man slowly pulling out his belt from his waist as he approached her.

"What... What are you doing? I haven’t done anything..."

Liu Xin hurriedly spoke, her face full of terror.

The man sneered, "Why did you find a job? Are you planning to leave me?

Did you tell me before you decided? Why such autonomy?

The staff are great? Does that mean we are not?"

"Slap!"

"Ah... I’m sorry... I’m sorry, I was wrong..."

Liu Xin was struck with the belt, the pain making her quickly apologize.

But at this moment, the man was already completely deaf to any words. The more he hit, the more excited he became, unable to stop!

The people upstairs and downstairs, and their neighbors, heard the faint cries and shook their heads, sighing.

"It’s starting again, alas..."

"Why doesn’t this woman call the police?"

"What’s the use of calling the police? They can’t handle this; it’s just a family conflict."

"Alas, it’s too pitiful..."

The next day,

Lin Xiaoyan hadn’t been there long when she saw Liu Xin limping in.

"Good morning."

Liu Xin saw Lin Xiaoyan’s gaze and quickly put on a smile to greet her.

"Are you... okay?"

"Hmm? I’m fine, why wouldn’t I be, hahaha. Last night, as I was leaving work, suddenly a boy came up riding a bicycle and crashed into me..."

Lin Xiaoyan watched Liu Xin force through her explanation, sighing inwardly.

Last night she had asked He Qi’an, who said that cases of domestic violence were difficult to handle.

It specifically requires the woman to provide evidence and her determination.

"Ding..."

An order came in, and Lin Xiaoyan stopped saying more, quickly preparing the milk tea for the order.

Upon seeing an order, Liu Xin also hurried to change into her work attire to help prepare.

The workspace was small, so the two often bumped into each other.

When Lin Xiaoyan again "saw" Liu Xin being beaten by her husband, she closed her eyes briefly, her movements becoming very forceful.

She now very much wanted to beat that refined hypocrite to death!

Today, the boss once again had something else and didn’t come to the shop.

In between, Lin Xiaoyan snuck to the bathroom when there were no orders or customers.

She called Mao Hong and invited her over for milk tea during lunch, and of course, she would pay.

She just hoped that by the time Officer Mao came, she could educate them a bit about domestic violence.

Upon hearing Lin Xiaoyan’s words, Mao Hong immediately understood the meaning behind them and promised Lin Xiaoyan she’d be there in the afternoon.

Considering that Lin Xiaoyan’s side was very busy during lunch, Mao Hong decided to go over when it wasn’t busy in the afternoon to properly educate them about domestic violence.

"Captain, I have to go across this afternoon. Xiao Lin asked me to educate her about domestic violence, just giving you a heads up so you don’t mark me absent." Mao Hong went straight to the office where He Qi’an was and told him.

He Qi’an raised an eyebrow, thinking about Lin Xiaoyan’s inquiry last night. He understood that Lin Xiaoyan probably "saw" the scene again.

"Alright, go ahead. Make sure you educate them well."

"Okay, I’ll definitely complete the task!"

Mao Hong left, pleased.

In the afternoon, around three o’clock, there were no orders or guests.

Lin Xiaoyan quietly messaged Mao Hong, asking her to come over.

Mao Hong came quickly, dressed in her police uniform.

"Hello, Xiao Lin, one pearl milk tea."

"Got it, wait a moment, Sister Hong." Lin Xiaoyan’s eyes lit up upon seeing Mao Hong.

Mao Hong’s gaze turned to the other woman in the back.

From her movements, Mao Hong immediately knew Xiao Lin had asked her to educate about domestic violence for this woman.