Liu Chunsheng watched Liu Yifeng enter Tongtong's room, but the words on his lips remained unspoken. With a sigh, he turned and walked back to his own room, hands clasped behind his back.
Liu Yifeng had developed a habit at some point: no matter how late he returned, he always wanted to check on his son first. Only then could he truly feel at ease.
Seeing Tongtong fast asleep, lost in dreams, he gently caressed his son's small face, his heart filled with a thousand emotions. Beneath this tiny frame lay such immense energy. His precious son was truly the greatest gift heaven had bestowed upon him.
Having been photographed before, Liu Yifeng and Su Wanru's meetings became exceptionally cautious. They still didn't know who was behind it all, so they couldn't completely let their guard down.
"I'm so sorry. Because we were photographed, we have to be so careful when we meet now," Su Wanru felt an instant pang of embarrassment the moment she saw Liu Yifeng.
Liu Yifeng shook his head. "This has nothing to do with you. Someone deliberately did this. You know there's a reason for the saying, 'A tall tree attracts the wind.'"
"The school feels that their security measures need to be strengthened. Not just anyone can enter their campus, so it's quite safe within the school grounds. They're asking for our cooperation in maintaining confidentiality when we pick up and drop off Tongtong."
Su Wanru gave an awkward smile. However, after Liu Chunsheng agreed, she had contacted the school. Such a hot topic, even involving their school, was taken very seriously by the principal and the director. This was the result of their final discussion.
"That's not a problem. I think the school is very cautious in their actions. It's good that I entrusted this matter to you; I'm quite reassured."
Liu Yifeng knew that Su Wanru must have been the most distressed by the exposure of Tongtong. After all, only she knew about the situation, and no one else could possibly know their whereabouts.
"Also, I know the exposure of Tongtong has nothing to do with you. Don't feel any psychological pressure. I've always trusted you, otherwise, I wouldn't have handed this matter over to you to handle."
Liu Yifeng had wanted to find an opportunity to say this to Su Wanru for a long time, but hadn't found the right moment. Seeing her somewhat guarded expression now, he felt he should express himself.
Su Wanru didn't reply, merely nodded. After they discussed the school details further, they parted ways.
There wasn't much to do at the vegetable sheds today, so Liu Yifeng didn't go there. Instead, after bidding farewell to Su Wanru, he called Yun Duoer.
He rarely called her proactively, unless it concerned Tongtong.
"What is it? Speak quickly, I'm very busy." Yun Duoer was actually recuperating at home. Seeing the trending searches on her phone, and images of her son, Liu Yifeng happened to call at that moment.
It's true what they say, you can't stop thinking about someone. When she saw Liu Yifeng's name on the caller ID, she thought she was mistaken. After confirming it several times, she finally answered the call.
"You must have seen the news. I just want to know if you were the one who did this." After much thought, he couldn't imagine he had any enemies.
If there were problems with his business before, 99% of the time it was Peng Zhou causing trouble. But that was limited to business matters; he wasn't interested in personal lives.
Now, someone had even delved into his personal life. He wasn't a big celebrity. Suddenly, thinking of celebrities, he immediately thought of Yun Duoer.
"What do you mean? You suspect me of hiring people to track you? Are you out of your mind? Why would I do that? Doing so would obviously be digging my own grave."
Yun Duoer scoffed. She truly found Liu Yifeng's thought process to be different from that of a normal person. After such an incident, instead of properly investigating those around him, he would suspect her.
"Since it wasn't you, please think hard about whether you've offended someone you shouldn't have, leading someone to target Tongtong."
Liu Yifeng issued a final warning and hung up. It seemed he had basically figured it out.
Someone wanted to use Tongtong to get revenge on Yun Duoer, prompting everyone to investigate Tongtong and consequently expose his real mother.
Yun Duoer was still bewildered after hearing Liu Yifeng's words, but her heart had already begun to feel anxious.
Although she desperately wanted to know who was behind this, she currently had no clues. She could only maintain the status quo. More importantly, she prayed for Tongtong's safety.
When Liu Yifeng returned home, Tongtong had received model toys sent by Wu Haoyu and was diligently assembling them, unaware of his father's arrival.
"Daddy, when did you get back?" Glancing up by chance, he saw Liu Yifeng watching him. He had to put down the toy in his hands and ran into his father's arms.
"I've been back for a while. I've been watching you for some time, and you didn't even notice Daddy's presence. It seems Daddy isn't as important as the model toys in your heart."
Liu Yifeng said this deliberately, feigning jealousy, and put on a look of great grievance.
Tongtong burst into laughter. "Daddy, aren't you childish? Being jealous of toys! But Daddy, don't worry, Tongtong loves you the most. It's just that Uncle Wu said this is a test version of the model and asked me to finish assembling it quickly, saying only I could do it. He also asked for my feedback. I'm not playing; I'm working."
He spoke earnestly about what he was doing with the air of a young adult. Seeing his son like this, Liu Yifeng felt truly gratified.
How fortunate he was to have such a cute and sensible son.
As Liu Yifeng thought this, he recalled moments spent with his son.
"Alright, alright, Tongtong is a grown-up now. He can even earn money to support Daddy. You're truly Daddy's good child." After saying this, he kissed Tongtong's cheek and left him undisturbed.
Meanwhile, Liu Chunsheng had been looking troubled lately. "Dad, is something bothering you? If there is, you must tell me. Keeping it bottled up can make you sick."
Although he knew Liu Chunsheng's stubborn personality and his reluctance to speak much, as a son, he still needed to show more concern. This would be conducive to the harmony of the entire family.
"What else could it be? It's all because I'm worried about my precious grandson. What's the point of this gossip news? If it's about money, just give them whatever they want. If you don't have it, I do. Just don't hurt Tongtong."
It had been over a month since the gossip news broke, and Liu Chunsheng was still paying close attention. Although the buzz had died down, people still occasionally discussed it in the comments.