Qing Kangyu accompanied Madam Qing on a walk. After a few minutes, the driver caught up.
"Boss, Young Master asked me to tell you that he refuses to return to the capital. Furthermore, Young Master has recovered his memory," the driver said, relaying Qiao Ziqian's message to Qing Kangyu without delay.
Qing Kangyu froze for a moment, his expression turning extremely grim.
After a few seconds of contemplation, a shrewd glint flashed in his sharp eyes. He remained silent, saying nothing further.
Then, he walked with Madam Qing for a long time, listening to her chatter about events from decades ago.
All memories were pulled back to twenty to thirty years ago. What were once long and distant recollections felt as if they had happened just yesterday.
"Qing Kangyu!"
Suddenly, a loud female voice called out from behind them.
The three people who were strolling turned their heads in unison and saw a woman in red, walking towards them in a fury.
Since Meng Jingwei was at work in the company today, Shen Liannuo was at home responsible for taking care of Madam Qing, who had Alzheimer's, and Qiao Ziqian, who was 'amnesiac'.
Having just walked out of the villa's living room, she saw the 'little傻子' Qiao Ziqian pointing outside and saying that Madam Qing had been taken away.
Shen Liannuo was startled and immediately rushed out, only to discover that the person was Qing Kangyu.
Although she hadn't met Qing Kangyu many times, Shen Liannuo had a vivid memory of him as an irresponsible father.
"Where are you taking Grandma Qing?!" Shen Liannuo pointed angrily at Qing Kangyu. "Let her go!"
To dare to take someone away from under her nose was simply a joke.
Shen Liannuo, holding a swagger stick, strode menacingly towards Qing Kangyu.
Seeing this, the driver immediately stepped forward to block her. "Miss, what do you think you're doing?"
Blocked, Shen Liannuo stopped, pushed aside a strand of hair that the wind had slightly disarrayed from her forehead, and looked at the driver before her with a raised eyebrow. "Move aside."
These two simple words seemed to carry no threat, and the driver was not intimidated by her.
Seeing the driver refuse to budge, Shen Liannuo's dwindling patience completely ran out.
Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she tilted her head to the side before suddenly lifting her leg and kicking the driver in the head.
The kick was filled with force, carrying a degree of pent-up anger, and sent the driver tumbling to the ground, unconscious.
"Oh my, why are you hitting people, young lady?"
Madam Qing seemed a little scared, but she still mustered the courage to stand in front of Qing Kangyu and pointed at Shen Liannuo, feigning calmness. "You... you know hitting people is against the law, right? I'm telling you, as long as I'm here, you won't bully my son!"
As she spoke, Madam Qing put her hands on her hips, her posture suggesting that if anyone dared to touch a hair on her son's head today, she would fight them to the death.
Even with Qing Kangyu's hardened heart, he softened at this moment.
The guilt that had been festering within him surged like mushrooms after a spring rain, growing wildly.
His gaze fell upon the old woman before him, and seeing her hair was still dark, his eyes suddenly welled up with tears. "Mom, your son has grown up. It's time for me to protect you."
Qing Kangyu pulled Madam Qing behind him, his complex and deep eyes gradually clouding over with coldness. "Who are you?"
"Your great aunt, who answers to no one. Shen Liannuo."
Shen Liannuo placed one hand behind her back and idly twirled the swagger stick in her other hand. "What are you pretending here for? You abandoned your wife and old mother years ago for another woman. And now you've come crawling back, pretending to be filial?"