Previously, Song Qinian and Li Junshen had repeatedly tried to get Zan Zan to speak, but he never had.
Unexpectedly, after being taken away by Shen Chiyan for a few days, he had actually learned to call him "Dad."
Song Qinian had reason to suspect that Shen Chiyan had been constantly telling Zan Zan to call him "Dad" in his ear every day, a sort of sonic assault that, just as Zan Zan was beginning to speak, resulted in his first word being "Dad."
If Li Junshen were to find out that Zan Zan called Shen Chiyan "Dad," Song Qinian didn't know if Li Junshen would die of anger, but he certainly wouldn't treat Zan Zan well anymore, not even superficially.
He might even act against Zan Zan, and the thought made Song Qinian anxious.
Just as she was about to call Shen Chiyan, her phone rang. It was Shen Chiyan calling.
Song Qinian immediately answered, but before she could speak, Shen Chiyan's voice came through, "Come to the other side!"
Song Qinian subconsciously looked up and saw Shen Chiyan's car across the street. She didn't know what he wanted, but she walked over.
The car window was tightly shut, and she couldn't see anything.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
She raised her hand and knocked on the car window. The window didn't roll down, but Shen Chiyan's cool voice came from inside, "Get in!"
With Zan Zan in Shen Chiyan's arms, Song Qinian dared not disobey him. She opened the car door and got in.
The next second, she saw Zan Zan in Shen Chiyan's arms, excitedly reaching out to her for a hug.
"Mama... Mama..."
Song Qinian excitedly took Zan Zan, crying as she kissed his little face, "Zan Zan, Mama missed you so much!"
Zan Zan, not expecting his mother to cry, puckered his lips to cry. Shen Chiyan roughly wiped away Song Qinian's tears with a tissue, "Stop crying. If this little brat sees you crying, he'll cry nonstop. I don't want you two, mother and son, to flood Jinghua City with your tears."
Song Qinian immediately held back her tears and smiled at Zan Zan, "Zan Zan, don't cry. Mama is happy. Mama is so happy to see you!"
Hearing this, Zan Zan smiled again.
Song Qinian checked Zan Zan from head to toe and found that he hadn't lost weight; he seemed to have even gained a little and grown a bit. Only then did her heart finally settle.
This meant Shen Chiyan hadn't abused him!
Indeed, Shen Chiyan had taken Zan Zan away simply to make her and Li Junshen unhappy, not to abuse a small child.
Song Qinian sniffled and turned to look at Shen Chiyan, "Why are you being so kind today, bringing Zan Zan to see me?"
"Hmph... Kind? I just want you to see with your own eyes the moment your son calls your ex-husband 'Dad'! Little brat, come on, call me 'Dad'..."
After several hours of "Dad" brainwashing by Shen Chiyan, Zan Zan immediately called him "Dad" with a smile.
His voice was clear and loud, with no sign of coercion.
"See? The video isn't fake. Song Qinian, your son is much smarter than you. He knows who's the boss here. Unlike you, who rejected me and chose Li Junshen!"
Shen Chiyan's words suddenly enlightened Song Qinian.
Yes, how could she forget that Shen Chiyan was the most powerful person in Jinghua City? If Zan Zan stayed with him, he would definitely be safer than if he stayed with her!
Li Junshen was threatening her with Zan Zan. If Zan Zan stayed with Shen Chiyan, he wouldn't be able to harm him!
Moreover, judging by Shen Chiyan's demeanor, whether it was due to blood relation or Zan Zan's inherently likable nature, Shen Chiyan hadn't abused Zan Zan before and likely wouldn't in the future, not to mention Zhang Qiaoqiao and Qin Qin.
With this thought, Song Qinian had an idea.
But she still had a concern, so she asked, "If you keep my son with you, won't Lin Qiutong make trouble for you?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Song Qinian felt like she was being too calculating.
As expected, Shen Chiyan's expression turned extremely unpleasant. He looked at Song Qinian expressionlessly and then let out a cold laugh, "Song Qinian, you're really something!"
She was the one who betrayed him first, and now she had the audacity to ask him this question.
Lin Qiutong?
Heh... Did she really think he was together with Lin Qiutong?
Or did she think that if he was with Lin Qiutong, she would feel a little better?
Heh... How ridiculous!
"I..."
Just as Song Qinian was about to speak, Shen Chiyan suddenly took Zan Zan from her arms and coldly threw two words at her, "Get out!"
Shen Chiyan was angry, and the kind of angry that couldn't be appeased by coaxing. The key was that Song Qinian didn't know how to appease him.
Thinking about it carefully, Lin Qiutong liked Shen Chiyan so much that she knew about his every move. She couldn't possibly not know that Shen Chiyan had brought Zan Zan to his home.
The fact that Zan Zan was fine meant Shen Chiyan had protected him very well. Since that was the case, she could rest assured that Zan Zan would stay with Shen Chiyan for now.
Song Qinian looked at Zan Zan reluctantly.
Seeing his mother about to get out of the car, Zan Zan reached out, wanting his mother to hold him, and tears immediately flowed as he cried out, "Waaah!"
Listening to Zan Zan's cries, Song Qinian's heart ached, but for Zan Zan's safety, she could only leave him with Shen Chiyan for now.
Song Qinian wiped her tears and closed the door.
The car quickly started and soon disappeared from Song Qinian's sight.
In the car, Shen Chiyan looked at the crying Zan Zan with a deep gaze, pondering something.
Seeing that Shen Chiyan wasn't comforting him and wasn't speaking, Zan Zan cried until he eventually fell asleep on Shen Chiyan's chest.
Upon arriving at the villa, Shen Chiyan asked Gao Kunlun, "Don't you find it strange?"
"Huh? What's strange?"
"When Song Qinian got out of the car, she didn't say anything about taking the child back!"
Hearing Shen Chiyan say this, Gao Kunlun also realized, "Could it be that Madam knows that even if she asks for the child, you wouldn't give him to her, so she didn't say anything?"
Shen Chiyan snorted, "Do you think Song Qinian is someone who gives up easily? Her son is in my hands, and I might even poke him with needles every day like Empress Dowager Rong. How could Song Qinian be at ease? Even if I didn't give him to her, she would still set conditions and try everything to take the child back, not like today... remaining silent."
"Uh... Then why?"
Shen Chiyan narrowed his eyes, "Go investigate. I have a feeling there's something fishy going on here."
Gao Kunlun: "Yes!"
Gao Kunlun acted quickly and went to Shen Chiyan's office the next morning.
"During the two years Madam and Li Junshen were away, they went to a private island called Moon Island. Zan Zan was born on that island. Zan Zan's full name is Song Zan, a name chosen by Madam."
Shen Chiyan used a black pen to write the two characters "Song Zan" on the back of a contract worth hundreds of millions of yuan in front of him.
"Why would Li Junshen's son have the surname Song?"