Yang Song was being violently pulled and tugged at by her biological parents. Her coat had already been ripped off, leaving her in nothing but a thin sweater. As people tore at her clothes in public, her face flushed with shame. She was so frightened and flustered that she could barely bear the humiliation.
Qin Gang was frantic with worry. Leaning against the wall, he took a couple of ragged breaths. Ignoring his injuries, he rushed forward and reached out to protect Yang Song, trying to put himself between her and her overbearing parents.
But before he could steady himself, Cai Xiaolei hurried over and yanked at Yang Song's sweater. Yang Song clutched her clothes with both hands and kept backing away, dodging him. In her panic, she slipped and nearly fell.
She couldn't stay there another moment. Using the force of her backward movement, she spun around and sprinted toward the stairs, desperate to escape the humiliating, frenzied scene.
But she had barely run a few steps when Tian Guirong hurried after her and grabbed the hem of her clothes from behind, holding on tightly and giving her no chance to get away.
… Yang Song desperately clutched at her clothes, both hands gripping the hem of her sweater. Cai Xiaolei gave it a hard yank, throwing her off balance. Her foot missed a step, and she tumbled headlong down the stairs.
A dull thud rang out.
She landed heavily on the floor at the bottom of the stairs. Her body curled up, then lay completely still…
