novellhall Chapter 351 The Child Is Lost
Chapter 351 The Child Is Lost
Whether Zhuang Qingxiang was injured or not was obvious to everyone, but that didn't stop everyone from being indignant and seizing Li Weixing and Jin Lili.
When the police arrived, everyone was still clamoring for the perpetrator to be severely punished.
Li Weixing and Jin Lili initially claimed that they were looking for Jin Guilan, and Li Chao and Li Wei testified that Li Weixing and Jin Guilan used to be family.
The police officer originally intended to mediate on the grounds of family conflict. Even if they were divorced, they were still husband and wife, and they had three children together.
Lu Congyue immediately rejected it.
If Li Weixing had only attacked Jin Guilan, they might not have been able to do much. But now that Li Weixing is attacking Zhuang Qingxiang, it's no longer just some strange family conflict; it's trespassing and assaulting the homeowner.
Even if Li Chao and Li Wei pleaded again, it wouldn't make a difference. Zhuang Qingxiang was now the victim, and if she didn't forgive them, Li Weixing and Jin Lili would have to be arrested and interrogated.
Li Weixing and Jin Lili were taken away, and Jin Lili's crying could still be heard from afar.
With the matter temporarily resolved, Zhuang Qingxiang breathed a sigh of relief. Jin Guilan held her hand and kept apologizing, saying she had caused her trouble. Li Meihua also thanked her.
Zhuang Qingxiang was worried about the children, so she gave a few perfunctory words and then hurried off to find Sun Yongxian.
Then they saw Sun Yongxian standing next to Xiao Luyue, holding Xiao Donghua in her arms.
What about Cheng Lin?
Zhuang Qingxiang's heart tightened, her breath caught in her throat, and she quickly went over to ask, "Yongxian, where's Chenglin?"
Lu Congyue had already begun to scan his surroundings, searching for his son.
"Sister Shang said the noise here isn't good for the children, so she took Chenglin out to play," Sun Yongxian replied, then asked, "Is everything resolved? I saw the police take that guy surnamed Li away."
Sun Yongxian knew about Shang Hua's relationship with Lu Congyue and trusted her completely, so she didn't care about this matter. She was more concerned about whether Sister Jin's problem had been resolved.
Lu Congyue breathed a slight sigh of relief when he heard that Shang Hua had taken Cheng Lin out to play.
He was very reassured about Sister Shang. Seeing that Zhuang Qingxiang was still somewhat absent-minded, he took the initiative to reply, "It's alright for now. Li Weixing knows he can't get anything good from Sister Jin, so he'll probably give up eventually. It all depends on whether Sister Jin can be ruthless towards her two sons."
It's obvious to anyone with a brain that Li Chao and Li Wei won't give up easily. They still want their parents to reconcile, even if it's just a facade, they want to maintain a respectable marriage, which would be in their best interest.
However, he was more worried that Sister Jin would resign herself to her fate because of her daughter's marriage.
Lu Congyue sighed inwardly.
Sister Jin's daughter is a good child, but the better a child is, the more her mother worries about her.
Sun Yongxian sighed as well. She had witnessed the behavior of Sister Jin's two sons. If it were her, she would rather not have those two sons!
"Yongxian, how long has Comrade Shang taken Chenglin out?" Zhuang Qingxiang suddenly asked, bringing Sun Yongxian and Lu Congyue's conversation back from Jin Guilan.
Sun Yongxian frowned and thought for a moment: "It's been about twenty minutes."
"Don't worry, Sister Shang probably thought it was too chaotic here, so she took Cheng Lin to a department store or a park," Lu Congyue advised.
Zhuang Qingxiang knew that Shang Hua would treat Cheng Lin well for Lu Congyue's sake, but she was still uneasy, extremely uneasy.
"No, I have to go find Cheng Lin." She said to Sun Yongxian with a pale face, "Yongxian, could you please take care of Yueyue and Donghua? You, you take them back and don't let them leave the courtyard."
"What happened?" Sun Yongxian immediately sensed that something was wrong.
"I don't know, I'm just scared," Zhuang Qingxiang murmured, then told Xiao Luyue to be obedient before eagerly walking out of the alley.
Just as I reached the entrance of the alley, I ran into Huang Yuejin, who was returning from outside.
Zhuang Qingxiang had no interest in small talk; she glanced at him and quickly left.
Huang Yuejin hesitated for a moment, then called out, "Feed..."
Lu Congyue immediately stepped forward, looking at Huang Yuejin warily: "What do you want to do?"
"Tch..." Huang Yuejin scoffed, spat with a look of disgust, and walked away with his head held high.
This inexplicable appearance left Lu Congyue and Zhuang Qingxiang speechless, but they didn't have the energy to think about anything else right now; they just wanted to find Shang Hua and Xiao Chenglin as soon as possible.
Although the provincial capital is large, the only places to visit and shop are department stores and parks. Lu Congyue took Zhuang Qingxiang straight to the largest department store.
He knew Shanghua well; given her background and lifestyle, she would only go to the best stores.
So, they saw Shang Hua, pale-faced, with two police officers beside him at the entrance of the department store, but Xiao Chenglin was nowhere to be seen.
Now, not only Zhuang Qingxiang panicked, but even Lu Congyue felt a tightness in his chest.
The two rushed over, and Lu Congyue asked impatiently, "Sister Shang, where's Cheng Lin?"
Shang Hua looked at him, her usually calm and resolute face suddenly crumbling, tears welling in her eyes, her voice trembling slightly: "Cong Yue, Cheng Lin is gone... I... I was just picking out a piece of clothing for him, and in the blink of an eye, he was gone..."
She choked up as she spoke, and Zhuang Qingxiang's legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground. Lu Congyue caught her and said, "Don't panic, don't change yet, Cheng Lin will be fine."
Shang Hua frowned as he glanced at the swaying Zhuang Qingxiang, a look of disdain flashing in his eyes.
She panicked when she lost her child, but she wouldn't act like Zhuang Qingxiang, pretending to faint and needing a man to support and comfort her. That kind of behavior is truly shameful.
Not busy at all, just causing trouble.
Perhaps Shang Hua's disdain for Zhuang Qingxiang outweighed his fear of losing his child. He calmed down and said sternly, "Zhuang Qingxiang, you don't need to act like this. The child was lost in my care, and I will definitely find him for you. Fainting will only make things worse. If you can't stand up, go home and wait for news. Don't get in the way here."
Upon hearing this, not only Lu Congyue, but even the two police officers frowned, looking disapprovingly at Shang Hua, who stood ramrod straight.
She's the one who lost the child, she's the one who reported it to the police, and she was just flustered, but now she's condescendingly reprimanding another woman.
"Excuse me, are you two children...?" a police officer asked.
Lu Congyue: "I am the child's father, and she is the child's mother."
No wonder……
The police officers looked at Zhuang Qingxiang, who was on the verge of fainting, with sympathy.
How can a mother not be anxious and fearful when her own child is gone?
At this moment, Zhuang Qingxiang, after being scolded by Shang Hua, actually stood firm.
Cheng Lin is lost, so of course she has to stay strong and find her child.
only……
She glared at Shang Hua with disgust: "You took my son away without my permission and then lost him. What right do you have to talk to me like that? If anything happens to my child, I'll fight you to the death!"
"How dare you talk like that? Are you implying I've harmed your son?" Shang Hua was instantly enraged. "I haven't even said anything to you yet! You have to bring the children along to every little thing. I was worried your behavior would corrupt the children, so I brought them out for some fresh air. Am I wrong?"