Chapter 1676 - 1301:
Chapter 1676: Chapter 1301:
Kang Li left the train station and went straight back to Shuimu University. Naturally, she had no idea that Xu Chunxia had gone to the compound to look for her, and even less that Xu Chunxia was bold enough to go to the Feng family to look for Fang Su.
"You are..."
Seeing Xu Chunxia, Old Master Feng didn’t recognize her right away. It wasn’t that his eyesight had grown muddled with age; it was that the changes in Xu Chunxia compared to before she left the Feng family were truly huge. So now, watching her drag two large suitcases into the living room, Old Master Feng’s expression froze for a moment.
"Uncle, you don’t recognize me anymore?" Xu Chunxia smiled, spoke like she was familiar: "I’m Leilei. Uncle Feng, do you know who I am now?" Without waiting for Old Master Feng to speak, she added, "Where’s my mom? Is she not at home or did she go out on some errand?"
Back when she was in the Feng family, following Fang Su’s instructions, Xu Chunxia had addressed Old Master Feng as "Uncle." Now seeing him again, with the thick skin she’d honed outside, her tongue was slick, and she acted as if she weren’t an outsider at all. Swaying her hips, she sat down on the sofa opposite Old Master Feng.
Only then did Old Master Feng fully come back to himself. His expression grew heavy; he frowned and said, "How did you get in?"
"Listen to what you’re saying, Uncle Feng. Of course I walked in on my own two legs." Xu Chunxia sized up the living room, then lifted her eyes to glance upstairs. "It’s been a few years, but the house is still the same as before."
Old Master Feng was an old hand, refined by years of experience. It wasn’t hard for him to see the air of the streets on her from her words and behavior. Sure enough, his face obviously darkened. He said in a deep voice, "You’ve come to the wrong place. I’m asking you to leave at once."
"Uncle, are you driving me away? But other than coming back to the Feng family, I’ve got nowhere to go! Besides, my mom is the mistress of this house. You’re my mom’s husband, my stepfather—how can you just open your mouth and tell me to get out?"
As she spoke, tears glimmered in Xu Chunxia’s eyes. "Life’s been so hard for me these past few years out there. Now I finally managed to come back, and before I’ve even seen my mom’s face, you’re throwing me out. Are you planning to have me sleep on the street?"
"You are very clear on the fact that you are not Xiao Fang’s daughter." A long-accumulated authority emanated from Old Master Feng’s body. He fixed his gaze on Xu Chunxia, his deep voice devoid of warmth as it spilled out: "If you still refuse to leave, I’ll have someone escort you out." The afternoon before yesterday, Fang Su had undergone surgery in the hospital, and Old Master Feng kept vigil by her bed all night. Yesterday morning, after Fang Su woke up, his eldest son Feng Wei drove him back to the compound.
As for the hospital, Feng Wei had arranged for someone to look after Fang Su.
"Uncle, my mom acknowledged me, so I’m her daughter. Even if I’m not her biological child, I’m the daughter she personally recognized. Besides, you were the ones who made the decisions about my marriage back then—how can it be that just because I’m not my mom’s biological child, I’m not even allowed to come home?"
Xu Chunxia argued slyly, showing absolutely no intention of leaving. Tears trickled from the corners of her eyes. "If I’m not her real daughter, I can be her goddaughter. And I’m very good and very obedient to my mom. She wouldn’t cast me off."
But Old Master Feng didn’t want to waste words on Xu Chunxia. He shot a look at the caregiver by his side; the man immediately dragged Xu Chunxia’s two large suitcases to the doorway of the living room, then came back in and gestured invitingly toward Xu Chunxia. "Comrade, this way, please!"
"I’m not leaving! Uncle, I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying right here at home!" Xu Chunxia sobbed and stayed planted where she sat.
Old Master Feng completely ignored whatever Xu Chunxia was babbling. He picked up the landline handset and dialed without hesitation. Once the other end picked up, just two simple sentences from him were enough to scare Xu Chunxia’s sobs into sudden silence.
After hanging up, Old Master Feng casually set the handset back on the phone and saw Xu Chunxia’s face streaked with tears.
"Uncle! Uncle, are you really going to be this heartless? I only came to stay at your house for a couple of days—is that not even allowed?" Xu Chunxia pleaded through her tears. "Uncle, I’m begging you, don’t drive me out. If I had somewhere else to go, I wouldn’t come to bother you and my mom! Uncle, I’m begging you, just let me stay at home for two days, please?"
Old Master Feng leaned back in his wheelchair and closed his eyes to rest, giving her no response at all.
"Why do you treat me like this? Why do you all treat me like this?" Xu Chunxia stood up, crying as she accused him. "Clearly I’m not the one in the wrong, but after I lose my use value, you just kick me aside. Is that fair to me?