The Way Home

With a biological father who was a Doctor of Law who had studied abroad, Gu Fadian was naturally well-versed in the law. He knew full well that this would be the final outcome. This was because the clinic had diagnosed her injuries as minor. To meet the legal definition of a minor injury, there had to be damage to the limbs, face, or internal organs, and it required a professional evaluation at a provincial hospital.

Gu Fadian wanted to pursue this matter to the end, naturally having his own calculations. But since things had come to this, no matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do!

"Auntie, Ban Xia said she isn't Qin Xiu's daughter. Did you check the household registration to see if there are any issues?" Carrying a crate of fruit milk, the youth walked heavily upstairs.

Zhao He said, "I've checked the household registration, and there are no issues. Children's words aren't always true. When they get beaten by their mothers, they often claim they aren't biological. Many children say things like that when they're young, don't they?"

Gu Fadian's features were very delicate, closely resembling his mother, Lin Jun. Although he fought, skipped school, played billiards, and frequented arcades, on the surface, he still looked like a very well-behaved youth.

The boy sneered, "No biological mother would abuse her child like that." Intuitively, he chose to believe Ban Xia.

Officer Zhao said as they walked, "Diandian, only today did I realize what a righteous child you are. Although your academic performance doesn't compare to Xiao Min and Xiao Xian, your character is excellent. However, that little girl needs to go back. You are still a minor yourself, and your father ignores you. If you take it upon yourself to care for someone else's daughter, you could be implicated in kidnapping. I know you mean well, but if anything happens to the child at your house, do you really want to end up in a juvenile detention center?"

Before the youth could insert his key, the door suddenly swung open. The little girl clenched her small fists, her face flushed red and her head covered in sweat, looking like a puffed-up little pufferfish. She didn't step forward, only pursing her lips as she stared at her brother. In her eyes, he was her entire world.

Officer Zhao reached out to pull the little girl, but Gu Fadian stepped forward to block her. "Let Qin Xiu come and get her herself."

"Diandian!"

Setting the crate of fruit milk on the ground, Gu Fadian said, "Can't you just say you asked me to look after her, Auntie?"

Let Qin Xiu come to the door to pick her up herself. If Ban Xia wasn't her biological daughter, then there was nothing more to say. But if she was indeed her biological child and treated this way, it was even more detestable. Starving her, threatening her, and verbally abusing her fell under psychological abuse, causing no less damage than physical harm, yet in daily life, it was very difficult to separate it from normal discipline.