An accident made me go back to the time of my boyfriend's childhood.
He was covered in bruises from his gambling addict father and curled up in a corner, eating a moldy pancake alone.
I told him, "Don't be afraid. I am your future wife. I will protect you."
He grabbed my sleeve with a pale face. His eyes filled with persistence, "Will you protect me forever?"
1
On the eve of my wedding, I had a car accident and went back to the time of my boyfriend's childhood.
In the dilapidated repair shop, Brian Grant was pinned down by a middle-aged man, who ruthlessly punched him in the face again and again.
"I have raised you for more than ten years, and you can't even come up with money to help me repay my debts. You are just a useless person!"
"You are just as despicable as your mother. I should have strangled you to death when you born!"
Brian curled up on the ground, silent, but the veins on his forehead showed his pain.
I had never seen him like this before.
I calmed myself down and quickly borrowed Auntie's phone next to me to call the police.
I met Brian in college, and it took us nine years from falling in love to marriage.
During these nine years, he was always successful and happy in front of me.
But I never expected that his past was so tragic, that was why he never mentioned his childhood to me...
Seeing the man smashing the bottle on Brian's head, I quickly rushed forward without thinking, using my arm to shield him from the bottle. The glass shards pierced my arm, and blood gushed out, causing intense pain.
Even so, I still protected Brian behind my body.
"I have already called the police just now. If you continue to hit him, you would spend the rest of your life in jail!"
As soon as Carney heard this, his eyes immediately turned dark.
"Stinky woman, it's none of your business. I discipline my son, get out."
After saying that, he pushed me to the ground fiercely.
My head was hit in the wooden table and I was dizzy. I looked at him holding a bottle of wine and approaching Brian step by step, tears of anxiety streaming down my eyes.
"Don't, don't hit him anymore."
"If you hit him again, he will really die!"
I shouted loudly at Carney, but he rushed forward like crazy, as if he wanted to kill Brian.
At the critical moment, the sound of police sirens came closer and closer.
"Police, put down the weapon, put your hands on your head and squat down."
The arrival of the police made Carney lose his arrogance. He squatted down with his hands on his head, with a hint of flattery in his eyes.
"Sir, I was just disciplining my son, I didn't mean to kill him, you misunderstood."
The police ignored his poor excuses and. After investigating the neighbors, Carney was taken back to the police station.
Soon, there were only two of us left in the repair shop.
I endured the pain in my body and stood up, only to see him curled up in the corner, eating a moldy pancake.
This scene deeply hurt my eyes.
I couldn't imagine that my beloved husband would have such a tragic life experience.
I walked forward and squatted in front of him after regaining my senses.
The young face in front of me overlapped with the person in my memory. I touched the wound on his face, filled with tenderness in my eyes.
"Brian, does it hurt? "
My voice made his pupils shrink, and then his eyes looked at me with caution.
The next second, he raised his hand and grabbed my neck, his gaze cold.
"Who are you? Why did you save me?"
"Also, how did you know my name?"
I was being choked and couldn't breathe. Just as I was about to explain, I realized he had loosened his grip.
Suddenly, Brian fainted and fell to the ground, dropping the pancake from his hand.
The sudden turn of events made me panic. I held him in my arms and shook his body desperately.
"Brian, wake up quickly, don't scare me!"
Chapter 2 Discharged from The HospitalAfter treatment of the doctor, his vital signs stabilized, but the external injuries on his skin would still take some time to heal.
I gently touched his pale cheek sitting by the bedside, feeling heartbroken.
Although Brian's face looked young and tender, I could still see the future him through this face.
Brian, who was strategizing and visionary in the mall.
I always thought his life was smooth and happy, but now I understood that it was because he had suffered so much in the past that he achieved amazing success.
He had really worked hard along the way.
Suppressing the discomfort in my heart, I picked up the towel next to me and wiped Brian's body.
After wiping for a few moments, a strong arm restrained my right hand. I turned my head and collided with his dark and puzzled eyes.
I was overjoyed and hugged him tightly seeing him wake up.
"Brian, you finally woke up. Do you still feel uncomfortable anywhere on your body? Should I call the doctor?"
My excitement made him uncomfortable. He frowned slightly and pushed me out with his hand.
"Miss, please behave yourself. There should be no physical contact between men and women."
Hmm...
I clenched my fist and cleared my throat, just as I heard a gurgling sound in the ward.
When I looked at Brian, I saw him holding his stomach, looking embarrassed.
He's hungry.
I smiled and brought the milk and bread I had bought in advance to him.
"Brian, have some milk. You are weak now and can only eat something light."
He looked at the milk in front of him, salivating, but he never reached out to take it.
Seeing his hesitation and guard in his eyes, I picked up the spoon, took a sip, and forcefully put the bowl in his hands.
"Eat it, it's not poisoned."
It smelled so sweet and Brian couldn't resist anymore. He picked up the spoon and drank it in big gulps.
That ravenous appearance was like he had been hungry for a long time.
After finishing the meal, Brian stared at me with his eyes fixed on me.
"Who are you? Why did you save me?"
I wasn't surprised by his question, because he was always extremely cautious.
However, I had already prepared a response.
"You don't need to know who I am; you just need to know that I'm here to save you, and I will never harm you."
My serious words caused his pupils to contract, and as our eyes met, he looked away first.
There was a moment of silence in the hospital room.
I poured the pills into his hand after seeing him remain silent for a long time.
"Hurry up and take the medicine, you still have to undergo an examination later."
Upon hearing this, he obediently took the cup and swallowed the pills in one gulp.
Seeing him being so obedient, I smiled.
Three days later, Brian was discharged from the hospital smoothly.
Looking at the expenses on the discharge summary, I breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it only cost three hundred dollars.
I had always been careless and often forgot to bring my wallet and phone when I go out. In order to prevent me from being embarrassed outside, Brian often put cash in my clothes pocket in advance.
I didn't expect that this money would come in handy here.
Just now, I checked all the pockets on my body and found that there was more than four thousand dollars in cash, enough to solve the urgent problem now.
After leaving the hospital, I took a taxi to send him back.
On the way home, Brian was the first to break the silence in the car.
"Miss, I will pay you back for the medical expenses."
I smiled and said, "Okay, remember to pay me back when you make money, and you have to pay me back double."
"Okay, I got it."
Looking at his innocent and serious appearance, I couldn't help but smile.
Was Brian so easy to deceive?
Chapter 3 Defeated and Disbanded3
In order to protect Brian, I specially rented a house near the repair shop.
Since he recovered from his injury, he had been going to school on time every day. He even took on some repair work at night to earn money. He often worked until midnight.
His body was weak now, and with the high intensity of studying and working, his body definitely wouldn't be able to hold up.
I advised him several times, but Brian didn't listen and continued to do things his own way.
I had to change my approach and focus on cooking, supplementing his nutrition to make him gain some weight.
At first, he resisted a bit, but under my shameless attack, he got used to me bringing him food every day.
On that day, as soon as I came back from buying groceries, I saw Brian leaning against the wall of the alley, with blood oozing from his arm and mouth.
Seeing this, I dropped the vegetables in my hand and rushed to him.
"Brian, what happened to you? Who beat you?!"
Seeing my anxious gaze, Brian smiled and took out a few green banknotes from his pocket and put them in my hand.
"Miss, this is the money I earned as a training partner. I'm giving you back 600 dollars."
Seeing the bloody banknotes, my anger reached its peak.
I stepped forward and grabbed his collar, speaking angrily, "Brian, remember. I don't want your money; I just want you to be safe!"
"Safe, do you understand?!"
This was the first time I got angry at him. Because I was so angry, I didn't even go to deliver dinner.
At night, I sat in the yard lost in thought, but my mind involuntarily recalled his cheek covered in bloodstains.
Rather than being angry that he didn't take care of himself, it was actually more about self-blame.
I blame myself for why I said gave me double.
Is it because I didn't say that sentence, he wouldn't go for the training and wouldn't get so seriously injured?
At this moment, I wished I could slap myself in the face twice.
Knock, knock, knock.
The knocking at the door outside interrupted my thoughts. I snapped out of it, got up and opened the door. Brian was standing outside, holding medicine in his hand.
"Celia, can you help me apply medicine on my back?"
Seeing his pleading eyes, my originally hard heart suddenly collapsed.
Okay.
No matter when it is, I can't refuse Brian.
I took a deep breath and slightly moved aside, saying softly, "Come in."
In the small room, I could see the scars on his back under the light, densely packed fist marks and bloodstains, which made my heart tighten.
Brian seemed to notice that I was in a bad mood and spoke softly, "Celia, I won't be the sparring partner anymore. I will take good care of myself. Please don't be angry, okay?"
I was surprised by his apology and compromise.
"Are you... really not going there?"
"Hmm, even though we haven't known each other for a long time. You are the first person who has been kind to me and cared about me. I don't want to disappoint you."
I heard these words in my ears and saw his pleasing smile through the window.
His appearance deeply touched my heart.
"Okay, I'm not angry. But you have to promise me that you will study hard, eat on time, and most importantly, take care of yourself, okay?"
"Your body is weak now; you can't get hurt anymore."
Upon hearing this, he slightly smirked and said, "Alright, I got it."
I took care of the scars on his back and helped me with cooking. Our days were leisurely and happy.
The moon that night was round and beautiful. I secretly wished for time to stop in that moment.