Chapter 1264: Chapter 1264: Counterattack (Part 5)
Because of her question, the atmosphere in the car became even heavier.
Ruan Jianguo’s fingers, gripping the steering wheel, turned pale from too much force, and he felt an endless sorrow.
Even though he was now experiencing a financial boon, with a vast fortune, what did it matter? He couldn’t even protect his own daughter. For a man, this was the true failure.
Xiu Xi, who used to speak words of comfort, was uncharacteristically silent at this moment.
He had said he would never lie to her, including about life and death. So far, he hadn’t found any way to turn the situation around.
And those dark methods he had thought of, he would never tell her.
The unusual silence made Ruan Jiaojiao laugh.
She licked her dry lips, murmuring to herself, "I see."
Then she didn’t say another word.
The atmosphere remained somber as they reached the Ruan Family villa. It was already evening, and since it was still summer, the sky darkened later, with the evening glow painting half the sky red.
Ruan Jianguo drove the car into the yard, and as soon as the car stopped, Gungun ran over from the other side, excitedly circling around them, finally tugging at Ruan Jiaojiao’s pants to lead her to the corner of the yard.
Xiu Xi cast a cold glance at it, and Gungun released its grip with some grievance, but its gaze remained on that corner, clearly hoping they would go over to take a look.
Ruan Jiaojiao smiled and said to Gungun, "Gungun, do you want to show me something?"
Gungun eagerly nodded and trotted forward to lead the way.
Ruan Jiaojiao took Xiu Xi’s hand and walked over, and after getting out of the car, Yang Xiaona followed them step by step.
At the corner where Gungun led them, there was a pile of firewood. Even though they were living in a villa now, the Ruanlin Family didn’t particularly like using gas and preferred firewood, believing the food cooked that way was more fragrant. So, a lot of firewood was stacked in a corner of the villa’s yard, reaching half the height of the wall.
Right now, a small hole had been dug out in the middle of the neatly stacked firewood, and faint mewing sounds were coming from inside.
Ruan Jiaojiao was immediately surprised and bent down to look inside, and sure enough, there was a small, struggling ball of fur, meowing away.
"Gungun, why is there a kitten here?" She turned back to look at Gungun.
Gungun raised its head proudly, stamping its big paw.
It had found the little one while chasing its big chicken leg, and it brought it back casually.
The kitten was really tiny, still damp, its eyes not open, and with an umbilical cord hanging from its belly. It was obvious it had been taken right after it was born.
The others, including the Ruanlin Family, also came over, taking a look at the firewood hole. The Ruanlin Family gave the miraculous Gungun a look, frowning, "The kitten is covered in another’s scent; the mother cat won’t want it."
And since the kitten could be hidden here, it was obvious Gungun brought it back, and it must be covered in its scent. The mother cat probably indeed wouldn’t want it.
After hearing this, Ruan Jiaojiao angrily smacked Gungun on the head, "Gungun, see what you’ve done, you’ll get it killed!"
Gungun rolled its eyes, thinking it just wanted to play a joke on Sanmao, not to harm its kid!
Thinking of this, it immediately extended its paw to pull out the small ball of fur and ran off with it in its mouth.
But just as it reached the villa entrance, it ran into the returning Sanmao.