“How could this be?”
Meng Jingwei was extremely shocked. “When did this happen?”
“After Han Junyan went to Country C, I looked for him for a long time and couldn’t get in touch. So I’ve been sending people to investigate. Just now, I received news that he was kidnapped, but I don’t know who kidnapped him or where he was taken.”
Chu Xue sounded anxious, likely very worried about Han Junyan’s whereabouts.
“Okay, I understand. I’ll contact you later.”
Meng Jingwei hung up the phone. As she looked up, she saw that Qing Mu Ye was already walking towards the elevator.
She put away her phone and immediately rushed over. However, just as she took a step, Song Ci grabbed her. “Miss Meng, the boss instructed that you are not allowed to go up.”
“Qing Mu Ye, stop!”
Seeing Meng Jingwei being held back, Shu Yao rushed towards Qing Mu Ye like a madwoman.
Ding—
Just then, the elevator doors opened. Qing Mu Ye stepped in, and Shu Yao followed right behind him.
The man glanced at Shu Yao and pressed the ‘door close’ button.
Shu Yao didn’t pay attention to anything else. She grabbed Qing Mu Ye’s suit and yelled, “Give me back my son! Give me back my son,呜呜…”
She was so anxious that she started crying.
The man’s brow furrowed slightly, and a hint of displeasure appeared in his eyes. “Did Qing Si Huai send you?”
“Huh?”
Shu Yao was stunned, looking up at the man in front of her blankly. “You…”
How did he know she was back with Qing Si Huai? Did Meng Jingwei tell him?
No.
Meng Jingwei didn’t even know she was back with Qing Si Huai.
“Stop talking nonsense, I just want my child!” she yelled again.
“Instead of wasting time arguing with me, why don’t you investigate the authenticity of his terminal illness?”
After Qing Mu Ye finished speaking, the elevator dinged and stopped. The doors opened, and he stepped out directly.
Shu Yao stood there, stunned, Qing Mu Ye’s words echoing in her mind: ‘Instead of wasting time arguing with me, why don’t you investigate the authenticity of his terminal illness?’
How did he know Qing Mu Ye had cancer?
What did he mean by asking her to investigate the authenticity of the cancer? Did it mean… Qing Si Huai’s cancer was fake?
Shu Yao fell into thought. By the time she came to her senses, the elevator had reached the first floor.
Song Ci and Meng Jingwei were standing at the elevator entrance.
Meng Jingwei noticed Shu Yao’s strange expression and immediately asked with concern, “Shu Yao, what’s wrong?”
“Ah? No, nothing.”
Shu Yao shook her head absentmindedly. “I… I’m not feeling well. I want to go back and rest.”
Qing Mu Ye’s words had a profound impact on Shu Yao, leaving her half-believing, half-doubting.
Because of the relationship between Qing Mu Ye and Qing Si Huai, Shu Yao couldn’t confirm the truth of the matter and had to investigate it herself.
“You’re not feeling well?” Meng Jingwei noticed something was off with Shu Yao and asked her softly, “What’s wrong? What did Qing Mu Ye say to you?”
“No, nothing.”
Shu Yao shook her head. “He said he would return the child to me in a few days and asked me to wait. Weiwei, I’m going back now. Thank you for what happened today.”
Without waiting for Meng Jingwei to reply, Shu Yao had already left.
Meng Jingwei stood there, watching Shu Yao’s retreating figure. She felt that Shu Yao was troubled, but she didn’t know what the problem was.
She turned her head and glanced in the direction of the elevator, wondering what Qing Mu Ye had said to her.
Buzz buzz buzz—
As Meng Jingwei was lost in thought, her phone rang again.
She raised her phone and looked at the screen. It was still Chu Xue’s call.
“Chu Xue?” she answered.
“Jingwei, when do you have time? Can you accompany me to Country C?”
Chu Xue knew Meng Jingwei’s skills well and understood her relationship with Han Junyan. Therefore, when going to Country C this time, she wanted to bring Meng Jingwei along.
At least, it would provide more safety.
“I… alright. When?”
“Tomorrow, I’ll book the tickets now.”
“Okay, fine.”
Meng Jingwei thought for a moment and agreed directly to Chu Xue.
After hanging up the phone, she quickly walked out of the building. Shu Yao was no longer in sight at the entrance.
Meng Jingwei called Shu Yao, but her call wasn’t answered.
At this moment, Shu Yao drove directly to the hospital.
At the same hospital where she had previously met Qing Si Huai, she used her personal connections to directly contact internal staff and investigate Qing Si Huai’s personal medical records.
Sitting in the dean’s office, Shu Yao waited for a while. The dean walked over with a medical record and handed it to Shu Yao. “Oh, Yao Yao, you girl, if it weren’t for something, you probably wouldn’t be willing to come and see your Uncle me.”
The dean was an old acquaintance of Shu Yao’s father, and Shu Yao trusted the dean implicitly.
Normally, Shu Yao disliked using personal connections to get things done, but this time, she made an exception.
“It’s troublesome for you, Uncle Chen. I thought you were busy with work every day, otherwise, I would have wanted to bother you sooner.”
Shu Yao smiled slightly and her gaze fell on the medical record in Dean Chen’s hand. She asked, “Is this medical record real? Is Qing Si Huai really sick?”
Dean Chen’s fingers, holding the medical record, trembled slightly. He glanced at Shu Yao with deep eyes, and a hint of unnaturalness appeared on his face.
Then, he sighed, “Alas, heaven is jealous of talent. It’s truly a pity that someone like Young Master Qing cannot escape the clutches of fate.”
Shu Yao’s brows furrowed. “Is it… really?”
Qing Mu Ye had said today that Qing Si Huai’s medical records were problematic. She had even held out a sliver of hope that it was true.
That way, he wouldn’t die.
But then again, if it wasn’t true, then Qing Si Huai was quite cunning and full of schemes.
After confirming the situation with Dean Chen, Shu Yao’s doubts about Qing Si Huai vanished.
After exchanging pleasantries with the dean, she left the hospital.
Afterwards, she fell into a long period of self-reproach, feeling that she shouldn’t have doubted Qing Si Huai.
…
Country C.
Meng Jingwei and Chu Xue finally arrived in Country C after flying for more than ten hours.
After getting off the plane, Meng Jingwei directly asked Chu Xue, “Where are we going next?”
“It’s already arranged. We’re going to Chinatown first.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
As they walked out of the airport, a sedan was parked by the roadside. A handsome, blond, blue-eyed man in a suit saw Chu Xue and waved at her, then jogged over.
“Xiao Xue, you’re finally here.” The man spoke fluent Mandarin, smiled slightly, revealing a row of pearly white teeth, and had a very approachable smile.
Meng Jingwei had seen him the last time she came to Country C with Chu Xue.
“Emerson, thank you for your hard work.” Chu Xue said politely.
The two of them got into the car and headed straight for Chinatown.
The hotel was arranged at the Felton Hotel in Chinatown, so they went directly there.
At noon, the three of them had lunch together. As they left the hotel, Meng Jingwei was strolling down the street when suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in the crowd.
She was stunned for a moment, then ran over. “Li Yun’er?”