His hands ceaselessly reached forward, dragging his body along—the more he struggled, the more pathetic he appeared.
Bai Dan’s face darkened, unable to bear the sight of his lack of spirit. He walked over and fiercely kicked his foot.
Agonizing pain shot through him, tears welling up in his eyes as he suddenly jumped up.
Good, wasn’t he standing now?
So, he could still stand up?
He leaned against the wall, staring at the two old men before him with terror. They were too frightening, truly too frightening.
How could they treat him this way, still laughing—this wasn’t his dad, but a devil, a devil.
Bai Dan and Old Han found seats and sat down, just waiting for him to run back.
Oh, if only there were some sunflower seeds and a cup of tea right now.
"Sunflower seeds, want some?"
Just then, Old Han actually pulled out a handful of sunflower seeds and placed them in front of Bai Dan.
The corner of Bai Dan’s mouth twitched; he had forgotten that this person next to him always had snacks ready at hand.
"Eat, why not eat? Where did you get these seeds?"
Does this man always buy snacks wherever he goes?
"Bought them, and also some roasted chestnuts. Try some, I wouldn’t have bought them if they weren’t tasty."
If he bought them, they were guaranteed to be delicious. If not, he generally wouldn’t buy them.
"So, that huge suitcase of yours..."
"Is full of food." Old Han stated as if it were the most natural thing.
"You’re not much better, buying clothes for little girls. Do you think I don’t know?"
Old Han raised an eyebrow; neither had the right to comment on the other.
They hadn’t appeared in years. If they bought nothing, that would be the real problem, wouldn’t it? One loved food, and the other loved his granddaughter—wasn’t that normal?
"They are for Xingxing and Wu Wa, is that wrong?"
Bai Dan did not deny it; they were for Xingxing, and of course, for Wu Wa too.
Wu Wa was such a sensible child, not only giving him money but also passing on things her mother had entrusted her with directly to him.
Plus, her mother had also provided living expenses, unlike that ingrate Nan Xi. Judging by the way she protected Xingxing, she was certainly his granddaughter.
On the other side, Bai Da finally burst out of the room, using all his strength to sprint towards the nurses’ station.
Successful collision with a trash bin—
He fell flat on the ground.
If the bin hadn’t been sturdy, he would have wreaked havoc on it. He tried to get up but couldn’t; the fall had been solid. He couldn’t rise.
The nurse looked at him as if he were crazy, squirming on the ground, making ugly faces.
As for helping him up?
"What’s wrong with you, nurse? Help me up."
He cursed again with all the force he could muster, his face red and his neck bulging.
The nurse just glanced at him indifferently before going to see other patients, throwing a comment over her shoulder as she passed him.
"Sir, could you please refrain from behaving late at night? You’re disturbing others’ rest and well-being. This is a hospital, not a psychiatric ward."
After she finished, she walked past him. Bai Da looked at her mouth with horror—again, no sound, not a single note. Why, why was it ?
There was no sound at all, filling him with such fear, and he realized something else—the nurse seemed unable to hear him either.
That meant he was also mute?
This revelation brought Bai Da’s whole world crashing down. He could no longer hear nor speak; he had become both deaf and mute.
And the cause of all this was his father. Why, why would he do this to him?
He was his own flesh and blood.