Aunt Zhang stood in the house at a loss, she felt that there was no warmth in her master’s eyes, and even Master Qi, who had been smiling at her before, had no expression on his face.
Cen Qiusheng stood up, glanced at Aunt Zhang who was wearing handcuffs, and walked out without saying a word, leaving Third Master Cen and his wife, Qi Yan and Cen Baihe in the room. The police standing at the door looked at the Cen family who looked so upset, and couldn’t help but sympathize with them. Last night, the Cen family called them to ask them about a missing person named Sun Long, but today they found out that Sun Long’s mother planned to kidnap their child.
Anyone who encountered this kind of thing would feel disgusted. The Cen family did not use their power to make Aunt Zhang suffer, but they have already made them kind.
“I-I have no choice,” Aunt Zhang’s lips kept shaking. “My child is in their hands. If I don’t agree, they will kill him.”
“Then have you ever thought about what will happen to Tuan Tuan?”
“You are so rich and know so many great people, you will definitely be able to rescue Tuan Tuan, but Xiaolong is different. If I don’t do anything, he will die.” Aunt Zhang cried, “I can’t help it either, sorry. …”
“You don’t need to say sorry, this word is as light as a feather,” Third Master Cen said with a cold face, “You have attempted kidnapping, and you will be punished according to the law. We won’t plead for you.”
“Third Master Cen,” Aunt Zhang knelt in front of them, “I beg you to let me go, what can Xiaolong do without me?”
“You are involved in a criminal case, we are not the one to decide.” Third Master Cen’s expression became even colder, “After you received the threat from the kidnappers, what you should do is to call the police, not trade Tuan Tuan for your son.”
“But my son has been missing for so long, and the police haven’t found him. What’s the use of calling the police?!” Aunt Zhang said emotionally, “If I don’t give them Tuan Tuan, they will kill him. I can’t afford to gamble! I’m sorry, but I have no other choice.”
“Since you have no other choice, then we neither do we,” Qi Yan, who had remained silent, couldn’t bear it any longer, “As a mother, you are going to hurt another mother’s child, it’s nothing but selfishness. We are not interested in your pain and troubles, you don’t need to say any more.”
“Mr. Qi,” Aunt Zhang saw that even Qi Yan, who had helped her, said so, her face turned pale, and she muttered, “Why can’t you help me, why?”
Qi Yan saw a lot of emotions in her, most of which were not guilt, but hatred and resentment. He averted his eyes expressionlessly, a little thankful that he didn’t tell her the truth that Sun Long was already dead. Not only would she not believe it, she would also hate him for talking nonsense. By this morning, she had decided to take Tuan Tuan away.
Humans are so unpredictable. Aunt Zhang was gentle and kind, but when she faced problems, she became infinitely selfish, to have no regard for the law or anything else.
“We have nothing to say to her,” Cen Baihe said to the two policemen guarding the house, seeing that Qi Yan’s expression did not look good, he said, “Take her away.”
“Captain, we found a body in an old abandoned building. The time of death was ten to fifteen days ago.” A policeman came in and glanced at Aunt Zhang sympathetically. DNA test showed that the deceased is Sun Long who was reported missing some time ago.”
“What did you say?!” Aunt Zhang frantically grabbed the policeman’s clothes, “What did you say?”
No one would have imagined that a woman in handcuffs could be so strong. Her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked like an evil spirit crawling out of hell, “How could our Xiaolong die? Are you lying to me? Those people contacted me last night, saying that as long as I bring a Cen family member to them, they will release him.”
“Impossible! You are all lying to me!”
She turned her head with red eyes and stared at the Cen family angrily, “Did you ask them to lie to me?!”
The Cen family did not answer her.
Aunt Zhang let go of the police officer and staggered a few steps. She was so sad that she couldn’t even shed a single tear. She only felt that the bottom of her heart was empty, and she felt like she was stepping on cotton and nothing was real. She stared at Qi Yan stubbornly, and said in a hoarse voice after a while, “Did you already know?”
That’s why his expression was so ugly last night. That’s why he told her that he couldn’t find him.
“Since you already know, why didn’t you tell me earlier?!” After she said these words, she burst into tears, “Why did you lie to me?”
“Will you believe me if I say it?” Qi Yan rebuked her, “Will you not try to kidnap Tuan Tuan if I say it?”
Aunt Zhang didn’t answer Qi Yan’s question. She covered her face with her hands and wept so hard that her voice cracked. Her heart was broken.
Qi Yan stood up from the chair, walked past Aunt Zhang without looking at her, and left the room. Seeing this, Cen Baihe followed. Although Qian Qian’s expression was as usual, he could feel that Qian Qian was in a bad mood.
“Qian Qian.”
Qi Yan looked back at Cen Baihe, who was chasing after him, and slowed down, “Why do you follow me?”
“What’s the point of being there?” Cen Baihe walked beside him. “If my elder brother and sister-in-law are here today, they will be furious.”
Qi Yan reluctantly curled his lips, “Yes, I feel cold when I hear these words, not to mention Tuan Tuan’s parents.”
“Are you sad?” Cen Baihe hesitated for a while, but still asked what was in his mind.
“No,” Qi Yan shook his head, “I just feel that some parents are willing to give everything for their children, but some parents don’t take their children seriously. It can be seen that reincarnation requires skills.”
Cen Baihe suddenly remembered Qian Qian’s life experience, reached out and patted his back, “Don’t think too much about it.”
Qi Yan smiled, the two went downstairs, walked to the pavilion in the small garden outside and sat down, Qi Yan held his cheek with one hand, “Do you know why my surname is Qi?”
This question reminded Cen Baihe of the vision he saw in the Heavenly Sacrifice Formation, a child who was picked up from a pile of garbage, and the words of a Taoist priest dressed in blue.
At that time, the Taoist seemed to say that it was a miracle that he could still be alive in such cold weather.
“My master said that when he picked me up, I was lying naked in a garbage pile, my whole body turned purple from the cold, my voice was hoarse from crying, and I was so hungry, but I still survived. “Qi Yan is still a little bit dissatisfied with his not-domineering name. “He gave me the surname Qi because he insisted that my life was a miracle.”
Speaking of this, Qi Yan was silent for a while, “I should really thank him for not naming me Trash or something similar.”
Cen Baihe’s expression was suddenly undecipherable.
“What are you thinking about?” Qi Yan glared at him.
“Nothing.” Cen Baihe shook his head with a serious look.
“I don’t believe you?” Qi Yan squinted, “Are you secretly laughing at my name?”
“Why would I laugh at such a nice name?” Cen Baihe coughed dryly, “You have a nice surname that is not typical. It’s special.” Of course, it would be funnier if he was named Trash.
Qi Yan glanced at Cen Baihe’s face several times before giving up. Recently, he was not able to tell Baihe’s fortune, just like how he couldn’t tell his master’s. His master once told him that they could tell anyone’s fortune but their own and those who are close to them.
When he first met Cen Baihe, he could still tell his fortune, but now he couldn’t. The only thing he could see was the extremely dense purple energy and the halo around him.
He thought that it would just be his and his master’s fortune that he couldn’t tell, he didn’t expect that there would be another one now.
“Tsk,” Qi Yan dismissed his flattering words. He looked up at the sky, and suddenly said, “It’s going to rain at night.”
“Huh?” Cen Baihe looked at the bright sun in the sky, but did not doubt what Qi Yan said.
“You’re not going to work today?”
“I’ll go after having lunch with you,” Cen Baihe glanced at Qi Yan’s injured arm, “You should avoid certain foods. Don’t just eat whatever you like.”
Qi Yan held his head, “Ok, father.”
Cen Baihe almost choked. He stared at Qi Yan for a while and then said, “Should I call you baby?”
Qi Yan: …
Baihe was getting less and less fun now, and what a shame it was. A classmate in his university used to call his girlfriend “baby”.
But looking at Baihe’s serious appearance, he probably didn’t think much of it. He coughed dryly, “Forget it, I’ll stop messing with you.”
Cen Baihe thought, “At some point in the future, it would be nice for him to call him ‘daddy’.”
When it was finally time to eat, all the dishes placed in front of Qi Yan were all bland and good for the wound. He slowly ate two bowls of rice and drank a bowl of soup, feeling that his appetite was terrible today.
“Don’t go out this afternoon,” Cen Baihe said to Qi Yan while putting on his coat, “If someone is looking for you, let them come to the house, you don’t go anywhere.”
“Okay.” Qi Yan nodded obediently, sitting on the sofa and flipping through the magazine.
“Call me if there’s anything,” Cen Baihe walked to the door and looked back at Qi Yan, who was languishing on the sofa, “Don’t eat indiscriminately, I have already told the people in the kitchen that they can’t make you heavy snacks. “
Qi Yan knew that Cen Baihe cared about himself, so he only nodded his head obediently, but still said, “Understood, father, go to work quickly.”
Cen Baihe smiled instead of being angry, his beautiful eyes looked at Qi Yan’s face, and then walked out the door with a strange smile.
Qi Yan touched his face, and felt strange.
Third Master Cen, who was standing at the corner of the stairs, could hear the conversation between the two of them clearly, and he felt as if something cold just hit his face.
Master Qi was too slow. Do good friends behave like this?
