Chapter 81: Good Night, Brother!

He doesn’t want to tell Lu Li.

His parents might not be as good as he imagined them to be.

In fact, what they care about, what they are concerned about, has never really been him.

They don’t love him.

They don’t care for him.

More likely, they’ve never truly cared about him.

He’s just a tool for them to please Grandpa.

No one will care about him anymore.

He has nothing left.

Fortunately, the old man is not short on money, and almost every room here in the old mansion is equipped with a TV and projection equipment, so the little girl easily believed his words.

Then she tilted her head, full of delight and excitement, and asked him:

"Brother, are you watching Transformers?"

Before he could answer, the little girl enthusiastically raised her white, tender little hand: "Li Li wants to watch too!"

Lu Qi was just about to say yes, anyway, Li Li hadn’t finished watching Transformers, he could make up any story he wanted, if he said he was crying from watching Transformers, then that’s what he cried about!

But suddenly, he cast his gaze downward and met her clear, bright black eyes. Hearing her next words, Lu Qi paused for a moment, his fair cheeks flushed red, finally he sighed softly:

"...I’m not watching Transformers."

Lu Li: "?"

"I’m watching..."

Lu Qi frowned lightly, hesitating for quite a while.

Before he could think of a TV show name that would instantly make a child cry.

The little girl, dressed in a light green nightgown like a tender lotus, was effortlessly picked up by a clearly defined big hand.

The ease of the movement was akin to picking up a dog.

Lu Junhan didn’t even look at Lu Qi, he picked up the little girl and turned away.

The little loli’s plump, white limbs flailed about in mid-air, unable to break free from her father’s grip.

Thus, her little milk voice became extremely aggrieved:

"Daddy... I don’t want to go, I haven’t asked brother what he was watching yet!"

"Who cares what he’s watching!"

A man’s irritated, impatient deep voice came from overhead: "Talk about it tomorrow, why waste words now."

"Oh right..."

The little loli looked suddenly enlightened, she flailed about again in the air, trying hard to turn her head and smile sweetly at him, revealing a row of little glutinous rice teeth: "Daddy, you’re so smart!"

Lu Junhan: "..."

Wondering if there’s still time to throw her in the trash bin right now.

Before leaving, the little girl didn’t forget to wave her small hand at Lu Qi:

"Brother, as long as you’re okay! Li Li will go back to sleep with daddy first, goodnight brother, Li Li will come to play with you tomorrow!"

"Mm." Looking at the little girl’s pretty face, Lu Qi showed his first sincere smile of the night: "Goodnight, Li Li."

Watching the back of the little girl and the man enter the room.

The boy’s rosy lips curved down gradually, his small figure stood outside the door, the light casting his shadow desolate and weak.

Yet incredibly strong.

"Thank you."

Don’t know how long had passed, a faint whisper echoed in the empty and cold corridor.

Lu Qi lowered his long eyelashes and returned to the room, his skin pale, yet his expression was very calm, calm like he’s not a five-year-old child.

On the bed, beside a pillow long soaked with tears, a sharp kitchen knife glistened coldly, and not far from the bedside table was a door key.

His parents’ room key.

The boy stood there for a long time, he lowered his eyes, reached out, and picked up the knife and the key...