Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t just stand there and watch.

In fact, she began to feel that her body was aching when the old woman fell a few more times.

She should help the old woman and ask what was going on with her before leaving.

No, she should just help her stand firm and then leave. She shouldn’t meddle in the old woman’s business.

Cheng Xiaoxiao swore that she wouldn’t mind the old woman’s business even if the old woman was kicked out by her family or encountered some problems.

“So, granny, what happened to you? Why are you here alone in the middle of the night? Where is your family? Where do you live?”

Cheng Xiaoxiao held the old woman’s thin arm, feeling the texture of the old woman’s skin and bones, and her tone sounded more concerned than before.

In life, one could never escape the law of truth and the contradiction of one’s mind.

Cheng Xiaoxiao just followed the call of her heart.

She couldn’t help it because the old woman looked too pitiful. Anyone who saw this would sympathize with the old woman.

Only when Cheng Xiaoxiao supported the old woman to stand firm at the entrance of the alley did she really see the appearance of her.

She had a kind and gentle appearance. Her face was full of kindness and vicissitudes. She must have had dark hair when she was young, but now, her grayish hair looked like the snow that had fallen to the ground as well as the first frost of autumn.

Her silver hair covered half of her face.

In her slightly sunken eyes, a pair of dark brown eyes quietly told the vicissitudes of time she had witnessed.

She had a thin body figure and a face full of wrinkles. Probably because she did not have many teeth in her mouth, her lips were deeply pursed.

Despite that, her lips were slightly raised even if she did not smile. Coupled with her smiling eyes that naturally drooped, she gave off an amiable feeling.

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s grandparents had passed away long ago. Therefore, when she saw the old woman’s face, she felt very familiar and wanted to be closer to her.

“My name is Lu Dihua. You can call me Dihua.”

The old woman finally spoke. Her voice was a bit hoarse, and she spoke every word slowly like an old-fashioned phonograph recorder. However, it was this feeling that reminded Cheng Xiaoxiao of her grandparents’ faces when she was young.

They looked exactly alike.

Would all people be like this when they were old?

Or was it just this old woman who had a natural affinity?

Cheng Xiaoxiao almost couldn’t hold back her tears. She would have definitely choked out had it not for Granny Dihua’s strange request.

“You are an elder. How can I…”

Under Granny Dihua’s intense gaze, Cheng Xiaoxiao spoke in a lower and lower voice. Eventually, her voice was drowned out. Then, she changed to another sentence.

“How about I call you Granny Dihua? Is that okay?”

Fortunately, Granny Dihua did not refuse, and her stern gaze had also assumed her original calm and kind look.

Cheng Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief in a low voice. She let go of Granny Dihua’s hand and gently stroked her chest. She secretly mumbled some words under her breath.

“Granny Dihua looks kind and gentle, but her glare is quite aggressive. Oh my, I almost freaked out.”

Granny Dihua’s glare reminded her of her grandparents who teamed up to scold her when she had done something wrong. Her childhood memories immediately flooded her mind and shocked her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao covered her chest and asked another question.

“Granny Dihua, what are you doing here?”

Granny Dihua beckoned to Cheng Xiaoxiao, indicating that Cheng Xiaoxiao should come closer to her.

Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t bear to reject the request of Granny Dihua, who was smiling at her sweetly. Despite her skepticism and not knowing why Granny Dihua suddenly became so mysterious, she leaned over.

It was as if Granny Dihua found Cheng Xiaoxiao moving too slowly because she suddenly pulled her, and the distance between the two of them was so close that Cheng Xiaoxiao could smell Granny Dihua’s scent.

The smell was exclusive to old people, but it was a little different. It seemed that there was a mixture of a familiar milky fragrance.

Cheng Xiaoxiao found the fragrance very familiar. It was very sweet, and she felt that she often smelled it before.

However, she couldn’t remember where she had smelled it.

Maybe people would remember a special and exclusive scent, although she couldn’t remember where she smelled it.

Forget it! She didn’t have time to go through her memories!

Cheng Xiaoxiao chided herself for not being able to concentrate, while secretly moving her arm that was being held by Granny Dihua.

Granny Dihua was quite strong. Cheng Xiaoxiao could feel the pain and numbness in her arm where Granny Dihua had grabbed her. She was too embarrassed to say it directly, so she had to secretly struggle a few times.

Of course, just like when Granny Dihua grabbed her ankle, her resistance was useless.

Granny Dihua, who had brought Cheng Xiaoxiao in front of her, carefully looked into Cheng Xiaoxiao’s eyes and said word by word, “Do you smell anything?”

Smell? What smell?

Cheng Xiaoxiao looked at Granny Dihua with a pair of confused big eyes. She looked at the extremely serious Granny Dihua and tried to smell the scent around them.

No. What smell?

She didn’t smell anything.

Cheng Xiaoxiao kept smelling bit by bit. In order to avoid missing any smell, she sucked in a particularly big breath every time.

She smelled the musty smell of the alley and Granny Dihua’s body scent. She could even smell the residual smell of blood and sweat on her body. However, she didn’t smell anything else.

Did Granny Dihua dislike the smell on her body?

Cheng Xiaoxiao lifted the arm that Granny Di Hua had not grabbed onto to her nose and sniffed. “Is it…”

She stopped without finishing her sentence. It was not that Granny Dihua was glaring at her again, but that Cheng Xiaoxiao had stopped on her own.

She clearly heard some movement behind her, but she didn’t know what exactly it was. It was a sound that was very quiet. It was only because Cheng Xiaoxiao was used to being a cat that she noticed it.

What was it? Was it a mouse?

Cheng Xiaoxiao wanted to turn around, but Granny Dihua held her hand even tighter.

As Granny Dihua applied more strength, Cheng Xiaoxiao finally could not resist the pain and whimpered.

“G-G-Granny Dihua, it hurts…”

Cheng Xiaoxiao grimaced in pain as she looked at Granny Dihua. She was not in the mood to observe what was behind her.

She thought that since she had made it so obvious, Granny Dihua would loosen her grip a little.

However, things did not go as she expected. Granny Dihua continued to look at her with her stern eyes without blinking at all.

This time, Cheng Xiaoxiao was really anxious. She wanted to go back as soon as possible. She was on pins and needles when she was chatting with Granny Dihua here, but she couldn’t explain why she felt uneasy.

Furthermore, Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t know what the sound was.

She should think of a way to leave quickly. Maybe, she could say that her family was waiting for her at home to have dinner.

Cheng Xiaoxiao lowered her head and shook her arms hard while thinking about her strategies.

This time, her arm would definitely be bruised, and it would probably be visible when she went back.

The same voice came from behind Cheng Xiaoxiao again, but this time, it was even louder.

Granny Dihua, who was standing in front of her, looked more and more terrifying. However, she wasn’t glaring at Cheng Xiaoxiao, but behind her.

Tsk!

No way!

I must look back!

Cheng Xiaoxiao was too curious. She endured the pain in her arm and turned to look behind her.

Bang!

Before Cheng Xiaoxiao could see what was going on behind her, her vision went black, and she lost consciousness.

It was not until the second before she fainted that Cheng Xiaoxiao figured out what the sound was.

It was the sound of clothes rubbing together.

There was someone behind her.

Yes. Otherwise, She wouldn’t have been knocked out.

As Cheng Xiaoxiao was about to fall to the ground, Lu Dihua charged forward and directly pulled Cheng Xiaoxiao into her arms.

Looking at the unconscious Cheng Xiaoxiao in her arms, Lu Dihua revealed a meaningful smile. Her determined tone sounded so terrifying.

“You did not smell it, but I did. My nose can trace everything.”

The person opposite Granny Dihua did not make a sound. He simply put down the wooden stick slowly, and his hands naturally fell to his side.

He did not speak, but Granny Dihua did not intend to let him off the hook. She lifted Cheng Xiaoxiao in her embrace and hissed at the man in front of her in a faint tone, “Tongtong, you must be swift and fast next time!”

It was just an ordinary order without a hint of reprimand in her words, but Zhang Tongtong trembled and instinctively wanted to kneel down.

“Forget it. Make sure it won’t happen again!”

Granny Dihua looked up slightly at Zhang Tongtong. Suddenly, she revealed a kind and sweet smile on her expressionless face as she said, “Let’s go back.”

Startled at first, Zhang Tongtong immediately understood and followed behind Lu Dihua, a grin slowly appearing on his face.

When he smiled, the white teeth with traces of red were exposed, and they looked particularly dazzling in the dark night.

Cheng Xiaoxiao would have screamed in fear if she were awake. That was right, Zhang Tongtong was none other than the wacky sadist who had chased her earlier.

And now, Zhang Tongtong was just about to carry Cheng Xiaoxiao, but Granny Dihua waved her hand and rejected his offer.

“I’ll carry her myself. She is very precious.”

Zhang Tongtong did not insist. He just withdrew his hand and followed Granny Dihua to the opposite alley. He did not speak the entire time, but in his heart, he silently admired Lu Dihua who was walking swiftly.

Lu Dihua was only as tall as Zhang Tongtong’s chest, and her hunched back made her look very short. However, Zhang Tongtong only dared to bend down and lower his head in front of her, looking very docile and respectful.

Zhang Tongtong was even more fearful when he thought of how Lu Dihua could smell the scent of a stranger outside the courtyard even when she was in the room.

Albeit the size of the courtyard, the outside of the courtyard was separated by two doors.

Lu Dihua could tell that the woman outside the courtyard was beautiful and special simply by smelling her scent without having to listen to her voice or look at her. She even decisively ordered Zhang Tongtong to bring her in and be gentle and careful when dealing with her.