She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

When Hu Jie went in, Hu Yingying was lying on the hospital bed and didn't react when she saw him.

"Yingying?" Hu Jie touched her cheek. "Daddy's back."

Hu Yingying remained stunned, her eyes not moving an inch.

Hu Jie hugged the person tightly, tears streaming down his face.

His Yingying, his darling daughter, doesn't even recognize her father anymore.

Before he left, Yingying had just learned to write and wrote him a little note with crooked handwriting that read, "Daddy, I love you the most."

Now, she lies there in the hospital bed, not saying a word, not even recognizing her father. He still has a small bag of sesame candy in his pocket, which he said he would bring to her; he bought it the moment he got off the bus.

He had imagined that when he came back, his sweet baby would be like a little sparrow, hopping around and saying sweet things to his heart, then happily eating sesame candy, and he would even stuff a piece into his mouth.

Now, she just stares blankly, as if she has locked herself inside her small body.

You must be so lonely, my dear.

Chen Xiangnan knocked on the door and came in. "Why don't we take Yingying back first? It should be better if she's back in a familiar place. Didn't the doctor say she'll get better?"

Hu Jie nodded, looked up and wiped away his tears, "You're right, I'll go and get discharged."

Chen Xiangnan: "You stay here, I'll take care of it."

Hu Jie: "This is troublesome."

He turned to Hu Yingying and pretended to be happy, saying, "Yingying, shall we go home now? Grandma Yin has made a delicious meal for us."

Hu Yingying: ......

Hu Jie changed her clothes, and while holding the child, thanked the police officer who had brought him there.

When they arrived at the compound, many people were there. Seeing the child in this state, they were deeply saddened. Grandma Yin had already been discharged from the hospital. She took Hu Yingying and cried for a long time.

"Those damned human traffickers will definitely get their comeuppance."

"They've ruined such a perfectly healthy child, why don't they just die?"

"Have the human traffickers been found? I'm going to kill them."

"What will happen to Yingying in the future?"

"What a good child he used to be, sigh!"

"Xiao Hu, things will be even harder for you from now on."

Grandma Yin carried the child into the house and called to Hu Jie outside the door, "Come and eat something too. Don't ruin your health. Yingying will need you in the future."

"It's all my fault. I knew they were bad people, but I didn't keep an eye on Yingying. Xiao Hu, blame me if you want. You can scold me or hit me, but I'll send you to the eighteenth level of hell from now on."

Grandma Yin felt short of breath again, so Xiao Hu quickly brought over the medicine.

“Aunt Yin, this is not your fault. I should have killed their whole family when I discovered they were abusing Yingying a few years ago.”

"At worst, I'd just be arrested and eaten like peanuts, which would be better than what Yingying is like now."

“If I hadn’t informed the village about the household registration transfer, they might not have known I worked here. If I hadn’t invited them to my wedding, they might not have known where I lived, and none of this would have happened.”

“I know what kind of person you are, otherwise I wouldn’t feel comfortable entrusting the child to you. Over the years, your feelings for Yingying are no less than mine. In the future…” Hu Jie seemed to have made up his mind, “If something happens to me, I hope Aunt Yin will help me take care of Yingying.”

Grandma Yin was both heartbroken and frightened. "Xiao Hu, what are you going to do? You can't do anything illegal. Yingying is so young. No matter how much I love her, it can't compare to how much you love her as her father."

Hu Jie: "With Yingying in this state, I'm not willing to just let them go."

Grandma Yin: ...Actually, I'm not reconciled either. I've already arranged to go to their village to beat them up, but her factory won't approve it. Yesterday, I even scolded the people in the factory office. They're heartless and won't listen to reason.

A beating is one thing, but to actually commit murder is unacceptable. How can a fine young man like Xiao Hu let himself be imprisoned because of these scoundrels?

"No, absolutely not. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about Yingying. Yingying lost her mother when she was little. If you lose her too, she will really become an orphan."

Hu Jie: "Aunt Yin, I understand."

His expression was unreadable, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Grandma Yin was very worried. She would have to ask her sister Xia to persuade him tomorrow. Xiao Hu and Yingying were both good children, and they couldn't do anything irreversible because of their impulsiveness.

Chen Xiangnan came back with Hu Jie. As soon as they entered the house, they saw his mother rummaging through drawers and cabinets, looking for something. They hadn't seen each other for half a month, and she didn't even give him a glance.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

Grandma Xia didn't even look up. "Second son, you're back. You did a good job this time. I'll give you credit. If Yingying hadn't been found, Xiao Hu would probably have gone even crazier than Xiao Ma."

She finally found a tattered little blanket, got up and gave him a thumbs up.

"Why are you turning this blanket over? I remember Baoyuan used it, and my Lingling used it too. There's no baby yet, why did you bring this out? Are you going to take it out to air it?"

Grandma Xia: "I just saw Yingying's condition. I'm not afraid of superstition, but I think she's lost her soul. It's hard to find a shaman these days, and even if you do, they won't take her. I thought this 'Hundred Families Blanket' had a good meaning and could protect the child. I'll send it to Yingying to cover herself with. Maybe she'll get better someday."

Chen Xiangnan didn't understand, "Mom's blanket should be her own, what's the point of taking ours?"

Grandma Xia: "You don't know, Yingying's quilt was sewn together with this one. Your Aunt Yin and I made it together. Her quilt was confiscated by those bitches back then and she never brought it back. Yingying was brought back later when she was sick, and it covered our quilt too. It's the same, it's fine!"

She suddenly stopped, squinted, and asked, "Are you so stingy that you can't even bear to give this away?"

Chen Xiangnan: ...What?

"Second brother, you can't be like this. He's seriously ill now, and you can't keep arguing about trivial things. Little Hu has given you so many good things before and has taken good care of us. I'm only saying this because I think you're somewhat obedient. If it were your eldest brother, I would have slapped him long ago."

Chen Xiangnan: "Mom, I didn't mean it, I was just curious... curious!"

Seeing that he really had no complaints, Old Mrs. Xia was somewhat satisfied. Even if her second son objected, she would still send it over. She could give the quilt she made to whomever she wanted.

She hurried to Grandma Yin's house. As soon as she knocked, the door opened, and there was Grandma Yin inside. She had just been planning to come and see her.

That kid, Xiao Hu, is so stubborn and obsessive, it's terrifying.