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140: Chapter 140 Xiao Baihe in DespairXiao Baihe remained silent for a long time before saying, ”When they bullied me, they didn’t think about whether it was right or wrong. My revenge is just an eye for an eye, but... seeing their families broken, I feel...”

”You feel like you can’t bear it?” Cao Kun finished her sentence.

”Yes.”

”Xiao Baihe, you must remember,” Cao Kun’s voice was serious.

”Being kind to bad people is being cruel to yourself.”

”If you hadn’t resisted when they bullied you, you’d be the one crying now.”

”This is just how the world is: the weak are prey to the strong.”

Xiao Baihe looked out the window and didn’t speak.

But in her heart, she knew Cao Kun was right.

If it hadn’t been for Cao Kun’s help, she might have died in the canal by now.

The car drove into a mid-range Residential Complex, where the environment was much better than Xiangxiao Residential Area.

The apartment Cao Kun rented was on the fifth floor; it was a two-bedroom unit facing south with great sunlight.

”You’ll live here from now on. I’ve already paid a year’s rent,” Cao Kun said, handing her the keys.

Xiao Baihe took the keys, her eyes turning red. ”Cao Kun... why are you so good to me?”

She had asked this question many times, but Cao Kun had never given a direct answer.

But this time, Cao Kun looked at her with a complex gaze. ”Because you need help, and I want you to have a new life.”

”Look at yourself. Now you are confident, strong, and assertive. Aren’t you completely different from before?”

Xiao Baihe walked over to the full-length mirror.

The woman in the mirror was wearing decent clothes and light makeup; her gaze was no longer timid but firm.

She truly had changed, from the inside out.

Xiao Baihe turned to look at him, a surge of complex emotions in her heart.

Gratitude, dependence, and... a hint of affection she didn’t dare to examine too closely.

”Cao Kun, next... you’re going to tell me my daughter’s whereabouts, right?” Her voice was trembling.

The smile on Cao Kun’s face vanished. He walked to the sofa, sat down, and patted the spot next to him.

”Come sit. I do need to tell you about Xiao Jing, but you need to be mentally prepared.”

Xiao Baihe’s heart sank abruptly.

She walked over slowly and sat down, her fingers twisting together unconsciously.

”Go ahead,” she said softly, ”I can take it.”

Cao Kun looked at her; this woman who had just become strong was about to face the cruelest truth of her life.

He didn’t have the heart to say it, but he had to.

Because this was a reality she had to face, and it was the beginning of her true rebirth.

”Xiao Baihe,” Cao Kun turned his head and looked at her, ”before I tell you, you must promise me one thing.”

”What?”

”No matter what you hear, stay calm.”

Cao Kun’s voice was exceptionally serious. ”What I’m about to say might break you, but you must hold on—for Xiao Jing’s sake, and for your own.”

Xiao Baihe’s heart plummeted.

She had an ominous premonition, like a cold tide washing over her chest.

”Tell me,” she heard her own voice trembling, ”no matter what it is, I can bear it.”

Seeing her like this, Cao Kun’s heart stung as if pricked by needles. He gritted his teeth and finally spoke the truth revealed by the system.

”Lily, Xiao Jing... she’s gone. She wasn’t human-trafficked; she was taken away by a man named Chairman Zhao.”

”He’s a pedophile. He defiled Xiao Jing and finally... finally killed her.”

Boom—

It was as if a thunderclap exploded in Xiao Baihe’s mind. Her entire body froze, her eyes widened to their limits, her pupils constricted violently, and the color drained instantly from her face, leaving it deathly pale.

She opened her mouth but couldn’t make a sound. It was as if something was blocking her throat, and she could only make raspy, wheezing noises.

The next second, she suddenly pushed Cao Kun away, her body falling backward uncontrollably and crashing heavily onto the sofa.

She covered her mouth tightly with both hands, her shoulders beginning to shake violently. First came suppressed whimpers, and then, heart-wrenching wails broke through her throat, echoing throughout the room.

”No... impossible... you’re lying... you must be lying to me!”

Xiao Baihe shook her head frantically, tears gushing out like a broken dam. She rolled off the sofa, knelt on the floor, and grabbed her hair with both hands, pulling at it forcefully.

”My Xiao Jing was so good, so cute, she was only five years old... how could she... how could someone kill her...”

Her cries were filled with despair, pain, and disbelief, each sound like a howl coming from the depths of her soul.

She crawled toward Cao Kun, grabbing the hem of his pants and looking up with a tear-streaked face, her eyes holding a final glimmer of hope.

”Cao Kun, tell me, you’re lying to me, right? Xiao Jing is still alive, she’s just been hidden away, right? Let’s go find her, we’ll definitely find her...”

Cao Kun crouched down and pulled her into a tight embrace, letting her tears soak his clothes. He gently patted her back, his voice hoarse and heavy.

”Lily, I’m not lying to you. I know this is hard to accept, but it’s the truth.”

”Chairman Zhao isn’t human; he’s a demon. He harmed Xiao Jing, and he’s harmed many children like her.”

”Demon...” Xiao Baihe repeated these two words, her gaze gradually becoming hollow.

She slumped in Cao Kun’s arms, her cries gradually weakening until only silent tears remained.

Her body trembled incessantly, like a leaf in a cold wind, as she fell into a state of total collapse.

She didn’t speak, just sat there blankly with no focus in her eyes, as if her soul had left this world along with her daughter.

Cao Kun stayed by her side, never leaving for a moment.

He brought her water, fed her a little food, and comforted her softly, telling her that he would definitely avenge Xiao Jing and make Chairman Zhao pay the price.

For an entire night, Xiao Baihe was immersed in pain. It wasn’t until dawn approached that she slowly regained her senses. Leaning in Cao Kun’s arms, her voice was weak but carried a bone-chilling hatred.

”If... if this is true, I want to kill him. I want to kill Chairman Zhao with my own hands to avenge Xiao Jing.”

Cao Kun was startled. He quickly held her shoulders and looked into her eyes.

”Lily, don’t be impulsive! Murder is against the law, we can’t do that.”

Although he sympathized with Xiao Baihe and hated Chairman Zhao’s actions, he had never considered murder.

Even though the system offered a reward of four hundred thousand, he didn’t want Xiao Baihe to throw away her life over a demon, nor did he want to get sucked into a vortex of murder himself.

As if sensing Cao Kun’s concerns, the system’s voice rang out again.

[Host need not worry. When dealing with heinous criminals like Chairman Zhao, the system will provide full coverage services, erasing all traces of the Host’s and Xiao Baihe’s actions. Their end can be forged as an accident, requiring no legal responsibility.]

Looking at the system prompt, Cao Kun immediately felt relieved, but also somewhat surprised.

He had always known the compassion system was powerful, but he hadn’t expected it to go this far—even erasing traces after a killing and forging an accident.

But even so, he felt that killing Chairman Zhao directly was too easy on him.

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