Chapter 36: Get Lost

Li Chunqiu sensed something was amiss in the conversation. Smiling, she replied, “I’m…a little busy, that’s why I asked. Just speak properly. If Yingying did something wrong, I’ll punish her, severely, I won’t condone it!”

Lin Xuan stared at Li Chunqiu: “Do you really think so?”

Li Chunqiu looked at Lin Xuan with sincerity, “Don’t you understand what kind of person I am? If it’s Yingying’s fault, I certainly won’t protect her.”

Lin Xuan recounted the kindergarten incident to Li Chunqiu.

Upon hearing this, Li Chunqiu angrily threw down her chopsticks, even harder than Lin Xuan had.

“This little brat, I’ll leave her alone and she’ll turn the world upside down,” Li Chunqiu said, heading towards the wardrobe to grab a clothes hanger.

“Where is she? I’ll beat her to death!”

Lin Xuan: “…”

He watched Li Chunqiu’s furious and indignant demeanor, it didn’t seem feigned.

Lin Xuan’s dark eyes flickered, “Let’s eat first!”

But Li Chunqiu was relentless, “Lin Xuan, tell me where she is? You wouldn’t hide her just because she made a mistake, would you? That won’t do.”

“Lin Xuan, if children make mistakes, we as parents must correct them, otherwise they’ll become more and more reckless.”

“Lin Xuan, tell me where she is, no matter how you hide her. I won’t allow this to happen, even if I have to kneel and beg on the streets, I won’t allow her to do such a bad thing.”

“Lin Xuan, don’t condone her because you love her. While I’m not a vicious mother, I’m an upright one. This child is so young, if we don’t instill the right values in her, she’ll cause trouble later!”

“…”

Lin Xuan watched Li Chunqiu’s determined stance to discipline the child.

He thought, the child is young and doesn’t understand. This certainly wasn’t Li Chunqiu’s doing.

“She’s in confinement, I put her in confinement.” Seeing Li Chunqiu’s righteous indignation, his heart softened a bit.

“I’ll have Captain Wang release her. The child hasn’t eaten yet.”

After saying this, Lin Xuan stopped eating, changed his shoes, and went to the camp’s security office to release her.

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On her way back, Shen Yuchu discovered her USB drive was missing from her bag. This USB drive contained crucial files.

Shen Yuchu told her assistant Xiao Wang, “Xiao Wang, did you see my USB drive? It’s white with a green shell.”

“No, Ms. Shen! You didn’t take it out.”

Shen Yuchu quickly recalled.

“…”

Damn it, she left it at Lin Xuan’s place, on the desk in the bedroom, when she paid him.

After recalling that scene, she wanted to slap herself.

“Xiao Wang, drive to the camp area.”

“Ms. Shen, it’s so late, are you going back to sign the contract?”

“More important than signing a contract, drive directly to the family housing area.”

Xiao Wang: “…”

Shen Yuchu looked up at the starry night sky. She had escaped with great difficulty, and now she had to go back.

Shen Yuchu grabbed a spare battery from the car, handed it to him, “Wait for my call.”

“Yes, Ms. Shen!”

As soon as Shen Yuchu got out of the car, she felt excruciating pain in her feet.

Assistant Xiao Wang went to carry her, “Ms. Shen, let me carry you. Or, tell me which apartment number, I’ll go get it for you.”

Shen Yuchu winced in pain, “It won’t work.”

Shen Yuchu had studied psychology, and judging by Lin Xuan’s personality, he was very stubborn. Only she could retrieve it.

“Just carry me to this corridor.”

“The first floor? Then…”

“Xiao Wang, drive the car in that direction.” Shen Yuchu pointed to the lawn nearby, “Wait there.”

“Yes, Ms. Shen!”

Shen Yuchu glanced at her watch, “In twenty minutes, if I don’t come out, or if there’s no movement from that window, just drive away!”

Assistant Xiao Wang followed Shen Yuchu’s gaze, looking at the window, “Ms. Shen, that window?”

“Yes!”

“Yes, Ms. Shen, don’t worry!”

“…”

Shen Yuchu was carried to the first-floor corridor by Xiao Wang, then he drove off.

Even with shock-absorbing shoes, Shen Yuchu felt some pain from the impact.

Shen Yuchu knocked on Lin Xuan’s door.

Li Chunqiu heard the knock. She had just scolded Li Yingying, whom she brought back from confinement, in front of Lin Xuan.

Suddenly, a knock. She looked at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan put down his chopsticks and went to open the door. When he opened it, he saw Shen Yuchu.

A stroke of luck!

Lin Xuan couldn’t believe his eyes.

Wasn’t she trying to escape from under his nose? Why was she suddenly in front of him again?

Wasn’t she very capable?

Wasn’t she very clever?

Wasn’t she good at deception?

Why would she appear before him now?

Countless thoughts raced through Lin Xuan’s mind, and when he met Shen Yuchu’s gaze, countless questions coalesced into three words: “Come in!”

Shen Yuchu had a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, and she was barely able to walk.

Lin Xuan noticed this. As he reached out, he heard Li Chunqiu say, “Lin Xuan, who’s there?”

“Daddy, Daddy, I know I was wrong, please don’t let Mommy hit me, okay?”

“Daddy, I know I was wrong.” Li Yingying ran over and hugged his leg.

Shen Yuchu: “…”

It’s always the family of three that’s close.

Shen Yuchu leaned against the door frame and went inside.

Lin Xuan quickly pulled Li Yingying’s hand away and turned to Shen Yuchu.

“Shen Yuchu, actually…actually, it’s not what you think, I just put her in confinement. Chunqiu said that children need discipline…”

However, Shen Yuchu didn’t listen to Lin Xuan’s explanation. She went into the room and turned on the light. The next second, her eyes locked onto her target.

The bedside table was empty!

Shen Yuchu’s eyes flashed with disappointment. When she looked at the small blanket, her gaze fell on the grass outside.

Ah!

Her USB drive had a green night light shell, and it was shining brightly on the grass outside, emitting light.

Shen Yuchu slapped her forehead, “Damn it!”

She blurted out those two words.

If she had searched outside, she wouldn’t have had to come in.

However, as she turned to leave, Lin Xuan blocked her path again, “Let’s talk.”

“Get lost!” Shen Yuchu spat out two words.