272 Our Choices and the Grays

He Xinlan was a cruel person.

She was selfish and ruthless, and she would not hesitate to kill anyone that she deemed a nuisance or as being  capable of hindering her goals. As someone who had worked in the medical profession for years, He Xinlan was almost immune to seeing people suffer and die, but then she never expected that she would one day see her daughter suffer to this extent.

He Xinlan's tears burst forth like an unstoppable dam as she watched her own daughter being tortured. Her chin trembled as she tried to touch the screen of the TV, then she tried shutting her eyes and covering her ears in an attempt to block all of her senses. He Xinlan sobbed unceasingly.

She could feel it.

She could feel what Mu Lihua was going through. "Stop it!" she yelled, hoping that someone was listening to her. "Stop!!! Please stop!"