Little Yuanbao was still sobbing. A pang of heartache flashed in Chen Du's eyes, and he quickly said softly, "Don't cry, okay? Daddy... Mommy are here."
Originally, I thought that Yuanbao would stick to Ye Zhao after crying, but unexpectedly, he also reached out his hands to him. At that moment, Chen Du's feelings were extremely complicated. There was satisfaction and joy from being relied on and trusted, but more than that, he felt heartache.
Yan Xu also came to his senses, exchanged some polite words with the police officers, and then picked up his phone to let his family know that he was safe.
Ye Zhao felt a pang of heartache and self-reproach as she looked at Yuanbao sobbing in Shen Du's arms.
Jiang Che pulled her into his arms and said gently, "It's alright, don't blame yourself. The child is fine, we'll teach him properly next time..."
Ye Zhao snapped out of her daze and looked at him, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, coming all this way..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Che smiled and said, "It's not hard work. I'm happy to be needed by you."
When he received the call and heard Ye Zhao's choked voice, he was instantly anxious, worried about both Yuanbao and her. Then, belatedly, he felt a sense of satisfaction and happiness at being trusted and relied upon by her.
Their eyes met, filled with tender affection.
Yan Xu was on the phone when he happened to see this scene, and his lips twitched.
Shen Du turned his back and gently coaxed the child in his arms.
After finishing his call, Yan Xu turned to the crowd and said, "Since the child is alright, let's go back. The old lady at home is worried sick."
The group exchanged glances, and an eerie silence fell over the room.
Ye Zhao was stunned for a moment, and went forward to hug the child, but the little Yuanbao turned around angrily, leaving her with only his round back of his head.
Seeing this, Yan Xu said, "Let's all get in the car. The housekeeper has cooked dinner. Let's go back and have a meal together."
After saying that, he gave Shen Du a look, and Shen Du nodded slightly, picked up the child and got into the car. Seeing this, Ye Zhao also pulled Jiang Che into another car.
Yuanbao ignored Ye Zhao outside, but after getting into the car, he secretly kept an eye on what was happening outside. As soon as Yan Xu got in and the car started moving, he hurriedly sat up from Chen Du's arms, pointed outside and shouted anxiously, "Mom! Mom hasn't gotten in the car yet!"
Yan Xu curled his lips into a smile: "What's the rush? Weren't you ignoring her just now?"
Yuanbao looked at Chendu with a panicked expression. Seeing this, Chendu touched his face and said, "Mom is following behind, don't worry."
Yuanbao pouted and said with a wronged look, "It's not that I don't want to talk to Mom, I'm just a little angry..."
Seeing his expression, Chen Du smiled slightly and asked, "What are you angry about?"
Yuanbao pouted and began to complain: "Mommy is bad! Mommy said Grandpa was in the hospital and she'd be back in a few days, but it's been so many days and she still hasn't come to pick Yuanbao up..."
Seeing his scrunched-up little face accusing Ye Zhao of her actions, Chen Du suppressed a laugh and asked, "So you went to find your mother by yourself?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuanbao proudly raised his head and exclaimed, "That's right!"
Chen Du suppressed a laugh and said gently, "Next time you want to see your mother, you can just tell her directly, or call me. You must never do this again, it's very dangerous."
Yan Xu heard his voice and couldn't help but look in the rearview mirror. In all the years he had known him, he had never seen Shen Du be so gentle and patient with anyone.
Yuanbao pouted, looking unconvinced, and said, "No, I'm very smart!"
Chen Du: "...Yes, Yuanbao is very smart, but there are too many bad people. Yuanbao is still a child. What will he do if he encounters bad people?"
Yuanbao pouted, still unconvinced, and was about to argue when Yan Xu spoke up.
“If you encounter a bad person, take him to be sold. Then cut open his stomach and take out his heart, lungs and other organs for others to use.”
Yan Xu spoke coldly, and was quite adept at scaring children.
Little Yuanbao turned to look at Yan Xu's profile, then at Chen Du's expression, and muttered, "Uncle is lying!"
His voice wasn't as loud as before, clearly showing he was somewhat frightened, but he didn't quite believe Yan Xu's story.
Shen Du said gently, "There are many bad people here. Please don't do this again. It's very dangerous, and we're worried about you too."
Yuanbao looked at him intently, and after he finished speaking, she cautiously asked, "Is Mommy worried too?"
Yan Xu said, "Your mother is so worried she's crying, and you're not worried at all? You little brat, be more careful."
Yuanbao looked at Yan Xu and then at Shen Du. Seeing Shen Du nod at him, Yuanbao leaned against Shen Du with a pitiful expression and said, "I didn't mean to, I just really miss Mom..."
Chen Du said gently, "Yes, I know, but doing this will only make Mom and Dad worry. Next time, you can just call me or your mom directly, okay?"
Yuanbao nodded obediently, "I understand, Dad."
Seeing his well-behaved and sensible appearance, Chen Du felt a pang of tenderness.
Meanwhile, in another car, Ye Zhao asked in a low voice, "You left your work and came here like this, are you alright?"
Jiang Che shook his head and naturally took her hand: "It's nothing, what could be more important than you?"
Ye Zhao's expression changed upon hearing this. She glanced at Mu Xu in front of her and then said in a low voice, "I was just too anxious and didn't know what to do, so I called you."
Jiang Che smiled and said gently, "I know, you don't need to blame yourself. If I hadn't been able to come when you had something to do, I would have felt really bad."
After saying that, he added, "You don't need to blame yourself for Yuanbao's situation. I'll have Mu Xu find two more people to accompany him to prevent such a situation from happening again."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhao subconsciously frowned and said, "No need, I will teach him properly. It's not comfortable for someone to be following him around all the time."
Jiang Che nodded: "Alright, Yuanbao is very smart, he'll understand after a little teaching."
As soon as he finished speaking, his phone rang. He picked it up, saw the note on the screen, frowned subconsciously, and then answered the call.
"Hello, Dad."
"Yes, something urgent has come up."
"I will be back as soon as possible."
"fine."
"good."
After he hung up the phone, Ye Zhao asked, "Is something urgent? Why don't you go back first?"
Jiang Che smiled faintly: "What? Are you in such a hurry to get rid of me? You won't even let me stay for a meal..."
Ye Zhao quickly said, "That's not what I meant. I was afraid you had something urgent to do at work."
Jiang Che smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Seeing this, Ye Zhao didn't say anything more.
It was already late when the group arrived at the Yan family's house. The Yan family members breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the child, and Yan Xi cried her heart out while holding Yuanbao.
Ye Zhao stepped forward and patted Yuanbao's head, saying, "Apologize to your aunt."
The brat sneaked off, scaring Yan Xi half to death. Ye Zhao wanted to beat him up, but couldn't bring herself to do it.
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