Chapter Three: The Xiao Family

Back then, the person who had the closest relationship with Lin Tian was actually her. From the beginning, when they confided in each other about everything, to the later cold estrangement, it all stemmed from a single misunderstanding.

One night, Lin Tian, unable to sleep due to hunger, went up to the attic and decided to look for something to eat at the second sister's place. Unexpectedly, this led to a massive misunderstanding.

That evening, Xiao Ruoli had drunk a bit during a family dinner. When she returned to her room, she felt dizzy and cold all over. In a daze, she sensed someone moving her. Looking up, she saw Lin Tian helping her put on a dress.

What shocked and infuriated her even more was that she was completely naked!

Although Lin Tian tried to explain, his nervous stammering only made things worse. In her fury, she refused to listen and repeatedly slapped this utterly despicable beast.

From then on, she never showed Lin Tian a friendly face again, openly displaying her disgust.

The only relief was that she never told anyone in the Xiao family about the incident. Otherwise, Lin Tian probably wouldn’t have lasted until the day he was kicked out of the Xiao household.

That misunderstanding became a knot in their hearts.

Even now, Lin Tian’s desire to uncover the truth and clear his name only grew stronger.

He swore that in his lifetime, he would find the wretched person who repeatedly framed him and cut him down, feeding his severed parts to the dogs!

Snapping back to reality, he almost instinctively called out, “Second Sister.”

Xiao Ruoli’s heart fluttered. Her bright, clear eyes swept over him, and with a lazy, indifferent voice, she asked, “Are you going back to the Xiao family?”

Lin Tian nodded silently.

Silence hung between them. Neither spoke, both wishing the other would talk to them as cheerfully as before.

Xiao Ruoli was straightforward by nature but had grown more reserved over the past two years. Perhaps she had matured and no longer liked to say much.

“Then get in the car. I just got back from a business trip and was about to head back myself.”

Lin Tian instinctively wanted to refuse, but before he could speak, she coldly cut him off as if she had anticipated his words: “Besides whether you can even endure going there in your current state, do you want to make everyone delay their meal because of you? Or do you want to upset the old man?”

Her words stood on a moral high ground that was impossible to refute.

After some thought, Lin Tian no longer refused and silently got into the back seat.

Through the rearview mirror, Xiao Ruoli saw this scene and furrowed her brows tightly. “Does this kid think I’m his driver?”

Of course, she didn’t want him too close either.

The two remained silent all the way. Soon, the car stopped in front of the Xiao family villa.

Lin Tian had just gotten out of the car and hadn’t turned around when a hurried yet gentle voice called out, “Tian’er!”

It was Xiao’s mother, his biological mother!

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