"Wuwuwu... Daddy, Mommy..."
In an inconspicuous black car, Ye Tiancheng's daughter, Ye Qingcheng, sat in the back seat.
She woke up to find herself in a different place, tied up, and in the back seat of a car, surrounded by unfamiliar grown men. She knew she must have encountered bad people.
No matter how sensible Ye Qingcheng was, she was still just a child. Faced with such a situation, how could she not be scared?
Therefore, almost as soon as Ye Qingcheng realized what had happened, she began to fuss, crying incessantly in the car, her heart filled with fear, only wanting to see her parents.
Inside the car, the men who had kidnapped Ye Qingcheng were getting headaches from the noise.
"Stop crying! If you cry again, I'll make you suffer! You're making my ears deaf!"
The leader was burly and powerfully built, with a fierce face. His tone, coupled with his threat to Ye Qingcheng, had the opposite effect, making Ye Qingcheng cry even louder.
This time, they truly couldn't calm her down anymore.
Another person beside him glared at him impatiently, "What are you babbling about? She's just a child, can she understand what you're saying? You're scaring her! Isn't that making her cry harder!"
"Besides, even though we've kidnapped her, we can't go too far. This is the only biological daughter of the Hou family's eldest daughter. There's a reason for this, and we were forced to use impolite means to kidnap her daughter. But if anything happens to this little brat, we won't get away with it!"
The elder from the Helian family had not only sought out Helian Yue when giving orders. Helian Yue was closest to Hou Mingzhu and Ye Tiancheng, and had a special relationship with them, making her suitable for inviting Ye Tiancheng to the family.
Who knew that Helian Yue spent so much time but still couldn't persuade Ye Tiancheng.
The Helian family had many high-ranking individuals who, due to their elevated status, often looked down on others. Facing the command from that person in the family, and in their haste, it wasn't strange for them to say or do something inappropriate.
These kidnappers of Ye Qingcheng, as subordinates, had to obey orders, even though they felt such actions were extremely irrational.
These subordinates, while not knowing much, understood some things. The Helian family had a request this time, and to ask for a favor by kidnapping someone's daughter as a threat was simply asking for endless trouble. Especially since the other party had an undeniable status, wasn't this a path to mutual destruction?
Moreover, in the end, if the Helian family wanted to find a scapegoat and ease relations with Ye Tiancheng, they, the ones carrying out the deed, would likely not fare well and would be the first to be pushed out to vent the anger.
If anything were to happen to Ye Qingcheng, they would truly be finished.
The fierce-faced one, being of lower status, flinched when glared at. After hearing these words, he understood and realized he truly couldn't do anything to Ye Qingcheng.
In fact, he was genuinely bothered by the noise and, in a moment of impatience, had become a bit fierce. However, he had only threatened Ye Qingcheng verbally and hadn't laid a hand on her.
"Children this young are hard to reason with. Don't think that scaring them will achieve anything. The more afraid they become, the more intense their reactions will be."
The fierce-faced one said helplessly, "Then what can we do? Stuff this little ancestor's mouth?"
Though he said it, they didn't dare to cover Ye Qingcheng's mouth, nor did they dare to use medicine.
Children couldn't withstand rough treatment. They had kidnapped someone they couldn't afford to offend, so they could only serve her with extreme care, but they didn't dare to touch a single finger of Ye Qingcheng.
In the end, they could only helplessly think that people's energy was limited. They would let Ye Qingcheng cry there; they had no other options, and they didn't dare to harm Ye Qingcheng, so what else could they do?
It would be better to wait for Ye Qingcheng to cry herself tired, and when she couldn't cry anymore, she would eventually quiet down.
The two guarding Ye Qingcheng said to the driver, "Don't mind her crying. Start driving, we need to go back and report."
The driver in the front seat started the vehicle, carrying Ye Qingcheng, and quickly left the city, speeding towards the Helian family's location.
Ye Qingcheng was getting further and further away from Ye Tiancheng. She didn't know where these people were taking her, only hoping that her parents would come to save her quickly.
Meanwhile, Hou Mingzhu and Ye Tiancheng, whom Ye Qingcheng desperately wanted to see, were also about to set off for the Helian family.
Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu already knew that the Helian family had kidnapped Ye Qingcheng to force Ye Tiancheng to do something. Under the current circumstances, this was still considered good news.
At the very least, it was the Helian family who acted, and the Helian family now had something to ask of Ye Tiancheng. Coupled with Hou Mingzhu's status, they probably wouldn't dare to go too far, so Ye Qingcheng should not suffer any accidents or hardship.
However, nothing was absolute. Who knew what variables might arise? Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu thought of Ye Qingcheng all the time, wanting to find their daughter back as soon as possible.
Therefore, they naturally set off at the fastest speed.
It had to be said that kidnapping Ye Qingcheng was indeed a very effective method. Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu both took it very seriously and set off immediately.
However, one didn't know if the people who chose to act would be able to pay the price afterward.
All the way, Ye Tiancheng's face was as dark as a storm cloud, and Hou Mingzhu's expression was also exceptionally grim. Helian Yue, being on the losing side, hadn't done anything herself, but who told her she was from the Helian family, sharing their prosperity and suffering?
Even though she was unwilling and hadn't known about it before, Helian Yue couldn't raise her head in front of Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu at this moment, feeling extremely guilty.
With Ye Qingcheng already taken away, Helian Yue had no defense. Some people in the family had truly put her in a difficult position.
The meaning of children to most parents was self-evident. Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu were both loving parents and not people of weak character. For the sake of their child, one didn't know what they might do.
If Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu were to harm the Helian family, Helian Yue knew that she might have to stand against them.
No matter how good her relationship with Hou Mingzhu was, and no matter how unreliable some of the Helian family's actions were, causing trouble for the family, with Helian Yue's relationship with the family, she couldn't stand by and do nothing.
To receive kindness for a day, one must do things for the family for a day. Helian Yue would never escape this responsibility.
Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu traveled day and night. Because of their urgency, they rested very little on the road. To prevent accidents, they had several drivers take turns driving to avoid fatigue and potential mishaps.
Almost by the second morning after setting off, the location of the Helian family was within sight.
The main residence of the Helian family was quite hidden, at least not in a place with heavy foot traffic or easily found. It was a family with a very mysterious style.
Helian Yue told Ye Tiancheng and Hou Mingzhu that they were almost at the Helian family.
Ye Tiancheng gritted his teeth, his state extremely tense. Ever since this incident, Ye Tiancheng had not relaxed. Hearing that they were close to the Helian family, his tension reached its peak.
He simply nodded and instructed the driver to drive faster, preferably to reach the Helian family sooner.
After what had happened, Ye Qingcheng didn't know how scared she was. He just wanted to see and comfort his daughter as soon as possible. As for settling the score with the Helian family, Ye Tiancheng would have plenty of time to do so afterward.
Meanwhile, far away at the Helian family, the people who had kidnapped Ye Qingcheng were traveling even faster, day and night. After all, they had acted first and were more pressed for time. They had to return to the Helian family quickly and make arrangements. They also had to complete their mission.
Therefore, while Ye Tiancheng and the others were still some distance away from the Helian family, the kidnappers had already arrived.
However, these people were all extremely uneasy. When they went to report their mission, they were all exceptionally apprehensive.
Because on their end, an accident had occurred.
After Ye Qingcheng was kidnapped, she had been crying and fussing. They had placed her aside and ignored her, letting her cry until she was tired.
This was originally nothing.
Ye Qingcheng, being a child, indeed had limited energy. After crying for a while, she became exhausted from crying and, without realizing it, fell asleep in the car.
At first, they felt quite relieved, thinking it was a good thing that Ye Qingcheng could quiet down like this.
However, as time slowly passed, they began to feel that something was wrong.
Because as they neared the Helian family, they found that Ye Qingcheng remained unconscious, which was very strange. By the time they noticed and realized that something might be wrong, and the situation had already occurred, it was too late.
Ye Qingcheng was in a deep sleep and couldn't be woken up. Her little face was deathly pale, devoid of any color, and her lips were slightly purple.
Her whole body was cold. Holding her was like holding a cold corpse, and her body was slightly stiff.
If Ye Qingcheng's body hadn't been completely stiff, and her chest still rising and falling, and she still had a breath, albeit a weak one, they would have almost thought Ye Qingcheng was dead.
But even if Ye Qingcheng wasn't dead, her current state was not much better.
Although they all knew that they hadn't done anything to Ye Qingcheng, in the current situation, they couldn't defend themselves, because Ye Qingcheng had gotten into trouble while in their custody.
No one could explain why Ye Qingcheng had suddenly become like this, but the more important matter now was what they should do.
Feng Yong's face was pale as he went to report. Helian Su, the seventh elder of the Helian family who had ordered Feng Yong to do this, was very surprised to see his subordinate return looking like this. He initially thought Feng Yong was injured, but as he looked Feng Yong up and down, Feng Yong didn't seem to have suffered any harm.
Feng Yong said to Helian Su, the seventh elder of the Helian family, "Seventh Elder, we have brought Mr. Ye Tiancheng and Miss Hou's daughter back to the family. We are here to report to you."
Seventh Elder Helian Su, not yet knowing what had happened, simply nodded at Feng Yong, "Yes, well done. Has the child been settled?"
Feng Yong's lips trembled slightly, but no matter how hesitant he was, he had to speak. He had to tell Helian Su the truth. With such an incident, none of those involved, not even Seventh Elder Helian Su, could escape responsibility.