When Song Zhen was neatly dressed and wordlessly picked up McDull,
Qi Lei told him nervously, "Boss, they… they lost track of him."
Song Zhen: "What!!!"
Qi Lei: "That guy realized someone was tailing him, so he deliberately shook them off, pulled away at the traffic lights, and then suddenly got onto the overpass while they couldn't change lanes."
Song Zhen's ice-cold gaze almost froze Qi Lei to death!
Even without looking at him, Qi Lei could still feel the simmering anger and imposing aura about to burst forth from Song Zhen's silence!
A tiny hand gently patted Song Zhen's chest, in a childish voice, "Daddy, don't be angry. You're not handsome when you're angry. Besides, McDull will be scared if you are angry."
Amazingly, Song Zhen's fierce expression softened.
Even the aura around his body became gentler.
After kissing McDull's cheek, he continued to walk downstairs, "Check the roads leading from the overpass and see which upscale restaurants are along those routes."
Song Zhen knew the man in the video; he was Jiang Cheng, a host of a particularly popular variety show in the country over the past few years.
Although he didn't know how Gu Xinzhou got involved with Jiang Cheng, Jiang Cheng was now a public figure.
The timing was right around dinner, and them driving out together most likely meant they were going to eat.
Public figures need to dine, and they can't do it in places that are too crowded or low-end.
They must always be mindful of their image.
With this line of thinking, Song Zhen added, "Not just upscale restaurants, prioritize those with strong privacy!"
Qi Lei: "Understood!"
Ten minutes later.
To track the location, Qi Lei sat in the passenger seat while instructing the driver.
Song Zhen, holding McDull, sat in the back seat.
Qi Lei quickly sent the details of the six restaurants they found to Song Zhen's phone.
After comparing them himself, Song Zhen said, "Go to Kapok Flower Restaurant."
The driver: "Understood!"
McDull was somewhat unable to understand what exactly daddy was up to.
But without mommy by his side, he was terrified that daddy might leave him behind because he was too busy.
Thus, he kept holding onto Song Zhen's neck, refusing to let go, and tried to make himself as unobtrusive as possible, remaining motionless and obedient like a little piglet, without making a sound.
Song Zhen felt the child's cautious emotions and was somewhat pained.
Gently hugging McDull's soft little body, his lips touched the child's forehead, his voice tender, "Baobao, don't be afraid. No matter how angry daddy gets, no matter what happens to daddy, I will never leave you behind, and I will never be mad at you."
McDull looked up, his big eyes wet with hope, looking at him, "Daddy, if only I could have met you sooner."
That sentence pained Song Zhen as if his heart was being squeezed.
Suddenly, Song Zhen straightened the little guy's body, his eyes looking earnest and solemnly promised, "I missed out on your growth in the past few years, but from now on, I will never leave you! Never ever!"
McDull wouldn't know, at that moment, Song Zhen's hands steadying him were trembling slightly.
The guilt and treasuring of being a father for the first time held incredible weight in Song Zhen's heart.
"Boss, there's a traffic jam."
Qi Lei braced himself to inform Song Zhen.
Just a moment ago, the driver looked at Qi Lei with pleading eyes. Qi Lei himself felt aggrieved, wondering why the driver couldn't say it himself but forced him to speak instead, how utterly innocent he was!
Song Zhen's face instantly darkened!
Finding the courage at last, the driver added, "It's mainly the lunchtime rush hour, it might be jammed for half an hour or even longer."