There it was, no sooner had I settled onto my stool at noon, someone came knocking at the door.
Who?
Hao Fang came in, dragging Bai Mei along with her, both of them crying and sobbing.
Bai Xiao glanced at Bai Mei, the once plump and rounded Bai Mei! She now looked withered, her formerly rosy cheeks now dry and thin, her once fair skin had turned dark and sallow, and her once soft and shiny hair was now like dry straw. Especially her face; one eye was still bruised and hadn't faded, and her eyes were red with tears.
There's no need to talk about Hao Fang, who had lost a good deal of weight, she was slender, to begin with, but it was unbearable to witness the stench. The moment she entered, it hit the nostrils, her whole body reeked of a terrible odor, who knows how many days it's been since she last bathed. The two of them tried to sit on the Kang bed! But Bai Xiao swiftly blocked them.
