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He would never use verbal attacks if he wanted to be harsh with a child.
"Then you..."
"I just told her that I'm not the same person as you."
He didn't say much more than that.
At this moment, scenes from the ship kept replaying in Mong Si's mind.
Tong Tong was a good child; after he explained that he wasn't her father, she didn't feel scared or leave immediately. Instead, she wanted to take him with her.
In Mong Si's memory, he had always been the one who was abandoned, so he never expected that a small child would not give up on him in a moment of danger.
It was a lie to say that he wasn't moved.
The warm and tender calls of "Daddy" from Tong Tong began to echo in Mong Si's ears again, and he inexplicably asked, "What is Tong Tong's current state?"
Zhu Junjie hadn't intended to bring up Tong Tong with Mong Si, but he was worried about her current condition and detailed everything about Tong Tong's situation to Mong Si.
"The psychologist said that knowing what happened after Tong Tong was kidnapped might provide a breakthrough for communicating with her."
Mentioning Tong Tong made Zhu Junjie lose his temper. "Tong Tong is still a child; she is innocent. As long as she can recover, I will give you any property under my name!"
"Do I need your money?"
His wealth could sustain him for several lifetimes; he didn't care about the little assets Zhu Junjie had.
"Other than money, I can't give you anything else."
After saying this, Zhu Junjie let out a heavy sigh and continued, "I... can also bury the hatchet with you. The things you did to have me kidnapped and harmed can be wiped clean!"
"I don't care whether you hold grudges against me."
"...Then what do you want? Stop acting like a shy girl!"
After saying this, Zhu Junjie recalled what his father had told him. "I know you want to replace my identity, but that's impossible."
He had his own bottom line and people he wanted to protect. He couldn't abandon them to take on burdens that weren't his to bear for Mong Si.
"If you disagree, what are you still doing here?"
"You haven't told me how those people treated Tong Tong when you went to save her."
"If you want to hear it, I'll tell you."
Mong Si briefly described Tong Tong's state when he entered the cabin and how those people threatened him using her. He painted a clear picture of the situation, detailing even Tong Tong's expressions and physical reactions at the time.
Listening to this made the veins on Zhu Junjie's forehead bulge; he gritted his teeth and growled, "Are you... are you even human? Those people already had a dagger at Tong Tong's neck; with just a little more force, she wouldn't have had any chance of survival! How could you take such risks without caring?"
Zhu Junjie knew the process was dangerous but hadn't expected it to be this perilous. If they were determined, they could easily sever the artery in Tong Tong's neck...
Zhu Junjie felt a shiver run down his spine at the thought of that scene.
"She's not my daughter, why should I care about her life or death?"
If he hadn't taken the gamble back then, both he and Tong Tong would have fallen into an even more dangerous situation, and perhaps neither of them would have survived.
He had to take a ruthless gamble for them to have a chance at life.
That fool Zhu Junjie didn't understand that he had carefully considered this decision at the time.
"You... you..."
Zhu Junjie pointed at Mong Si, wanting nothing more than to strangle him.
Mong Si looked at him mockingly, "If you're so worried about Tong Tong, why didn't you go save her sooner? This is how I saved her; if you have objections, the events have already happened!"
Zhu Junjie stammered.
He wanted to curse Mong Si out.
But what Mong Si said was indeed true; if he cared about Tong Tong, he should have gone to save her himself, ensuring she suffered no harm at all.
Since he didn't go looking for her, what right did he have to criticize Mong Si?
"Do you want to hear more?"
"Yes! Why wouldn't I want to hear?"
Zhu Junjie's face turned red and his neck thickened, but even so, he still wanted to know the complete story.
Mong Si was deliberately tormenting Zhu Junjie, detailing the process of how those people tortured Tong Tong, while being brief about everything else.
"Is that all?"
"Yes, that's it. If you think the process is lacking, I can come up with more."
The process was indeed thrilling, but it belonged to Mong Si.
Mong Si didn't want to reveal the entire story of how he saved Tong Tong; he had no intention of establishing a heroic image in Zhu Junjie's mind.
"Did you just make up everything you told me?"
"If you think it's made up, then it is."
Zhu Junjie: ...
Talking to Mong Si was exhausting!
But judging by the injuries on Tong Tong, what Mong Si said completely matched up.
Mong Si must not be lying.
Having asked all the questions he needed, Zhu Junjie stood up with a stern face and intended to leave.
As he turned around and saw the cup of water on the table, he hesitated for a moment before pushing the cup closer to Mong Si and leaving the hospital room.
The sound of the door closing echoed, and Mong Si looked at the water on the bedside table. He had hardly drunk any water these past few days except during meals. After talking so much with Zhu Junjie just now, he felt a bit thirsty. He picked up the cup and drank it all in one go.
Outside the door, Zhu Junjie avoided the gaze of two bodyguards and clapped his hands. Who told him to carelessly push the cup within Mong Si's reach? If he had known that Mong Si would disregard Tong Tong's well-being, he should have added something to that cup of water!
Frustrated, Zhu Junjie returned to Tong Tong's hospital room to find Song Lan. As soon as he got back, he briefly recounted what Mong Si had said. He knew that after hearing those words, Song Lan would definitely struggle to maintain her composure. Zhu Junjie deleted everything that could be removed as he spoke, carefully observing Song Lan's emotional changes. If her emotions fluctuated too much, he would stop immediately.
Song Lan was someone who kept her emotions hidden. She understood Zhu Junjie well and was concerned that he might hold back details out of consideration for her feelings, so she maintained her composure throughout. By the time Zhu Junjie finished speaking, her tense body was already showing signs of soreness.
“Mong Si must have been afraid that others would exploit his weaknesses, which is why he didn’t show concern for Tong Tong. He was alone without any support; if he fell into those people's hands along with Tong Tong, things would have turned dire,” Zhu Junjie said passionately as he organized his thoughts about what Mong Si had told him.
Mong Si was a rational person; every step he took was calculated. While listening to Mong Si talk about this matter, Zhu Junjie had been overwhelmed by the tense atmosphere that Mong Si had deliberately created, feeling an urge to grab Mong Si and give him a good beating. At that moment, he realized that it might have been Mong Si's dark sense of humor.
“Hmm.” Song Lan nodded gently, afraid that saying too much would destabilize her emotions; she chose not to elaborate further.
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