Chapter 488 Little Starry Sky
"very good."

Zhuge Yun's sunny face instantly patted Li Yan on the shoulder and said, "Good comrade, the organization has high hopes for you."

Li Yan: …

……

Xiao Xiao was a little concerned when he heard the word "monster", but then he found his own reaction funny.

Is he seeing enemies everywhere?
You clearly don’t know anything yet.

……

Xiao Xiao shook his head.

Since they are in the same class, they naturally live on the same floor.

They arrived at Li Yan's dormitory first, and the two groups waved goodbye.

Zhuge Yun also reminded Li Yan: "Don't forget to ask."

His expression was very serious.

Li Yan: …

"understood."

It was a rather dry answer, and Li Yan couldn't help but rake his hair.

He was really at a loss for words for a moment. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask Zhuge Yun, "Are you interested in this kind of thing?"

"Well, it is."

Zhuge Yun stroked his chin and said with a smile: "I am interested in interesting things."

"This kid is just too idle."

Zhang Bo complained bluntly.

“Actually, I’m quite interested.”

Zhao Luzheng spoke weakly.

"Yes, me too."

Xiao Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled very gently.

Zhang Bo: …

Li Yan: …

"Okay, I understand."

Li Yan held his forehead with his hand. The eager gazes of Xiao Xiao and the other two made him feel inexplicably stressed. He couldn't help but blurt out the next words, "I'll call my mom and ask her later."

"Li Yan, thank you for your help,"

Zhuge Yun patted Li Yan's shoulder like a good brother, with a look of joy on his face, which made Li Yan, who was a little dazed because of what he said subconsciously, could only smile helplessly.

"Then I'll come to your dormitory to find you after I find out."

Once words are spoken, they can be taken away. Since that was the case, Li Yan did not hesitate and spoke straightforwardly.

"it is good."

……

After Xiao Xiao and his friends returned to the dormitory, they didn't sit there for too long before they heard a knock on the door.
"coming."

Zhuge Yun jumped up and walked quickly towards the gate.

……

"So fast?!"

Zhao Luzheng was a little amazed at how efficiently he worked for Li Yan.

In response, Zhang Bo curled his lips helplessly and said, "It's just a phone call."

“How slow can it be?”

"Besides, I just called you."

The mother and son said everything they needed to say in that phone call, so this call was especially concise and to the point.

……

"sit."

Zhuge Yun moved his chair next to Li Yan, squinted his eyes, motioned him to sit down and talk, and leaned against the desk.

Li Yan didn't refuse and sat down directly.

"I just called my mom..."

Li Yan recalled what his mother had said on the phone before and told her the story.

……

There are two elderly people living opposite the Li family. The old man’s surname is Man, which is a very rare surname.

The old lady’s surname is Luo, and she has a very good relationship with Li Yan’s grandmother.

……

The Man elderly couple are very nice people.

The Li family moved to that building later, and now they have been neighbors with the two elderly people for nearly ten years.

The relationship between the two families has always been good.

That’s why Mother Li and Grandma Li are so concerned about this matter. …

After Li Yan briefly introduced the character's background, he went straight to the point.

"…The one who is haunted by the monster is Grandpa Man's granddaughter, the five-year-old Little Man Tianxing."

Speaking of this child, the usually carefree Li Yan also sighed and couldn't help but say a few more words, because according to Li's mother, this child was really unlucky. "Little Tianxing's mother had a difficult delivery when she gave birth to her. In the end, the child survived, but the adult died."

"...Uncle Man had a very good relationship with Little Mantianxing's mother, so he was very depressed for a while."

"So maybe I'm a little angry at Gypsophila."

……

"My mom said that everyone thought Uncle Man would be a very good father."

"After all, Uncle Man is such a good-tempered person."

"But later, even though Uncle Man recovered from the pain of losing his wife, he never got over it."

"He was always lukewarm towards Little Starry Sky, his favorite child of his late wife."

"Maybe when he sees baby's breath, he will think of his late wife."

"But, it's obvious that Little Starry Sky is innocent."

"Little Gypsophila also lost its mother."

……

"So, initially, it was Grandpa Man and his family who took care of Little Starry Sky."

……

"Later, Uncle Man remarried and took little Tianxing home."

……

At this point, Li Yan paused and said, "Although Uncle Man's new wife is very beautiful, I always feel that she is very hypocritical."

"She's really good at pretending."

This evaluation can be said to be quite harsh.

Zhuge Yun couldn't help but interrupt, "Do you hate her?"

"Ah."

Li Yan nodded decisively, "I always feel that she treats Little Starry Sky badly."

"Baby Gypsophila was originally a very cheerful child."

"But after she was taken back, when I saw her again, I found that she had become much quieter."

"He's only five years old, but he seems to have a lot on his mind."

Li Yan frowned, unable to hide his worry.

……

"Is she abused by her stepmother?"

Zhang Bo asked, after all, that’s not how it’s played out in TV dramas.

Li Yan shook his head. "I didn't find any signs of abuse on the child."

"I also asked the child whether her stepmother treated her well."

"She said it was fine."

"I still felt a little worried, so I told my mom again. My mom said the child had grown up and turned into a lady."

"Let me stop worrying about it."

"She also said that being a stepmother is difficult, so don't look at her with prejudice."

"Since my mother said so, I can only think so."

Although Li Yan said this, there was no relaxation on his face.

Obviously, what Li's mother said could not completely put his doubts aside.

But he really couldn't find any other evidence that the child was abused.

In the end, he could only helplessly think that maybe he was really too dark.

After all, to outsiders, Xiao Mantianxing's stepmother is beautiful and gentle, and she cares about her children. Everyone thinks that Xiao Mantianxing's father has found a good mother for her.

……

"What's with the monster haunting me?"

Zhuge Yun asked impatiently.

……

"My mother told me this matter in a very mysterious way. I don't know if it is really the case."

Li Yan looked a little confused. "It is said that it was her stepmother who first spread the rumor that Little Starry Sky was haunted by a monster."

"Her stepmother?"

Zhang Bo, Zhuge Yun, and Zhao Luzheng said in unison, with strange expressions on their faces.

Xiao Xiao also looked thoughtful.

Li Yan was not surprised by their reaction because he felt the same way at first.

(End of this chapter)