Chapter 8: Who will be by her side in the future?

  Alicia's Home.

  After more than a decade, there isn't much change here, what has changed is people...

  For example, she has changed from a five-year-old child into an adult.

  Tong Mai stood at the door of Alisha's house, gazing for a long time, unable to express his feelings at this moment, was it pain or sadness? The memories of living here for a whole year were now freely replayed in his mind, bubbling up.

  Sometimes she would rather her memory wasn't so good, desperately trying to forget, yet remembering extremely clearly.

  After her mother's death, her father seemed to have no intention of adopting her and left her in an orphanage. In this orphanage, Elisa spent a whole year until she was six years old, when she was sent directly to London...

  Tong Mai's lips curled up slightly with a self-deprecating smile, mocking himself while also ridiculing Yin Fu.

  Why did he want to send her to London in the first place? Wouldn't it be better if he didn't know her? A deep-seated hatred poured out from his heart at this moment.

  "You are..." At this time, a slightly older woman stood in front of Tong Mai.

  Dean

  "Director, hello, I'm Angel, do you remember me? I used to live here when I was five years old." Tong Mai's tone was slightly excited as he saw the director, as if he had seen his own family.

  "Oh oh oh......" The dean nodded, seeming somewhat perfunctory, his expression unusually solemn.

  Tong Mai noticed something was off on her face, "Director, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" She took a step closer to her.

  Time is indeed a bit ruthless. After going through more than a decade, the face of this former young and beautiful dean now has wrinkles all over.

  In an instant, Tong Mai's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

  One day when she's old like that, who will be by her side? Or will she still be alone like now?

  Loneliness, desolation... These were words she was very afraid of, and fear began to spread rapidly around her.

  "Here, it will be demolished soon, now I'm worried about finding someone to adopt these children and take them away, at least give them a place to settle."

  The dean's words were filled with a strong sense of reluctance, and he sighed.

  "Demolished? Why should it be demolished?" Tong Mai heard this and his face was also extremely surprised.

  "The developer bought this land and said... it seemed like they were going to invest in real estate... so, we had no choice but to tear it down!"

  Tong Mai listened more and felt uncomfortable in her heart, looked around here again, and was extremely reluctant to leave.

  Apart from her mother, this is the place that brings her the most warmth, former companions, former memories, making Tong Mai's reluctance even greater.

  But what can she do for this place?

  "Dean, may I go in and take a look?" Tong Mai asked.

  "Go in, there won't be another chance." Demolished, this place will be flattened, replaced by high-rise buildings.

  And Elisa's home was never seen again...

  Tong Mai's footsteps were unusually heavy as he stepped in, as if they had been filled with lead.

  The facilities and conditions here are not the best, even a bit old-fashioned, but the people here are kind.

  As soon as she entered, several pairs of tender and innocent eyes cast towards her, with that kind of gaze... Tong Mai caught a glimpse of it, feeling an unbearable pain in her heart, as if seeing her former self, helpless, sorrowful, and distressed.

  Why are there so many irresponsible parents in this world? If they gave birth to them, shouldn't they take care of them?

  "Sister..."

  "Sister, have you come to take us away?"

  "Sister, we're all obedient..."

  ……

  The little friends in the orphanage one by one competed to stand in front of Tong Mai, getting closer to her.

  Tong Mai's tears suddenly fell, and the beads of tears poured out uncontrollably. In an instant, they filled her cheeks. Looking back at the children's longing eyes, her helplessness rampaged inside her, screaming.

  "I'm sorry..."

  Having said that, Tong Mai could no longer bear it and hastily ran out of Alisha's house.

  The faces of the children, tender to the point of pain, kept flashing in her mind, but she was helpless. At this time, big raindrops started falling from the sky and scattered on her body.

  She happened to use this rainwater to wash away all her sorrow, pain, and her strong sense of helplessness...