Ye Xiu’s attitude was crystal clear: "You’re not my daughter."
Nan Xi felt her heart being pricked once again.
It was the same chilling sensation.
"Just take her away, I’m not in a good mood today."
Divorce, you see, does tend to stir up some emotions.
Even though she felt a sense of liberation, she had no desire to continue the conversation.
Nan Jin immediately pulled Nan Xi away, acknowledging that Nan Xi had been a bit too much.
As Nan Xi was being led away, Bai Yu stared at Ye Xiu with a dark expression, saying nothing.
Ye Xiu didn’t care; she just went about her business.
Nan Xi was confined to the house by Nan Jin, where she was looked after in every way, while Bai Yu took care of Bai Da. If it weren’t for the little money he had saved before, he probably would have been eating dust by now.
In the following days, Ye Xiu would leave every noon. Bai Xin started taking shifts.
From time to time, Bai Dan would go back to rest.
As Bai Zhi was about to be discharged from the hospital, Bai Da was taken away.
That day, the weather was not too bad.
Even though he wanted to shirk, in the face of evidence, it was useless.
As for the bracelet that signified their relationship, it too was taken away.
Bai Yu only then started to feel afraid: "Was his dad really being taken away?"
He wanted to find Ye Xiu, who merely glanced at him indifferently.
"Bai Yu, everyone has to pay the price for their actions, and your dad is no exception. Whether you hate me or not doesn’t really matter. I will do what I must. Now come back with me. I’ll give you living expenses each month. For junior high you can either board at school or live with me; you choose..."
Actually, there was no choice. He really didn’t have much money, even though Bai Da had given him some previously, the living expenses had dwindled significantly during this period.
"I would like to see Xixi one last time. She’s been my sister for so many years. That should be alright, shouldn’t it?"
Bai Yu hadn’t seen Nan Xi for several days now. Nan Jin would come over but never brought Nan Xi.
Bai Da had become like a walking corpse, eating but never speaking a word, as if just a shell of a person.
When taken away, he didn’t show any emotion, as if he didn’t care about anything anymore.
"That’s fine, but I don’t know where they are. How can I take you to see her?"
Ye Xiu had been busy for a week, almost all of her things were settled. Now she just had to go back and process the paperwork. As the first in the county town to venture into this, Ye Xiu always wanted everything arranged clearly.
"I know where it is, I’ve been there."
Bai Yu had always remembered the way there. It was just that now Nan Jin wouldn’t let Nan Xi out.
Xixi must be feeling very upset, very frightened.
In fact, Nan Xi wasn’t afraid at all. Her life was quite comfortable.
Every day she woke up, ate meals, snacked, read books, had people cooking for her, and she could even watch Ouyang from the window...
Her days were truly filled with warmth.
Ouyang would fold paper airplanes to comfort her, telling her not to worry.
Tell me, isn’t life beautiful ?
Of course, it’s joyful.
Ye Xiu got up, ready to take Bai Yu for a visit and, by chance, process Nan Xi’s paperwork.
Bai Zhi couldn’t wait for Ye Xiu to leave. She had her stitches removed and in a few days would be able to go home.
She felt like shouting for joy.
She was overjoyed. The days when she needed help had been both awkward and seemingly endless.
As for Wu Wa and Bai Fei, heh.
How should I put it? They were very grateful to Uncle Li Mo for finding them a complete set of sixth-grade books, allowing them to study while keeping Bai Zhi company.
So very, very grateful.
And so it happened that later on, Li Mo felt a bit disheartened.