AWB Chapter 221 The Tragedy of a Dancer (4)
Chapter 221 The Tragedy of a Dancer (4)
Because of her beautiful face and her youthful obedience, the original owner quickly gained a foothold in the dance hall. Many customers came from far and wide, just to witness the charm of this "white rose" firsthand.
Over the years of dancing in the dance hall, the original owner was able to bring home more and more money. With this money, the original owner's family's standard of living improved significantly, and they moved out of the tenement building again.
Although it's not a garden villa, the large single-level apartment in the bustling area is quite spacious.
Xia Mingzhu and Xia Tianyao continued their studies at school, and the family hired two more maids. The original owner's mother and grandmother once again lived the life of a noblewoman and an old lady.
To save face, the original owner's mother never mentioned why the original owner had "degenerated" and gone to dance halls. To avoid being in a position of gratitude, everyone tacitly accepted the statement that "the original owner didn't value herself."
But "nothing lasts forever," and the dance hall received a new batch of even younger girls. They were only sixteen years old, their faces so tender and delicate they looked like they could be pinched to release moisture.
Under these circumstances, the original owner's income continued to decrease. However, the household expenses remained the same, and they soon found themselves in dire financial straits.
To make matters worse, Xia Tianyao, having been misled, started making a fuss about going abroad to study.
This is a huge sum of money. The original owner usually handed over almost all of his salary to his family. Where would he get such a large sum of money?
No matter how much her mother threatened or tempted her, the original owner never budgeted an inch. She knew that if she lowered her standards any further, it wouldn't just be a simple matter of dancing with someone.
She could dance with someone for the sake of this family, but that didn't include sacrificing her body and soul.
But in this house, no one cares what the original owner thinks or what her thoughts are.
They only care about whether their own interests have been harmed and whether the money in their pockets has decreased.
They looked down on the original owner's "pretending to be aloof".
How noble can a person be if they are willing to debase themselves and go to a dance hall to dance with others?
Since that's the case, what difference does it make who I accompany?
In their view, dancing with someone and sleeping with someone are no different. Since it's all about selling one's body, what difference does it make?
Because the name "White Rose" for the front desk pillar of the dance hall was quite well-known, and with the help of a helpful person, the original owner's mother quickly found a buyer for her—the second-in-command of the Black Bear Gang.
A man who lives on the edge of a knife is naturally no saint. He has some peculiar fetishes when it comes to sex. He enjoys torturing women until they are bruised and battered, and listening to their screams. It's said that no woman who has been with him has ever survived more than three months.
Of course, he was also quite generous, giving several times more money than others.
If someone dies, he will give a large sum of money for funeral expenses.
So far, despite having taken so many lives, no one has ever reported him.
The original owner's mother chose him for two reasons: first, Xia Tianyao was in urgent need of money; and second, because the original owner was earning less and less money, she wanted to squeeze every last drop of value out of her before leaving.
Without any warning, the original owner drank the drugged milk and was sent to the second-in-command's bed that very night.
After a night, the original owner woke up groggily, her body covered in bruises. The horrific marks on her body and the pain in her lower body told her everything that had happened.
Having spent so long in the world of pleasure, she was no longer that naive and innocent little girl! She just never expected that it would be her so-called family who would deliver such a heavy blow to her.
She wanted to escape, saying that she was not doing it voluntarily and begged the second-in-command to give her a way out.
But he had already paid and hadn't lost interest in the little thing in front of him, so how could he agree?
Under tight surveillance, the original owner had nowhere to escape and could only endure torture every day. In such an environment, after two months, there wasn't a single good piece of flesh left on the original owner's body.
Almost every night, her screams could be heard. Now, she can't scream anymore. Firstly, because her voice has become hoarse, and secondly, because she discovered that the man would beat her even more brutally if he heard a woman scream!
She had considered suicide before, but each time the thought surfaced, she suppressed it.
She still remembered her father's dying words—tell her to live well!
So she can't die, at least not in such a humiliating way!
She held on to her last breath, wanting to ask her "family" why they treated her this way after all the sacrifices she had made for them.
But things didn't go as planned. No matter how strong her will was, she couldn't take it anymore after more than three months of torment!
She didn't get to see the second-in-command soften his heart towards her, nor did she get to see her family.
After another round of torture, the second-in-command suddenly felt a bit fed up. He waved his hand and ordered two of his men to dispose of her.
Soon, amidst the heavy snow, she was thrown onto the street by two henchmen.
The snow was so white, and the night was so quiet. Pedestrians hurried by, but no one was willing to stop for her even for a second.
She should have felt cold, but instead felt her blood boiling.
She thought she was going to die!
And just as she had predicted, she froze to death on the street that night.
Perhaps out of divine mercy, Heaven did not want her to die a "foolish ghost." After her death, her soul floated in the air and saw everything that happened after her death.
It turns out, she could have survived!
Before dealing with her, the two henchmen notified her family.
But her so-called "family" disliked her for being dirty and refused to accept someone who had ruined her reputation.
So I watched helplessly as she died in that heavy snow.
After her death, no one prepared her body; she was simply rolled up in a tattered straw mat and thrown into a mass grave outside the city.
No one knew that the once-popular "white rose" would end up with such a tragic fate.
Everyone says that good and evil are rewarded accordingly. If the original owner hadn't died, I would have really believed such nonsense.
These "family members" who sent the original owner to her doom did not suffer any so-called retribution. On the contrary, they gained a sum of money because of her death.
They lived a carefree life for a long time after receiving that money.
The original owner thought that once they spent all the money, they would return to their previous impoverished lives.
But to her disappointment, Xia Mingzhu actually managed to snag a good marriage.
The protagonist of this marriage is none other than Zhou Fei, who was originally betrothed to the original owner of this body.
It turns out he was already with Xia Mingzhu!
No wonder he looked down on her embarrassing "job" and her lack of education.
Only then did the original owner truly understand that his existence would "hinder" so many things!