C170 (2/2)

She had no other choice. After carrying on for most of her life, she finally couldn't take it anymore and had to soften her spine.

All she could do was pray for them every day in another world. Pray for them to live a happy life together with Shen Lengxia.

As a parent, a heart is always hard.

The funeral was personally arranged by Xiao Huai. In his heart, this old man was very worthy of respect. As for the old man's soft-heartedness towards his children, it was only the nature of a parent.

He would not feel wronged.

What he bought was a high-grade cemetery. The old lady and Shen Liangxia's grandfather were buried together, and Shen Liangxia's mother was also buried right next to them.

The memorial wasn't all that grand, only a few well-connected old neighbors and the children of the Jiang family were present. Viscount Xia Ming, Liang Yushan, came over to comfort Ye Wenqing, helping Xiao Bu Dian take care of the situation.

Jiang Nian had been accompanying Ye Ci this whole time, carefully taking care of her.

These people were in stark contrast to the people of the Jiang Clan, causing them to feel a strong sense of distance. To the people of the Jiang Clan and Shen Liangxia's Xiao Cui, the old man was originally their bond.

After the funeral, the estrangement between the two sides became even more obvious.

With regards to Shen Liangxia's return, Xiao Bu Dian did not say much and only gave a few words of explanation to the Jiang Clan.

Ye Ci accepted her grandmother's belongings and prepared to return to S City with Xiao Ming, but was stopped by her second aunt.

”You promised the old lady you would help me get Little Ying back.”

Although they had reported their disappearance, the police had only prepared a case for them. Without a backer or financial resources, it was easier said than done. Wanting to find someone was easier said than done.

The Old Granny's words gave her hope. With Xiao Huai's status and connections, how could he not find a mere Jiang Ying if he could even find Shen Liangxia, who had been missing for such a long time?

She stopped the two of them from getting into the car.

In just half a month's time, it should have been the most difficult time for Shen Liangxia, the little bit of flesh that she had struggled to grow on her cheeks had all disappeared, her chin had become much sharper, her long and slender neck had become even more slender, her neck had become much deeper, and she gave off a weak feeling, her slim wrist seemed to be broken with just a little bit of force, her face was gloomy, the result of her subordinate's DNA test, when he had given it to her, she had only put it aside and hadn't even looked at it.

He did not know how much she had remembered now, whether it was all or only the matter concerning his grandmother, but he did not dare to ask. In this period of time, the cool summer seemed to have entered a self-enclosed world, filled with sadness, tears, depression, and most of the time, he was in a daze. There was very little response to the outside world, and very little food to eat.

To Shen Liangxia like this, all Xiao Huai could do was to give her his utmost patience, and do his best to take care of her and comfort her.

It was only last night that the girl held him and cried.

Grandmother was sick to take care of her. Grandmother died because she knew she was missing.

If it hadn't been for taking care of her, Grandmother wouldn't have gotten sick, even if she'd gone to the hospital in time, and she wouldn't have suffered as much as she did later. If Grandmother hadn't known she was missing, Grandmother wouldn't have gotten sick all of a sudden.

She couldn't get out of that circle herself, so she was full of remorse.

Even the comfort of his gentle voice could not untie the knot in her heart.

His impudent crying did not mean that the knot in his heart would be untied. He had coaxed her to sleep, but when he woke up in the morning, he saw her staring at the ceiling with her eyes wide open.

His eyes were lifeless, and his face was pale.

Changing clothes, eating, drinking water, and eating medicine, she was like a soulless doll that could be manipulated as she pleased.

Now that they had been stopped, she still had no reaction.

Seeing that Xiao Ming was so cordial that he didn't say anything and only focused on watching Shen Liangxia, Second Aunt reached out her hand to pull Shen Liangxia away.

”Liangxia, your cousin has been missing for so long, we can't not go find her. We're family after all, you …”

Her hand had been knocked off. The hand that had hit her was slender, pale, and clearly defined. That one strike was very powerful.

”Do you think that since Grandma is no longer here, I will have anything to do with you?”

”I'm your aunt, we're your closest family.”

”Family?”

”When my mother died, I didn't see any relatives guarding her side. When my grandmother was sick, I didn't see any so-called relatives stand out and take out some money for her medical fees. You all took care of my sick grandmother, but only wanted to treat me like a lifesaver, nibbling on me like a bug. You guys aren't my relatives!”