C423

An hour ago.

Su Yun brought him out of the orphanage and brought him back home.

Because Zhu Jiangci's job required her to wait until night before she could come back, when she brought her child back to her house, there was no one there.

On the way back, she bought some changed clothes for the child and some daily necessities for him.

When she got home, she took the child into the bathroom and told him how to turn the water on and off before leaving the bathroom.

Not long after, the little boy that she had brought back was washed and changed into a set of clean clothes.

Su Yun waved at him, seeing that he was hesitating as he approached her, a faint smile appeared on her face.

There was a medical kit on the table. It was open, so she took some medicine and some cotton swabs from inside.

After indicating for him to sit on the sofa, Su Qiao An then pulled up his sleeves and rolled up his pants.

Her small arms and legs were covered in bruises, and some of the wounds were already scabbed with blood.

It was abuse.

In the orphanage, the child had held her back and given her a note.

When she opened it, there were only a few crooked words on the slip of paper.

— Help me.

She did not say anything, but crumpled the paper into a ball and stuffed it into her pocket.

When she squatted down again, the originally silent boy secretly pulled up his pants. The green mark that was faintly discernible pierced her eyes.

She had decided to bring the child back, not only because of compassion and affection, but because she felt that if she let the child stay in the orphanage any longer, he might die.

It could injure a child to the point that his entire body was covered with wounds. Furthermore, it could even chain his hands and feet.

He was just a child. It was normal for him to become austere when treated with such harsh methods.

Su Qiao An quietly helped him apply the medicine. From the start to the end, the child never made a sound, nor cried out for pain.

She thought that this child was truly too agitated to speak, but who knew that she would hear an extremely hoarse and soft sentence, "Yan Zhi …"

She stared blankly for a moment before raising her eyes and looking over.

The little boy was looking at her quietly, not showing any sign of cowardice or cowardice. His eyes were dark and deep, like … Just like a man's eyes...

She quickly reacted, "Your name is Yan Zhi, right?"

He nodded.

Su Qiao An smiled gently, "Then from today onwards, Yan Zhi, you are my child. Are you willing to live together with me?"

He didn't say anything, only looked at her calmly.

— —

At nine in the evening, Zhu Jiangci just came back from the outside and changed his shoes to enter the room. Seeing Su Qiao An who was standing blankly in front of the balcony, he raised his eyes and walked forward.

"Why haven't you rested yet?"

Su Qiao An's eyes flashed, "I'm waiting for you."

"Wait for me?" Zhu Jiangci slightly narrowed his eyes, "Is there something on your mind?"

She thought for a long time and still decided to tell Zhu Jiangci everything that had happened today.

"You know I brought a child back from the orphanage?"

"Yes, I heard."

"That child is different from normal children, he …"

"Are you worried I won't accept him?" Zhu Jiangci smiled warmly and hugged her slender waist, "I already said that as long as you like it, I can accept it."

Su Qiao An's heart was still heavy. She shook her head, "It's not like that.

"Hmm?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I just feel that child isn't autistic, you didn't see the many wounds on his body, I suspect that he was severely abused in the orphanage. When I went over today, he was always locked up in the corner, tell me …"

"I understand. I will investigate this matter thoroughly." "Don't worry, since that child came back with you, he will be our child in the future. He will be my, Zhu Jiangci's, son, and I won't allow anyone to bully him."

What should she say?

After all, she had been a lawyer for so many years. Although she did not need to deal with those vicious prisoners, she had come into contact with people who were as sly as foxes and as shrewd as the city itself.

Yan Zhi was still a child, and in front of her, no matter how well she covered up he was, she still felt that something was wrong.

"Leave the matter of the child to me. Don't think too much about it, huh?" Zhu Jiangci spoke to her in a gentle and soft voice.

Su Qiao An answered absent-mindedly.

Maybe she should check for herself and not add to Zhu Jiangci's trouble, unless it was necessary.

Zhu Jiangci could easily see through her thoughts.

Without batting an eyelid, he caught her eye, changed the subject, and asked, "What about the child?"

"He's asleep." After returning with her, the child was very quiet, eating, watching TV, and then obediently went to sleep. He didn't cry or make a ruckus, and there wasn't anything like what the academy had said to happen.

Zhu Jiangci nodded, "Did you take a name?"

"Yan Zhi." She did not intend to give the child a name. It seemed to her that the child did not like being given another name.

Seeing that she was still frowning and looking worried, Zhu Jiangci couldn't help but laugh and kiss her on the cheek, "Don't think anymore, go sleep obediently. I will take care of everything else."

Actually...

He already had all the information on the child.

From the moment he knew that Su Qiao An had taken the child away, he had immediately brought over the child's information. He also knew the child's background and also knew why he was sent to the orphanage.

He did not care about the child's background. If it were not for the fact that the child was going to live with Su Qiao An in the future, he would not have bothered to understand the child's background.

After urging Su Qiao An to go to sleep, urging her to close her eyes and confirm that she had fallen asleep, Zhu Jiangci went to the room that Su Qiao An prepared for the child.

He turned on the light as soon as he entered the room, and when he did, the room was brightly lit, and the little boy who had his eyes closed earlier also opened his eyes.

One big and one small, one standing and one lying down, the two opposing sides faced each other.

Zhu Jiangci did not have a good attitude like Su Qiao An, nor was he as approachable as him.

He sat down on the side of the bed, looked at the little boy who crawled up like a frightened bird, raised his lips, and smiled with a tinge of coldness, "This name your parents gave you, Yan Zhi?"

The boy did not speak.

Zhu Jiangci was not too concerned about it, "I do not care what happened to you in the past, but you must remember this, since you entered this door, you should obediently play the role of a good son. I will personally send you to reunite with your parents, if the woman who brought you back today lets her feel sad or in danger for you."

"…" The little boy's eyes flickered as he lowered his black eyelashes, "Then as a condition of exchange, you have to help me."