“Ling Xiao…” Xie Yuhua’s hand trembled as she tried to touch him, but Ling Xiao seemed to be hiding behind the tall man in fear.

The tall man shielded him behind him, a smile playing on his lips, and said to Jieyuhua, "Do you two know each other? I'm really sorry, Xiaoyi is quite shy and he's deaf and mute."

Seeing Ling Xiao looking at him rather cautiously, Xie Yuhua said to Ling Xiao with some anticipation, "Little boy, I'm Brother Xiaohua."

Wu Xie was somewhat pleased, saying that it seemed Ling Xiao had really been found. He wanted to go forward, but was stopped by Xiao Ge.

Not far away, Ling Xiao was holding that box, looking utterly helpless.

Seeing that the understanding woman in front of him had no intention of leaving, the tall man said, "How about we talk about Xiaoyi after we've ruined Xiaomi?"

Only then did Xie Yuhua notice that Ling Xiao was still holding an urn. He apologized and stepped aside.

After Ling Xiao and that person left, Wu Xie and the others ran over to ask what had happened.

“It is indeed a child. He was badly injured. The man told me that he is now deaf and mute... and... he is missing an eye.” Xie Yuhua turned to look at the child’s location.

Ling Xiao was placing the box in the small pit as the man instructed, and then spoke to the man in sign language. The man smiled and shook his head, then gestured in sign language for a while, pointing to the location of the "Understanding Flower" with his index finger. Finally, Ling Xiao nodded, and the man told Ling Xiao to take the umbrella while he covered the pit himself.

The man led Ling Xiao over, and this time Ling Xiao wasn't as scared.

They arranged to meet at a coffee shop.

“A year ago, I was on a business trip to another city. That’s when I found Xiao Yi while I was driving. You might not believe it, but he fell straight from the sky. He really fell straight from the sky onto my car. I didn’t hit him.” The man began to recount how he met Ling Xiao, but he deliberately repeated Ling Xiao’s purpose twice, as if afraid that some people would not believe him.

"Because it was a new development area, the land had been basically demolished. The place was practically deserted. A grown man fell from the sky and was seriously injured. He also smashed my car to pieces. It looked like I had intentionally killed him. I had no choice but to drive that broken car back to take him home."

I took him to the hospital, but unfortunately he had amnesia when he woke up. The doctor said he couldn't hear or speak for the time being, and with the severe burns, he was in a semi-disabled state. Now there was no way to explain how he got there. Since I couldn't call the police, I could only keep quiet about it and suffer in silence.

I'm just a working-class guy, and I don't have that much money. The treatment costs are quite high, and since one of his eyes was deteriorating, I had no choice but to remove it and do some simple treatments, but unfortunately, it delayed his condition.

Xiao Yi became completely deaf and mute, and also became lame... I am truly sorry for this, but my financial situation was limited, and it was a burden at the time. If I had to do it all again, I would beg to help him recover." The man stood up and bowed to the group, tears streaming down his face as they splashed into the coffee in front of him.

Seeing him stand up and bow, Ling Xiao awkwardly stood up and bowed as well. His only intact eye kept watching the man's movements, imitating him and waiting for his next move.

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