Sheng Cheng'an didn't know how Zhou Luancheng finally persuaded Mrs. Pei, or how Mrs. Pei finally figured it out and turned herself in.
She admitted that she was the one who pushed Pei Nuo's mother to death. Later, she took the young Pei Nuo to the scene to see her mother's miserable condition. She and Bu Xianhua also conspired to torture a young child.
It was not until she surrendered herself that she found out that Pei Nuo's biological father was actually Bu Xianhua's son. Bu Xianhua had known the truth for a long time and used her to avenge her son.
It was only at this moment that Mrs. Pei believed that Pei Nuo was not her husband's illegitimate child, but it was too late.
With a broken heart, she confessed all her interactions with Bu Xianhua and what she had done to Pei Nuo.
The only thing she didn't admit was that Pei Haishan's death was related to her.
Sheng Chengan was quite surprised when he heard the news in the police station: "She confessed so quickly? I thought she could hold on to the end, and would never admit it even if the police came to her door."
Zhou Luancheng didn't say anything as he packed up the three people's things. They were planning to return to Beijing early tomorrow morning. This time they were one day later than planned.
Pei Nuo didn't even have dinner. She just lay in bed and slept. Her steady breathing and normal body temperature proved that there was nothing wrong with her body. It was as if she was too tired and needed a good sleep to recover.
Sheng Chengan was sitting nearby, afraid that if he missed her, Pei Nuo might get into another accident.
Zhou Luancheng ignored him at this moment. He reached out and touched Pei Nuo's forehead. It was slightly cold and sweaty. He became worried again: "What if this child doesn't wake up?"
Zhou Luancheng looked back, pulled a stool and sat down in front of Sheng Chengan, and said seriously: "What are you going to do in the future?"
Sheng Chengan was stunned for a moment: "What should I do?"
Zhou Luancheng looked at Pei Nuo: "What are you going to do with her? If you want to take her with you, it will be your lifelong responsibility. You can't abandon her. Another thing is that Grandpa Li and Grandma Li are really good to her. Have you considered keeping her?"
Sheng Chengan refused without a second thought: "No, even if it's good, they are old and won't be able to take care of Pei Nuo in the future. I'll take care of him."
Zhou Luancheng was silent for a moment: "She is not Zhu Zhu, and she will never be in this life."
Sheng Chengan's face turned serious. When he mentioned Zhu Zhu, he felt a little suffocated and painful in his heart: "I know, I haven't developed any other feelings just because she looks like Zhu Zhu. In my eyes, she is just a child."
"I can't possibly have any beastly thoughts about a child. Take Pei Nuo back to Jing City. After I finish my business, I will take her to Gangcheng and take good care of her."
After saying that, he smiled bitterly: "Given her dependence on me, I can't abandon her, right? Also, there is a reason. Her face is very similar to Zhu Zhu's."
Zhou Luancheng nodded: "It's fine once you've made your decision."
Before they could go find Grandma Li and her husband to tell them, the old couple supported each other and found the police station.
Grandma Li's eyes were red, obviously she had cried at home. When she saw Pei Nuo sleeping soundly on the bed, tears fell again, and she kept muttering: "What a sin, what a sin, the child has suffered."
Only after their daughter got into trouble did they find out that their daughter had been in collusion with Bu Xianhua and had been harming and mentally torturing a child for so many years.
Sixteen years, how did Pei Nuo get through every day? Just thinking about it makes my hair stand on end.
It was also because of them that they mistakenly trusted the bad guys and caused Pei Nuo to suffer so much.
Zhou Luancheng quickly moved two chairs over and asked the two old men to sit down.
Grandpa Li was still as silent as ever, smoking his water pipe non-stop, with pain hidden on his wrinkled face.
Grandma Li lifted the corner of her clothes to wipe away her tears, then looked up at Zhou Luancheng and Sheng Chengan and said, "It's because we didn't do well enough that the child suffered. If we had realized it earlier, we would definitely not have let the child suffer so much."
"No wonder Pei Nuo refuses to eat every time my daughter comes back. No matter how I coax her, she won't open her mouth. I wonder if it's because my daughter treats Pei Nuo badly that the girl is scared? Every time she leaves, Xiao Nuo is willing to eat well."
"Xiao Nuo was very happy when Haishan came back. When she came back before the New Year, she tightly grasped Haishan's sleeve. We were very happy and felt that she finally had some reaction."
"Also, every time she went to Bu Xianhua for treatment, she would clench her teeth tightly and her whole body would be as stiff as a stick. We didn't understand at the time and believed what Bu Xianhua said, that Xiao Nuo was seeing a ghost. Every time, Bu Xianhua took her to the house for treatment, and every time she came out, she became much quieter and more well-behaved, so we didn't think much of it."
As she spoke, her voice choked up: "This silly child has been asking us for help in her own way, but we didn't know that we were the ones who harmed her and made her suffer for so many years."
Sheng Chengan and Zhou Luancheng remained silent. Over the years, anyone who was more careful could have discovered some clues.
But they didn't, maybe because they were busy making a living, or maybe for other reasons, no one knows.
However, it also explains one thing, Pei Haishan knew that Pei Nuo's mother was killed by his wife, so for so many years, he raised the child with the elderly here, but kept using food coupons and money to compensate.
But there is no concern in other aspects.
Including the last point, giving the yard to Pei Nuo was just a compensation for guilt. If he really wanted to adopt this child, he should not have ignored the old man for so many years.
Sheng Chengan and Zhou Luancheng looked at each other, and it was obvious that they both thought so.
Grandma Li was still crying: "We are the ones who let this girl down. We are the ones who harmed this girl. We are guilty."
Thinking of her daughter who had been arrested, her crying gradually became louder.
Sheng Chengan and Zhou Luancheng did not say anything to comfort him, mainly because they did not know how to comfort him. They could only let the old man vent, and then he would feel better.
When Grandma Li's emotions gradually stabilized, Sheng Chengan spoke up: "Grandma, I have something else to tell you. We are going to take Pei Nuo away this time, and I will take care of her in the future."
Grandma Li was stunned for a moment, and looked over with cloudy eyes: "You're taking Xiaonuo away?"
Then she realized belatedly that Pei Haishan was dead and her daughter was in jail, so Pei Nuo would indeed have no one to take care of her in the future. But she was reluctant to let Sheng Chengan take the child away, and moved her lips hesitantly.
Grandpa Li tapped his hookah against his shoe and said, "You can take her away. We are too old to take care of her. Let her suffer with us."
Then he said to Grandma Li, "Give them all the money we have at home. It was sent back by Haishan. We don't need it."
Sheng Chengan wanted to say no, but Grandpa Li said back: "If you don't want the money, don't take Pei Nuo away."
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