Embroidery Girl
chapter 11: fractional

It didn't take long after Tang Li retreated, the door was wide open causing shock to Xin mei.

From the door, a middle-aged man dressed in white drove over and smiled at Tang Li. A friendly look he directed at Tang Li, then looked strangely at Xin mei.

Xin mei lowered her head. He did not dare to be looked at like that, let alone the man in front of him had a powerful and strange aura.

“what's your new woman?” ask the man to Tang Li. A seductive smile was seen on his face. He stroked his long beard.

“No teacher. If you want it, I can give it to you,” Tang Li replied without being swayed by her teacher's smile.

Hearing Tang Li want to hand it over, Xin mei raised her face. He was afraid of new people, and was afraid of what if he was further tortured and played with.

She was a girl who had nothing left in this world, if being with that person, she was sure that it was hard to escape, even with Tang Li it felt very impossible.

Frightened, Xin Mei walked over and pulled Tang Li's clothes and held him tightly while looking down.

I don't want to be with that person, I want to be free and live as I can. Xin mei's tears started to drip.

The man did not reply, he approached Xin mei. His old hand grabbed Xin mei's chin and lifted her up.

Xin Mei could not do anything, she could only follow what she was told. If he could, he would very much disobey him.

His face trembled slightly when he lifted up.

The man smiled then said, “Li, er, I didn't expect you to have such a sweet woman. But what a pity, with his weak body like this, he is just as a burden to you.”

The man then walked away.

“Teacher, she's not my woman, she's the girl I picked up and I'm going to put her in a brothel. If you love him, you can take him.”

“can't, I don't like it.” Said the man, “ alright, come on in, let's discuss inside.”

Then they go inside. Xin Mei was ordered to go to the second floor to rest, while Tang Li and her teacher had some important discussions that they had to do.

Before Xin may went upstairs, the chains that bound her were released by Tang Li's teacher.

A displeased expression was seen on Tang Li's face when her teacher did that, but she couldn't do anything about it.

Now Xin Mei was sitting by the window, looking at the enormous and majestic Peach blossom tree in front of her. The branches dangled down and on the buttocks with bamboo. Flower petals fall in adorned roof tiles and gardens.

He sat down while leaning his head with his soft hands. His face looked more fresh than before.

“I'll climb it!” he exclaimed and pointed at the huge peach tree.

When he was about to lift his leg up something fell down. She's looking. A beautiful pendant fell beside him, giving rise to a unique sound.

He quickly grabbed it, afraid that it would disappear. He clenched tightly on his chest, and sighed.

“This locket, how can it fall?” he looked at the pendant in his hand.

It was a gift from her mother when she was a child. When he was about 7 years old. His mother bought him as a birthday present.

“mei, er! This is your birthday gift!” his mother exclaimed in an alley while coughing and chasing Xin mei.

“Hehehe, birthday gift?” Xin mei stopped running, and looked at her mother, “Mother, what will you give me?”

“cams.” His mother cried while coughing. His face was a little bluish from the pain.

Upon arriving, his mother crouched down.

“Mother, you're sick, you need to rest. Your face doesn't look okay.” Little Xin Mei held her mother's hand. She was worried about her mother and her health.

His mother coughed and shook her fists while closing her eyes, “no, mother still can.”

“take this, mom has a beautiful pair of pendants for you.” Her mother took out a pair of pendants from her clothes, and pulled Xin mei's small hand. Then put it gently over his palm.

Those beautiful round little eyes shone when staring at what was before him. Her small mouth opened involuntarily, and let out a wahh voice.

“ibu! It's so beautiful! I can't take it. I'm afraid, mom can't buy me toys and food anymore.” Xin mei stretched out her hand and looked at her mother with a tenuous expression. This cute little girl obviously wanted to get the pendant, but her small and strange thought made her have to give it up in exchange for something more valuable than the pendant.

He appreciates toys and food more than a beautiful pendant, the reason is simple, the toy looks more attractive and food can be enjoyed, while the pendant can not be eaten and played.

“take my dear.” His mother took his small hand and led him to hold the locket.

“Mom won't cut anything down, it's a gift that I've long prepared for you. Take.”

Xin Mei looked at the hand her mother held. His mother's hands were still warm, even warmer than usual. He lifted his head then said, “mother, is this okay?”

Her mother gave a thin and sweet smile. “my beautiful daughter, until whenever you receive a mother's gift, everything is fine.”

The corner of Xin mei's lips moved arched and smiled crisply, “ alright, I will accept it.”

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In a room, Tang Li and his teacher were sitting opposite each other. A cold wind blew from the window, making the cloth covering it wave.

A little sunlight came in from the window, making the room glow.

They were talking about a drill that Tang Li was going to do next. This was no big deal, with his talent, Tang Li was able to master it.

It's just a matter of time.

“we will practice the next few days. We'll practice in the morning and end in the evening. You can't leave before you can master it. This exercise is not very difficult, but it is very useful. It takes talent and hard work to master it. With the guidance of the teacher, you will more easily master it,” said the teacher seriously.

“although outside you are very strong and can not beat you, you are just a human being, and lack of it must be.”

Tang Li nodded slowly. He was sure that his teacher said that to remind him not to be too arrogant.

He knows it, and always accepts it. Sometimes he was annoyed by the advice.

When his teacher stood up, a noise came from outside, it was none other than coming from the upper room and something fell from there. Some tiles sounded broken.

Tang Li who guessed it was Xin Mei but said nothing.

The teacher looked at the source of the sound. He saw a girl lying there and crying. He smiled gracefully.

Some of his clothes were torn and his body had incision wounds. Around it were several ruined roof tiles.

Hair covered part of her face, but teacher Tang Li could clearly see her face. Plain and pretty face, very pretty.

But, that was not what pleased her, but rather her graceful chest and curves of her body like any dancer she had ever seen. The dancer was extremely beautiful, her gaze sharp and full of courage like a Knight who was fighting on the battlefield.

Very beautiful and full of courage