Chapter 188 Just How Much Distrust Does He Have?

Han Xi was even more curious. She had never mentioned Shen Jiheng's name in front of the two children before, so how did he know about her background?

"Because Mom, the way you look at him is different. And my little sister, she's usually afraid of strangers, but when she sees an uncle, she'll hug him."

Gu Beichen rubbed his little head and said, "I really didn't expect you to be so smart."

Han Yuxuan laughed and said, "The most important thing is that every time you meet him, Mom, you get very flustered and you always emphasize that we are your uncle's children. It's all for him, isn't it?"

Han Xi suddenly realized that this child had been intelligent and quick-witted since childhood, and his mature thinking had revealed the truth from these reactions.

Han Xi rubbed his face and said, "Yu Xuan, I'm sorry Mom kept this from you. You'll understand when you grow up."

Han Yuxuan nodded obediently: "I believe you, Mom. You can tell me when I grow up."

Han Xi hugged him with relief, now hoping to find her daughter smoothly.

Shen Jiheng arranged for multiple people to check at each exit of the park to ensure that the information of everyone leaving was verified.

After inspecting the exits, he led several teams to continue a thorough search of the park.

Qin Chuan didn't know what had happened, but he felt that his boss was acting very strangely today. He had never seen him be so compassionate before, so why was he so anxious now that someone else's child was lost?

In order to reach an agreement with the zoo, he was willing to pay ten times the compensation to clear the area and also offered to help them expand the zoo for free. Only then did the other party agree to let him clear the area and mobilize all staff to search together.

Director Wu also mobilized a lot of police officers, just to find a little girl who had nothing to do with him.

"President, we have searched the park twice, but we have not found any trace of the child."

Shen Jiheng had a gloomy face and exuded an aura that told people not to mess with him.

"Look more carefully. There are many artificial hills and forests in this park, plus animal areas. She might have run in there."

Qin Chuan couldn't help but sigh, "The president is so good to Mr. Gu. He should be made to thank him properly once the child is found."

Shen Jiheng's sharp gaze fell on him, making Qin Chuan smile awkwardly. Something felt off, so he wisely slipped away: "Then I'll take some people and continue the search."

Shen Jiheng was anxious and his mind went blank. He took a breath to calm himself down and think carefully.

He returned to the place where Ding Shan and Han Yumo got lost and began to analyze the situation again. The child had walked to the big tree ahead and then disappeared from sight.

There are four paths in front of this big tree, each leading to a different animal enclosure. However, none of them are within the surveillance range, which is why they had such a hard time finding them.

He was about to go find a staff member to get the blueprints when, as he turned around, a blueprint appeared right in front of him, held by Han Xi.

"You're looking for this, right? I've asked people at all the exits but haven't heard anything, so I thought I'd come here to look again."

Han Xi had the same idea as him. He had just gotten the blueprints from the staff and rushed over to analyze them, but he didn't expect Shen Jiheng to be here as well.

She thought Shen Jiheng was going to ask her a lot of questions, but to her surprise, he calmly took the drawings without saying a word, spread them out on the ground, and then took out a pen to mark their current location for analysis.

He didn't look at Han Xi once during the process, but he could sense that Han Xi was angry.

Han Xi felt that he had no right to be angry about this matter. If she hadn't been heartbroken back then, she wouldn't have made this decision.

Shen Jiheng drew and analyzed on the paper.

"There are two artificial hills next to the squirrel monkey enclosure on the left that need to be searched carefully again. There is a small garden in the koi pavilion on the right, and the grassy areas should not be overlooked. As for the other two enclosures, there are no sheltered areas nearby, and children cannot enter, so they can be ignored."

After all, the child is only three years old. It's possible that he might fall asleep in the grass after playing for a while.

Han Xi nodded: "Then let's split up and look for him. Shen Jiheng, I..."

"Find the child first, I'm going to the small garden."

Shen Jiheng interrupted her directly and left without waiting for her response.

Han Xi sighed helplessly, unsure of what he was thinking.

Finding the child is the priority now, so Han Xi continued searching as Shen Jiheng had instructed.

She searched around the artificial hill several times but couldn't find her child. Just when she was about to break down, she received a call from Shen Jiheng.

"Found him, he's sleeping in the grass."

Hearing this, Han Xi's heart finally settled down, and she excitedly replied, "I'll be right there."

After saying that, she quickly contacted Gu Beichen and the others to avoid making them worry.

Han Xi ran all the way to the small garden and saw Shen Jiheng carrying a sleeping child as he walked over.

The two looked at each other, Shen Jiheng's eyes filled with disappointment.

He knew Han Xi hated him, so he kept trying to make amends.

After spending more than two months together, the two experienced everything they had never experienced before, and he believed that their relationship had improved.

But what he didn't expect was that Han Xi had kept such a big thing from him.

Even if he hated him for what he did back then and for concealing the fact that the child was still alive, Shen Jiheng could forgive him for all of that.

But why should we keep it from him now?

How much distrust must they have for him to keep this from me until now?

It felt like something had stabbed his heart; Shen Jiheng was still unable to calm down.

Is she my daughter?

Han Xi reached out and took the child, but still didn't respond. Was this result really that important to Shen Jiheng?

Shen Jiheng smiled wryly, "Even now you still won't tell me the truth?"

No wonder the child ran over to him so enthusiastically when he saw him. Shen Jiheng was curious about his aura of being unapproachable to strangers. Others would avoid him like the plague, so why would a child dare to get close to him?

He finally understood why he felt so comforted when he held his child and couldn't bear to let go; it was because blood is thicker than water.

He also realized that every time he saw Han Xi's nervous expression and the way he tried to hide it, it was because he was afraid of being discovered about the child's parentage.

Shen Jiheng said angrily, "If it weren't for this twist of fate, how long did you plan to keep this from me?"

Han Xi replied truthfully, "I never intended to tell you."

Shen Jiheng gritted his teeth: "No plans?"

So when she truly stopped loving herself, she didn't even plan to acknowledge her child as her father.

She just wants to see her child call someone else "Dad" in front of him.

"Han Xi, is this your punishment for me?"

Han Xi's mind was in turmoil. What was supposed to be a good thing was taking the worst possible turn.

Her initial intention was indeed to punish Shen Jiheng, but that has now changed.

Unfortunately, it seems too late to say anything now.

Silence is the best answer. Shen Jiheng said sternly, "Since the children belong to the Shen family, then you should be prepared to send them back."

Han Xi immediately refused: "No, you have no right to take them away."

Shen Jiheng stepped forward, looking down at her. Judging from Han Xi's attitude, he would not back down.

"That's not up to you. As long as they have my blood in them, I have the right to take them away."