Chapter 15: Back to the Compound 

That night, the two children slept with Ji Xiaoyue.

Looking at their loneliness and helplessness, she seemed to see herself, lonely and helpless.

The fear of being a dependent, the helplessness of being alone and adrift.

Because she had no parents to rely on, she dared not have a temper, dared not make demands, she only wanted to eat her fill.

Because she wasn’t their family, she could only hide herself secretly, she didn’t even dare to trouble others.

She gently stroked the two children.

The two children lay beside her and whispered, “Mom!”

Ji Xiaoyue felt even more heartache, she covered them with a blanket and hugged them.

Early the next morning, because there was a lot of pork head meat and cold salad, Wang Guihua and Sun Dafang helped Ji Xiaoyue push the cart to go together.

Ji Xiaoyue took the two children with her to the city to find Fu Liye.

She first delivered the pork head meat and cold salad to the restaurant.

Wang Xiong directly settled the money.

Ji Xiaoyue gave the money to Wang Guihua.

Wang Guihua took the money with trembling hands.

She had never held so much money in her life.

Ji Xiaoyue held her hand and smiled, “Auntie, I’m going to take you and my cousin to the meat processing plant to buy pork heads and offal. When we’re familiar with the place, even if I’m not the one going, the guard will open the door for you.”

This time, Ji Xiaoyue brought some fried dough cakes she made for the guard at the gate, “Sir, these are homemade, they’re not worth much, have a taste.”

The guard liked Ji Xiaoyue.

This girl knew how to treat people, every time she came, she brought him something to eat. Whether it was worth much or not, he felt that he was being valued.

As the saying goes, “He who takes a man’s hand is short,” he had eaten her food, so he was extra enthusiastic towards Ji Xiaoyue.

Ji Xiaoyue took Wang Guihua and Sun Dafang to buy pork heads and pig offal.

The factory manager knew that these were Ji Xiaoyue’s family, so he was also very enthusiastic.

He had to build a good relationship with his future in-laws.

After buying the pork heads and pig offal, Ji Xiaoyue said to them, “Auntie, cousin, you go back first, I need to take these two children to find their family.”

Wang Guihua looked at the two children and asked with some concern, “They won’t be abused again, will they?”

Ji Xiaoyue shook her head, “No! I’m just afraid that their uncle and aunt will take them back again. I’ll go and see first.”

Wang Guihua gave each of the children a fried dough cake, “Children, if they’re not good to you, you run back to us. They don’t love you, but auntie loves you.”

The two children touched their eyes with emotion and nodded gently.

…

Ji Xiaoyue followed the route the two children described to find Fu Liye.

When they reached the gate of the compound, the two children pointed ahead, “Sister, we’re here! Uncle Fu lives in this compound, the first house on the left.”

Ji Xiaoyue looked up at the compound and smiled wryly!

This damn fate!

She had actually come back here.

Ji Dahai’s family also lived in this compound.

She took the children inside.

The guard recognized Ji Xiaoyue, he was surprised to see her, “Xiaoyue, you’re back?”

Ji Xiaoyue gave the guard a wry smile, she didn’t say anything, she took the children and walked inside.

She didn’t know who exactly lived in this compound. In fact, even the original owner didn’t know.

The original owner had only been taken back by the Ji family for three months.

She had only been awake for a month, and for the next two months, she was beaten into a stupor because of the college entrance exam spot.

She took the children to Fu Liye’s house and knocked on the door, she knocked for a long time but no one opened the door, she could only take the children back out.

She said to the two children, “Let’s wait at the door for a while.”

The two children nodded obediently.

The guard saw her squatting at the gate with the two children, he asked in surprise, “Xiaoyue, Chief Ji has already come back, why don’t you go home? Go back! You’re the real daughter, they’ll forgive you.”

Everyone in the compound already knew about the rumors of the Ji family’s three people rolling in the hay.

Everyone felt sorry for Ji Xiaoyue.

Not only was she adopted, but she also suffered so much, it was understandable that she drugged Ji Qingqing.

“Forgive me? How did the Ji family say about me?” Ji Xiaoyue asked him with interest when she heard the guard’s words.

The guard was surprised, “Didn’t you get kicked out by the Ji family because you were jealous of Ji Qingqing and drugged her and Sun Jianbin, causing Ji Qingqing to have a heart attack?”

Ji Xiaoyue was amused when she heard this, “Drugged? They really dare to say that!”

The guard heard Ji Xiaoyue’s words, he leaned in with a gossipy look, “Didn’t you? We also think there’s no such drug that makes people want to roll in the hay.”

Ji Xiaoyue burst out laughing, “If I could drug the two of them, then I could carry them both onto the bed and roll in the hay!”

Before Ji Xiaoyue could finish her sentence, Ji Dahai, who happened to be walking out of the compound, saw Ji Xiaoyue.

“Ji Xiaoyue, what are you doing here? Didn’t you go back to the countryside?” Ji Dahai thought of the whispers and gossip in the compound recently, he was so embarrassed that he wanted to kill Ji Xiaoyue.

Ji Xiaoyue sneered, “I was talking to the guard about Ji Qingqing being drugged!

I was telling the guard, I didn’t even know there was a drug that makes people want to roll in the hay.

It’s really the new China, the drugs are all high-end. I not only drugged Ji Qingqing, but I also carried Ji Qingqing and Sun Jianbin onto the bed together and rolled in the hay!”

Ji Dahai’s face turned red and white from Ji Xiaoyue’s sarcasm.

Then, he reacted, pointing at Ji Xiaoyue arrogantly and mockingly, “Ji Xiaoyue, you’ve hurt Qingqing like this. We don’t welcome you in our family.

Didn’t you swear that you had nothing to do with the Ji family that day? You’ve got nowhere to go, so you’re back here with a thick face. I’m telling you, you can’t…”

Before Ji Dahai could finish his sentence, Ji Xiaoyue had already interrupted him calmly, “Chief Ji, you’re really overthinking. Your family, I’m not worthy to step into.”

Ji Dahai just thought Ji Xiaoyue was being stubborn, he looked at her sarcastically.

She was still back here.

She was just a country girl who wasn’t good enough, how could she be so tough.

“Ji Xiaoyue, as long as you make things clear to the people in the compound, that you drugged Qingqing and Jianbin.

Then take the initiative to make things clear to the Sun family, I will consider letting you come back.” Ji Dahai said to Ji Xiaoyue domineeringly.

Ji Xiaoyue held her arms, looking at Ji Dahai with a smirk, she said softly, “Chief Ji, let’s not talk about anything else.

I just want to ask you, I’m just a country girl who’s not good enough, where did I get such a powerful drug? You should find one for me to see!”

She turned to the guard and said, “Sir, I said I drugged her, do you believe there’s such a drug?”

The guard smiled politely but awkwardly at the two of them, “I’m old, I don’t understand these things.”

Ji Xiaoyue didn’t want to waste words with Ji Dahai, she slowly walked to his side and leaned close to him, “I’m here to get my college entrance exam spot back. You have to be careful.”

Ji Dahai was furious when he heard this, he raised his hand to slap Ji Xiaoyue’s face.

Ji Xiaoyue reached out to block him, “Ji Dahai, I’m done with the Ji family, what right do you have to hit me?”

After saying that, she said to Ji Dahai, “You’re not leaving, do you want me to publicize the matter between Ji Qingqing and Sun Jianbin again?”

Ji Dahai’s face turned green, he pointed at Ji Xiaoyue and said, “Ji Xiaoyue, don’t regret this.”

He turned and left without looking back.

He was originally going to buy a roast chicken for Ji Qingqing, but now he went home angrily.

When he got home, Zhang Pingping and Ji Qingqing saw him come back empty-handed and asked him, “Where’s the roast chicken!”

Ji Dahai remembered the roast chicken, he glared at Zhang Pingping and gritted his teeth, “It’s all because you gave birth to such a thing, you’ve made me forget everything.”

Ji Qingqing immediately understood when she heard this, “Dad, did you meet Xiaoyue? Did she have nowhere to go and want to come back home?”

Ji Dahai sneered, “I saw her wandering around the gate when I went out just now, she probably has no face to come back. She’s made such a mess, she’s lost all our face, she wants to come back, she’s dreaming!”

Zhang Pingping hesitated for a moment when she heard this and said, “She’s our biological daughter after all, Qingqing also took her college entrance exam spot, don’t be too harsh, what if she makes a fuss later?

As long as she apologizes publicly, tells everyone in the compound that she framed Qingqing, and makes things clear to the Sun family that she hurt Sun Jianbin, let her come back!”

Ji Dahai snorted sarcastically, “Hmph, I’m only willing to let that evil thing off for your sake.”

Ji Qingqing listened to their conversation, her eyes kept rolling.

Ji Xiaoyue was an idiot, even if she came back, what could she do, she would still be played around by her.