The politician paused, then he added. âThe fact that he willingly put down his face and traveled far just to seek that woman with his men showed that she has an important place in his heart. At the very least, she weighs much more than you do. If sheâs a scheming person, she can put you in place even without marrying into the Mu family.â
âThat b*tch...â Song Enya gritted her teeth in fury. âIn that case, what should I do?â
âSince he wants to bring that woman back to the capital, we shall just let him do so.â
âAre you saying that we should ignore the situation and let him bring back that woman to continue her pregnancy?â She could not understand her fatherâs reason for suggesting such.
With a wicked grin, the man told his daughter, âNo need to be so impatient; there are plenty of ways to make her lose the child. Things are still in your favor as long as that child remains unborn.â
The sulky missy flipped her head to the side at that.
He heaved a heavy sigh before confiding in a gentler tone. âYour brotherâs future is as good as ruined after what happened to him, while your sister is still young and insensible. Youâre the only one whom I can count on now!â
âDad...â Her eyes turned red at this point. âThis is a dreadful life to lead!â
âWho dâyou think is responsible for this?â His anger surged again at that reminder. âWasnât it your fault for playing such a lousy game despite having a good hand? You refused to listen to our advice when we told you to give up on Mu Yazhe!â
âI-I...â She stuttered, knowing that she was in the wrong.
âFrom now on, just do as I say; dâyou hear me? Donât go making rash decisions and acting of your accord. As your father, I wonât harm you. Youâre still young; donât ever do such foolish things again.â
She bit her lip and mumbled, âI-I got it...â
...
It was a dark and windy night.
In the ward of Yan Cityâs First Hospital, Chu He stood in front of a window, looking solemn, as she stared at the night sky. Albeit her calm expression, feelings of unease filled her mind.
She was a person who could maintain her composure in the face of any adversary, but when it came to her sonâs disappearance, she could not help panicking. It was just that, unlike the other mothers, no hysteria or mad agitation could be seen on her face. Her worst state was just her accidentally spilling the cup of water onto the ground out of heedlessness.
Naturally, she was quite worried about her son, but she knew that panicking would do nothing to help her. She needed to stay rational and clear-headed at times like this.
Twenty-four whole hours had passed since Baby Chuâs disappearance, but she did not report the case, for even she could not provide any clues to the police. Without any clues, there would not be much progress to the investigation.
In hopes of tracking her sonâs location, the woman rushed to the police station that morning but soon realized that she had no clue or lead on his whereabouts.
How am I gonna find him?
Black Dragon Pool is a backward village that has only a handful of CCTVs installed. Apart from speed cameras, itâs rare to even find one for surveillance on highways.
Besides, I donât even have any information about the vehicle, including its license plate.
Meng Qingxue was still sleeping at the hospital, so the policewoman could only return there and wait for the woman to wake up before asking her for clues in order to make further plans.