Chapter 142: A Lamp’s Light Never Extinguishes
"Get up!" barked the woman when she spotted Anji.
With both hands on her hips, her shadow fell over the small girl’s form, blocking the afternoon sun from reaching her. With a dark expression, she waited for the kid to respond, but Anji was too deeply asleep to hear her.
Taking matters into her own hands, the research assistant roughly grabbed the girl by her hair with a snarl. The girl was lighter than she imagined, and Anji was lifted off the ground almost immediately. The sharp pain startled her awake with a cry, but almost as quickly as she was lifted off the ground in her sleep, she was thrown back down again.
Staring at a pair of dirty shoes in front of her, Anji held back tears as much as she could, unmoving. Calmly, she tried to assess the damage, but the assistant researcher in front of her snapped angrily, ranting about Anji’s work.
"We clearly told you to clean the whole house! Why did you only stop at the laundry? How dare you take a nap when there is still so much to do before Researcher Yang returns!"
Fortunately, no bones were broken. Anji’s scalp throbbed, but the more serious injury was likely the sprained elbow when she was thrown to the ground. Even when in pain, Anji kept her cool and thought rationally, clutching her injured arm.
The longer Anji remained silent and unmoving, the angrier the female research assistant became. How dare this child ignore her?
Raising her hand once more, preparing to slap Anji, the female researcher assistant saw the small child finally trying to sit up. Holding herself back for now, she watched the wretched girl wriggle like a worm. However, the fire in her stomach only became stronger when she saw those clear and bright eyes, defiant till the end like a flame that could not be extinguished.
Anji did not feel wronged, even if she was clearly the victim in this situation. Her shifu warned her that bullying would occur in the sect. It was a good thing she had to report to the infirmary daily. At least Doctor Yun could give her some medicine for the injury. It saved her precious resting time from searching for wild herbs and making her own medicine.