novellhall Chapter 348 Dad and Mom?
Chapter 348 Dad and Mom?
Lu Congyue sent someone to ask if Xiao Chenglin was home, which was simply unbelievable.
Cheng Lin is only a little over a year old. How could he possibly grow wings and fly back by himself?
Zhuang Qingxiang reached out to grab someone.
"Who are you? What's your name?"
The man's expression changed, and he turned and ran.
Zhuang Qingxiang chased after him for a few steps, but then a sudden alarm bell rang in her mind, and she turned around and ran back.
There are two children in the family.
She was only gone for two minutes, and nothing unexpected happened at home.
Little Lu Yue anxiously asked, "Mommy, what happened to my little brother? What did that uncle say?"
Zhuang Qingxiang shook her head: "I'm not quite sure either."
She was very anxious, and even six-year-old Lu Yue noticed that something was wrong.
"Mom, let's go to the hospital to see my little brother."
Little Donghua cried out from the side, wanting his older brother and his father.
Zhuang Qingxiang then took her two children straight to the hospital.
Even if Shang Hua were there and gave them a hard time, she couldn't care less.
When they arrived at the hospital, they didn't see Xiao Chenglin, nor did they see Lu Congyue or Shang Hua.
Growing increasingly uneasy, Zhuang Qingxiang anxiously grabbed a passing nurse.
"Comrade, may I ask who the patient in this bed is? The child, a little over a year old, is named Lu Chenglin."
"Oh, that little boy, he's fine now and has been discharged from the hospital."
Zhuang Qingxiang was stunned: "Discharged from the hospital? When were you discharged?"
"His parents took him away about an hour ago. You can go to their house to find them," the nurse said politely.
Mom and Dad?
After the nurse left, Lu Yue tugged at Zhuang Qingxiang's sleeve: "Mommy, what did the nurse mean just now? What did she mean by 'Mommy and Daddy'?"
Zhuang Qingxiang snapped out of her daze and forced a smile: "The nurse made a mistake, Yueyue, don't worry."
Xiao Luyue pursed her lips and remained silent, no longer pressing for answers.
Although she was young, she knew that this was not a mistake, and that her mother must be very sad right now. She couldn't let her mother worry.
Zhuang Qingxiang, her mind in turmoil, left the hospital with her two children.
Standing at the hospital entrance, she looked around blankly.
Lu Congyue had discharged Cheng Lin from the hospital a little over an hour ago, but they did not go home.
Where did they go?
Who exactly was the man who came to the house to ask questions?
"Mom, shall we go home?" Xiao Luyue looked at Zhuang Qingxiang worriedly, afraid that something might happen to her.
She is young, but she also has memories from even earlier times. For example, she remembers that her biological mother did not take her with her when she left, and she also remembers some of her biological mother's expressions and behaviors when she was at home.
It looks somewhat like my mother's expression right now.
Little Lu Yue was scared and clung tightly to Zhuang Qingxiang's clothes: "Mom, don't worry, Yueyue will always take care of you."
The child's sweet, yet extremely earnest words brought Zhuang Qingxiang back to her senses.
She stopped thinking about Lu Congyue and Xiao Chenglin, and instead focused her attention on Xiao Luyue and Xiao Donghua.
She knelt down and smiled gently at her two children: "Yueyue, Mommy's fine. Mommy was just wondering if Daddy brought your little brother home. Shall we go home and see?"
"Okay!" Xiao Luyue replied crisply.
Xiao Donghua also joined in with "ah ah ah".
Zhuang Qingxiang smiled and picked up Xiao Donghua, telling Xiao Luyue to follow along. The three of them then hurried home.
With the front door open, Zhuang Qingxiang's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly settled down.
She couldn't wait to step through the gate and immediately saw the father and son sitting in the yard.
Tears welled up in her eyes, and she stood there, speechless.
Little Lu Yue and Little Dong Hua rushed over and threw themselves into Lu Congyue's arms, calling out "Daddy" over and over again.
Lu Congyue smiled and hugged the two children, then looked at Zhuang Qingxiang: "Where did you go? What happened?"
His smile vanished, and he hurried to Zhuang Qingxiang's side with concern: "What happened? Why are your eyes red? Were you bullied outside? Who was it?"
Zhuang Qingxiang shook her head, quickly went over and picked up her son, checking again and again to make sure he was alright.
Little Lu Yue chattered on, "Daddy, we went to the hospital to look for you and my little brother, but you weren't there. The nurse said my brother was taken away by Mommy and Daddy! But Mommy stayed with us the whole time. Who is the mommy the nurse was talking about?"
Lu Congyue was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and explained, "The nurse made a mistake..."
Before Lu Yue could say anything more, Zhuang Qingxiang interrupted her, looking at Lu Congyue and saying, "That's not the point. The point is, did you send someone back to say anything?"
Lu Yue fell silent; she was young and had only just remembered this matter.
Lu Congyue frowned slightly: "What did I send someone back to say? No, I didn't send anyone to the house. What's going on?"
Zhuang Qingxiang then recounted the whole story.
After listening, Lu Congyue realized that something was wrong and asked Zhuang Qingxiang to describe the person's appearance.
Upon careful recollection, I realized there was no such person in my workplace.
"Is this person from Chongchenglin?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked nervously.
If Chong Lu came from Yue or her, she wouldn't mention Cheng Lin. If she does, then it means Chong Cheng Lin came.
"Is it...is it Shanghua?" Zhuang Qingxiang asked again.
Lu Congyue was surprised: "Why did you think of Sister Shang? Sister Shang has been taking care of Cheng Lin with me. She doesn't know anyone else here, and... Sister Shang has no reason to do anything to Cheng Lin."
He didn't say it, but Cheng Lin was obviously his biological son. Shang Hua could tell at a glance, so he took good care of Shang Hua.
Zhuang Qingxiang didn't know what was wrong with her, but she actually suspected Shang Hua.
"Alright, don't overthink it. I'll look into this matter," Lu Congyue comforted him.
Zhuang Qingxiang was still worried and frowned, saying, "I have a feeling something's not right. Let the children stay home for the next few days. Don't send them to daycare. I'll keep an eye on them."
Lu Congyue had no objection.
We must be careful until the matter is fully investigated.
Zhuang Qingxiang was even more careful; she wouldn't allow her two sons to go out for a walk even if they couldn't stay at home.
She wished she could lock her whole family up and prevent them from contacting anyone to avoid any potential danger.
Lu Congyue could understand, because he had been unable to find out the man's background, so he was also worried about the child's safety.
But Shanghua didn't think so.
She felt that Zhuang Qingxiang did it on purpose, deliberately fabricating that person to prevent Lu Congyue from having time to take her around the city, so that she could not get to know Cheng Lin. Without getting to know her, she could not develop feelings for Cheng Lin, and thus she could not replace her as her biological mother.
Within two days, Shang Hua went directly to Lu Congyue's home.
It happened to be the weekend, and because he was worried about Zhuang Qingxiang and the children, Lu Congyue did not go to meet with Shang Hua.
He was pleasantly surprised to see Shang Hua arrive.
"Sister Shang, you've finally decided to come to my house as a guest! Please come in and have a seat."
Lu Congyue was somewhat excited. In his view, Shang Hua's willingness to visit meant that her impression of Zhuang Qingxiang had changed and was developing in a positive direction.
"Qingxiang, Sister Shang is here." He turned around and called out.
Zhuang Qingxiang was racking her brains to keep her two sons from going out, and when she heard the noise, she was surprised and brought her three children out to greet them.