There is no need to worry! If that brat is still alive, father will catch him and bring him here for you to personally beat his buttocks! Beat it till it is broken, hahaha…” Dugu Wudi laughed happily. It was then that he realized something was wrong with his daughter’s expression. He extended his hands before her and waved about. “Xiaoyi? Xiaoyi!”
“Ah? Oh!” Dugu Xiaoyi became startled, as though she had just been awakened from her dream. Her face became calm as she slowly lied down upon her bed. “Father, I feel tired. I want to sleep…”
“Very well, have a good sleep. Once you wake up, everything would be all right. Father needs to go drink some wine to wash off this unpleasant feeling. Today has been a very bad day…” Dugu Wudi shook his head and exited, absolutely oblivious to the fact that something was very wrong with his daughter…
Dugu Xiaoyi pulled up her blanket, keeping her entire body concealed beneath it as she lay motionless. Her mother and some of her concerned aunts softly spoke a few words to her. However, Dugu Xiaoyi was not able to hear what they said at all. Her heart was in a state of chaos. She could not understand what was going through her mind, nor could she understand the reason for her inexplicable desire to cry. Her nose felt sour and her heart was throbbing irregularly. Tears flowed out silently from her eyes until the bed covers turned wet. She did not even realize when her mother and aunts left the room…
Could he be, Could he actually be… dead? But… But I, but I have yet to…