On the other end of the phone, something must have happened. Coco's voice was choked with sobs, making Liu Yingying's heart almost break.

Liu Yingying knew that her parents must have taken Coco to the Liu family.

The Liu family.

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In Coco's eyes, it was no different from a dragon's lair or a tiger's den.

Whenever the Liu family saw Liu Yingying and Coco, they would always make sarcastic remarks, and even when Liu Yingying wasn't around, they would verbally abuse and beat Coco.

Such encounters always brought great harm to Coco.

Therefore, Liu Yingying always tried her best to prevent the Liu family from seeing Coco. It was the only thing she could do.

She didn't want Coco to endure that kind of invisible harm.

Hearing Coco's voice, she knew something must have happened to Coco at the Liu family.

She hurriedly comforted her, "Coco, don't cry. Mommy will come to get you right away."

"Mom... Mom, Coco is scared."

"Mommy will be there soon."

"Xuanxuan, let's go to the Liu family mansion!"

Liu Yingying picked up her coat and said to Xuanxuan, who was beside her.

Xuanxuan quickly followed her out, got in the car, and headed straight for the Liu family mansion.

As an ancient family in Liancheng City, the Liu family had a large estate, nestled against the mountains and occupying half a hillside.

Decades ago, the Liu family was once the top family in Liancheng City, but after the current head of the family took over, it gradually declined.

Now, among the families in Liancheng City, it ranks at the bottom, lacking much strength and unable to compare to its former glory.

Despite this, the old Liu family mansion still exudes grandeur, with an air of a prestigious family.

In a courtyard of the Liu family mansion, Coco crouched in a corner, clutching her phone tightly, trembling all over, with a large red handprint on her face.

In front of her were several children aged seven or eight and a woman nearing thirty.

The woman's name was Ding Xue, the wife of Liu Yingying's cousin, Liu Yuan.

"You little brat, coming to our Liu family and not behaving, daring to break our toys, see if I don't beat you to death."

Ding Xue pointed at Coco and said viciously.

"I... I didn't... break brother's toy."

Coco trembled all over, her speech stuttering, her face full of grievance.

"Mom, it was her, hit her!"

A boy of about seven or eight kept urging beside her.

"I... I... didn't!"

"Still won't admit it?"

Ding Xue went up and slapped Coco again, causing the other side of her face to swell.

"Wa..."

Coco immediately burst into tears.

"Dare to cry?"

Ding Xue grabbed Coco's arm and kept spanking her.

"Beat her to death, beat this little brat to death."

The children beside her cheered happily, making faces at Coco.

Coco finally stopped crying, biting her lip tightly, not daring to make a sound, as large tears rolled down her cheeks.

After Ding Xue was out of breath from hitting her, she threw Coco down, pushing her hard, causing Coco to stagger back and hit the wall, sitting down on the ground.

A child of four or five, under Ding Xue's beating, didn't even dare to cry, looking pitifully at the people around.

After resting for a while, Ding Xue kicked Coco, saying disdainfully, "Why doesn't this little brat just die, daring to come to our Liu family."

With that, she turned and left with the children.

Coco kept her lips pursed the whole time, not daring to make a sound.

She trembled all over, extremely frightened, feeling utterly helpless.

She could only curl up in the corner, quietly waiting for her mom, wanting to leave this place.

She didn't want to see these bad people.

She didn't understand why her brother framed her, why her aunt hit her, the more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt.

She lifted her cute little head, glancing around to see no one was there.

Gathering her courage, she dialed Liu Yingying's number again, and it was almost instantly connected.

"Mom... Mom, have you arrived?"

This time Coco was much stronger, not bursting into tears.

On the way to the Liu family, Liu Yingying held the phone to her ear, comforting her, "Coco, don't be afraid, Mommy will be there soon."

"Mom... Mom, hurry, Coco is scared!"

"Mommy is coming right away."

Hearing Coco's tearful voice, Liu Yingying's heart almost broke, urging Xuanxuan to drive faster.

After hanging up, Coco buried her head between her knees, unconsciously crying again.

She didn't know how long it had been.

Liu Yingying arrived at the familiar mansion, hurriedly dialing Coco's number to confirm her location.

When she reached the courtyard where Coco was, seeing Coco crouched in the corner, her heart bled.

In a flash, she rushed over and picked Coco up.

Seeing her mom, Coco went limp, throwing herself into Liu Yingying's arms.

Like a little boat swaying in the wind, she returned to a safe harbor, feeling secure, warmth spreading through her body.

"Mommy..."

At this moment, Coco couldn't hold back anymore, bursting into tears.

After a sharp pain in her heart, Liu Yingying carefully examined Coco, finding her covered in red and swollen marks.

Besides her cheeks, her bottom and body were covered in various sizes of swollen marks.

Judging by the handprint on Coco's face, it was definitely not done by a child, it must have been an adult.

At this moment, Liu Yingying couldn't hold back any longer, wondering who would be so cruel to a four or five-year-old child.

Her face darkened, holding Coco, she turned and walked to the front of the Liu family mansion.

Inside, there were quite a few people gathered.

Besides the old master of the Liu family, there were Liu Yingying's parents, Liu Yuan and his wife, and several children.

Liu Yingying, holding Coco, had just entered the door when Coco saw Ding Xue and instinctively shrank back.

Her innocent face was full of fear.

Liu Yingying instantly knew who the culprit was.

She put Coco down, pointing at Ding Xue, angrily saying, "Ding Xue, did you hit Coco?"

At this moment, everyone in the room was bewildered, not knowing what had happened to make Yingying so angry.

Especially the old master, who had never liked Liu Yingying, showed a displeased expression as she dared to lose her temper in front of him.

"Yingying, what's going on?"

Liu Yingying's mother asked.

Then she scolded, "You silly girl, what are you doing, can't you see your grandfather is here?"

Liu Yingying's mother, Su Yumei, was afraid of leaving a bad impression on the old master, scolding Liu Yingying without understanding the situation.

Over the years, Su Yumei always believed that it was Yingying's unwed pregnancy that caused them to be kicked out by the old master.

She never showed a good face to Liu Yingying.

Liu Yingying couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her, questioning Ding Xue again, "Ding Xue, I'm asking you, are you mute?"

Ding Xue was initially intimidated by Liu Yingying's anger, but seeing so many people, with the old master present, she boldly said, "So what if I hit her? That little brat wasn't disciplined, so I helped..."

"Slap..."

Before she could finish, Liu Yingying grabbed Ding Xue's hair and slapped her.

Liu Yingying lost her temper.