On this side, after Butler Ji had his facial wound treated in the hospital and dealt with the aftermath of the car accident, he thought of what Ji Heng had instructed him to do, so he did not go back to the Ji family directly, but went to the slums.
He came to the door of Li Shu's adoptive father's house. He still remembered coming here to pick her up two days ago. Not only was the door of the house broken and fell to the ground, but the house was also empty. There were also broken bottles on the ground, which seemed like traces of a fight.
He thought he was being robbed, so he quickly asked someone to check the surveillance footage from the nearby streets to find out where Li Shu had gone.
Butler Ji gathered his thoughts and raised his hand to knock on the door that had been installed again. The next second, he heard cursing voices coming from inside, like a drunk talking to himself.
"You little bitch, you dared to hit your father... Not only that, but you also stole my money and phone. When I catch you... I'll beat you to death!"
"You thought that if you went back to your rich dad... I wouldn't be able to find you. Just wait... bitch!"
"Little bastard..."
As the last sentence fell, there was a sudden silence inside, and a few seconds later, a loud snoring sound was heard.
Butler Ji frowned. If he guessed correctly, the person the man in the room was talking about should be Li Shu.
He originally thought that the second young lady had a good relationship with her adoptive father. After all, when he first found this place, the adoptive father looked quite honest and kind, and the second young lady was just a little timid and cowardly. There was nothing unusual between the two of them. He didn't expect that the adoptive father was such a person behind the scenes.
Moreover, at that time he was only responsible for finding the second young lady and did not investigate her adoptive father. It seems that there are things they don’t know.
Steward Ji put down his hand, turned around and left. He hadn't taken a few steps when a voice suddenly came from behind him, "Are you here to look for Li Dayou?"
"Isn't he at home? Just knock on the door."
Hearing this, Steward Ji turned his head and looked behind him. It was an old lady in her sixties or seventies. "Old lady, are you his neighbor?"
The old lady nodded and said, "Yes, I live next door to him."
Steward Ji's eyes flickered slightly, "Then do you know Li Shu?"
"Oh, Xiaoshu, you said that child, she has such a miserable life, with such a father, not having enough to eat, not warm to wear, and being beaten frequently, so pitiful... But I haven't seen Xiaoshu in the past two days, and I don't know where this child ran off to."
Steward Ji's pupils shrank, and his brows were filled with shock, "Being beaten?!"
"Yes, when Li Dayou drinks, he doesn't recognize anyone, like a madman. I often hear beatings and scoldings coming from his room in the middle of the night. Xiaoshu's body is often covered with bruises. If it weren't for us neighbors stopping her, she would have been beaten to death."
Butler Ji felt a pang in his heart when he heard this. He never expected that the second young lady had been living such a miserable life.
Thinking about the seriousness of the matter, he had to go back and tell Ji Heng. After chatting briefly with the old neighbor lady, he left in a hurry.
Half an hour later, Butler Ji also returned to the Ji family.
Just as I was about to go upstairs to find Ji Heng, I happened to run into him coming out of the elevator.
"Master, I have something to tell you. It's about the second young lady."
Ji Heng glanced at the anxious housekeeper Ji and corrected her, "Miss, Li Shu is the eldest daughter of the Ji family."
"Oh, okay." Butler Ji was a little confused. The lady asked him to call her the Second Miss, and the master asked him to call her the Eldest Miss. What was going on?
"Tell me, what's the matter?" Ji Heng walked towards the sofa in the living room.
"I just went to the eldest lady's adoptive father's house. That adoptive father is a beast. The eldest lady not only doesn't have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear, but is also beaten and scolded by that beast at every turn. If it weren't for the kind neighbors who stopped her, the eldest lady would have died long ago..." Butler Ji couldn't say the rest of the words.
Ji Heng's eyes flashed with surprise, and he was quite unbelievable. "Are you telling the truth?"
Steward Ji nodded and said, "I heard with my own ears that beast swearing at the young lady."
Ji Heng's expression was extremely complicated, and he felt indescribable in his heart, both uncomfortable and guilty. Thinking of Li Shu's words and deeds, he now felt that everything was excusable.
Moreover, she has been wearing a tattered black coat since she came back, and has never exposed her upper body skin. I think it is also to cover up the scars on her body.
If Steward Ji hadn't discovered it today, she might have kept this matter to herself forever.
This child is so pitiful.
Ji Heng's eyes flashed with coldness. He looked up at Ji Guanjia and said in a deep voice, "Don't let that beast show up in Jing City again."
Butler Ji nodded, "Yes, Master."
…
Li Shu took a nap and woke up just in time for lunch.
After taking a look at the several pieces of talisman paper drawn on the table, he went straight downstairs to the restaurant.
Ji Qianya looked at the girl who came in and said in a sweet voice, "Sister, you're awake. I was just about to go up and call you."
Li Shu glanced at her casually, without saying anything, walked to the seat farthest from them, pulled out a chair and sat down.
Ye Lan looked at her with a complicated expression, opened her mouth slightly, but didn't know what to say.
She also learned from Ji Heng that Li Shu was often beaten and scolded by her drunken adoptive father, and she couldn't believe it after hearing it.
I can’t imagine what kind of life Li Shu lived before.
Thinking about my attitude towards her these two days, I felt extremely regretful.
But the gap between the two has already appeared and it is not easy to break it down, and it can be seen that Li Shu is now quite resistant to her.
For a moment she didn't know what to do.
Ji Heng glanced at the silent girl across from him, raised his hand and beckoned the servant, "Ask the kitchen to serve the food."
The servant nodded and left.
In the interval between serving the dishes, Ji Qianya rolled her eyes and her gaze fell on Li Shu's black sports jacket. She said with concern, "Sister, why have you been wearing this jacket since you came back yesterday? Aren't you hot?"
She paused, then continued, "And Mommy has prepared a lot of clothes for you. Don't you like them? But I have a lot of clothes I haven't worn yet. How about you go to my room after dinner and pick out a few that you like?"
Li Shu was sitting casually in a chair. When she heard that, she raised her eyelids slightly, with no emotion on her face. She said calmly, "I like your room. How about you give it to me too?"
Ji Qianya's expression was a little stiff. She obviously didn't expect Li Shu to suddenly mention the room. She lowered her eyelids slightly and said softly, "This room was originally yours... If you like it, I will vacate it for you later."
Li Shu raised her delicate eyebrows slightly, looked at her with a smile, and said slowly: "Oh, okay, remember to move all the things out after you finish your meal."
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