novelraw Chapter 4, She was killed for the second time.
Chapter 4, She was killed for the second time.
Today is the day Wen Xu is moving out of Lu Heng's house. She asked her good friend Qiao Shan to bring her cousin, who is a sports student, to help her move. They should be arriving soon.
Since her rebirth, she has been very sensitive to time. She remembers the exact time of every important event in her first life. It's as if there are save points in her body, and new memories are stored every time something changes, even down to the millisecond.
Is this a superpower? This ability is so useless. She never thought she could gain the superpower to wipe out half of humanity with a snap of her fingers, but what's the use of having an exceptionally good memory?
Perhaps it was to make her remember how Lu Heng killed her in her first life.
Wen Xu took a deep breath and composed herself. Even though her palms were sweaty, her face remained calm as could be. She pushed open the bedroom door.
In the cool-toned Nordic-style living room, a man sat on a gray sofa with dark patterns. He had slender eyes, a high nose, and thin lips. Individually, they were not particularly striking, but together they were very attractive. With a height of over 190 cm, he was often mistaken for a model on the street. If he hadn't hit her with his powerful arms, she would have continued to be infatuated with him.
He had just finished washing his hair and was leaning back on the sofa, wiping the water droplets off his neck with a slightly damp towel.
He glanced at Wen Xu, his Adam's apple bobbed, and then he immediately looked away.
Because of Wen Xu's resistance, he resorted to emotional abuse. He complained about the food, so she simply ordered takeout, just for herself, of course. If he complained about her coming home too late, she would put on earplugs. His sarcasm was reduced to cold laughter; Wen Xu was happy to have some peace and quiet, and she wasn't about to waste her time trying to win him over.
"I'm leaving today. Here's the key back."
Wen Xu placed the house key on the brown glass coffee table. Remembering how Lu Heng had slammed her head on the coffee table several times and how her broken teeth had fallen to the ground, she felt something churning in her stomach.
If she can escape from here, she can be reborn.
Lu Heng looked at Wen Xu in shock and said incredulously, "You haven't packed your things yet."
"All packed up."
Wen Xu pointed to a 22-inch rolling suitcase in the corner of the entryway, which contained her laptop, charger, two sets of clothes, and skincare products.
Having been given a second chance at life, she realized that there were many things she didn't need, or at least losing them wouldn't make her sad. As long as she could leave this place, she felt completely relieved. She had endured Lu Heng for forty-eight hours, thirty minutes, fifteen point and fifty-three seconds.
"Xuxu, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have put so much pressure on you. I knew you were sick, but I still let you go out alone. I'll call the housekeeper tomorrow, and you won't have to do housework anymore. I'll take you abroad for treatment. Whether it's an oncology specialist at Georgetown University or a psychology specialist at Stanford, I'll take you to see them. You just need to stay by my side."
"And then what? Isolate me again? Prevent me from contacting my friends and family? I won't let you control my life anymore." Wen Xu dodged his outstretched hand. "I'll handle my own affairs."
Breast cancer has indeed caused her a lot of pain, and even now she feels like she can't breathe, but the thought of being able to leave Lu Heng makes her feel relieved.
She planned to find a new place to live and then file for divorce from Lu Heng. Even if she had to spend the last days of her terminal cancer alone, she didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.
"Knock knock knock".
There was a knock at the door. Wen Xu guessed it was her friend coming to pick her up. She walked towards the door, but something felt off.
Lu Heng is a germaphobe and would never allow water droplets from his head to fall to the ground. How could he tolerate water droplets on his neck?
She heard Lu Heng quickly approach her from behind, and her instincts told her that it was too late to run away. A wet towel was wrapped around her neck and kept tightening.
"I'd rather kill you than let anyone take you away! I'm your family."
Wenxu struggled desperately, her fingers digging into the seams of the towel, but she still couldn't stop Lu Heng's increasing strength. She felt a fire spread from her neck to her nostrils, then surged to the top of her head. But this was her last memory.
Lu Heng killed her, for the second time.
"As expected, women are no match for men in terms of strength."
"That's not right. There are also women who are very good at fighting."
"I'm talking about ordinary women, not tomboys like you."
As a white light appeared before his eyes, Wen Xu heard two people chatting again. This time it was also a man and a woman, but the woman's voice was very hoarse, while the man's voice was clearer. They were definitely not the same couple as before.
She felt incredibly light again. Had she been reborn? She truly wanted to live. This time, she wouldn't make the same mistake again. She absolutely refused to be killed by Lu Heng!
Wen Xu lay on her back on the bed, making a soft hissing sound. Even with all her strength, she could only open her eyes, which were swollen like persimmons, a crack. She saw the hanging chandelier above her head swaying erratically. Several seconds passed before she realized that the vibration was in her own field of vision.
"what……"
She was reborn again, but what was happening this time? She felt as if her body was being torn in two from the inside out, and everything below her chest was numb. In her first life, she had also been beaten badly by Lu Heng, but she had never experienced pain like this.
She managed to move one arm out from under the velvet quilt, but weakly slapped it against her face, causing a sharp pain, and the IV drip in her hand fell off.
Memories of her third life flooded her mind. Just like in her previous life, she saw through Tang Lin and Lu Heng's scheme, but before she could take any further action, she fell ill with late-stage breast cancer.
The outcome of her surgery was very bad; the cancer cells had spread to her lungs, pancreas, and lymph nodes, and she needed someone to take care of her around the clock.
Lu Heng took her phone, cutting off her contact with the outside world. From that day on, his abuse of her was even worse than during her first life, and her body grew weaker day by day. Now she can only survive on intravenous nutrition.
Just then, she heard footsteps outside the door. Even though Lu Heng had already knocked one of her ears deaf, she wouldn't mistake it. She had gotten used to the tremors that his footsteps caused the floor to shake.
Wen Xu endured the pain and reinserted the IV drip into her hand. Even with her peak physical strength, she wouldn't be able to go toe-to-toe with Lu Heng. She had to wait for an opportunity.
Lu Heng pushed open the door, carrying a plate containing a glass of water and a white towel folded into a square.