Liang Youjie's words sounded nonsensical, but combined with Xi Yue's earlier remarks and the questions posed by the two children, Ye Qing instantly tensed up again. "Why do you say that?"
"My assistant took the children out to play. The two children wanted to eat ice cream, so he went to the convenience store next door to buy it. It was only a few steps away, but an accident still happened. My assistant kept looking back at the children as he walked. When he was almost at the convenience store, he saw a woman talking to the two children, so he immediately turned back and decided not to buy the ice cream. But someone blocked his view, and then the children disappeared."
Liang Youjie's words sent chills down Ye Qing's spine: "You mean Xi Quan hired someone to take the child away in such a despicable way?"
“It shouldn’t be Xi Quan. If it were Xi Quan, he could have just asked me or Xiaoyue to see the child. Even though you haven’t said anything, Xiaoyue and I both know the child is Xi Quan’s. I don’t think Xi Quan wouldn’t be unaware of this. He wouldn’t resort to such methods to see the child. If you find out, it will only worsen the relationship between you two.” Liang Youjie remained calm. Although he and Xi Quan were rivals in love, he didn’t speak ill of his rival at this moment.
This was indeed admirable, but Ye Qing had no time to be moved by Liang Youjie's attitude. Regardless of whether this matter had anything to do with Xi Quan, Ye Qing was extremely nervous because it concerned her child. She asked, "If it's not Xi Quan, then who is it?"
“At first, my assistant saw that the woman talking to the child was very suspicious.”
"Child abduction?" Ye Qing's heart jumped into her throat. She gripped the phone cord tightly with both hands and stared intently at the two children playing on the carpet. Instinctively, Ye Qing slid off the sofa and onto the floor, pressing herself close to the children. But she still felt unsafe, so she hugged the children and let them sit in her lap.
"I don't think so." Liang Youjie was a policeman before he resigned, and although he was an auxiliary policeman, he had experienced some things. He calmly analyzed, "Usually, these kinds of people do it randomly, but taking away two children seems like it was planned in advance. And Xi Quan took the children away, which means that Xi Quan was prepared in advance. How could he know? He must have guessed in advance who might do this, right?"
The more Ye Qing talked about it, the more uneasy he became.
Her nervousness stemmed from Liang Youjie's past as a police officer; she felt his analysis was spot-on.
"Thank you……"
"sorry……"
After a long silence, Ye Qing expressed her feelings and Liang Youjie apologized almost simultaneously.
Both were a little surprised to hear this, but Ye Qing finally broke the awkward silence over the phone: "It has nothing to do with you, why are you apologizing? On the contrary, I really need to thank you properly. Over the years, you've helped me a lot. If it weren't for you back then..."
“In a foreign country, even if we don’t know each other, we would help each other if we met someone from our hometown, as long as we have good intentions. You don’t need to keep saying these things.” Liang Youjie said, “But it’s me who is very sorry because my identity made Ranran and Xinxin known to everyone, which led to this incident.”
"I already told you it has nothing to do with you," Ye Qing said. "Besides, you sing so well, so many people like you, you..."
"So, do you like it? Do you mind my identity? That I might be under constant scrutiny?"
Ye Qing never expected that Liang Youjie would directly ask about a topic that the two of them had been avoiding.
"..." Ye Qing didn't want to make the situation too awkward, but he also didn't want to give Liang Youjie any illusions. He said, "Actually, I'm married."
Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, Liang Youjie remained silent for a long time before suddenly laughing: "Ye Qing, your excuse is really... but I know your attitude now."
After saying that, Liang Youjie hung up the phone.
Ye Qing looked at the phone and felt genuinely melancholy; he hadn't lied to Liang Youjie.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. Xi Quan hasn't appeared all these years, so no one would believe Ye Qing's words. In fact, sometimes, if Ye Qing didn't have a marriage certificate, she would doubt whether the marriage was just something she imagined.
“He seems so distracted. You can go find him. I'll keep an eye on the child.”
Hearing Xi Quan's voice, Ye Qing turned to look at the door. He had returned sometime earlier. Composing herself, Ye Qing said, "You don't need to..."
Upon seeing the child, Ye Qing realized that it was inappropriate to mention the divorce in front of the child, so she took a few steps toward Xi Quan and said, "Our divorce has nothing to do with others, and I must clarify this point. Liang Youjie and I have indeed been in contact over the past few years, but our relationship has never gone beyond friendship, so you don't need to smear me for the sake of the divorce."
Ye Qing's words enraged Xi Quan once again. He glanced at the child who was still playing and said, "I need to remind you, you're the one who's in a hurry to get a divorce!"
Xi Quan's anger was undisguised, but Ye Qing didn't care whether Xi Quan was angry because of the phone call he had just received or because he had overheard her talking to Liang Youjie.
Ye Qing decided to go along with Xi Quan's words. She glanced at Xi Quan and walked towards the dining room. In the dining room, she could see the children and keep her voice down so they wouldn't notice anything unusual.
"Do I need to remind you of why we're getting a divorce? We can ignore the years of estrangement, but let's talk about why the two kids were with you today. Xin Xin said an aunt was talking to them, and then suddenly two people ran out and chased the aunt away. Don't you have anything to say about that?" Ye Qing retorted.
Xi Quan, who was initially angry, calmed down after hearing Ye Qing's words. However, behind this calmness, he didn't know how to talk to Ye Qing, because if he talked too much, it would seem like he was trying to gain sympathy, which Xi Quan didn't want to do.
While he used to enjoy deliberately acting cute and pitiful in front of Ye Qing, those were things that never actually happened; they were just little quirks between the two of them. Things are different now.
Ye Qing didn't hear Xi Quan's reply and chuckled lightly: "Although the child's words sound like a story, they also prove one thing: someone really is targeting the child. I haven't been back for so long, who would target me? I think it's you, right? Under these circumstances, how could I feel at ease leaving the child with you? Divorce is the best option, at least it's good for the child. Anyway, no one knows we got married, we can get divorced quietly, and the child will have nothing to do with you..."
"Don't even think about it. I'm the child's father, and I'm not unrelated to the child! As for you, you're just too eager to be with Liang Youjie, aren't you?" Actually, Xi Quan didn't hear what Ye Qing and Liang Youjie were saying on the phone. When he reached the door, all he heard was Ye Qing sincerely thanking Liang Youjie.
However, ever since Ye Qing returned and saw him, she hadn't given him a kind look, which made Xi Quan extremely jealous. Before he could even process his jealousy, Ye Qing brought up the divorce again. How could Xi Quan not be angry? As a result, he started to speak recklessly.
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