“Jing Ting has his own reasons,” Qiao Wanwan explained. “And it must be for Xiao Jiu’s sake. Apart from the child, no one can make him hide his identity and not come back to my side.”

"You mean, you've found Xiao Jiu's whereabouts?"

“I don’t have it here, but I believe Jingting does. It’s just that he hasn’t acknowledged me yet. I have a target location, but I dare not act rashly. I’m afraid it will affect Jingting’s plans.”

Huo Shiqian nodded. "Jingting is always thorough in his work, that's for sure. We should cooperate with him fully when we don't know the specifics."

“Yes.” Qiao Wanwan was a little worried. “But Jing Ting hasn’t acknowledged me yet, which means he can’t reveal his identity, so I’m worried things might get a little tricky.”

“Wanwan, your worrying won’t help. If you’re sure that person is Jingting, then you should trust him completely.”

"I know."

"Did you tell Jingting about Li Jing forcing you?"

Qiao Wanwan shook her head. "Jingting must be under a lot of pressure and pain right now. I can't tell him that at this time."

“Wanwan…” Huo Shiqian looked at her hand with heartache, “But even for Jingting’s sake, you can’t let yourself get hurt. You must protect yourself first so that Jingting and the child can come back.”

"I know, it was an unexpected accident today, thankfully Jingting is safe and sound." Qiao Wanwan remembered something, took out her phone and made a call, "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on him? How did he leave? Where did he go tonight?"

She was relieved that Zhan Jingting wasn't in the collapsed house tonight, but the fact that he went out right under her nose meant there must be something he didn't want her to know.

The more this happened, the more worried she became.

"Knock knock knock".

There was a sudden knock on the ward door, and Cheng Zaozao walked in anxiously. "Sister, are you alright?"

"Why did you come in such heavy rain?"

"It was pouring rain tonight, and I was worried about home, so I went back. When I got home, I didn't see you, so I called Jiangdong and found out you were in the hospital. How did you get injured?"

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."

“How could you be alright when you’re in the hospital?” Cheng Zaozao said, tears welling in her eyes. “Sister, I’ll stay and take care of you tonight.”

"I'm not seriously ill. I'll be discharged tomorrow after one night of observation. I don't need you to come with me."

Cheng Zaozao held her hand, tears streaming down her face. "You've always taken care of me. Now that I'm all grown up, I can take care of you."

“Zaozao is a sensible child,” Huo Shiqian said. “Wanwan, your family doesn’t know about your injury, and it’s not convenient for them to arrange for someone to come and take care of you. Zaozao will stay here with you tonight. Zaozao, remember to call me immediately if anything happens.”

"I know, Brother Shiqian, you go back first, I will take good care of my sister."

"Okay, I'll be going now."

Even after Huo Shiqian left, Cheng Zaozao's tears continued to flow.

"Zaozao, don't cry." Qiao Wanwan wiped away her tears. "I'm fine."

"I know you're not seriously injured, but I'm still so sad." Cheng Zaozao covered her face with her hands. "My brother-in-law is missing, and Xiao Jiu hasn't come back either. I know you're in a lot of pain, but I can't do anything to help. I hate myself so much..."

“Silly girl, the situation I’m facing right now is already very difficult, and most people can’t help me. You don’t need to blame yourself.” Qiao Wanwan gently hugged her. “As long as you take good care of yourself, I’ll be at ease.”

"Sister, I'm fine now, you don't need to worry about me, but I really hope I can help you, even if it's just a little bit."

Qiao Wanwan smiled and said, "You often come home for meals and spend time with my grandpa and the others, which is a great help to me."

"I will. I will go home whenever I have time and will never linger outside."

"good."

"Sister," Cheng Zaozao wiped away her tears and asked, "How did you get hurt? What happened?"

"It's nothing, don't worry about it."

Cheng Zaozao didn't press for details, but said with dissatisfaction, "How did Jiang Dong and the others protect you! If my brother-in-law were here, he would definitely punish them!"

"It has nothing to do with anyone else. It was my own carelessness. My family doesn't know about this. Please remember to keep it a secret."

"good."

......

Late at night, Cheng Zaozao fell asleep on the cot next to her, but Qiao Wanwan couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

The phone screen lit up, and Qiao Wanwan saw the caller ID. She got up, went outside to answer the call, and said, "Speak."

“Madam, I have investigated. Our men did not slack off in any way because of the weather, but we don’t know why Master Zhan left right under our noses, and we don’t know where he went tonight.”

Qiao Wanwan closed her eyes briefly. "We can't blame them. If Jing Ting didn't even have this much ability, he wouldn't be Zhan Jing Ting."

“Madam, Zhan Ye refuses to acknowledge you now, and we can’t track his movements, so we’re in a very passive position.”

Qiao Wanwan pondered for a moment and said, "Keep a close eye on the factory. The most important thing now is Xiao Jiu. As soon as there is any disturbance, attack immediately. I'm worried that the longer it drags on, the harder it will be to control."

"Yes, madam."

Qiao Wanwan hung up the phone, turned around, and saw Cheng Zaozao standing at the door watching her.

"Zaozao," Qiao Wanwan stepped forward, "Did I wake you up?"

Cheng Zaozao yawned. "Sis, I was startled when I woke up and you weren't here. Why are you still on the phone so late?"

"It's late, it's work. Go to sleep."

"Yes, sis, you should get some sleep too, so your wound can heal faster."

"good."

......

The next day.

As soon as Qiao Wanwan woke up, she heard Cheng Zaozao's hushed voice.

"No matter what, news that could damage my sister's reputation absolutely cannot appear again. I don't care what methods you use or how much money you spend, remove this trending topic from the search results immediately..."

Qiao Wanwan sat up. "Zaozao, what's wrong?"

Cheng Zaozao, who had her back to her, suddenly turned around and said nervously, "Sister, you're awake? It's alright."

"I think I just heard you say something about my news. What happened?"

"It's really nothing, sis. You go wash up first. What do you want for breakfast? I'll go buy it for you."

Qiao Wanwan didn't answer her question, but picked up her phone and saw it quickly.

The first trending topic was "Qiao Wanwan cheated!"

The photo above shows her embracing a man in the rain, just like last night!

“Sis, although I don’t know who this man is, I know you would never do anything to betray your husband, so there must be some misunderstanding.” Cheng Zaozao stepped forward and said, “Don’t worry, I’ve already asked my agent to remove the trending topic. She’s been in the entertainment industry for many years and she’s an expert at these things. She’ll definitely be able to handle it quickly.”

Qiao Wanwan looked up at her and said, "Zaozao, the innocent will clear themselves. You don't need to worry about me. Jiang Dong will handle the removal of the trending topic."

Cheng Zaozao nodded, "But sister, I still want to ask, who is this man in the photo?"