Chapter 80: Where is Wei Junliang?
Word Number:205
Author:梦里的漩涡
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Release Time:2026-01-09
On the bus, I looked down at the basket of goose eggs beside me and the bottle of apple-flavored Nutrition Express in my hand, feeling a pang of guilt. Grandma had bought the drink for me. She’d wanted to load me up with so much more, but I’d stood my ground and refused. I told her that between the eggs and the snacks, I wouldn't be able to carry it all. Outside the window, the figures of my grandparents at the village entrance gradually shrunk into the distance. My fingers traced the label of the bottle, and my chest tightened. After today, everything at home was going to change. They were bound to find out. “Xia Ning, why would you lie to your grandmother?” I could almost hear her voice, her hand gripping mine, face full of sorrow. “Xia Ning, I can’t believe you’d deceive your own grandmother. I’m so disappointed in you!” That would be my mother’s voice, sharp with accusation. “Xia Ning, how could you?” My dad would just sigh, looking defeated. I shook my head hard, trying to drown out the noise of those thoughts. I couldn't just stand by and let him die. "Wei Junli