weekend.
Yu Lian and the children were cleaning the lawn in the front yard.
She assigned work to everyone, and they were able to earn extra pocket money by doing their labor.
The cotton quietly slipped out through the front door, which wasn't properly closed.
They hid in a corner and feasted.
By the time Yu Lian discovered it, its mouth was already full of oil.
At the same time, there was also Mr. Li, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, on the other side.
He was pulling a chicken leg covered in mud and sand out of his pocket and stuffing it into his mouth, not forgetting to share one with Mianhua.
Recently, cotton has been sneaking out of the house, and it seems the reason for my loss of appetite has been found.
It turns out they got some extra money from him.
"cotton?"
Caught red-handed, Cotton lowered its head guiltily, its eyes glancing upwards every now and then.
It was clever; it knew that Yu Lian was currently angry.
"Waaah~" it whimpered softly, feeling wronged.
"Alright, go back to your own place and don't come out."
The cotton leaves carefully.
Only Yu Lian and Li Yanshen remained.
After a long time, Yu Lian saw his face for the first time.
Therefore, he stood there stunned for a few seconds, his expression a mixture of bewilderment and confusion.
Even though I've seen it all, I was still horrified by the horrific scar on his right cheek.
Just as Yu Lian was hesitating whether to take two steps back, Li Yanshen stretched out his other hand.
His hands weren't clean, but you could tell his skin was fair, and even on this hand were scars that were hard to ignore.
"You eat..."
Li Yanshen generously took out the chicken wings from his other pocket.
Yu Lian's expression changed drastically; the chicken wings were already moldy.
She instinctively reached out and slapped the moldy chicken wing out of his hand.
But for Li Yanshen, who hadn't had a proper meal in a long time, these were undoubtedly a lifeline.
Li Yanshen didn't show much emotion. He simply picked it up silently, put it back in his pocket, shrank into the corner, and continued to gnaw on the chicken leg in his hand.
"I can't eat Li..." Yu Lian's words trailed off because she wasn't sure of the other person's name.
"My name is Li Yanshen!"
He could even pronounce his own name clearly.
It seems I underestimated him.
"You're afraid of me? You're not afraid of me at all, so I can be friends with your dog."
He finished speaking with a smile on his lips, but it quickly faded.
His brows furrowed tightly, and in just a few seconds, it looked as if he had made a major decision.
"I'm sorry, sister, I shouldn't have bumped into your car. Can Cotton play with me next time?"
Yu Lian didn't answer him immediately, focusing her attention on the fact that he knew Mianhua's name.
"How do you know the name of cotton?"
Li Yanshen was so frightened that he dropped the chicken leg in his hand.
He reached out and wiped the sweat from his forehead, then cautiously took two steps back.
"I...I don't know...I...I'm sorry!"
He then changed the subject and bowed to Yu Lian in apology.
"I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation. My aunt won't let me go home, so I'm afraid to go far."
As he bowed, his thin clothes slipped down, allowing Yu Lian to catch a glimpse of his lean waist and the bruises of various sizes on his skin.
She couldn't count them all at once.
Judging by the timeline, unless this idiot in front of me has a tendency to form keloids, the injuries he sustained some time ago should have healed long ago. Besides, these bruises don't look like old wounds.
Some of them look like they were injured just today.
"Li... Yan Shen? Did someone in your family beat you?"
He shook his head and then nodded, because the person in front of him was staring straight at him, which made him feel intimidated.
"I didn't wet the bed on purpose. I'll wash myself clean if I get dirty. My aunt hits me and won't give me food."
He choked up as he spoke, looking pitifully across the street, where the door was tightly shut. He had almost never bumped into the "auntie" he was talking about.
"Okay, but we can't feed cotton anything unclean."
Li Yanshen picked up the chicken leg that had fallen on the ground. He wiped it with his sleeve and held it out, saying, "It's very clean. I wiped it clean with my sleeve. It's delicious. Here, have it."
He mechanically repeated those meaningless words.
Yu Lian sighed and called inside, "An'an, there's some leftover egg noodles. Bring them out, along with a pair of chopsticks and a bottle of soda."
"Okay, Mom!"
Soon He Ning'an came out carrying a bowl of noodles and a soft drink.
As if knowing the bowl of noodles was for him, Li Yanshen took it and politely thanked him. Then he squatted down on the ground and began to eat heartily. He finished the large bowl of soup noodles in less than three minutes, not even leaving a drop of broth. Finally, he skillfully opened a soda and gulped it down in two large mouthfuls.
He finished his drink with a satisfied sigh, stuck out his tongue, and licked his lips. Contentedly, he thanked Yu Lian again.
"Thank you, sister. It won't hurt too much if I get hit today. It feels so good to have a full stomach."
As he spoke, he walked towards the other side of the road without paying attention to the traffic.
The driver, who was completely unprepared, cursed at me.
But he seemed completely unconcerned and pushed the door open to go inside.
Yu Lian thought it was nothing serious and was about to clean up the mess on the ground and go back to work.
Yu Lian and An An clearly heard the cursing coming from the other side, as well as the sound of something breaking on the ground.
"Mom, that person looks so scary, you'd better not talk to him."
"Hmm, I won't say."
The sounds of beating and cursing grew clearer and clearer. Yu Lian couldn't bear it, so she called the police station to explain the situation.
A police car arrived shortly afterward and went to the other side to knock on the door.
Yu Lian, who was directing the children to do their work, sat on a recliner, occasionally glancing at the situation opposite her. Half an hour later, the police took the nanny away.
Only Li Yanshen remained standing at the door, occasionally probing.
It seemed that after realizing that the aunt who had been beating and scolding him wouldn't be coming back, he breathed a sigh of relief and took two steps home with a smug look on his face.
Yu Lian came out and locked the front door in the evening.
I found that the gate, which had been open in the afternoon, remained unchanged.
Adhering to the principle of not causing trouble, Yu Lian ignored this point and turned to go home.
The next morning, I heard that a thief had broken into the house across the street and stolen everything.
Generally speaking, thieves don't come here to steal; the area has tight security.
But the open door yesterday undoubtedly created an opportunity for thieves.
The police arrived, but left after a short while.
Yu Lian stood in the courtyard and secretly glanced at Li Yanshen, who was squatting at the door.
But it was precisely this glance that was precisely captured by the other party.
Upon seeing Yu Lian, his mournful expression completely changed. He excitedly waved to her and ran towards her.
"elder sister!"
Yu Lian frantically tried to hide, but it was too late. Li Yanshen's keen perception was more terrifying than cotton.
When Cotton heard the familiar voice, it excitedly circled around Yu Lian.
The cotton plant called out to him twice.
Helpless, Yu Lian let it go.
Li Yanshen maintained a very distant attitude, not taking a single step closer to the door, but instead standing on the curb waiting for Mianhua.
After the cotton went out, it circled around him for a long time.
Li Yanshen took out a tomato and a cucumber from his pocket and shared them with Mianhua.
But cotton is a "carnivore" and won't eat any vegetables that aren't mixed with meat.
Rejected by the cotton, Li Yanshen lowered his head in discouragement and started eating a cucumber.
While eating, he muttered, "Cotton, this is my last food. What if I starve to death?"
Hearing him say that, Yu Lian began to doubt the truth of the matter.
I received the notification from the community around noon.
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