Chapter 610: Reencountering Cai Ping (3)_1
"Cai Wei!"
A hoarse female voice echoed, as if emanating from the depths of hell, carried with it the utmost endurance and restraint, softly beckoning.
Cai Wei turned her head only to see Mu Caiping standing not far from her, her hair disheveled and face covered with grime, appearing as though she had just crawled out of a heap of trash. Once fair and delicate, her face was now swollen and bruised, with a conspicuous scar on her right cheek. At this moment, she gazed at Cai Wei, disheveled and helpless.
Cai Wei shot her a cold glance, then turned to leave.
"Cai Wei, elder sister!"
Rushing forward a few steps, Caiping blocked Cai Wei’s way, choking on her words, "Elder sister, please, in consideration of our shared blood, help me. I really have nowhere else to turn!"
With that, she fell to her knees before Cai Wei, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Ever since the end of last year, when the Lü family discovered they had their possessions at our home, Madam Lü branded our entire family as thieves. Despite our pleas and explanations, she wouldn’t listen. For the past few months, she found countless ways to torment us. Grandpa, Dad, Elder Brother and Second Brother were all taken to serve as hard laborers at her place. She would often berate and hit them. Grandma and Mother were forced to borrow money to repay debts. If we failed to gather fifty taels of silver every month, she’d mercilessly beat our whole family. This month we couldn’t gather the required silver, so Madam Lü decided to send me to a lower-class brothel to service clients. I couldn’t tolerate this torment anymore, so I ran away a few days ago and ended up here.
"But now, my pass and identity credentials are still with the Lü family. Without them, I can’t even find a menial job to survive. Now the Lü family has traced me here. If I’m caught and taken back, I’m sure Madam Lü will beat me to death. I implore you, considering we share the same surname, help me, sister!"
As she finished speaking, paying no heed to the wounds on her forehead, she began to knock her head against the ground before Cai Wei.