Arc 1
Tw: Abuse
"Mei Yun, you can't keep on living like this," Ye Jin said as soon as Mei Yun's muffled sobs stopped and she had told her everything that had happened. Her stepmother had beaten her and locked her in the basement after Mei Yun got into an argument with her stepsister, Mei Zhiran, who had insulted her birth mother, calling her a wh*re.
Ye Jin looked Mei Yun in the eyes and said firmly, "Move in with me. I have more than enough space to accommodate you since I live alone."
Mei Yun hesitated. She wanted to leave that hellhole of a house where no one cared about her, but she was also scared of being a burden to Ye Jin. What if, when she moved in, Ye Jin saw her as a nuisance and came to hate her?
Ye Jin gazed at her, genuinely concerned. "Mei Yun, I understand that you may be hesitant to leave your home, but I don't think your stepmother is hesitant to cause your death."