Zhou Chunhua doesn't even remember how long she cried while holding her daughter.

She didn't lift Nini onto the bed and wrap her up until she heard someone knocking on the door, and then she went to open the door.

"There wasn't anything good to eat, so I..." Gu Yao stopped mid-sentence, looking at her with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong? What happened? Why are you crying like this?"

Zhou Chunhua didn't know what was going on, but her emotions, which she had managed to control, were reignited under Gu Yao's gaze.

Although she knew she shouldn't cry like this in front of Gu Yao, she just couldn't control herself.

She turned around, leaned against the door frame, clutched her sleeve, and wiped away her tears haphazardly.

But the more I wiped my tears, the more they flowed; I couldn't stop them no matter how hard I tried.

"What's wrong? Huahua, don't cry, tell me what happened?" Gu Yao asked anxiously, glancing probingly into the room before quickly withdrawing his gaze, realizing it was inappropriate.

Zhou Chunhua tried to adjust her emotions several times, and it took her a lot of effort to finally control them a little.

She glanced back at Nini, who was lying on the bed as if she had fallen asleep, before pulling Gu Yao to the door.

After much thought, she ultimately decided not to hide it.

She told Gu Yao everything she had seen and guessed.

Judging from the expression on Gu Yao's face, he was in just as bad a mood as she was.

"I won't let them get away with this!" Zhou Chunhua said through gritted teeth.

Gu Yao suddenly handed her what he was holding.

"Let's eat first."

Zhou Chunhua shook her head: "How could I possibly eat anything?"

Yes, at this moment her mind was filled with hatred, and she had no interest in eating.

It's a good thing Xu San and his gang weren't here. If they were, she would have pounced on them and bitten them to death.

Nini is just a child, what could she have done wrong to deserve being beaten like that!

And... it's a private place!

“It’s all my fault! I didn’t keep a close eye on Nini, and she…” Zhou Chunhua was sobbing that she couldn’t speak.

"It's not your fault!" Gu Yao said in a deep voice. "If anyone is to blame, it's Liao Nanxing. If it weren't for him, how could Su Mu have targeted Nini! Don't worry, we'll settle these scores with them one by one."

Gu Yao's large hand landed on Zhou Chunhua's head.

"Let's eat first! Even if you're not hungry, Nini definitely is. Here, eat with Nini first. This matter won't just end like this!"

Gu Yao put the plastic bag containing the lunchbox into her hand, turned around and left.

It took Zhou Chunhua a long time to calm herself down before she closed the door and went back to her room.

Nini must have been starving; as soon as she saw the lunchbox in her hand, she rushed out of the backpack completely naked.

Zhou Chunhua quickly put down the lunchbox, grabbed one of her own clothes, and wanted to give it to Nini to wear.

When she took out the clothes, she saw that Nini didn't use chopsticks or a spoon to eat, but instead bent over and wolfed down her food with her hands and mouth.

The tears that had been held back with such difficulty finally broke free at this moment, and flowed out uncontrollably.

She shakily took the clothes and draped them over Nini.

"Nini..." she murmured softly, her voice trembling with tears, "What have you been through? Tell Mommy, what have you been through?"

However, Nini seemed to be immersed in her own world and completely ignored her question, grabbing food and stuffing it into her mouth.

He looked like someone who hadn't eaten in a long time and was about to starve to death, frantically grabbing food and stuffing it into his mouth with both hands.

...

Meanwhile, Gu Yao returned to his room while making a phone call.

"I know, I won't kill him now." With that, he ripped off his tie and threw it on the bed.

Then he picked up his car keys, turned around, and went out again.

He glanced at the door of the next room and walked towards the elevator.

He hung up the phone and pressed the number 1.

Hospital, inpatient department.

With a ding, the elevator doors opened.

Gu Yao put his hands in his pockets and strode towards the nurses' station.

Only after finding Xu San's name did he turn around and leave the nurses' station.

"Sir? Visiting hours have already passed, sir!"

Hearing the call, Gu Yao not only didn't stop, but walked even faster.

By the time the nurse chased after him from the nurses' station, Gu Yao had already disappeared.

51 beds.

When Gu Yao found bed 43, he could already see plainclothes officers guarding the door of a ward not far ahead.

He walked straight past with his hands in his pockets.

Meanwhile, the plainclothes officer sitting on the bench by the door also turned his gaze in his direction.

He held his phone in one hand, while his other hand was already behind his waist.

Gu Yao raised an eyebrow and stood still.

Has Director Wu called you?

The plainclothes officer paused for a moment, then withdrew his hand from his lower back.

"You're Gu Yao?" he asked, standing up.

Gu Yao nodded and stepped forward.

The plainclothes officer stuffed his phone into his inside pocket and stepped aside to let the door open.

"Thank you." Gu Yao unbuttoned his collar and cufflinks.

Then, as if no one else was around, he rolled up his sleeves.

The plainclothes officer swallowed nervously.

I want to say something, but I don't know where to begin.

Gu Yao, having rolled up his sleeves, turned and said, "Why don't you go and see what you want to drink?"

“No, you…” The plainclothes officer shook his head: “I’m afraid that once you go in, that Xu guy won’t be able to get out.”

After all, the murderous aura emanating from him, which he didn't try to conceal, was enough to make even him feel uneasy.

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