Meanwhile, at No.1 Mansion.
The vast villa was ice cold.
Bo Yanchen carried upstairs a bowl of noodles he had made himself. Baby Shen still sat by the window, gazing toward the direction of the main door.
The small figure looked forlorn and helpless.
Bo Yanchen's heart ached as he walked over, "Baby Shen, eat the noodles first."
Baby Shen didn't move, his eyes fixated on the direction of the doorway.
Bo Yanchen placed the bowl on the small table in front of him,
"If you don't eat, Mommy will be sad when she finds out."
A glimmer of light finally appeared in Baby Shen's hollow eyes as he looked up at Bo Yanchen and asked,
"Do you think Mommy will know?"
"She will. There's a bond between mother and son; she knows everything you think, and she'll also know if you don't eat."
"Then if I miss her, will she know that too?"
"...Yes, she will."
"Then why, knowing that I miss her, doesn't she come back to see me?"
Bo Yanchen's heart soured, yes, that heartless woman, her son misses her, so why doesn't she come back? Where on earth has she run off to?
Why doesn't she come back to see Baby Shen?
Why doesn't she come back to see him?
"Does she not like me?" asked Baby Shen, distressed.
Bo Yanchen immediately shook his head in denial, "No, she definitely loves you very much."
"Then why, knowing that I miss her, does she still not come back to see me?"
Bo Yanchen, holding back his grief, patted Baby Shen's small head,
"...She might be temporarily held back by something and can't make it for now."
"Do you mean, she's in danger?"
Before Bo Yanchen could reply, Baby Shen suddenly stood up and dashed towards the door.
Bo Yanchen quickly grabbed him, "Baby Shen, where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Mommy! My mommy is in danger, I have to save her!"
"Baby Shen... don't think wildly, she's not in danger."
"Let me go! I have to find Mommy, she must have been captured by bad people, I must save her! Let me go, let me go! Nobody can hurt my mommy!"
"Baby Shen!"
It was so late, Bo Yanchen dared not let him go out, he clutched Baby Shen's arm tightly, refusing to let him go,
"Baby Shen, calm down!"
Far from calming down, Baby Shen became more agitated. He bit down hard on Bo Yanchen's wrist.
Bo Yanchen reflexively let go, and Baby Shen rushed toward the door.
Bo Yanchen quickly blocked the door.
Unable to get out, Baby Shen grew even more irritable.
He began smashing things.
Ornaments in the room, the bedding and pillows on the bed, the clock on the nightstand, clothes from the wardrobe... including the bowl of noodles Bo Yanchen had just brought up.
Anything that could be thrown was thrown; anything that could be smashed was smashed.
When smashing things wasn't enough, he picked up a fork from the floor and stabbed it toward his own wrist.
Bo Yanchen was terrified and immediately held him tight, "Baby Shen!"
Baby Shen struggled frantically, trying to free himself. Unable to escape, he began to scream, "Ah, ah, ah..."
Each cry louder and more anguished than the last.
His whole body trembled, and his back teeth clattered loudly.
After a while, Baby Shen suddenly passed out.
Bo Yanchen's pupils contracted sharply, "Baby Shen!"
He picked up Baby Shen and hurried downstairs, startling the old butler,
"Sir, what's wrong with the young master?"
"Call Lu Bei, get the car ready, to the hospital, quick!"
"..."
After more than half an hour of turmoil at the hospital, Baby Shen's condition finally stabilized.
Lu Bei was covered in cold sweat,
"It's alright now, luckily you brought him in early."
Bo Yanchen sat beside the hospital bed, looking at Baby Shen's pale little face, feeling so distressed it hurt.
Lu Bei said, "Baby Shen's condition is getting more serious. It won't work if this continues, Yanchen, are you sure you don't want Miss Tang to try? I still think she's reliable, maybe she can resolve Baby Shen's psychological issues."
Bo Yanchen furrowed his brows and thought for a moment,
"Wait a bit more, arrange someone else to take care of Baby Shen for now."
He hadn't finished his investigation and didn't feel safe yet.
Baby Shen was his life, and he wouldn't allow anyone potentially dangerous to get close to Baby Shen.
There were too many questionable points about Tang Nuanning, he didn't dare to employ her recklessly.
Lu Bei didn't know exactly what Bo Yanchen was waiting for, and he didn't ask further, only nodding his head helplessly.
"By the way, Shen Jiaoyue is also in the hospital, both her hand and leg are injured, quite severely, her leg is broken."
Bo Yanchen, "…What happened?"
"Apparently, she was beaten by someone."
Just as Lu Bei finished speaking, Bo Yanchen's phone rang, with a call from Shen Jiaoyue.
"Achen, I just heard Baby Shen is in the hospital, what happened? Is it serious? Is he sick again? I'm also in the hospital now, I want to see Baby Shen, but the doctor won't let me out of bed, I'm so worried about Baby Shen, sob, I'm almost worried to death."
Listening to her insincere concern, Bo Yanchen felt annoyed and replied irritably,
"…He's already okay, you don't need to come over, just focus on healing."
"You already know I'm injured, huh? Sob, can you come and see me?"
Annoyance flickered in Bo Yanchen's eyes, but he still agreed,
"I'll come over in a bit."
After ending the call, Bo Yanchen gave some instructions to Lu Bei, then got up to see Shen Jiaoyue.
As soon as Shen Jiaoyue saw him, her eyes turned red and tears started falling,
"…Achen, how is Baby Shen? I'm really worried about him."
Seeing her cry, Bo Yanchen ignored her and sat down,
"You don't need to worry about Baby Shen, just take care of yourself."
Shen Jiaoyue wiped her tears,
"Achen, you… do you like that woman now?"
"Who?"
"The one who kissed you at the bar today."
Bo Yanchen frowned, "…"
With her eyes red, Shen Jiaoyue said,
"You never allowed women to get close before, let alone kiss you. Apart from me, there were no women who could even stand shoulder to shoulder with you. But today, you allowed her to kiss you…"
The scene of Tang Nuanning kissing him flashed through Bo Yanchen's mind, his expression darkened, his voice cold,
"It was an accident."