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"However, I don't think the little girl is that heartless. Could there be a misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding? In my opinion, she wouldn't exist without her birth mother. She's definitely in the wrong for not wanting to return to the family."

"Exactly, her birth mother almost lost her life giving birth to her. It was a narrow escape from death."

The neighbors' opinions were divided into two camps.

One group sympathized with Wang Tonghai, believing that although the girl had been abducted since childhood, she should still reunite with her family.

The other group empathized with Fu Feifei, thinking that the child was innocent and needed time to accept the situation, and shouldn't be pressured too much.

As for Chu Yuening...

She perked up a bit, holding her teacup with both hands as she sipped quietly, watching Wang Tonghai's display.

She genuinely detested human trafficking incidents and traffickers.

But... when it came to Wang Tonghai...

She scoffed softly.

Wang Tonghai, clad in tattered clothing, sat on the ground with his sneakers exposed. He repeatedly pounded his chest, wailing in anguish, "My dear daughter, your words are like a knife piercing through your father's heart. Who would call their biological father 'Uncle'? I am your real father, and your blood flows from me."

"On this point, you cannot deny it."

Seeing Wang Tonghai genuinely suffering, Fu Feifei's heart softened. Since she was little, her adoptive parents had shielded her from the harsh realities of life, making her especially empathetic to others' struggles.

In the past, whenever a ragged beggar passed by her,

she would empty her pockets of any spare change.

After all, Wang Tonghai was her biological father, and neither family had wished for her abduction.

Especially her birth family, who had endured so much hardship to find her, even losing her elder sister in the process.

It was all her fault.

With these thoughts in mind, Fu Feifei approached Wang Tonghai, offering her support, her voice barely above a whisper, "I'm sorry, I... I'm not used to this yet."

Wang Tonghai rose to his feet, sighing loudly. "It's because Father and Mother were useless. Father spent all our wealth trying to find you; now we're destitute. Your adoptive parents are indeed well-off, so it's understandable that you don't want to acknowledge us."

"No... It's not like that." Fu Feifei's eyes brimmed with tears as she hastily explained. "I... I just need some time to accept this."

She had only learned of this today.

Wang Tonghai wanted her to leave with him immediately.

He wouldn't even let her spend more time with her adoptive parents.

"Acceptance?" Wang Tonghai sighed. "How much more time do you need? We haven't seen you in over a decade, and you were the child your mother sacrificed everything for."

Tears trickled down Fu Feifei's face as she wiped them away helplessly, apologizing, "I know, I'm sorry."

The neighbors, witnessing her distress, tried to console her.

"Brother, we understand your desire to have your daughter back, but you can't frighten her like this."

"Yes, you can't rush these things. Give her some time to learn how to accept it."

"In my opinion, the real culprit here is that human trafficker. If not for him, why would you two have been separated for so many years?"

"Did they catch the human trafficker after being reported to the police?"

Wang Tonghai was taken aback but didn't address the final question. Instead, he wailed, "Our family has truly been torn apart by that human trafficker. It's such a tragedy. Now, even my wife is hospitalized due to anxiety. Daughter, just listen to me and go back to see your mother one last time."

As Fu Feifei listened, she felt more and more like a monster. Her resolve wavered, and she was about to nod in agreement.

A well-dressed couple rushed into the dessert stall in a panic.

The man appeared to be in his forties or fifties, dressed in a suit with a briefcase in hand. However, his appearance was marred by an awkward mismatch: one foot wore a clean white sock on the ground, while the other still had a shiny leather shoe on.

The woman was around the same age, her fashionable inward-curling hairdo glistening with hair spray. Only her disheveled bangs betrayed her distress, and she held a high heel in one hand.

Upon seeing her daughter being held with tears streaming down her face, the woman hurried over to embrace her daughter. "Mr. Wang, please let go. Feifei is the most innocent one in all this. Whatever your intentions may be, please don't hurt her."

Fu Baichuan took a deep breath and stepped in front of the mother and daughter as well.

In reality, Wang Tonghai had been searching for them for half a month. Concerned that he might be dealing with a fraud, he had insisted on a paternity test.

It was truly regrettable.

Feifei was indeed their biological daughter.

Just moments ago, the three of them had confronted each other in a restaurant. Wang Tonghai insisted on taking Feifei away and forbade them from visiting her anymore.

They couldn't bear it.

Upon learning the truth about her origins, Feifei found it even harder to accept and had run out.

"Mr. Wang," Fu Baichuan attempted to reason with him. He pulled a check from his coat pocket. "Feifei was genuinely found and adopted by us on the street. We didn't purchase her. Here's one million dollars; you have another son at home, while we only have Feifei..."

Upon hearing that the check was for one million dollars, Wang Tonghai's eyes lit up. Recalling something, he fiercely slapped the check open and sneered. "Is this how the wealthy always insult people? With money?"

"I've been searching for Feifei for over a decade, just wanting our family to reunite. You bought my daughter from human traffickers and now want to buy her again from me?"

"I'll tell you this: as long as I, Wang Tonghai, am alive, such a thing will never happen!"

Fu Baichuan knelt to pick up the discarded check. For the past two weeks, ever since Wang Tonghai had shown up, he had lived in constant anxiety, yet he could not prevent his daughter from being taken away.

He pinched the bridge of his nose, looking weary as he explained, "Mr. Wang, Feifei really wasn't bought from human traffickers. We found her on the roadside when we returned to our hometown. It was still winter back then, and the mountain valley was far from the police station. My wife and I are both infertile. Seeing that the child seemed abandoned, we brought her back to Hong Kong with us."