Chapter 110 Do you know the consequences of saying this?

'Bang!' The wardrobe door was slammed shut.

Sui Sui curled up into a small ball, huddled in the pitch-black, enclosed space. There was a narrow gap in the middle of the wardrobe. She closed her eyes tightly and silently shed tears.

The sound of a television playing loudly filled the living room. The younger brother came out of his bedroom, seemingly used to not seeing his sister anymore.

"Mom, the pork belly was too salty today. Can we still have it next time?"

"Yes, Mommy will make whatever you want to eat, little one. It was a mistake that it was too salty this time; I'll try to improve next time~"

The mother's voice was tinged with laughter, as if she didn't care at all that her daughter was still in the closet.

The family of three sat at the table, enjoying a peaceful and happy meal.

The younger brother was excitedly discussing the TV programs.

Such a warm and harmonious daily life felt like a knife scraping against Sui Sui's eardrum.

The space inside the wardrobe was cramped; she couldn't straighten up and could only bend over, head down, hugging her legs. Behind her was a wooden board, and the air that went into her nose smelled of moldy, rotten wood.

Sui Sui's tears fell uncontrollably, like a faucet that had been turned on and could not be stopped.

She used to think that her parents were just a bit domineering, and that these lessons they gave her were simply because they didn't know how to be good parents.

When she was very young, her father got drunk and locked her in the closet, not allowing her to come out for three days and three nights.

My mother loved playing cards back then, and no one knew that she had disappeared.

It was only later, when her father remembered, that he took her out of the closet.

But after that incident, they seemed to have found a new way of educating themselves; whenever they were in a slightly bad mood, they would lock themselves in their rooms.

But her parents never knew that from those three days onward, she developed a deep fear of the dark.

She experiences visual and auditory hallucinations, and she can only alleviate her fear by biting her nails to relieve the pain.

Sui Sui closed her eyes in pain, her heart filled with grievances.

She didn't understand why her parents treated her this way; it wasn't love.

Because if this is love, then why doesn't the younger brother ever have to suffer these things? From the moment her brother was born, she had to learn to wash diapers and give up everything that belonged to her to her brother.

Before, when they lived in the textile factory's residential compound, there were only two rooms. After her younger brother was born, she had to put the chair and table together, lay down a quilt, and use it as a bed.

Later, when she got a little older, she couldn't sleep on the chair anymore, so she started sleeping on the floor in the living room.

The floor was really cold, but there wasn't a single bed for her.

If her parents didn't love her, why did they have her in the first place?

Sui Sui kept her eyes tightly closed, biting her fingers hard until she tasted a metallic sweetness in her mouth, but this time the pain could not dispel her fear and suffering.

She felt as if an invisible hand was gripping her throat, making it hard for her to breathe.

The gleaming gap in the wardrobe in front of her gradually became blurred.

Just when she thought she was about to fall asleep, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.

"Uncle Han, where's Sister Sui Sui? I brought some fruit for her, could you please ask her to come out?"

"Huh? Isn't Sister Sui Sui at home? But she was just here a moment ago."

"Oh, your sister Sui Sui went out to buy soy sauce. Zhi Zhi, why don't you go back first? Uncle will call Sui Sui back to find you in a bit."

The father's voice carried a feigned kindness.

Sui Sui snapped out of her daze and tried her best to reach out and knock on the cabinet door.

But her mind was foggy, and she didn't even have the strength to lift her hand.

She bit her lower lip hard, the sharp pain giving her the slightest strength to open her eyes.

"Zhizhi..."

It was Zhizhi who came to find her. She couldn't fall asleep, she absolutely couldn't fall asleep...

Outside the wardrobe, the little cub's ears twitched slightly, and she blinked as she looked at Uncle Han.

"I think I heard Sister Sui Sui's voice. Is she home?"

She has excellent hearing; she must not have misheard.

But why can't I find Sister Sui Sui after searching for so long?

Jiang Zhizhi narrowed her eyes slightly, her suspicious gaze shifting back and forth between Uncle Han and his wife.

Her intuition as a child told her that Uncle Han must be lying.

Where is Sister Sui Sui?

Han Yubin's smile carried a hint of impatience as he bent down and patted the little dumpling's shoulder.

"Zhizhi, you must have misheard. It must be the sound of the TV. Go home first. Don't worry, Uncle will definitely invite Sister Suisui to your house to play later."

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of his own front door.

"Uncle will tell Sister Suisui that Zhizhi misses her very much. It's all because your Sister Suisui is too playful. Look, she can't even come back immediately when her friends come to visit her. She's so naughty."

Zhizhi's doubts grew stronger, but she knew there was no point in staying there any longer.

So she deliberately raised the corners of her mouth, with an innocent look, "Okay, okay, Uncle Han, then Zhizhi will wait for Sister Suisui at home. You have to hurry up, okay? I heard that Uncle Yuan wants to see Sister Suisui specially so he can give her a gift."

Sure enough, when the little cub deliberately mentioned Yuan Tengzhen...

Han Yubin's eyes suddenly changed, and even the smile on his face unconsciously became more genuine.

"OK!"

Zhizhi walked quickly towards the gate until she left Grandma Li's yard.

Gan Su stood at the door, looked behind her sister and saw no one. "Where's Sui Sui? Isn't she home?"

"She's there; Uncle Han has hidden her."

Xiao Zhizhi looked serious. She was absolutely certain that she hadn't misheard. Although the voice was very soft, it must have been Sister Sui Sui's voice.

If Uncle Han is so afraid of me staying at his house any longer, then Sister Sui Sui must not have run off to play.

She couldn't find Sui Sui through normal methods, so she resorted to unconventional ones.

Zhizhi pointed to the base of the wall, "Big brother, squat down, squat down."

Gan Su instantly understood what she meant.

He pulled the little one to the base of the wall and said, "Zhenwei, squat down."

"Huh? I'm involved in this too?"

Zhenwei was cracking sunflower seeds when he heard his older brother's order. He immediately lost his mind. "Brother, why are we squatting in someone's corner? We're all grown up now. We can't pee by the wall. Besides... Zhizhi is still here."

Gan Su's lips twitched, wishing she could take out her shoe insole and whack this blockhead with her hand.

"Just squat when I tell you to, why all the nonsense?"

The two little boys quickly squatted into a horse stance, allowing the youngest, Zhizhi, to climb up their legs.

"Hiss—ha! Zhizhi, you're so heavy!"

Zhizhi was originally standing on Zhenwei's shoulders, but before Zhenwei understood why he was standing on them, he raised his head. This head tilt almost caused Zhizhi's little leather shoes to step on his face.

He got a mouthful of ash for no reason.

"Shut up!" Zhizhi's face flushed red, her tone laced with reproach. "Don't worry about a girl's weight! You're so weak, bro!"

Gan Su rolled his eyes. Through the cracks in the brick wall, he could vaguely see the figures of people moving back and forth in Dr. Han's house.

He quickly warned, "Shh! Look what they're doing!"

Zhizhi climbed onto the top of the wall, using her arms for support as she cautiously peeked inside. "It looks like they're unlocking the door?"

She had only been out for a short while when she saw Uncle Han peeking out, and then she closed the door behind her.

They could only peek inside through the window, and the little cub's face turned pale with fright after seeing it clearly.

Uncle Han unlocked the wardrobe, and there it was—Sister Sui Sui was locked inside!

The little cub lowered its head and whispered to Gan Su, "Big brother, did you see that?"

"Um... ..."

A complex expression flashed across Jiang Gansu's face. No matter how well he prepared himself, he never expected that Sui Sui would be living such a life at home.

Uncle Han is, after all, Sui Sui's biological father. He locked a five-year-old child in a dark wardrobe and even locked it.

Even a child could see how dangerous this was.

Zhizhi jumped off them, using both her hands and feet. She steadied herself, her chubby little face filled with anger.

"Big brother, it turns out Uncle Han doesn't love his daughter as much as he said. How could he be so wicked behind her back? I want to go in!"

The little cub couldn't contain her temper and just wanted to rush in and argue.

Gan Su quickly covered her mouth to stop her, "No!"

He lowered his voice, "Have you ever thought that these are Sui Sui's biological parents? This is definitely not the first time they've treated Sui Sui like this. Rushing in to seek justice for Sui Sui won't solve anything."

"Then what should we do?"

“Yeah.” Zhenwei was also a little angry, muttering in agreement, “What can we do? He’s her own father, punishing her like this every day. How can she possibly grow up alive? It’s too tragic, even more tragic than those poor kids who were adopted without parents.”

Gan Su: "... ..."

Zhizhi: "... ..."

The little cub fell silent, unable to discern whether her brother's words were meant to defend Sui Sui or subtly criticize the siblings present.

"Brother, please don't lick your lips normally, or you might poison yourself."

This guy is adorably silly, but when he opens his mouth, his swearing is really filthy.

Gan Su sighed, "We need to go back and discuss this with the adults, and go through the proper channels to see if the Women's Federation can intervene, but I don't think it will be of much use, since we live our lives behind closed doors."

The little cub frowned, and suddenly a brilliant idea flashed through her mind. She thought of a wicked scheme.

"Big brother... ...Do you think if I wish now to turn Uncle Han into a pig, would that solve the problem?"