”Ms. Gu, I have investigated the matter clearly. Deng Li did meet He Chun during the recording period and got a recording from He Chun. According to the information I got, this recording was later sent to Lin Mingqi, but I have not investigated the content of the recording. Do you want to continue investigating?”

　　”No need.” Gu Qianjing could guess what the content of the recording was with her toes. It was just about the way the original owner abused Xiao Shu.

　　It seems that the life of a wealthy lady is about to end before it even began. After Lin Mingqi has dealt with Deng Li, she will be the next one.

　　She sighed silently, lowered her head and asked Xiao Shu a question that 90% of parents would ask their children, “Your father and I are divorced, who do you want to live with?”

　　Xiao Shu stared with big eyes and stretched out his soft little hands to touch his mother’s head. The woman started to think about some strange things again.

　　He put down the picture book, picked up the writing board next to the pillow, and wrote stroke by stroke, “Don’t get divorced, live a good life!” His tone was as mature as Aunt Lin from the neighborhood committee. It turned out that if a mother was unreliable, the child would mature precociously.

　　Gu Qianjing, “……” Is it me who doesn’t want to live a good life? It’s your father who is going to use his ultimate move!

　　Lin Mingqi had a meeting with Party A in the morning. After the meeting, he had lunch with several engineers from Party A. It was almost two o’clock in the afternoon when he returned to the company.

　　He pressed the quick call button and called his assistant into the office.

　　”How’s the matter you were asked to handle yesterday going?”

　　”Boss Lin, Deng Li was criticized by the radio and television station and has now been banned by all major TV stations. A game she previously endorsed has also been removed from the shelves. She will face huge compensation in the future.”

　　”Well, how’s He Chun doing?”

　　”She is still abroad. She admitted that she had tortured the young master, but she did not admit to framing the mistress.”

　　Lin Mingqi tapped his slender index finger twice on the wide leather sofa armrest and raised his eyelids. “Hand her over directly to the International Child Protection Organization. Also, charge her with child abuse.”

　　”Okay, Mr. Lin.”

　　The assistant turned around to leave, but Lin Mingqi stopped him again, “I’m going to Ankang Ancient Town. Please keep an eye on the company. If you have anything, call me.”

　　”Okay, do you want a driver?”

　　”Need not.”

　　Lin Mingqi put away his laptop, draped his smoky gray high-end suit jacket over his arm, and took the elevator directly from the office to the underground parking lot.

　　The pure black Maybach’s headlights flashed and soon disappeared among a climbing plant at the corner of the garage.

　　Lin Mingqi drove very fast, always staying on the edge of the speed limit. He was very focused while driving. There was no messy music in the car, only the sound of the wind when the car passed by.

　　In fact, Lin Mingqi had no reason to go to Ankang Ancient Town. He just felt a lot of anger in his heart and didn’t know where to vent it.

　　After finding He Chun, he had a glimmer of hope that Gu Qianjing’s abuse of Xiao Shu was a slander.

　　But He Chun admitted everything, including the deal with Deng Li. She also participated in torturing Xiao Shu, but she never admitted that Gu Qianjing was innocent.

　　In the office, Lin Mingqi felt very angry, so he went to Ankang without caring about anything. But what could he do there? Could he get rid of Gu Qianjing without blinking an eye like he did with He Chun?

　　She is Xiaoshu’s biological mother, and what He Chun said is completely different from what Lin Mingqi saw. Lin Mingqi has lived for 27 years and has never hesitated like this. This feeling of being out of control makes him confused and at a loss.

　　When the Maybach arrived at Ankang Ancient Town, Xiaoshu had not yet finished school. He parked the car under a big banyan tree in front of the elementary school gate. When he saw several little kids with schoolbags rushing out, Lin Mingqi opened the car door and got out.

　　Xiao Shu was originally jumping and rushing out with Xiu Ziheng and Xiao Ju, but when he saw the tall and slender figure standing at the school gate, he suddenly stopped.

　　”What’s wrong, brother?” Xiu Ziheng also stopped. Xiao Ju, who didn’t have time to brake, bumped into Xiu Ziheng’s schoolbag. Stars appeared in her eyes instantly, and she pouted and rubbed her head unhappily.

　　Xiao Shu pointed at the figure outside the iron gate and called out silently, “Dad!”

　　Lin Mingqi opened his arms towards him.

　　Xiao Ju reacted very quickly and immediately shouted to Teacher Xiaoguo, “Teacher, Xiaoshu’s father is here!”

　　Teacher Guo walked slower than the other little girls. When she saw the person standing outside the school gate, she was stunned for a moment. The handsome man she described was probably like a jade tree in the wind^[1]simply put, she saw money plant or ATM or god of wealth.

　　When Lin Mingqi looked over, Teacher Guo shook her head quickly to get rid of the messy thoughts in her mind.

　　The man outside the school gate did share a face with Xiao Shu. Teacher Guo’s intuition told her that he must be Xiao Shu’s father, but her reason told her not to rashly hand the child over to someone she met for the first time.

　　Fortunately, the photography assistant came out in time to rescue the situation. She had seen Lin Mingqi’s photo in a magazine, and Xiao Shu also confirmed that the man outside was his father.

　　The key point is that knowing Lin Mingqi’s identity, the photography assistant did not dare to be negligent. After thinking for two minutes, she directly opened the school gate.

　　The moment the door opened, Xiao Shu jumped into Lin Mingqi’s arms like a little cannonball, wrapped his short legs around his father’s strong waist, and a happy smile like a little fool appeared on his face again.

　　After seeing his father’s initial surprise pass, Xiao Shu picked up the clipboard and wrote on it, “Go, pick, Mom!”

　　”Yes.” Lin Mingqi nodded, “Let’s go pick up mom. Do you know the way?”

　　Xiao Shu nodded affirmatively. He and his mother walked there several times before they found the location of the silver shop.

　　After saying hello to the photography assistant, Lin Mingqi carried Xiao Shu into the back seat of the car and drove the Maybach out.

　　But as they walked, they realized something was wrong. The stone roads in the ancient town were very narrow, and cars could not pass through many places. Xiao Shu only knew the walking path, and he didn’t know the path that cars could pass through.

　　So, a luxurious Maybach was circling around the ancient town, looking like a nouveau riche who bought a luxury car and brought it back to the village to show off.

　　Gu Qianjing, who was unaware of the situation, still went to the school to pick up Xiaoshu after school, but when she arrived she heard from Teacher Xiao Guo that Xiaoshu had been picked up by his father.

　　Gu Qianjing was immediately confused. Could it be that Lin Mingqi came back to snatch the child away?

　　She didn’t care whether she was still recording the show or not. She took her temporary mobile phone back from the photography assistant and frantically called Lin Mingqi, but she didn’t know where Lin Mingqi went and there was no signal on the phone.

　　The repeated sound of [The number you dialed is out of service] completely broke Gu Qianjing’s defense. Lin Mingqi must have taken Xiao Shu away. If he was in the town, how could he be out of service area?

　　Gu Qianjing felt like a huge hole was dug in her heart, feeling both painful and empty.

　　If Xiaoshu is gone, what’s the point of her staying in this world?

　　After spending so much time together, she had already regarded Xiao Shu as her own son. How could she let someone take her own son away so easily?

　　Gu Qianjing’s eyes were red as she stumbled around on the stone pavement of the ancient town in her 12-centimeter stiletto heels, hoping against hope that Xiao Shu would still be in the town.

　　Her high heels rubbed her heels, so she took off her shoes and walked barefoot while asking, “Have you seen a little boy this tall? He’s very handsome.”

　　As they walked, Gu Qianjing started to cry and asked, “Have you seen a very handsome little boy?”

　　Everyone in the town knew that this beautiful mother had lost her child, and a bunch of people followed her to help look for the child. Some people even called the police. It was a huge scene, and even the New Year in Ankang Town had never been so lively.

　　When Gu Qianjing cried so hard that her makeup was smudged and her image was completely ruined, she finally received a call from the photography assistant, “Teacher Gu, Mr. Lin and Xiao Shu have returned to the B&B.”

　　Gu Qianjing burst into tears and ran barefoot towards the B&B like crazy while crying.

　　Running and cursing:

　　Lin Mingqi you bastard.

　　Big tail wolf!

　　Two hundred and fifty!^[2]useless; if you know you know, hehehe~

　　Neuropathy!

　　I’m going to beat you to death!!!

　　Xiao Shu knew that his mother must be anxious, so he ran outside the B&B and waited. He saw a dark shadow moving quickly in the distance, so he spread his short legs and ran towards the shadow.

　　”Xiao Shu.” Gu Qianjing called out in a hoarse voice.

　　The moment I held Xiao Shu in my arms, the big empty hole in my heart was instantly healed.

　　After Lin Mingqi arrived in the afternoon, the camera on Gu Qianjing’s side was paused. Director Huang didn’t know whether Lin Mingqi was willing to be on camera, so before they had a good communication, he was more sensible and didn’t include Lin Mingqi in the film.

　　So even though Gu Qianjing was crying so hard that she lost all her image and even lost her high heels, it was fortunate that it was not broadcast live on the entire Internet.

　　After the high level of nervous tension, people became light and soft. Gu Qianjing floated back to the room and sat on the rattan chair in a daze. The short hour just now seemed unreal like a dream.

　　Xiao Shu half-knelt on the ground, holding Gu Qianjing’s bruised feet, his eyes full of tears and his little nose twitching with heartache.

　　Lin Mingqi, who was over 1.8 meters tall, stood in front of Gu Qianjing, feeling a little overwhelmed. He had no idea that what had just happened would have such a huge impact on Gu Qianjing. It was as if she would not be able to live without Xiaoshu.

　　Xiao Shu stared at Lin Mingqi with his tearful eyes, then took the writing board and prepared to quarrel with his father.

　　Writing board, “Dad, are you a fool? Can’t you even find the way?”

　　Lin Mingqi felt even more aggrieved than Xiao Shu, “You clearly said you knew the way!”

　　Xiao Shu, “…” He suddenly remembered that he was the first one to say that he knew the way, and he couldn’t continue the argument.

　　Xiao Shu gave up arguing and went to the bathroom to get water to wash his mother’s feet.

　　He stood on tiptoe, placed the basin under the shower, and reached out to turn on the shower switch, but Xiao Shu was too short and couldn’t reach the shower after trying for a long time.

　　”Come on, Dad.”

　　Lin Mingqi rolled up his sleeves, took down the shower head, adjusted the water temperature, and then filled half a basin with warm water.

　　Holding the basin, he walked to Gu Qianjing, squatted down, raised his eyelids to look at Gu Qianjing, who looked like she had lost her soul. Then Lin Mingqi directly grasped the slender ankles and sank Gu Qianjing’s feet, which were in a terrible state but still in good condition, into the warm water.

　　When the warm water touched the wound, there was a sharp pain and Gu Qianjing instinctively retracted her foot.

　　”Bear with it.” Lin Mingqi’s voice was tight, “If you don’t wash it clean, it will get infected.”

　　His slender fingers gently stroked Gu Qianjing’s delicate skin, trying not to hurt the tiny scratches.

　　Xiao Shu was watching anxiously from the side.

　　The handwriting board said, “Dad, you blow on it, it will go away if you blow on it.” The little boy pouted his little mouth and made a blowing motion.

　　Lin Mingqi, “…Xiao Shu, if you have nothing to do, why don’t you go ask the B&B owner for some Band-Aids?”

　　Xiao Shu looked at Lin Mingqi with some concern, and finally decided to go find a Band-Aid first and come back quickly!

　　After washing her feet, he applied iodine to disinfect them, and covered the wounds with Band-Aids. Gu Qianjing’s feet looked less messy now.

　　Lin Mingqi squatted in front of Gu Qianjing and looked up at her. “Your face looks like a ghost. Do you want me to help you wash your face?”

　　Xiao Shu immediately raised the writing board and said, “Don’t say mom looks like a ghost!”

　　Lin Mingqi, “……”

　　Gu Qianjing’s lost soul slowly returned to her body. She stood up with unsteady steps and limped to the bathroom to wash up. When she saw the female ghost in the mirror, she was shocked. What the hell was this?

　　When Gu Qianjing cleaned herself and walked out of the bathroom, she asked Lin Mingqi a question in a daze.

　　”Why haven’t you left yet?”

　　Lin Mingqi was also confused, “Where am I going at this late hour?”

　　”So you don’t want to live here?”

　　”If I don’t live here, where should I live?”

　　”Is there no other room in this B&B? Or is there no other hotel in this town…”

　　Gu Qianjing’s words got stuck in her throat before she finished speaking, because she suddenly realized a problem. If Lin Mingqi came to Ankang Ancient Town and didn’t live with Gu Qianjing, but booked another room…

　　Then tomorrow she will personally divert public attention from Deng Li’s hot searches, #Lin Mingqi and Gu Qianjing’s marriage is in name only#.

　　The key point is that Li Yunhua lives next door, and we must not let this woman get hold of this evidence.

　　At this time, Xiao Shu pitifully grabbed the corner of Gu Qianjing’s clothes and shook it back and forth, holding up his writing board, “Please forgive Dad! Let him stay for one night! Let him go tomorrow!”

　　Gu Qianjing took advantage of the situation, raised her chin proudly, and said to Lin Mingqi with her nose, “Then you are not allowed to mess around at night!”

　　Lin Mingqi: “……”