In the Chu Family's grand hall, guests filled the space to the brim.
Chu Qing held the microphone, his eyes slightly red, "Thank you all for coming to my daughter Chu Xinyan's welcome home banquet. Xinxin was not even a year old and still in swaddling clothes when she left us. We've kept her nursery intact, and every time I enter and see the scene inside, my heart aches like it's being cut with a knife.
Heaven has shown us mercy, and I also must thank the police officers and everyone else who helped us in finding my daughter, Xinxin.
Here, I promise to donate twenty million to aid families of abducted children in finding their own."
"Next, let's welcome our Xinxin..."
Dressed in a pale blue gown that was tailored to fit, Yuan Xi slowly descended the spiral staircase, the warm light from above casting an ivory glow on her skin.
