Hearing Shen Zhi Qiu's somewhat urgent shout, Lu Jia's expression changed. Without even greeting everyone, he quickly ran upstairs, climbing the stairs in twos and threes at a time, and soon disappeared around the corner.

"What are you standing there for? Aren't you going up to see what Zhi Qiu needs help with? Are you missing legs or ears?!" Mu Ziqi scolded her son impatiently. "You're not even as good as your dad! Look how fast he runs!"

Gu Qingyan was a little annoyed by the scolding, and coupled with not having slept well the night before, her face was even more sour now.

"Qingyan." Si Mingyu, sitting opposite him, saw his impatience and dejection and couldn't help but speak up, regardless of whether Gu's parents were present. "Have you ever thought that if Mr. Lu hadn't arrived in time to find Zhi Qiu, she would have been dead once Xiao Wanqing discovered her?"

Gu Qingyan lowered her head, her fingers clenched tightly.

Mu Ziqi's anger was already high, and now it was pushed to its peak.

"As you and I both know, based on the police's preliminary investigation, it can be basically confirmed that Xiao Wanqing poisoned the two kidnappers. I think you know how gruesome their deaths were."

The bloodstains on the second floor belonged to Lin Su. No one knows whether he is dead or alive, but such a large pool of blood suggests that his injuries must have been very serious.

Have you considered this? If Zhi Qiu had been captured by Xiao Wanqing, given Xiao Wanqing's hatred for her, would Zhi Qiu still be here?

Si Mingyu paused, then said somewhat angrily, "You should be grateful to Mr. Lu for seeing Zhi Qiu unharmed. Instead, you're causing trouble here! What right do you have to act like this?!"

Mu Ziqi should have felt uncomfortable listening to Si Mingyu reprimand his son in front of them, but she only felt self-reproach and heartache for Zhi Qiu. They were reasonable people and would never defend their son, especially since their son was truly a terrible person.

Gu Qingyan, with a cold face, was about to walk towards the stairs when Mu Ziqi grabbed her arm. "If you're going to go up there and give Zhi Qiu a sour look, then don't go up at all, lest you upset my daughter-in-law!"

Gu Qingyan paused, pursed her lips, and her expression softened before she spoke, "Mom, you know, Zhi Qiu is very important to me. I'm not here to upset her, I just..." After a few seconds of pause, Gu Qingyan continued, "I just care too much, and that's why I don't know how to deal with it."

"If you don't know, then learn!" Gu Suian, who had been sitting quietly, suddenly slammed his teacup on the table and said in a low voice after a moment of restraint.

"Qingyan, it's not that your parents want to scold you, but you should reflect on yourself! If you really can't get along with Zhi Qiu, then go along with Zhi Qiu's request, sign the divorce agreement without hesitation, and set her free!"

"If you don't cherish it, I bet plenty of others will!" He glanced towards the stairs, then unexpectedly spotted Shen Zhi Qiu at the corner. He immediately stopped talking, giving an awkward smile. "Zhi Qiu, you're down."

"Zhi Qiu is down?" Mu Ziqi, who was sitting on the sofa with her back to the stairs, quickly turned around and saw Shen Zhi Qiu standing on the platform between the first and second floors, smiling at her. She softly called out, "Dad, Mom, you're here? Lu Jia came up and told me that you're both here."

Mu Ziqi stood up and walked quickly toward Shen Zhiqi. Seeing this, Shen Zhiqi also carefully walked down.

"Zhiqiu, you've suffered so much!" Mu Ziqi walked up to her, took Shen Zhiqiu's hand in her palm and gently stroked it. Then she couldn't help but check her over from head to toe. After confirming that there were no external injuries, she said with tears in her eyes, "It's all our family's fault for making you suffer so much."

"Mom, it's not your or Dad's fault, you..."

"It's all Gu Qingyan's fault! If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have been kidnapped!" Mu Ziqi touched her face tenderly. "Other people gain weight during pregnancy and look rounder, but you've actually gotten thinner..."

Looking at Shen Zhi Qiu's pointed face, Mu Zi Qi felt both sad and anxious, and her voice choked up.

“Mom.” Shen Zhi Qiu’s heart stirred. She had always known that Mu Zi Qi and Gu Sui An treated her very well and genuinely regarded her as their own daughter, so she didn’t want them to worry at this moment.

Shen Zhi Qiu quietly calmed herself down and said with a smile, pretending nothing was wrong, "No way, Mom! Look at my belly and my waist." As she spoke, she placed Mu Zi Qi's hand on her waist and rubbed it. "See? My fat is more concealed, isn't that great? It doesn't make me look fat!"

Mu Ziqi knew she was just trying to comfort her. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Just stay home and rest well. Mom will hire a nutritionist to cook delicious meals for you." Seeing that Shen Zhiqi was about to refuse, she quickly added, "This is what your parents want. Don't refuse. Your parents will only be at ease if you are healthy."

Shen Zhi Qiu pursed her lips and nodded obediently.