"If you dare be rude to us, we dare curse you."
"Exactly. Who do you think you are? If we didn't need your bone marrow to treat Su Zhuo's illness, do you think someone like you could ever step through the Su family's doors?"
"You only got in because of Aunt Lu. And instead of being grateful, you even cursed Aunt Lu and made her so angry she fell ill."
"You even cursed the Bai family's old madam. Do you know how old she is this year?"
"..."
The children indignantly listed Huo Jiu's crimes.
Listening to the little brats downstairs chattering away with their accusations, Huo Jiu let out a whistle. "So you all know that the Su family and the Bai family are begging me to donate bone marrow to Su Zhuo?"
Before the little brats could answer, Huo Jiu asked again, "Did I agree?"
Su Zhuo's friends exchanged looks. They did not understand what Huo Jiu meant.
Huo Jiu continued, "They tricked me into coming to the Su family during my biological father's funeral. Before my father's body had even gone cold, my mother joined forces with my stepfather to deceive me, a minor, into donating bone marrow to her stepson. I refused and ran away from the Su family. I wandered the streets for seven days and nights. Afraid I would slip beyond his control, Su Shiyuan sent his personal assistant to follow me the whole time. Whenever I found a part-time job, he forced the owner to fire me. If the owner refused, he threatened to report them for employing child labor. He ignored the fact that I had a high fever, nowhere to stay, and no money for food, and dragged things out for an entire week."
"Until I swallowed my pride and begged