Chapter 5-We Are Taking You Home (1/2)
A-Miao's heart pounded, and her hand that just reached out stopped in midair.
”I told you not to come here but you didn't listen to me. You insisted on coming.” Another voice sounded. It was a man.
”Mr. and Mrs! Would you like me to check outside?” As soon as his voice died away, the door was suddenly opened.
Not only A-Miao, but the people inside the room were stunned.
”Ah! Miss Second is back.” The young man in a suit shouted.
A-Miao saw a man and a woman standing inside, and the woman actually was stepping on her towel.
”You are back!” The man smiled and greeted her. ”Come in.”
The woman was wearing a cheongsam, with exquisite makeup on her face. Although she was laughing at her, A-Miao could tell that she did not like her.
”Who are you?” She was afraid to go in and asked at the door.
The man seemed to be trying to make himself look gentle, ”We are your relatives. Don't be afraid, just come in.”
A-Miao slowly moved in. When the man at the door wanted to close the door, A-Miao immediately blocked him and said, ”Do not close the door.”
”Keep it open if she wants and inform her quickly.” The woman urged. She pulled A-Miao over and looked at her face carefully. Then she frowned and complained, ”How did you become so ugly? When you were a child, you obviously looked like your sister!”
The man glanced at her and said, ”What nonsense? A-Miao, come here!”
The woman's fingernails left a shallow bruise on A-Miao's wrist. A-Miao shook off her hand and stood in the corner, ”Who are you? What are you doing at my house?”
”A-Miao!” The man looked at her. ”We are your uncle and aunt!”
Uncle and Aunt? A-Miao's heart tumbled for a while. She frowned and asked, ”You are from the Xia family?”
A-Miao's impression of the Xia family stayed at the age of 12 when she stood in front of the beautiful villa on the top of the mountain with her mother's cremains. She waited from the early morning to the dark. When the downpour fell, she turned and left.
She recalled the voice in her memory again, ”Get out, I don't have a daughter like your mother, and I won't recognize you. You are an illegitimate child...”
”A-Miao?” Receiving no response, the man became anxious. ”Look, we have been looking for you for so many years. Come home with us now! We will take care of you in the future.”
”Looking for me? I haven't even left City S. The former welfare home was on the edge of the city. It took you eight years to find me. Ha-ha... am I an idiot?”
”Fine, it's OK.” The woman walked to A-Miao's side and pushed her impatiently. ”This place is dirty and smelly. You don't have to take anything. I will buy you new stuff on our way home. Come on, let's go.”