CHAPTER 530: CHAPTER 496 EXPOSED...

What a pitiful child!

The co-driver felt that even he, a tough guy, was about to cry.

Looking at Xiao Qi’s hopeful eyes, how could anyone bear to tell her that Fang Tianyu would never come back?

Perhaps Xiao Qi knew deep down, but she just didn’t want to believe it.

"I was wondering why it had cleared up, turns out you guys played ’Wu Yu’ on me!"

Jiang Xiao had never expected that even though Xiao Qi was acting oddly, these people still pitied her.

Just because she was pretty?

Well, perhaps that was part of the reason, even a significant part because of Xiao Qi’s attractive appearance.

If she were replaced with a snotty, teary-eyed brat.

Probably no need for Jiang Xiao to take action, the co-driver’s big fist would already be on its way.

Jiang Xiao’s baseless defamation made the trio of do-gooders stand up for the little Lolita.

However, Jiang Xiao’s mouth was always the most nimble.

Facing three alone, he held his own in a verbal battle with ease.

"What right do you have to slander Xiao Qi for no reason?" Naizi, feeling sorry, pulled Xiao Qi into her embrace.

"The evidence is plastered on your face and you, stupid Naizi, can’t even see it! The saying ’big chest, no brains’ really is a worldly truth!"

"She has already lost her mom and dad, and you don’t have parents either?" Ling Zi also pulled Xiao Qi into her embrace, not willing to be outdone.

"Hey? If you put it like that, I’ve been without parents since I can remember, growing up alone in Qingshan Mental Hospital full of perverts—I had it worse than Xiao Qi, didn’t I?"

Ah, this...

Ling Zi, choked by his response, rolled her eyes; she hadn’t expected him to have such a tragic past.

However, the old director and the adults residing in Qingshan Mental Hospital watching the live broadcast couldn’t hold back.

What do you mean growing up lonely in a mental hospital full of perverts?

Listen, is that even something a human should say?

The old director was deeply pained.

After all these years, he still played SpongeBob games with him, even Crayon Shin-chan fighting bare-butt aliens.

And in his heart, he thought of himself as growing up alone?

"No matter what, Xiao Qi, why don’t you explain, why after such a long time, Naizi and the others haven’t found out your reason?"

Emm...

This was indeed very strange.

Only because Xiao Qi’s background was so pitiful, this issue had been ignored by everyone.

Xiao Qi was at a loss for words and didn’t know how to explain.

Jiang Xiao seized the opportunity to continue speaking.

"You know, whether it’s Ling Zi checking tickets or Naizi selling goods, they both work from back to front, covering every passenger in each car—how did you avoid them?"

Everyone fell into thought; clearly, this was very unreasonable.

Such a big and beautiful little girl, wouldn’t she stand out wherever she was?

It might be forgivable for the two women to miss her once due to blindness.

But Ling Zi had been working for over five years, and even after the train was invaded by the Kaidan, she had been working for more than half a year.

It was impossible that she hadn’t noticed Xiao Qi during all this time.

"Nothing to say now, huh? I guess the reason your parents embraced the darkness was also because there were other hidden reasons, right?"

"I..."

Xiao Qi hesitated for a moment and finally spoke.

"That’s because my dad used some tricks before confronting the strange, which could make people ignore me—specifically, I don’t know how it works."

This explanation was obviously a bit far-fetched...

Naizi subtly nudged Xiao Qi towards Ling Zi, who hadn’t yet reacted.

It seemed Jiang Xiao was right, there was indeed something off about this little girl.

There’s an old saying in Dragon Country, ’A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall.’ If Ling Zi wants to hold her, let Ling Zi hold her then~

Seeing that people somewhat disbelieved her,

Jiang Xiao’s eyes reddened again...

Crying was always the killer technique for a cute little girl like her.

But this time, Jiang Xiao didn’t give her the chance to play the sympathy card, instead, he continued,

"And also, you could easily extinguish my slightest electromagnetic force, although it wasn’t very strong, but... I think you also need to explain where your strength comes from, right?"

Uh...

That was indeed a problem, though the electromagnetic force Jiang Xiao inadvertently revealed wasn’t very powerful.

But for a little girl to withstand it without injury certainly needed some explanation.

"I..."

Jiang Xiao was still explaining, but this time Jiang Xiao spoke for her,

"Jiang Xiao, you’re not about to say that your strength was also left to you by your father, are you?"

Jiang Xiao didn’t speak, just gently biting her lower lip, looking at the three with a perplexed and innocent gaze, hoping they would speak for her.

"From the beginning until now, no one really knows whether you are Fang Tianyu’s daughter or not..."

With these words, the shock was profound.

Nai Zi immediately appeared behind Jiang Xiao.

Some things, if you don’t think about them from this angle, it doesn’t matter, but once you do consider it, it sends chills down your spine...

"I am my father’s daughter!"

"Alright, even if you are, but... pushing all the odd things about yourself onto your father, isn’t that a bit unreasonable?"

Nai Zi and the others fell silent as well — once or twice is okay.

But every time Jiang Xiao shifted the "blame" onto Fang Tianyu, who couldn’t speak or communicate, her credibility indeed dwindled.

A dead person couldn’t open their mouth to prove anything, wasn’t Jiang Xiao just tossing the blame however she wanted?

Now even Ling Zi was starting to doubt Jiang Xiao and wanted to step back from embracing her...

With a ’snap’—

Just as she thought of leaving, Ling Zi’s wrist was caught by Jiang Xiao.

"Ling Zi, even you don’t believe me?"

Her tearful and pitiful appearance made Ling Zi’s heart ache, and she hurriedly explained,

"No, no, no, Jiang Xiao, it’s not like that, I believe in you..."

"Then why are you pushing me away."

Jiang Xiao hung her head, her tone turning indifferent.

Uh-oh, there was a murderous aura!

Nai Zi immediately stepped back several steps, watching Ling Zi and Jiang Xiao’s reaction from afar.

"I... I just..."

Ling Zi stuttered, sensing that something was off with Jiang Xiao now.

"I, I need to use the restroom..."

"I want to go to the restroom with sister, can I?"

Though it was a request, Jiang Xiao stated it with a declarative tone.

"Is that... okay?"

The forced smile on Ling Zi’s face was uglier than crying.

Her intuition told her that if she went to the restroom with Jiang Xiao, she probably wouldn’t make it out alive.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, the co-pilot stepped forward.

"Jiang Xiao, you are not a child anymore, how can you still follow your sister to the restroom? Wait for her to come back, then you go, okay?"

"Is that okay?"

Jiang Xiao lifted her head, her smile bright.

"What if I say it’s not okay?"

[Finally recovered from the cold! The doctor was right, hanging IVs takes a week to heal, without an IV it takes seven days, pity, I might never see the quirky black-stockinged nurse again.]