DDT - Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Female Ghost × Little Pitiful One (19)

The nurse looked puzzled but patiently advised, "It's not easy for family to make a trip here, and appointments have to be made several days in advance…"

Yi Shuhan could only nod. She figured it was most likely her mother coming to visit, so she followed the nurse downstairs.

This time, there were indeed no problems. The first floor was bustling with people. The nurse led Yi Shuhan directly to a room's entrance. After confirming it was indeed a reception room, Yi Shuhan entered.

The door slammed shut behind her with a bang. Yi Shuhan flinched. Fortunately, the door wasn't locked. She breathed a sigh of relief, looked up into the room, and then froze.

"Why is it you?" Yi Shuhan frowned, looking at the balding middle-aged man before her. A sense of displeasure rose in her heart. She stood warily behind a chair, seemingly ready to leave the reception room at any moment.

Seeing Yi Shuhan's reaction, the middle-aged man was somewhat displeased. He reached up, took the cigarette tucked behind his ear, pulled a lighter from his pocket, and with a click, the reddish-blue flame that shot from it lit the cigarette dangling from his lips.

The middle-aged man took a deep drag, then slowly exhaled a cloud of grayish-white smoke.

Yi Shuhan scanned her surroundings with her peripheral vision but saw no "No Smoking" signs. She could only stand stiffly behind the chair, watching this man she utterly detested continuously puffing away.

Yi Shuhan suppressed her revulsion, her frown deepening. She felt she had nothing to say to this shameless stepfather. She took a small step back, preparing to leave the reception room.

"Sit down." The stepfather saw through Yi Shuhan's intentions and spoke unhurriedly between puffs of smoke.

Yi Shuhan shot him a glance but didn't move. In a tone dripping with undisguised disgust, she demanded, "Where's my mom?"

The middle-aged stepfather eyed Yi Shuhan and calmly rose from his chair. He casually tossed the cigarette butt to the floor and ground it out with his cheap, worn-out leather shoes.

Seeing her balding stepfather get to his feet, Yi Shuhan felt a sudden sense of crisis. She was certain this shameless man had come with ill intentions.

"What? Haven't seen you in a few months, and you've gotten even wilder, you little bitch." The stepfather's words were repulsive from the moment he opened his mouth.

"You fucking…" Seeing the look of disgust on Yi Shuhan's face, the stepfather couldn't help but spit on the floor.

Yi Shuhan suppressed her revulsion and asked again, "Where's my mom?"

The stepfather brazenly looked Yi Shuhan up and down, a flash of disappointment in his eyes. "Ask your damn mom!"

Feeling the stepfather's malicious gaze and hearing his foul mouth, Yi Shuhan clenched her fists. Before she could say anything, she heard him continue, "A fucking money pit, that's what you are. Every month, the family has to fork over a huge sum to the hospital. You, you little bitch, you're living comfortably in the city, eating and drinking well. How come you haven't gotten a little fatter?"

The stepfather rubbed his hands together. "Really nothing to you at all. A total waste of my money."

Yi Shuhan couldn't stand to listen to the middle-aged man's filth any longer. Forgetting about asking if her mother had come, she turned and headed for the door.

Seeing Yi Shuhan dare to ignore him and even try to escape, the stepfather flew into a rage. He cursed, "Do you know how much it costs to book one of these appointments? If you don't make up for my losses today, don't even think about leaving." As he spoke, he lunged forward in a few large strides, his strong right hand reaching far out. Just as he was about to grab Yi Shuhan's arm, an unknown, immense force suddenly swatted his groping hand away. The powerful momentum threw the stepfather off balance; inertia sent him stumbling toward the door, coincidentally pushing Yi Shuhan aside and blocking her path.

Yi Shuhan took an irritated step back, not wanting to touch the scumbag's body in the slightest.

Chi Junluo, clinging to Yi Shuhan's back, had recognized the scumbag stepfather from the heroine's memories the moment he appeared. She had been on guard ever since. She was glad she had followed Yi Shuhan out today; otherwise, Yi Shuhan might not have been able to handle this tricky situation.

The stepfather was bewildered. He had no idea how he had fallen. He scrambled to his feet, looking at Yi Shuhan with annoyance.

The stepfather reached out and locked the reception room door from the inside. Hearing the click of the lock, Yi Shuhan touched her forehead. This shameless stepfather was truly relentless. Even though she was in a mental hospital, he still wouldn't leave her alone.

He twisted the doorknob to confirm the door was locked, then advanced on Yi Shuhan step by step with a savage expression. "Fucking little bitch, let's see where you run this time."

The stepfather reached up and touched his head. There was a bald patch on his scalp, slightly to the right, a scar left from when Yi Shuhan had smashed a stool over his head a few months ago. He had only felt the sharp pain in his head after waking up at home the next day. After getting it simply treated and bandaged at the hospital, he had waited at home with a grim face, planning to teach Yi Shuhan a good lesson when she returned that evening. But he never expected that the "cunning" Yi Shuhan would stir up trouble at school and escape to a hospital in the city, where she stayed for several months.

Seeing that Yi Shuhan was about to become a duck flying right into his palm, a look of excitement appeared in the stepfather's eyes. He had never tasted a little girl before.

Yi Shuhan saw the aggressive look in her stepfather's eyes. The anger that had been suppressed by medication for months began to stir again. Her head started to buzz, and rage began to burn within her.

Just then, she suddenly heard that incredibly familiar voice, the one that had accompanied her for so long, whisper in her ear again, "Shuhan, don't be afraid. I'm here. Watch how I take care of this scum."

Yi Shuhan was surprised. It was Chi Junluo's voice. Although she still couldn't tell if Chi Junluo was real or a figment of her imagination, at this moment, she felt a strange sense of peace.

A few meters away, the stepfather had already started taking off his shirt, revealing a body full of flab. Yi Shuhan was disgusted and turned her head away. She then shuffled toward the chairs. It seemed things wouldn't end peacefully today.

The stepfather tossed his ragged shirt aside and reached for his belt buckle.

Yi Shuhan grabbed a chair from the reception room. The sound of it scraping against the floor caught the attention of the stepfather, who was looking down to unbuckle his pants.

Seeing Yi Shuhan's action, the stepfather seemed to recall the night she had knocked him out. He flew into a rage out of shame and strode toward her.

"Trying the same old trick? Watch me fuck you up today, you money pit!" the stepfather cursed.

"There are security cameras in this reception room. You'd better not come any closer, you pervert," Yi Shuhan said with a grim face, trying to threaten the deranged man before her.

"So what if there are cameras? Who's going to stop me from disciplining my own family's money pit? Besides, you're the one who'll be shamed, you little slut. I'll make it so you're too ashamed to keep living!" The stepfather didn't care in the slightest. He lunged toward Yi Shuhan, who was holding the chair. In his eyes, how much strength could a skinny little girl have? Could a big man like him, who worked in construction, not handle a girl who couldn't even truss a chicken?

Seeing such a scumbag made Chi Junluo feel sick. She channeled her powerful Ghost Qi, preparing to deal with this piece of trash properly.

Seeing the stepfather charge at her, Yi Shuhan raised the chair and swung it down hard. The stepfather tried to catch it with his bare hands, but the force behind it was greater than he had imagined.

Although he stumbled back a few steps, the stepfather still managed to catch the chair. The aching pain in his arms made him fly into a shameful rage. In his mind, Yi Shuhan had no right to resist him.

The temperature in the room began to drop. The stepfather felt a chill run down his spine, as if he were being watched by something "unclean."

The stepfather violently snatched the chair, threw it aside, and advanced on the unarmed Yi Shuhan with a sinister smile. Behind him, the security camera in the corner of the ceiling silently recorded everything. The strange situation in the reception room soon caught the attention of the doctor on duty in the monitoring room. The doctor clicked on the reception room's feed, rewound the timeline a bit, and after hearing the dialogue, his face fell in shock. He quickly picked up the phone to notify some nurses to go check on the situation.

After hanging up, the doctor on duty switched back to the live feed, and then he witnessed an incredible scene.

In the reception room, the moment the stepfather pounced, Yi Shuhan felt something pull at her body. She then found herself leaping into the air uncontrollably. Her right foot shot forward, striking the stepfather squarely in the chest. The powerful impact sent him flying several meters, slamming him back against the door with a dull thud.

Then, Yi Shuhan landed with a graceful turn.

It all happened in an instant. Yi Shuhan hadn't processed it, and the stepfather was completely stunned by the kick.

This was all Chi Junluo's doing. Originally, she had planned to use her Ghost Qi to simply fling the scumbag away. Fortunately, Yi Shuhan's words had reminded her that there were cameras in the room. Using Ghost Qi directly would make the scene too supernatural and would likely cause a lot of trouble for Yi Shuhan. So, she dispersed the Ghost Qi and instead used the Power of the Heavenly Dao to envelop Yi Shuhan, controlling her body to produce a plausible physical attack. This way, she could repel the lecherous stepfather while perfectly concealing the existence of any unrealistic, supernatural factors. The stepfather, having suddenly been hit with a flying kick and sent so far, was now in a state of utter confusion. His mind was filled with questions. Since when did this money pit know "kung fu" from the movies?

Furious pounding came from the door behind him, along with the sound of the lock being turned. From outside, he could faintly hear the nurses shouting for the people in the room to open the door.

Yi Shuhan remained in a guarded stance. The stepfather was unwilling to give up; he was dead set on destroying the girl in front of him. He propped himself up with one hand, trying to stand, but a sudden, sharp pain in his chest made him break out in a cold sweat. It seemed he had a broken bone.

A crowd seemed to be gathering outside the door, and the sound of them trying to break it down began. Feeling the vibrations from the repeated impacts, the stepfather started to feel dizzy. His vision began to blur; it seemed he had hit his head earlier as well.

The last thing he saw was Yi Shuhan walking toward him.

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