In fact, Lin Xi could tell from the faces of the three that the child should be the son of the two young men and the grandson of the old woman.

But in order to give them a more complete account of the events, and to help the others understand the whole story, we had to ask one more question.

The three of them struggled against the inexplicable force, their faces turning red, but they still couldn't stop their mouths from opening.

Soon, a chilling and infuriating story came from the mouths of the three.

The baby who was murdered was less than a month old, and his identity was just as Lin Xi had figured out: he was the biological son of the two young people and the grandson of the old lady.

But that child was different from ordinary children; he was a deformed fetus suffering from bird-face syndrome.

This is the first child of the couple in front of us, and at first the whole family was very happy.

Later, during a prenatal checkup, the old lady suddenly decided to find out if the child was a boy or a girl, so she asked an acquaintance to use their connections to go to a specialized place to check the child's gender.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out the child was actually a boy!

This is their precious grandson!

The old lady was overjoyed; her mouth was practically splitting open with laughter.

But soon, bad news arrived.

This child was diagnosed with a genetic disease, bird-face syndrome!

The doctor who performed the prenatal checkup on their daughter advised them to think it over carefully. The child was born with facial deformities, which could affect the development of facial bones. She might also have hearing and vision impairments, and even develop various psychological problems later in life.

At that time, the woman's fetus was not yet advanced in gestation, and she could have had an induced abortion.

The doctor then advised them to think it over carefully.

But the family was unwilling to accept it.

Especially since the child is a boy, what if they have to abort the child and then have another child later, but all the babies are girls?

In their hometown, there is a saying that if a woman is pregnant with a boy, she cannot abort the pregnancy. If she does, the boy's ghost will haunt her and prevent other boys from being born into her womb, so that only girls will be conceived afterward.

Moreover, the doctor was just giving advice. What if he was deliberately exaggerating the situation? In reality, their child's deformity wasn't that serious and wouldn't affect his vision or hearing. What if the child also had a strong mental fortitude when he grew up?

Even if the child does turn out as the doctor says, don't they still have their family?

As the child's closest relatives, they will definitely raise the child well and do everything they can to help him improve his situation!

So, after discussing it, the three of them decided to have the child.

Worried that they would be persuaded by doctors to skip prenatal checkups, they simply stopped going altogether to avoid being influenced by those doctors.

Even during childbirth, they didn't go to the hospital, but instead chose to have the elderly woman deliver the baby.

Several months later, the woman gave birth to her baby.

When the child was born, the whole family was horrified by the child's deformed face.

Even though they had prepared themselves mentally, they were still shocked when they saw the child's indescribable face.

Looking at these children, they found themselves completely devoid of warmth, and even wanted to run away after just a few glances.

This is completely different from the scenario they had envisioned!

What devastated them most was not their own psychological struggle, but the gossip and judgment from the rest of the village.

Many people in their village didn't know it was a disease; they all thought they had given birth to a "monster," and even gossiped about them behind their backs, saying that they must have done many evil deeds, and that this child was God's special punishment for them.

During that period, apart from a few close relatives who came to offer their congratulations, the rest of the villagers kept their distance from them and didn't even dare to pass by their door.

Every day, they stay indoors with such a child. They just want to go out and get some fresh air, but they are greeted by the strange and disgusted looks from the villagers.

The family quickly fell apart.

At that moment, they finally regretted not listening to advice and having the child.

But there's no turning back now.

The child has already been born, they can't possibly put him back in his belly, can they?

But after raising this child for only a few days, they were already almost unable to hold on. If they really let this child grow up, wouldn't they have to live in such fear for the next few decades?

Moreover, the more they looked at the child, the more frightening his appearance seemed, and they worried that he might develop a twisted mind and seek revenge on them.

After all, it was they who insisted on bringing him into the world.

The whole family was so worried about this that they developed blisters on their lips and had no idea what to do.

They probably want to give him away, but even though he's a boy, who would want a child like that?

Let's throw it away. If they get caught, they'll go to jail!

But if they don't get rid of this child, they'll have to live with the strange looks from others for the rest of their lives, and they really can't accept that!

The family of three racked their brains but couldn't come up with a suitable solution. Then one night, they suddenly discovered hope!

During that time, although the family of three had long lost the expectations and love they had for the child when they were pregnant because of his terrifying appearance, they did not dare to abuse him or find an opportunity to get rid of him. So they all endured their fear and disgust while taking care of him.

Normally, the young couple takes care of the child during the day, and the child sleeps with the elderly woman at night because the elderly woman is a light sleeper and can wake up at the slightest noise from the child.

But perhaps due to too much psychological pressure, the old lady slept more soundly than usual that night. The baby next to her cried out several times before she groggily woke up.

When I woke up, I found that the baby's face had been covered by his blanket. Perhaps he was struggling and crying because he felt he couldn't breathe properly.

The old lady was very upset at the time. She was sleeping soundly when she was woken up, and the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was that face. Her resentment reached its peak.

She wanted to quickly reach out and pull the blanket off the child's face, but suddenly, a terrible thought popped into her mind.

Or just let him smother to death under the blanket.

Once he's dead, his family will be free.

Moreover, it wasn't her fault; it was that little beast who somehow did it. She just "didn't notice in time" and was "sleeping too soundly."

The more she thought about it, the more she felt this was a good opportunity.

Finally, the demon in her heart prevailed. She pretended not to know anything, closed her eyes, and fell asleep again. She even subconsciously pulled the blanket up over the child's face to make sure he wouldn't break free.

Then, she clearly heard the crying beside her grow softer and softer until it stopped completely...

Her heart, which had been pounding with tension, finally calmed down.

At that moment, a smile even appeared on her lips.

Great, they are finally free.

The next morning, the old lady burst into a sharp wail, shouting that something had happened.

Her cries were so piercing that the villagers thought something terrible had happened and rushed over to check on her.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that their newborn child had died.

And it was only after hearing the old lady crying and blaming herself that everyone realized that the child had suffocated because the blanket covered his face.

Seeing that the old lady and her son and daughter-in-law were filled with remorse and were crying so hard that they almost fainted while holding the child's body, everyone felt sorry for them and thought that this family was really too heartless to sleep so soundly at night.

But no one doubted the truth of the matter; everyone treated it as just an accident.

After all, it's not unusual for them to hear about children or babies dying from various accidents every year or two.