Chapter 53 Chapter 53 "Hold me"

A Dassault Falcon 2000LXS private jet was flying over the Solomon Islands. The cowhide seat was dented, and the man was half-resting on the backrest. There was an indelible weariness between his sinister brows. He pinched his brow, and the folding board in front of him was piled with various documents.

At the top, there is a mobile phone.

An Indian man was operating a mobile phone peripheral device. The display screen was filled with densely packed codes and data. Zhao Jingqun opened his eyes and asked, "Did you find anything?"

Two weeks ago, he noticed that someone had touched Tao Ning's mobile phone, so he asked an Indian to come and find the location of the base station that sent the text message. However, this person was very cautious and was proficient in counter-reconnaissance. The Indian who was invited over had been "negotiating" with this person.

At the time, Zhao Jingqun was in a terrible mood, his mood fluctuating. When had his Daibao finally gotten a friend like this? He thought bitterly, Tao Ning was no longer alone, and at the same time, he became even more anxious, desperately wanting to know where Tao Ning was.

What's suspicious is that, aside from the limited information he could obtain about Tao Ning through this phone, he knew nothing else. Furthermore, the Zhao family's affairs were piling up. Not only did he have to deal with the Zhao family's external businesses, he also had to crack down on those restless uncles in the clan.

A few days ago, Zhao Jingqun had just finished his work in northern Myanmar and had to fly to Australia to catch traitors and look at cooperation projects. He slept less than two hours a day.

Later, the mobile phone sent another suspicious location message. Zhao Jingqun was half-believing and half-doubting, but he didn't dare to take the risk, so he asked people to quickly check the school. As a result, they found that there was a crematorium and funeral home next to the school, and nothing else was found.

He realized that he had been tricked, but he did not miss any possibility and continued to send messages to Tao Ning.

"Mr. Zhao, there is news." The Indian's poor Chinese interrupted his thoughts. Zhao Jingqun raised his eyes and saw that the Indian had already held the mobile phone in front of him. The location of Haizhou on the tracking display was marked in red.

"Your lover is in this range."

Zhao Jingqun seemed to be lost in thought. In the beginning, he had actually searched Haizhou as Zhao Jingsui had said, but Haizhou was too big, and looking for someone was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Moreover, he was not in Haizhou, and various people were watching his every move, so it was not convenient for him to search openly, and therefore there was no news until now.

Except for Sun Laoer, Zhao Jingsui and others who knew that he was looking for Tao Ning, no one else knew.

Now that the specific area has been marked, Zhao Jingsui frowned and said, "Ask Sun Laoer to take the men there."

Then his phone vibrated, and Zhao Jingqun quickly picked it up, his eyes fixed on the message sent in the top note. He raised an eyebrow, "...Baiyunhe Lake Villa?"

*

The bed in the bedroom was as soft as a swan feather. Tao Ning slept soundly until he was awakened by a rustling sound. He opened his eyes and met a pair of big round eyes.

A little girl of seven or eight years old, wearing a floral dress, reached under the covers with one hand. Seeing that he was awake, she pulled her hands back to cover her mouth, blinking her eyes and asking in a crisp voice, "Handsome brother, did I wake you up?"

Tao Ning was stunned for a moment. When she heard her say "handsome brother", she shook her head, her cheeks slightly red, and said with squinting eyes: "No."

The little girl laughed and quickly put her little hand into the quilt. Tao Ning felt something warm placed on his stomach. It should be the hot water bottle, but he remembered that Song Yucong was by his side before he went to bed.

The little girl said sweetly: "Pretty brother, my name is Nannan, and Brother Xiaocao asked me to come and cover your belly."

Brother Xiaocao? Tao Ning was a little confused for a moment, then realized she might be talking about Song Yucong. He lifted the quilt and took the hot water bottle from Nannan's hand. Seeing her, he thought of Xiaomeng, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and naturally picked her up.

Nannan was so happy that she shouted, "It's taking off!"

Tao Ning narrowed his eyes. He loved children very much. He touched her soft hair and said, "No need to cover my stomach. Where is Brother Xiaocao?"

Nannan blinked her eyes: "Brother Xiaocao said he can't tell you."

“…”

Nannan lowered her head a little embarrassedly. She liked this handsome brother very much. He was the most handsome brother she had ever seen. So she pulled her hair in Tao Ning's arms and said, "If handsome brother kisses me, I will tell handsome brother!"

Tao Ning couldn't help laughing and kissed Nannan on both sides of her cheek.

"Can you tell me now?"

Nannan smiled like a flower, and came down from Tao Ning's arms. Her chubby little hand grabbed Tao Ning's thumb and walked out with him, "Handsome brother, come with me, let's go find Brother Xiaocao..."

But just as Tao Ning and Nannan opened the bedroom door, two hands like iron hoops stopped them. The bodyguard said in embarrassment: "Master Tao, the Second Young Master has ordered that you cannot leave this room."

Nannan was a little timid in front of strangers and hid behind Tao Ning's thighs.

Tao Ning protected her.

"oh."

Since he couldn't go out, Tao Ning didn't force it, and even asked politely: "Can you go to my room and get some books?" He didn't take all the books with him when he went to school, and left behind some exercise books that he was not so interested in.

The two bodyguards glanced at each other, and one of them ran to get Tao Ning a book. Not long after, a cart was brought into the bedroom, filled with snacks, various game consoles, and familiar medications. The bodyguard respectfully placed the book on the table and closed the bedroom door.

Nannan hugged Tao Ning's legs and said coquettishly, "Handsome brother, can I eat these beautiful candies?" Children don't recognize many things, so they call all the exquisite snacks candies.

Tao Ning gave her two pieces of milk cake and said, "Don't eat too much."

Nannan held the snack in her hands and said happily, "Thank you, pretty brother!" She bit into the milk cake and mumbled, "Brother Xiaocao didn't let us go out, but I know where he went."

Tao Ning opened the bottle and took a look inside. The medicine was less, and there was a small stain of blood on the lid. He couldn't help but touch it with his hand. Xu Jun knew he was there.

...Is his injury serious?

Tao Ning frowned slightly, feeling worried. He didn't pay much attention to what Nannan said until Nannan tugged at his clothes and said aggrievedly, "Pretty brother, you are ignoring Nannan."

Tao Ning put down the medicine, squatted down and touched her head, "I'm sorry... I will listen carefully this time."

Nannan hummed heavily and said crisply, "Just now Nannan was talking about Master Song coming back..." At this point, Nannan lowered her voice and said, "Handsome brother, Master Song is a bad man. Every time he comes back, Brother Xiaocao gets hurt. He is very mean."

Children don't talk in a logical way, but Tao Ning roughly understood. "Master Song is Song Yucong's father, so why does Song Yucong get hurt every time he comes home?" Tao Ning asked.

But Nannan didn't know either, she just said incoherently, "He's... He's a bad guy! If he comes back, Brother Xiaocao will cry!"

Tears? Tao Ning thought of Song Yucong's always fierce face and found it hard to imagine him crying. He thought it was just a child's fabrication. He touched Nannan's head, but Nannan could sense that Tao Ning didn't believe her and was so anxious that she was about to cry: "Brother... he's a bad guy!"

Whether it was an adult or a child crying, Tao Ning would be at a loss as to what to do. She would quickly wipe away her tears and coax her softly, "Yes, he is a bad guy. I believe it."

Nannan quietly wiped her tears, and Tao Ning simply took her into his arms, holding her up high like before, but his arms were not strong, so he put her down after a while. But Nannan was successfully coaxed into a good mood, and her round little face instantly broke into a smile, but her energy was quickly exhausted, and she fell asleep on Tao Ning's shoulder.

Tao Ning breathed a sigh of relief, took off Nannan's shoes, and put her on the bed to rest.

He was also a little exhausted, so he took the medicine with warm water. However, Nannan's words were still echoing in his ears. Why did Song Yucong get injured after Master Song came back? Is this true?

Tao Ning had no way of knowing, so he had to watch his daughter read books. Song Yucong didn't let him go back to school for classes, so he had to study on his own. The contents of these books were only for graduate students in the mathematics department, but he started studying half a year ago.

He planned to apply for the Mathematical Computation and Applications program, then go straight to work at a research institute after graduation. He would then bring Tao Yuan and Xiao Meng to the city and live a peaceful and stable life. However, with his current mediocre grades, it would be difficult for him to get the provincial top scorer, but getting into his dream school would be a no-brainer.

The sound of turning pages was accompanied by the sound of falling leaves outside the window. This time, Tao Ning did not wear glasses when reading because he was not nearsighted, it was just a habit.

He didn't wear his glasses because he couldn't find them. He will ask Song Yucong where his glasses are later.

Tao Ning lowered his head and read quietly, revealing his fair and slender neck. The faint natural light sprinkled on his cheeks, and his whole body seemed to be dotted with stars. His thick and curved eyelashes trembled slightly, like two butterflies about to fly away from the world.

Song Yucong, who opened the door, saw this scene and his heart skipped a beat. His voice was hoarse: "...Country bumpkin, what are you doing?"

Tao Ning raised his head and paused as he turned the page. Apart from the last dispute in the club, he had never seen Song Yucong so...embarrassed.

The man stood at the door, the two bodyguards behind him had disappeared. He was wearing a black long coat and trousers. There was no impatience or sourness on his face, or rather, nothing at all. He was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood, like a walking corpse deprived of life.

Putting down the book in his hand, Tao Ning stood up and asked blankly, "What's wrong with you?"

Unusually, Song Yucong didn't sneer as he usually did. He simply repeated the question in a hoarse voice, "What are you doing?"

“…reading a book.”

Nannan was woken up by the noise of the two. She rubbed her eyes and saw Song Yucong, and said in surprise: "Brother Xiaocao! Are you back? I took good care of my handsome brother."

She ran down the bed and was about to hug Song Yucong's thighs, but after seeing Song Yucong's ugly face, she timidly withdrew her hand.

"Brother Xiaocao, what's wrong with you? Did they bully you again?"

They? Tao Ning keenly grasped these two words.

Song Yucong didn't respond, but pinched her face and said, "Go out and play."

"Yeah!" Nannan nodded heavily. She was very obedient and sensible. She knew her two brothers were busy and would not bother them anymore. But when she reached the door, she clung to the door frame, revealing her round head, and said mysteriously, "Brother Xiaocao, I saw you secretly kissing the pretty brother today!"

After saying that, she made a little face and quickly slipped away.

Tao Ning remained silent, for he was asleep, and naturally unaware of the kiss. He glanced at Song Yucong, who stood there, and frowned, but didn't object. The room was silent, and only their eyes met, a moment so quiet they could hear each other's breathing.

Just when Tao Ning thought Song Yucong would neither explain nor speak any more, she heard him say, "Hey... country bumpkin."

Tao Ning didn't respond. She looked at Song Yucong with impatience. His figure was obviously tall enough to cast a shadow, but he moved closer step by step.

"I'm talking to you, redneck."

"Um."

Tao Ning agreed this time, and then heard his voice was awkward, but with a hint of pleading.

"Redneck?"

"Um."

"I command you... to hug me."