Chapter 976 - There’s Something Wrong Here (1/2)

Ling Sheng’s heart swelled a little. Something she had thought would become unfamiliar had not actually changed. Her grandparents were still as concerned and cherished her as they had in the past. Her lips curled up slightly in joy.

It turned out that those feelings would not be separated by time and space. This was truly the affection among blood-related family members. It might be the familiar kind of affinity one felt at first sight.

Su Xiyin took off her clothes and saw the swollen wound on the young lady’s fair, delicate back. Some parts of her skin had even split. She was angry and her heart ached. Even if it wasn’t this little girl but their own son, he shouldn’t use such a heavy hand. Was he trying to beat her to death?!

“What’s your name?”

“Grandma, my name is Ling Sheng.”

“I told you not to call me Grandma. Just call me Auntie.”

“Grandma, can I really live in your house?”

“Don’t you have a home?”

“No.”

Ling Sheng’s voice became gloomy. Yes, I do. This is the place. You’re my family!

When Su Xiyin heard the little girl’s voice, her heart ached so much. She couldn’t help but want to shed tears. Her voice was soft and even a little nasally. “In that case, stay here. Your uncle and I will help you find your family.”

In the living room, Huo Xiao was still holding a feather duster. He pointed at Huo Ci. “Stand properly and tell me. How did you deceive this young lady?”

That young lady had soft, delicate skin, so she must have been pampered by someone while growing up and the apple of their eyes. How could she be an orphan? She was probably just lying to him.

“I picked her up! I picked her up on the road. She pulled on me and called me Dad. Since I’m already her father, surely it’s not wrong to bring her back, right?!” Huo Ci still looked very nonchalant, and his reply was careless too. “Dad, haven’t you been wanting a granddaughter every day? I’ve found you a grown granddaughter here. You should be happy instead! Show a smile.”

Huo Xiao raised the murder weapon in his hand. He was so angry that he really wanted to simply beat him to death. He gritted his teeth. “How is that the same? You randomly found a little girl on the street and she’s my granddaughter now? Is that it?”

Huo Ci said, “I see that you and Mom like her quite a lot too. Why don’t you just let her stay at home? She’s so pitiful without anyone to rely on outside too. If she gets scammed and sold off by human traffickers, you guys will have to take full responsibility.”

Huo Xiao glared at him. “Hurry up and tell me the truth! Let me ask you then. Where did you get her from? She was doing just fine on the street, but you managed to pick up a nice little girl for nothing?”

“Dad.” Huo Ci looked at him and pointed at his own head. “You saw it too. There’s something wrong here with that girl. She’s different from normal people.”

Huo Xiao let out an angry snort. When he thought of how he had hit someone else’s little girl just now, the weapon he had raised swayed twice before he put it down again unwillingly. “Just you wait! If you had forced her to do something that shouldn’t be done, I’ll beat you to death!”

“You’ve wronged me! I really didn’t do anything. Look at how young she is too.” Huo Ci whistled. He looked roguishly handsome and arrogant. “Even if I’m going to touch her, I have to wait for her to grow up.”

Huo Xiao was so angry that he was about to spit out a mouthful of blood. He held it in his throat and pointed at him while gritting his teeth. “Wait until I find her parents! Then, we’ll settle the score again!”