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Initially, he had only lowered his head to allow his wife to negotiate with him. He did not want to beg others, especially since he had previously looked down on his niece, even though she was no longer the same unreliable and unreliable illegitimate daughter he had seen before. In truth, this was the way the men of the Jiang Clan had always treated their faces, and they treated them more importantly than anyone else.

Shen Liangxia met his gaze, but her expression only grew colder. These were indeed her relatives, but these relatives had never stepped forward when she was in trouble. On the contrary, they couldn't even be considered normal spectators, and compared to outsiders, their demands towards the grandfather and granddaughter pair were even more harsh.

Shen Liangxia's memories did not completely recover, but there was nothing good about these people's memories. Her grandmother was severely ill, so she sold her life to the Shen family in exchange for saving her life, but these people only thought of ways to obtain more benefits from her body.

Shen Liangxia would never blame fate for her injustice, but it was hard not to resent these so-called relatives.

She was not a saint, and deep in her bones flowed the blood of a selfish, narrow-minded, vengeful woman.

When her grandmother was seriously ill, in order for her grandmother to peacefully recuperate, she could fulfill their request. Now that her grandmother had passed away, their request naturally wouldn't work.

Shen Liangxia shook off her second aunt's hand and got into the car. Her expression was cold and indifferent, and she no longer looked at her second aunt.

Second Aunt resented her lack of kindness, but she did not dare to flare up in front of her.

The Jiang Clan's second uncle opened his mouth to stop her, ”We won't ask for their help. We'll go find Little Ying ourselves.”

His second aunt ignored him and just looked at Xiao Bu Dian as she said enthusiastically:

”You promised grandma that you would help me find Little Ying.”

She tried to tug on Xiao Ming's sleeves, but she was afraid of his status and didn't dare to be too impudent. She could only stand in front of him and beg with all her might.

Xiao Bu Dian looked expressionlessly at the couple in front of him and said in a deep voice: ”Why do you think I will really go find your daughter?”

The reason why he said that was only to make the old man who was at death's door feel more at ease.

In that matter, Jiang Ying had played the role of a bystander. Watching by the side was far more hateful than watching by a stranger. What he was doing now was just what he had done before.

One wailed that they had no conscience and did not care about family relations, while the other directly smashed the door with his face, but was forced to open it by the hotel security. They could only watch as the car gradually disappeared into the distance.

The scenery outside the car was constantly changing. This city was using its unique method to bid farewell to Shen Liangxia.

This was the place where she was born and raised in. Although she had lived here for fifteen years, she did not have any sense of belonging to this city and now, the most important person in her life force had already passed away. This city no longer had any reason for her to stay here.

His heart was empty.

That feeling was hard to describe. Her grandmother was the only tree that she could rely on in her life. Although this tree wasn't very lush and its trunk wasn't thick enough, it was still the only tree that she could rely on to protect her.

When she was young, she also dreamed of her grandma, just like other old people, taking walks in the neighborhood, exercising in the park, sitting in the living room at home with a fan in her hand, leisurely watching TV with a teacup in hand.

However, she was too weak at that time, and these images could only appear in her dreams and remain in her mind. She had been frantically hoping that she would grow up quickly and become her grandmother's tree, that she would not have to walk through the streets during the hot winter to pick up trash, that she would be able to live her life, live her life day by day, and finally, the day when she would grow up, her grandmother would fall ill, and she would never come out of the hospital again. The so-called leisurely time was simply fighting through tubes and sickness.

The old man's dream is always simple and unadorned, but the children and grandchildren are smooth and peaceful, and the family is harmonious.

When the old man was still alive, Shen Liangxia was willing to let the old man be at ease and try her best to maintain the false image of peace in her family. Now that the old man was no longer alive, the hatred in her heart rose instead.

She hated herself for being so powerless, and at the same time she hated the heartlessness of those so-called family members. She would not take back what she had already given away, but she would also not satisfy their demands.

Jiang Ying, although she didn't know why her cousin had disappeared, she was already an adult. Her own actions should be left to her own hands. Even if she did commit a crime, she should have paid for it herself.

It was just like what had happened to her grandmother. Whether it was her mother who had passed away, Shen Jianguo, or the Jiang family, they all had their responsibilities. However, she was the one who was responsible the most.

Her hand was held, it was Xiao Ming's hand, the man's hand was clearly defined, warm and full of strength.

”Don't let yourself be blamed. It's not your fault.”

Xiao Bu Dian was truly worried for her.