"Miss Jiang, we now suspect you of child trafficking, please come with us!"
The voice of the police officer behind her was harsh and cold, and several other officers had already rushed into the room, picking up Yanbao and taking him into the suite's bedroom while closing the door behind them, clearly out of concern that the child might be frightened.
Jiang Baobao's eyes widened in disbelief.
What were they saying?
Child trafficking?
She tried to struggle, but her hands were twisted even tighter instantly!
"Please cooperate with the investigation. If you have anything to say, we can talk back at the police station!" the officer's tone was authoritative. As he spoke, he forcibly pushed Jiang Baobao and made her turn around to leave the room.
Jiang Baobao suddenly felt a rush of anger stuck in her chest, unable to defend herself.
"Sir, there must be some mistake? He's really my son, his name is Jiang Mobai, you can check if you don't believe me..."
Her words trailed off as she saw the scene outside the door, and Jiang Baobao lost her voice in shock.
The entire hallway was practically lined with black-suited bodyguards at every two steps!
Even in front of the elevator!
Jiang Baobao's eyes widened in shock...
Fuck!
What the hell?
Had she accidentally offended someone?
Such a massive display of force?
Jiang Baobao felt depressed and powerless, eventually being helplessly taken away in a police car while sulking all the way.
"Sir, there must be some misunderstanding, my son must be really scared now, I can go with you to explain. Could you please take him along, don't leave him alone..."
"You don't need to worry about that!" The police officer interrupted Jiang Baobao abruptly, slamming the car door shut with a bang.
Jiang Baobao had no choice but to comply and was taken to the police station, arriving at the interrogation room.
...
Outside the police station.
Yanbao was led by two officers to a black Maybach parked at the entrance.
At the sight of Li Beijue, his small body shivered slightly.
"Daddy... I'm sorry..."
Yanbao took the initiative to admit his fault, trying to stand up straight in front of Li Beijue.
"Why did you go with a stranger?" Li Beijue's voice was extremely cold as he looked at the little one in front of him.
Yanbao pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.
Since he was little, the expression Li Beijue wore was what he feared the most.
"Because... I..." Yanbao opened his mouth, the words "Mommy" almost slipped out.
But catching Li Beijue's gaze, he swallowed the words back down.
Daddy didn't like it when he mentioned Mommy. Better not tell Daddy that Mommy was back yet!
"Because I didn't want to attend the party tonight, that aunty..."
Yanbao paused for a moment, hesitated for two seconds, and for the first time in his life, he lied: "I went with that aunty voluntarily because I thought she didn't look like a bad person, and I was afraid of being found by the bodyguard uncles... Daddy, please don't blame the aunty, it's my fault..."
"Doesn't look like a bad person?"
Li Beijue snorted coldly, his tone turning several degrees colder: "It doesn't matter if she's good or bad; she was taken away by the police today because you ran off everywhere, do you understand?"
He deliberately spoke in an extremely stern tone, wanting to make him realize the severity of his mistake.
And indeed, Yanbao's demeanor turned to one of dejection, his little face filled with anxiety.
"Daddy, today's incident is all my fault because... because all the other kids at the party had their mommies with them... so..." He couldn't help revealing the reason, his voice unusually tinged with a sob.
Seeing the little one's somewhat aggrieved eyes, Li Beijue's heart softened for a moment.
Yanbao immediately noticed, and seeing that his expression seemed to have softened a bit, he continued to plead: "Daddy... can you not be angry at the aunty? I promise I won't run away anymore, and I'll be good and accompany you to the party from now on... Please don't be mad, okay?"
Li Beijue didn't respond.
After a long silence, he finally took a deep breath and rolled down the car window.
"It's not about that woman, go and tell them, they can release her!"
"Yes, President Li," the assistant immediately replied and headed towards the police station.
Yanbao also exclaimed with surprise, "Thank you, Daddy!"
He looked out the window, his little face regaining much of its luster.
Mummy could be released now, but he didn't know when he could see Mummy again...
He still wanted to apologize to her properly...
Li Beijue also turned to look out the window, his eyes deep.
He had always been strict with Yanbao and had forbidden him from bringing up any topics related to "Mummy."
Yanbao didn't understand when he was younger, but after being warned a few times, he obediently dared not mention it again.
Li Beijue had thought Yanbao had let go of this matter, but unexpectedly...
Li Beijue's gaze suddenly darkened, and the events of that night six years ago flashed violently through his mind...
Forget it!
A Mummy like Jiang Baobao...better off without!
As he was thinking, he suddenly spotted a woman in a long dress running out of the police station, her figure somewhat anxious.
Li Beijue's eyes widened dramatically, his heart skipping a beat.
Was that... Jiang Baobao?!
It really was her!!!
Li Beijue squinted his eyes, his hand uncontrollably resting on the car door handle...
Jiang Baobao had just been released from the police station, her head lowered as she tried to hail a taxi, her eyes filled with urgency.
Wondering how her son was doing, she wished she could fly back to the hotel.
As she pondered, she suddenly heard a loud "bang" not far away!
Jiang Baobao jumped with fright, shooting her head up, then she stood frozen in place as if she had been petrified...
She saw a tall, handsome man getting out of a car and walking towards her.
He exuded a cold, forbidding aura, one that demanded attention.
Jiang Baobao swallowed hard, incredulously pinching her own arm fiercely!
Shit! That hurt!
What kind of rotten luck was this?
To run into the last person she wanted to see on her first day back in the country!
And right in front of the police station!
Their eyes met...
A storm brewed in the depths of Li Beijue's dark eyes, and a trace of a smile suddenly appeared on his otherwise expressionless face.
It was full of mockery.
"Jiang Baobao, you dare to come back?"
He strode forward, grabbed Jiang Baobao's wrist, and looked straight into her moist eyes, his gaze suppressing a surge of anger and an indecipherable emotion.
Six years had passed, and she seemed much more mature than before, with a completely different demeanor, just...
Li Beijue's lips were tightly pressed, his fierce eyes as if trying to see right through the person before him.
Jiang Baobao's heart also fluttered for an instant, as she forced herself to maintain composure.
Why was he here?
What did he mean by that?
Hadn't they already divorced?
Jiang Baobao couldn't help but frown, suddenly meeting Li Beijue's emotionless gaze, her heart suddenly trembling, and she calmed down.
Indeed, he was still looking at her with that gaze...
Indifference!
Utter indifference!
Jiang Baobao's thoughts blurred for a moment, and the corners of her lips suddenly curled into a cold smirk.
If she had known that this scene would happen today...
She would have preferred not to have saved Li Beijue sixteen years ago!
Not to have met Li Beijue at all!