Cheng Woyu suddenly asked, "Where's your grass sprite?"

“It ran away,” Cheng Huaijin said, rubbing his red eyes. “It was a contract made accidentally outside, and I didn’t pay attention to it afterwards. I didn’t expect the contract to be gone and it ran away.”

Contracts are often unstable in their early stages, and there are instances where contracts are inexplicably terminated. This is relatively rare, but it does happen.

Cheng Woyu gave a cold laugh and turned to leave.

Cheng Huaijin continued to play the role of a good girl, but in her heart she felt that she might be the most unlucky person in this matter.

So much money… Cheng Huaijin glanced at Cheng Jianguo’s ugly expression and silently made up his mind.

The next morning, Cheng Huaijin received some earth-shattering news.

"...So your mom and dad have no choice but to ask you to go to the Wu family's place first. We heard their child will be back soon..."

"Although the Wu family's child is not in good health, his father, mother, and grandmother are all beast tamers, so they can definitely help you get into beast taming school..."

...Finally, the truth came out.

Last night, Cheng Huaijin was wondering when Cheng Jianguo would confess to her, but she didn't expect that moment to come so soon.

Cheng Huaijin's face was full of disbelief. She gripped the hem of her clothes with both hands, her voice trembling: "You sold me out? Just for Cheng Woyu?"

Cheng's mother sobbed uncontrollably, and Cheng Jianguo sighed, "It's not that serious. We're doing this for your own good. Your pet is gone, and the supplementary enrollment exam is coming up soon. How will you take it? Besides, we can't afford to send you to school."

"As long as you go to the Wu family, everything can be resolved!"

"Mom, don't you want me anymore?" Cheng Huaijin looked at his mother with teary eyes.

Cheng's mother was probably the kindest person to Cheng Huaijin in the family. She would take Cheng Huaijin to see doctors and patiently take care of her daily life when Cheng Huaijin was mentally challenged. Although Cheng's mother's attention to Cheng Huaijin decreased after Cheng Woyu was born, in all honesty, Cheng's mother was a mother who met the minimum standards.

Therefore, the only person Cheng Huaijin felt any affection for in this family was his mother. Cheng Huaijin wanted to repay this woman who had been enslaved by her husband and son for half her life.

Cheng's mother hugged her tightly, crying, "I'm so sorry, Xiao Jin'er, I really have no other choice. Your father's company is in trouble, and our family has incurred debts... Waaaaah..."

Clearly, Cheng Huaijin did not want to give Cheng's mother the kind of reward she needed at this moment.

A cold glint flashed in Cheng Huaijin's eyes, and her crying became even more heartbreaking: "But I'm not an adult yet and can't get married. Why should the Wu family give you the money in advance? Don't let them deceive you again!"

Cheng Jianguo forced a stiff smile: "No, we've already adopted you into the Wu family. You'll go there temporarily as their adopted daughter, and you can get married when you come of age."

Damn it, now we can't call the police, and asking the school for help is probably useless. It seems that Cheng Woyu's incident has driven Cheng's parents to a dead end. They were really desperate this time, which is why they acted so quickly and without any way out.

Cheng Huaijin knew something about Wu Yutao. When the Grass Elf told Cheng Huaijin about Cheng Jianguo and Cheng's mother's discussion, she searched for relevant information online. Actually, there wasn't much information. The only thing she could find was that Wu Yutao had been a contestant in the Grandeur Contest when she was young and had achieved a very high ranking. Another thing was the news report about Wu Yutao's grandson, Wu Nian, whose legs were crippled by the Hunter organization ten years ago.

Overall, it seems unlikely that someone as arrogant as Wu Yutao would be willing to pay money to buy her granddaughter-in-law. As for Wu Yutao's son and daughter-in-law, there is basically no news about them, so they don't seem to be important people.

Therefore, this is very likely just something that Wu's son and Cheng's parents discussed privately.

However, the power to speak for the Wu family still rests in the hands of Wu Yutao.

Looking at Wu Yutao's profile and the online reviews of her, Cheng Huaijin had a bold idea.

She decided to wait and see what happened, and then go and check on the Wu family's situation.

Perhaps we can get help from Wu Yutao... If that doesn't work, we'll try again.

“Little Jin’er… Little Jin’er, Mommy…” Cheng’s mother cried uncontrollably.

Cheng Huaijin had made up his mind, but seeing his mother crying so sadly, he still wanted to ask one more question.

"You've already decided to sell me."

Cheng's mother didn't say anything more, she just kept covering her face and crying.

Cheng Huaijin was getting annoyed. She felt that if she stayed in this space any longer, she would soon be unable to keep up the act.

Mr. Cheng said in a deep voice, "Don't put it so harshly... We're the ones who have let you down."

Cheng Huaijin lowered her head to wipe away her tears, also concealing her cold gaze. Her tone suddenly became very calm, but neither Cheng Jianguo nor his wife noticed this.

"Don't say that. Thank you for raising me all these years. Consider this my way of repaying your kindness."

She gently pushed Cheng's mother away, turned around and went back to her room to pack her things.

After the door closed, Cheng Huaijin's tense nerves relaxed. He slumped to the ground, hugging himself, and couldn't help but tremble slightly.

People say that life is full of ups and downs, but why did it become an endless series of ups and downs for her?

Cheng Huaijin covered his head, his breathing becoming increasingly rapid.

A sharp, stabbing pain shot through Cheng Huaijin's head, and he collapsed to the ground, clutching his head, his body convulsing uncontrollably.

"I'm sorry, Ah Jin."

Hey, why aren't you answering me?

"You fainted again. How many times has this happened this month? Seriously, is your work that important and that busy? Can't you even take a break? Hey, I'm talking to you!"

...

It seemed as if countless different people were speaking to her. Tears welled up in Cheng Huaijin's eyes, and she murmured, "Stop talking, stop talking, stop talking..."

"Little Orange, see you at the usual place tomorrow night at 10 pm!"

Cheng Huaijin broke out in a cold sweat, her mouth agape as she screamed at the top of her lungs, "No!!!"

The clock hands are ticking, tick-tock.

It seemed to be drizzling outside, and the wind was howling.

It was very quiet here; it seemed no one heard her screams.

Everything that just happened felt like a dream. Cheng Huaijin opened his eyes, but his gaze couldn't focus.

Her soul seemed to leave her body, only to be pulled back by something.

As if electrocuted, Cheng Huaijin sat up with a start.

The pain I felt just now felt like an illusion, but the cold sweat on my body felt incredibly real.

Something's wrong with my body.