Sun Bailing had the doctor examine Luo Yan and, after confirming that no bones were broken, had Hua Li take Luo Yan away.
Back in her hospital room after her short rest, Luo Yan was in low spirits, having missed out on the gossip.
Hua Li couldn't get too involved in Sun Bailing's affairs. After bringing Luo Yan back, Luo Shicheng happened to come and deliver dinner. The two adults and two children sat around the table to eat.
After dinner, Hua Li told Luo Shicheng about what had happened that day, including that Liu Jingqiu was not a member of the Chu family and was very likely the daughter of Sun Bailing's ex-wife.
"How can Chu Tonghai be sure that the owner of the dragon-carved jade pendant and the owner of the phoenix-carved jade pendant are related?"
Hua Li, she really hadn't asked that question before.
This part of the story wasn't in the original text. Luo Yan was already upset because she hadn't heard the rest of the story, so when Hua Li mentioned it, she immediately perked up her ears to listen carefully.
Luo Shicheng was certain, "Chu Tonghai definitely didn't tell the truth..."
Hua Li nodded in agreement, "Why don't you go and see Chief Sun? I think he's quite affected by this."
Sun Bailing had been kind to him, so it was only right that he showed more concern. Luo Shicheng went to the water room to wash the lunchbox, put it on the table to drain the water, dried his hands with a towel, and was about to leave.
“Dad…” Luo Yan rushed over and hugged Luo Shicheng’s leg.
Take me with you, take me with you, I want to go too.
It was rare for his daughter to cling to him, so how could Luo Shicheng refuse? He picked up Luo Yan and took her to Sun Bailing's ward.
When they arrived at the ward, the door was closed, but they could faintly hear voices inside. Luo Yan had excellent hearing and recognized that it was Xu Tianzhong speaking.
"Sister, I kindly helped you when I saw you and your husband with two children, and you were pregnant with another one. But what did you do? When the bandits attacked, you pushed me out to shield them from the blades, and even stole my jade pendant while I was injured and unconscious. Is your heart black?"
Xiao Rong refused to admit it, saying, "I've said it many times, I don't know you, and I've never seen any dragon-carved jade pendant. You're just making baseless accusations."
Xu Tianzhong was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. Sun Bailing said.
"Xiao Rong, no matter what, you shouldn't have kept it from me... I've been looking for Su Yin. You knew she had already gone abroad and wasn't in the country at all, so why didn't you tell me?"
Xiao Rong said confidently, "You know what the situation was like a few years ago. Do you dare to say it? What if you insist on contacting Shen Suyin regardless of the consequences? What will happen to our family of more than ten people?"
Xiao Rong was right. As long as he knew Shen Suyin's whereabouts, he would find her no matter where she was.
Neither Sun Bailing nor Xu Tianzhong could out-argue Xiao Rong? Luo Yan was itching for a fight.
“Grandpa…” Luo Yan pointed to the tightly closed hospital room door.
Luo Shicheng had exceptional hearing and overheard the entire conversation. He turned around and was about to carry Luo Yan away.
The ward door opened at that moment, and Sun Bailing, who had heard Luo Yan call him "Grandpa," turned pale.
"Luo Shicheng, didn't you hear Yanyan call for Grandpa?"
Luo Shicheng only wanted to visit his elders and had no intention of getting involved in the family feud, so he awkwardly stopped and remained silent.
Sun Bailing took Luo Yan from Luo Shicheng's arms. The little girl was so adorable, especially when he heard Luo Yan call him "Grandpa." Sun Bailing wished he could really be Luo Yan's grandpa.
Seeing Sun Bailing carrying Luo Yan in with obvious delight, Xiao Rong's eyes turned red.
Luo Yan met Xiao Rong's hateful eyes and grinned innocently.
"grandmother……"
Luo Yan's calling her "Grandma" stunned everyone present, especially Xiao Rong, who was glaring at Luo Yan fiercely. She couldn't understand why the child wasn't afraid of her and would still call her "Grandma."
After calling her "Grandma," Luo Yan called Xu Tianzhong "Grandpa." Xu Tianzhong, who was almost driven mad by Xiao Rong, suddenly stopped being angry, smiled, and reached out to hug Luo Yan, but Sun Bailing dodged him.
Sun Bailing held Luo Yan in his arms, pointed to the gifts all over the room, and asked Luo Yan what she wanted to eat.
Luo Yan stole a glance at Xiao Rong, who appeared calm on the surface but was actually furious.
“I want to make some…” Luo Yan pointed to the dried fruit.
Sun Bailing immediately picked it up, opened it, took out some dried fruit, poured it into the lunchbox, and took it out to Luo Shicheng, who was standing outside the door and had not yet come in, so that Luo Shicheng could scald and wash it clean with hot water.
Luo Shicheng knew at a glance that Luo Yan wanted to eat it, so he had to wash it.
When Sun Bailing returned, he had Luo Yan sit down at the table to wait.
Luo Yan picked up the paper and pen on the table and began to draw. What she drew was none other than the pattern of the carved phoenix jade pendant that Hua Li had given her.
No one paid any attention to the children's random scribbles. When Luo Shicheng finished washing the dried fruit, he knocked on the door and handed it to Sun Bailing. Sun Bailing put the lunchbox next to Luo Yan and was immediately attracted by Luo Yan's drawing.
The jade pendant carved with a phoenix and a jade pendant carved with a dragon were originally a pair, tokens of love between him and Shen Suyin. The phoenix represents a phoenix facing the sun, and the dragon represents a dragon riding the clouds.
The dragon's mouth faces the rising sun, while the phoenix's tail is hidden in the clouds.
Luo Yan's phoenix tail cloud pattern is clear and very similar to the pattern on the carved phoenix jade pendant. The only difference is that the child's brushstrokes are childish, and it is hard to make the connection without close inspection.
"Yanyan, where...where have you seen this before...?"
Sun Bailing was so excited that he became incoherent.
"Tell Grandpa, whatever you want, Grandpa will give you."
Luo Yan has already stolen her grandson's affection, and now she's even managed to fool Sun Bailing to the point where he'll give her whatever she wants. How can that be allowed? Xiao Rong said angrily.
"Old Sun, don't be confused. She stole An Xiaotong's jade pendant, that's why she was able to draw the plus sign."
Luo Yan looked up, as if she didn't understand what Xiao Rong was saying and thought she was being praised. She smiled and waved the drawing paper at Xiao Rong.
"You little brat, you can fool Sun Bailing but you can't fool her." Xiao Rong was provoked into losing control by Luo Yan's smile.
"Old Sun, believe me, whoever has this jade pendant is a thief, and it has absolutely nothing to do with Shen Suyin."
Hurry up, if you can talk, then talk more.
Luo Yan continued drawing, and started drawing a jade pendant with a dragon design.
Chu Tonghai had shown her the dragon-carved jade pendant before, and luckily she remembered it, so although the drawing was ugly, she was sure Sun Bailing would recognize it.
When Sun Bailing saw that Luo Yan had even drawn a jade pendant with a dragon carving, and then listened to Xiao Rong's words, a terrible conjecture instantly appeared in his mind.
"Xiao Rong, you not only murdered Old Xu and stole the dragon-carved jade pendant, but you also killed Shen Suyin's child. How could you be so cruel?"
Sun Bailing's words hit the nail on the head, and Xiao Rong, who was suddenly exposed of the truth from back then, was struck dumb.
She didn't say anything. How could she have guessed it just from that brat's lousy phoenix drawing by Sun Bailing?
"Old Sun, I know you're angry that I didn't tell you where Shen Suyin is, but you can't convict me without any evidence."
Years have passed, and the parties involved are either dead or scattered. Sun Bailing's attempt to find evidence is nothing but a pipe dream.
Sun Zhile's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door.
"Grandma, Dad asked me to ask why you haven't gone home yet?"
With Luo Shicheng guarding the gate, Sun Zhile stood respectfully outside the gate and called out to Xiao Rong.
Oh ho, here comes the assist!
Luo Yan put down her pen, climbed off the chair, and ran over to open the door.
Sun Zhile walked in and saw Luo Yan standing by the door with a piece of dried fruit in her mouth. The humiliation she had suffered earlier was stirred up again.
"You brat, you freeloaded! I'll beat you to death!"
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