Chapter 670: Let Brother Shitou Join Our Family

"Brother Shitou?"

The few adults in the hospital room couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Li Xiao paused slightly, suddenly thinking of something.

The Brother Shitou that Tiantian spoke of must be the boy who fell into the sea with Viper today...

If he remembered correctly, Viper called him Xiaoshi...

Jiang Baobao and Li Beijue exchanged a glance, also thinking of something, and then tentatively asked, "Baby, is the Brother Shitou you're talking about a little boy who is a head taller than you and a few years older?"

"Yes! That's Brother Shitou!"

Tiantian nodded excitedly, then hurriedly asked, "When Daddy and Mommy brought me back, didn't you see Brother Shitou?"

"No..."

Jiang Baobao shook her head hesitantly.

When they went in, they only saw Tiantian alone; Viper must have taken that child and escaped, right?

Jiang Baobao frowned slightly, feeling somewhat conflicted about the son of her enemy.

Just as she was thinking this, she heard Tiantian say loudly, "Mommy! Brother Shitou was especially good to me! When I was kidnapped by the bad guy, it was Brother Shitou who kept me company! He would play games with me, bring me delicious food every day, and even said he would find a way to help me find Daddy and Mommy! When I was bullied by the bad woman, Brother Shitou even took revenge for me!"

"Bullied by a bad woman?"

A flash of coldness instantly crossed Jiang Baobao's eyes as she thought of Lu Qing'er, who had already been buried beneath the ruins, and she had no choice but to suppress her anger.

Lu Qing'er could be considered to have brought this upon herself...

It was just that dying in a place like that was really letting her off too easily!

"Mommy! Brother Shitou is really, really, really good!"

Tiantian's voice successfully pulled Jiang Baobao's thoughts back. Hearing her continue to praise her Brother Shitou incessantly, Jiang Baobao was suddenly caught between laughter and tears.

"I know, your Brother Shitou is really, really good! Mommy should thank him for taking care of you all this time!"

Jiang Baobao smiled and pinched the little girl's nose, then heard her continue to ask, "Then where is Brother Shitou now?"

Tiantian looked out the window, unable to help feeling a bit worried.

Then, suddenly thinking of something, she tentatively asked Jiang Baobao, "Mommy... can you grant me one wish..."

"What wish? Go ahead."

Jiang Baobao smiled and agreed.

Tiantian blinked her eyes and then slowly said, "Mommy... can you and Daddy find a way... to bring Brother Shitou to our home... I want him to be my brother..."

"This..."

Jiang Baobao hadn't expected the little girl's wish to be this, and for a moment, she felt troubled.

Although she was very grateful to the child named "Shitou" for protecting Tiantian all this time, he was, after all, Viper's son...

Moreover, even if she and Li Beijue could actually do it, that child might not necessarily be willing...

Jiang Baobao frowned slightly, with the word "conflict" practically written on her face.

Li Beijue was also somewhat surprised and subconsciously looked in Li Xiao's direction, just in time to meet his meaningful gaze.

Li Xiao glanced toward the door.

Li Beijue understood immediately and turned to walk toward the doorway.

The two of them went out together.

In the room, Tiantian was afraid Jiang Baobao wouldn't agree and was still trying hard to persuade her: "Mommy! Even though Brother Shitou is the bad guy's son, he isn't a bad person! Brother Shitou also said he wanted to be my brother! And that bad guy wasn't good to him at all! To protect me, Brother Shitou was even whipped by the bad guy! He was covered in purple bruises!"

The little girl rattled off praises for Xiaoshi like a machine gun, while also accusing Viper of how badly he treated him.

Hearing the end of it, Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but frown as well.

"That Viper is too sinister, right? He doesn't even spare his own son? Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs! Is he a sadist? To actually use a whip to beat a little child?"

Cai Xiaotang was filled with righteous indignation, and Jiang Baobao's resolve also wavered for a moment.

If that child was truly as good as Tiantian said, and was indeed being abused by Viper...

Then... they could try to find a way to see if they could bring him back.

It's just that... letting that child enter the Li Family definitely wouldn't work.

Perhaps she could ask her uncle Jiang Chenghao later... to see if he would be willing to adopt a foster son?

Jiang Baobao's thoughts drifted inexplicably far, until she felt her hand being gently shaken, and she snapped back to reality.

"Mommy... Brother Shitou is really, really good, and he's very obedient; he definitely won't make Mommy angry. Mommy... just bring him back, okay? Otherwise, every time that bad guy gets angry, he hits Brother Shitou! Brother Shitou is so pitiful!"

Tiantian looked at Jiang Baobao with pleading eyes, her tone almost begging.

Jiang Baobao's gaze flickered for a moment, and she finally agreed: "Baby, Mommy promises you to discuss this matter with Daddy, but Mommy cannot guarantee that we will definitely be able to bring your Brother Shitou back. We can only try to find out where he is and whether he is willing to come back with us, okay?"

"Mm-hmm! Okay! Brother Shitou will definitely be willing!"

Hearing Jiang Baobao agree, Tiantian immediately jumped up from the bed in excitement.

Outside the door—

Li Xiao was telling Li Beijue with a serious expression what had happened today.

"Viper is dead?"

Li Beijue frowned; hearing that Viper had been shot twice and fallen into the sea, he felt vaguely displeased.

"Letting him die so easily..."

Li Beijue gave a cold snort, then continued to ask, "Since he is already dead, what about the child Tiantian mentioned? Where is he?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao sighed helplessly.

"That is exactly what I wanted to tell you..."

He lowered his voice, paused for two seconds, and then said, "Tiantian's antidote was snatched from Viper's hand by that child and thrown to me. When Viper fell, he dragged him into the sea together."

Upon hearing this, Li Beijue was stunned for a moment, and then his expression sank abruptly.

He never imagined that the antidote would be obtained in such a way.

It was that child who snatched it down...

It seems he is indeed as Tiantian said, very good to her... even willing to sacrifice himself to take risks...

"Can it still be found?"

Li Beijue asked in a deep voice.

"I have already had people look for it again, but..."

Li Xiao shook his head, leaving his sentence unfinished.

Silence fell between the two of them.

After a long while, Li Xiao then asked: "As for Tiantian, how do you plan to tell her? Tell her... that the child is already gone?"

"No."

Li Beijue refused without a second thought: "Tiantian has only just woken up; if she knows that the child is already gone, I worry it will affect her health."

"That's true too."

Li Xiao nodded.

After speaking, the atmosphere fell silent again.

The two could not think of any good ideas for the moment, so they exchanged a glance and turned back to the hospital room.

Then, just as they entered the door, they heard Tiantian excitedly shout: "Daddy! Mommy promised me she would go find Brother Shitou!"