Chapter 52: Ah! I Didn’t Mean To

Shen Yunhe searched through every corner of the house. He had a strong feeling that his son was here; he just hadn’t found him yet. Even if it meant digging through the earth, he was determined to find his son.

He forced himself to calm down, then suddenly stared at the floor. Could there be a basement? He crouched down, carefully feeling around. Just then, the main door opened, and several people in police uniforms entered. It turned out that the hotel manager had reported the situation to the police and had tracked them here.

Once they entered, everyone began to help search. Shen Yunhe noticed a landscape painting hanging on the wall. He moved closer and shifted the painting, only to reveal a door behind it. He pushed the door open and stepped inside. The police followed him in, with Shen Yunshuang bringing up the rear.

Inside was a narrow passage, about half a meter wide and only a meter tall. The group had to walk in a line and bend over to pass through. The place was dark and damp.

Jiang Huaijin heard footsteps coming from outside. His hand shook, and the scalpel ended up stabbing Lin Yiming in the abdomen.

Jiang Huaijin covered his mouth, whispering:

“Ah, I didn’t mean to!”

He turned and ran out. The low door was pushed open, and Shen Yunhe bent down to rush in. Seeing his son standing there, he blinked back tears and quickly walked over to embrace him tightly.

“Son, are you okay?”

“Dad, don’t worry, I’m fine!”

Jiang Huaijin patted his father’s shoulder to comfort him. A few police officers followed behind, staring in shock at the basement. There were various surgical tools scattered around. What was Lin Yiming planning to do with this kind of underground room?

The police officers approached Lin Yiming, checking on him.

“He’s passed out, and there’s still a knife in his body. What happened here?”

Shen Yunshuang stared at the terrifying basement in shock. She had thought she had met a man who could hold her hand for a lifetime, only to realize he was a pervert who had kidnapped her nephew.

Everyone turned to the only witness here, Jiang Huaijin. A police officer stepped forward and lowered his voice to ask:

“Sir, how did this man end up on the floor? Did he kidnap you?”

Jiang Huaijin closed his eyes in his father’s embrace. After a wave of dizziness, when he opened his eyes again, everything in front of him confused him. He looked up at his father and asked with a puzzled expression:

“Dad, what happened? How did I end up here?”

“Nothing, baby, don’t be afraid. Daddy’s here!”

Shen Yunhe held his son tightly and turned to leave, but a police officer stopped him.

“Wait, after you go out, please take your son to the police station to give a statement.”

“Okay!”

Shen Yunhe held his son tightly, his emotions still unsettled. His heart was racing, and he was breathing heavily. Luckily…

“Dad, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have gone to meet that man alone. He’s not a good person. Aunt shouldn’t marry him!”

“I know, baby. It’s okay,” Shen Yunhe said, holding his son as they walked out. When Shen Yunshuang saw her brother leaving, she wanted to follow but then decided to stay behind.

After leaving the basement, Shen Yunhe drove straight to the cake shop.

Once he parked the car, he hadn’t even gotten out yet when the door to the cake shop opened, and Jiang Huaiyu and Jiang Huairou came running out. Shen Yunlin followed behind them.

“Brother, is brother back…?”

Shen Yunhe got out of the car and picked up Jiang Huaijin. Jiang Huairou and Jiang Huaiyu excitedly rushed up to him.

“Brother, where did you go? You scared me to death!”

“I’m fine!” Jiang Huaijin struggled to hug his younger siblings. Shen Yunhe pulled all three of his children into his arms.

“We’re all tired. Let’s go home!”

“Okay!”

Shen Yunhe placed the three children in the car, then turned to Shen Yunlin and said:

“You should head back too. Tell Yunshuang not to contact that person again!”

“I know, big brother.”

After speaking, Shen Yunhe turned and got into the car, driving away. Inside the car, the three children chattered away.

“Big brother, where did you go?”

Jiang Huaijin thought carefully but couldn’t remember anything.

“I don’t know. I just remember that man knocked me out, and when I woke up, Dad was holding me. I don’t remember what happened in between.”

Jiang Huaiyu said:

“Ah! That bad man didn’t drug you, did he? Like in the TV dramas, so you wouldn’t remember anything.”

Jiang Huaijin shook his head. He had no memory of being kidnapped by that person, and he was confused about what happened.

Shen Yunhe listened to the children talk and felt anxious about the possibility that his son had been drugged. He thought about taking him to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow.

When they arrived home, the smell of food wafted through the air. Jiang Banyue was in the kitchen preparing dinner. The three children bounced into the room.

“Mom, mom, we’re back…”

Jiang Banyue heard her children’s cheerful voices, smiled, turned off the stove, and walked out.

“My dears, did you play enough outside?”

“We played a lot, it was so exciting!” Jiang Huaiyu chattered away.

“Mom, big brother was kidnapped by a bad man, and Dad saved him!”

“What? What did you say?”

Jiang Banyue froze, then pulled her eldest son over and checked him from head to toe. When she saw he was okay, she sighed in relief.

Shen Yunhe stepped forward to explain, “Don’t worry, Huaijin is fine. It was Yunshuang’s boyfriend who took him. He’s not a good person, but the police have already arrested him.”

“Where did he take Huaijin? What happened?”

Jiang Banyue’s heart raced as she thought of her son’s instability. She broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that Huaijin would have come out when facing danger.

“He has a basement in his house. Huaijin was locked in there. When we arrived, Huaijin was fine, but the man was on the floor with a knife in his body.”

Jiang Banyue glanced at her eldest son, then walked over and hugged him tightly. “Mom, don’t worry. I’m fine!”

“It’s good, it’s good that you’re fine.”

That evening, after dinner, the three children were exhausted and went to bed early. Shen Yunhe stopped Jiang Banyue as she was about to return to her room.

“Banban, I want to take Huaijin to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow.”

“Okay, I’ll go too!”

Jiang Banyue had been wanting to take Huaijin to see a psychologist but wasn’t sure if she could find the right one. While she was deep in thought, Shen Yunhe approached her.

“I’m sorry. It’s my fault for not keeping a better eye on the kids. They almost got hurt.”

It would be impossible for Jiang Banyue not to resent him a little. After all, it was his responsibility to look after the children, and they had almost lost Huaijin, or worse, he might have been harmed. The thought of it terrified her.