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Once Huo Tindong left, Ye Jinxin started rummaging through the house.

She didn't believe that she wouldn't be able to find anything interesting.

Although the decorations looked simple and grand on the surface, but this was where his father had lived when he was young. It was possible that there was something that matched his age here.

She had to search carefully. She didn't believe that Huo Tinton would be as bored as he was now.

After her unremitting efforts, she had finally proven that her father had been as bored as he was now.

After searching for a long time, he found that it was either a map of the world or an arcane skill book that was hard to come by.

What was even more frightening was that she found a copy of National Geography under her pillow.

Hell, did he start reading books like that before he went to bed when he was a kid?

Ye Jinxin let out a long sigh and slumped down on the bed. As she pounded the bed, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a red wooden chest placed in the top corner of the bookcase.

Ye Jinxin narrowed her eyes slightly. She had placed the box so high up that it didn't seem like she wanted anyone to touch it! There must be a secret!

Ye Jinxin jumped up from the bed, pulled over a stool, and moved it under the bookcase. She then stepped on the top shelf and pulled the box into her hands.

Ye Jinxin jumped off the bench and blew a layer of dust off the box. Only then was she able to clearly see the entire box.

It was exquisite. The wood was red wood with an emerald gemstone embedded in the middle, and the chain head was covered with small, exquisite silver locks. Its entire appearance was like a cosmetic case used by ancient women. It was a bit girly.

Ye Jinxin curled her lips and firmly thought that there was definitely something that could not be revealed.

He was a cool, self-sustaining man who had never used any other color in his life than black and white and gray, and he was a bit of a macho man. How could he use a woman's box like that?

This meant that the box was not his.

If it wasn't his, then why did he leave it with him? He was still hiding in the corner at the top of the bookcase.

Ye Jinxin rolled her eyes as the questions in her heart became bigger and bigger.

However, no matter how suspicious she was, she couldn't do anything about it. She didn't have a key, so she couldn't possibly use a rock to smash it open, right?

Holding the box in his arms, Ye Jinxin was at a loss for a moment.

As he was thinking, he suddenly saw the photo of Mother Huo and Huo Tindong together on the table.

Ye Jinxin slapped her forehead and stood up, "That's right, you can just ask Grandma. She'll definitely know."

After making up his mind, Ye Jinxin didn't waste any more time. She carried her small suitcase and rushed down the stairs.

Mother Huo was drinking tea on the balcony. When she saw Ye Jinxin coming down, she immediately smiled and asked, "Jinxin darling, are you coming down to drink tea with Grandma?"

Ye Jinxin pursed her lips. She wasn't good with words, so she could only do her best to speak the truth. "Grandma, I want to ask you something."

He then walked to the round table made by his mother and placed the box on the surface of the glass table.

As soon as mother Huo saw the box, her calm expression immediately turned stiff.

Ye Jinxin was sitting across from Mother Huo. Seeing her staring at the box in astonishment, she couldn't help but stretch out her hand and wave it in front of the old man's eyes, asking with concern, "Grandma, are you alright?"

Mother Huo came back to her senses and asked weakly, as if she was suffering from a severe illness, "How did you get this box?"

Ye Jinxin was stunned and quickly realized that she was the one who took the box. In a sense, she was the one who stole the box, even if the owner of the box was her biological father.

"Grandmother." Ye Jinxin lowered her head and nervously rubbed the corner of her clothes with her fingers as she replied, "I found it in my father's room. Sorry, I shouldn't have asked myself. I didn't do it on purpose …"

"It doesn't matter." Mother Huo interrupted her. She lovingly touched Ye Jinxin's young face with her old hands and said, "I didn't blame you when I asked you earlier. I just felt surprised. I didn't expect that Tinton was still keeping this box even after so many years."

"Save?" Ye Jinxin was astonished. If it was a calligraphy and painting, she would be able to trust them. But what's the use of keeping a small box? It couldn't be eaten or sold.

Mother Huo smiled affectionately. "What do you want to ask me by taking this box?"

Ye Jinxin raised her eyebrow, "I want to know, what exactly is inside?"

Mother Huo's eyes darkened. She was silent for a long time before she suddenly sighed. "It contains all of Ting Dong's memories."

Ye Jinxin's eyes lit up, "Is it a yo-yo or a square card?"

She remembered that this was what the little boy loved to play with.

Mother Huo smiled and gently pushed the hair Ye Jinxin had covered her eyes behind her ears. She said gently, "If that's true, then that's great. I don't need to feel sorry for him for so many years."

Ye Jinxin's eyebrows jumped. She was suddenly infected by Mother Huo's melancholy and asked in a deep voice, "Grandma, what's wrong?"

Mama Huo lowered her hands and adjusted her thin shirt, her eyes looking out of the window.

Ye Jinxin was getting more and more curious.

However, she did not dare to break the silence. She could feel that Granny Huo was very depressed and in pain. All she could do now was listen and accompany her.

After a long while, Mother Huo let out a long breath and slowly said, "This box didn't belong to Tinton. It was given to him by a playmate of his when he was young."

"..." Are you a girl? "

It was obvious that only girls would use this kind of box.

With such exquisite features, its owner should also be very cute.

Mother Huo nodded and continued, "The girl who delivered the box is called Lin Jianning. In fact, if she could survive until now, she would be two or three years younger than Aunt Huo."

Ye Jinxin was shocked and blurted out uncontrollably, "Is she dead?"

Then, he felt that he was being too direct, so he lowered his head and kept quiet.

Mother Huo smiled, "It's alright. It's been so many years. There's no need to be afraid of death or living."

Ye Jinxin slightly nodded and asked with a frown, "She …" How could he die? "

He should be able to live a good life at such a young age.

Mother Huo turned the thumb ring on her thumb, her eyes fluctuating slightly as she replied, "When she was seventeen, she was forcefully run over by a truck because she was trying to save Tinton."

Ye Jinxin's body trembled, and all the expressions on her face froze.

Mother Huo lowered her head, her hoarse voice filled with pity, "Such a beautiful girl. When she died, not even her biological parents dared to retrieve her corpse. Nobody dared to look at her corpse."

Ye Jinxin took a long time to recover her voice from the shock. Her voice was dry and blank as she asked, "Be …" Been run over by a truck. "