Yin Hehe finally succeeded in taking the child out.
"Xiaohan, you're amazing, this is the first time I've seen such an obedient young master. How did you do it?"
The Aunt Ke who had been waiting outside asked eagerly upon seeing this.
Yin Hehe smiled.
She looked down at the child she was holding by the hand.
"It's nothing, I just played a game with him. Aunt Ke, actually, it's just because nobody plays with him."
"Ah?"
Aunt Ke was completely baffled.
At this moment, Lin Shuang also came up, and when she heard this, she looked equally puzzled.
However, she eventually didn't say anything else.
"Alright, it's getting late. Sheng Xi, come here, I'll take you to school."
Then she came over, grabbed the child's small arm without waiting for his consent, and took him away.
Aunt Ke: "..."
Yin Hehe: "..."
It was a good while before she looked at the unwilling silhouette of the little guy and asked with a furrowed brow, "Aunt Ke, has Miss Lin always been like this?"
"Alas..."
With that one word, the aunt let out a long sigh.
"More or less, she has little patience for Young Master Xi. Young Master Xi is introverted and resists communicating with others. So she also has no desire to communicate with him. When the child acts up, she either scolds, shouts, or even resorts to physical discipline."
"..."
Yin Hehe was stunned.
She even frequently resorted to hitting; this was a child of the Sheng Family. Could it be that Sheng Siyuan did not care?
And, how could a perfectly good child develop such a withdrawn and strange character? Her Cen Bao had been seriously ill, yet he hadn't turned out like that.
Yin Hehe could hardly believe it.
"Aunt Ke, can you tell me about this child's situation? I want to know why he has become like this. It can't be that he was born this way, right?"
"Of course not," Aunt Ke immediately denied.
"Young Master Xi's condition today, to a large extent, is because he started speaking and walking very late."
"Ah?" Yin Hehe was stunned, "What do you mean? Does he have health issues, too?"
"Yes, due to being premature, he only started speaking and walking when he was two years old."
Aunt Ke nodded, confirming.
In a flash, Yin Hehe stood there, feeling a buzz in her head, and her memory instantly raced back to that night five years ago when she gave birth.
Yes, she had also been premature.
And the result for her was the death of one child, and the surviving Cen Bao had a congenital blood disorder.
But she never gave up on her own child.
Why did that woman turn her son into this? Didn't she realize that compared to her two children, her son was much luckier?
In her anger, Yin Hehe also felt a bit of heartache.
"And then what happened?"
"After that, Miss Lin started to dislike the child a lot. She blamed his unhealthiness for the grandfather and grandmother's disdain for her, preventing her from being accepted into the Sheng Family."
"So, over the years, she has been very harsh on the child. It was slightly better when the master was around, but once it was just the two of them, she never showed any kindness to him. Over time, Young Master Xi spoke less and less, and always locked himself in his room."
"!!!!!!"
Yin Hehe's face turned pale with anger.
That woman, she simply wasn't fit to be a mother.
No wonder she was so fierce and harmful when she hit the child before, not considering for a moment what would happen to the child with that blow.
Could she really not be the child's biological mother?
A thought suddenly flashed through Yin Hehe's mind...
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Kindergarten.
After Lin Shuang finally dropped off the child, she got back into the car and received a call from her mother.
"Xiaoshuang, I heard you hit the child again this morning?"
"Yes, what about it?"
She closed the car door, and upon hearing these words, showed no hint of reflection, still sounding utterly indifferent.
Lin's mother, upon hearing this, immediately became infuriated.
"What are you saying? I've reminded you before. Now in Shengfei Bay, it's not just one child. You keep laying hands on Sheng Xi. What if you cripple him? Do you think you'll still have a chance to become Mrs. Sheng?"
She reminded her daughter without a shred of mercy.
But no sooner had she finished than Lin Shuang sneered coldly, "Don't worry, even if my son gets beaten again, he's still tougher than that sickly weakling."
"You—"
With just one sentence, Lin's mother was left speechless.
In terms of health, the current Sheng Xi was indeed stronger than Cen Bao.
"Fine, even if what you say is reasonable, you still can't be careless. I heard that the nanny has been with Yin Hehe for many years. If you keep beating the child, and the nanny discovers something, what then?"
"...What could she possibly discover?"
"Isn't it obvious? Ask yourself, which real mother would beat her child to death like you do?"
It was like a sudden thunderclap on a clear day!
The woman was finally reminded of this, and in an instant, as she gripped the steering wheel, her entire face changed.
Lin's mother said, "Lin Shuang, you'd better take this to heart. Although Yin Hehe is dead, many things won't be buried just because of her death. Moreover, now that her other son has come over, that's like a ticking time bomb!"
One had to admit, Lin's mother was shrewder, her considerations more comprehensive.
Lin Shuang was rendered completely speechless.
She sat in the car, her mind suddenly racing with the terrifying consequences. She felt a fear so deep, it was as if she had plunged into an ice cavern that had existed for ten thousand years.
No, she would not let such things happen!
It seemed that the damned nanny had to go; she had to make her disappear from Shengfei Bay.
A sinister light flashed in the woman's eyes...
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Downtown.
The towering Shengshi Empire Building.
After concluding the meeting and returning to his office, Sheng Siyuan received the material he wanted.
"President, the information you requested has been obtained, but no problems were found," Chen Xiaosen handed it over.
Sheng Siyuan raised an eyebrow.
For a moment, he stopped tapping on the keyboard, took the material, and began to scrutinize it.
Indeed, after a careful examination, he could not find any faults.
"The South Korean, did you confirm with the team over there?"
"Confirmed, it matches."
Chen Xiaosen nodded in response.
Hearing this, the man finally fell silent, his gaze fixed on the few thin sheets of paper, his elegant features clouded with gloom.
"President?"
"Alright, I got it. You can go out now."
With no leads, he could only let the secretary go out with a heavy heart.
But Chen Xiaosen hesitated for a moment, then took out another item from the folder.
"President, there's also this. It was just received from the legal department this morning. They said, it's a bit tricky."
"?"
The man had no choice but to look at the desk again.
As he did, his gaze sharpened so intensely that even the black pupils behind his glasses seemed to contract.
"The Banking Regulatory Commission is serving me with a legal letter? Do they no longer wish to live?"
The suddenly frosty voice was enough to send shivers down one's spine.
Indeed, Shengshi Group was not a company anyone could dare to provoke—the unrivaled leader ranked first in Asia.
Who would be so reckless with their life?
Yet Chen Sen was still sweating profusely.
"No, President, this time the Banking Regulatory Commission probably has evidence of our stock market manipulation, and moreover, they've hired a very formidable lawyer this time. It's not to be underestimated."
"Who?"
"The top-notch Landun Law Firm globally, and the person handling this case is their chief lawyer, Lan Yi."
Chen Sen introduced cautiously.