CHAPTER 861: CHAPTER 772: DISLOCATED LIFE 60

Fang Zhan and Bai Xiao are also apprehensive about their daughter, Wen Shuangshuang. Since recognizing her as their daughter, the two of them have spoken no more than a hundred sentences to her, most of which involved asking for money.

Now, facing Wen Shuangshuang alone, who exudes a strong presence, has a cold demeanor, and looks at them with emotionless eyes, the two don’t know what to say.

Actually, Fang Zhan and Bai Xiao aren’t inarticulate. Both have worked jobs where they learned the skills to talk to people and to flatter clients and bosses by reading the room. Without these skills, they wouldn’t have been able to work at all.

But when faced with Wen Shuangshuang, Fang Zhan and Bai Xiao couldn’t even manage to speak kindly, let alone flatter her. Ever since the first day Wen Shuangshuang returned and left the Fang Family shortly after, Fang Zhan and Bai Xiao have been holding back a cloud of frustration.

Neither acknowledges that the Fang Family’s rejection drove Wen Shuangshuang away. Instead, they feel that she despises the Fang Family, looks down on them as biological parents, and holds in contempt the other relatives in the Fang Family for their poverty, which is why she left so disrespectfully.

Whenever Wen Shuangshuang interacted with them, she maintained a consistently cold and indifferent attitude, leaving Fang Zhan and Bai Xiao feeling frustrated and unwilling to be warm towards her. In their hearts, as parents, they felt it should be Wen Shuangshuang’s responsibility to approach and please them—after all, what parent would go out of their way to appease a child?

But today, they had no choice but to speak to Wen Shuangshuang because they needed something from her. Seeing her sitting there calmly, scrolling through her phone as if to say, "If you don’t talk, then I won’t either," they had no choice but to take the initiative and speak first.

Bai Xiao, being somewhat soft-natured and apprehensive about Wen Shuangshuang, who clearly appeared difficult to deal with, looked to her husband, Fang Zhan. Fang Zhan coughed and gave Bai Xiao, who was hesitating at the critical moment, a sharp look.

Then Fang Zhan awkwardly called out "Shuangshuang," attempting to show closeness, before clearing his throat again. "Shuangshuang, how have you been lately? Are you getting along well with your adoptive parents? Do you feel lonely living alone out there?"

Fang Zhan’s voice was incredibly stiff. Although the words were meant to express concern, the tone was so hard that it lacked any trace of actual care.

Wen Shuangshuang’s response was even colder as she indifferently replied, "Fine," and said nothing more, speaking with remarkable brevity.

Fang Zhan, irritated by Wen Shuangshuang’s indifferent demeanor, flushed with anger and wanted to scold her, but seeing her cold and indifferent expression, the words wouldn’t come out.

Fang Zhan, unwilling to give up, took a deep breath, continuing to wear a strained smile as he expressed concern. "Shuangshuang, try to visit more often when you have time. The family misses you very much, and your mother and I hope you’ll come home to stay for a few days."

With a faint, ironic smile, Wen Shuangshuang glanced at him but said nothing. Instead, she stood up and went into the inner room, motioning for the bodyguard behind her not to follow. She intentionally stood at the door of Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang’s room to let them see she was alone without a bodyguard following her.

Then Wen Shuangshuang directly told Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang, who felt relieved seeing no bodyguard behind her, "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad just invited me to stay at home. Which room would be suitable for me?"

Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang, without feeling the pressure of the bodyguard behind her, and with underlying resentment towards this granddaughter, almost immediately voiced their opposition without much thought when they heard her words.

"What? You want to come home and stay! That’s absolutely impossible. There are only so many rooms in the house, and there’s no place for you to stay."

"Your grandfather is right; the house is crowded, and there’s no room for you. Why would you want to come back?"

Wen Shuangshuang was unsurprised by their reaction and continued, "How could there be no place? Isn’t Zhi Jin’s room empty? I can stay there, wouldn’t that be just right?"

This time, before Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang could react, Fang Shaosheng jumped up, looking at Wen Shuangshuang with rejection, loudly shouting, "No, that’s my sister’s room, and you can’t stay there."

Grandpa Fang and Grandma Fang chimed in, "My eldest grandson is right; that room is kept for Zhi Jin, and you can’t stay there. Zhi Jin is a germaphobe, and if she knew you stayed in her room, she’d definitely be upset. Absolutely not."

Wen Shuangshuang said nothing further but turned around to look at Fang Zhan with a wry smile, watching Fang Zhan turn red—angry not out of shame but because of his parents’ undermining.

After two back-to-back rejections from Wen Shuangshuang, Fang Zhan no longer saw the point in beating around the bush and finally opened up directly to Wen Shuangshuang, "Shuangshuang, don’t nitpick. Your grandparents are opposed to you coming back because we lack space. If we had more room, it would naturally be easier for you to stay.

Perfect timing, because our floor, together with ours, has a total of four households. If we buy the other three houses, open them up, and renovate the space, we’d have much more room. That way, there’d be space for you to come back and stay.

I’ve already looked into it. If we buy out the three houses, it’d be about twelve million. What do you think?" After Fang Zhan finished, both he and Bai Xiao looked at Wen Shuangshuang expectantly.

Wen Shuangshuang was almost amused by Fang Zhan’s shamelessness. How could he be so audacious as to think she would be moved by a few nice words at the last moment into willingly giving away that much money?

Wen Shuangshuang let out a scoff, "You’ve calculated this quite precisely, but unfortunately, I don’t have money to give you. If you want to buy those houses, you’ll have to figure it out yourselves."

Fang Zhan and Bai Xiao’s expressions immediately changed. Fang Zhan was the first to get angry, raising his voice and changing his tone, "Wen Shuangshuang, don’t you have a conscience? You have billions, yet you won’t give even a little. What an ungrateful daughter!"

Even Bai Xiao, who had been silent all this time, couldn’t help but step in, "How can you be so selfish, child? Don’t forget, according to the law, children have the duty to support their parents. If we take you to court, thirty percent of your property would be our support money!"

Wen Shuangshuang was amused, "Support money—indeed, children have the obligation to support their parents, but that’s legally binding only once they’re adults. I’m not an adult yet, so I have no such obligation. Furthermore, even when I become an adult, I won’t give you a cent."

With that, Wen Shuangshuang extended her hand, and a bodyguard immediately handed her a document. Wen Shuangshuang sat down on the sofa, unhurriedly opened the document, and placed it in front of Fang Zhan and Bai Xiao, indicating for them to read it.