It was noon. Tianye and Kerry were having lunch in a small restaurant. They didn’t get any message for
the past few days and they were in no mood to talk to one another.
Suddenly, Tianye’s phone rang. He didn’t recognize the number and he thought it was a scam phone
call, so he didn’t pick it up.
But a few minutes later, his phone rang again and it was still the same number. Tianye put his
chopsticks down and picked it up. He said impatiently: “Who is it?”
He heard a hoarse voice saying: “Hello. Are you the person who went to the police station three days
ago and did a DNA test?”
Tianye became nervous. He said: “Yes. I am.”
“A friend of yours stayed at my home that day. And is he with you? Can I talk to him?”
Tianye passed the phone to Kerry and said: “He wants to talk to you.”
Kerry was surprised. “Why doesn’t he just call me?”
Kerry took the phone and said: “Hello, this is Kerry.”
Mr Zhong sighed with relief. “Finally! I’m Mr Zhong. Remember? Three days ago you lived in my
house.”
“Oh, sure. I remember you. Mr Zhong. What’s the matter?” Kerry had a sense of foreboding.
Mr Zhong said: “That day I told you about a retarded man living in the village next to ours, and I told
you that he will get married today.”
Kerry thought about it and said: “Yes. Mrs Zhong said that man should never get married.”
“Yeah! That’s him. I went to his wedding ceremony to cook earlier today. And I heard about something
and I think you should know about it.”
Kerry was feeling rather nervous. He said: “What is it? Mr Zhong.”
Mr Zhong said: “At first, people say that Gawa’s bride is Wang Li’s cousin. But Wang drank too much
and he got very drunk and he said the bride is not his cousin at all. He said he found her in a river and
took her back home.”
“What!” Kerry stood up in an instant. The other people all looked at him.
Mr Zhong continued: “I think if he is not lying, the bride is probably the woman you are looking for. I saw
her this morning, and she is tall and beautiful. She doesn’t look like someone from the village.”
Kerry felt his heart was pounding violently. He said: “Mr Zhong, do you know her name?”
“Nobody knows. She was taken directly to Gawa’s home. She seems a little bit retarded and she
doesn’t talk a lot. She can’t even see.”
Kerry felt his heart was pierced by what he said. He couldn’t imagine what Venus had must gone
through if the bride is really her.
“I am not one hundred percent sure about it. But I think you should come and check it. What if she is.”
“Thank you. Thank you so very much, Mr Zhong. We will go back immediately. Thank you.” Kerry said
in a shaking voice.
“No problem. You must be quick. Gawa is a retarded person. I’m afraid if you are late.......”
“I know. Mr Zhong. Thank you very much.” Kerry knew what Mr Zhong was worried about. He hung up
the phone and said to Henry: “Pay the bill. We will go to the house where we stayed three days ago.”
Kerry was pretty sure that bride is none other than Venus.
“Venus. I’m coming for you. Wait for me.” Kerry said to himself.
They got into the car. Kerry told Tianye what Mr Zhong just said. Tianye’s eyes were alight with
excitement. He said: “We will know pretty soon.”
“It is must her. I know it.” Kerry said. He buried his face in his hands and said in a chocked tone: “It is
her.”
At that moment, Henry said: “Sir, that village is now pretty far from us. We can’t possibly get there
within half a day.”
Kerry and Tianye froze. They didn’t even think of that.
“Besides, the road is rather bumpy. So it may take some time.”
Kerry thought about it and said: “Henry, you keep driving. I’ll think of a way.”
......
The sun was setting. People left Gawa’s home when the ceremony was over. And Gawa was about to
go to sleep when it was about eight o’clock.
Venus sat on the bed. She felt hungry and her stomach rumbled. Gawa heard it and said: “You are
must hungry. I’ll bring some food for you.”
He then rushed out of the room and then came back with a bowl of rice and a fried dish. Gawa picked a
piece of meat with chopsticks and moved it in front of Venus’s mouth. Venus opened her mouth when
she smelled the food. But the moment her tongue touched the meat, she turned her head and didn’t eat
the meat. It was too spicy for her.
Gawa thought she doesn’t eat meat. So he picked a piece of fried pepper and wanted her to eat it. And
of course, Venus reacted more strongly, and she moved away from him.
Gawa became anxious. He wanted to force Venus to eat something, and Venus resisted strongly. They
went back and forth and the bowl accidentally fell on the ground and shattered.
Gawa’s mother was right outside the room. She heard it and walked into the room. She pointed at
Venus and shouted: “What the hell are you doing! My son is feeding you and you’d better eat it!”
Gawa is a very spoiled man and his mother is very protective of him. So she couldn’t allow anyone to
make her son unhappy.
“You must remember that you come to this family to give birth to babies! Not to give orders to anyone!”
She shouted. She then looked at Gawa and said: “Remove her clothes! And go to sleep!”
Gawa was very happy. He tried to take off her clothes, but when he touched her shoulder, Venus
screamed and ran away.
“Stop shouting! I paid so much money for you! My son can’t even touch you?” Gawa’s mother then
joined in and tried to take off Venus’s clothes. Venus was frightened. She pushed her onto the ground.
Gawa’s mother stood up and delivered a hard slap across Venus’s face. “Damn you!!” She shouted.
“Gawa! What are you waiting for? Do you want to sleep with her?”
Gawa didn’t want to hurt Venus. But he didn’t dare to disobey his mother. So he grabbed Venus tightly
so that his mother could take off her clothes.
Venus couldn’t see and she wasn’t strong enough to break away from them. Her coat was removed.
And she only had a red shirt on. Her neck was so white and slender.
Gawa’s eyes widened. His desire was now burning.
“No!!” Venus covered her chest and screamed. Tears were pouring down her face. Her makeup was
washed off.
Gawa’s mother shouted: “Just shut up!” She then removed her belt and her trousers. Venus’s long legs
were exposed.
“Her legs are rather straight. She is in a good shape.” Gawa’s mother said. She then said to Gawa:
“You must give me a grandson!”
Gawa laughed. He could no longer wait, and his breath was heavy.
“Don’t touch me!!” Venus shouted.
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