Chapter 72 The Truth

"Even though she's not my biological child, I still raised her. It's impossible that I don't have feelings for her. Don't tell her yet."

"yes!"

Secretary Chen hung up the phone and turned around, only to see Ke Liman standing not far away. He was startled and subconsciously hid his phone in his pocket out of guilt.

Later, he felt that he was being a bit of a jerk, so he smiled awkwardly and said, "Miss Ke, when did you come here?"

Ke Liman said calmly, "I just came over and wanted to ask you if Fu Nanhe agreed."

Secretary Chen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he probably hadn't heard it yet.

"You can go in for five minutes."

The two returned to the room they had just been in. Secretary Chen waved his hand and the two bodyguards immediately opened the thick chain on the door.

Ke Liman almost held her breath. She was very excited about seeing her relatives soon.

She forced herself to calm down and walked into the room. The smell inside was not particularly pleasant, as if it had not been ventilated for a long time and had a moldy smell.

After looking around, I finally found a small black shadow behind the curtain.

As if sensing someone approaching, the little figure shrank back and hid further inside.

"Dongdong?"

Ke Liman called out tentatively. Fearing that he was scared, she gently opened the curtains, revealing a pair of wet and bright eyes like a puppy's.

His hands were handcuffed with iron chains, which made them a little swollen. His whole body was dark, thin, and so dirty that his facial features could not be seen clearly.

"Don't be afraid, Dongdong. I'm your sister."

Ke Liman couldn't help sobbing when she saw his miserable appearance, and went forward to touch him. However, when Ke Dongdong saw her approaching him, he was so scared that he opened his mouth and bit Ke Liman's hand tightly.

"hiss……"

Even though it hurt, Ke Liman let him bite her, just wanting him to relax his guard towards her.

Ke Dongdong had taken a heavy approach. He thought the woman in front of him would beat and scold him like those men before.

But after biting for a long time, he did not feel the expected pain.

The fishy and salty taste filled his entire mouth. He secretly glanced at Ke Liman, and seeing that she didn't seem to have any ill intentions, he relaxed, snorted coldly, and turned his head away.

"Dongdong, you must trust me. I will definitely rescue you."

Ke Liman no longer dared to make any overly intimate moves. After all, he had been wandering outside for many years and his mind was more sensitive. It would be better to take it slow.

"Ms. Ke, it's time to go."

Secretary Chen urged outside the door. Ke Liman glanced at Ke Dongdong reluctantly, then strode out the door.

Secretary Chen was shocked to see the blood on her hand, "Was she bitten by that kid?"

"Secretary Chen, I beg you." Ke Liman's tears flowed uncontrollably. She held Secretary Chen's hand tightly. "He's so young that he can't run away. Uncuff him, okay?"

"This……"

"And if I have nothing to do, can I come over and bring him some food or buy him some clothes to change into?"

"Ms. Ke, it's no use begging me. I'm just an employee, so I still need Mr. Fu's approval."

Ke Liman was silent. She realized that apart from her body, she seemed to have no value at all. Even their family property was still in the hands of the Su family.

Fu Nanhe called, and Ke Liman picked up the phone and asked, "Besides me, is there any other condition that can be used to exchange for my brother's safety?"

"Oh, I gave you a chance but you didn't use it. Now sleeping with you is no longer what I want." Fu Nanhe's playful voice came from the other end of the phone, "I want you to take the initiative to ask Su Guhuai to cancel the engagement."

Ke Liman said righteously: "Impossible."

"Oh~ I almost forgot, if you cancel the engagement, you won't get your family property~"

"How much money do you want? I'll trade it with you."

"Then I want 100 million. Can you give it to me?"

Ke Liman was shocked, "You are cheating me!"

Fu Nanhe hung up the phone directly, and Secretary Chen said helplessly: "Miss Ke, let's go back."

On the way back, Ke Liman was absent-mindedly thinking about Ke Dongdong and what she had just overheard Secretary Chen say.

Is she adopted?

Why didn't her parents ever tell her about this? Then who are her biological parents?

Her mind felt like it had exploded and she buried her head between her knees in a splitting headache.

After returning to school, Ke Liman returned to the dormitory at 6:30 in the morning. Zhu Qian, who had not slept well the night before, rushed over as soon as she saw Ke Liman entering the dormitory.

"Xiao Man, where did you go last night when you took leave? Why didn't you tell me?"

Xu Xiatong had the habit of getting up early to do morning exercises. The dormitory was empty at this time, so Zhu Qian didn't turn down the volume.

"Go meet a friend, don't worry."

Ke Liman hid his injured arm. Zhu Qian nodded, not quite understanding. "You called your brother last night. Didn't he call you back?"

Ke Liman shook her head. She was not in the mood to care about these things at the moment. She went to the toilet to wash up, then returned to her seat to put on some light makeup and prepared to go to the eight morning classes.

As he was sorting, Ke Liman suddenly seemed to have thought of something and asked Zhu Qian, "I heard from Su Guhuai earlier that you spent some time with Su Guoyi?"

"Yes, that's right! At that time, he and Old Master Su were fighting fiercely for the family property. Old Master Su asked me to go over and do eyeliner to see what he would do."

Ke Liman pretended to be curious and asked, "And then?"

Zhu Qian thought about it and it seemed that there was nothing to keep secret, so she said frankly: "At that time, the Su family was not as high as it is now. Su Guoyi had always been a spendthrift. Then one day, he suddenly made a lot of money from nowhere. He invested the money in several projects and lost a lot."

"Fortunately, Mr. Su stopped the loss in time and took the money back to reinvest, which is how he built up his family business today."

Ke Liman nodded, not quite understanding, "So you don't know where he got the money from?"

Zhu Qian said seriously: "I don't know the details, but I guess it wasn't some legitimate trick. I remember one night when I saw him coming back, his body was soaked and covered in blood, and the money was deposited into the account the next day."

"But he wouldn't take me with him when he went out, and I didn't know where he went."

"At night?" Ke Liman sat up straight in an instant. "Do you remember which day it was?"

"I think it was the Mid-Autumn Festival two years ago, because I remember that day I ate so many mooncakes that I was sick of them."

Ke Liman's hand holding the lipstick was shaking, and some of the lipstick was smudged, but she was completely unaware.

I recall that day when my father received a call from an uncle who said that he was in danger in the mountains, and my father was determined to go out and look for him.

Because it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ke's mother suggested that the whole family go out together and enjoy the moon.