Suddenly, a heated argument erupted next door, followed by a woman's curses and a man's silence. However, that quickly escalated into screams and sobbing cries as the couple's conflict intensified, with the woman being pinned down on the bed and severely beaten until her face swelled.
Li Huiwen shuddered, woke up from her nightmare, and sat up abruptly, looking around in confusion. Only when she saw the shabby walls plastered with newspapers and the wooden door—sturdy even without an anti-theft door—did she heave a sigh of relief and calm down.
For the past half-month, Li Huiwen had been living in a nightmarish state of constant fear, not daring to step outside, surviving on a meal of instant noodles each day. Most of the time, she either hid in bed or huddled by the window, monitoring the street below.
As darkness fell, the policeman didn't appear, and Li Huiwen once again experienced a sense of relief, like a fox that had escaped the pursuit of the Evil Wolf.
