The villa belonged to Old Pi. Even Li Congxin himself was only staying there temporarily, so he certainly had no right to casually invite someone else to live there.
But Mindy was now all alone and helpless, so Li Congxin naturally couldn't just abandon her.
In fact, he had already made up his mind at Marcus's funeral. If Old Pi refused to let Mindy stay with them, he would move out of the villa with Mindy. He still hadn't gotten around to selling his previous house, so it wasn't as though they would be homeless.
However, it turned out that his concerns had been unnecessary. When Old Pi heard that Mindy would be moving in, he was extremely happy. Not only did he readily agree, he even boasted shamelessly in front of the girl about how awesome he was and asked whether she would be willing to have him become her guardian.
Judging by the old man's attitude, he seemed intent on competing with Li Congxin.
In response to the old man's enthusiasm, Mindy very politely expressed her sincere gratitude, then tactfully declined his offer to become her guardian.
The little girl put it so gracefully and appropriately that no one could find fault with her words.
However, when those words reached the ears of the two old hands, Old Pi and Li Congxin, they felt rather uncomfortable.
Mindy was only eleven years old. Normally, weren't children her age enjoying carefree childhoods?
Yet Mindy's childhood had been burdened with far too many things. Although those burdens had made her mature much earlier than every other child her age, Li Congxin and Old Pi saw that as a tragedy.
After getting Mindy settled in, the smile on Old Pi's face gradually faded. He then became serious. "I carefully read through the