Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Wen Xinya, it’s all Wen Xinya’s fault!
Wen Xinya was the one who had caused her to feel all this pain, misery and disgrace.
The image of Wen Xinya standing proudly while staring at her disheveled self, dressed elegantly in purple, popped up in Xia Ruya’s mind. She was overwhelmed with resentment which grew even deeper within her heart, like a sprouting shoot.
Just as Xia Ruya was feeling hopeless, she heard the sounds of the siren of police cars coming from afar.
“Let go of me… let go of me!” Xia Ruya exclaimed while struggling to break free, thrilled to be finally getting some help.
The driver snapped back to reality and let go of Xia Ruya immediately.
The police car approached them and Xia Ruya seemed to have seen her only glimmer of hope. She banged on the car door and yelled frantically, “Pull over, pull over! Help, help me… ”
The police car pulled over by the roadside. Upon sight of Xia Ruya whose hair was unkempt and seemed to be in a state of frenzy, several policemen sensed that something was amiss and hurriedly alighted from the car.
The taxi driver did not expect to be so unfortunate as to run into the cops on his first attempt at raping a girl in a while. The sinister smirk on his face vanished and he quickly alighted from the car.
Xia Ruya crawled out of the car eagerly.
“What’s going on?” one of the policemen asked coldly with a stern expression on his face, staring at the disheveled Xia Ruya who was extremely agitated and the honest-looking driver.
Xia Ruya darted forward and grabbed the policeman’s hand. Choking with sobs, she exclaimed agitatedly, “Uncle, please save me. He tried to violate me.”
Xia Ruya was still petrified at the thought of what happened. If I had been… been raped… my life would be over, she thought to herself in fear.
Staring at Xia Ruya in disbelief, the driver said, “Miss, you were the one who got inside my car because you were surrounded by the reporters. You told me to drive off as quickly as I could in order to shake off the reporters. I disagreed and so you decided to seduce me and told me that you’d sleep with me so long as I agreed to help you. Yet, you’re playing the blame game now and maligning me.”
“You liar! Since when did I say that I’d… you’re clearly the one who tried to violate me.” Xia Ruya was flabbergasted, not expecting him to twist the facts at all. She teared up instantly and shrieked in terror. Not only was her beauty unaffected, she, in fact, looked much prettier and pitiful.
She had managed to win the sympathy of the policemen with her expression. The policeman began suspecting the driver and warned. “You’d better come clean and explain what happened. Otherwise, I’ll take you both to the police station.”
Having handled numerous cases of taxi drivers violating their female passengers, the police instinctively believed Xia Ruya.
Fuming with anger, the driver hollered at Xia Ruya. “Why don’t you take a good look at yourself in the mirror? You’re just a shameless slut who’s embroiled in a scandal. There are suggestive photos of you all over the news. Must I accuse you?”
Although the police had gotten involved, the taxi driver was not afraid at all. It was Xia Ruya’s tainted reputation that gave him the confidence.
“I didn’t…” Xia Ruya stumbled unsteadily and took a few steps back, almost losing her balance and falling onto the ground. She bawled feebly in agony. No amount of explanation could prove her innocence, and she had no choice but to stand up against the false allegations while feeling aggrieved.
The driver insisted. “How dare you deny? It’s all written clearly in the news.” The driver then opened the trunk of the car and flung the magazines at her. Glowering at her, he said, “Take a good look yourself, and see if I’m maligning you.”
Xia Ruya was getting a major, splitting headache. Unable to keep her balance, she murmured, “I really didn’t… I was wrongly accused…”
Staring at the newspapers on the ground, the police finally realized that Xia Ruya was the woman who caused an uproar amongst the citizens in the city. Recalling the suggestive photos of her that had been circulating around the web, they began viewing her in disdain.
The driver spat on the ground in exasperation and said, “Like I said, I have a wife and children. My wife may not be as pretty as you are, but I definitely won’t be so immoral as to cheat on her behind her back. You’re so shameless. How dare you accuse me? Officer, we must make things clear today. I’m not afraid even if we have to go to the police station.”
The driver’s confidence and menacing expression gave Xia Ruya the chills. She quivered uncontrollably like a flower that was withering in the wind. The incident with the driver would only make things worse and mar her reputation even further. If they were to take it to the police station, the media would definitely be alarmed. By then, there would be no way for her to redeem herself.
Noticing the fear in Xia Ruya’s eyes, the policemen instinctively trusted the driver’s words and became increasingly disgusted towards Xia Ruya.
“I really didn’t…” Xia Ruya denied feebly. Staring at the police officers with tears in her eyes, she realized that they were glaring at her in disdain. A policewoman even mouthed the word “shameless” while staring at her.
She collapsed onto the ground like a crippled butterfly.
She shifted her gaze onto the driver who had a smug expression on her face and was staring at her derisively.
One of the police officers said, “Since everything’s alright, let’s leave! We still have to get back to the police station.”
The police officers turned around to leave.
Xia Ruya grabbed one of them by his collar and said, “Could you please send me back to the city? Once we’re there, I’ll alight immediately.”
She could not allow herself to land in the hands of the taxi driver again. Otherwise, she would definitely be in for a torturous time.
The policeman shrugged her hand away in disdain and said, “Hop on!”
They were in the suburbs and there were no other cars in sight apart from the taxi. Although they were disgusted by Xia Ruya, they could not turn down a request made by a citizen.
Xia Ruya was overjoyed to hear that they did not reject her. She frantically zoomed forward to get inside the police car. She then looked out of the window to see that the taxi driver was scowling at her while spitting on the ground.
Xia Ruya hurriedly clutched her clothes tightly, allowing her nails to sink deep into her flesh. She was suddenly filled with determination.
She could not allow the scandal to hurt her, regardless of what it took!
