However, Bai Qing never expected that her suspicion would come true. Zhang Xinyi had indeed been apprehended by people sent by the Zhan family and was currently held in Liu Xin's hospital room.
"How could you be so foolish! Do you think the Zhan family's child is easy to kidnap?" Liu Xin exclaimed in dismay after hearing the full story. She pointed a finger at Zhang Xinyi's head and said with exasperation, "You should have found a way to seduce the two men from the Zhan family!"
Zhang Xinyi impatiently slapped away Liu Xin's hand and slumped onto the chair by the hospital bed.
"I tried last time, and didn't it fail? Plus, that conniving Mu Linjing set me up, leaving me with huge debts!" Zhang Xinyi looked at Liu Xin with a complaining gaze, hugging her arms. "Moreover, someone told me that you and my dad couldn't afford the medical fees and were kicked out, so I panicked..."
Liu Xin understood the meaning in Zhang Xinyi's eyes. She paused for a moment, then began to scold and hit Zhang Xinyi with her hands.
"Are you blaming your mother? Did I force you to pay the medical fees? Or did I ask you to kidnap the Zhan family's child?"
Ever since she was young, Liu Xin had doted on Zhang Xinyi like a pearl in her palm, and had never hit her before.
Zhang Xinyi felt the sting of the blows and pushed Liu Xin away, shouting at her in anger.
"I blame you! If you and Dad had sought justice from the Zhan family back then, I wouldn't have ended up on the streets and had to kidnap Shi Qing!"
"You foolish girl! Now that you've offended the Zhan family, what if your cousin stops paying my medical fees? With you like this, useless and always causing trouble, how can I rely on you?"
Liu Xin was startled by Zhang Xinyi's actions. When she recovered, she reached out to hit Zhang Xinyi, hitting her even more fiercely.
Just as this mother and daughter were fighting fiercely in the hospital room, footsteps were heard in the corridor.
The door was opened, and two bodyguards dragged Zhang Xinyi out into the hallway without a word. They slapped her from both sides, leaving her stunned.
Zhang Xinyi's cheeks immediately swelled up. Liu Xin stared in shock. Her maternal instinct kicking in, she immediately rushed forward and started punching and kicking the two bodyguards.
"Let go of my daughter!"
"Please, don't get involved!"
Mu Linjing frowned. Her aunt was truly a troublemaker, unable to distinguish right from wrong, only knowing how to protect her daughter. It was no wonder the entire family had questionable character.
Liu Xin finally noticed Mu Linjing standing beside them, and even the two from the Zhan family were present. She glanced sheepishly at the two men, then glared fiercely at Mu Linjing.
"Mu Linjing, do you have no heart? Your cousin is being beaten like this, and you're just standing by and watching?"
"Zhang Xinyi kidnapped my daughter and isn't confessing honestly, so of course I have to teach her a lesson! Or are you also involved in kidnapping the Zhan family's child?"
Seeing Liu Xin dare to lecture Mu Linjing, Wei Yumeng stepped in front of Mu Linjing, crossing her arms over her chest and speaking sternly.
"No, absolutely not! But you can't hit her! Xinyi is also my daughter!"
Liu Xin was terrified by Wei Yumeng's words. She waved her arms, hastily explaining.
Liu Xin's words ignited the anger of several people. Zhan Mohan cast a sidelong glance at Liu Xin, and two more bodyguards restrained Liu Xin, who was then slapped alongside Zhang Xinyi.
"Mom... don't hit... my mom..." Zhang Xinyi mumbled, struggling free from the bodyguards' grasp and running to Wei Yumeng's feet. She knelt and begged for mercy, "I was wrong, I'll tell you everything now!"
"Stop." Zhan Mohan's sharp eyes shot towards the bruised and battered pair. His icy voice rang out, and the bodyguards halted their actions.
Liu Xin cried, covering her face which was swollen like a pig's head. Upon seeing Zhan Mohan's demonic gaze, she scrambled back into the hospital room, not daring to utter another word.
Zhang Xinyi watched Liu Xin retreat into the room. She touched her burning cheek, and salty tears streamed down her face as she grimaced in pain.
"Actually, kidnapping Shi Qing was Bai Qing's idea."
Hearing this, Wei Yumeng glanced at Mu Linjing in surprise. Mu Linjing was also astonished. She had personally discovered Bai Yan's body back then, and Bai Qing was identified as a suspect and was nationally wanted. How could she still be appearing openly in Pengcheng?
"What's going on? Isn't she being pursued? How can she show herself?" Wei Yumeng furrowed her brows in confusion, her small face etched with thought.
"Her original appearance definitely wouldn't do! Bai Qing told me that after she killed Bai Yan, she flew abroad, used her savings for plastic surgery, and then returned here." Zhang Xinyi shook her head frantically, fearing they wouldn't believe her, and quickly explained, "And she didn't use her own name, but a name she used abroad."
Plastic surgery, in other words, a complete change of appearance. Bai Qing had even changed her name!
Wei Yumeng narrowed her dark, clear apricot eyes and bit her pink lips. That's right, Bai Qing had returned for revenge!
"What name?" Zhan Mohan's brows were tinged with coldness as he pressed Zhang Xinyi for answers, trying to ascertain the truth.
"Jessica," Zhang Xinyi said hastily. She had deliberately withheld some information before, and now that she was exposed, it was extremely disadvantageous!
This name was exactly the same as the new secretary!
Wei Yumeng's eyes widened. She opened her phone and found a photo from the party that night, zooming in on Bai Qing's face, and handed it to Zhang Xinyi.
"Is this person the post-plastic surgery Bai Qing?"
"It's her!"
Zhang Xinyi nodded frantically. Since she was exposed now, she intended to drag Bai Qing down with her.
Wei Yumeng's expression instantly turned colder. She retracted her phone expressionlessly, her palm tightening, nearly crushing the device.
"What's wrong?" Zhan Mohan saw Wei Yumeng's displeased expression and asked with concern, reaching out his well-defined hand to her forehead.
"She's the new secretary at my company. For a few days, she made me work overtime every night, which happened to be the night of the parent-teacher conference." Wei Yumeng took a deep breath, her watery eyes moving, her gaze falling on Bai Qing's face. "It seems the plan to kidnap Shi Qing was her scheme from the very beginning!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Bai Qing also knew I was in massive debt to the bank, so she approached me and wanted me to cooperate with her. Actually, I wanted to return the child to you at first!" Hearing Wei Yumeng's words, Zhang Xinyi tried to exonerate herself, constantly explaining.
"You'd better stay put!" Mu Linjing stood in front of Zhang Xinyi, blocking her view.
"Don't worry."
Zhan Mohan said to Wei Yumeng, who was still looking down at the photo.
His dark eyes turned cold, and he took out his phone, making a call with a grave tone.
"Notify all military, naval, and air forces. The Zhan family's child is missing. The suspect is Bai Qing, who returned after plastic surgery abroad and now goes by the name Jessica."
After this call, all checkpoints in Pengcheng became heavily guarded. The military, navy, and air forces were all mobilized, and the Zhan family's personnel also took action, creating a grand and imposing scene!