Ever since I realized that my body had begun to change, I had been deliberately avoiding Instructor Liu and taking advantage of his absence to shower and use the washroom.
That day, the bathroom door was broken. At that time, only Liu Tao and I were in the house, so I didn't care and took a shower in the bathtub.
Suddenly, the door opened. I knew that Instructor Liu had returned. I hurriedly wiped my body, but before I could dry myself, the bathroom door was opened by Instructor Liu.
"You want to shower? Come, let me help you. I haven't helped you bathe in a long time."
Instructor Liu went straight to the point and said that he wanted to help me bathe.
I was so afraid that I stood rooted to the ground, not knowing what to do. I had always been extremely afraid of Instructor Liu. I had no choice but to listen to him.
"What are you waiting for? Don't you want to listen to what I tell you any more?" Instructor Liu asked unhappily when he saw me standing there.
"Teacher, I don't think this is appropriate. I've already grown up!" I refused.
"What's wrong with me helping you? I treat you like a daughter. Moreover, didn't I always help you bathe in the past?" Instructor Liu once again put on that gentle smile he had when I first met him.
I didn't dare to say anything else, so I complied and walked to the bathtub.
However, just as I took two steps and before I could reach the side of the bathtub, I was hugged by Instructor Liu from behind.
After hugging me, he placed his head on my shoulder and blew into my ear as he panted. His hand also started touching me everywhere.
At first, I didn't dare to resist, but then his rough hand gradually moved down. When it did, I didn't dare to let him touch me any further.
I hurriedly grabbed his hand and pleaded, "Instructor, I beg you not to do this. Please don't do this."
However, he ignored my resistance and shook off my hand before continuing to move down.
I used all my strength to struggle out of Instructor Liu's arms.
Then, I was about to run out when I was stopped by him.
"Alright, now you actually dare to disobey me. Watch how I deal with you, you slut!" As he spoke, Instructor Liu raised his hand and slapped me on the face.
I cried out in pain.
Instructor Liu didn't care about my pain. Instead, he grabbed my hair and continued to slap me. This time, he used more force and directly imprinted a few finger marks on my face.
"Damn, I've raised you for so many years. Now that you've become useful, you've also learned how to resist, huh?" As he spoke, he tried to slap me again.
However, seeing the palm print on my face, he lowered his hand.
He started to slap my body instead. As he slapped me again and again, I cried out in pain. In order to reduce the area of damage, I could only curl up and hide in a corner.
Slowly, my scream became louder and louder, and my body turned green and purple.
Finally, the noise alarmed Liu Tao, who was playing games in the room.
Liu Tao rushed over and looked at this scene. He shouted, "What are you doing?! Why would you hit her for no reason?!"
Seeing that Liu Tao was here, Instructor Liu stopped hitting me. Instead, he looked at him and said, "Shen Ling didn't hand in her homework today. Her family is already in such a state, but she's still not studying properly. I was a little angry and slapped her."
"I never hand in my homework. Does this mean that you also want to kill me?!" Liu Tao retorted.
"What has this got to do with you? Hurry up and go back to do your homework!"
"How is this unrelated to me? You're punishing a student. Be careful, I might go to the principal's place and tell on you," Liu Tao said persistently.
"Hmph, don't blame me for being impolite next time!"
Instructor Liu ignored him and left fiercely.
I knew that Instructor Liu wasn't talking about homework. Instead, he was warning me that I would be in a worse situation if I resisted again.
I nodded, crying.
After Instructor Liu left, Liu Tao squatted down and carried me back to my room.
In the room, I only hugged my legs and cried. Liu Tao first said impatiently, "You're really useless. All you know is how to cry. How dare you not do your homework? What are you thinking?"
Hearing this, I felt even more wronged. It wasn't about that at all, but I couldn't say it out loud. This feeling made me cry even harder.
"Alright, stop crying first. How about this? In the future, I won't let him hit you when I'm at home, alright?"
Liu Tao looked at me crying and could only say helplessly.
"Really, really?" I asked him as I sobbed.
"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"
Liu Tao patted his chest as he spoke.
Seeing him like this, my heart warmed. I immediately pounced into Liu Tao's arms and hugged him.
However, I suddenly remembered that I was naked and let go of him shyly.
"Brother Liu Tao, I'm sorry. I didn't do it on purpose." I felt my face burning as I lowered my head, not daring to look at him.
At this moment, Liu Tao also realized that I wasn't wearing any clothes. He hurriedly took a set of clothes from the closet and handed it to me.
"I-I'm fine. Quickly put on your clothes."
With that said, Liu Tao ran out with a red face. Seeing him flee, I couldn't help but smile.
That night, I was afraid that Instructor Liu would come and find me again, so I went to Liu Tao's room again.
"Brother Liu Tao, you said that you would protect me in the future. Is that true?" I asked him carefully.
I was afraid that disturbing him would make him unhappy and make him shout at me again.
"Don't worry, don't worry. I'll keep my word," Liu Tao said impatiently.
I didn't dare to speak again. I just stared at him as he played his game.
On the screen, an animated figure was slashing at a group of monsters, and sometimes, it would release a beautiful magic-like thing.
I didn't understand why this guy liked to play with such things. It looked so boring.
"I need to go to the washroom. Help me play," Liu Tao suddenly turned around and said to me.
"I… I don't know how."
He ran out before I could finish speaking.
I could only sit in his seat and play. However, I didn't know how to play at all. In less than two minutes, it was game over.
"What? Why are you so stupid?!" At this moment, Liu Tao returned and looked at the gray screen as he asked in shock.
"I—I don't know how to play," I said, embarrassed.
"Forget it, forget it. Go to the side quickly. You're so stupid. The rules are right there, but you still can't learn it."
Liu Tao complained, but I felt sweet inside.
After this day, I became even more afraid of Instructor Liu. I always avoided him at home. I also liked to go to Liu Tao's room more and more. Liu Tao no longer spoke ill of me. Sometimes, he would even teach me how to play games.
However, I could never play well, and he always called me stupid because of that.
Instructor Liu also seemed to be losing interest in me, so I slowly relaxed.
After class today, I was sorting out my notes as usual. At this moment, a male classmate came over and told me that Instructor Liu wanted me to go to his office.