Chapter 450 Sima Zhao's intentions are known to everyone
This is all very unusual.
Everywhere shows the importance Xuanyuan Pavilion attaches to Xunxun.
certainly.
He is Xunxun's biological father, so it is normal for him to care about Xunxun.
But the key point is that before this, they had an agreement not to let Xunxun get involved in these disputes.
If Xuanyuan Pavilion is really willing to abide by this agreement.
Then I will try my best to keep a distance from Xunxun, so as not to let Xunxun be targeted by the Xuanyuan family again.
Now……
She looked at Xuanyuan Pavilion, then at Xunxun. She wanted to say something but didn't know how to start.
Xunxun suddenly said, "Uncle Xuanyuan, can you come to the kindergarten parent-child activity next week? Mom has to go on a business trip, and Dad Qi said he has a court hearing that day."
Xuanyuan Ge paused with his chopsticks and looked at Shen Hanxing.
She nodded: "I've talked to the teacher, if it's convenient for you."
"That's convenient." There was a subtle tension in his voice. "What do you need to prepare?"
"Make a jack-o'-lantern."
Xunxun was nibbling on a sea bass, his little mouth full.
"The teacher said to bring a knife and spoon, but she will help."
Han Lingcui's heart sank.
She looked at Xuanyuan Ge carefully taking note of the precautions, and suddenly felt that something was quietly changing.
The dams built by her and Shen Hanxing seemed to be being soaked little by little by the warm water of Xuanyuan Pavilion.
She was extremely panicked.
So, after Xuanyuan Pavilion left, she went to talk to Shen Hanxing.
But she didn't have time to speak.
Shen Hanxing was called away by a call from the company assistant.
Qi Moxun also rushed back to the company to work overtime.
She looked at Xunxun, who didn't notice the problem at all, and could only sigh.
Maybe she was really overthinking it.
…
On the day of the parent-child activity, Han Lingcui arrived at the kindergarten half an hour early.
The activity room was already filled with pumpkins. Xuanyuan Ge arrived earlier and was squatting by the table tying an apron for Xunxun.
His movements were still a bit clumsy, and he had to wrap the apron string around the child's back several times before tying it.
Xunxun, however, was not as impatient as before. She just tilted her head and said, "Yours is a bit ugly. My dad's tied it like a bow."
"I'll learn next time."
When Xuanyuan Ge stood up, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He was wearing a dark blue sweatshirt and jeans today, and standing with other parents, there didn't seem to be much sense of incongruity.
When Han Lingcui walked over, they were emptying the pumpkin pulp.
Xunxun's little hands were covered with sticky melon seeds. Xuanyuan Ge wiped his hands with a wet towel, his movements as gentle as if he was handling fragile items.
"Auntie Han." Xunxun raised her hands covered in pumpkin seeds. "Look at our pumpkin. Does it look like a dinosaur egg?"
“Very similar.”
Han Lingcui squatted down and helped him pull up the sleeves of his sweatshirt.
"Be careful not to get it on your clothes."
Xuanyuan Ge looked at her and wanted to say something to her.
But she turned around and didn't want to waste time talking to Xuanyuan Ge.
Xuanyuan Ge's eyes darkened and he could only sigh and continue interacting with Xunxun.
After the event, Xuanyuan Pavilion will send Xunxun home.
Han Lingcui watched their backs as they walked side by side under the ginkgo tree. The child's little hand would occasionally touch the corner of Xuanyuan Ge's clothes, like a little animal tentatively approaching warmth.
She took out her phone and sent a message to Xuanyuan Pavilion: "Are you free? I want to talk to you."
His reply was quick: "See you at the usual place in half an hour."
The old place was the cafe that Han Lingcui used to go to, not far from the kindergarten.
When Xuanyuan Pavilion arrived, she was staring at the falling leaves outside the window. He sat down opposite her and ordered a latte without sugar, the same as five years ago.
"What do you want to talk about?" He stirred his coffee, the steam blurring his eyes.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Han Lingcui's voice was a little tense.
“Xunxun is doing well now. Shen Hanxing and Mo Xun are taking good care of him.”
"I know." Xuanyuan Ge raised his head, his eyes falling on her slightly trembling fingertips, "But I am his father."
“Where were you five years ago?”
Han Lingcui's voice suddenly rose, drawing the attention of the people at the next table. She took a deep breath and lowered her voice.
"Now you want to be a father?"
Xuanyuan Ge's Adam's apple rolled: "I know I owe you too much, but I..."
"You don't owe us, you owe Xunxun."
Han Lingcui interrupted him, "But he doesn't need your compensation right now. What he needs is a stable life. Your frequent appearances will only confuse him."
"I didn't mean to steal him." Xuanyuan Ge's voice was deep, "I just wanted to... spend more time with him."
"Accompany him?"
Han Lingcui smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes. "Using those business methods of yours? Did you tamper with Shen Hanxing's project? Did you interfere with Mr. Qi's case?"
Xuanyuan Ge didn't deny it, but just looked at her: "I just want to create some opportunities so that I can stay with him for a while longer."
"Your opportunities are built on other people's troubles."
Han Lingcui stood up and picked up her bag. "Xuanyuan Pavilion, enough is enough. If you really want to be with Xunxun, you should know that keeping your distance is the most basic thing!"
As she turned and walked out of the cafe, the autumn wind blew up the fallen leaves on the ground and fluttered against the glass window, beating more violently than a human heartbeat.
Xuanyuan Ge watched her back disappear around the corner, picked up the coffee and took a sip. The bitter taste spread from the tip of his tongue to the bottom of his heart.
Han Lingcui did not go home directly, but went to Shen Hanxing's company.
The receptionist said that Mr. Shen was in an emergency meeting and she was waiting in the reception room.
The cell phone suddenly rang. It was the kindergarten teacher calling, and her voice sounded panicked.
"Teacher Han, Xunxun was just taken away by a stranger at the amusement park! We checked the surveillance footage, and the man carried him into a black car. The license plate was blocked..."
Han Lingcui's blood froze instantly.
She grabbed her bag and ran out, her fingers shaking so much that she couldn't even open the car door.
The moment she dialed Xuanyuan Pavilion's number, her voice was filled with tears: "Xunxun is missing..."
When Xuanyuan Ge rushed to the kindergarten, Han Lingcui was slumped in a chair in the security room, looking at the blurry figure in the surveillance screen.
The man was wearing a gray windbreaker and a hat. When he picked up Xunxun, the child did not seem to resist. Instead, he put his arms around his neck.
"I'll check right away." Xuanyuan Ge's voice was as cold as ice. "I shouldn't have let my guard down!"
"Tell me, is this your mother?" Han Lingcui grabbed his arm, her nails almost digging into his flesh.
Xuanyuan Ge did not answer this question, his cell phone vibrated in his hand.
He glanced at the message and his eyes grew darker.
"The criminal took the child to an old warehouse in the western suburbs and asked me to go there alone."
"I'll go with you." Han Lingcui stood up, his legs still weak.
"No, it's too dangerous."
Xuanyuan Ge held her shoulders and said, "Wait here for news. I promise to bring Xunxun back safely."
"I'm worried." Han Lingcui's tears fell, "That's my child..."
Xuanyuan Ge paused, his Adam's apple rolling as he remained silent.
As he turned to walk out, Han Lingcui suddenly called out to him, "Be careful."
The old warehouse in the western suburbs was hidden in a patch of weeds, and the iron gate was rusted and the paint was peeling.
Xuanyuan Ge parked his car a hundred meters away and walked over. The wind blew through the broken windows of the warehouse, making a whimpering sound, like someone crying.
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