Jin Mu’s face was ashen. Her head was throbbing, and she didn’t want to bicker with Shao Lin about these matters any further.
She waved her hand at the security guards. “Put her on the sofa. Call the family doctor.”
The security guards quickly placed her on the sofa.
Shao Lin looked up at Jin Mu with a wronged expression.
At the same time, she clenched her fists tightly, confident that the police would never trace anything back to her.
About ten minutes later, the police hadn't arrived, but Jin Ye returned.
The moment he entered, his eyes fell upon Su Ding on the sofa, her face streaked with tears. His heart skipped a beat, and he strode forward quickly.
“What happened?” he demanded sternly.
Seeing his protective behavior, Jin Mu’s anger flared.
She couldn't help but say, “This woman, she went mad, barged in here wanting to kill Lin Lin.”
Shao Lin, tears streaming down her face, chimed in, “Jin Ge, Auntie saw it all. She really wanted to kill me…”
Jin Ye didn’t believe her nonsense at all. Seeing Su Ding’s frail state, he was filled with concern.
“She’s like this and still wants to kill you? I think you did something shameful!” Jin Ye shot her a cold glare.
Shao Lin immediately fell silent.
Jin Ye directly carried Su Ding upstairs. “Call the doctor right away!”
The security guard quickly responded, “We already have, young master.”
Without looking back, Jin Ye carried Su Ding to his room and placed her on the bed.
He looked at her as her eyes remained closed, tears still flowing, her hands clenched so tightly that her wrists were bruised and bleeding.
He sat by the bed, his brows furrowed deeply.
He made a phone call to Xiao Yuan, who was waiting anxiously…
“What happened?” Jin Ye asked directly.
“Mr. Jin?! How is Su Ding? Is she alright?” Xiao Yuan hastily inquired.
“She fainted. Tell me what happened clearly,” Jin Ye interrupted impatiently. “Get to the point.”
“Yes, Su Ding’s daughter was taken from their home. The surveillance footage couldn’t track the child’s whereabouts…” Xiao Yuan stammered through her tears. “The police are still investigating, but there are no leads.”
“Why did she come to find Shao Lin?” Jin Ye asked.
“I don’t know. I don’t know either. As soon as she heard about it, she just rushed over.”
Xiao Yuan found the matter peculiar as well.
Jin Ye hung up the phone and slammed his fist onto the table. Damn it!
He calmed himself down and asked Xiao Yuan to send him information such as the photos, the name of the residential area, and the time of the disappearance.
The Jin family had extensive connections. Contacting the police to broaden the search scope should increase the chances of finding her.
As for Shao Lin…
She would absolutely deny everything if asked. He had to find a way to make her speak!
He frowned in thought for a moment and made a call. “Help me investigate Shao Lin. Find someone to follow her.”
Xiao Yuan quickly sent over Su Xiao Rui’s information. Jin Ye froze when he saw the photo.
Isn’t this Xiao Xi?
But it didn’t seem to be. At such a critical juncture, how could Xiao Yuan joke with him?
His eyes narrowed slightly, but he still hurried to send the information to the police.
The family doctor soon arrived and conducted a brief examination of Su Ding. “Mr. Jin, Miss Su is not in serious condition. She just got angry and upset. She’ll be fine after some rest.”
Only then did Jin Ye let him leave.
He stayed quietly by Su Ding’s side, his heart a tangled mess…
Jin Xiao Xi was brought home by the housekeeper. He noticed the unusual atmosphere in the house.
Madam was sitting on the sofa with a stern expression, Miss Shao was silently wiping away tears, and an ashtray lay on the floor.
“Grandma,” Jin Xiao Xi called out obediently.
Jin Mu turned around and reached out to pull her grandson into her arms. Her old eyes welled up, and she almost cried.
She never imagined that her son would speak to her like that one day, all because of a crazy woman.
She had indeed been frightened today. She had never seen such a scene before.
Jin Xiao Xi reached out and patted his grandmother’s back, then glanced at Shao Lin on the other side of the sofa.
Shao Lin, uncharacteristically, did not greet him.
Jin Xiao Xi found it odd. “Where’s Daddy?”
Jin Mu wiped away her tears, her voice tinged with sorrow. “Your father is upstairs. Xiao Xi, promise Grandma, don’t associate with that woman, Su Ding, anymore.”
Jin Xiao Xi’s small face stiffened, and he opened his mouth but remained silent.
Jin Mu hugged Xiao Xi tighter and began to weep softly.
Upstairs, Jin Ye watched his mother crying below, his heart aching.
What was all this about?
Suddenly, Su Ding’s voice came from the room. Jin Ye immediately rushed back in.
“Su Ding!”
When Su Ding saw Jin Ye’s serious and stern face, she remembered Xiao Rui, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
For the first time, she proactively hugged Jin Ye and cried in pain.
Her voice was hoarse and despairing, and her tears soon soaked his clothes.
Su Ding seemed to unleash all the suppressed emotions she had felt since receiving the news. Her head was pounding as if it would split open, and her body trembled uncontrollably.
“Jin Ye, my child… she’s gone…”
“Please, help me find her… please… she’s so lovely, she’s only five years old…”
Su Ding recalled that she hadn’t been able to accompany Xiao Rui during her recent hospitalization.
She never expected such a thing to happen.
It was like a bolt from the blue. How could she accept this reality?
Jin Ye held her tightly and promised solemnly, “I will find her. I will. Believe me.”
Su Ding cried desperately in his arms until her voice gave out, until her vision went black, and she fainted again.
Jin Ye held her like that, unmoving.
The room fell into a deathly silence. Su Ding’s small, delicate face was now deathly pale.
He took out his phone and found the photo of the girl that Xiao Yuan had sent him again.
The more closely he looked, the more he felt that this girl resembled Jin Xiao Xi.
But there were some subtle differences…
At this moment, he recalled that since he had known Su Ding, he had never met Su Ding’s daughter.
Was she intentionally hiding it?
Why did this girl look so much like Xiao Xi?
He couldn’t ask Su Ding about this now, but he had a gut feeling that there was a secret involved.
Su Ding slept soundly for a night, and Jin Ye stayed by her side.
When she opened her eyes, the memories of last night flooded back. She couldn’t cry, her eyes ached.
She had been too impulsive yesterday.
She now had to go to the scene reported in the news yesterday to investigate whether it was Xiao Rui who had gone missing!
Jin Ye leaned by the bed. Hearing the movement, he immediately opened his eyes. “Where are you going?”
“Xiang Xin Avenue,” Su Ding said, her voice hoarse.
As soon as she stood up, she felt dizzy, her legs went weak, and she collapsed into Jin Ye’s arms.
“I’ll take you,” Jin Ye said, steadying her before grabbing his jacket and putting it on.
“Thank you.”
Su Ding took a couple of seconds to recover before following Jin Ye downstairs in a hurry.
Last night, Jin Xiao Xi had slept with his grandmother. Seeing his grandmother crying so sadly, he didn’t dare to look for his father.
Su Ding looked at the Jin family living room and recalled the commotion she had caused last night, possibly terrifying Jin Ye’s mother.
She said softly, “I’m sorry.”
Jin Ye rubbed her hair and said in a deep voice, “Let’s go.”