Because I Cannot Hurt You

Han Huizhong coughed and felt weaker. Sweat formed on his forehead. In a fit of anger, Zhiyuan clenched Xiaosi's wrist hard and pushed him away. "Get the fuck away, Xiaosi! Enough!"

Han Huizhong coughed hard as the killing pressure in his neck was finally released. "Grandpa," Zhiyuan anxiously patted his back and helped him.

"Liang, please-"

"On it!"

Even though Liang wasn't an official doctor, he knew a lot about medicines and conditions due to his business in the pharmaceutical industry.

Xinyi rushed to his side. Tears plopped down her cheeks as she held his hand in her palm. "Grandpa…"

"Xi-Xinyi...you are *cough* alright…" Seeing Xinyi safe in front of him was more than enough for him. He didn't care about his condition.

The tears gushed out even more furiously. "Don't worry about me, Grandpa. Worry about yourself first!"

Zhiyuan glared at Xiaosi. "What is wrong with you!?"

"Nothing is wrong with me Zhiyuan," he laughed. "The one who was in the wrong but arrogantly acted as if he was always in the right is Han Huizhong! Your grandfather! The man who hated your relationship with Caihong and who crossed all his limits to separate you two in the worst possible way!"

Caihong stared at him, her face marred in confusion.

Separate Zhiyuan and me?

Han Huizhong remained calm. He knew that the truth of seven years back would be finally out today. 

Zhiyuan coldly said, "Don't talk in circles! Just come out with it!"

Yunru glowered at him. "If your shit doesn't come to the point right now, I am dragging you away."

Shuang tiredly leaned on the wall. 

Xiaosi narrowed his eyes at Han Huizhong. "Come on, Grandpa Han. Look. Everybody wants to know. Out with it."

He said nothing.

"Why don't you tell them the reason why I hate the Han family so much? Why did I come back to take my revenge? What happened that Caihong suddenly had to marry me? Open your mouth fucking damn it and say that you were behind Caihong's rape that night seven years ago!"

Caihong slowly widened her eyes as she turned her head to face Xiaosi, aghast.

"Hahaha! Just look at your faces! You cannot believe this right? You all look terrible. And why not? Who would expect the great Han Huizhong to have this side?"

Zhiyuan took a step forward and quietly said, "Xiaosi, I think you have completely lost it."

"Oh no no, Zhi my friend," his gaze darkened. "Your grandfather had completely lost it when he decided to ruin Caihong! Do you want to know the truth? The listen to me carefully because, after this, your whole trust in your grandfather would break apart."

*Seven years ago*

On the graduation party night, as Zhiyuan and Caihong danced on the floor and returned, she suddenly felt dizzy and sick and excused herself for the washroom.

"I will be back, Zhiyuan. I think I drank too much."

He saw her pale condition and worriedly said, "Are you okay? Wait, I will come with you or take Ah Cy."

"No need to trouble her," she giggled. "She is busy with Liang anyway. I saw them kissing."

As she walked towards the washroom, somebody suddenly crept behind her and grabbed her mouth. She panicked and resisted in horror, but the chloroform kicked in and she fainted.

One of the men sneered. "Done. Let's take her away."

His partner nodded.

At the party hall, Xiaosi felt uncomfortable after seeing Caihong so intimate with Zhiyuan. He loved and respected Zhiyuan as his friend, but his love for Caihong made it difficult for him to support them. He wanted a breath of fresh air, so he walked away.

He lit out a cigarette and heard some noises in the corridor. He frowned and went over to take a look. The scene that he witnessed shook him to his core.

A group of unknown men disabled two goons as they beat them up. They threw them away and one of them picked Caihong who was lying on the floor unconscious.

"Hey, you! What are you doing to her!"

The men froze and quickly disappeared into the darkness with her.

"Wait you bastards! Where are taking Caihong!"

The cigarette fell and he ran towards them. But they were gone. Panic set in his heart and he didn't know what to do for a second.

He saw the two goons crying in pain who were bruised all over. He grabbed one of them and shouted. "What happened here!? Who the fuck were those people!"

"I…don't know…"

He gnashed his teeth in fury. "Do you want me to beat you up more than you already are? Spit it out!"

He paled. "No, no! Don't beat us anymore! We really don't know what happened. We were ordered to kidnap that woman and sleep with her!"

He froze. He felt his heart stop beating in his chest. "S-sleep with her? Who! Who is that bastard who ordered you?"

He was confused.

Who would hate Caihong so much that he would plot something so disgusting against her?

"An Meiying!"

His eyes widened in utter shock. 

Her step-mother?

He knew that Caihong never liked her, but to think that she would go this far…

"She gave us money to sleep with that woman and film it and then give her the recording."

His gaze darkened, and his expression turned ugly.

That bitch! How dare she try to harm Caihong!

"Then who are those men?"

"We don't know! We grabbed her and made her fell unconscious. When we were about to take her away, those men came out of nowhere and started beating us up. They wanted to take that woman with them too!"

Xiaosi paled and shook that man off. An ugly feeling churned inside his stomach, giving him a bad foreboding.

Caihong…

He ran after them and as he reached the gate, from a distance, he saw those men putting Caihong in their car and drive away.

"Hey you! Let her go!"

Xiaosi ran at the back and pulled out his bike. He started the engine and zoomed behind their car, determined to save her.

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