The Remaining Life Has Its Limits

Chapter 26

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Ye Sibei woke up the next morning feeling a little tired. Qin Nan took care of everything. He contacted Lin Feng in advance. The two of them went downstairs wearing masks and hats and got into the van prepared by Lin Feng.

Ye Nianwen, Huang Guifen, and Ye Ling had already arrived in the car. When Ye Sibei saw them, he was stunned for a moment, then heard Ye Nianwen explain: "My parents are worried, so they must come with me."

Ye Sibei cast his gaze on Huang Guifen's face. She paused for a moment, nodded, and sat down.

The family walked along the way in silence, but when they arrived at the entrance of the procuratorate, they saw many people crowding there.

Those people didn't know where they got the news, but when they saw Qin Nan and Ye Sibei get off the car, they immediately swarmed over and squeezed the place so tightly that no one could get through.

Ye Nianwen, Ye Ling, Qin Nan and several policemen came up quickly, protecting Ye Sibei and Huang Guifen in the middle, and forced their way out of the crowd and walked towards the entrance of the Procuratorate.

Ye Sibei was hugged by Qin Nan, and there were people all around her. She felt like she was not herself, but was being pushed around.

The words I remembered were ringing in my ears, and I asked her loudly:

"Ms. Ye, has the suspect ever had any private contact with you before?"

"You have been in a relationship with the suspect for such a long time, why did you suddenly accuse him of rape?"

"It is said that you borrowed a lot of money before. Did the suspect lend it to you?"

Half-false and half-false questions flooded in, and Qin Nan shouted: "Get out! Are you talking nonsense?!"

The reporter immediately realized Qin Nan's identity and began to chase him:

"Are you her husband? What do you think of her suffering?"

"Do you really believe that she was forced?"

"I heard that you are planning to divorce her. Is this because of this?"

Ye Sibei couldn't help shaking when she heard these words. Huang Guifen noticed that Ye Sibei was in a bad mood, so she pushed the people around her away and started to make a scene, saying all kinds of dirty words.

As she was cursing, a sharp insult erupted from the crowd: "Bitch!"

When Ye Sibei turned around, she saw Qin Nan hugging her and holding her in his arms. The filth was basically poured all over Qin Nan. The crowd screamed and scattered. A pungent smell filled the surroundings, and there was faintly some liquid splashed on her face.

Ye Sibei didn't have time to react before he saw Huang Guifen rushing out like crazy, shouting, "Stop her! Police, stop her!"

Then I heard some people in the crowd fighting. I remember that although many people surrounded Ye Sibei, some of them separated and ran in other directions.

"Walk."

Qin Nan pushed her, his tone steady and calm.

Ye Sibei was pushed by him. She turned around and looked through the crowd. She found that it was Zhao Shuhui. She seemed to be crazy and was dragged backwards, but she was still struggling and yelling and rushing towards her. Not far away stood Fan Wenwen, who was being pulled by an old lady. Fan Wenwen stood by her side and cried loudly.

The blue plastic basin with the residue of filth rolled to the ground. She fought desperately with the police, staring at Ye Sibei, her face full of tears, as if she had thrown everything aside and rushed towards her like a madman, crying out loudly as if she was shouting lines:

"Ye Sibei, you seduced my husband and framed him. You have no shame!"

"He found you a job when you were unemployed, and he helped you when you were in trouble. How dare you frame him for money? You're hurting him like this!"

"Get down and don't move!"

The police restrained Zhao Shuhui and pressed her to the ground. Ye Sibei did not respond and continued to walk inside.

Zhao Shuhui was pinned to the ground, wailing loudly: "Ye Sibei, you are ungrateful! You have lost all conscience! Everyone, listen, is this rape? Is this rape?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, I don't know if she pressed the button or not, the whole yard was filled with Ye Sibei's "hmm" sounds.

There was crying, pity and fear in that voice, but mostly, it was the sound made when sex learns to please people.

The sound mixed with the crying of children and the scolding of people. Ye Sibei stopped and stood in the crowd in a daze, looking at the people who wanted to crawl over to hit her.

She cried and cursed: "Ye Sibei, you are a mistress, you destroy other people's families, you have lost all conscience, you will not die a good death!!"

Listening to his own screams, the yelling and cursing of others, and the howling of children, Ye Sibei felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave in an instant.

All the sounds around her faded away, and she only felt cold, as if death had suddenly come, so cold that she could not move.

She suddenly returned to the day when she was taking notes for the first time, and Zhang Yong asked her calmly: "What did he say?"

"He said to me, 'Are you pretending?' Then he forced me to kneel down and said to me, 'Scream, or I'll kill you.'"

"and after?"

Ye Sibei was silent for a long time after hearing these words. Finally, she spoke with a bit of despair and stubbornness in her calmness: "I called."

The past that was so embarrassing to talk about that even Qin Nan had never told was suddenly torn apart and exposed in front of everyone without leaving any room.

That voice told everyone about the past.

She had no power to resist.

She did not use her life to defend her dignity.

She cooperated with the sinner in a place where no one was around.

Her whole body began to tremble, and after a brief moment of surprise, everyone around her realized that this was a huge news revelation and everyone wanted to get a piece of it.

The reporters pointed their microphones at Ye Sibei: "Ms. Ye, is this audio from you? Is it the sound from the sexual assault scene?"

"Ms. Ye, do you have any explanation for this audio? It doesn't sound like you are in pain?"

"What is your response to the victim's wife's accusation that you are a mistress?"

"Walk!"

Qin Nan held Ye Sibei in his arms and shouted, "Move forward!"

"What are you standing there for?!"

Huang Guifen pulled her and yelled, "Go!"

Ye Sibei was shaking all over, her vision was blurry, she couldn't see clearly in front of her, countless people rushed over, Ye Ling, Huang Guifen, Ye Nianwen, the police, Qin Nan, they were all trying to protect her and others.

She had no choice.

Even if she couldn't see anything clearly and had no strength left, she had to follow them, push through the crowd, and move forward.

She felt like she was walking on this road in her life.

After finally squeezing into the procuratorate, the guards closed the door and everyone took a break. Qin Nan hugged Ye Sibei and gently stroked her back: "It's okay, it's okay, don't be scared anymore."

She stood still, and the whole hall was filled with their stench.

Zhang Yong handed a piece of clothing to Qin Nan: "Change first."

"Thanks."

Qin Nan took the clothes and tidied his appearance with the Ye family.

Qin Nan was the worst hit, so he simply went to the toilet, took off his clothes, and washed himself in front of the water pipe.

Ye Sibei stood still. Huang Guifen came forward and wiped the things that splashed on her body with a wet tissue, cursing in a low voice: "You didn't even wipe the shit off your face. Are you stupid because of being scolded?!"

"Audio..."

The sounds outside had died down. It seemed that the police were taking Zhao Shuhui away, and those disgusting sounds had long since disappeared.

But Ye Sibei always felt that those voices kept echoing in her ears. She murmured: "I'm not... I didn't..."

"Sister," Ye Nianwen noticed that Ye Sibei was in a bad mood, he walked forward and comforted her, "You are worried that the police will clean up the audio, and she dare not post it online. If it is posted online, the number of hits will increase. Spreading pornography and obscenity is a criminal offense, so she dare not do that."

Ye Nianwen said this, but he was still unsure. He was not sure if anyone present had recorded the audio, and he was not sure if anyone, or how many people, would spread it on the Internet in a covert way.

But he had to tell Ye Sibei this. He looked at Ye Sibei seriously and said, "Sister, everything will be fine."

Ye Sibei's lips trembled and she couldn't speak.

Her mind was completely occupied by the audio, and she didn't even dare to look at anyone around her.

They all know it, they all know it.

She didn't resist, she cooperated.

Does anyone believe her? Will she win this lawsuit? As for Qin Nan, deep down in his heart, won't he mind

In an instant, she felt like she was walking naked in this world. Voices, images, words, and all kinds of online comments instantly flooded into her mind, filling her brain.

She felt dizzy, wanted to vomit, her breathing became rapid, and she completely forgot where she was and what she was doing.

She just wanted to run, just wanted to escape, just wanted to go to a place where no one would recognize her or judge her.

Huang Guifen saw that she looked a little unwell and panicked. She reached out to pull her and wanted to comfort her: "Sibei..."

But the moment she touched her, a string suddenly broke.

Ye Sibei opened her hand, turned around and ran out.

"sister!"

Ye Nianwen quickly grabbed her and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I want to go home… "

Ye Sibei was trembling, her eyes were dazed, as if she couldn't hear anything, and she kept muttering: "I want to go home... I want to go home..."

She wanted to go home, to a safe place where no one could see her, no one knew her, and no one would judge her.

"Sibei, calm down Sibei."

When Ye Ling heard this, he also rushed over and grabbed Ye Sibei: "It's useless for you to run away now, calm down, Sibei."

"I want to go home… "

Ye Sibei kept shaking his head: "I want to go, I want to go home, I..."

Before he could finish his words, Huang Guifen rushed forward, grabbed Ye Sibei, and slapped him hard!

There was a "pop" sound and everyone was stunned.

Qin Nan sensed something was wrong outside, so he rushed out without even turning off the water. After watching Huang Guifen slap him, he suddenly pulled Ye Sibei over, stood in front of him, and stared at Huang Guifen: "What are you doing?"

Ye Sibei looked up blankly and saw Huang Guifen standing in front of her, her eyes red and her fists clenched: "It was you who said you would call the police, and it was you who said you would bear the consequences. Now my family has walked you here and you say you want to go home?!"

"I tell you no one can go back today!"

"You chose this path, so you have to climb to the end even if you have to crawl!"

Ye Sibei was speechless. She looked at her gray-haired mother in front of her. Her face, which was more vicissitudes than her peers, was full of tears. Seeing Ye Sibei looking at her, she met his gaze with tears in her eyes: "Do you know how much effort I put in to decide to accompany you?"

"Do you know how many times I've been scolded and stabbed in the back for you?"

"Ye Sibei, your life is a life, not a person, right?"

After saying this, Huang Guifen turned around and rushed to the bench next to her and sat down, supporting herself with her hands and crying softly.

Ye Ling went over to accompany and persuade, Ye Nianwen stepped forward and whispered to Ye Sibei: "Sister, just confirm it one last time, it's okay."

Ye Sibei lowered her head, holding back her tears, and became much calmer.

Huang Guifen was right. Having come this far, she would not retreat.

The news has already spread, and if she runs away, she will never be able to clear herself from the blame for her entire life.

She closed her eyes and nodded at Ye Nianwen: "I understand. I'm sorry."

"let's go."

Seeing that Ye Sibei's emotions were almost stable, Lin Feng led her, Qin Nan and Ye Nianwen upstairs.

When they arrived at the gate, Lin Feng asked the three people to sit down and wait while he went in to confirm the situation with the people from the procuratorate.

While sitting on the bench, Ye Sibei was shaking slightly.

She couldn't control her wild thoughts, and the recording kept echoing in her ears.

If Fan Jiancheng only recorded the part in the middle where she was forced to take the initiative, would he win the lawsuit

After today, she said she doesn't want to anymore, does anyone believe her

How do you think of her? A mistress who falsely accuses others

She even began to doubt whether rape could be considered rape if there was no resistance from beginning to end.

In fact, did she condone Fan Jiancheng's rape

These thoughts enveloped her. If the pain on her face hadn't reminded her, she would have stood up and left.

Qin Nan noticed her struggle, he stood up and half-knelt in front of her.

"Sibei," Qin Nan took a deep breath, held her shoulders and forced her to face him, "Look at me."

Ye Sibei raised her head to look at her. Qin Nan's eyes were very calm. He was like a big tree rooted in the soil, unmoved by wind and rain.

These eyes attracted her and slowly calmed her down.

"You've already walked here."

He said, "Think about how you got here."

How did she get here

She had once walked on the brink of death. She had questioned herself countless times whether she was right or wrong. She tortured herself every night about her actions. However, every answer told her that she had to come here to expose this evil and make those who should pay the price pay the price.

So she came down from the rooftop, confronted her parents, argued with her brother, and told her experience over and over again. She was talked about and peeped at by everyone, harassed and threatened by the criminal. Her family members lost their jobs and suffered humiliation because of this.

She had gone through so much hardship to get to where she is today.

"you are right."

He looked at her and told her word by word: "He is guilty."

"Send the guilty person to be punished, and let him apologize to you, and say sorry to you. This is what should be done in this world."

"No audio, photo, video, or human words can cover up the truth."

"Ye Sibei, he is guilty, you are right."

The two looked at each other quietly, and Ye Sibei's tears fell.

"Ye Sibei?"

Suddenly a voice came from the conference room: "Please come in."

When Ye Sibei heard the call, she lowered her head and calmed down.

Qin Nan shook her hand tightly, and Ye Sibei nodded.

"I can."

She didn't know whether she was telling Qin Nan or herself: "I can do it, you don't have to worry."

As she spoke, she stood up and walked into the meeting room.

There were many people in the conference room. Zhang Yong introduced them to Ye Sibei. They were all people from the Public Prosecution Department of the Procuratorate who were reviewing her case.

Ye Sibei nodded and sat down. The other party took the transcript and verified it with her. Finally, he asked her again: "Ms. Ye, are you sure that the other party forced you? Do you want to sue?"

Hearing this, Ye Sibei sniffed and nodded.

After nodding, she was afraid that the other party might not understand, so she raised her hand and confirmed again: "Yes, I want to sue him."

After verifying all relevant evidence with the procuratorate and confirming his own wishes, Ye Sibei was escorted back by the police in the same way as when he came.

Ye Nianwen took Huang Guifen and Ye Ling to the car from the back to go home. Before getting in the car, Huang Guifen grabbed Ye Sibei's hand. She wanted to say something but was clumsy and didn't know how to start.

Ye Ling urged her: "Let's go, Sibei needs to go back and rest."

Huang Guifen took a deep breath and squeezed Ye Sibei's hand hard: "Now that we have come this far, we can't retreat."

"Sibei," Huang Guifen looked up at her, "Actually, you are right. Things are different now than they were before. You and I are different. You can go on."

"Hold on," Huang Guifen raised her hand to push away the hair that fell in front of her eyes. She was the one who understood Ye Sibei's pain the most among all the people present. She looked at her with tears in her eyes, "Sibei, hold on, it will pass."

Ye Sibei kept nodding, she choked with sobs and couldn't speak.

Huang Guifen reached out, hugged her tightly, turned around and got into the car.

The car drove out, and the reporters chased after the van. Ye Sibei and Qin Nan got into Zhang Yong's car at the back. Zhang Yong brought a few colleagues with him. Seeing that the reporters were fewer, he quickly drove the two of them out and drove back to their homes.

The reporters also surrounded their home. Zhang Yong and his colleagues escorted the two people up the stairs and then blocked the entrance. His colleagues called the police station to send police to help. Zhang Yong stood at the entrance and cursed: "You reporters are begging for a little news? Whoever comes up here again will be arrested!"

"Officer, what do you mean by that? Our news reports that you are going to arrest someone?"

"You're reporting on the news? That's called harassing the person involved and assaulting the police!"

"A photo is only a photo if it is verified," the reporter shouted, echoing Zhang Yong's original opinion. "You police should hold a press conference and explain the matter clearly so that we don't have to stay here like this!"

The police and reporters were arguing downstairs, and Ye Sibei was pulled into the house by Qin Nan.

They walked into the house, and the small space was filled with the smell of their filth.

Ye Sibei had calmed down on the road. She seemed to have completely cut off contact with the outside world. Everything around her had nothing to do with her. She would go wherever he pulled her.

She did whatever he asked her to do.

"Go wash up first."

Qin Nan turned to look at her. Ye Sibei was standing still. Qin Nan felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't say much. He moved a stool over, asked her to sit down, took off her shoes for her, and helped her put on slippers.

Ye Sibei lowered her eyes and looked at the man who was half-kneeling in front of her doing things. She stared at him and examined him.

Qin Nan changed her slippers and went to the room to find some clean clothes for her. After hanging them in the bathroom, he came out and saw Ye Sibei sitting on a chair. He walked over to her and pulled her up.

He led her to the bathroom like a wandering ghost. He took down the shower head and adjusted the water temperature quietly.

The water from the shower splashed on his palms, and the heat rose up, and the whole bathroom was stained with water vapor. She stood not far away, looking at this man through the mist.

"How do you feel when you listen to the recording?"

Ye Sibei suddenly spoke, and Qin Nan froze. The sound of the water splashing could not cover up her voice at all.

"Disgusting?"

"Nothing." Qin Nan recovered and regained his sanity. "I don't think anything is wrong."

As he said this, he hung the shower head up high and said in a somewhat embarrassed tone, "You take a shower first."

"Didn't you ever doubt me? Didn't you ever mind anything?"

Ye Sibei asked stubbornly, Qin Nan kept silent, he seemed to be trying hard to suppress some emotion.

Ye Sibei walked forward, towards him, and stopped in front of him.

The water fell on her, soaking her hair and her whole body.

She slowly raised her head and looked at Qin Nan.

"Will you really love me?"

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Qin Nan controlled his trembling muscles and raised his head with difficulty. He looked at her. The water had soaked her whole body. Like him, she was wrapped in stench, shrouded in darkness, and covered in filth, like mud.

Was she wondering if he would love her

Qin Nan's eyes were filled with moisture. He looked at this man and understood clearly.

She's not talking about love.

She was seeking proof, seeking an answer that would tell her that even after all this happened, she could still love, be loved, and live the rest of her life in peace like an ordinary person.

Qin Nan tried to speak, his lips trembling slightly, wanting to give her an answer.

But that word was too heavy, he could not say it out loud, he did not know the answer, he could not give it.

In an instant, he seemed to see his youth.

He watched himself carry his schoolbag and walk out of the school, with Teacher Yang chasing after him.

"Qin Nan, you will regret this. Stay, stay!"

He lay under the car, struggling to tighten the screws.

Covered in mud, he secretly dialed the phone number he got from his teacher at night.

The child's clear voice rang out: "Hello, how are you?"

If he didn't speak, the other party would say "Hello" a few more times, and then someone would call her name: "Ye Sibei, class is starting."

He finally said, "Sorry, wrong number."

At that time he thought that he could hold up the moon even though he was in the quagmire.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't even hold up the moon.

Qin Nan's eyes turned red in the mist. Ye Sibei smiled. The moment her desolate and sarcastic smile entered his eyes, he rushed forward, held her face, and kissed her fiercely.

Water sprayed down from the top of the bed, washing away all the dirt, and they huddled together, with the warm water splashing down from the top of the bed, watering their entire bodies.

They hugged, kissed, bit each other like hungry wolves, and took off each other's clothes, as if they wanted to rub each other into their bones and blood.

Every action would remind her of that moment, humiliation, disgust, and madness.

But she held him tightly and wouldn't let go.

She was like a giant beast trapped in a cage, struggling with the world with all her strength.

Sinking in madness, exploding in pain.

Until everything came to an end, she sat on the sink and hugged him silently.

"Sibei," he held her shoulders and whispered to her, "Sex sometimes expresses humiliation, but sometimes, it also expresses love."

The moment she heard this, all the repressed fear, shame and panic about this matter poured out. Ye Sibei cried loudly. Qin Nan pressed his forehead against hers, and his warmth reached her forehead. His voice was very soft, with a rare gentleness and hoarseness.

"I love you, Ye Sibei."

Maybe you and I will never know where this love comes from in our lifetime, but it doesn’t matter.

The world may be absurd, but if you are here, I will be here.

I love you. This is the only thing I want to give to you in this world.