817 Xue Rouser is Duped 4 (2/2)

She was about to comfort Xue Ruo'er, but before she could say anything, a muscular man broke in and panted, ”Ruo'er, some mishap happened at your house!”

”What did you say?” Xue Ruo'er blinked in confusion as she asked, ”What mishap happened at my house?”

”Ruo'er, your house was burned down, and your ill mother was buried in the flames.”

The strong man appeared as though he had to use all of his strength to utter those words.

Xue Ruo'er's sight went dark, and her body fell back.

”Ruo'er!” Ye Qi caught Xue Ruo'er with agility, but her voice was trembling. ”Why is it like this? Why did a fire start in Ruo'er's house for no reason?”

While Ye Qi's eyes were filled with frantic, Xue Ruo'er opened her eyes and communicated with the man with her eyes.

”I also don't know what happened.” The man's eyes flickered as he said, ”I heard the neighbors say that there was an eight- or nine-year-old little girl in red who kept loitering near Ruo'er's house. But I don't know whether the fire has anything to do with her.”

Eight or nine-year-old little girl in red? Could it be Huohuo?

Ye Qi did not see the look that passed through the two of them, so the first person she thought of after hearing the man's words was Huohuo.

It could not be helped that the little girl had a past record!

”Qiqi!” Xue Ruo'er tightly grabbed Ye Qi's hands as tears flowed down her face. ”I believe in Huohuo, this matter definitely doesn't have anything to do with her. Although she fiercely beat me up back then, I don't believe that the girl is cruel to this extent and would commit arson and murder! The only pity is my old, bedridden mother leaving me like this...”