Help me

Here is the English translation of the provided text:

"Gu Dandan, you brat! Where have you been again!?" The roar of a middle-aged woman echoed through the small house.

Pushing the door open gently, Gu Dandan peeked in, shrinking her body back slightly.

Today, she came home late, which meant another round of beating and scolding...

"Mom... I'm back," Gu Dandan's trembling voice floated from her throat.

"You good for nothing, why aren't you coming over here quickly! Not coming straight home after school, where did you run off to!? Go prepare dinner right now, what are you standing there for!?"

The middle-aged woman yelling was her mother, her biological mother.

When she was six, her father passed away unexpectedly. Her mother blamed her for causing his death. If it weren't for her insistence on going out to play, her father wouldn't have saved her only to be hit by a truck... She could never forget the scene of her father lying in a pool of blood; it was her lifelong nightmare.

Since then, she became what her mother called a jinx, bearing all her mother's frustrations.

At just six years old, she knew that her mother hated her, even despised her...

A year later, her mother remarried. Her stepfather ran a private company, and they managed to get by. However, a financial crisis took everything from him, leaving them with nothing...

Her mother's anger was once again directed at her, because she was a jinx.

She was ten then, realizing that she would never have a real mother ever again...

...

"Gu Dandan, what are you dilly-dallying for!? Told you to cook, why are you so slow, do you want us to starve!?"

"Almost done... almost..."

Her mother's shouting brought her back from her thoughts.

Gu Dandan, thirteen years old, had just started junior high school. She was considered a burden, an ugly duckling, and also... a fool. Her grades were poor, often ranking among the last, and classmates mocked her as being stupid. At school, everyone called her "Gu Stupid", looking down on her, bullying her, and criticizing her. Even teachers didn't like her...

...

"Mom, Sister Anyang, dinner is ready, you can eat now." Gu Dandan placed the dishes on the table, three dishes and one soup.

Cooking might be her only strength, or so she thought. But...

"Gu Dandan, why is it always vegetables!? Can't you make something else!? It tastes so bland, disgusting!" This time, it was her sister, Anyang, who berated her. Anyang kicked Gu Dandan's shins fiercely.

"I have no money left, this is all I could afford... Tomorrow, I'll make something else." Gu Dandan lowered her head and silently returned to the kitchen.

The kitchen was where she spent most of her time, not only cooking but also eating the leftovers... She was very thin, skin and bones, often hungry and constantly working hard.

...

At ten o'clock at night, the front door was kicked open, and her drunk stepfather stumbled back home... Her mother and half-sister were already asleep, while she was still diligently mopping the floor, as her mother ordered her not to sleep until it was done.

An Guanzhong, her stepfather, staggered onto the worn-out sofa, belly protruding, lifting a leg. Gu Dandan bowed her head, slowly approaching, kneeling on the ground to take off his shoes...

"Dandan," An Guanzhong reeked of alcohol and bad breath, making her want to vomit. It was unbearable, extremely so...

In an instant, her fat stepfather pounced on her, pushing her to the cold floor, hurting her back and breaking her heart. Gu Dandan struggled, hitting him, pushing him... Eventually, the man fell into a stupor.

This wasn't the first time her stepfather tried to assault her. These disgusting behaviors grew worse with her age. Later, Gu Dandan learned to avoid being alone with him, knowing he wouldn't dare do anything too extreme when her mother was around. But she wondered how long she could endure...

...

At midnight, Gu Dandan returned to the storage room, which served as her bedroom.

Soon, the door creaked open...

"Ahh! What do you want!? Mom, help me..."

"Shut up, don't scream!"

Her stepfather had somehow sneaked into the room, lunging at her frail body, covering her mouth...

"Mmmf... Uncle An..." She cried, bit him, but his rough hands roamed over her stomach...

With a kick aimed at his vital parts, Gu Dandan struck. This was something she learned in health class, and now, she actually used it...

Then, barefoot, she ran... kept running... fleeing desperately...

Running till her feet bled, she didn't stop, continuing to run...

Escaping... trying to leave this unbearable home, unable to live any longer.

Exhausted and far away, with no sign of her stepfather behind her, she kept running, escaping as if her life depended on it.

A car stood alone on the deserted highway. Behind her, her stepfather's shouts echoed...

"Is anyone there? Help me!" She pounded on the car window incessantly.

Suddenly, she paused...

Under dim light, a man with an extremely seductive appearance lay atop a beautiful woman, seemingly engaged in primal activity. He wore a suit, while the woman appeared naked...

"Help me! Please... save me!" Gu Dandan pleaded desperately, clinging to the man's trousers.

"Dandan! You little brat, where are you running to!" An Guanzhong saw Gu Dandan and slowed his pace, amazed by her stamina.

"Sir... please open the door... sob..." Gu Dandan collapsed on the ground, weeping.

Her tearful eyes met the man's piercing gaze...

The car door opened, the man zipped up his pants and stepped out. Kneeling before him was a tear-streaked girl.

"Sir, please help me... take me away from here..." Gu Dandan begged, regardless of his judgment or the woman inside the car's opinion.

"Rumble," thunder rumbled, heavy rain poured down...

Rain wetted Gu Dandan's face, her thin white nightgown clinging to her, resembling a homeless cat, pitifully gazing up at him.

"Sir..."

"Get in the car." The man spoke indifferently, letting the rain soak his expensive suit.

"Ao..." The woman inside frowned, glancing disdainfully at Gu Dandan.

"You, get out." The man said sternly.

"Ao... what did you say? You want me to get out?" The woman exclaimed in horror.

"Out!"

The woman scrambled out of the car...

"You, get in."

"I..." Gu Dandan stared wide-eyed, still terrified.

"Get in!"

Gu Dandan hastily climbed into the car, her thin frame shivering uncontrollably...

...

"Dandan, you brat! Get out here!" An Guanzhong approached the car, yelling at those inside.

"Drive, please hurry... drive..." Gu Dandan's voice trembled.

The man got into the car, started it, black exhaust fumes filling the night air.

Her heart cried out, distancing, escaping... Looking back from inside the car, her stepfather receded further away. Finally... finally, she escaped that home.

She laughed, a desolate laugh, a relieved laugh, the first genuine smile since her father's death.

Half an hour later, the man stopped the car by the roadside.

"Get out."

"Huh?" Gu Dandan was confused, or perhaps scared.

"Out!" The man's tone hardened, his expression cold.

"I... but I..." Tears welled up in Gu Dandan's eyes, unsure why.

The man grabbed her wrist, feeling a pang in his heart. So delicate, so fragile, she seemed as vulnerable as paper.

Staring at the indifferent man, she felt an inexplicable sense of safety beside him.

She even... didn't want to leave.

Her round eyes scrutinized his features. Handsome, wild... this man seemed like an unapproachable king, yet he stood right before her. She wanted to know if his broad shoulders were as warm as she imagined...

"I... I have nowhere to go." Gu Dandan hesitated.

This man had only said two words since she met him: "Get in," "Get out."

He looked deeply into her eyes, contemplating...

After a long pause... he pulled out a check from his pocket, scribbled something on it, and handed it to Gu Dandan, "Take this, get out!"