Chapter 1205: Chapter 1219: Oh Time, Oh Time, Can You Stop for a While (5)
Uncle Guan walked over, closed the door, and stood to one side.
The old man glanced at Uncle Guan, then redirected his gaze to Xiaoying.
Xiaoying stood there, trembling all over.
The old man, "You think you’re very beautiful?"
Xiaoying lowered her head even further, her face flushed and silent, "..."
She had been the school beauty ever since kindergarten, all the way through to university.
The old man eyed Xiaoying and snorted coldly, "Are you going to speak for yourself or do you need someone to force you to open your mouth?"
Xiaoying’s knees went weak, nearly collapsing, "I’ll speak for myself!"
The old man, "Speak."
Xiaoying stammered, "I... I don’t think I’m beautiful."
The old man chuckled, "Oh? Is that so? I thought you considered yourself so beautiful, you could become the third young mistress of the Huo Family."
Hearing the words "third young mistress," Xiaoying’s face turned red and hot.
The old man, "So you do know how to feel shame!"
Xiaoying, "..."
The old man, "I see you envy our family’s second young mistress a lot."
Xiaoying, "..."
The old man spoke unceremoniously, "Look at yourself from head to toe, where do you compare to even a single strand of Huanhuan’s hair?"
Xiaoying looked down, shamefully biting her lip.
The old man snorted, "Behave yourself from now on, unless you want to go to jail."
Xiaoying quickly shook her head.
The old man saw her fear, "Do you know what the crime of child trafficking is?"
Xiaoying whispered, "I... I didn’t."
The old man snorted, "Conduct such as abducting, kidnapping, buying, selling, transporting, or transferring a child—all these acts constitute child trafficking. According to the Criminal Law, committing the crime of child trafficking results in a sentence of no less than 5 years and no more than 10 years in prison."
Xiaoying quickly matched her situation to these criteria.
The old man continued, "(1) The principal member of a child trafficking syndicate;
(2) Trafficking three or more children;
(3) Kidnapping children using violence, coercion, or anesthesia with the intent to sell;
(4) Stealing infants with the intent to sell;
(5) Causing serious injury, death, or other severe consequences to the trafficked child or their family;
(6) Selling children across national borders.
If any of these circumstances exist, the sentence is 10 years or more, up to life imprisonment. Count how many of these apply to you."
Xiaoying stood there silently, her teeth chattering.
The old man, "I see you’ve been quite idle lately. So, clean and mop the first and second floors every day and disinfect everything once more."
Xiaoying hurriedly agreed.
The old man looked at Uncle Guan, "Watch over her, make sure she doesn’t slack off, and clean the tiles until they shine like a mirror, without a single stain."
Uncle Guan, "Yes, sir."
The old man looked at Xiaoying, "Go now."
Xiaoying, "..."
The old man stood up and left the study.
Uncle Guan took Xiaoying downstairs to clean.
Because it wasn’t clean enough, she spent the whole morning cleaning just the corridor on the second floor.
After lunch, the old man went upstairs to take a look, "Okay, stop cleaning now. It’s lunchtime and people need to rest, don’t disturb their sleep."
Xiaoying returned to her room.
Xu Yuan glanced at her, "Did you really think a sparrow like you could fly onto a branch and become a phoenix?"
Xiaoying gave Xu Yuan a hateful look, quietly climbed onto the bed, and looked at her hands, worn to the point of skinning. She imagined all kinds of vicious ways to deal with the Huo Family members, but couldn’t think of a single one that she could actually carry out.
