Chapter 31: Childhood (2)_1

"Tingting, you're finally back; it's been a week! You wouldn't answer your phone or reply to texts; I thought you had gone missing!" Uncle Zhou Dahai, holding a bottle of alcohol, staggered down the stairs.

Upon seeing the man beside Zhou Ting, he exclaimed in shock, "You, you—you're that guy!"

The man dressed in a suit nodded, took out a check from his pocket, and handed it to Zhou Dahai, "You must be Tingting's brother, right? Here is 500,000. Please take good care of Tingting's daughter from now on."

Zhou Ting looked down at the small Xia Weiwei, gently ruffled her hair, and said kindly, "From now on, you need to listen to Uncle, okay?"

"Mom, are you going to leave with this uncle? Don't you want Weiwei anymore?" Xia Weiwei's little hand clung tightly to Zhou Ting's dress.

Zhou Ting's eyes reddened, and she choked up. She could only whisper an apology, "I'm sorry—," then she pried her daughter's small hand away, took the man's arm, and got into the luxury car.