"After Miss Luo and I were arrested, death was all that awaited us."
Recalling those days, the old man still vividly remembers being wrapped in a body bag and thrown into a hearse destined for the crematorium.
"They didn't kill us immediately. They wanted to send Miss Luo and me to the crematorium to be burned alive, and then... then grind our bones to ashes in front of Young Master Li!"
The old man suddenly became agitated, his eyes turning frighteningly red.
Ji Zhinan quickly grasped the old man's hand: "Grandpa..."
Feeling the warmth from her palm, seeing the child whose features so closely resembled Miss Luo's...
The old man gradually calmed down and continued, "Fortunately, Miss Luo was clever. She killed the people who were transporting us to the crematorium and then escaped with me."
"Then, Miss Luo found out she was pregnant. You were already more than three months along at that time. Fortunately, you were past the danger period and you were very strong. Even after going through that kind of situation, you stayed obediently in Miss Luo's belly."
"After that, in order to give birth to you safely, Miss Luo and I went on the run for a year, living in different places and hiding our identities."
"..."
So, this is what happened back then.
Throwing a living person into an incinerator and turning their bones to ashes—how cruel must one be to do such a heinous thing?
"Where is my father?" Ji Zhinan asked. "Didn't you say that my father is the heir of the Warrens family? Why hasn't he come to find you?"
"After successfully escaping, Miss Luo and I have been keeping an eye on the Warrens family. After Young Master Li returned, a major internal conflict broke out within the family. We don't know the specifics, but I heard that the Warrens family's young master was killed in the gunfight..."
Ji Zhinan was stunned.
“After you turned 100 days old, Miss Luo suddenly told me to take you away and gave me two cards and a jade pendant.”
"Miss Luo said that this black card absolutely cannot be used. She deposited all the money she gave to my son and me into another card. She said: 'Uncle Ji, we are sorry for ruining your peaceful and comfortable life. This card is what Yuan and I have always wanted to give you, to thank you for taking care of us all this time. I also deposited some money into it. Please take good care of Nannan for me, and let her live a simple but peaceful life.'"
Mr. Ji remembered Miss Luo's instructions clearly all these years and dared not forget a single word.
I remember she said it in a seemingly casual way back then.
As you can see, this is the life Yuan and I live in, where anything could happen at any moment. This pit is filthy; our feet are covered in blood and corpses. I don't want my daughter and his family to live like this.
You are not from our world. They won't notice you, nor will they know of Nan Nan's existence. Please take her away. I used the black card; those people will be here soon. If I survive this, I will come looking for you. If I am gone, please keep this a secret. If possible, I hope my daughter will never know I exist.
Grandpa Ji spoke slowly, word by word, tears streaming down his face without anyone noticing.
"I've waited for her for twenty years, and she still hasn't come looking for you. She loves you so much, how could she bear to leave you to this old geezer like me..."
Tears streamed down her cheeks as her grandfather's words echoed in her ears, like a broken record playing on repeat.
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