Lu Lingyun didn’t hear about Xing Dai Rong being beaten until the evening. Dongsheng brought the news from the Luo family’s separate courtyard. That afternoon, a chilling scream came from the courtyard. Luo Heng had been beating Xing Dai Rong for the entire afternoon, and only stopped when her cries became so loud and distressing that they attracted the attention of the neighbors next door, who knocked on the door. In his rage, Luo Heng didn’t care about Xing Dai Rong; after beating her, he left her in the courtyard and went back to his own residence. He never returned. Not only that, he took all the servants in the courtyard with him. It was as if he didn’t care whether Xing Dai Rong lived or died. Since Xing Dai Rong had run away secretly, she was still a free person, without a slave contract or indentured status. After she had gone to Luo Heng, she had a falling out with Cheng Yunshuo, so Luo Heng simply didn’t care what happened to her. No one cared about her. After Yang Shi saw her, she could beat her without any worries. Luo Heng had protected her, but he still treated her with cold eyes. Everyone in the Luo family disliked her. Everyone knew that Xing Dai Rong had nowhere to go and no one to rely on. The moment she escaped from the Ningyang Houfu, it was impossible for anyone to stand up for her or protect her. But she was the only one who didn’t know this. She had played a part, caused a scene, and finally, under Luo Heng’s brutal beating, she had seen the true nature of this era. It wasn’t at all what she had imagined – a place of romantic love and beauty where she, as a transmigrator, could turn the tide and live a carefree life. She finally understood what reality was, and she realized that in this world, just like in her previous world, she was just a tiny, insignificant person, with nothing special about her. Early the next morning, Lu Lingyun was woken up by a servant’s urgent report. “Young Madam! Something terrible has happened!” The sky was just beginning to turn pale, and Lu Lingyun had just woken up from her sleep. Shuang Hong stood at the door. “What are you doing! It’s so early in the morning, and the madam is still sleeping!” “Miss Shuang Hong, something really has happened!” The servant was a person from the Houfu. He pointed anxiously at the door. The door opened at this moment. Lu Lingyun came out in her dressing gown. It was already October, and the autumn dew was heavy, with the weather turning cold. “What’s wrong?” “Young Madam, that woman, she’s back!” The servant pointed at the door. “Which woman?” “It’s the Xing Miss from the Yao Guang Ge! She’s lying at the gate of our mansion with injuries! The gatekeepers said they don’t know when she came. They just saw her when they opened the small gate this morning!” The servant caught his breath and finished speaking. “Why are you telling our Young Madam about this! She’s not someone from our mansion, and she’s a runaway slave. Just send her away!” Chun Xing came out from the next room with an unhappy expression on her face. “Right, it’s best if that woman dies outside. What kind of things has she done, bringing shame to our Houfu!” Xiao Wei also said disapprovingly. Lu Lingyun listened to these words and simply asked, “Forget it, I’ll go and take a look.” When Lu Lingyun had changed and arrived at the front gate, she saw Cheng Yunshuo already there. It was clear that the servants had gone to find Cheng Yunshuo first. Xing Dai Rong, lying at the door, saw Cheng Yunshuo and burst into tears, throwing herself at him. “Yunshuo!” Her current appearance was truly pitiful and pathetic. Her entire face was swollen, her hair was disheveled, and there were several patches of blood on her clothes and her mouth. Her swollen eyes were red, and she looked like she had found a lifeline, desperately grabbing Cheng Yunshuo’s pants. Cheng Yunshuo didn’t move. He looked down at her and said coldly, “Luo Heng beat you?” “Yes.” With a sob, Xing Dai Rong cried even harder, tears and snot running down her face. “Yunshuo! I know I was wrong. That Luo Heng, he hit me with a wooden tray, he hit my head, he’s not human, he’s a beast. I know I was wrong, I know you are the only one in the world who’s good to me! I’ll never run away again, I know I was wrong!”
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