Chapter 228: Full of Scars

Liu Tie Zhu steadied his emotions, then said to Dani, "Dani, let Auntie take a look, Daddy is waiting for you here."

Dani looked at Liu Tie Zhu, then looked at An Yinan.

Just as she was about to reach out to An Yinan, she saw that her own hands were very dirty, while Auntie's hands were very clean; her hands would dirty Auntie's hands.

"Dirty," Dani said.

An Yinan, however, directly took her hand, "It's fine, when Auntie works, her hands get dirty too; they'll be clean once washed."

Dani looked at the gentle An Yinan, the nervous little person slowly relaxed, and even nodded.

Walking into the inner room, An Yinan pulled the curtains, turned on the electric light, and then lifted Dani's clothes, "Auntie will be gentle, it won't hurt, Dani don't be afraid."

As An Yinan spoke, soothing Dani's emotions, she lifted her clothes and saw a body full of scars.

There were even bite marks, traces of whipping, and bruises from blunt impacts.

Is this her own daughter? Even an enemy wouldn't be treated like this!

An Yinan's heart was shocked, and her disgust for Wang Erhua grew even more.

She lowered Dani's clothes; it was hot in the room now, and Dani would be warm enough wearing these.

The little girl felt An Yinan's peaceful mood and gradually relaxed, losing the initial reserve and timidity.

"Auntie, don't cry, Dani doesn't hurt."

It turned out that An Yinan was so heartbroken that she shed tears; although this child was not her own, she was not even ten years old yet, just a child, why torture her so?

If her own child were treated this way, she would go crazy, she would make those people go to hell!

"Good child," An Yinan rubbed her head, but saw her flinch in pain.

An Yinan immediately stood up and slowly parted her hair; on the top of Dani's head, there was a huge bruise...

She took a deep breath and steadied her emotions, not because she wasn't angry, but because she didn't want to startle this sensitive child.

"Alright, let's go out first, and in a while, Auntie will wipe your body, okay? That way our Dani will be a fragrant little girl." An Yinan's eyes were red, her lips curled into a smile, and her eyes were full of heartache.

Dani nodded; Mother said Auntie was a bad person.

But Auntie smiles at her and feels heartache for her.

Auntie is a good person, the person who treats Dani the best, besides Grandma.

An Yinan led Dani out of the room, and when Chen Xun saw An Yinan's red eyes, his gaze darkened.

An Yinan sighed; although this matter had no direct connection to Liu Tie Zhu, it was his indulgence that allowed Wang Erhua to be so lawless.

"Dani is covered in injuries, there are bite wounds, whip wounds, and impact wounds; you come and look at Dani's head." An Yinan did not hide anything.

Liu Tie Zhu had been kept in the dark for so many years; he had to see clearly, otherwise how could Dani survive?

Liu Tie Zhu walked forward and saw the exposed bruise, as big as an infant's fist; how much pain must Dani have been in at the time.

"Dani, it's Daddy's fault." Liu Tie Zhu hugged his daughter.

Dani patted his head soothingly, "Daddy, Dani doesn't hurt anymore."

That taciturn child was not born that way, but had been worn down until she forgot to resist and lost all hope for life.

How sorrowful.

Hearing Dani's sensible words, Liu Tie Zhu wiped away his tears.

"Sister-in-law, I live in the dormitory and can't take care of Dani; could I trouble you to help me look after her for two days? I will pay for her food expenses," Liu Tie Zhu pleaded.

He really couldn't bear to send Dani back.

Chen Xun did not speak, but looked at An Yinan.

An Yinan thought for a moment and finally nodded; she was not doing it because of Liu Tie Zhu's request, but because she didn't want this sensible girl to suffer any more.

"Fine, after you finish training every day, come over to see the child," An Yinan proposed.

"She is in an unfamiliar environment without anyone she knows; she will feel anxious and helpless."

A child, even if her parents treat her badly, she would still miss home and her parents, right?

Wang Erhua is a lost cause; if it weren't for the fact that those blows didn't hit fatal spots, it would be a miracle that Dani survived until now.

"Okay." Liu Tie Zhu looked at Dani, "Listen well to Auntie; once I finish handling things at home, I will come to pick you up, okay?"

Dani looked at Liu Tie Zhu, then looked at the gentle Auntie, and nodded.

"Daddy, stay safe," the little girl said in a crisp voice.

Liu Tie Zhu closed his eyes, his resolve strengthening; this marriage must end.

"Okay." He promised his daughter, then left the Xiao Yuan.

The large pot was always boiling water because the wood in the stove had never stopped burning; if it didn't boil water, the pot would dry out.

She went to the kitchen and mixed two basins of water, one at the perfect temperature and the other slightly hot.

Then she carried the water into her own room.

Previously, she and Chen Xun lived separately, and the Xiao Yuan always had two bedrooms; later, after they finished their wedding, Chen Xun lived in his own room.

Now, to avoid suspicion, he had returned to his previous room.

An Yinan closed the door, tested the water temperature with her hand, and then put a clean towel into the water.

"Dani, you have wounds on your body now, so Auntie can't give you a bath; shall we just wipe you down first?" The little girl had many wounds on her body, many still with blood scabs; she was afraid of infection, so she could only wipe her with a towel first, and wait until the wounds healed before letting her bathe in water.

Dani nodded obediently.

An Yinan used the warm towel to wipe her bit by bit; she hadn't bathed in a long time and her body was a bit dirty. She had originally prepared two basins of water, but later found it wasn't enough, so An Yinan went to mix two more basins of water before she barely managed to wipe the little girl clean.

Afterwards, she took out ointment and gently applied it to her bruises; the cool, refreshing feeling made the little girl's eyes curve into smiles.

"Are there any other places on your head that hurt?" An Yinan asked.

The little girl's hair was already matted, and she was afraid that besides the big bruise, there were other wounds; hair could only be washed with water.

"No more, this one was because Mother disliked that the porridge I made didn't taste good, and she pushed me into the wall; there are no other places," Dani waved her hand and quickly explained.

Because the porridge didn't taste good...

What a beastly excuse; such a person should be reborn into the Path of Beasts in their next life and stop coming out to harm children!

An Yinan carefully washed the little girl's hair, washing it a full two times and rinsing it twice more before finally getting it clean, then used a towel to pat it half-dry bit by bit.

She quickly fetched the army-green clothes she had made for Beibei, threaded a needle, and sewed up the sleeves and pant legs quite a bit.

There was no way to use an electric sewing machine right now, so she would just have to make do like this for the time being.

"Change into this first, and tomorrow Auntie will make you clothes that fit properly, okay?" An Yinan looked at the little girl, who was wearing only a thin outer shirt and trousers; the weather outside made even her shiver, yet this child had stubbornly worn just that for so many years.