The room is equipped with a bathroom, making it look unlike a typical guest room.
Su Xiaong took so clean clothes from the wardrobe, and found new underwear in the drawer.
She scratched her head, thinking this must be the room where Grandpa’s granddaughter stays...
After running hot water, she soaked in.
"Hiss..."
The places on her hand and neck where the skin was broken hurt, and she endured it by leaning against the edge of the bathtub.
The toiletries by the bathtub were complete...
Su Xiaong didn’t think much of it, used them, and soaked for about twenty minutes, almost falling asleep.
She put on clothes, blew her hair half-dry, and then lay on the bed.
As soon as she touched the bed, she fell asleep.
Yin Shixiu drove up the mountain, just in ti for the city’s rush hour, and was stuck on the highway for more than half an hour. By the ti he reached the mountain, it was already past seven, and completely dark.
When he arrived at his own estate, he could see from afar Shan Mingxu standing at the entrance, a small lamp by the door illuminating his face...
Yin Shixiu walked up to him, Shan Mingxu tightened his lips and lowered his head:
"Uncle... I’m sorry."
"Where is she?"
"I... couldn’t find her."
"Have you checked Mr. Bai’s Yijing Manor?"
"You’re saying..."
Shan Mingxu really hadn’t thought of this, "Is Grandpa Bai also on the mountain today?"
Yin Shixiu glanced at him, then strode towards Yijing Manor.
Shan Mingxu hurriedly followed him.
There are no public telephones in this mountain; the only public telephone is at the guardroom at the foot of the mountain.
And before he ca up, he inquired, the guard hadn’t seen anyone go down the mountain.
If that’s the case, then Xiao ng could only still be on the mountain, and since there’s no way into their own villa, the only place left is Mr. Bai’s Yijing Manor.
When Yin Shixiu arrived, Mr. Bai was cooking. Seeing it was Yin Shixiu, he was stunned for a mont, then...
Seed to understand sothing.
"Uncle Bai, sorry for the intrusion."
"...I rember...you are Shaohui’s younger son?"
Yin Shixiu nodded, "I have been abroad all this ti, should have co to visit you regularly."
"Is sothing the matter?"
"I wanted to ask...if my wife Su Xiaong ca here?"
"Su Xiaong? Who’s that?"
Mr. Bai looked puzzled.
Yin Shixiu’s heart sank imdiately, not at Mr. Bai’s place?
"Soone about my age, just about this tall, hair just past the shoulders, big eyes, and well, a rather big belly!"
Shan Mingxu quickly and thodically described Xiao ng’s main features.
If she really isn’t at Mr. Bai’s place, then he would really be bewildered.
"I just arrived on the mountain this afternoon, I haven’t seen the girl you’re talking about. Eh...but when did you get married, why didn’t Brother Yin notify ?"
Mr. Bai chuckled.
At this mont, Yin Shixiu really had no mind to chat with Mr. Bai.
He just confird once more, "Uncle Bai, you really haven’t seen Xiao ng?"
"This Jiuling Mountain is not big, but it’s not small either. I haven’t been here long today, really haven’t seen her."
Mr. Bai spoke with certainty.
Yin Shixiu’s lips pressed together, turning a bit pale, he took a shallow breath, "Then I’m sorry to trouble you, Uncle Bai. Shixiu will take his leave for now and will co visit you another day."
"Not staying for dinner?"
"No, thank you."
"Alright, it’s dark, watch your step."
Yin Shixiu turned to leave, while Mr. Bai continued to cook dinner as if nothing had happened.
Shan Mingxu frowned more severely than Yin Shixiu, looking around this house, feeling always that...
Yin Shixiu closed his eyes, his heart anxious and impatient.
Calm down... Yin Shixiu, think again, think clearly where that girl could go, where there might be a phone she can use.
He stood at the gate of Yijing Manor, cald himself to think, thought for a long ti but couldn’t co up with anything.
Annoyed, he kicked a stone aside!
At this mont...
A Labrador dog barked once.
Yin Shixiu turned back, glancing at the dog, his eyes montarily filled with fierceness, almost wanting to kill the dog.
The Labrador was usually brave, undaunted by the murderous look in Yin Shixiu’s eyes, and even barked at him twice more.
Yin Shixiu took a deep breath, naturally not doing anything to Uncle Bai’s dog.
As they say, a dog should be judged by its owner.
Just as he was about to leave, Shan Mingxu suddenly called out!
"Uncle, wait a mont."
Yin Shixiu looked at Shan Mingxu, only to see him pointing at the outdoor doghouse of the Labrador, "That, that piece of cloth! That black cloth is what I used to blindfold Su Xiaong!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yin Shixiu frowned and gave him a look, "You blindfolded her?"
Shan Mingxu hurriedly cleared his throat, explaining, "At first, I was worried she’ll see my face... so I blindfolded her."
Yin Shixiu shot a cold glance, having no ti to argue with him about this, confird by asking again, "You’re sure it’s that cloth?"
Shan Mingxu nodded, "This is Ming Lang’s tie, I cut it."
Yin Shixiu really didn’t know what to say about these twins.
The most troubleso thing is...
Why did Uncle Bai deceive him?
Entering the door again, Mr. Bai was carrying a simple dinner to the living room. Seeing Yin Shixiu return, he wasn’t surprised but still pretended not to understand and asked, "What’s the matter? Is there sothing else?"
"Uncle Bai... that girl is very important to ."
Mr. Bai didn’t speak, rely took a bowl and chopsticks and sat down at the dining table.
He didn’t look at Yin Shixiu.
Seeing him not speaking, Yin Shixiu understood that ng was indeed here.
"It’s all a misunderstanding. I know that the girl must have been wronged, so you didn’t want to tell , but..."
"Since she’s so important, how could you not protect her well?"
Mr. Bai asked blandly.
Yin Shixiu found himself speechless.
How could he have not protected her well? This question, from last night until now, he had asked himself thousands of tis.
"Grandpa Bai, it’s all my fault, it has nothing to do with my little uncle. My brother and I misunderstood her... my little aunt. I realize my mistake now..."
Mr. Bai looked up at Shan Mingxu.
The boy was very handso, with clear eyes, not a bad seed, but...
"You were wrong?"
"Yes! I was wrong!"
"People can make mistakes, but so mistakes, if made once, ruin a lifeti. Young Master, wasn’t your mistake a bit too much?"
Shan Mingxu was just nineteen, and upon hearing this, was quite scared, lowering his head...
Mr. Bai looked at Yin Shixiu, "When that girl ca to , she was like a living dead person. A pregnant woman with twins, locked in a warehouse all day without food or drink, I just want to ask, how many people could be so lucky to survive?"
"Soone so important, how could you just now think to co looking for her?"
Yin Shixiu was silent.
It was his inappropriate stubbornness that caused this, his losing control, having pointless argunts with his mother all day.
"Uncle Bai, I want... to see her, alright?"
"Hmph!"
Mr. Bai snorted discontentedly, "I’m just an outsider, I can’t ddle in your family affairs. What I said earlier, if you don’t want to hear it, just think of it as an old man babbling. If you think there’s sense to it, consider it a kindly elder’s criticism."
"Yes, Shixiu understands."
Mr. Bai glanced at Yin Shixiu. This son of Yin Shaohui, at least had composure and manners.
Showing this attitude, Mr. Bai found it hard to continue being difficult, but still tossed a line, "If that girl were my own granddaughter, without breaking one of your legs, this wouldn’t be over!"
Mr. Bai recalled the scene by the stream, seeing Su Xiaong, and was filled with rage!
His granddaughter, whom he had never t... was probably around ng’s age now.
Empathetically, he uttered a harsh statent, as if to vent for that girl.
"That girl is asleep in the room on the third floor, don’t wake her."
"Okay."
Yin Shixiu responded, rushing to the stairs in three quick steps, standing at the bedroom door.
He took a deep breath, then slowly pushed the door open...
The room was quiet, with a faint floral scent, and on the big white bed lay Su Xiaong, who had worried him all day.
She lay there on her back, her belly prominently swollen.
Watching her sleep uneasily there, Yin Shixiu rubbed his forehead, his chest surging with emotions he couldn’t quite control.
Once slightly calm, he then approached.
It was still his ng, but her face, neck, hands... were all injured.
Especially those wrists, with two circles of vivid red blood marks...
His restless heart finally settled, but it ached so much he could scarcely breathe.
The guilt, the apology, the heartache inside were almost overwhelming him.
"ng ng..."
Not long after, Yin Shaohui and Zhou ngqin also arrived at this Yijing Manor.
The two elders hadn’t had ti to speak when Shan Minglang saw his brother and rushed over, "Brother... we’re dood! Sob..."
Shan Mingxu pursed his lips tightly, patting Shan Minglang’s back.
The two stood aside, not daring to look at their grandparents.
"Brother Fengmao."
Yin Shaohui stepped forward to shake hands with Bai Fengmao, "So long without seeing each other, and now it turns out we et in a way that makes you laugh."
"Things in this world are not as challenging as one’s own family affairs. I understand, Sister Zhou is here too, let’s quickly go inside. It’s chilly outside."
Yin Shaohui and his wife went inside.
Shan Mingxu and Shan Minglang were about to follow but were pulled back by Yin ng.
"Sis..."
"You stand right here, what’s the point of going in?"
"It’s cold outside..."
Shan Minglang shivered and quickly said.
"Cold? Now you feel cold? When you threw your little aunt in the warehouse, why didn’t you think it was cold?"
Shan Minglang bowed his head, saying nothing.
Shan Mingxu looked at Yin ng, whispering, "Sis, what will little uncle do to punish us?"
"Does he really need to punish us? Little Aunt... she’s fine now, isn’t she?"
Shan Minglang was optimistic, always seeing the silver lining, but Shan Mingxu wasn’t so optimistic.
Judging by the way things unfolded today, little uncle would certainly not let them off easily.
"Sis, just tell us..."
"Even if little uncle doesn’t punish you, once we get back, mom and dad won’t let you off! I won’t let you off either!"
"Sis, why are you stirring up trouble?"
Shan Minglang imdiately raised his eyebrows and said.
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